Caribou Maine — December 1955

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P ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 2. LOCATIO N 21 DEC.liMBER 1955 CARIB0 J ~INE o Wos Bolloon OAT ETIME C RO WP " TYPE OF OBSER VATION a Pouibly B alloo n 0 G roundRodor Wo s Ai r craft ~-PHOT O S f 6. SOURC E a A irlnrercept Rado , O P rob o b i y A or croft Possibly Ai rcrcft NUMBER OF OBJECTS Wa s A $ t ronom t col P r o bobl y A s trono m i c o l Possibly Astronom1cal ln s uffoc:oent Data for Evaluation 111. COMMENT S BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round obj. color as ~r gold, about the slz~ of a jet fight er, had t he b rightness of tbel sun only wa s n o t hnrd on the eye . I AT l C FORM 329 (REV 2~ SEP 52) U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH N I CAL IN F 0 R MAT I 0 H S H E E T (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your Information may be f iled and coded as accurately as possible, please use the following space to write out a short description of the e vent that you observed. You may re- peat Information that you hove already given in the quutionnalre, and add ontfurther comments, statements, or sketches that you believe are Important. T ry to present the details of the observa t lon In the order In which they occurred. Additional pages of the same s ize paper may be attached If they are needed. (Do No t Write in This Space) 1 SIGNATURE ....:::iii.~ : YS. RETURN TO CARIBOU, MAINE U. S. AI R F 0 R C E T E C H HI CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHE E T Thlt questionnaire has b .. n prepared 10 that you can give the U. S. Air Force as muc:h lnfctmotion os pouible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer aa many questions oa you pouibly can. The Information that you give will for research purposes, and will be regarded aa confidential material. Your name will not b used In connection with any atotementa, conclusiona, or publication without your permlulon. We request this ~raonal Information ao that, If It Ia deemed neceuory, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you s .. the object? 2. Time of day: II ~1',.. I Hour Ml nute oy Month (Circle One): 3. Tim.-zone: (Circ:le One): a. Eastern b. Central c. Mountain (Circle One): o. Daylight Saving b. Standard d. Pacific: .... 1 4. Whre W$re you when you aaw the object? C,2?Cki.t :1--ruJ t~? I 5. Estimate how long you saw the object. .. 9/&al.lrl:le:. at). ~ City or Town . ' Stote or Country 5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question S. a. Certain b.CFairly certat!i:) 6. What waa the conditicn of the sky? (Circle One): a. Bright daylight b. Dull daylight c. Bright twilight c. Not very sure d. Just a guess d. Just a trace of day I ight e.Qfo trace of dayligbOD f. Don't remember 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located os you looked ot the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you ~. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember ATJC FORM NO, 164 ( 13 OCT 54) :r:. NC!L~ I I 8. IF you aaw the oujeet, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what cllcl you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (C irde Ono): MOON (C irclo One): o Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight pitch clarty d. Don't romomber d. Don't remember 9, Was the object brightsr than tho background of the sl<y? (Circle One): b. No c. Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brlghtrfess like that of an automobile headlight?: (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? Several blocks away? A block away? Several yards away? 11. Old the object: (Circle One lor eac,., question) a, Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c, Break up into ports or elCplode? d . Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate?--rotlltE Old tho object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know ( C irde One): Yes No) Don't Know. . , . / IF you answered YES, then te II what 13. Old the obiect move In fron of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circl!' One): Yes No Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what it moved in front of: ,r,!t (qr..... .a. (7 ..... .( 14, Did the object appear: (Circle On~ a.Qolld!) b. Transparent? c. (Don't Know. I Did you observe rhe object through ony of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Sun glasses Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No Window gloss 16. Tell In a few words the following thlnga about th obJect. 17. Draw a plctur that wlh ~ ahape of the obJect or obJects. Label and lnelud In your alcetch any detail a of the obJect that Y: aaw auch at wings, protrualona, etc., and especially eMhaus~allt or vapor tralh. Plac an anow beside drawing to ahow the dlrctlon the obJect waa moving. " lB. The edgea of the obJect ~ere: (Circl~ One}: a. Fuuy or blurred b. Like a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't rem.mher IF there waa MORE THAN ONE obJect, then how many were there? -------------- Drciw a plctvre of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to ahow the direction that they were traveling 20. Draw a plch thnt wlll show th motion that the obJect or obJect mode. Place on A at the beglnnlfti of the poth, a a at the end of the path, and show any, chang .. In cHrec:tlon during the courae. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real alze of the obJect was In Its longest .dimension. 2~ How Iorge did the. obJect or objects oppea.r as compared with one of the following obJects held In the hJnJ c;~nd ot about ar.,-.'a length? (Circle One}: a. Head of a pin Silver dol lor b. Pea h. Baseball Grapefruit d. Nlclcet Basketball f. 'Half dollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your answer to Ques~lon 22. a. <Gftalii) c. Not very sure b. Fairly certoln d. Uncertal11 23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? fl/ . <~ -k/. ;;=.A?d.,, 24. In ordor that you con glvo oa cloor o picture oa po .. lltlo of whot you aow, wo would like fw you to lmatlno that you could conatruet tho oltioct thot you aow. Of whot typo motorial would you molco It? How largo would It lte, ancl whot ahapo would It hove? Doacrll.o In your own worda a ~ommon oi.Joct or oltJocta whlctt when plococf up In tho alcy would glvo tho aomo oppooronco oa tho oltJoct which you aow. 25. Where were you located when you sow the object? ((ircle One): a. [nsid'e a buildin:g) b. In a car c. Outdoors In an airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c .. (!n open countryside!) d. Flying near an alifield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying ovr open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice It? 28. 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? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? ----------miles 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 saw the object? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South Nortl1eas t d. Southeast f. ~Cfu'thwes!) 30. What direction were you looking when you last sow the object? (Circle One) f. Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest h. Northwest 31. If you ore 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) 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North------ degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North----=---degrees. b. From horiton degrees. 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the same 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 an "A" at the p~sition the object was when you lirst saw It, and a "B" at its position when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) a. Clear sky c. Scattered clouds d. TQjc,i' or b,~ clouds e. \Qon't remem!L.U 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate orheovyrain ,. /' e. Don't remember 34.2 WINO (Circle One) a. No wind b. Slight breeze c. Strong wind d.Q>on't remembej) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? c2.f; dutmLu.u /9 ,<~ 0 y Month .-Year 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) @ @ IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objectS like this? (Circle One) @ No IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you'" other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the speecl of the abject? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Qo you think you con estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? 41. Please g ive the following information about yourself: Street City Zone TELEPHONE NUMBER Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. a. Grade school e. e. T echnlcal school High school (Type) c. College Other sp.cial training d. Post graduate 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: