10073 RECORD CA~O 2. L OCATION 12. CONCLUSION~ 0 Woa Balloon v 54 0 Proboblw Bolloon BRPu"'DENaUPG, KEN'IUCKY , J. OATETIME GROUP ~-TYPE OF OIS!RVATIOH 10. BRIE,. SUMMARY 0, SlGHTIHO stationa:-y 11. COMMENTS 0 Wos Aireroft 0 Prohobly Aircraft 0 Po a i bl y Ai r croft Jbj high i n sky, light vas not bright but ::tp?eared similar to .fbrese!lt lights, appeared t o be reflecting light. Tops of obj mor e Lu~inous. Appeared to be stationary. Objs appear to be a b1.lloon reflecting light I'rorn the sun. ATI C P'O,_M 329 (RSV ll 8&P ,2) 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed o f the object? (Circle One} IF you a nswered YES, then what speed would you e stimate? dO. Do you thi nk you can estimate how fa r away from you the object was? (Circle One} Ye s IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 41. Please give the following information about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER---------- Please indicate any special educational traini ng that you hove hod. o . Grode school c . e . T edmico I school _ (b. H igh school c . College f. Other special training d. Post graduate 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Middl~ Nom& 34. What were t he weather conditions at the time you sow the object ? CLOUDS (Circle One} Clea r sky c . Scattered clouds d . Thick or heavy clouds e . Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (C ircfe One) b. Fog, mist, o r light rain c . Moderate or heavy ro in e . Don't remember (C j,cfe On~) b. Slight breeze c . Srrong wind d. Don't remember TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don' t remember 35. When did you re~ort to some official that you hod seen the objecv? 16. Was anyone else with you at the time you s a w the object? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No 36.2 Please I is t their names and addresses: 37. Was this the f irst t ime that you hod seen on objeC"t o r objects l ika this? (Circle One) (Ye"s No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what c ircumstances di.d you see other ones? 1 38. !n your opinio n what do you think the object was and what might hove caused it? 32. In the following sketch, imagine t hat you ore at th e point s hown. Place on A" on the curved I in" to show ho,v high the objec t was obove the horizon (skyline) when }'OU ftrst sav: i t. Ploce a "B" on thtt sotne c urved lr1e t o show how high the object was above the horizon (!:kylrnc) \-..hen you last sow i t. In t he following larger sketch place a n "A" a t the position th e object was when you f irst sow it, and o "B" c t osit ion when you lost sow it. Refer t o smaller sketch as a n example of how to c omplete the la rger sketch. 25. Wher e wi!re yCiu luco~d when you sow the object ? (Circle One): Inside o b udding b. In o cor d. In an airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) In the business seclion of a city? In the re;;idential o;ection o f a city? In open countryside? F I yin g n eo r on o i rf i e I d ? Flying over a city? F I ying over open co~ntry? 27. What were y o u doing a t the tim~ you saw tha object, and how did you happen to n otice it? ~8. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or o ther vehicle a t the time, then complete the following qu~stions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a . North c . Eo s t e. South g . West b. North e o st d . Southeast f. Sout hwest h. N orthwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? : miles per hour. Did you stop at any t ime while y o u were look in g a t the object? (Circle One) Yes \Vhot direction were you looking when you first sow t he obj~ct? (Circle One) a . Nodh c . East e . Sout h g . We s t b . Northeast d. Sout heast f. Southwes t 30. What direction were you looking when you last sow the object? (Circle One ) a . North fe. South g . West c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. lf you ore familiar w ith bearing terms {angular direction), try to estimate t he number of degr~es the object was fro m true North and also t h e number of degrees it was upward fr om the horizon {elevation ) . 31.1 When it first appeared: a. F r om tr ue North-------degrees. b. From hori z o n degrees. 31.2 When it d isappeored: a. f r om true North------degrees . From hor izon degrees . 20. Dr!lw a picture that will show th e motio n that the object o r objects mode. Place on "A at the beginnin g of the pat h, a B" at the end of the F'ath, and show any changes in d irection duri ng the course. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of t he object was in its lo ngest dimension. 22. How Iorg e d id the object or objects appear as compared with one of t he fo llowing objects held in the hand (Circle One): Head of a p in o nd at about arm's length? _ S ilver dollar h. Baseba ll Grap e fruit d. Nicke I Basketball Half dollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to !ndicote how certain you are of yo\X ~nswer to Question 22. Certain c. No'f very sure b . Fairly cer~cin d . Uncertain 23. How did the object or objects d isappecr from view? 24. In order that you can give os clear o pictur e o s possible of what you saw, ws would like ror you to Imagine that you could construct the object that you saw. Of what type material would you make it? How large would it be, and whot shape would it have? Dscribe In your own words o tommon object o r o b jects which when placed up i n The sky would give ths same appearance as the object which you saw. 16 . Tell in a few wotd s the followin g things about t ha objecr. 17. Dre w o picture that will show the shape o f the o bject o r objects. Label and include in your si<etch any details o. Sound -L~/---- of tna object that you sow s uc h a s wings, protrusions, etc., and e specially exhaust trail~ or vapor trails . Place on arro w besid e the d rawin g t o show t he direction the object was moving. 18. The edges of the object were: ( Circle One): a . Fuzzy or blur~ed b. like a bright s ta r , c. Sharply out I ined d. Don' t remember IF t here was MORE THAN ONE object, then h..>w many were there? ' "'....;.' ! Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show t he direcrion that they were trav e l in g . 3 . IF you s .. rw th~ object a t N IGHT, T WIUGHT , o r DAWN, what did you n o t ic e concerning th e STARS :~nd MOON? 8. 1 ST ARS (C irclo One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): .., a . None a. Bright moonl ight b. Dull moonlight c . Many c. No moon I ight -p i t c h dark d . Don ' t rem~mber d . Don't remembe r 9. Was the object bright~r than the background of the sky? c. Don't remember (Circle One): 10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the br ightness like that of on automobile: headlight?: (Circle One ) a. A mile or more away (a distant cor)? b . Several blocks away? c . A b lock away? d . Severo I yards away? ll. D id the object: a . Appear to stand s t i ll a t any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away o r any time ? Brack up in to part s or explode? d. Giveoffsmoke ? Change br ightness? f. C hanGe shape? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? (Circle One fo r eac h ques tian) No Don't Know 1f\fo Don ' t Know D on't Know Don't Know on' t Know I 12. D id the object move behind something or anyt ime, part icularly o clo ud? ( C i:cle One): Y c s ~S.. Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind:--------- 13. D id th e object move in front of s omething at anytime, partic u lar ly o cloud? (Circle One ): Yes Don' t Know. IF you a ns wered YES, t han te ll what 14. Did the object a ppe a r: (Circle One): b . Transparent? c . Don't Kno w . D id you obse rve the object through a ny of the follow ing? Eyegla sses Binoc ula r s Yes Sun glosse s Yes Te las cope Yes Wind :.;hie ld Yo s No g . Theodolite Yes Window g Ia ss U . S. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H N I C A L I N F 0 R M A T I 0 N S H E E T T h1s q ue.;tionnoire has be,:n prf"pared so :hat ) 'OU can g i ve the U. S . Air F urc~ a<; muc:.!, information as possibl~ COI'c .. ~niPg tne: undcntd;!!d curial p heno:renon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as mor.y q!..les:,ons os you pos'iibly con. T h e in formati on that you give w ill be used for rl!seorch purpos~s. ond Hill be regarded as confiden tial morerial. Yo1Jr n ome w i ll not be used in connection with ony statements, conclusions, or publications w i thout your p~Mmission. We r equest this persona! inrormot1cn s o that, if it is dee med necessar y, we ma y ;:ontact you for (.,;rther deto i Is. 1. When did you see the object ? Ooy ..,_lont h Yeor 2. T i me of do y: ( C ircle On e ): M i n u t s 3. T i m e zone: (Circle One): a . Eastern b. Centro! c. Mountain d. Pacific ( C i rcle O ne): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard 4 . Where were you when you sow th e object? Neares t P ostal Address Sta r s o r Country 5. E s t1mote how long you sow rh e object. Hours Minutes Seconds 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you ore o f you r answer to Q uestion 5. o . Certain b . Fair ly certain c. Not very sure d. Just a guess I 6 . WhQt was the conditi cn of the sky? (Circle One ): o . Brignr daylight b. Dull daylight , c . Bright tw i I i gh t ~ d. Justo trace o f daylight e. No trace of dayligh t f. Don't remember 7. IF you sow t h e object d u r ing DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, w here was t he SUN loca te d as you looked a t the object ? (Circle One): o. In fran t o f you In bock o f you To your righr d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don' t remember ,\ IIC FORM NO. 16 4 ( IJ OCT 54) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately os possible, please use the following space to write out a short description o f the cvttnt that you observed. You may re- peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and odd any f urther comments, statements, or sketches that you believe o re important. Try to present tha details of t he observa - tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size paper may be attached if they ore needed. (Please Print) (Do Not Write in This Space)