PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI 2. LOCATION 1~. CONCLUSIONS 26 June 1955 Ft \lorth, Texas o Was Balloon 3. DATITIMI OltOU~ ... TVPI! Ofl OISIRYATIOM . 0 Possibly Balloon Locol 515.1"\.M , lJ Ground-Vhv~l D GrovndRodor r:l Was Aircraft ')"' /] 1152 0 Prohohly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS -6. SOURCE -0 Was Astronomical D Y D Probably Astronomical 7. lENOTH Ofl OIS!IIYATION I. NUMBER Oil OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other:::------~---- 8 min o ne At Zenith 0 lnsvfficient Data for Evalvotion D Unlcnown 10. 8Rfi!P SU.WARV OP SIGHTING Object appear to move ercactically changing sha.p e , hoverl ng. Break1ng up etc. Observed t hrough telesl.!ope . Ob ject brighter thm1 sta~s, silver color~d. Round \nth satellite Like object. Circling main body. Exploded 2-fter 8 min observation, initial impression that object w~s bulloon ATJC FORM 329 (RKV 21 IIKP 52) 11. COMMENTS Balloon "\vhich exploded fits description. S atellite like object being the payload. Color, motion and flight conform with this analysis. U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your Information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please us tho following spaco to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re- peat information that you have already given in tha questionnaire, and add any further comments, statements, Of' sk~tches that you believe oro important. Try to present the details of the oblerva tion In the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may b" u:tached If they are neflded. (Please Print) (Do Not Writa in This Space) AC s-: )S J J1 r-a~M ;rA~ Thh quo!ltionnaire has ban prepar~d ao that you con give the U. S. Air Force aa much lnfa"ma)ion os possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Pl.,ate try to answer c s many queations as you possibly can. The Information that you give will b~ ua~d ior r~s~rch purposes, and will be rogardecl 01 confidential material. Your name will not u!S~d In conn-.actlon with any statemtnts, c:onclusione, or publications without your permission. We r~qvest thlt peraonal Information ao that, If it Is deemed neceasory, we moy contact you for fl,rthor dttto i Is. Whttn did you sea the obJect? . d::{t?ler< (Cird~ One): a. Ecatttrn c. Mountain d. Pacific: Time of day: Hour Mlnutet (Circle One}: (Circlo One): o. Daylight Saving @ Stondard 4. Whflr-, wetr~ you whsn you ~ow th~ objoct? Narett Po~1a Addrttai Cit)' or Town Stat or Country Addltionar ;$mo~ka: S. Estimate how long you saw tha obiect. 5.1 Citda one of th~ following to ind!cate how certain you ore of your answer to Ouest ion 5. b. Fairly certain c:. Not very sure d. JuJt o guess 6. What was the conditietl of the sky? (Circle One): a. Bright doyl ight b. Dull day I ight c. Bright tw i I i gh t @ Just a trace of day I ight e. No trace of dny I ight ' f. Don't remember 7. IF you saw tha object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you loo~ed at the object? (Circle One}:~ In front of you d. To your left b. In bock of you e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember 8, IF you aaw the ouiec:t, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning th" STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circlo Ono): 8.2 MOON (Circle Ontt): d. Don't romomber o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight @ No moon I lght :! : d. Don't rem~mb~tr 9. Wo, tho ob!ect brighter than the background of the aky? (Cirde One): c. Don't remember 10, IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the 1ky background, was the brightness like that of an automobfle haadlfoht?: (C Ire Ia One) a. A mile or more owoy (e1 distant car)? @ Severa I blocks away? c, A block away? d. Several yards away? 11. Did \he ob jeet: (Circle One lor eoe" question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddonly speed up and rusn owoy at any time? c. Br3ok up into ports or explode? No Don't Know Yes Don't Know C(!J> No Don't Know d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Don't Know <f'ei) No Don't Know (!{ei) No Don't Know Yes > Don't Know 12. Old the object move behind 1omething at anytime, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Yos Don't Know. IF you answered YES, th~n tell what 13. Did the obiect move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (C ircltJ On~): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what 14. Did the obie c t ''ppaor: (Circl~ Ona): b. Tran!lpot., nt? c . Don't Know. 15. Did you observe the obiect through ony of the following? c. Eyeglasses Yes (N<V e. Binocufars Yes @ b. Sun glasse s Yes ( ' f. Telescope @ No c. Windshield Yes (~. . g. Theodolite Yes @ d. Window glass Yos ~o. h. Other------------- 16, T II In a few words the following thing abovt the oblect, 17. Drow o picture that wllf show the shape of the obJect or oblecta. Lobel and Include In your a~etch any dtnllt of the o:.,J~u:t thot you aaw 11uch aa wings, protrusion, etc., and etp.clally tMhoutt troll ot vapor troll e. Pille ~n orrow b~alde th drowlng to ehow th., dlrctlon the obl.ct was moving, 18, The Qdgtta of th obiect w~r: (Circl~ One): a. Fuz:y or blurred b. Like c bright star @ Sharply outlined d. Don't rmn'-r 19. IF there waa MORE THAN ONE obJect, th1tn how many w~r there? _ _!::z:::;~"~t""":!:::..' ---------- Dtaw a plc:ture of how they W$re orron~d, and put on arrow to show th dlr.ctlon that they wr travallng. Draw a plcturlhnt w111 zshow the motion that the olalect. or o"Jch math. Ploc on A et the b.gl""h'D of th path, a a at the end of the path, ,nd ahow anY, changes In direction during the course. 22. ~ Iorge did the. obJect 01 oblects oppMr a a compared with on. of the following oi.Jecta held In tlte lu:mJ and ot about ar.,'s length? (Circle One): G) Head of a pin g. Sliver dollar h. Bosehall Grapefruit d .. Nicket Bo slcetbo II f. 'Half dollar (Circle One of the following tQ Indicate how certain you are of your answer to Ques~lon 22. G) Certain c. Not very sure b. Folrly cert~ln d. Uncertaift 24. In order tnot you eon glv o clear o picture as ponll,l of what you saw, w would Ilk fot you to lmo1lrte that you could conatruc:t tn o\Ji.et that you aow. Of whot type matrlal would you ma1c U? How lnro would It t.e, and what hope would It hav? DeCfn,. In your own word o l:ommon olttect or oltlech wltfch when plac..l up In the eSc., would give the aam ap,.arcne aa the obfect wMch you sow. . 25. Where were you located when you saw the obiect? (Circle One): o. lnsidtt o building b. In o car 0 Outdoors d. In an a irpl one 26. Were you (Circle One) o. In the business section of o city? (]} In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying ovr open country? 27. What wero you doing at the time you saw the obiect, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF } 'OU were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following que5tions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) South g. West d. Southeast How fast were you mvlng? mi I es per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the obiect? (Circle One) @East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) ?'UA ~ q,.n r b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. If you ore fomi I iar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to es ti mote the number of degrees the object was from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (alevation). 31.1 Whe n it first appeared: a. From true North - -{) degrees. b. From horizon S/ degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North - 2- degrees. b. From horizon 9" degrees. 32. In the following sketch, irnogine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved I ine to show how the object was above tha horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the soma curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. 33. In the following larger sketch place on A" at the position the obiect wo s when you first saw it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete th, larger sketch 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) ()Cle ar sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e~ Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) Slight breeze c. Strong wind d. Don't rememb.r 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't remember When did you report to some official that you had seen the obiec:t? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) @ No' 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One ) @ No 36.2 Please I ist their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you hod seen an obiect or obiects like this? (Circle One) f{;;J 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think th" object was and what might have caused it? Do you think you can estimate the speecl of the obfect? IF you answered YES, the11 what speed would you estimate? _m.p.h. 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? 41. Please give the following information about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER What is your present iob? Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. @ Grade school ---------- (f) High school ---------- d. Post graduate ---------- e. e. Technical school _ 42. Dote you completed this questionnaire: