Englewood Ohio — October 1956

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Keywords: circle, obiect, woul4, irclo, remember, object, estimate, twilight, degrees, answered, daylight, elttlc, rotjusion, oribinrt, 1rply, ob3crv0d, distrtncc, t11ato, milgs, lnfcrrr, otrlol, ncasory, tlrna, caltoia, ci1dc
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3. DATE.TIME CROUII PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION A. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0: Gmund Visual 0 Ground-Rodor CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Bolloon 0 Probobly Bolloon Possibly Balloon Wos Aircraft ir~-l~n~te=r~c=~p~t~R~o=d~a~r-l . . 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Probobl y Aircrolt D Possibly Aircroft 0 y 0 Probobl 'I Astronomi col 0 Possibly Astronomical I. HUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other--------- 0 Insufficient Oota for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 7. LENGTH OP.OBS2RVATION 10. BRIEf SUMMARY 01' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 3 o l i d o b j G c t v s t i 1~: ~ ~ t o d r o o n !> 0 til i J e s Wet s eLttlc d u p , n o rtin~s o r l>rotJusion.5~ 110 V''!)o~ t ra i 1 , motion was cJo)rn, obj <!i r e led b~c~ to its oribinrt 1 }JO~i tion. Co 1 or pink. Sh:1rply oat lined. Thou ht t o bu :100ft 1on;;. Still i'l si;jht at time of rpt. Object was in ~iost. ATlC FORM 329 (RBV l6 SKP 52) Oi>j.:?et ob3crv0d eirc]inf~ .i.n ,'i '::;tco ~un wa.::i ..:;~tling a t t imJo Color o: boyo Distrtncc u . .:ti t11ato d at ~0 milGs aw~1y ~ :.Iane~tver::3 indica t~ possible n/c :.;ightinr:;~ UU."'c.~tlon conc:;i..;tuJ.lt with this ana 1ys.tso U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 N SHE E T This questionnaire has ben prepared so that you con give the U. S. Air Force as much lnfcrrr.otion as possible concerning the unidentified otrlol phenomenon that you hove obs.,vd. Please try to answer oa many questlona as you possibly can. The Information that you give will be uaecl for res~rch purposes, and wi II be regarded a a confidential material. Your name will not In connection with any statements, conclutions, or publications without your permiasion. We requ11t this personal Information ao that, If It Ia dem.d ncasory, we rnoy contact you for further dotoils. 1. Whtn dlcl yov ss~ the ob[ect? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): A.M. 3. Tlrna zone: (Circle One) :_E~'l.S!.!'~ c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard S. Estimate how long you saw tha obiect. Cit'l or Town Stote or Country 5.1 Circle one of the following to lndi~ote how certain you ore of yout onawer to Question S. -~ CaltoiA _ b. Fairly certain 6. What woa th-t :cndition of th slcy? (Ci1dc One): a. Bright daylight b. Dull dayliQht c. Bright twilight ' e. Not very sure d. Juat o guess d. Just a trace of day I ight No trace of daylight f. Don't remember 7. IF you &o w d~3 object duting DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where wa' the SUN located as you looked at ~he object? (Circle One): ~ ln front of you .- b. In back of you c, To yo&:r right d. To your left . o ... erheoJ f. Don't remember ATIC FORM NO . 16 4 (JJ OCT 54) a. IF you 1aw the oufoc~ ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning thet STARS and MOON? STARS (C irclo Ono): Don't remomber 9. Was the object brighter than the background of the aky? (Cirelo One): MOON (Circlo One}: o Bright rnoonllght b. Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember c. Don't romembr It was BRIGHTfR TJi~N the sky bac!-<ground, woa the brightness lilce that of an automobile h~odllght?: ' ; 1 {. -I (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant cor)? b. Soveral blocks away? c. A block owoy? d. Severo I yards away? 11. Old tha object: a. Appeor to stand still atony time? b. Suddenly speed up ond rush away at any tim? c. Br:)I'J~ U? into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Chon;9 brightness? f. Change shape? g. F Iicker, throb, or pulsate? (C Ire/, One lo, eat:h questionJ No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know Did the obiect move behind son,ethlng at anytime, particularly o cloud? (Circle On~J: -::~Jes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Did the object move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes (No Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what 14. Did th~ obisct appear: (Circle Ona): I,, Transparent? c. Don't Know, Oicf you obsorve the obiect through ony of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Yes b. Sun glasses Yos / tfo f. Telescope Yes Wlndshlold g. Theodolite Yo1 Window glass Yes /No 16. Tell In a few words the following thlngJ about th obfect. o. Sound 17. Drow o plch-" tnat will show the 1hope of tht oi.Ject or obiecta. Label and Inc lucie In your alcetch ony detolla of the oi,Ject that you 1aw auch aa wlngt, protruslona, etc:., and esp.clally exhaust tr~ll or Yapor trall1. P!ac en orrew besld the drowlng to 1how the cUrctlon the o~lect waa movlnt l S. Th edge of '" obJect were: (Circl~ OnJ: Fuaay Of bfurr.d b. Llk!_a brl~ht st,r '--eli-o~n't rmmher 19. IF tnr w121 MORE THAN ONE oblect, thn how tnony wert there? Draw a plchJte of how thwy wr crronged, ancl put an arrow to abow the dlr.ctlo.t that they wr trovllng Draw c plctur~ Jhnt wlfl show the motion thot the obJect. or oiiJecta mode. Ploc on A et the beginning of th poth, a a at the end of the path, oncf ahow any, cha"f In direction during the course 21. IF POSSI~LE, try to gueas 01 estlmat what the real size of the obiect waa In Its longeat dimension, 22. How large did the. obJect or ollects op,.ar aa compar.d with one of the followlnsJ oiJecta belillrt the honJ o~ ot abo-.,t atm' length? (Circle One): a. Head of a pin d. Nlclcet Quarter f. 'Half dollar g. Sliver dollar h. BoaeiMall I , Grapefruit I BaatctMII ( . (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of youo an1wer to Queatlon 22. o. Certain b. Folrly certc-ln c. Not very awe cl. Uncertal" How did the obJect or obJecta disappear from view? ---------------------- In orcler thot you COft glvo cloor o ,lch~ro poaalltlo of whot row e~w, wo woul4 IIIIo fw you to ltltto thot rou covl~ conattuct tho ohloct tnGt you * Of whet type 111oterlol wou14 you moire It? How lor,. wevl4 It lo, ott4 whot alto,. woul4 It hove? Ooacrll.o In your owft wor4e olom" eltloct or o~tocte which who" ploc .. u, lfl tho 11&1 woul4 tlo tho aetH oppoatanco 01 tho obloct which you aow. 25. Whertt were you lucoted when you saw the obiect? (C,irclo One): a. lnsida a building IJ d. -In an o irpl one {J ;' 26. Were you (Circle One) o. In tha business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? .. c. In open countryside? . .. d;-Fiying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying ovr open country? 21. What were you doing ot ,the time you saw the obi act, ond how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complet& the following questions: 28.1 Whot_direction wera you moving? (Circle One) ~ North c. East --l). Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest How 1ast were you rmving? miles per hour. Did you stop at any time whiJe you were! liking at the obiect? (Circle One) /Y~,. No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the obiect? (Circle One) b. Normeast d. Southeast f. Southwest - h. Northwest h. Northwest 31. If you are forrr! ior with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obiect was from true Nor'h and also the number of degrees it wa3 upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North --~--degroes . b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: o. From true North -----degrees. b. From horizon degrees. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved I ine to show how high the object was above the horizon {skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "B on the same curved lins to show how high the object was above the horizon {sky I ine) when you last sow it. 33. In the following larger sketch place an A'' at the position the oblect wos when you lirst saw It, and a a" at its position when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch os on example of how to complete the larger slcetch 34. What wore the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One) 51 ight breeze c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind d. Thiele or heavy clouds e. Don't remember WEA IHER (Circle One} 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain ~ .. c. e. Don't remember e. Don't remember When did you report to some official that you had seen the obiect? _..,.Month 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) ( Y J No IF ycu answerectYES, did they the object too? (Circle One) 'Yes No Plecse list their .... names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an obiect or objects like this? (C irclo One) Yes 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? In your opinion what do you think the obiect was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the speecl of tho obiact? (Circle One) IF you answer~d YES, thttn what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object was? IF you answered YF.S, then how far away would you say it was? 41. Please gi~!t ~he followi information about yourself: Ploase ind:cote any special educational training that you have had. a. Grade school e. Technical school------------- f. Other sp.cial training----------- d. Post graduate ------------ 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: