PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 0 Was Balloon 16 November 1956 Fox River Grove Illinois o Probably Batt .. n ._ TYPE OJI OBSERVATION D Woa Aircraft ljro ttdVhuol D Ground-Radar QtxPtobobly Alrcroft Po 1 al W y AI rcroft ;u 0 Woa Aatrenomi col 7. LENGTH OJI OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSI! 0 ProboWy AatronoMicel Poulbly Aatronomlc .. 0 lnaufflciont Ooto t.r Evoluotlon D Unlcnown IRI!fl 011 liGHTING Object ike a bright dot observed. Appeared to be dull red. First round in shape, then changed into cigar shape. Three objects, much smaller and round. Appeared and seemed to converge on it. ATIC PORM 329 (REV 21 aaP 12) 11. COMMENTS UFO sighting 1oaation is adja- cent to one of the heaviest air traffics in US and under NW approach to Chicago which is approx 25 miles away. Certain inconsistencies in soarce's rpt States size of dot; later dis- cusses instruments, engines & smaller craft attached to it. Undoubtedly observed some obj, but over-active imagination. Probable a/c sighting. U. S. AIR FORCI TECHNICAL IMPORMATION (SUMMARY DATAJ In orM that your Int. moy a.. fll.cl ancl coclecl .accuratly po11lltl, pi u the followl.. to write out a 1hort cl.acrlption of th w.nt that you ot,a.rv.cl. You ny , .. tl.t you have al ilvn In th qu.atlonnalre, ancl aclcl any furth.r CCHIIINntl, or alc.tch.a that you l.llw or I Try to prea.nt th cl.talla of th. oltaerv .. tl In the In which th.y occurrecl. Aclclitlonal ,.,., of th. 1 ala I. attaeh.cl (Do Hot Write In Tltls Spoc) U. I. :A II P 0 I C I TIC H MICA L IMP 0 R MAT I 0 M S H II T Thla queetlonnoire hoa ~teen propere4 ao thttt you con 1lve tho U. S. Air Force Much lnftlon poaellalo concernln1 tho unhfentlflecl oerlol thlt you hove oltevecl. PI try to onewor queetlone you poealltly con. Tho lnfortlon thot you 1lvo will t.o ueecl fot ree10rch purpoeee, on4 will ._ re .. rcletl conflclentlol torlol. Your MfnO will not lte ueetl In cnoctlon with ony atote....,.te, conclualene, or put.lleetlona without ,our perleelon. Wo rtt~ueet thla pereonol lnforotlon thot, If It Ia d .. Ncl r, we NY contact ,_, for fwth clotolla. . 1. When tllcl you the olalect? (Citcle Otte}: Eaatern /L,-Centra.D 'i.-MOUfttaln cl. Pacific (Circle Otte}: A.M. (Circle Otte}: '!!-Qayllght Savl"' ~.t Staftaor~} Where wore when you aaw the oblect? Cltr er Tewn 5. E.atl111ote how long you aaw the object. Minvtea Heuu ~/ Stete ., CeunttJ 5.1 Circle one of the following to lncllcote how certain you ate of yow onewer to Queation 5. c. Not very eure cl. Juat a 6. Whot woa tho cclltian of the alcy? (Citcle One}: Bright doyllght b. Dull daylight trace of c. Bright twilight 0 't rem ber 1. IF you sow the ob;ect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located 01 you loolced ot the obiect? (Circle One}: o. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your right ATlC PORM NO. 164 (U OCT S) d. To your left o~erheod f. Don't remember '" Tell In few wd the followlnt thin" eMut the ~lect. 17. DNw pleture thet wlil the ,...,_ ef the ~t-t ~Ieete. Let.l w tneW. tch enr tell . til the ltiMt thet yw HW euch wlftll, lene, ett., M4 ,..lllr ..e.uet trelle ._,., nile. PI 11. The .... ef the weret (Circle 01 ~fuaa llvrretl 1.. Lllce a -ljhfltw c. Sharplr outlltte4 O.'t remesa ... , 19. IJI MORE THAN ONE oltfect, then hew MOnJ we,. .._., ---- ........, _. I. IF you eaw the oufect at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS ancl MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One}: 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: . cl. Don't remomlter a, Bright moonlight 1. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch darlc (cl: Don't !emem~9 . 9. Was the obfect lwlghter tha.n the baclcgrouncl of the slcy? (Circle One}: c. Don't rememlter 10, IF It wa1 BRIGHTER THAN the slcy laclcpound, wa the lwlghtneas lllce that of an automollle heaclllght?1 1. Several lloclcs away? c, A bloclc away? d. Several yards away? 11. Olcl the obJect: a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and ruh away at any time? c. Brealc up into parts or e)Cplode? cl. Give off 1 molce? Change brightness? f. Change shape? g. Flicker, throl., or pulsate? (Circle One lor eadt question} No Don't Know . No Don't Know lt{,, Don't Know 'M~J Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know tlQ) Don't Know 12. Did the obiect move lehlnct tomethlng at anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C lrcle One}: Yet l Not Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what It moved behind: - 13. DMI the ohject move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Yes @;? Don't Know. IF you anawered YES, than tell what 1. Dlcl the ob;eet appear: (Circle One}: 1. Trona parent? c. Don't know. Did you ~bs,rve the obiect through any of the following? Binoculars Eyeglasses b. Sun glasses f. Telescope Yes Windshield Yes g. Theodolite Yes Window glass Yes Other. mAd 25. wre JOU lac:atM WMn. ,OU saw the oltiect? ((ltcle One): Inside a bullcllftl Ia. In o car JOU (Circle One) lnthe laualness section of o city? Ia. In the lei sect len of o cl tr? .. Flrlftl ... the oltlect, on4 hew clhl rou. 21. IF you w lNG IN AN AUTOMOBILE or olhr vehicle at the ti-, then c_,loto the followl111 queatla: 28.1 What lftl? (Circle Otto) cl. Southeast f. Southwest fast wore JOU 21.3 Dlcl rou stop nr tl while,_ lftlottheMiect? (Circle One) v .. No JOU loel&lnt when rou first tho oltiect? (Circle One) North e. South ... Northeoet tho oltloct? (Circle One) 31. If JOU ore faMiliar with tw trr to eatl.-e the ..... true and olso tho nu._ of s It the horlz 31.2 When It disappeared: a. From true North '), 0 depHa. h. Fro hotizon 7 () , degrees 20. Drew picture tltat wlll the avaotl thet the e~lect. wfecta _,., ... A the l.tiMI ef the peth, a . the end of the path,.... nx ehe,..aln dlreetleft hit the eourM. . P POSSIBLE, trr ~ eatl .... (Circle 01 c, tDIIIii) ... "Rrc.-et f 'Half dell 22.1 (Circle o,.. of the followl"' to lndlc hew certain you a. Certain It, Fatri; clld the oltJect 011 oltiecte d ,.. I Sllv .toll. I. Grapefruit I IMII te Queat.l 22. the ~IMt th r eew. Of whill "'' ....,, .. we..t4 r Itt llew It .. , .,.. whet It hewet De 1ft rur ew11 w~r4e e ...... er ...... whleli pi .. IR the ekr wMI4 tiM the 32. In the followint sketch, imagine that you are at fl,e point shown. Place an A" on the curved line to show how high the obiect wa~ above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw lt. Place a "B on the same curved line to ahow how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw lt 33. In the following larger slcetch place an A" at the position the obiect waa when you llrst ICIW It, ancl a a at Its position when you last aaw lt. Ref.r to amaller alcetch aa an exaanple of to c....,lete the lare-alcetch. 3~. What were the weather conclltions at the tl you saw the object? 3~.1 CL()U)S (Circle O eJ c. Scallerecl c loucls cl. Thiele ar heav, clouda 3~.3 WEATHER (Circle O eJ b. Fog, mlat, 011 light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain 34.2 WIND (Citcle O eJ a. No wlncl 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle O eJ a.c.C!Ji> . . 35. When cUd you report to sonae oHiclal that you hacls .. n the olfect? a~. r Month v 36. Was anyone else with you at the time yau saw the obiect? (Circle OneJ Yea No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the oliect too? (C lrcle One} e No 36.2-P leo .. list their na .. a and acldresa: 37. Was this the first (C lrcle One} that you had s .. n an oblect 011 oltiecti lilce thle? whet clrcUMatancet ciW rou 38. In yow opinion what do you thinlc the olfect was and what mltht have causecl It? 39. Do you thfnlc you con esthate the of the oltlect? (Circle One} IF you onswerecl YES, then what s,..cl woulcl you eatl ? m.p.h. Qo you thlnlc you can you the eltiect wet? (Circle One} IF you YES, how far woultl you aey It feet 41. Plea give the following I altout youraelf: What I your Plea lnclicate any special educational training that you have had. a. Gracie 1chool --------- cl . Post graduate --------- 42. Date you Technical school _ f. Othlf specie I tntfnl,. ----------