PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION I 12. CONCLUSIONS lOX Was Balloon 27 Jut y J :156 Mechani csburg, Ohio o Probably Balloon ss i bl Y Balloon loc:al ,0~4~0~3"------xe:t Ground Vi suol 0 Ground Radar Was Aircraft 0 Probably A I rcroft Z 0 Ai,..Visual 0 Airlnterc:ept Radar Possibly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical 0 Yes 0 P robobl y Astronomi col ) {J(No CiVil j a l1 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 06J:CTS 9. COURSE 0 , Other:::-:-----=:----:-~---- 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IObjeci st'mb ling a ll2t ~hnp~d ATEC FORM J2? (RV 26 SEP 52) 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation -= Lj d rs 11. COMMENTS LoC':lti.Ot"1 0IJf-rr:>ximl.tP.1y 10-3;-, U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your in formation may be filed ond c oded os accurately as possibli), ploas~t use ?~ 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 a dd ant furthM' comments, stotements, or sketches that you believe ore Important. Try to present the details of the obsarva tion In the order in which they occurred. Additionol pages of the same size paper moy be attached if thtty ore needed. (Do Not Write in This Space) ~t~Hl -'h. J U. S. J. I R F 0 R C E TECH N 1 CAL IN F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHEET This quutionnairo has been prepared ao that you c:on give the U. S. Air Force aa muc:h iniotmciion at pouible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove obterved. Pl~tose try to antwer ca many questions oa you possibly con. The information that you give will h' 'Hod for reseo.rc:h purposes, and will be regarded os confidential material. Your Mme will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publication without your permission. w~ requut this personal informQtion eo that, If It Ia deemed neceuary, we may contact you for fvrth:tr details. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: ~:~y Month' Year Tim~ :zen~! ( C itele On e): a. Ecstern b. Control d . Pacific I (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving ,..b} Standard City or Town State or Country .5. 1 C::::I'J or.~ o f the foilowi:19 t o :ndieo!e how certa in you ore or your answer to QuestionS. :'3 Fairl y cerro in :. Not very sure d. Just a guess (Circ!::: 0f"oi: .:. Bri;ht coylignt b. Dull daylight c.. Brighttwiligh~ d. Just o t race of doyl ight (o:]No trace of daylight f.Don't remember /. IF yo..: so..,. tb oojecr du'r ing J~ YLIGHT, TWILIGHT: or DAWN, where was the SUN loca ted os you loo~ed at the o b j Cl ~ (i ( C i:cic One;: !n !ron r of y o u d. tl. Ia bock of you ~. To your right f. J\TIC FORM tiO . lt:<t ( IJ OCT 54) To your left 0't'erheod Don't remen~ber 9. JF y~t, a.: . ., t l,<;) oufect, at NIGHT, TWIUGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning thtt STARS ond MOON? e. 7 S T .6.RS ( C ire/a On a): d. Don't remombar 8.2 MOON (Cird~ Ontt}: o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight 9No moonffght -pitch dark d. Don't remember 9. Wc:J 'J obiec~ brlght~r rhon tho background of the slcy? (Circlt> Ono): b. No c. Don''t remember 10. IF it \ol:lS BRIGHTER THAN the sky boelcground, was the brightness like that of on outomobl~e heodllght?: (Circ:le One} a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? b. Several blocks away? c. A block away? d. Severa! yards away? e. Other f\-~ 11. Old i h" ob;ect: c . :.\j:J'Jr to stand :still at any time? ( C ire le One Fo, eaeh question} No Don't Know b . Su . .:.:l,..nly speed up and r vsh away at any time? . .; . Sr! : t-p into port~ or explode? No Don't Know N;!l Don't Know d , Git~ ~f smoke? }.j~ Don't Know ~. ( i1::;.: brightness? f. Ct:-::'lc~ shape? g . fl='..:"r, throb, or pulsate? Yes t~ Don't Know Yes ~ Don't Know Yes ..,:-N~) Don't Know D id ~i-:e ~b ::-:.; n o ve behlnd sorr.erhlng o t or:ytime : ;>orticulorly c eloud? t C i;c'J ~ '"): Y~3~ . No . IJon'r Know. IF you an!wered YES, then tell what Did tlu ob':H;t move i n front of somethi,.,g '.:lt c ny ime , porticularly a cioud? Y e s Don't Know. IF you answ"red YES, than t.,lf whot ! 14. Did the o - cr cpp'3or: (Circle One): Did you ob ;erve 1ne ob.jecl th rough any of the following? \' mdc ..... gloss b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. B lnoeular s Telescope Yes Theodolite 16. Tll In c few words the following things about the oblect. 1 8, The ~c~s of the obfect were: (Circb On~): o. Fu::y cr blurred b. LJke c bright star <CJ Sharply outlln.d d. Don't rm~mber 'it~. i F ?hlbra wo11 MORe T~AN ONE obj'!ct, ~h.,., how mcr.y were there? -------------------- Crowe~ ~l,-:tur ~f how they W$rt orr~ngecf, and put on orrftW to show th direction that they wr traveling. 20. Draw o pldUfe Jhot wLII ~how the motion that the obiect or objects made. Place on A the beginning of tha po~h, c s ot thi! e r.d of the path, and show any, change In direction durfno th course. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess ot estlmot what the real size of the obJect wot In Ita longeat dimension. 22. How large did th.. object objects appear 01 compCH'ecl with orM of the fallowing obic-tt belcl Itt the hanJ and ot about arm's length? (Cfrde One): Hood of a pin g. Silver dollar b. Pea h. Baseball ~::., Grapefruit Niclcet i. Basketball Quortw k. Other f. Half dollar :?2.1 (C ird3 On., of th e foll.,wlng to indicate how certoin you ora of yo~A" answer to Question 22. c. Cert-::~ln c, Not very sure b.' Fairly certoin d. Uncertolr, How d:~ th e 9bjec:t or objects disappear fro" v iew? I n otdt t t yeu eon glv .:~a c:leor o ph:tur :a ;>culbl of whet you tow, we would lllce for you fo lmogln thot you covld ::cnatrue th o~iec:t tnot y~v J a.,.., Of whot typ mct'l.ol wo1.1l<f you mo~ It? How foro would It be, ond whot hope '1tould It hov ? ~ .. ~er!h in your ow" worda o eommo, oblc:t or obfeeh whlclt-whn ploced up In th t1cy would gl11 th :acm oppe~ronc: os tno~t objeet ..,.I,Jeh you aow. j 2.5. Where .were you lucoted when you sow the object? (C,irc.lc One): G In s ide o building b. In o cor c. Outdoors d. In un o irpl one 26. Were you (Circle One) a. lnthe business section of a city? ($)In the residential section of a citv3 -~ c. In open co.untryside? -5rJkoll lora-. d. Flying near an airfield? . e. Flying over a city? f. Ffying ov-.r open country? 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: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a . North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast How fost were you rnl)ving? miles per hour. 28.3 Di d you stop at any time while you were boking at the .object? (Circle On~) Yes No 29. W!-:at c!irecti ,., were you looki ng when you first sew ~he object? ( C ircle One) b Nor~heast . ou. ~eos. f. Southwest 30. What dir~-:t.cn were you looking when you :e s t sow the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast Y. Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest h. Northwest 31. I f you ore familiar wi th bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from tr11e N"r;h and a iso the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 When ; t flfst a ppeared: c. From tru e North _1.)10 : degrees. b . From h'='rizon Jv 'YB degrees. 31.2 Wh'!n it disappeared: a. F rom true North J bO b . From horizon~;.."";' Cf.~ degrees. 32. In the fo ll owing sketch, imagine that you ore ot the point shown. Place on A" on the curved line to show how high tr' object was above the horizon (skyline) when you f irst saw it. Place a "B" on the some curved l ine to show how high the object was a bove the horizo n (skyline) when you last saw it. 33. In t ht: following larger sketch place an A" at the pnit io n the object was when you First saw it, and a "B'' at Its oo.;;ition ...,hen you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch o s on example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 C LOUDS (Circle One) A~ Clear sky ~ '50II d:. ~ Scattered clouds w..vir 'C' d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (C ire/a OneJ <P. No wind Slight br&eze c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? Day Month Y eor 36. Was anyontt else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes 0 36.1 t = you answered YES, did they see the object too? ( Circle One) Yes No 36.2 Pleas e list their names and addresses: 37. Wcs th is th e ' irst time tho~ you had seen or: ~bject or objects l ike th is? (Circle One) Yes (~; 37. 1 I~ yo~,; answered NO: t he n whe where, ond under what circumstanc.! id you see other ones? 38. In your a pinion what d o you think the object was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you think you can e stimate the speed of the object? (C ircle One) Yes . . ,No~) J If you answere d YES, then what speed would y o u e stimate? 40. Do you think you c:an estimate how far away from you the objec t was? ( Circle One) Ye s l No IF you ans were d YES, then how far away would you say it was? 41. Please g ive the following information abo~t yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER Please in d icot!l a ny specia l e ducational training that y o u hove hod. G rode school High schoo l Pos~ oroduote f . Other special trainin g ------------ Dote yo u .:orr.pl3t~d th is questronr.oir e :