PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 27 ,j .. m e l ~J .Jl1 Wi l m.i Oti ton, uhio 3. OATETIME GROUP 4. l'YPE OF OBSERVATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Vloa Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possibly Oalloon 0 Ground-Radar : 0 Was Aircraft . 0 Probably Aircraft S . PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomlcol ...,.... C1vilian 0 Posslbly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0, Other _ 0 Insufficient Doto for Evoluotion 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS One object appeared to b e round and tt e This case wu s l r vr.Jstigated l; y length of an automobile . Color bright t\TIC and reso lved t o b e an aluminum or silver. Se emed about 2-3 n./ c fm WPl\.FD .. ft hhick with blg e or canopty top. ATIC FO~M 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUD$_{~irc/e One) a, Clear sk0 b. Ha:iy - c . Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) g, mist, or light rain c, Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) a. No win-d b.~Siight br~.;~ ~ c. Sirong'-w r,;a-- d. Don't remember . 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. von't remember When did you report to some officio I that you had seen the obiect? Doy :' Month 36. Was anyone else with you?' the time you saw the object? (Circle One) ~ No 36.1 IF you answered YE_S,~id they see t he object too? (Circle One) :Yes~,..... No 36.2 Please I ist their names and addresses: 37. Wos this the first time thot you hod seen an object or objects like this? (C irc ie One ) " Yes !F yol. onswered_NO, then when, whe re , end under whot circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your o pinion when do you think the object wos artd what might have caused it? 39. D o you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes ~ IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can ostimote how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) ~ ' feet. IF you onswer.ed YES, then how for away would you say it was? 41. Please give the following information about yourself: Zone State TElEPHONE NUMBEP. Please in d icate any special educational train ing t hat you hove hod o . Grod e school T echnica I schoo I College f. Other special training d. Post g raduate Dote you comp leted this q uestio ., no ire: Mont~ Year U. S. AIR FORCE TeCHNICAL. INFORMATION SHEET Thl..:. qults! i'l>nnoire hos bun prepared ao that you can give tho U. S. Air Force aa much .lnfonnotion os pouibl(t concerning tho unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Plooso tty fo a n,lwer cs many questions as you possibly con. The Information that you give will ho uud lor rosoat(h purposcu, and will be r&garded as confidential material. Your name will not .ba Ulf4)d ln connection with any at:atements, concluaion1 01 public:atlona without your permi11lon. We uquest ihls pan;onol information to that, If ft Is deerMd neceasory, we may contact you for f urther details. . . !. Whan did you so the objoct? 2. Time of day: Yur (Circ:le One): 3. T lm4it :;on~: (Cird" One):(a. Ecste--;~ b. t.:"entrol e. Mountain (Cirde One): ~o., l.Q Saving ~ Standorcl- d. Pacific 4. Wher w~re you when yo4.1 sow th~ object? Nworut P~a!ol Addreu C ity or Town Stote or Country ~. E~ t imo re how long yoJ ~ow th3 obje : t , .3. ~ C. :: I a 01 e of r;,e i oflo>rt ing ro :ndi~a~e ~ow ce:toin you or~J of your answer to Quest ion 5. o. Ceo o rn b. F o irly ~"rro in (Cirdc Or...,j: b. i)u I ! cc y II gh t 5 r i gh I tw i I i gn t c. Not very sure d. Jut a guess Just a trace of daylight> No troce of daylight Oon't remember 1. IF you saw th.! obj&ct dl.!rirq DAYLIGHT, TWIL IGHT, Of DAWN, where was the SUN located os you looked ot ( Ci:cle Ono}: f:t f r or.t o f you d. To your left In back oi you ~. o~erhead To yovr 1 lgh t f. Don't remember ATJC FORM ~.~. 8, IF you snw th-tt <Juj~ct, at NIGHT, TWILiGHT, or DAWN, whot did you notico concerning th o STARS and MOON? 6.1 STARS ( C ircle Ono) : Don't romomber 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o. Bright moonlight b. Dull rnoonllght c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. oon't remember 9, Wcs the object brighter than the background of the sky? (Circle One); a. Yos b. No c. Don't rGmember 10. IF It wcs BRIGHTER THAN the sky baexground, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: (Circlf! One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? b. Several bfoelu away? c . A b lock away? d. Several yards away? Did 1he o:,;ect: ( C ircle One lor e'ldt question) o. Ap~eor to stand s t ill a t any time? Yes &~ Don't Know b . Sudd!'nly speed up and rush away at cny time~ CY_i""_i) No Don't Know c . Br~a:.:. u p into ports or e.xp!od"? Ye ! (N~ D_on't ow d . Site off smoke? Yes No <1>on't Know.. '!J. Chonge brightness? Y&$ No cD-~t-.Kn;W' f , ChonGc s hape? Yes No @~n'~;ow g . fl,cke r, t~rob, or p !.ilsote? Ye~ No (Qon:t Know) i 2. Did t he objr:ct :nove behind something at cn-yi ,~e, pcrtic u la riy o; loud? IF you answered YES, then tell what ( C irde One): {Circlo One): Yes No '-Don't Know.~ IF you answ~red YES, t han tell what b. Transpar"nt? 14, Did the ob jaet c ppecr: (Circle One): c. Don't Know. Did you obsarv! ~l,e ob j.::c t through any of the following? Eyeglo!:ses e. Binoculars Yes Sun glosses Yes T e) lescope Yes \lindshield Yes Theodolit e Yes Wudow g loss Yes Other 16. Tell In a t~w worch the following th ings about the obJect. 17. Draw a picture that will show the ahope of the oblect or olfecta. Lobel and Include In your aketch ony detoU1 of the object that you aaw such 01 wlng1, protrualona, tc., onclapeclolly xhauat trail or ~opOt tralla. Place r.w b,tld tne draw in~ to chow t h direction th obf.ct wa moving. The ~dgo1 of the object wer~: (Circl~ One): a. Fu~r.'/ or b!urrftd b. Llk~ c brloh~ tor e . Sho,pl~ outlln~d ! r~;r.$mbtr 'Jfo'tf Q ?lctvre f how ?hy '-l' crr~n~d, ond put c" arrow to ehow the direction thot they wr traYelln; Ora w c picture IJ,nt wlfl show the motion thet the oblect or oltfectt made. Place on ;. et the betlnrtl,. of th path, o a at the end of the path, and thow any, chang In direction dwlng th coutae. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to gueat 01 estimate whot the real alze of the obiect was In Ita longeat d hnensiOft. 22. How large did the. obiect or obiects oppear as compared with one of the follow I no oiiecta belilln tbe holtfl and at about arm' length? (Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Sliver dollor b. Pea h. Baaeboll Grapefruit d. Nlclcet Baaketball f. 'Half dollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how ctrtain you are of your answer to Quest.lon 22. a. Certain c. Not very awe b. Fairly certe~ln d. Uncertain 23. How d id the object or objects dlsopp.or from v iew? 24. In ordr th.:at yo1.1 e c n give o e leor o p l:turo aa poulble of what you eow, we woulct ll~e fM JOU to lnu1lne that rou coul ~o"atu1et th ohlct thot you to._, Of what type mofetlol would you rnolce It? How Iaroe woul It lte, and what 1hope ._oulct It hcu? Oucrlb '" your OWft word 0 eo,.,.,. ooJct or oltloc .. which when ploc .. up In the .Jc, waul. olve tho acme c~pcran-e 01 the oblct whl e;, you taw. 25. Where wer e you lucated when yo u saw t he object? (Circle . One): a. Jn.side a ?uild ing e. Outdoors d. In o n o if plone 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. 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 were you doing at the t ime you saw the objeet 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 fest were you moving? ~/1~":..... h. Northwest Did you stop at any time while you we re looki:1g at the object? ( C ircle One) Yes Who t direct:c., were you looking when you f 1st s::w the object? ( Ci rcle One} t:ost e. South Sout heast f. Southwest h. Northwest What direct!~" were you looking when you lost saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast Southeast -f. Southwes-t h. Northwest 31. If you ore foni!' or witn bearing terms (angular d irection), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North end a ls o th e number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31. i Wt:c11 i t ii~st appeared: c . FroM true North------ Whe n i~ d:s::~ppeored: c. From true North _ b. From horizo n ------ 32. In the following sketc h, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place on 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 thA some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizo n (skyline) when you last sow it. 33. In the following larger sketch place on A" ct th e p?sition the object was when you first sow 1t and o e" at its posit ion when you last sow it. ReFer to smeller si<~tch cs on example of hew to complete the larger sketeh. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) o. Clear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.2 WINO (Circle One) a. No wind b. Slight breeae c Strong w incl d. Dont remember WEATHER (Circle One} 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Cire/e One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember Dont remember 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? Doy Month Y eor 36. Was anyone e I se with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) c~S./ No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) ?!.!!/ No 36.2 Plecse list their names and addresses: 37. Was this ~h e f irst t ime that you hod seen -::n object or objects like this? ( C ii'cl9 One) Yes 37. 1 IF yov answered NO, th'!n when, wnere, end under what circumstoneet did you a" other ones? 38. In your opin ion what do you think the object was and what might hove causecllt? 39. Do you think you con estimate the speecl of the object? ( Circls One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? ( Circ:le One) / Yes IF you a n swered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 41. P lease 9 ive the following Information about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER-------- Firat Nome Middle Nome Zone State P lease indicate any special educational tra ining th a t you hove had. a. Grode school High sc hool ... Col le ge Post graduate ~2. Dote you c ompia ted t his ques~ionnaire: f. Other special training------------- Oov Month Year 8ECU,.ITV CLA8el I'" I CATION Cit .,~ . DI.SPOSITION FORM FlU NO. SUBJECT Unidentified Flying Object G. T{. Gregory FROM ATI C SDO 2:7 Jun 5 COMMENT NO. 1 1. On '2:7 .Jun 56, at approximately 1645, Cart J. N. Long, AO 794675, Base Operations, Clinton County AFB, Ohio reported by telephone an account of a UFO. Capt Long obtained his information from Sergeant Eaker of the Ohio Hi~:{h\.IS.y Patrol Headquarters, 1-.'ilmington, Ohio. Sergeant Baker in turn obtained the original report from a 46 year old man and hi s two sons, a ges 17 and 10. 2. The man and his sons were the ones who stated they actually saw the UFO. c~pt Long did not have their names and addresses but believed that Sgt Baker had them. The i n "ormation which Capt Long obtaned is very ~ketchy and is contained in the attached technical information sheet. He is confident, however, that t!:.e nan and "'is sons could gi.:e a much mor e co~plete accou t of the sighting. 3 . At t h e t i:ne o f the sighting, there uere figtter aircra f t i n tl1e vicinity. These aircraft '.rere p a=t.ici rating in night tes7 operations in the Re stricted .A:rea 109,.. vrhicn is t:.s--d frequently by ~TADC in ITight test ooerations. 1~. '::'!'le i.reather was .,,est. \isibility was a t ,.;i l.C a fifteen mile per hour Hind from the 2.5 ~le s t the t :.me of the re;crt~d s~g~ting. E. DTniGAt"l ATIC Staf ' Duty Officer AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET ihi- quurionnair~t ho1 bon prepared ao that you can give the U. S. Air Forc:o as much infe1~?ion os pouiblo concerning tho unidentified aerial phenomenon that yau .havet observed. try to anawer 01 many queationa as you poulbly can. The information that you give will he '.J3od or roseorch purposas and will be rgarded oa confidential moterlal. Your natnt will net b;. 'J ltad In connection with any 'tatomenta concluaiona, or publications without your pmiulcn. W!~ ~oquut this p.rsonol Information ao that, If It ls deemed neceuory, we may eontact you for h:rthor details. { Circ::le One): a. Ecstern b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 2. Time of day: Hour Minute (Circle One): A.M. (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard J, Wh~r~ WI!-'' vcu .,.,h~n you sow th0 object? Norttf Poatcl Addrou Addl~icnd ~mork~: -!r~ you sew th~ obj!>ct, City or Town