PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon Decator, Nebraska Probably Bolloon DATETIME CROUP A. TYPE Of' OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Loco I JP Ground-VIsual 0 Crounci-Rodor Wos Ahcroh GMT21L0430Z Probably Aircraft D Air-Vlsuol 0 Alrlntercpt Raclor Possibly Aircraft Was Astronoml cal Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION HUMBER OP Ol!lJECTS 9. COURSI! s then a 90 deg Insufficient Data for Ev"luotlon 1 turn toE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 1 winged shaped obj w1 tb red, blue or green and white lights size of pea at arms length disappeared with great speed. ATlC PORN 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 M SHE E T (SUMMARY DATA} In order that your Information may be f iled and coded as accurately as possible, plea .. uu the following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re- peat Information that you have already g iven in the questionnaire, and add any further comments, statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the observa tlon In the order In which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached If they are needed. (Do Not Write in This Space} SIGNATURe...._., DATE Q/.J"' I I foil U. S. :AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET Thia questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force aa much lnfCitmotion os pouible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to anawer aa many questions as you possibly can. The Information that you give will b. used for rosoorch purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your natne will not be u'ed In connection with any stotementa, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed neceuary, we. may contact you for further details. J, When did you see the object? 2. Ti mo of day: Month (Circle One): A.M. 3. Tlma xon~: (Circle One): a. Eoat"rn c. ountoln (Circle On~): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard d. Pacific: 4, Whoro we~re you when you aow the object? Net,elJvt''oatol Addreu S. Estimate how long you saw tho objoct. tote or Country . Minute Second a 5.1 Circle one of tho following to indicate how certain you oro of your answer to Question 5. a. Certain 6, What was tho c:onditicn of tho sky? (Circle Ono): a, Bright daylight b. Dull daylight c . Bright twilight c. Not very sure d. Ju.at a guess d. Just a trace of daylight ce. NotracBTCJQi!filiD f. Don't rem.,mber 7, lF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where wos the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left In back of you e . Overhead c. To your right f. Don't re member J\T I C FOI<.\1 r;o , Hil { l J OC'r S-1) IF you aCiw the oufoct, ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning tho STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): MOON (Circle One): o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight ... d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember Was th e object brlght~r than the bockground of th e sky? (Circ:lo One): b. No e. Don't remember IF It wcs BRIGHTER THAN th e !!Icy background, was th~ brlghtnns like that of on automobile headlight?: (Circ!a Oner.A ~iT , ;; oway.(a di~;;~W Several blocks a way? A block away? d. Severo! yards away? Old th~ object: ( C ircfe On., for oach question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't Know Suddenly speed up and rush away ot any time? Oor:'t Know Brook up into parts or explodo? Don't Know Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know Change brightness? Yes Don't Know Change shape? Yes Don't Know g. Flicker, t hrob, or pulsate? Yes Don't Know Old tho object movo behind something at anytime, particularly o cloud? (Circle One}: Yes it moved behind: Don't Know, IF you answered YES, th en tell what Did tb oblect move In front of something ot anytime, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what It moved in front of: Did tho object appear: (Circle One): Transparent? Don't Know, Did you obs<:rve the objocl !hrovgh any of the fo!iowlng? Binoculars Yes Eyeglasses Yes Sun glossas Yes Wind3hield No g. Theodolite Yes Window glass No h. Other 17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the obltct or ob(eete. Label ond Include In your a~etch any dttalla of the ob(eet that you aaw auch aa wlngs, protrualons, etc., and eapeclally eMhouat tr;alla or vapor troll a. Place an arrow b.aldt the drawing to ahow the direction the obfeet was moving. 1 ' ( l8, Thv ed~t of the object were: (CirclrJ One): a. Fuuy or blurred b. \;!~e. a ~!ght afar (C. Sharply_ o.!f!U!!...~:J d. Don't remember 19, IF thtre wa1 MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there? Draw o picture of how thy were arranged, and put an arrow to a how the direction thot they were travel lng. 20. Draw c plctvrJhat wlll show the motion that the obfect or obfecta mode. Place on A at the b.glnnlng of the poth, a s at the end of the path, and ahow any, change In direction during the courae. 21. IF POSSJPLE, try to guess ot estimate what the real alze of the object was In Its longest .dimension, 22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects heiJ In the honJ and at about arm's length? (Circle One): a. Hood of a pin o. Qoortef f. 'Holf dollar Silver doll or h. Baseball I Grapefruit I Basketball 22.1 (Circle One of tho following to Indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Quest.lon 22. a. Certain eRNot"yery .J.~eJ b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain How did the object or objects disappear fromQvlew? 24. In order that you con give as clear o picture as ponl~le of what you aaw, we would Ilk fot you to lmogln that you could conatruct the obJect thot you aaw. Of what type material would you malce It? How laro 'l'fOuld It be, and what ahope would It have? o .. crlbe In your own worda a ~ommon oi.lect or oblecta whlcft when placM up In the alcy would give the ot') .> Lot I Where were you located when you sow the object? 26. Were you ( Circle One ) (C}rcle One): a. In the b usiness section of a city? Ins ide a buil ding b. In the residentia l sect ion of a city? ~utooors t.J F lying near an orrffeld? nan'~i;plone Flying over a city? f. Flying ov"r open country? What were you do ing at the time you so w the object, and how did yo u happen to notice it? IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle a t the time, then c omplete the following questions: What directi o n we re you moving? (Circle One) North East So ut h Northeast d . Southea s t :-NOrfhwe s t How fast were you rw.wing? mi I e s pe r hour. Did you stop at a ny ti me while you were looking at the object? (C;rcle One) Wha t direction were you lo oking w he n you first saw the object? (Circle One) c. East e . So uth g. West d. Southeas t f. So uthwest h. Northwest What direction were you looking w he n you last sow the object? ( Circle One) a. North c. Eas t e . So uth g. West b. No rtheast Southwest h. Northwest If you a re familiar with bearing te r ms (ang ul a r direct ion), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North and also t he number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). Wnan it fi rst appea red : a. From true North degrees. From horizon When it disappeared: a . From true North degrees. F r'.:lm h or i:.: -:>n d~grees. ~. 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved l ine to show how object was above the horizon (skyline} when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline} when you lost sow it 33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the p:>sition the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at Its position when you lost saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were tho weather conditions at tho time you sow tho object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) o. Clear sky c. Scattered c:louds n:-'thTcr<ornetavycf ;:~ 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) mist, or light rain c, Moderate or heavy rain ~ e. Don't remem1:'er 34.2 WIND (Circle One) o. No wind c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't remember When d id you report to some official that you hod soon the object? J Day Month Year Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? . (Circfe One) ~ No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) @ No 36.2 Please list their names and addre 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? 3 8 . 1:1 your opinior. whot do you thin!< the objact was and what might hav-& caused it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) rY~s) No