PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon XXGroundVIsuol C GroundRodor 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probobl y AI rcralt D Po ul bl y AI rcroft IXXWas Astronomical Meteor C Yes D Probably Astranonlcol xm No Civilian D Poulbly Astronomical 7. LENGTH Ofl OISERYATION I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0, Othor~-~-~---- 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Golden sphere, flickering. No change i~ speed or brightness. Looked l1ke roman candle just before it explodes. Level flight. Observed in West and disa~peared i n North d escending sligh .from 60 dgr elev~tiou t o 30 dgr ele- VJ. t ion.. No maneu v e!' i:1g . ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS Sighting characteri stic of rteteors. Duration rather long; l1owever, object traveled throug 9 0 dgr arc while giving the l y ; i:npression of going awa y fm o bserver. 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimote? 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? IF you answered YES, then how far away would you -;~Ylt~ci~? ~-... ..:_, -.:.r" -t\ , - 41. Please give the following information about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER Please indicate any special educat ional train ing thot you hove had Grode school Techniecl sehool b. Hig h s cb_ool College _ ' c f. Other spa-cial training------------- d. P ost graduate 42. Dote you comi)leted this questionnaire: U. s. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information moy be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use tho following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re- peat Information that you have alreody given in the questionnaire, and add ant 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 oceurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached If they are needed. (Do Not Write in This Space) c;lv~ 0-ii-V\ DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AJR FORCE WASHINGTON 25. D . C In to 7'r COftYert1CJD with th1 otnce, I em enclo11Ds a c9e or the tSA7 Infcm.tion Sheet which ve desire that J'OU U but J'OU caD OD the . vh1ch you have ob It is re~ted that 70U torvard the cam- pJ.ete4 tom to tbe follo11f1Dg addreaa: Air J:ntel l 1 sence Center Wript-Patterecca Air Force Base Daytca, Ob1 0 Your prc10pt act1cc i.e srea~ appreciated. Sincerel.Jr, Indors ement: - Info~tion sheet has been accomplished and i s r eturned herewith as equest ed. Accompli s hed form U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATIOH SHEET This qustionnaire haa been prepared ao that you can give the U. S. Air Force at much inFctmotion at pouible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Pjoaae try to anawer as many questiona as you pouibly con. The Information that you give will used for research purposes, and will be regarded oa confidential material. Your natne will not be used In connection with any atatem.nte, concluaiona, or publications wlthout your plt'mlulon. We request this personal information 10 that, If It Ia deemed neceuaty, we rnay contoct you for further details 1, Whn did you aee the object? 2. Time of day: 3. Tim~ aon&: (Circle One): o. Eaate!n' b. Central ~. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One>: (Circle One): ~aylight Saving ....... b. Standard --- 4. Wne r were you when you sow the object? ' Neorut ~ Addreu City or Town Stot or Country .s. f s t::ilato nuw long you sew r!-:! o~joct, Hourz Minute a . 5. 1 C1 ,f:i~ cr:e oft fo llowitlg to indicate haw certain you ore of your answer to QuestionS. c. Certain b. Fairly cerro ;n c. Not very_ sure d. Just o guess 6. What waa ?ne ~and ;!i en of the s ky? (Cirde On~): a. 8 r i ght ooylight b. Dull day l ight ~usLCLtr:Qce_9.ldayl i~ht t C-~o trace of daylight 1 I:;;. f 1'-; c. 3 right tw i I i gh t f. Don't remember 7. IF you sow the object? th e objoct during i.)AYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was tho SUN located. as you loo~ed a t (Cir cle O n e1: , front of you d. To your left I:, bock of you e. Overhead To your right f. Don't remember ATIC FORM NO. 16 4 ( I J OCT 5 4) 8, IF yov "nw th~ ouject. ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? :57 ARS (C irefe One}: Don ' t remombor 9, Wo:. h<J object br ighter then the background of the sky? 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c, No moonlight -pitch darlc c. Don't rememher , . (Circl'.l One): , a: Yes b. No 10. IF !t wos BR lGHTER THAN the sky ;k! n ~at!:~ brll - t ~.- ,"'''" headlight?: (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? Several ~locks away? i2. Oi:":~ t~e ~b:.,.: ... ~vc bahir ~ -somet~in; a t c'1y~i-e, p~rticvlarly o cloud? (Cir-:.'::: C 'e): ~!-' Nc Don'r K"low. IF you answered YES, thontell what 13. Did tho oSj~ct move in fr~nr ot ~or:~etning a anytime , pa rticulor ly o cloud? ~-U IF you answered YES, than tell what 14. Did th" t~bj~cr c ppeor: ( Circle Ontt): ~ o . Solid? ' 0 f)\ b. Transparent? c . Don't Know. 15. Old you ob$crv~ tf-e obje c t th rough ony of thet following? o. EyeglolSe~ e, Binoculars Yes 1 No f . Tttlescope Yes No g. Theodolite Yos '-..~ 16. Tll In o fow words th~ following thlnga about th oblct. 17, Draw a picture that wl If a how the ahape of the oblect or oJ,Iecta. Lobel and Include In your aSctc), cny detail a of fhe object thot you aow such at wlnta, protrualon1, tc., ancleapeelolly ehou1t tr.-.lla or vcpor trolla. Place en arrow b~alde the drawing to 1how the c!trectlcn the oblec:t waa moving. . (CJ~,J ~ One): Fvuy or blurred ~A' b.-tlke a bright star c . Shorply outlined d. O<On' t remember : 10, !F th~r3 wG: MORE THAN ONE ~bject, then hew mony were there? i Oraw c pli:~rt of how they w r' orron;.d, a,o pv' c" arrow to show the dfrectiOft thot they were travel lng 22. How Iorge did th.. obiect or obiech appear aa compared with one of the following object helil In the ltarwl and ot about or.,.' length? (Circle OneJ: o. Head of a pin d. Nic1cet e. Quart.f f. 'Hoff dollar O Silver dollar h. _Baseball -. (_I._ Gropefr.yU_ c~. I Basketball . lc. Other-------- ~2.1 (Ci?de One of the following to Indicate how certoln you are of yolJ" answer to Quest.lon 22. ~ Corta1'1.---~-..... c. Not very sure \._b. Fairly carteln _,~+ d. Uneertal" 24. In ordt tnot )lo~ eon give oa c -.f o pl~hJr ca poul"l of what you aow, w would lllc fot yo.., to Imagine that you could conatruct the obJect thot you ac..,. Of what type motorial woulcl you mole It? How Iorge woulcllt be, and whot ahope I "))foufd lt ho"? Deaerl" '" your own worth o ~ommon obJect or obfech which whn ploced up In the alcy would giYe the lOme 0l'poront 01 the obJtt wnl ch you lOW, Wh~Sre were you lucated when you sow the object? (C}rcleOne): a. Ins ide a building b. In a cor c. (~utdoori", d. In an airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) . a. lf!_the business section of a city? c.. b. In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying neor an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying ovr open country? IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTDMOBILE or other vehicle at the .time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were lo oking at the.object? (Circle One) Yes No h. Northwest 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? ( Circle One) b Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest ~west What direction were you looking when you lost saw the object? (Circle One) South West '-a. North , o. ~east d. f Southwest 31. If you are fami liar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obiect was from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). . -- -degrees, --~--degrees. --~o:::!--degrees. 32. In the fo l lowing sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved line to show how t he object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a .. 8" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. 33. In the fo!low ing larger sketch place an A" ot the position the object was when you First aaw it, and a "8" at Its posit io;, .vhen you last saw it. Refer to smaller s ketch as an 'example of how to complete the larger sketch 34. Wha t were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? 34.1 ~LOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WINO (Circle One} a. Clear sky a. No wind ..... c ._s~ iferod cJ 0 uas .. d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember b. Slight breeze c. Strong w lnd , ( d. Don't rome~ 34.3 Y(_EATI:fR (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Cirele One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain b. CooJ .. e. Don't remember e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? . ... Dey Month Year 36. Was anyone else with you o t the time you saw the object? 36.1 IF you answered YES,,did they see t he object too? (Circle One) ./ No 36.2 s and addresses: 37. Wos this the first time tho~ you had seen Jn object or objects l ike this? ( Circle One)CYes No 37.! IF you answered NO, th~n w hen, where, end under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your op inion whot d o you think the object was and what might have caused It?