Dayton Ohio — August 1957

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS (J Wa s Balloon ) 1,' t Hl, ) 0 Probably Balloon ss i bl Y B a 11 oo n J. OATE-TIME CROUP 0: Ground Visual 0 Was Ai rc r aft 0 Probably A.,croft 0 GroundRodor 0 A ir-Visual 0 A irlntercept Roder 0 Possibly Aircraft L.;NCTH 01' ogse~v J~< -cH l~IEF SU~MAR'I' OF SICHTI~C ' J. 'oU'-ISER OF OBJECTS 0 Wo s Asrronomi col 0 Probobl y Asrronomo col 0 Po'lstbly A :tPronomocol 0 In suFfi cie n l Data for Evoluollon j 0 Unkno..- t I . COMM eNTS fro!n Sul hur St:tllJ 1. ,.h ~ undet &.t. rl:Jd , n-.;o kuots, 1 t. Gc H) U.S A I R FORCE TcCHNIC.t.t I~FO~MAliOl-1 SHi;ET (SUMMARY DATA) In ordor that your information may be filed and coded as accurately a s possible, piO<lse u s " the following space to write out o short description of th~ e vent that you observed. Y:>u rroy r ~eat Information thot you ha ve a lready given in the questionnaire, and add ant further com~Ntnt;, s?atomonts, Of sketches t ha t you beliove o r e important. T r y to present the de,oils of t he obser'IO tion i n tho order in which they occurred. Addi tional pagu of the some s iz e pape r may be ott'lched If t hey cr.., need~d. ( P i eos Print ) ( Do Not Write in This Spcce) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD '2. LOC.A TIOH CONCLUSIONS 0 'lin~ Balloon 0 Probooly Balloon DATe-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Po ni b l y Boll con a Wos Aircraft ,0. Ground Vi 'uol roundRodor a Probably Aircraft Po ssi bl y AI rcroft 0 Air-Vi ~ol 0 A .,.,,.,,.,ce p t Rndor s. I .S. SOURCE a ~cs A rronomi col a Prooobl y Asrrono,eol 0 Pos31bly Astronomoc:ol L2!'1C'iH Ofll OISERV.ATION ~UI.IBER O F OISJEC-s 'n sulit c'" " ' Octo for Evoluotun ,cl"'nnd_;;; Bi11EF SU .... AitY Ofll SIGHTING : 1. g c tanc:e 'J./rn t e ~iE? tu ROU fl~IG SUP J li'.CE >:AAY OATETIME GROUP 7. LENGTH 011 08SEAVATIOH ?.0 min11t0.::: p_. tt O tnins 10. IRIIII SUMMARY 0, SIOHTIHO PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION -4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XCI Gtound-Vi 'fol bl.nocu a r s 0 GroundRodor 0 Air-VIsual 0 A lrlntorcept Radar r. i v ilian HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSI! c;tationn.r v 1 l. COMMENTS 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Bolloon 0 Probobl y Bolloon 0 Possibly Balloon 0 Was Alrc roft 0 Probably A ir craft 0 P o ulbly Aircraft Venus JilX Was Astronomi co l& .J Up i t e ~ 0 Probably Astronomical 0 P ossibly Astronomical 0 lnsufflclont Ooto for Evaluation Two objc~ts size of dim0 , yellow color no SOlll'l'l , looked like flashlight beam aulo headlights. Uno wa s s h a rply outll.n .. ~d, the other wac; tH>t. ChangoJd Venus P~ Jupiter. yellow white ohjC't'ts, uo smoke or exhau..;L, si,~hted in So11t hwost. ATIC I'ORM 3 29 (REV 26 8EP 52) U. $. .A I R F 0 R C E T E C H H I CAL I H F 0 R M A T I 0 H S H E E T Thi1 questionnaire has b .. n prepared so that you con ive the U. Sj;.Air..1~q~ee as much lnfctmation os pouible concerning the unidentified aerial ~ omen~n t hclt1you hove ob1 Ple<~se try to anawer 01 mony question as you possibly con e lnf~tiob that you be uud for research purposes, and w i ll be regarded 01 confi entl\1 mo~lol. "yo w il be used In connection with any statement, conclusion, or !{ubllcotions wi our We request this peraonol Information so that, If It Ia deemed neceu moy.c.ort: fwthe r detailt. When d id you s .. the obje ct? 2. T ime of day : (Circle One): A .M. Ooy Yeor or ( Circle One): a ..... ;~.-;;~If (Circle One): a , Do l ight Sav ing b. Centra l b. Stondor c. Mounta in d . Poclflc .C. Where we re you when you saw the ob ject? Add ltio-;,ol ,,;marks: ..-/ Stote or Country oatol Acldre S. Eatlmote how long you s o w lhe o bje c t. , . I .o. z1_ S.l Circle on the f low l~g to lndicat h'ow certain you are of yourbr;.W!_;j;-Qj}etion 5. S . t- a. Certa in c. Not very sure d. Juat a guess .CO: Fairly certain::) 6. What woe the conditicn of the y? (Cirdo Ontt): Br ight dayl ight Just a trace o f day I ight Dull dayl igh t N~ troco o f '.yJi_g~t) c. Bri ght rwi l ight f. Don ' t remmber 7, IF you saw the object d uri ng DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where wo s the SUN located o s you 16 oked a t the object? ( Circle O ne): a . In fron t o f y o u d. T o y ou r le ft b. In br.tck o f you 0..-e rheod To your rl Jht f. Uon ' t r::m11rnbe r 8, IF you aaw the oulect, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One}: MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight A fey b. Dull moonlight .. crmoonllght-pitch dark~ d. Don't remomber d. Don't rememoer 9, Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? (Circle One}: b. No c:. Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness lllce that of an automobile headlight?: (Circle..Grfe)" o. A-mile or more ?wow distant car)? b. Several blocks away? c, A block away? d, Several yards away? 11. Old the object: (Circle One for eoc=h question) a. Appear to stand still ut any time? b. Suddenly speed up ond rush owoy at any time? c, Brook up into ports or uplode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? - f. Change shape? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? No Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know-e.l ~. Don't Know 12. Old the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): 6? _ No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what It moved behind: ~ t/:i.y,~ 13. Did the object move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Yos Don't Knnw. you answttt'ed YES, than tell what 14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): c--g. S~iid!) b. T ronsporent? c, Don't Know, Did you observe the object through ony of the following? Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars Sun glosses Yes No f. Telescope Windshield Ye s No g. Theodolite Yes No Wir.dow glos;; 16. Tell In a few word the following thlnga about the obJect 17. Draw Cll picture that will ahow the aha,. of the oblect or obJecta. Lobel and Include lrt your sketch any cletolla of the obJect that you aaw auch 01 wlnta, protruafont, etc., oncleapeclally e.hauat trallt or vapor trollt. Place Clift orNw bealde the drawing to ahow the cUrectiOft the oblect woe "'"Int. 18. The ecloe of the obJect wre (Circle One)t o. Fuuy or blurred b. Like o brloht ,.._, ;e~stfarpJf outfr;r~ ... /IV 19. IF there WGI MORE THAN ONE o.,Ject, then how mony were th.,e? -_ Orow o picture of how they were orronged, and put on arrow to ahow the dlrectiOft that they were troellng. Draw a picture Jfmt wlll show the motion that the object or object made. Place on A the beginning of the poth, a a ot the end of the path, and ahow any, changes In direction dwlng the cowse. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to gueu ot estimate what th r.ol alze of th. object wo1 In Ita longeat dimension. 22. How large did the. object or object appear as compared with OM of the following obJect held In the honJ and ot about orm' length? (Circle One}: ..a. Hood of a pin ' g. Sliver dollar I' ~P_eo :> ( ' ' h. Baseball Grapefruit ~ Cfl i c 1c.e t Basketball e. Quorhlf lc. Other f. Ho lf dollar '22.1 ( lrde One of the followl"9 to tncflcate how certain you are of y~ answer to Queatlon 22. a. Certain c. Not very swe d . Uncertain 23. faw d id the obJect or objech dlsoppecw from view? ; ==~=:.= .. ~='===70='=.CU.=;v~-=------- 24 In order that you con gl.,. oa cleer picture oa ,.ulltlo of what yo11 aow, wo would llt.o f-you to lm .. ln. thot yo11 coul41 conetruct tho ol.loct that you ao. Of whot typo motorial woul.l you mo ... It? How lllfgo would It b., ON whet ahe,. would It have? Oncrllto In yout own worda o lommon ol.loct or oltfocta which when ploc!MI up ht tho alcy would tlwo tho aomo OJipooranco u tho ol.loct which you aow. Where were you located when you sow the object? 26. Were you (Circle One) (C}rcle One): a. In the business section of a city? a. Inside a building C~lri Hie resiaentiol_!_!ction of a city!;> b. In a car c In open countryside? .c:::;COut<Joor~ => Flying near an airfield? In an airplane e. Flying over a city? f. Flying ovo~r open country? What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. Eost e. South b . Northeast Southeast f. jhl North st How fast were you roov I ng? miles per hour. Did you stop ot any tirne while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No What direction were you looking ..,hen you first saw the object? (Circle One) a. North c. b. Northeas t d. Southeast f. Southwest h':" Northwest .A,;z_.....,. What direction were you looking when you lost saw the object ? (Circle One) North c. East e. South g. b. d. Southeast Southwest n. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). When it first appeared: a . From true North degrees. b. From horizon degrees. When it disappeared: From tru~ North _ d<!gre,I)S. b. :=rom horiLo n U. S. AiR s: u ~ C ~ T ..: C H N I CAL I~ F 0 R >4 A Tl 0 H SHEET ;,~..r.T.c.., OJ ~o,uibi> c onc-,rnin; th, 'Jnid.,nti fi.)d o~riol phen~m$nOtl thot yo.; hove obsoP1ed. P!ttO~:) :y?~ cn1w" o; fTIOny quastiono o a you poHibly can. The information tho~ you give w il: hit .. 1 ,d '?' '":soorc h pur;~ou,, a nd w i ll ~ "gard.)d o a con f ident ia l motor ial. Your nom will not ) ~' ld :,, connection w ith any :stot., ,n,nt:s, c onclusiona, or publico lions without 1~ur po!tl'milJion. 'H, t.)C!'H1t this per:~onol infor matin 10 that, If it il dum,d MCtU sory, w ' may contact you fo r f <..dh!lt ciofllth, 2. Time of day: Oo~ Y ;JOT I":" lOIH' ,.. .JCIIIC 4. Nl, .... were you whe n yOU JOW rn ob,ect? J, E 1 tit:1ata l,ow .:mq you so ~ lh e oo,ect. ( Circle One): A.M. (Cird~ One): a, C<Jyltght Saving b . Stc ndard City o t Tow n C, t"'lo t ISry .SUt!J J. Ju.s'OGUOH S!:::a o r c.,un rr y Se c ond a {C:rd~ On,): ~. :r gnr . oyltghr Jus r c rraca o r doy l ght Cv II coy i 1 ~n t No lroco oF daylq;ht Urt;nr ""'d ight Oon ' r r e membe r h 'rcnr ot yr.:; In lx:c\c o i y JV T :~ vc.,r rtg~ d Tol(o~l.:fr Don I rc n mb..,r 33. In the following larger sketch place on A" ot the position the object was when you lirst saw It, and a s at Its position when you lost sow it. Refer to smaller sketch os on example of how to complete the larger sketch. 39. Do you think you can estimate t he speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 41. Please give the fo llowing information about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Grode school T echnicol school b. High school . Other special tralntng d. Post graduate 42. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One) ~lear sky:> b. Slight breeze Scattered clouds c. Strong wind d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remember Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) ra'": Dry::> b. Fog, mist, or light rain cb-:--cO"OD c. Moderate or heavy rain c . Worm e. Don't remember e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you hod seen the object? 36. Was anyone olse with y o u at tl1e t ime you sow the object? (Circle One) @ 36.1 IF you answered YES, di d they the object too? (Circle One) :!!I) No 36.2 Please list their names a nd addresses: "]]l: ,._-c, ~., Was this the first time that you hod seen on abject or objects like this? 38. In yo~or o pir'lio n wh a t d o you thinlc the object wo~ a nd wf.ot might hovs c aus&d it? U. $. AIR FORCE T EC HHICAL I H FORMA Tl 0 H SHEET Thit questionnaire hen b .. n prepared so that you c:on give the U. S. Air Force as much lnfcrmation as pouible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have oburved. Pleau try to answer as many questions as you poulbly c:ah. The Information that you give will be uud for research purposes, and will be regarded aa confidential material. Your notne will not be uud In connection with any atatementa, c:onc:luslona, Of publication without your permission. We request this p.rsonol Information so that, If It It deemed neceuary, we may contact you fOf' (JJ,-...v~":J further details. _,.._,,~t:: 1. When did you see the object? 3. Tim zone: (Circle One): ~ Eatern b, Central c:. Mountain d. Pacl fie 4. Where were you when you sow tht object?