PROJECT 10173 RECORD CARD 7. LINOTM OP OIIIIIATION L NUMal. OP OIJICTI JO. 111P IUIIIIMIY OP .... .,.... .. ;a;ty reports called in to OD. Light- Jika obj~ct crossing bak nnd forth c1ve r ~ayton. Object ejactsd blue f Llmt:). No noise. 12. COHCLUIIONI 11. COMMINTI A/C frot~ right Field on phot~ Mission O\'Cr Dayton. Plane e quippe vith stron~ bluish li.;ht. 20. Draw o picture that wLII ahow the motlett thet the el.fect ot oltfecta nwuh. Piece ett A the l.tlftftl,. ol the path, a a ot the end of the path, oncl ahow any, cha"l In direction clwJ"t the eowas 21. II' POSSIBLE, try to 1 eat 2~ H.. clhl th. oltfect oltfecta ....., " c...-.4 with ancl at allout ' . (Circle OJa f. 'Half dell ef the followl oltfect belll1t "'- I tiNIII 22.1 (Circl~ o,.. of tho followl,. tolftlllcate hew cortelft you o of yow te Quoat.lon 22. Certelft Uncortei 23. Jlow dW the oltfect 01 oltJocte c11,.,,... ee~tatrvat the...... ,.., aew. Of whet,,,. riel weu14 ,._, Ia ltf Hew wevl4 It~ ..... wleat wevl4 it hawef DeaIIN 111 ,.. ew11 war4a eleuu11 cit .. Ieete whleh whe11 ,laaa~ .. I the .. , wavl4 ,,.,. ... 2.5. Where were you lucated when you saw the obiect? (~ircle One): 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the b!Js in.ess section of a city? ~br-tn~tne r.-aidenti~L ction of ci c!.J1! c. In open cou~.;yslde? a. Ins ide a building b. In g cor c(Outdoorp d. In on airplane d. Flyint near an airfield? Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What we you doi,. at the ti you aaw the obiect, and how clld you happen to notice it? 28. IF. you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the thtt1, then c..,lete the followlne .,.ationa: 28.1 Whet cllraction were~ nNving? 'Orcle One) b. at ,.C'',Southeaat I law fast were you AMWing? ----------------miles per hour. f. Southwest 28.3 Dlcl yoU stop C. any time while you were loolclnt at the obiect? . (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you loolclnt when you first saw the altiect? (Circle One) a. North e. South f. Southwnt 30. What direction were you loolcint when you last saw the altject? (Circle One) a. North South b. NorthHat f. Southwest h. Northwest h. Noethwest If you are faillar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to esti the nUMt.r of clegrees the oltject was from true tlorth and also the number of cletr it 1 u.-arcl from the horiaon (elevatiM). 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North --'""""'-"'--degrees. b. From horizon (t<2 degr 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. PJoce an A" on the curved I ine to show how the object was above the horizon (slcyline) when you first saw it, Place o "B on the same curvecl line to show how high the object was above the horizon (slcyline) when you lost sow it. 33. In the followlne loreer alcetch place on A .. at the position the oltiect I when rou ,,,., lOW It, ancl a at Ita position when you lot aaw lt. Ref.r to amaller alcetch an pie of how to c....,lete the leer alcetch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the tl1111 you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WINO (Circle One) t' Clear sky) c. Scattered clouds c. Strong w inct d. Thiele or heavy clouda d. Don't re e. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) ' 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) st, or light rain or heavy rain e. Don't remember When cllcl you oHiclal that you hacl n the olliect? 36. Was anyone eiH with you at the tlnt1 you 1aw the Miect? (Circle One) Yee No 36.1 IF you answere.t Y ciW they '" the oltiect too? (Circle Orte) Ye No .. 36.2 PleaH list their nafMI and 37. Wu thla the flrat tlfM that hacl n an oltiect Mjecta Ulc~ thIs? (Circle Otte) 37.1 IF you onawerecl then when, where, and what clrcUIIIItanc cUcl you other on11? 38. In yow-opinion what clo you think the oltiect wa1 .... 39. Do you think you can estimate the speeJ of the ob;ect?' (Cirele One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the obiect wos? (Citcle One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? 41. Please give the following on aa.ut yourself: Preas indicat. any s ial educational training that you have hacl. a. Grade achool High school d. Poatgradua .. f. special traini,. ----------- I 42. Oat. you c thia queati PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION I 1956 ~:tyton, Ohio Was Balloon 0 Probaltly B.tleen 3. DATI-TIMI OROU~ ._ TYP! 0' OISIRVATION ~:.P,_un.,_ Vlsuol 0 Ground R a4er Possi Wy Boll .. ,. 0 Was Aircraft Prololtly Aircraft -=-s.~liiiOlR . 7. LENGTH OII.OIIIIATION 4 5 ~i~utds/20 lniuutas 10. 111111 SUMMAaY OP liGHTING 0 AI.-Viel I. NUMIER 0' OIJICTI l ) Yollow round object obs~rved at approxi~ataly 60-6G d grs elevation. Ap peared the size of half dollar. ~j ite ydllow objact res~moling a bri !tht 5tar. Ob~erved SE to S. Zle- vation ~pproximataly 50 dJrS. Appe3red a s a pproximata size o!' hclfdollar. 11. COMMINTS Possibly Aircraft ax Was Astro~toMicel j!: .. u : S C ProloWy Astrenlcol D Possiltly Aetaonelcol 0 lnsufficle~tt o ... lw Eoluotion 0 Unllnown T h is r p t f o 11 o w a J '"it hi n h a ; f hour n l Lost simila r rp t ,Ji v ?n almost c:<act d escription, ua a1ing ~nd e l u va t :;.on of ;,I.~ as. ~tar~ no . ., i n pro:n ilH~nce lD. t il l s loc .1 t i~ . MEMO ROUTING SLIP NYflt USE FOflt APPROVALS, DISAPPROII ALS, CONCURRENCES. Oft SIMILAR ACTIONS OllGAMZATIOM AND LOCATIOII COORDINATION rROIIMMCmu ORIAMIAnDII AltO LoeAIICIII R~lacu DA .\00 Pt>nJS-.1 Apr 41. sad UBQ Focw U. 10 No tl, which m~ t. null. U. S. A I R f 0 R C I TECH HI CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHE E T Thi qustionnoire hoa b.n preporecl 10 that you con give the U. S. Air Force 01 much infINition as possible concernint the uniclentifiecl oerlol phenomenon thot you hove observecl. PI try to anawer 01 y qustlcwta 01 you ,oesllaly con. The Information thot you tive wiU be usecj for research purpos, on .. will be retorcle4. 01 confidential moteriol. Yoyr nome will not !e uaect In connectlcwt with ony ,,.teNnta, concluaiona, or publications without your pmlatlon. We rectuett thia peraonol lnformotien eo that, If It Is d"mect neceaaory, we moy contoct you f furth cjeteils. 1. When di4 yeu the ~iect? ~q IJ,Jq,J st (Circle One): A.M. D, Me~tth ..c:E;'atern) (Ciicle O..o): (Circle 0N)I It, Centrol c. Moun,.ln 4. Poclflc Wh were yeu when the oltiect? Aactitlenol rerkaa !. Esti,..ote hew lt you Mw the oltiect. 3.1 Circle.,.. of the followlnt to lnctlcote hew cortoln you o el your onawer to Question 5. 6. Whot woe the cwitictt of the el.y? (Citcle One): Britht daylitht b. Ou II .y light c:. Bright twilitht c. Not very sure 4. Jue t euo 7. IF yov saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, 01 DAWN, where wot the SUN loco ted aa you lool&ed ot rh obiect? ( Ci rd One): a. In front of you b. In boclc of you c:. To your rivht d. To your left Ovetheod f. Don't remmber 8. IF you aaw the ouJect at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (C irt:le One): cf. Don't remomler 9. Wae the oll;ect brighter than the baclcgrouncl of the alcy? (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Cireltt Ontt): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c (No' moonlight -pitch cf~lc d. Don't rentember c. Don't remember 10. I, It WOI BRIGHTER THAN the alcy Mclcgrourwl, WOI the wlghtnets lilc that of on autolnoblle heoclllght?a (Circle One) o. A Mile More away (a distant cor)? c. A bloclc away? cl. S.verol yards away? Appeor to stand atlll at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and ruah awey at any t Don't Know Brealc up Into 1 explode? d. Give off 1 ntOice? e. Change brightneaa? No Don't Know f. Change shape? Don't Know F ltclcer, throb, . eulaate? Don't Know 12. DW the obiect uaove ltehlnd 1"1 et anytiN, particularly a clouct? (Circle Onel: Yea Don't Know. IF you onawered YES, then tell whet 13. OW the obiect ntove In front of aon:ethlnt at anyt , portlculorly a cloud? (Circle One}: Yea Don't Know. IF you answered YES, them tell what 14. Did the ooiect appear: (Circle O e)t b. Tronaporent? c. Don't Knew. Did you obs.,ve the oliect throuth 011y of the following? a. Eyeglasses e. Blnoculors b. Sun glasses f. Teleacope Windshielcl g Theodolite d. Window glass 16. Tell In a few words the following thlnga abovt the obtect. 17. o pic"" th.t will ahow the ahope of the ~fMt or oltlecta. Label ond lnclu4e In your alcetch eny detalla of the o~Mt thet you aaw auch aa win .. , protrvtlena, etc., 4 eapaclolly ellhovat tralla or w,., trella. Pion Clft en th drawlnt to th. 41rectlen the ~Mt lnt l I. The ef the eltiect were a (Circle o, Ill 1hoN ,.., MOR! THAN ON! eltloct, "*' hew ....,., were there? --------------- ?l;~r~ Object ~aports Se,r~ral reports of ~l:ri:1b objeess ~.;ere ca-lled in last night. I took n~t:3 c:l ~ fe'" The gist or these reports was th.lt .J. light-like object was seen crossing back ~d forth across t he cit7 of Dayton las~ ni~ht. !t se~med to eject a blur ia fia."!!e and r.1ade no noise. Cnly one report d.3s:ribec 1 t to be dise shai)~d. Most of these reports came in shortly a!t~r 2100 h~urs. The Deputy Snerzit! made his two calls at 0400 a.m after this corning. Here are some or t-he and ses of tr. - reople vho witnessed this tlight (?). . . v : : ':'Flying. , Jyo, lwt Plane! ' . Ally na r11ldeet who ma et~ laat atrht ,,. 1 f1Jial ueer" erulallll' Jel .. I ureiJ e.er tlte Miami V.Ue lAw rtpt INt rew the & / coelualoL 1 Tile Wrtpt AJr De\"elo,_.t I Ceater'e Jllletlr,hle reeo' 1 euee alrplaJM " u taldn 1 tu r~ of tlltt Da.,t.-ft ,... qabt. . Thl I tile um~ Nip whldt . ' s tl rr,.d a aumtt..r nf XeaJa ! Jtf>nplf! tn beelel' WrtchtPatter-- aon .\lr Foree hate ~ith laqulr ... Dlla alp& MYeral WHka qo. ::....._--! IJijl&, t1aa doll preeeat aa I have attached ~ notes to is 20. Draw o picture that will show the motion thet the oltfect., -'-feet I tMde, Piece 4Ift A et the IMtiMI"' of the path, a a of the end of the path, ond 1how any, cho"t In direction dwf"' tho co\WIO 21. If POSSIBLE, try to 1 oatl tho real sin el the eltfect was ht Its ~lmettalon. H.w .... cll4 the. oltfect eltfecta .,._ ..,., ... with .. el the followl,. ~feet belfl lit tN (Circle OJ: I a..lce ... lt 22.1 (Circle o,.. of tho followl"' to INic ... hew certel11 ,.u .. ef yoLP an' te Oue 22. fl. Uncertain i r a lltt r1 . "'4 It h8ef De11riM Ill rew ewfl WIF41 18 .. 111 eltfect er M .... l whleh whe11 ,111d .. Itt the .. , wevl4 fle the 2.5. Where were you lucoted when you saw the object? (C,ifcle One): a. inside a building d. n a~rplane 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b( 'in th.-residential-section of a ci!Yl c. In open countryside? -- d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying ovr open country? 27. What we you doing at the tin:e you sow the obiect, ond how did you hoppen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, lhen c0111plete the followlnt qvestions: What direction were you I'MYing? (Circle One) lt. Northeast 28.3 Did you stop at any ti (Circle One) c. East . South ct. Southeaat f. Southwest ---------- milea per hour. while you were loolcint at the ob;ect? 29. Whet direction were you loolcint when you first aow the object? (Circle One) 30. What diNction were you' loolcing when you last saw the obiect? (Circle One) b. Northeast cl( S""outheast- ) h. Northwest h. Northwest 31. If you ore landliar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the numw of degr"s the olaiect was from true and also the nuMber of clegr"s it was upward from the horiaon (elevation). When it first appear.cl: a. From true North degrees. From horizon When it disappeared: From true North degrees. b. From horizon degrees. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore ot the point shown. Place an A" on the curved J i,. to show how the object was above the horizon (sky