PROJECT 10073 RECORD J. OA Tf. -T IME GROUP 2. LOCATION 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION ASTROl'TO:HCAL: f.f."~'N~OR 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS J LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS " o SF.CONDS No sound, bltisn-,~hj_te. 6. TYPE OF OBSERVA liON GROUND VTSUAL I . COURSE f1. PHYSICAL E VIDENCE FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Prnious editio n s o f thl3 fo r m may b" uRed ( Observ~d by t\vO persons in different 8 . It= you saw th oitject ol NIGHT, TWILIGH r, or IJAWN, whet did you n otice conc~rning th!: STARS a.rl OUN? 8 .1 ST A:<S (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (C ircle One): a . Non~ a. Bright moonl iaht b. Dull moonlight Mnny ..... c . c. No moonlight -pitch dark '-tt. Do n't remember d. Do n 't rememh,: 9. Was the obje c t b righter than th<:_ bo ground of th~ sky ? (Ci:cle On"!): (a. Yo s'. b. No c . Don' t remembtH IF it was ORIGHTER THAN th,-, ~ky background, was the brightn.:ss lib tha t or o n outotnobil~ headlight?: (Circla One) o . A mi l~ or rMre away (a distont cor)? b . Several blocks away? c . A b lock away? d. Several yards o woy? 11. Did the object: a. Appear to stand still a t any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into parts o r explode? d. Give oH ~moke? c. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g . F Iicker, throb, or pulsate? (Circle O n e fo r each question) No/, Don' t !<now Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Did the object rnove behind something a t anytime, part icularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answ9rbd YES, tnan t"'ll what 13. Did the object move in front of something a t anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One) : Yes Don't Know. IF you onswer~d YES, than hll what Did ~he object appear: (Circle One): o. Solid? nt? c . Don ' t Kno"f. 15. Did you observe th.e object through any of the following ? Eyeglasses Yes No e . Binocular!\ Yc:; b. Sun g losses Yes No f . Telascope Yes No Windshield Tho!odolit" d. Window gloss 'Yes No h. O:her 16. Tell in o f.,w words 11!~ foll 0 wing thin 9s about th<! object. .17. Drsw o picture thot will show the shope of the object or objects. Lob.:. I and Include in yo ur skP.tch ony detail; o f th,. object thf:Jt you sow such as wings, prolrusions etc ., ond ospeciolly exh..,ust troiis o r vapor trails. PI'1C"! 011 a rrow b u.,ide the drawing to show th., d irP.clion th9 objec t wos moving. The edges o f the object were: (Circle One): o. Fuzz y o r blurred b. Li k.., o bright s tor ~-Sharply outlin '! _ _5 d :-E>-on"rrememoer 19. IF there was MORE THAN O N E object, then how many were there? Draw o picture o f how tht!y w e re o rronged, and put o n ar row to show the direction that they wer~ travel ing . 20. Drow o picture th!Jt will !>how the motion tho t the obj~ct o r objects mo,le . P locs on "A" a t thtt L-g i nning of tho polh, a "B" ot the end of the path, and :;how uny changes in direc tion J ur in g the c o urse. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess o r estimate what the rea l size o f the object was in its longest dimension. 22. How Iorge d id the obiect or objects appear as compared w ith one of the following object s held in the hand and a t about arm' s length? (Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Si lv-:r dollar b . Pea h. I Grapefr ui t Basketball Quarter k. Oth.H f. Half dollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you or~ of y our answer to Question 22. a . C ertain c . Not very sure b . Fairly certain d. Uncertain 23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? 24. I n ordotr that you con give o s cl .. a r a picture os posslbl., of what you sow,..,., would lik11 for you to imogln., that you could construct th .. object that you :~ow. Of what typet mot.,rlol would you rnol<et it? How Iorge Wo;)uld i t b.,, ond wh<~t shape ould It hov.,? Describe in your own wotds o l:ommon object o r obj.,ch which when ploc~td tJP In th~t sky would glv~ th., som~t appearance o s the object which you s o w. 25. Whttre were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): 26. We ra you (Circle Ontt) o. Inside a building b. In the busiMss :~ction of o city? In the residenliol section of o c i t"? c. u ((c;~rs In on airplane ln~oen-cou,;truid~Y Flying n~r on olrfi~ld? Flying over o ci~y? F I ying over Op<!tn country'? 27. Whot Wdre you doing ot the timd you sow the object, and how did you l1oppen to noticJ; it? 2 B. IF you wer~ MOV ING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or orher v~hlcle a t th" tim"', th~n compl~t~ th" foliowlng qu.,stio n.J: 28.1 What directi o n were y~Ju moving? (Circli! One) a. orth c . East b. Northeast d . Soutf-eost f. Southwa s t h. Northwesl 28.2 How fast were you moving? 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking ctt:' th~ oojact? (Circle One) Yes (,No/ 29. What direc tion wer~ you looking wh~n you first sow th~ object? (Circle One) o. NOf' th b . Northeast e.l South) f . Southwe-;t h. Northw5~t d. Southeast 30. What d irection wer e you looking when you lost sow ti,e object? (Circle One) e. ( S o utfy f. SouHiwest o . North c . East d. Southeast h. Northwest b. Northeast 31. If yo u are familia r with bearing terms (angula r dit~ction), try t o estimate the nJmber of degre~:s the obj!!ct wo1 from true North cmd also thtt number o f degr.,es it was upword from the horizon {~levation). 31. 1 When it first oppeored: a . From true North------degrees. b. F rom horizon .: ,- d;,gree~- 31.2 When it d isappeared: b. From hot izon I ~' dagr~"~ . In I n a fo:im ... i n'l o;k .. tt:h, irlY.1gin tlwt you orP. o l tho point .,hnwn. Place on A " on the curv~d I i n<' to -;how ho l:iqh th n tbj .. c I wcr'l obovn the lroriron (;ky lin'!) wh~11 yocJ frr:;t ,ow it. Ploc ~ o "13" ort tn~ :om~ c;rv~d lin~ to -:lc1w hnw hi~lt th., obj.:cl woo; ohov '! th lv>riton (o;kyltno) wh!lt you /a:;t .,ow it. 33. In th..-. f<>llo.,.,ing la r g e r sk~tch p lace on "A" ol tl1c: po<;itio l tlw object wo.; whc}n yo u f i r >1 sow it, and a "f)" a~ ih po'Si l i o n wht' n yo u los t sow it. Refer to smo l la r ske tc h ttS o n e xampl-, o f how to complet~ th a lo ra e r s lntch. 3 .1. What wer e the we<ttlw r condit io ns o t t h e tirrHJ you sow th., object? CLOUDS (Circl~ Om) WIND ((ircl., One) S light br~&u c. Scotterod clouds Strong wind Tlick o r h..,ovy ci..,IJ<ls on t re me mo11r WEATHER ( Circle On~) TEMPERATURE (Circle One) b . Fog, ntist, o r light rain c. Moderote or heavy rain c. Don' t romernber e . Don' t rem~rnber 3.J. When d id you rep'>rt to some official thot you had se1111 the object ? 16. Wos anyone e lse wit h you at the t ime you saw the objdct ? ( Circle One) \ Yes No 36.1 IF y o u onsw-,re d YES, did they sde the obj~ct too? (C ,..,..fe One ) Y cs. No 36.2 Pleo s e list their noi'Th'!s and addresses: 37. Was t h is th, f irst time that you hod s een o n object o r objects l ik e this? ( C ircle One ) No 37. 1 IF y o u on'\wered NO, then wh!Jn, where, and under what c ircumstances did you:.~ oth~r o~.s? 33. In your opinion what do you think the object was ond what might hov~ couHd it? 39. Do you think you can estimal.e th~ speed of the object? (Circl-:) One) Yes ~) IF you onswer~d YES, then what s peed would you estimot~? 4 0. Do you think you con estimate how fo r away from you the object was? (Cirde One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you .;oy it was? <11. Pleosa give th& following information about yourself: Pl.,osa indicate any special educational train ing that you hov& had. T cchnical school Grode school High :.;chool (Type) Other special tr-::~ining Po-;t graduate 42. Doh you completed thill quest ionnCJire: Month Yoar U. 5. A I H FORCE Tl:CH~ICAL I H;=O R M , T ION SHEt:T r:)io~ C]IJ! ;tio,nclire ho<; bc::-'n Prl!pored ;o t hat you con give tho! u. s. Air Force OJ much ;,. otion r:: po-.o;ibl .. concerniny the unide.,tific::d oe-riol phe-norn .. non t hot yo u hov, obs.:rv~d. PI. '~try+> IH1$w.-r as many que-st i.,,, o-. you poo;<;i!;l y con . T he: in for mati on that you givt: will b l H ~d for rc!'earch purpose-., and will he reg'.lrde-n o s confidE>ntiol m'll rio I. Your 110111., will not ~;., . ~.-.,din c onn.,ction \dth o ny stot.:ment, conclusions, or publications witho ut your p~mis:;ion. \\'" rt.qu~ .. t rhio; personal inf<rnJoti o n so that, if it i s deernc::d nece:;sory, w e may contact yo u for furth~r details. 2. Time o f day: I. Wh<>n d id you S"'!' the object? Month (Circle One-}: 3 . Time zone ~ircle One): b. Centra l c. Moun to in :J, llCI oiC (Circle One}: e. Other------ 4 . Wh er e WoH~ you when yo~aw the obj .. c t ? N.11or ll Postal Addr.,ss City or Town a. Daylight Sav ing b. Stondacd.-" Stoto or Country Addition of remarks: 5 . E:;timote how long you sow th~ objdct. -------- Sttc ond< Hours 5.1 Circle 0 11e of t he following t o indicate how certain you ore o f your answer to Oueo;tion 5 . a. Cer to in b. fairly .c ertain-'- 6 . What was the conditico o f the sky? (Circle One): a . Bright day! ight Dull doyl ight c . Bright tw i I i gh r c . Not very sure d. Justo g u.:ss d. Just o t~o.ce C!f doy I ight c. No trace o f do~light':' f. Don't remembe r 7. I F you sow the object dur ing DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located os you loo!<~d ol the object ? Circle One): o . In front o f you d. T o y ou r I a ft b. In boc k of yo u e. Overheod c. To your right f. Don' t remember 8. l F yo u sow the objP.r.t a t NIGHT, TWILIGHT, o r DAWN, whot did you not ice conc~rning the STARS crnd MOON? 8.1 S r A~S (Circle One): 8 .2 MOON (Circle One): a . Non~ a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c . Jinlly c. No moonlight -pitch dar!< d . Oon't rern~mb~r d. Don't remember 9. Was t he object brighter thor1 the background of tht.' sky? (Circle One): b. No c. Don't remember 10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the :;l<y background, was the brightness li ke that of o n automobile heodligh~?: (Circle One) a . A mile or more away (a dista nt cor)? b. Several blocks away? c . A block a way? d . Severo I yards a wa y? e . Othe r . Did the object: (Circle One for each quest ion) Appear to stand still a t a ny time? Yes Don't Know S~.:cldenly speed up and ~ush away a t any t ime? Ye s No Don't Know Break up into ports or explode? Yes No Don't Know d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know f. Chon~1~ shape? es No Don't Know g. Flicker, throb, o r pulsate? Yes No Don' t !<now 12. Did th e object move behind something at a nytime, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): t' Ye~::.. No Do n'! Know. IF yo u ~nswer~d YES, then t., ll what 13. Did the object move in front o f something a t onytim'!l, particular ly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answ .. red YES, than tell what 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): b. Transpor~nt? c . Don't I< now. 15. Did you observe the object through a ny o f the following? o . Eydglosses Yes No e . Binoculars Yes No b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Tel~scope Yes No c . \'/indsh ie fd T heodol it., d. Window gloss Ye::. No h. Other 16 . Tell in a f!'w word5 the following thi ng-; about the objec t. t7. Drnw a picture that will show the shcspe o f thtt object o r objecl5. Lob..l and includct in your sketch any d..,toilo; of the object that you sow such a s wings, protrusion-;, o tc., a nd especially cxha u:;t trails o r vopor l roils. PI,.,~ on rurow b!t!llde the drawing to :>how the direc t ion th, object was moving. 18. The odg.,s o f the object were: (Circle One): a . Fuzzy o r blurred IJ. Like a bright star c . Sharply outlined d. Don't remember