P ROJECT 10073 R ECORD CARD 2. LOCATION C ONCLUSIONS l3rool<vi11e , Was Balloon 4 September 1957 Spencer , Wisconsin 0 Probab~y Balloon ssibly Balloon 3. DATE-T IME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION tX Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Proba bl y Aircraft 0 AI,. Vi suol 0 Ai r-Inte rcept Radar Possi bl y AIrcraft PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical 0 Proba bl y Astronomi c a l Civilian (2. GOC Poss ibly Astrono mical 7. L E NGTH Df OBSE RVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS lnsuffi cient Data for Evaluation 21 minutes stationary 10. BRIEf SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS r ed, white The reporte d object orange was l.S the night S?en J.n sky. Aurora Borealis green object the the mid- west. :1 plnnP.t was observed J.n a stationary 3. Dayton, Ohio05/0350Z- a v ery brigh wa~ seen wost, was bl inl~ing :lnd white orangc J.n ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SltP 52) 20. Draw a picture Jhnt wlll show tho motion that the object or ot,Jects made. Place an A t the beglnnlnt of th. path, a s at the end of the path, and ahaw any, change In direction dwlng the courae 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to gueu estimate what the real alze of the obJect was In Its longeat dlmenalon. 2~ How Iorge did the. object objects oppear as compared with one of the following objects belt/ In the hoftfl ond at about ~' length? (Circle One}: o. Head of a pin Sliver dollar Grapefruit Basketball\ Hnlf dollar 22.1 (Circle One of the followlno to Indicate how certain you ore of yotw answer to Qu .. t.lon 22. a. Certain c. Not very awe b. Fairly certetln d. Uncertain 23. How did the object or obfects disappear from view? 2.C. In otdH thot you con glvo 01 cloor o picture 01 poaalltlo of whot you sow, we woullll like fer you te ,,. .. 1,. thot ~"could con1truct tho ohfoct thcrt you ea'llt. Of whcrt ty,. "'otetlol wouflll you lftolco It? How 1.,. woulll It it., en4 whet ahope woulcl It hno? Doacrlbe In your own wot"cla o hfMion oltfoct or oltjocta which when pl.cell up In tho ale~ woulcl glvo tho aolfto oppooronco 01 tho object which you sow. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) o. Clear sky c-;' Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate orheavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One} o. No wind b. Sf ight breue c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) ) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) f Yes ,l No 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the f irst t ime that you had seen an object or objects like this? . (Circle One) (Ye~ No 37.1 IF you answered NO~ then when, where, and under what circumstances did you SN other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the ob ject was and what might hove caused It ? 39. Do you think you con estimate the speecl of the object? (Circle One) No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Qo you think you con estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy It was? 41. Please give the following information about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER FIrat Nome Middle Nome Zone State ' What is your present fob? Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Grade school e. e. T echnicol school b. High school Other special training Post graduate 42. Dote you :::ompleted this questionnaire: Doy Month Yeor U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much lnfetmotion as pouible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as mony questions aa you possibly con. The Information that you give will bt used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be und in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your p.,.mlulon. Wt request this p.rsonal Information so that, If It Ia deerMd neceuary, we may contact you for When d id you see the object? 2. Time of day: Hour Ml nute 1 (Circle One): o. Eotern c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard .C. Where were you when you sow th object? ;,;t;o;Town Stole or Country Add ltlo"'nal remcirkt: S. Estimate how long you saw th object. Houu Minute a .S.l Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question S. t:J Certain c. Not very sure l( Fairly certain d. Ju1t a gueu 6. What was the conditlcn of the sky? (Circle One): a. Bright dayl ight b. Dull daylight c;. Bright f'..,il ight d. Just o trace of day I ight @ No trace of doy I i ght f. Don't remember 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where wos the SUN locate~ os you lqok*ot the object? ( _1\}f-.f'J.' " (Circl~ One): tt:J In fr ont o f you d . To your left .../ () ,,_.,' 8 IF you aaw the ouject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what d id you notice concern ing the STARS and MOON? STARS (C irele One): MOON ( C ircle One}: a . None Bright moonlight (9 A few b Dull moonlight c. Many c . No moonlight -pitch dark n't remomber d . n't remember 9. Was t he object brighter tho.n the background of the sky? (Circle One}: o.(Yes b. No Don't remember IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky badcground, was the brightness like that of on automobile headlight?: (Circle One) mile Of more away (a distant c ar)? Several blades away? c . A bloc k away? Several yards away? Old the object: (Circle One lor eoclt q uestion) Appear to s tand still a t a ny time ? @ No Don't Know Suddenly speed up a nd ru~h oway at any time? Yes Brook up Into ports or uplode? Yes No Dontnow d. G ive off s moke ? c Don:t ~n'?) Change brightness? No Don t now f. Change shape? Flicker, throb, or pulsot~t? Yes Old the object move behind something a t anytime, partic ularl y a cloud? ( C lrcle One}: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what It moved behind: Old the object move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Qon"l(Knn~ (Circle One): Ye s No IF you answered YES, than tell what It moved In fro nt of: Did the ob j~ct appear: (CircltJ On.,): o. Sol id? b. Transpare nt? Don't Know. Old you observe the ob ject through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No Sun glosses Ye s No f. Windshield Theodolite Window g loss No h. Other s 16, Tell In a few words the following things about the object. 17. Draw a picture thot will show the shape of the object or objecta, Lab.l oncHnclude In your aketch any details of the object that you saw such aa wlnga, protrualona, etc., oncleapeclolly exhouat trails or vapor trolls. Ploee an arrow bealde the drawing to ahow the direction the obJect woa moving, lS. The edges of the object were: (Clrcl One): ) Fuuy cw blurr.d b. Like a btlght star c. Sharply outlln.d 19. IF there waa MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ---...1 <-..s ---------------- Drow a plctvre of how they were orronged, and put on arrow to a how the direction that they wre travel lng. Draw c plcturell1ot wlll ahow the motion thot the obJect Of obJect made. Place on A ot the beginning of the path, a a at the end of tho path, and ahow any, chang In d irection dwlng tho cour ... 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guua eatlmate what the reel aJze of the obfect was In Ita longest dimension. 22. How large did the. obfect or objects oppear 01 compared with one of the following obtectt beldln th. honJ ond ot about arm' length? (Circle One}: a. Head of a pin g. Sliver dollar h. Baseball Grapefruit d. Nic:lc.et Baslcetball f. t la lf dollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of yow anaw.r to Question 22. /ch Cortaln \.( Fairly certe~ln 23. How did the object or obfectt dltappear from view? c:. Not very s we d . Uncertain 24. In otdiH that you COt' glvo aa cloor a plcturo oa peulltlo of whet you eow, wo would IIIlo fw you to l111o11no thet yo11 coultl conatr11ct tho oltJoct thet you eow. Of whet type 111otorlol woultl you moh It? How lor .. woulil It Ito, ontl whot ehopo wo11ld It havo? Oua'llto In your own worde o h WMn oi.Joct or ai.Jocte whlcft whon plece4 up In tho elcy would tlvo tho 101110 oppooranco oa tho oltJoct which you aow. 39. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 41. Please give the following information about yourself: Middle Nome City Zone State TELEPHONE NUMBER What is your Please indicate any special educational training that you hove hod. a. Grode school _ b. High school ----------- d. Pos t graduate ---------- 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: f. Other special training----------- 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved line to show how object was obove the horizon (skyl ine) when you first saw it, Place o "B on the some curved line to show how high the object was obove t he horizon (skyline) when you lost sow it. In the following larger sketch place an A" at the p~sition the object was when you first sow it, and a "B" at Its position when you lo s t saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger sketch. U. $. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHEET Thl1 questionnaire has been prepared 10 that you con give the U. S. Air Force as much Information 01 possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove oburvod. Plea1e try to an1wer 01 many quutlons 01 you possibly can. The Information that you give will for research purposes, and will be regarded 01 confidential material. Your name will not be u .. d In connection with any statements, conclusions, ot publications without your pmiulon. We request th i s personal information 10 that, If It Is deemed neceuory, we moy contact you for 1. When d id you see the object? 2. Time of day: .Z:,Z. (YO Hour Mlnvtet 3. Time zone: (Circle One}: a. Eaatern b, Central c. Mountain d, Pocl fie: (Circle One}: A.M (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard 4. Where were you when vau saw the object? City or Town Stote or Country 5. Estimate how long you sow the object. Minute a Second a 5.1 Ci rcle one of tho following to Indicate how certain you ore of your on1wer to QuestionS. a. Certain c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Ju1t a gueu 6. What was the conditicn of the a~y? (Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of day I ight Dull daylight e. No trace o f day I i ght c . Gright twili9ht f. Don't remember 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was t he SUN located os yo (Circle One): a. In fron t of you d. In bock of you To your right Don't rcm~mbcr ATIC FORM NO. 16 4 ( 13 OCT S4) 1 -EPt'&MBER .S. 1 9SZwc . A4. wnah a .a Vnh'tl , II 2 Ill P'a &J R" IIOW71 .. r t~f ?Vr~). (1rlfJ. IF you anw t he ooject. at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the~ STARS and MOON? STARS (C lrcle One): MOON (Circlet One): Bright moonlight Dull moonlight c:. Many e. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't rem4mber d. Don't remember Was t he object brighter than the background of the aky? (Circle One): c. Don't remember was BRIGHTER THAN the sky boclcground, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: (Circle One} A mile or more away (a distant car)? b. Several blocks away? A block away? d. Several yards away? Old the object: ( C lrcle One for eoeh question} Appear to stand still a t ony time? Don't Know Suddenly speed up and r ush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know Break up into ports or uplode? No Don't Know d. Give off smoke? Don't Know Change brightness? Don't Know . f. Change shape? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsot4t? Don't Know Did the object move behind sorMthing at anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C irele One): Yes No (Don't Know) JE 'L ~swered x,ES, then tell what It moved behind: Did tho obj.,ct move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Kn<tw. IF you answered YES, than tell what It moved in front of: Did thtt object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. Old you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglas ses Yos Binoculars Sun glosses Yes No f Telescope Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No Window glass Yos No h. 16. Tell In a few words the following thlnga about the object. 17. Draw a picture that will thow the thape of the obJect or objecta. Lobel oncl Include In your alcetch any cfetalla of the object that you taw tuch at wlnga, protruslona, etc., and especially exhauat trallt or vapor tralla. Place an arrow betide the drawing to ahow the direction the obJect wo1 rnavlng, l& The edge of the obJect were1 (Circle Onet q~ Fuuy or blurred -_ b~lke a bright alar c. Sharply outlined d. Don't rem..,.ber 19. IF there wat MORE THAN ONE ohJect, then how many were there? ------------------------- Draw a picture of how they were arran~, and put an arrow to thow the direction that they wr travllng. 20. Draw a picture that wlll show the motion that the ohject or ohjecta made. Place an A et the beginning of the path, a s at the end of the path, and show any, chant In direction during the cowae 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real alze of the obfect waa In Ita longeat .dlmenalon. 22. How large did the. object 01 objects op,.ar 01 compared with one of the following objecta beld In the ltanJ and at aiJout arm's length? (Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar Grapefruit cf. Nleket Basketball Quart. k. Other Holf dollar 22.1 (Cirde One of the followlno to Indicate how certain you ate of yow answer to Quea~Jon 22. a, Certain c. Not very awe b, Folrly eertetln d. Uncertain 24. In otclw thot you COft glvo oa cloot o picture oa poulltlo of whot you aow, wo woulcl lllae fet you te 1 ... .,1,_. thot you could conatruct tho oltloct thot you aow, Of whot typo lftotorlol would you melle It? How Ioree woultl It be, oncl what ahope would It hovo? Dcrllte In your own wewela o ~omMOn ol.loct ot oltfocta which whon plececl