PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. lOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Wos Oolloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon D:Jvton Objo 4. TYPE OF 0BSERVATION 3. OATETIME GROUP Was Ai rc:roft Probably Ai rcraft ),0: Ground VIsual 0 Ground-Radar 1. LENGTH OP oa~eRVATION Ohiect still itt si ~ht 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0 Air Visual 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One o b j . RoLtnd w/1ays, size of quartero Color red-green -bluish-green-white. A'rlC FORM 329 \ReV 26 SEP 52) C Alrlnterc:ept Radar stationP.t' V 11. COMMENTS Po n ! bl y AI rc:roft O X Was Astronomical SiriUS 0 Probably Astronomical C Possibly Astronomical 0 Unlcnown This sighting was checked o[ SDO and NCO and was detern1in8d to be the star Siriuso PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Wos tlo lloon 4. TYPE OF OBSEHVATIOH P ro bob I y 8 oil oon Possibly Balloon l. OATEli.~E OROUP :C.'~roun d Vi suol GMT 08/0300{. 0 A ir- Vi oual 0 Ground R odor 0 A lrlntercept Radar Wos Airc raft 0 Probably A i r c raft 0 Possi bly Airc:~oft Wa:s A srronoml col P robobl y A st ronornl c a l 0 Pc)ulbly A stron omical 7. LENGTH OP 09SERVATION 8. NUMB ER OF OBJeCTS 9. COURSE 0 lnsuffici o n t Data for Evaluation 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTINO UFO observed West of Dayton , rnoving westwa1c1 towards n1oon~ Rntd to Davto11 C i f .i.l Defense-Hqs who r e layed J. t t o ATlC FORM 329 (REV 2& 9EP 52) 11, COMMENTS Call Ptad~ to RAPCO)! for rada r c hack , o n l y o b j w i t h .i n l 0 rn i 1 o s at that time wa3 n/c proceeding Westward. ~?lnds alof t a lso chcclccd. ur to 12 '000 f t to SE. GtG SECURITY CLASS1FlCATtOH (ll any) DISPOSITION FO TO AFOIN-hEh Followin! is i:l.for:nation: Extiract from SDO Report, 7 Jan 57 FROM AFOIN-4.~a DATE 8 Jan 57 COMMENT NO. 1 Maj Connair /mr an extract from SDO Capt M BcCance s report of 1 Jan 57 tor your "'2330 -Reced.ved call from Mr. Elmer Shambat~h of the D on Civil Detanse Hdqt. (Or-6573) re!ard1,ng the si~hting or a U.F.O.B. by a Mr. of Dayton, (Tal -on6). Mr. SbambaJ.gh .reported that he had received a call from Mr . statin~ that he had sightad an object wes t or Dayton and was moving in the d.:lrection of tlut moon. Action taken -call was put in to RA?CON - and they checked their Rad :rw 3co~ and tbe on1.y object in. the vicinity was an aircraft about .lQ. mjlas nst o! -f' Dayton. proceedtng on a southarnly course on Victor 47 ay. No other objects on Ridar Soope within radius or 40 miles. II ~a.j or~ USAF IVUC:.U !f.IU .POIIM 911, t OCT .aa, WHICH IIAY 91: UUO. "(:: U. , , OOVUII.III!HT PIUIITIICIO <lfl'IC&o lUI o.a, J<UII U. $. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H N I C A L I H F 0 R M A T I 0 N S H E E T Thi~ c-~uutionnaire has bun prepared ao that you con give tho U. S. Air For(:~ as much informotion as po15iblo concerning tho unid-tntified a"rial phanomnon thot you hava observ.,d. Pl~au try to answsr as many quutiona as you pouibly can. The information that you oive will b~ uaed for tes,orch purposes, and will bo r3gard1td aa confidential matsrlal. Your norne will not used ln connection with any statemtnh, conclusions, or publications without your permi:uion. Wfl reqUiUf t his p.sraonal Information &o that, If it Is deemed nec:easory, we may contact you for furth~r detail,. 1. Whn did )IO'J see the ob!oc:t? (Cird" Onet' a. Ecs~ D.-central c. Mountain d. Peel fie: 2. Time of day: ~ tJc;T 0 (Circle One): A.M. (Circ:lo On~): .. a. Day.Ught Saving C . b. Standa;d ) ~ . Wh~tre w~r yCiu when you acw th11 object? CU or Town State or Country S. fatima how long you sow th11 object. Hou,. Minutea Second 5.1 Circle one of the following to lndtcate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5 FaifTy certo In c. Not very suro d. JuJt a guess 6. What waa tne .:onditial of tha sky? (Circlll On~): o. Bright dllylight b, Dull daylight c . Bri ght twilight j.._JusLQ..trace of day! ig~t Co. No trace of ht 'I l.--oo-n remem-ber 7. IF Y"U sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked ot ~he object? (Circle Ono): a. In front of you d. To your left b. In bock of you e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) If you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? ( Circle One) IF you answered YES then how far away would you soy it was? 41. P h~ase give t he following information about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER Middltt Nome Please indicate any special educationa l training that you have had. o. Grode school Technical school b. High school . Other special training d. Pos t graduate 42. Dote you complftted this questionnaire: Month Year 8. IF ~ou anw the oi.>ject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concQrning thl' STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): CJ:- D on't rorr.omber 8.2 MOON (C irclo One): o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight e. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't rem amber 9, Wr!s th$ object brighte r than the background of th& s1cy? (C/,-c:fe One): a, Yes b. No c. Don't remember 10. IF lt was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, wos the brightness lika that of on automobile h~adl!ght?: (Circ:la One) ;;t-::or more. awar distant ).?.= .' b. ~veral blocks away? c. A block away? d. Several yards away? 11. Dlcl1he object: a, Appear to stand still atony time? b. Suddenly spoed up and rush away ot any time? c . Bmok up into parts or explode? d. Give off smoke? o. Change brightness? f. ChongA snape? g. F lic'<or, throb, cr pulsate? (C frcle One lor eoeh question) 6~ No.... Don't Know y;s ) Don't Know Yes (~o< Don't Know Yes (No' Don't Know CYei> No Don't Know t8s No Don't Know C~ No Don't Know Did the object move behind ~rnethlng at anytime, particularly a cloud? / No Do : I ~now, . IF . Y9U an swerod YES! .tho~ toll what 13. Dlcl tha object move In front of somathlng ot anytlme particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes @ Oon't Knnw. IF you answarad YES, than tell what l-1. Did th~ obj!lct cppeor: (Cirde One}: o. Solid? b. Transparent? l S. Did you obse rve the object through any of the following? a. Eyeg lassos Yes l~q(.) e, b. Sun glosses Yos ( f. c. Windshield Yu n.Jo) g. d. Window gloss \...!... }) No h. Binoculars Yes Telescope Yes 16, T CPtl In a few words th" following things about the o~j.,ct. 17, Oraw a plctur that will 3how th9 ahope oft:..,. obJect or obj~Ktl. Lob.l and lnelud In ycvr ak~tch any d~.ttall~ of th? oblct thot Y"U aaw suc:h oa wlnga, protrusions, 'c., ond osp.c:lolly e)Chautt tr~lla cr vapor t roll a. Pia(, Qn .;1rrow hfttld th~ drawing t~ ehow the dir~Jctlcn the e>bl~t wot movlng, Th~ ed~t of th object w~are: (Circl" Ont~): o. Fuzay or blurrd - G"}ha;ply outlln~ ~ Cf.l)On't r.-.membttr 19. ~r ~hlbre was MORE THAN ONE obfect, then how many wr ther? Orow c plchJre of how thy wr crron;.d, and put on arrow to a how the dlrctlon that th~ty wtr~ trovel lng. Orow c picture thnt w~ll show the motion that the object or o~Jcts made, Place on A at the b.glnnJng of the pofh, a "B'" ot the ond of th~ path, ond 1how any, change fn direction during the course. 21. Jr POSSIBLE, try to guest 01 estlmat whet the rGtal tlze of th~ object was In Its longest dimenaJon. 22 Ho~ large did the. obJect cr obiects appear as compared with one of the following obJects held '" iH~ honrl ~nd at about ar t;1 Sliver doUar (Circla One): Head of a pin Grapefruit Bosk<ttboll 1. 'Rolf dollar '22.1 (Circle One of the following to lndlc:ate how certain you ore of your answer to Ques~lon 22. ra:-c; c. Not very sure b7" FOirly c:ert~ln d . Unc:ertoi" 2.4. In ,,d., thot yo~ con gl\1 aa cleor a pldur oa po .. l"l of what you tow, w would lllc f01 you to Imagine thot you coulcl c::onatruct th obJect that you saw. Of what type motrlol would you mole It? How Iorge would It IN, ond what ahope wouJd It ho.,.? Ducrfb In your own word a l:ommo" o'-lct or oblcta which when place4 up In the ale)' woulcl give the !lome appeoron~ 01 th,. obfect which you aow 25. Where wer'il you l ucoted when you saw the object? (C,ircle One): 26. Were you (Circle One) c:.-~nside ~ b uildi;..._' b. In a c or -- c. O utdoors d. In an a irplane a. lr::Ube business se~tion of. a city? L:'f; -,-;, th; ,_i_d_!t!!_tial section of a city? ' c, In open c:ountrys i d-; f - d. Flying n_,ar on a irfield? e. Flying ov&r a city? f. Flying ov~r open country? What wera you d oing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you we re MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following queltians: 28.1 What d irection were you moving? (Circle One) o . North c. East e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you ml)vlng? 28,3 Did you stop at any ti me whi le you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direct ion were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast f. Southwest h. Northwost 30. What direction were you looking when you lost saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast c, E~s t e. South @outheast '\ f. Southwe,.5t h. Northwest If you o re f::1lilior with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estYmate th!t nurnber of degrees the object was from true Nor: h a nd also the number of degrees it was upward from th~ horizon (elevation). 31.1 Wilen it first appeared: o. From true North-,_.,.---...,,.----degrees. b. From horizon "2'-~-s-degrees. 31.2 When it di sappeared: -?-~1 t?! U C -j' c:l S?.:./J,~-:.J/c~ r a. F rom true North-------degrees . G f s~.c-' J:-;/" ~-..7?' b. From horizon degrees. i7 _ . 32. In the following sketch imagine that you a~:e at the point shown. Ploce an A" on the curved I ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw It, P lace a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was abovo the horizon {skyfin~) when you last saw it, 33. In t he following larger sketch place on A" at the posit ion the abiect was when you first sow It, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an e)(ample of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the t ime you saw the obj9ct? CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One) Clear s ky -~ a. No wind b. Slight breeze c. Scanered clouds c. Strong wind Thiel< or heavy clouds d. Don't rememb.r e. Don't remember (Circle O ne) TEMPERATURE (Circle One) (a. Cold-/ Fog, mist, or light rain c. IV\oderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to same official that you hod sean th8 object? Day Month Year 36. Was anyone else with you at the 11me you saw the object? 36.1 IF y ou answere Y~did they see the object too? (C irc/e One) 6;;J No 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) Yes No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you s&e othar ones? 38. In your opinion what do you thin~< the object was and what might have caused it?