PROJECT 10073 RECORD CAf~D 2. LOCATION .Q Ground-Visuol 0 G r ound-Rodor g GMT ;,..?.('"'-.7 0 Air Vi suol 0 A ir-Intercept Roaor 7. LENOTH Opt OBSERVATION 8. NUMaER 01' OBJECTS 9. COURSE ~0 10. Bill!l' SUMMARY 01' SICHT!._.O 11. COMMENTS ATIC JPOJU.4 329 (REV 26 :SEP 52) CCNCLUSIONS Wo,. S;,doon ? rob obiy 13olloon Possibly Balloon Wo s Ai rcroh Probably Aircraft P o s si bl y A I rcroh Wot Astronomical Prob ably Astronomical P ossibly Astronomical Other r,e:---'~- In s u ffi ci 11nt Data for Evol votion (SU.'Itl.McY D~\ 1 A) In ordH tho t y o ur lnfortTYJtlo n moy b~t fll~d a n d cod e d o s a c c urately o , poH ihl.,, pl&o srr us~ t ht: follow ir. g ?poc6 to w rit., ovt a ~hort d ., 5crlption of th e I!Von t thot you observ~d. You mo y r e - p:ot !n for motlon t hat you h~v., alr~ody Qiv!!n in the que,tionnolr,, ond odd a n)' f urth 8r c om rr.untl, :d'Jt~rn~nt.,, Of' s!.cetch.~tJ tho~ y ou b&ll'8ve ore Imp ortant. Try to pres.,nt the d~toil!l o f t h e obBrvo ti~n !11 th9 .,,cJ.,r in w},ich the y occurr~. Additional pogtrs of th e some size pop.,r moy b e attached if they or~ ne11ded . (Do Not 'Nrite in This Spac~) U.S. AIR FORCE T~CHHICAL INFORM..\TIO:-i SHEET T his queHionnolre hal bun prttporod 'SO that you can sive t h 4 u. s. Air Fore~ O'J rwc.h hfoonolion o s pos1 ibla conce rning th1 unido nllfiad aeria l phe nomttnon that you hov~ ~:,:urv,d. PI~Jost try t o on~w!r os mony qucutionl Qj you possib ly con. The in forll'Otion tt-ot you qiv-;, ""'"' b ' used for reseorch purpos u, and will ~regarded 0 1 conftdentiol mot r ial. Yo ur nom w ill 110 1 b , uud in connection wi th any storaments, c onclus ions , or publications wtthout your permiHion. reques t this p.rsono l information ~o th a t, If It ;, d.,eme d necessa ry, we moy contact you '"' furth er detoi Is. 1. When did you see the object? Ooy Mon tn 3, Time zone: (Circle One): (cJ.) Eastern "b. Centra l c . Mountain d . Poe ific: 2. Tim., of day: (Circle One): (Circle One): a, Daylight Saving b. Standard sow the object? Cit y o r To'n State o r Country Add itional r~marks: 5. EJ t imate how long you sow the objec I . Hour a Minute .. 5.1 C ircle one of the foll owing to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5. (0,) Cer to in b. Fairl y certain 6. What was the conditic:n of the sky? ( Circle Ono): a. Br ight dayl1ght b. Dulldoylight c . Br ight tw i I igh t c. Not very sure d. J u.st a guess (d) Justo trace of doyltgh r ..,( No trace of daylight f. Don ' t remember 7, IF you s ow the object dur ing OA YLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, whe re was th e SUN located as you looked c the objec r? (Circle One}: a. In front o f yo u b . In bock of you c. r, your r ignt d. To your left a. Overhead f. Don't re member 8 . :=. Pu !>ow th a JUjrH:. o t NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you nolco ~:~nccrning th.., STARS a nd MOU~n ST,\PS tC~rr:l~ Q, .. IJ): B'"ight -noonligh~ b. DJII moonlight c:. No moonlight -pi;ch dorl< Don't r rr.orrbe r Don't rem!mb~r 9. i:;s t~., object bri?hter t hon the b ocl<ground of the sky? ~Cif':le One): @ Yes b. No c . Don't ''member j ]f), IF :; .,:; BRIGHTER THAN th e sky backgro und, wo' the brlghtneB l ike that o f o n automobile headlight?; (Circla One)e A mile er more a woy (a d istant c o r)? b . ~Yera I b locks owoy'? A block owoy? d. SeYero i yards owoy? 11. Did lhe object: ( C ircle One For each que5fion) a . Aopear to stand s t ill at any t ime? b . Suddenly speed up and rusn away at c . Sreak up into porh or explode? d . Give off smo'<e ? Change brightness? Don't Know Don' t Know D on't Know Don't Know Yes Don't Know f. Change shope? ~ Flicker, throb, o r pulsate ? Don' t Know 12. D d th e ?bject move behind something ot anyt ime, particularly o cloud? ( C ircie One}: Y~s @ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot 13. Did the o b ject move in front of s omethi ng ot anytime, particularly a c: loud? ( CircieOne): Yes Don' t Knnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what .i. Did the o b ject appe ar: ( C ircle One): b. Transparent? e. Don't I< now, 1..:. Dio1 you observe the object o. .: /"lcpo sse~ o. 3vn qlasses d . \'t i11dow gloss th ro ugh any of the following? Yes @ ~. Binoculars Yes @ Yes (NO) f. Telescope Yes Q!s) YtJs ;frci> g. Theodolite Yes {t0) ~-T li in q f~w word:s t h following things obout In~ obj~r:l. s:. ':ro~ a nlctur.! thotwlll ,how the :~hope ol th., obj~c~ .,, ~bi!ch. lu~l ond Inc lude In your a!.cetcn ony details I :f .~t" oaj-,ct tnot you SOW such 0 1 w ings , ;:>r o tnniorll, ~:t:., , ... .j .u~ec:i:lli' xnoust trolls o r vapot trolls. P ort <Jtr'J,., btBide tne drawing to s h ow the ~lredion :h. obr ~d ,..e, .,cvin1 lj, Th~t ~dges of the object were: ( Circ:/e One): o. Funy or b lurred b. Like o bright st'Or {j) Sharply out I ined d . Don't remember Draw o picture of hew they were orronged, and put on e rr ow to show the i.ection that ~Y were travel lng, I trC ('/Oft Jtl 1 tur , thllt will .J,ow tll! nol'ln thot t h,,ohjc c t o r ohjccl~ mr::O'J. Place o n "A 0 1 the beginning t): "' r ,.:,, {J "!J. ,_., t h e nd o f th .. pulll, ,nc' .h, .... OilY r.horgs i n d ir <:lien during''~ couoc. ::= POS:;18LE, tr y to guess o r cstill'Ote what t he reo! s iz e o f the object wos In i ts longest dimcsnslon. Ho,., lcr!}o did t he object or objects appear as compared w ith one of the follow ing objects held in lhe h.,nd and o t about a r m' s length? (Circle One): Head o f o Si I ver do I lor h. Bo so bel I Grapefruit Ba~ketball Half doll.,r 7.2. 1 (Circle One o f the following to indicate how certain you ore o f yov Ot'5wer to Q ue,tlon 22. foJ C e rtain c. Not very sure Y. Fairly certc in d . Uncertain In "' ' d " ' tha t you eon give o s eleor o o ietvre os possibl~t o f whot you s o w , w " would lllce f o r you t o lmogl n e thot you c:oJiw c:ln~ttuc:t th~ object thot yov sow. 01 wha t tyo" mot~riol would you mol.:e it? How Iorge would It\:,, , and whot shop~ Wl)vlJ i t hove? o.,scribe In you r o w n wotds 0 eommon object o r objttch whic h w hen p laced u p In t h e slcy would givet h , , ,,..."' o:>peoronce o s h e obje c t which you sow, 26. w~re you (Circle One ) In th'! b us in e H ~ c tio11 o f o c i r y ( ln~iJ:'I a bvilrltnp In tlo "'~idcntiol .:c: t iC'n of a c l ty ? b. In o cor In op~n c ovntrys i do? Flying near on oirfiei.J ? In o n oir p lt.me e F ly i ng over a c i t y 'f F I ylng over open country? 27. What wor" you doing a t th., t im., you :;ow the object, ond how did you happen to notic;, I ! ? 29. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vshiels at the time, then eomplet~ the f ollowing questions: 28.1 What direction \o!fere you moving? ( Circle One) a. North r:. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Sou1hwest 28.'2 How fast were you moving? ------------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop a t any t ime whi le you were looking at th e object? ( Circle One) Yes No 29 . What direction were you looking w hen you first sow t he object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction wer'J you looking w hen you lost sow the object? (Circle One) b. Northeo.st d. Southeast f. Southwest g . ',Vest h. Northwe-st ~ Northwest 3 1. If you a re familiar with bearing terms (angular directio n), fry to estimot~t the number of degrees the objed w a g from tru e North and also the number of degrees it was upward from ~he horizon (eievation ) . 31.1 When it first opp~ored: a. From t rue North I(' degrees. b. From horizo n 4 S -de gr e e s . 3 1.2 When i t disappeared: a . From tr ue North ------degrees. b. F rom h or i1:o n degrees. 3/. :, th~ (oliowinq sketch, irr.oyene ti1ot }OU ore ot h .. point o;hown. Place .rn A" o n t h d cur ve-.J l in e to how!~,, h:Jil the objt:ct \'t'O~ above the horizon (s~yline' w l,n >'OU ft r j t sow i t . Pln::c IJ "B. o n the Stftn-1 CIJrv.~d lar" ~ :.:-.~,..,how hic;h rh~ ohPct was above r h e hon: o n { ~.yln) ..... h':!n you loll sow it. 33, In~ following larger sketch place on A" at the position the object was when you first sow It, and o "B" o t its positlaft when you lost lOW it. Refer to smaller sketch as o n example of how to complete the larger sketch . 3.!. What v):';) rho w~olhN condi t ions a t the time you so.-, th~ objojcr? ~ 1.1 CLOUDS (C irc/e Ont.J) a. (I.Jcr Jky c . S-:otlart~d c lo ud'J d . Thick or h eavy c louds e. Don't r'!rnernber WEATHER ( Circle One) b. Fog, mis t , Of light rain rate or heavy ro in e . Don't re membe r c . Stro.l\ .. I;Hi d, 0-:>n't :l:'m!ttr btr 3A.4 T::MPERATURE e. Don't remember 35. When d id you report to some offic ia l that you hod seen the ob je ct ? Ooy Mon th Yeo 3 6. Wos anyone efse with you at the t ime you sow the object? (C ircle One) @ No 36. 1 IF you answered YES, d id they see the objec:t t oo? (C ire/ One) 8 No 36.2 P lease list their names and a ddresus: 37, Wos th is the first time that you had seen on obje c t or objects l ll<s th i.s? (Circle One) @ 37. 1 IF you anaw~tred NO, then when, where, ond under wha t circums to ncss d id yo u see other o nes? 38. In your opin ion wha t do you th ink ths object was and wha t might hove caused it? Do y ..r .nink >~'' c:on '.timo!e th' speed of h, objgct? (Circle Ont!) IF Y'-''J nn>wc.r"'d YES, th.,n what spe~d ...-ould ;ou estimat~?. / h 10. Do yJU think you can est imate how (., , owoy from you th! object was ? (C~rcle One) Yes @ 1:= you answered YES, tn-Jn how for away would you soy It wo1? 11. Please giv~ the following Information about yourself: I TELEPHONE NUMBER :..... Plaose indicate any special educational t raining that you hove hod. d. Post graduate ----------- f. Other special training------------ i2. Dote you completed this questionna ire : 0ay Mont/7 Y'<for