PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wcu Balloon 2 2 M:l r c h 1957 Daytou , Ohio OC~robobly Balloon . locoi1B0 0 - 1305-l310 O<Sround-Visual 0 Ground-Radar a P robobl y Ai rcroft ~PHOTOS 16 SOURCE 0 Wos Astronomical 0 Probably Aatronomi cal 0 Po ssi bl y Astronomi c:ol 1. L l!NGTH 0, OSSERVATION S. l'fUM. BER OP OSJECTS I 9. COURSE 0 Other _ 0 Insufficient Dcrto for Evaluation :) slghtings same are a mostly o Unltno_.. 10; SAI!I' SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING Ill. COMMENTS Gnd obJect descr ibed by all o bser v e r s a kite t o parach u t e s h ape color wit e al1d r ernained mostly stat ionar y altitude . guessed foont 4000 f t ~o 4500ft. As thi s c o1ncides wi~h release oi we athe r b alloon s f r o m Sul- phur grove t hese sighti n g s are most l?gicall y a WX balloon. !6. Tell In o fow wards th~ followli"'g th ings about th" objac:t. 17. Drow c:~ ~lctur tnot will ~how the ahop of the objct ~' oblctt. Lobtl end ln~lvd In y~r aklltch ony d~ttalla of th obj,ct that you aow quch as wing~, protrualona, etc., cmd eap.clally elichouat tro:~fla or vapor troll a, Ploee en cnrow b!iald th drawJng to 11hcw th~ dlr tfon th$ oblect woa moving. Tnt tcl;es :)f 9h objct wer: (CJrc/, One): -a. F'.Jt:y ~ bfun-.4 b. Uke o brl;ht s,.,, c . 5horply cutlln.d d. Jan'? rm.mber q . n: tner wen MORE -:"~AN ONE object, )},n how many were ther? Ortsw, pJcrure cl ho.., they . .,.,. orrc"~ and pvt em IJrrow to show 9h dlr.ctlon thot they wr trovl lng, 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) c. C lear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. F og, mist, or light rain c. Modero te or heavy rain e. Don't r~member 34.2 WIND (Circl~ One) o. No wind b. Slight breeze c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (C;rcle One) e. Don't remember 35. Wh"'n d id you reoort to some official that you had seen the object? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object? ( Circle One ) Yes 36. l If you answf.W'ed YES, did t hey see the objec~ too? (Circle One) Yes No 36.2 P lease lis~ their names and addresses: 37. Was this the f irst t i me tf-ot you hod seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One J No 1 3 7. i IF you onsl'r'er:ed NO, then when, where, and under what circumstancs d id you :see other ones? 38. In yot.r opin ion what do you think the object was and what might have caused It? 39. Do you thi'1k you con estimot~ the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, tht:n what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Cirr.le One} Yes IF yo_u answer~d YES, then how far away would you s oy it was? 41. Please g ive the followin Middle Nome Z one Stote TELEPHONE NUMBER--------- Please indicate any s~ial educationat training that you hove had Grode school b. High schoo c:. College d. Post groducte 42. Qote. you completed this questionnaire: Technical sc:hool f. Other specie~ training !NfORMAT!O~ SHEET (SUMIAARY DATA} ln order ~hoi' yovr information may be filed ond codad as occurat~ly a~ potlsi blo p loos0 u:o~ th<b (ollo wir1g .space to write out a short dos~ription of the event that you obsorved. You may r.e- peat !nform\ltion that ycu have olro,ady given En the questionnairo, and odd on,-further comments, s'o?~m"nts Ol' s!cetche$ t hat you b'bl i~ve orl! important. Try to present the details of the observe tion in the order in which t hey o ccurred , Additional pages of the some size paper may b~ ottoc hed .If they o:'!t nel'tded. ~PI~<~u Print) (Do Not Write in Thi.'> Space) lhi~; qvutionnaire has been pr~?CJro.-J ~o that you eon give the U. S. Air Fcrco a~ rr.uch lnfc:tmotion as poulbl~ 'onc:orning tho ~nidontifiod ooriol.phenomenon thot you hov.!t ob,er~od. P I'<'"O try t o on5w~r oa rr.any questions a y ou j)ossibly c:an. Tho information that you give will be Jud ~or res~rth purposes, and will be r~gardd at confidctntlol moh,iol. Your name wlll not b~ tJ:nd In t.:onnection with an)' stotemenh, c onclusions, or publications without your p.-,rmlulon, w. requ".'St thi' p.r:aonal Information ao that, If It Is deemed nec:oa sary, we may contact you for ftJrt~Dr de~tails. 2, T I me of do y.~ 1; When ~id you 3e-t tht object? Monti\ -Yeot (Cir:t' On~): a. E::trn b. Cel\trQ\ ~. Mo~ntoin d , Poci:fie (Circle One): A.M. or (Ci"l" One): Day I i ght Sa~ lng S1ondard t-- 4. Where.were yov wnen ~ou sow th object? 5, E I tlma .te how lcn9 you SOW rhe object. Hour ' _..-MinYt .L s.conda ~,- 5.1 Cfrtle one~; Yhe .following to indicote now cerfain you ore of your answer to Question 5. , c; Certo in~ .b. Fairfy eenoin 6. What wos the condi!icn o; the 1ky? (Cirde On.,,: o. Bright da y I ight_) r -.,. -aUl fdo-yrlght c. 6 right tw iIi gh t c. Not very sure d . Ju1t a guess d. Just a trace of day I ight e. No trace af doyli ghr f. Don't remember 1. IF 'J'O\: $OW ft.e ob juc:t during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where wa s the SUN located a s you looked at th" ,(rjec t ? (C:rd~! One) : o . in front of you r o 'iour l~ft- b. r, back 'Jf you \), o ... erheod f. Don't r~ mem b tH S . IF you sow the oiJjec t, ot NIGHT, TWI.LIGHr, or DAWN, wha t d id you noti c e concern ing tho STARS ond MOON? STARS (C ircle Ono): Don't rem"mber 8.2 MOON (C irde One): a . Bdght moonlight b. Dull moonlight e. No mo onlight -pitch doric d. Don't remember 9 , We t t h9 objo!ct bri ghter than the bodground of the s ky? (Circ:/, One): o. Ya J b. No c. Don't re member 10, IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the slcy boel<ground, wos the brightness like ihat ol an automobll~ headllgh1?: (Cirelit One) a. A mil e or mor-e a way (a d istant car)? Several blocks away? A block a way? yards away? Old iit. o~ject.: (C lrde One for ~aeh q t;estion) Appeqr to stand sti lt ~tony t tme? Suddenly .speed up and rush away at any time? Br~ck up fnto ports or explode? Give "off s molfe? Change brightness? Chonse shape?. F lic!<er, throa, or pu lsot? ..ry.~ No Don' t Know Yes No Don't Know Yet No Don ' t Know Yes No Don't Know Yu No Don' t Know Yes . . No Don't Know No Don't Know D id the ?bjec:~ move be hi nd s omething at anytime , particulmly a c laud? ( C irele One}! Yes <;: ........ Don' t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Old the obioc:t move in front of "Something at cnytime, portic ularly o c: iovd? IF you ans wered YES, than te ll what (Cfrefe One): Ye.s. Don' t Knn w. No 14. OJd the ob ject appear: (C irele One): a. Solid? b. Tra nsJ)orent? c . Den ' t Know. Did you obsP.rve the object through ony of the follow!ng? Eyegla sses Binocular s Y~s No Sun ~lo ss~s Tefeseop8 Ye s .:: . W!ndshieid Ye.s No g Theodolite Yos Window gloH Ye~ No 16. Tell In e few words th~ following thl ng1 about th~ oblect. 17, D1aw G plctur!t that will thow th thape of the o~lct or ol:llectt. Lobtl and Include In your aketeh ony d,olla th. ~blc:t that you aaw 1tuch aa wlnge, protruefont, etc., and especially exhauat tr~fl or vapor frolla. Plaea a" arrow bt1d the drawing to Bhow th dire~tfon the obl.ct woe mo-~lno. 18. The .Gges of th. obfed wr: (Circl One}: a. Fvz~y or blun'M b. L ike a brf~ht 1far J c. Sh<ltpJ~ outlin.cl JO. fF th.fe woe MORE THAN ONE obfect, then how many were there? Draw o p~ctvt. -or how tf,ey were orrongM, anG P"' an atrow to show the direction thot they wr trave11nv Oraw o p lct\rro lhot wtll show the motion thct tM ahJeet or obfeds made. Ploe11 -on "A at thl' b4glnnll"l9 f th:t path, ~ ~'B o~ the end of the p a th, and show on)! t:honge In direction d\W~ng the course. 21. !F POSSIBLE, try to guess cr estimate who' the real size of the obfect wa1 In Itt longeat dimension. 2 2 How large d;d fne. obiect or ob;ech Qppear as compcred with one of tne followlnt objects be/cl In the homl :2nd ot obout arm's length? (Circle One ): Head of o oJn St i"er do l.lor Grapefruit d. Nick.et Bos!cetbGH He If doJ Jar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to lndlcote how certain you are of yOt.X cnsw.r to Question 22. o . Certain c. Not \lery woe b. Fafrfy cert~tn d. Uncertain 23. How did the ohjed ot o b jects d i~oppeor from \l;ew? 24. In oraM thot '/OU con giv caa eleor o picture ot poul'-lo of _.,etyo_. aow, wo woul41 Uta. r., ,.u to IMotlrM H,ot you ceul41 .:onanvct t ho objoct thof you uw. Of whof typo lftot.,lel wellf4 you !Mico It? How 1"'9 woul-' It k, anti whet shopo w,uJ~ It novo? Ducrlbe ' " 'IO~ ....,, wOfcla o 6o"'"'o" .l.toct or obfoch which whon ploc..t up'" the 1ky would gl" tho .:.:2mo apJ>eoronc:o cu tho obJect which you aow. 25. Whar" w-:r~ you luco teJ when you saw the object? 26. Were you (Circle One) (Jrclo Ono): a. lnsiJe c building b. In a cor d. In an airplane In the bus iness section of a city? In the residential section of a city? In open country!Side? Flying naar an a irfiald'? Flying over a city? F I y ing ov~r open country? 27. What were you doing o? the time you sow the object and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you wer~ MOV!NG IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: What dir !on were y~u moving? (Circle On-e) a. North c. East . e. South g. Wes h. Northaost d. Southeast f. S<,ythwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast werrt you mving? -----------miles per hour~ 28.3 Oi d you step at ony time whi 1. you were lookin g at the object? (Circle! One) Yes No 29. What d irection were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) c. East e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. Wt-:at direction were you looking when you lost saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast f. Southwest h. Northwest d. Southeast 31. If you or~ familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimCJte the number of degrees the object was from true North end aiso th e number of degrees it wos upward from the horizon (e levation). 31.1 When it first appeared: From true North degrees. b. From horizon When it disappeared : a. F rom true North degrees. b. From hor izo'l 34. What were the weather cond iti ons a t t he t irna you sow the object? 34.1 CLOUDS ( C ircle One) a. C lear sky c, Scatte re d cloud s d. T hk k or heavy clouds e . Don't remember 34.2 WIND ( C ircle One) a. No w ind b. Sligh' brc~ze c:. Strong wind d. Don't r~7mttmber 34,3 WEATHER ( C ircle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One!) b. Fog, mis t, or l ig h t rain c. Moderot~ or heavy rain e. Don't remember Don't remember 35. Whe n d id yo u report to s o me offic ia l that you hod seen the o b ject? Monrh Year 36. Was anyone a lse w ith you at th e time you s a w the o b ject? ( C ircle One) IF yov. answered YES, d id they seethe object too? (Circle One) Y eJ No 36.2 P le a s e I (st their names and addresses: 37. Was th i s the first t ime thot you hcd seen an object Ot objecti like this? (Circle One ) Yes No 37. 1 IF you o n sw d NO, t henwhen, where, and under what circumstanc d id you '"other ones? 3 8 . In yol.lf o pinion what d o yo u th ink the object was and what might have c:aused it? Thi s quturion,,olro haa bAJI'Jn prepared so that you con givo thot U. S. Al1 f.J;ce a~ much infctfi'Y.l~ion O$ po~$lbl~ t;oneerning thc:t unidenrifiod ooriol phenomenon that you hove observ~td. Pl3oa, try to answer on many quo.5tiona lls you pouibly can. Tho information that you give will ~o ua.,d (~r r~s~rch pvrpos>ls, c;1d will b, roarded as confidential material. Your name will not l:l~t uud In connect ion with any statements, c:on~luaions, or publications witnout your petmluion. W, , .,quest this p~trJonal Information so that, If if Is deemed nec:>euary, we may contact you for furthar d~toi 13. 2. Time of day: { C i r::l!t On e):