PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 29 Se t ember 195 I. DAT .. TIMI OIIOUP 7. LINOTH OP.OIIIIVATION 2. LOCATION 4. TY .. I OP OISIRVATION CONCLUSIONS D Wat Balloon Prol.at.l, Balleott 11. COMMINTS An object that looked & a c t o d like an airctaft was sighte d ove r Piqua a t hi:;h altitude showing n o v:1por trail. The observe r said himself it was Thlt quettionnaire has ~en P,eporecVto th~t you can give the U. S. Air Force 01 much . :*~ lnfmotion poatlble concerning the unlcJentlflecl that you have obvecl. ,., _z,) PIHie try to onw many quettlont you Pl y n. The Information thot you give will 3 r"' tte uaecl for reteorch purpotet, oncl will be regarclecl a a! confidential material. Your notne wUI not ~ be utecl In connection with any statements, conclualons, or publications without your pmlttlon. We requeat thla pertonal Information 10 that, If It Ia' dHmecl necey, we may contact you for further detolla. ! 1. When clicl you e the oblect? 3. Time zone: (Circle a. Eatt"' _ c. Mou,toln d. p ,J.;tfic ~. Wh were you when you saw the ohiect? 5. E.ttlmate how long you aaw the obict. ...,. _ (Circle One): (C'rcle OneJ: a. Daylight Sovlng b. Standard C1t1 or Town State or Country Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your anewer to Question 5. Ca:~.= :J c. Not very ture b. Fairly certain d. Just a au 6. What wa1 the conclitiCI'I of the tlcy? (Citde On$): /.-Bright daylight :;:..Q;-c_r-/,.. d. Just a traca of doyl ight b. ouU-day.light-e. No trace of daylight c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember & / 7. IF you. saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN locat~ ... d. as yo ;~t (Circ:le One): a. In front of you d . T OY"Uf.,left---~ l -.~ c. To your right ---.f;- Don.-t rom4tmber-- AnC PORM NO. 164 ( 13 OCT 54) I, IF you saw the oi)fecl at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what clld you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle OneJ: 8.2 MOON (Circle OneJ: Don't remorna,er Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch doric cl. Don't rememlter c, Don't retttemher 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the elcy baclc.ouncl, woe the ~lghtnees lllce that of an auto1noblle headlight?: 11.. (Circ One, a. A ml or more away (a distant car)? ' b. Several lloclce away? d. Several yards away? 11. Dlcl the oblect: a, Appear to stand still at o,y ttme? h. Suddenly speed up and ruth awe,-ot a c, Brealc up Into parts or exptod~? d. Give off I mole ~ . !J t v c ()--t,") Change brlghtM.~s? V f. Change shape? g. Flicker, throl, or pulsate? (Circle One lor eaclt question) CNo.---Don't Know .~ No ) Don't Know ( -o Don't Know : N! Don't Know .. No.) Don't Know No-:,r Don't Know ~ Don't Know 12. Dlcl the obiect move behlncl eomethlnt at anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C lrcle OneJ: Yes ! Don't Know, IF you anewered YES, then tell what It moved behind: 13. Did the oiJect move In front of 1 lng at. anytl particular I)' a cloud? (Circle One}: Yea now. IF you answered YES, tWan tell what 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? ". b. T ransporent? Did you observe the oiJJect through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses c&; ) e. Binoculars Yea Sun glasses No f. Tele1cope Theodolite Yes d. Window glass Yes /No h. Other c. Don't Know, 16. Tell In few worcla th. fol ln1 thlnp oNut the oltlect. 17. pltur th.t wl11 the eho,. ef the oltfMt., oltiMte, t..t.l end lnelu4e In your el&otch any cletalle el the o"tMt thot you aow auch wln11, ,..,.,.,_,,etc., 4 lellr ut troll .,.,. troll e. Ploee .. Ma14e the te IMw the 41rMtl the .,... I ........ 11. The .4,., of the ol.lect wre: b. Like a brl,ht 1 w cl. Don't remelll~r 19, IP 1 MORE THAN ONE ohlect, then how Drew picture of how they woro orran.-4, afHI '"'' to the cllroctl thot they travellne. 25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object? (C.Itcle One): a. Inside a bu.lldlng 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c.. In open countryalcle? cl. Flying near an airfield? e. Flylne ewer a city? f. Flying over open country? 21. What were you doing 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 th11e, then coe11plete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moYing? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South b. Northeast J. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 I low fast were you ,...,vlng? ---------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were loolcing at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you loolcing when you first sow the obiect-? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South b, Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you loolclng when you last saw the object? (Circle One) a. North c. Eaat e. South b. Northeast d. Southeaat f. Southwest h. Northweat h. Northwest 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 degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North -----degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a . From true North de9rees. b. From hotizon dttgrees. picture Jftot wJ.II ahow the nrotiOft th.t the olttect lecta Plc en A the l.etlnnl of the path, a a at the end of the path, ttnd ehew che In direction d.wl"' the courH 21. IF POSSIBLE, try ~ gueaa 011 eat wh.t the rHI alae of the oltlecf In Ita .II mention. 22. t lo:w did the. ~feet 011 oblecta CIPPM!' c....,.,ecl with one of the foil~ I .. ~'-teet Ml4 .In tlteltflllfl (Circle Onel: a. Head of a I Sliver dollar 1. Pea h. BaaeMII c, Dime I. d. Ntc .. t I BaalcetMII 12.1 (Circl~ One of the following to Indicate how certain you of yow answer to Queat.lon 22. a, Certain c. Not vy 1. Fairly cert,ln d. Uncertain 23. How dlcl the oblect obieeh d isoppeGI' 2~. In or4er thet reu elve cleer ,tetwe ,. altle ef whet yeu we weuW lllae f ru te thet reu 141 . cenlfuct the '-lct thet you Of wh.t ,,,. ~t~rlel wev141 reu It? Hew .-eul4 It H, .._, wht h, weul41 It h.ve? O.llle Itt rur ewtt 41 les:an111 .. lct eltl which whett , .... utt In the elar weul41 tlv the . .,,. ...... the eltlect which r Hw, 39. Do you thinlc you can estimate the spHd of the obiect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estl te? 40. Qo you thlnlc you can estimate how far awa from you the obiect was? (C lrr:le One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? 41. Please give the following lnforenatlon callout Zone State What Is ~our pre sen~ 1: 'LPft,' Please Indicate any special educational training that you have had. Grade school Technical school b. High school f. Other special training Post graduate 42. Dote you completed this questiormalre: 34. What were the weather conditions at the the1e you saw the obiect? c. Scattered clouds d. Thiele or heavy clouds (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One) a. No wind C~t. ~llt6t tn~iL: .. ~ c. Strong w lncl ~.~ TEMPERATURE (Circle One) og, mist, 011 light rain b. Cool ~C, "r c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Snow d. e. Don't remember e. Don't remember I . 35. When did you report to some official that you had'"" the oliect? Day M th Year 36. Was anyone else with you. at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle ne) Yes_ ... ) No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they ~J.he-o.~iect too? (Circle One) Ye1 ~---"') 36.2 Please I i 1t 37. Was this the first time that you had '"nan object or obiecta like thla? (Circle One} Yea~ . No , then when, where, and under what circumstances cllcl you s other