PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 0 Ha s Bollonn 4 August 1956 Beavertown Ohio o ,,,~bably Balloon p., ui bl Y S all oon ? J 4 5 -._,., .. LVIual 0 GroundRa_jar 0 Wos Aircraft 0 P rob obi y AI rcrolt c;Mfl5 /0~45Z 0 Air-VIM.tal 0 A irlnterupt Radar Possibly Aircraft C Probably Astronomical Civilian (phoned to ATIC) 0 Possibly Astronomiccal 7. LINOTH Ofl OlllftYATION t. NUMB!R OP' OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Data for Evalucation 0 Unlcnown l .hr 30 min one none 10. BRtll' SUMMARY' Ofl SICHTINO Very brigh~ pin-to-pe a size objact. Directly overhead. Late r observed with glasses. 11. COW.. ENTS Check with astro diagram and data for that location and time discloses bright star VPga directly overhead (as rt3ported) at time o f si ghting . Balloon tracks and wiuds a loft for loc3l azea disclose not balloon. Star Ve g a later vet.i f i by ohserver. ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SllP 52) U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH N I CAL I N F 0 R MAT I 0 H S H E E T (SUMMARY DA TAJ In order that your information may be flied and coded as accurately as possible, please use the following space to write out a short description of the event that yo~;~ ob~erved. You may r .. peat Information that you have already given In the questionnaire, and add ant further comments, statements, or sketches that you believe are Important. Try to present the details of the observe tion In the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be ottac:hed if thay ore needed. (Pieo Print) (Do Not Write in This Space) U. S. A I R f 0 R C E r E C H N I C A L I H r 0 R M A T I 0 S H E E T Thi, quutionnoire has been propard ao that you eon give the U. S. Air Forco aa much lnformction as pouiblo concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon thot you have obaerYed. P loau try t o anawer os many question as you possibly can. Tho information that you give will bo w~ed for reseoreh pvrposos, end will bo ragarded os confidential material. Your nome will not be l.lJed ln connec:tior. with any statements, conclusiona or publlcotiona without your permission. Wo r u~st this yarsonol !nformation co that, If it Is deemed neceucry, we may contact you for furthc,r dorolls . 1, When did you soet !he object? Month Yeor 3. Tlrr.~ zon s: (Cirde On~): a. Eastern.. ~: Central ~u when you ~ow the object? 2. Tim& of day; (Circle One): A.M. ot (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Stcui'dard Clt'l or Tow"/ Stote o r Country ~ w Mlnutu Stconda .5.1 Ciid1 or o of th~ fo!!o...,::J~ :o inoi:o h:>w c!!rtoln you ere of your onawer to Quution 5. b. Foirl y ,~m (Circle() ... ~): ;. 3ri~hr doylight b. Ovll doylisht c . 8 r i sh t tw i I i gh t c . Not very ~uro d. Ju1t a gu~UG d. Just a trace of day I ight e. No trace of daylight I. Don't remember 7. IF you iOH lh =>.,!.,c: cvring DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located OS you looked ot the object? (Cirr:le Ono): a . i~ fron 1 of you b. fn bock of you c, Toyou~right d. To your left e. Overhead f. o,m'' remember A'rtC FORM NCJ. I ' ( J OCT 54) 8. IF yot.. Htw the oujcct. ot NIGHT, TWILIGHY, or DAWN, who? did you notice conc~rning tho STARS and MOON? -?. Don't remombo r 8.2 MOON (Circlo o.,e): o. Bright moon light Oulf moonf igh' e . No moonlight -pitch dcr~ Don't "membe r 9. We~ ti--o:J ~bjcc~ brighter :-he n ~ho bcckground of the sky? ( Cirde One); e. Don't ; Etmarnber 10. IF 11 was 3R !GHTER THAN the sky boek; round, wos the brlghtn~ss lll<e th or o f on o utomohi le headlight?: ( Circ!a One ) o.~e or more awlly (a dl~toi'1t car)? : / c. A block owoy? b. S.,vera I blocks awoy? I d. Severo! yord!i a way? e . Othl)r ! 11. Old ln.e oS1 ~ct: G. Ap;P.;:Jr to stand still tt1 ony time? b. Sudde, Jy speed wp and r us h awoy ct o:-y c , Er?; ~up t nto p o rt s o ; ~xplodo? :,, C'-.... s~ bright ness? (Circle One for eoch questio n ) Oonlt Know Don't l(now Ne Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know No Dorr'? !(now lF you ons,o~erad YES, then tell whot IF you an:;wcrc!td YES, thon to ii what "'::l jOCt hr~:.~gh ony of t ha f o I low lng? Binocular! No g. Thaodoltt" 16. Tell Jr. Cl: ""' <~ord! tho fol!o.ving rhinga about the obfoct. 17. Crow o pfc h;f'o that will show tha nhape ef th cbjtct or objoctt. Lobo I end lnclud In your ak"lch ony d~ttallt of th<, ,:,l t thot you a::~w !SUch oo wings, protrualont, etc., end oapeclorly ttxhauat tr.;~lfg or vapor trolls. Pl<~e en arrew ld 'h drawing ~o Qhow tho dlr(.tctlon the obl.ct woa moving. l(l,~l , 0-'J): o. Fu:z:; or uhmt:d Drew~,:~ ,._, ...,: }:o.-vt.'!-:-' -;r.: re"99d, ::-d -:,~}on arrow to Ghow t h dlr.ctl~ tnot they w~r traveling 20. Draw Cl p lch.-r Jflnt wll I show tt.~ motion thdt th oblct or ofJfects mode. PJac3 an "A ot thtt beginning of the path, t!l '"B ot the ond a f the path, and show any, chon~ In dirc:tfon dla-ing the course. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or asthnate whet the real size of the object was In Its longeat dimension. How larg~ did the obiect ob!ech appear ~s ~ompor.d with OM of tha following objects heltl In the hanJ ~nd at about arm's length? (Circia 0:1e): o. Heed of o p!n/ Half dollar Silver dollar Grapefruit Bosketboll 22.1 (Cirda One of the following to lndic:ote ~?"" er,oin you ora of yotx answer to Oue1Hon 22. ! " Certoin c. Not very 1 ure I b. Fairly certol~ d . Uncertain J 23. How did the object or otj~d!l Jl5op oeor IT'!.,.,...,.,; 24. In o r dr thai y~ .. : on giYe oa r !s::f o p !: tur oa .,ou: :~i of what you ow, we woul" lflc,. fot ~ou to Jmotlne that you could c:onatruet ih objct thot y o u s c .... Of whot typ moterlol would you molce It? How large would It be, ond what ahope -:.ould It h:1ve? ~ .. :acr !l:!e In v:Jur :J ""'I'I wor~a o b~,.,o, t)\!ject or obleh whfe h when plac.cl up fn the alcy would give the 25. Whore w';!re you located when >ou sow t he object? (Circle One): 26. Were you (Circle One) ir~side a build ing OutJoors,/ d. In an airplane In the busines:o section of a city? In the residential section of o city? - - ln open countryside? Flying neor on airfield? Flying over a c ity? Flying ov"r open country? 27. What wera you doing ot the time you sow the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle a t the t ime, then complete the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) Eosr South Southeos~ f. Sou~hwest h. Northwest :;..,w fast we re you mcving? miles per hour. Did you stop ot o ny ~irne while yo~.. w~e looking ot the obiect? (Circle One ; Yes ._ .. What di re--:iic'l #ere you locking when yoJ rst sJw the obj'!ct? ( Circle One) '<lrth c . Sou~ o s t f. Southwest h. What dir:!C~I ~r ~.:ere )OU l o :.k1ng wne n }'O U :;s: 50W the object? (Circle One) South West c . cos: e. So,;t'~ea s t f. Southwest h. Northwest I 31. If you or.: fa,.,i';.:, w,tn o~o-ing rerms (a ngular direction}, try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true Norr :;-,c -isc tn e number of d e grees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). rs ::?pecreo _ _ degrees. ::t' o ec re d b. r.-om horiz on In the fo llowing sketch, imagine that you o re at the poin t shown. Pla c e on A" on the curved l i ne to show how high the o!Jjec t was a bove the horiz on (skyline) when yo u first s a w it. Place a " B on the some c urved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyl ine ) w he n yo u last saw it. , 33. In the '-"..,,..,,;ng larger ske tch pla::e on A" ot the p ~sition th~ object was whe n yo u firs t sow It, and a "Bn at its posit tvr. . hen you last sow i!. Refer to s maller s ketch as on examp le o f how to complete the larger sketch. 34. Who were the weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WINO (Circle One) Clear sky' b. Slight breeze c . Scattered clouds c. Strong wind d. Thick or heavy d. Don't remember e. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circ:le One) a . DryV . Fog, mist, or light rain Moderate or heavy ra In e. Don't remember e. Don't remember When did you report to some offic: ial that you had seen the object? 3.6. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) Yes No 36. 1 If you answered Y~S,. did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No 36.2 P Ieese list their names and addresses: 37. Was t h;:; t he first time thot you hod seen on obiact or objecti like th is? (C ircle One) Ye~ 37.1 .r you answered NO, :h en when, wher-e, end under what eircumstancea did you soe other ones? 38. In your o pinion what do you think t he object was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you th ink you can estimate the speed of the object? (C ;rcle 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? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 41. Please giYe the following information about yourself: Zone Stote TELEPHONE NUMBER I Please indicate any spe~ial educational training that you have hod. Grcde school High scl--oo! Post graduate 42. Date you completed this ~u~son;,aire: Technieoi school f. Other special training Month Year