3. DATETIME GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Po1t Columbus, Ohio Davt.on~ Ohio 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION H ;t;roun d Vt sua I 0 GroundRador GMT. 25/0200Z 0 Alr-Visuol 0 Airlntercept Radar 5. P HOTOS . 6. SOURCE 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE WSW random 10. BRtEP SUMt.lARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon rn Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possibl y Aircraft Was Astronomi col 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Po ssi bl y Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluatio n 0 Unlcnown One object. Like a bright s~ar, size Ealloon observal:iou o of b~tseball o r flashli ght, coJ.o r brigh~ white light. No other eatt11es discern~ ibleo Object hoveri d moved with eratic tnovement f inally disappeared in tho U. S. A t R F 0 R C E T E C H H I C A L I N F 0 R M A T I 0 N S H E E T (SUMMARY DATA) In ordor that your information may bo filed and coded 01 accurately os possiblo, pl&as(t uss tho following spaco to write out o short description of the event that you observed. You may ro p"at information that you havo already given In the quostionnolr~, end add ony further comm!nts, stotomonts, or sketches that you believe o ro important. Try to prosont tho details of thD observe 'ion In tho order in which thoy occurred. Additional pages of tha same size paper may be attochcld If th"y o~o needad. (P Ieos Print) (Do Not Writs in This Space) U. S. A I R t:= 0 R C E TECHNICAl. i H F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHEET Thi3 qutl.otionnoiro ha s b101'JO proparod 10 that you c:an glv" the U. S. Air Forco a: muth lnfcrmc~ion 011 p ouibl.:, concerning the unid~ntified aerial phenom~tnon thot you hove ob)9rved. Plttase t r y ?o an1w"r ca many quutlona 01 you possibly con. The information that you givil will ~ .. U'S!!>d ;or t 1t0rc:h purposos, and will bo regarded as confidential motorial, Your notno will not bii u.sod !n conn.,ction with ony ~tat<ements, concluaions, or publication' without your permis:\lon. w~ r()qvo'~ this p.-traonol information to that, If it l1 deemed noceuary, we may contact yo1J for furthor dM<1i 1:~. lo Whf:tn did 'jO":.J :soe th:t object? Hou' Mlnut~' Month ot (Circle One): A.M .. o~y 3. Tim~ zon<5: (Circl~ One): u c. Moun?oin d. Pacific oetol Addreu tlonal '"marka: S. Eztimata how long you sow tho pbj~c:t . --'-f2~,.J..L~J.:-6=-"- (Circle On~): '! ~ Q~Loht avlng Q Standard . ; <;lty or Town State or Country Minute a Second a .5.1 Circle on~ of th~ following to inclic:ota how certain you ore of your answ"r to Question 5. G~Certoin~ b:-Fo irTYcerto In 6. What wat the .::or.ditlM of th~ :sky? c. Not very sure d. JuJt a guess (Circle On g): a. Bright doyl ight .J J ! a - ace: of rl ight &-{..c:~ ..,_. . -. . , b. Dull daylight c_e, No traco of doyl1gnt ~ ..... : . .. J ], IF y ou :.ow th 3 C"bject during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you lookeJ at th.., obj.,ct ? (Ci1cle O ne): a. In fron t of you d. To your left b. In back of you (\ c, To your right e . o~erheod f. Don't remember IITIC E-' OJ<M NO. l 6 4 ( 13 OCT 54) 8. IF' yov sow th., oujoct, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT or DAWN, what did Y"LI notico :::oncernlng tho STARS ond MOON? !J. 1 STARS (C ire le Ono) : d . Don't remember 8.2 MOO~! (Circlo One): o. Bri ght moonlight Dull moonlight ( c:. No moonlight -pitch dork; d. Don't rem.,mh~r 9. Wo.!i ~lo oh;eci bri9htor than lhtJ bockground of th~ ~'ky'l 10. IF i~ wos BRIGHTER THAN th;~!<y'b 3(g; nd, was thl'l brightn.,lS lika thut of on automobll., h.,oJIIght? : (Circlt!! Ona}QA m!ls or more away {u til:1tant ~o~)? b . Sover\ll block:s owoy? e . A block owoy? d. s~voro! yards owoy? 11. Did lh-ct ob;cct: G7J A~p~ar to stand still atony t ime? b. Suddonly speed up and rvsh away ot any tim~? up into ports or e:<plode? d. Give off srnoko? c . Change brinhtness? f, Chon~l3 shape? .l.C.ir.=lo One For }!:JCh quf,stion) Yo~ No Don't Know Yfls No Don't Know Yo s No Don't Know Yes 1\lo Don't Know :---- _,(.:_giJcke_)l throb, or pulso.e. Yes No Don't Know Did tno object move bshind something_ ot onytienfl, port I culorly a c: loud? ( C lrcl-e One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you on.swered YES, th3n tell what 13. Did thll obj3ct mova In front of something ot anytlm~, portlculorly a cloud? (C:irelo Or"~}: Yes r N Don't Know. IF you onswef.,d YES, than tell what 15. Did y\1U obs:Hvo tha objoct through a ny of the following? :Z '~ ..... /,.,... a . Eyeglo!!!.es Ya s Sun glosses Yes e, Wlndshiold Yos d . Window gloss Binocular' Te lose ope The odolite lo. T <r~ll 1., e few words th.:r fol !owing thlngJ abovt th~ ob!Gct. l'>:"w a ple~vr" tha7 will 11how rh~ shop of*'~ ubj~ct or obl~cts. Lobel and lndud In your ai<Gtch ony d.,tolla oi ~It, obj1rc~ th~! you u:Jw tHJ~h ora wings, prtJtruAion3, te., ond "opec Iaiiy QJ)Choust tr\.llle or vapor trail a. Plocil em ..:Jt~w b~1ld th.a dr(lwlng t-o a how thtt ~!rcHon tn<a eb!!)Ct woa mov~ns. lB, "fh, .acl~s fVf :h-, obj~ct w~r~: (Circl:) On~): f.Y!!~d Like o bright stor ) -c-. -:Sharply out l rn~-- d. Don't r~i"i1~mb.r ~F ~h~ut wall MOR~ THAN ONE obj~ct, thl9n how many w"r th~re? _ ('"'? Otow o plch.lr4t of how th.,y w~r~ orran~d, and pu~ an arrow to show the dlr$Ctlon thot they wer~ traveling. ::n. IF POSS!BLE, try to gueu or asHmot-t whot th1t ratol olz~ of tha object wot In Its longeat dlrMnlon. 22 How large did the object Of obiect3 oppea.r atJ compor.a<l with one of th~ following oblectl held In tin,. hand and ot about arl!l':l langth? (C!rcl., On~}: a. H~ad of a pin d. Nick.at e. Q,X2f'ter f. 'Half dollar r~ Silver dollcr ~Baseball c,y-...Lrt-: .., I Gropefrult ' i.' Bosk,Jtooll ~2.1 (Ci;c/s One of the following to 1:-~dlcaht how certain you or111 of yollT answ~r to Que,t.Jon 22. a. Certain c. No~ v~ry sure d. Uncertain 24. In order that yo>.~ con glv as clear o plctur~ as poulile af what yo" tow, ws wou1cl Ilk f01 you to lm11glne that 'lOU could contruct the obfct that you sow. Of whot type moterlol would you mesic It? How larg would It~., ond whot nhope would It hc:v.? Ducr!b In your own words a ~ammon obj .. ct or obJets which when placed up In the alcy would glv11 the aom opp.c,.,,e o the obJect which you sow. 25. Wh~re were you located when you sow the object? (C,irde One): o. Inside a building b. In a car / / '--d. In o n a irpl one ' 26. Were you (Circle One ) o. In the busines s section of o city? ~In the residential s ection of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying ov..,r open country? What were yo u doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle at the time, then complete th~ following que:1tlons: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. Eas t e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Sout heast f. Southwest h. Northwast 28.2 Ho w fast were you moving? ----------miles pe r hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were y o u looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) o. North c. East g . West b. Northeast d. Southeast h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking when you lost saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast e. South ~ ' h. Northwest d. Southeast 31. If you ore bmiiiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of d~grees the object was from 1rue North and also the numbe r of degrees it was upward from t he horizon (elevation). When it first appeared: a. From true North------degrees. b. From horizon _ degrees. 31.2 When it dis appeared: o. From true North ------degrees. b. From horizon _ degrees 32. In tlw fo l lowing sketch, imagine that you are at th~ point shown. Place on A" on the curved I ine to s how how high t he object was above the horizon (skyl ine) when you first saw it. Ploc'3 a "B" on the some curved line t o s how how high the o bj ect was above tha horizo n (skyline) when you last sow it. 33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at tho position the object was when you first saw It, end a "B'' ot its position when you last saw it. Refer to s mall e r sketc h as on example of how to completet the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle On~) c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.3 WEAT HER (Circle One) b-:-Fog, mist, or light rain c. JvltOderote or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) a. No wind ~ Slight bro$ze :- c. Str(;;;g-wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circ:le One) (b. Coo'l ") -c:-worm -- o. Don't remember 35. When did you report to some offic ia I that you had seen tho object? Doy i Month Y oar Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object? . , L , r 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they se~ the object too? --"V_l.-c-r (~--._,(-'--..:t( (Circle One) Yes No '-' Please list their names and oddres5es: 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? IF you answered NO, then when, wharo, and under what circumstances did you s" ather on~ts? 38. In your opinion what do you think th~ object was and what might have caused It? 39. Do you think you con estimate the speed of th e object? (Circle One) Ye~ c;-0 IF you answered YES, the n what speed would y o u estimot~? 40. Do y ou think you can estimate how for away from you th~ obj~ct was? (Circle One) Yes (N:' IF you answered YES, the n how for away would you soy it was? 41. Please glv., the following information a bout yours~lf: Mlddl~t Nome City Zone Stat~ Please indicate any special educational training that you have hod. a. Grade sc hoo I e. e. Technical school High school . I o -t.Jt Other :special training d. Post graduate 42. Dote you c ompleted this questionnoira: