PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS c Was Balloon c Probably Balloon DATITIMI GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Ground-Visual D Ai,..Vhuol LINOTH 011 OISIRYATION NUMBER OP OBJICTS IRIIII SUMMARY OP SIGHTING One object, round, size larger than t Color orange, had intermittent red flames. Object exploded and seemed to fall to ground. Speed fast. Looked like piece of paper burning & going through air. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 2a I&P 52) D GrounciRoclar Woa Aircraft D Probably Aircraft D Alrlntercept Radar Po sJ W y AI rcroh 0 Was Aatronomi col ProboWy Aatronomleol 0 Pouiltly Astrorrolftlcol 9. COURSI D, Other Insufficient Dote fer Eveluotlon 11. COMMENTS Insufficient data. Duration. not reported. Possible meteor. U. S. :A I R f 0 R C I T I C H HI CAL IN f 0 R MAT I 0 M S H E I T . Thla queationnalre ha1 lteen ,.,.,eel ao that you con give the U. S. Air Force ae much lnformotion 01 poaelble concernlnt the unidentified oerlol thot you have obaerv..t. Plea try to onawer many queatlont os you possibly con. The lnformotlon that you tlve will Itt uaecl for reaeorch purpoaes, ancl will be regorclecl oa confidential material. Your nolnt will not In connection with ony statements, conclusions, 01 publication without your pmlaslon. We rtctuest this penonol Information so that, If It Is dHmecl necessy, we may contact you for furth de toll a. 1. When did you the obtect? 3. Time aone: (Circle One): a. Eaetern b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific ~. Where were you when you aaw th ob;ect 1 Nooroat Poatol Adclr Additional remodca: 5. Eatlmate how long you saw the obiect. 2. Time of day: (Circle One): A.M. (Circle One): a. Daylight Savlnt b. Standard CUr or Town State or Covntrr 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your onawer to Question S.\ o. Certain c. Not very sure r.. n '""' I _b. Fairly certain , d. Juat a eues1 '... ..-/ . 6. What wa1 the condition of the s~y? (Circle One): a. Blight daylight b. Dull daylight c . Btighr twilight Just a trace of daylight of daylight f. Don't rememb.r 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you loolte~et>' ...... the object? . , ' (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In back of you Overhead c . To your right f. Don't remember ATJC FORM NO. 164 ( lJ OCT 54) '' Tell In few word the followlnt thlnga about tho '-lect. 17. DNw picture thet wlh ahw the ,...,_ ef the ~teet ., ~I Lol.elnd lnclu4e In pur tch onr cletalle el tho ei.IMt that,., w auch wlnt "etruelofte, etc., 4 eapeclellr exheuat troll., ve,., trella. Pleee IMtaW. the lnt to ehew the 41rectl the Mtect "' lftt tJ .-(' 11. The et~,.. ef the olt (Circle Ottef, _f.uzar or ltlurred "'-... - Like o iwlght atw c. Shorplr outlined d. Don't remee"'-' 19, IF there wa1 MORE TNAN ONE oltfect, tleen how ., were there? -------------- Drew picture ol how ther were '"' ,ut on arrew to th. dlrectiM th.t ther wore travellnt I. IP you aaw the o&Jec\ ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what cllcl yov notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One}: 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: a. Bright moonlltht (&. 'Dull)oonllght No moonlight -pitch clor Don't remomlter 9, Waa the oltlect brighter tho.n the baclcground of the alcy? (Circle One}: 10. IF It woa BRIGHTER. THAN the 1lcy baclcgrouncl, woa the brlghtne11 II Ice that of on autontOblle headlight?: (Circle 0"' a .., A mile or more away (a distant cor)? b. Several bloclc1 away? c. A bloclc away? d. Several yards away? 11. Did the ob;ect: (Circle One lor eoclt question} a. Appear to 1tancl 1tlll at any time? Yea _ .. .No_ Don't Know b. Suddenly 1p .. d up and rush away at any time? Yes ...H9_ Don't Know c. Break up Into parti or eMplode? Yea No . Don't Know d. Give off smoke? A Yea No Don't Know L 'j~ Change brlahtnaL 1 i . .. , Yes No Don't Know . 1... Iicker~ 'throb, or pul1ate? '-, ;_;;.. Yes No Don't Know 12. Dlcl the obiect move behind tomethlng at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yea No Don't Know. IF you anawerecl YES, then tell what It moved beh lnd: . -. ~ 13. DW the obiect move In front of aometh at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Ye1 No Don't - IF you anawered YES, than tell what Did the object appear: (Circle One): ( a. Soll_cl?., 1. Transparent? c. Don't l<now. Did you observe the obiect through ony of the following? Eyeglasses Binocular Sun glasses f. Teleacope Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite v Window gle~ss Yea No 25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object? (~lrcle One): a. Inside a building b. In a car In on a lrpl ane 26. Were you (Circle One} In the business section of a city? ~.a.-' In the reslclentlal section of a city? c.. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over f. Flying ...,., open country? 27. What we you at the time you saw the obiect, and how did you happen to notice It? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the tin:e, then coiripl te the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One} a. North c. East f.h "' ... w e. South Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you ,...,vlng? -----------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you fir d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the oblect? (Circle One} o. c. East d. Southeast f. Southwest h. NorthJYest 31. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obiect was from true North and also the number of degrMs it was upwarcl from the horizon (elevation). When it first appeared: a. From true North degrees. b. From horizon degrees. When it disappeared: o. From true North b. Fro m horizon degrees. plcture.Jhat wJ)I 1 the thet the oltlect tecf Pleee Oft A et the MtiMI .. of the path, a a at the end of the path,,.,. 1how che In fllrectlen ..,,,.the course 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to 1 12. cllcl the. ollect ol.lectl cOMpare4 with one of the followl,. olttecta belil.lrt tlte and ot al.out .,,., length? (Circle o,.}z a. Head of pin f. Half dollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your a a. Certain --; u b. Folrly cert,ln d. Uncortalrt IMatruct the oltfect that,.., Of whllt '" etrlol we..ltl ru Itt Hew lr11 wul It N, w wht ah weultl It hoYef O.aIM Itt r " ., I- ..... ., ntet whlctt wheft ,I .., lfl the .. , weul4 ''" the 34. What were the weather conditions at the tin:e you aaw the oblect? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) ' Clear alcy c. Scattered clouds cl. Thiele or heavy clouds 34.2 WIND (C lrcle One) a. No wlncl b. Slight breeae c. Stro"l w fncl 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) Fog, mlat, light rain or heavy rain Don't remember e. Don't rememMr When did you report to some official that you had seen the obJect? .-Day Month Year Was anyone else with you at the time you a_aw the oblect? (Circle One I Yes ~ 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they e the object too? (Circle One) Yes No 36.2 Please list their narus ancf adclresHs: 37. Was this the first tiene that you had s"n an obiect or obiecti lilce this? (Circle One)l Yea ... ) No IF you answ11ecl NO, then when, where, and under what cfrcumstancea cllcl you other ones? jn yow opinion what do you thinlc the obiect was and what might have cau.-It? 32. In the following ale etch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A on the curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw lt. Place a e on the curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (a ley I ine) when you lost saw lt. In the following larger sketch place an AN at the position the obiect was when you first saw It, and a a at Ita position when you last saw lt. Refer to smaller alcetch as an example of J'ow to complete the larger sketch 39. Do you thlnlc you can estimate the sp..J of the obiect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed woulcl you e1 40. Po you thlnlc you can estiMate haw far away front you the obiect was? (Circle One) IF you answerecl YES, then how far away woulcl you say It was? 41. Please give the following lnfor11wtlon about yowself: Stote Zone TELEPHONE NUMB Please Indicate any spclal educational training that you hove hocl. cl. Post graduate ----------- e. e. T echnlcal school ------------ f. Other pclol tralnlftl ---------- 42. Dote you completed this questiomaire: