PROJECT 10013 RECORD CARD 0 Airlnt.fc~t R" NUl' I U Of' otUaCTS f. COUttSI 111. IAIE' SUIUtAin' Oft UGHJIIII 11. Similar to ehootiDa atar (meteor}, parallel Aatro (Meteor) a/ c !or 10 aec, altered eourae to ESE, appeare~ to pill alt aa it diaa}'llleared. Was Aircraft Prot.~y Aircraft Po .. H:IIy Aircraft Was Astronomi caJMeteor ProtHtWy Astrone.Ucof Ponibly Astronomic.& lnsuffic:i-t Oat. f" EvaiUGriott 16. Tell In a few words the following things about tho object 17. Draw a pkturo that will show the shape of the oblect or oblecta .. Lobel. a"" Include In your 1~otch any detolla .. ef the o~j,ct that you aaw auch aa wlnga, protrualona, etc., oncloepec:lally hauat tralla or Yopor tralla. Place .,. rrw ltnlclo the drawing to ahow tho direction the oltj"t waa "'""''' Dzt't re.iar Draw a ,picture Jftnt wlfl show th~ motion that .the ahjact. ~ ~fecta ~de. .Piac~ on A ot the .,._Inning of the path, a s ot theend of the path, and ahow. any, chaftl In direction dwlng the courae. ~F POSSIBLE, try' to gueu 01 estimate what the t~l alze of the abfect Wal In Ita fOfileat cllmenah.n. How large cUd the. obiect 01 obiecta ..., ... as caee.,_-4 with one of the fallowl"' obiecta belil_ In flte. ~- (Circle One): a. Head of a pin Silver dollcw (~ Baaeball 1. Grapefruit I Basketball '22~1 '(Circle One of th. followi .. telnd5cat. how certln you of YOU' answer -to Queet,IOft 22. ~ Ctirtoht c. Not very ewe '" .... tt.et y.v c-''" cle a ,,., ... ~IIIIo ol " ,. .. eow, we wouftl II .. '-,_.. to ltiRO thwt yellf eMU cone"llfd tho niocf thet ,_ .. aaw. Of whet tY' ........ n..ltl ,_.. h It? How I-.e wa..ltllt M, ...t whet 1h1111 woYitl It hovo? O.aallte 1ft yow -" wtl o lasuknlt to Of oa.toct which whoft ''II _,. 111 tho ally woultl tl" tho Where were you located when you sow the object? 26. Were you (Circle One) (C_ircle One): ln the bus'inus section of a city? a. Inside a building b. In the rsldential settion of a city? 1. In a car c . In open countryside? c. Outdoors d. Flying near on airfield? @ In an airplane Flying over a city? <!:) Flying over open country? . g. Other ~ . 22 . . What wete you doing at the time you saw th,e object, and how did you happen to 'notice it? IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehiCle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.-1 What direction were you moving? (Circ:le One) G'.: :' ::tt:11d c. East @South d: Southecut f. 28.2 How fast were you ~int? miles per hour. .[)tel Y.~ stop ~ any ti,.. while you were laalcint at. the ohjact? ten.cl. On.) What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) a. North c. East South g. West 'Ncrtheast d Southeast f. Southwest What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circ:le One) e. South g. West Southeast f Southwest h. Northwest If you ora familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was .from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation) When it first appeared: From true North degrees. From horizon When it disappeored: From true North degrees . From h04'izon 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved line to show how high the object ~as above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place' a "B" on the same curved line to .. l show how high the object was above the horizon {skyline) when you last saw it. I 33. In the fotlowing larp sketch place on A" at the ,..,.it._ is ohict was when you nrsf sow It, and a e at its position when you l~t s'aw it. Refer to small-..al..tda aa... ,te ;f how to complete the larger ketch 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) fal Clear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy douds e. Dont remember 34.3 WEATHER .(Circle Ooe) b. Fog, mist, or light rain. c. Moderate or heavy rqin e. Don't remember 34.2 WINO (Circle One) a. No wind <E) Slight breeze c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Cire/e One} e. Don't rerMmbr id you report to~o~.e offie!al that you had seen the object?' Day Monlh Y eor 36. Was anyone else with you .at the time you saw the object? (C:fn:le One) Q No . 36. T .lf=.you ~ns\4'-.ud YE~ did they see the o&,ject too? 36.2 -Pieaae list their na- and addres .. s: Was this the first time that you had s .. n an o&,fect or obiecfs tllce thia? (Circle OM) @ No '9.1 IF you answed NO, then when, where, and ...... what cfrcumatancee did you s .. other ones? 38. In 'fOU" opinion what do you thinlc the o&,ject was and what might have caused it? U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFQRMATIOH SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that y9ur information may be f iled and coded as accurately as possible, p lease use the following sj,ace to write out a short description of the event t ha t you observed. Yo':' may re- peat Information that you have already given in th~ questionnaire, and add ant further comments, 1ta or -aketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the observa tlon the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same s ize paper may b. attached If are n .. ded (Do N!l t Write in Thi s Space) fLT EVC CEri 0Li-13TtD P.FB FA '-TO ;<JIDEl\/ C!V:DR ADC ENT AF2 CCLG~ADC : RJEP ijY /CtiDR 26 AD DEF R 0~ L YN N Y . F.JE:D~!P/CMDR AI;{, TECHtHC:~L INTEL CEN WHIG:-!T ?ATTLl~Q;.; AF3 O:HC . . y..H ... PnQ/DIR CF Ii'lTEL HQ USAF HA~-H 25 DC l 1),.-CR I? TI ON .,L u~vCf.F.TAI~ :3 Ut-.C ZRTAI N -c r~ P I CJrL OF' SliOO.TING" STAR I ~I~ILAR TO SHOOTING STAR -TlC.' Ot" ccuR. :: / .;; 1,\ J-.(CNT CF AI RCRAFT D Pf.>.P.ALLF..D FLT OF A/C FOR APPRC2~ ~ ~EC ALTUH.D COU({:_ ~U:: APP Er. T0 GAIN ALTITUDE A~ DI~APPEARE D E FAD~D FROM VIEW . .3 ivtJl. i-:;~zR OF OS~ZRVATION COLul\IAL AIRLINES 27 DC3 ALT Lvt.:ATION OF POUGHKEEPSIE lL~:..~TIFYINr, I NFORMATION OF . PI LC T ALL OB~ERVE 7 ,.,.:_1-i['{ER A.,~D ~HND!:: ALCFT CO~DITH.J AT TH1E Ai~D ? L ACE OF ~IC:'1TI:.r. b ~J~FACE LIG~T AND VARIABL E 270 DEG ~ KT ~tn.JI.J 2~ DEG 29 KT ~ZJJ NOT AVAILAEL 2;);JZti ~.!CT AVAILABLE D 15 MILES ~ERVI~E CLEARANCE OFFICZR l:ot~E COLONIAL AIRLINES, INC. LA GUARDIA AIRPORT STATION FLUSHING 71, N.Y October 3~ 1955 Chief or start United States A1r Force Washington 25, D. c. In accordance with CIRVIS procedure ror reporting vital intelli- gence ai.gbtings,. attached please find report of Captain E. Wood regarding an nrrldentitied object sighted October 2, 1955. It paaaible, ve voald be "VV7 interested in knowing what the objec-t vu aDd i.t there :1a an;y wa7 ve can preftnt future occur- COLON I AI. AW.INP5, INC. Tbia r8JGI"' haa ~ - ~a\ew:v~ bT l1r11nft. Ine. &s.r,on a-.uan Mil ~. te tW a. eneleaal ...... Air , E. E. OARVEAUX Capt., USAF Asst Adiutanl . ROUTING AND COORDIMATIOM SHIU!T FILE AUTHORITY RETENT10N ~!Rtool TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET Thit qu'uticmnoire has b .. n prepared ao that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much lnfcrmoii~n as pouible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have obaerved Please try to answer 01 many quutions 01 you pouibly can. The.informotlon that you give will be uud for research purposes, and will be regarded os confidential material. Your notne will not be used In connection with any atatementa, conctuslona, Ot publications -without your permiulon We request thla p.uonal information so that, If it Ia deemed necelaary, we may contact you for further details. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): A.M. Time zone: (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving @Standard ~ Central Wh .. were 'you when you saw the ot.iect? ~-YOt P,r]foJ<" City Towft s .. te or Coun"'f AdcUtlona4 .re,....lcs:- EatfGt how long you saw the obiect. Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain yo.. are of your anawer to Queatlon 5. Certoin c:. Not very sure @ Faitly c..-tain d. Juat a guess What ... the c:oncUtlcn of the sky? (Circle One): Btight daylight @ Juat a trace of day I ight Dull daylight No trace of daylight c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember 7, IF you 1ow -the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located os you looked at the object? (Circle One): In front of you d. To your left In back of you To your right f. Don't remember ATlC FORM NO, 16-4 ( IJ OCT 54) 8 . IF you saw the oujec.t, ot NIGHT, TWILIGH~, or DAWN, whot d id yoJJ notice concerning .t~e. STARS ond MOON? STARS (C irclo One}: MOON (Circle One): @ Bright moonlight . b. Dull moonlight No moonlight - pit-ch dorSc Don't remomber Don't remember Was the object brighter tha_n the batkgroundo{ the aky? (C.Irele One): Don't remember IF It woa BRIGHTER THAN the alcy background, w~a tbe brightness fllce th!'t of an automobile headlight?: (Circle One) a. A mile more away(a distant -car)? b. Several blocSca away? @ ~block o.way? d. Severa I yards away? 0~ the object: tCJrd& One For ead, question) a. -~Jtpi-ar .to itancl"ififf at any Jlme? No Don't Know b. Wdenfy~.,..d up a.,d ruaft.away at any tf~M? No Don't Know c. =Break up into parts or upfode? Yes Don't Know d. Gfv& off smoke? ~ Don't Know