PROJECT10073 RECORD CARD 8RIIP OP liGHTING 2. LOCATION 011e ol1ject, seemed to bob rapfdly from side. to side, also UI) & down. It appeare d to be v c r v high. Seem8d to have a red glow. OhJoct had look of sphore, not round , JrlOl"n like a ball squashed down. 11. COMMENTS Typical characteristics of a balloon at sumu:;et PROJECT 100'13 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. COMCLUSIONI 4 Octo her 1957 Day ton, Ohio a Prot.oltly Bollaan ~a.~D~AT~ .. ~T~IMI~O~I""'"O~tU~,~-------+-. TY~,. Dft~.;,oa~ll!~lt~Y~A~T~IO~N~--~-----to PooiWy Bollaaft S ,QcGeout .. YI D OrendR D We Alrcroft D PntlteWy AI,.,_,, D PIWy Alrcroft .sxw ~tmlcol Venus a Yea D ProltoWy ... ,.,. ... ae.a ~He Civilian D PoiWyAtua~toleol. 7. Ll .. 'nt OP.O.IIIYATIOM L NUMall ott OBJICTI t. COUISI D Other-------- still visible D lnvfflelontDet.r!Yeluotion when re rted One objec~, changin~ colors, flashin or s1himmering. Seemed to move faster than the stars. 11. COMM!MTS Definitely Venus. U. S. :A I R P 0 R C I T I C H MICA L IMP 0 R MAT I 0 M S H E IT Thlt quettionnolre hot ieen pteperecl 10 that you con give the U. S. Air Force at much lnfwmotion at pottlble concernlnt the unlclentlflecl aerial thot you have obtervtcl. Plea try to antwer 01 mony quettlont you pottlt.ly can. The Information that you give will t.e utecl for reteorch purpo1e1, ancl will be regorclecl confidential material, Your natne will not bo u1ecl In cnectlon with any ttatemontl, conclutlont, or publication without your pml11lon. We reque1t thl1 pertonol Information 10 that, If It 11 dHmecl necey, we '""Y contact you for further detall1. 1. When did you e the obJect? Time of day: 2. (Circle One): 3. Tim aone: (C{rcle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving d. Poclflc 4, Where were you when you 1aw the obtct? Fairly certaift 6. Whot wat tho conditlcn of the slcy? (Circle One): a. Br lght daylight b. Dull daylight c. Bright twilight b. Standard Stote or Co.,ntry c. Not very ture d. Juat a ouetl cl Just a trace of day I ight No trace of day I i ght ~ 7, IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN loc<1ted os you loolted at (Circle OnoJ: a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right o--erhead ~\ ATIC FORM HO. 164 ( U OCT 54) . 8. IF you aaw the obfect. at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what cUd you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Don't rememlter 9. Was the oilact brighter than the baclcpouncl of the alcy? (Circle OneJ: ltht moonlight Dull lght c. No ntoOnllght -pitch darlc cl. Don't re..,.mMr c. Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER TH Icy l,oclcgrouncf, was the lwlghtness II Ice that of on a"'otno&lle headlight?: (C lrcle One) a. A mile or more away (a cllstant car)? b. Several bloclca away? c. A bloclc away? d. Several yards away ;/ e. Other ~ 11 Dlcl the obfect: fi~ ~r' tl R ~. ~ 1~': (Circle One lor eoclt queflon) a. Appear to stancl still ot 0"1 time? Yea (_t(o<' Don't Know Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes . ..Mo: Don't Know c. Breolc up Into parts or e~eplode? -y., _Ncr' Don't Know d. Give off smolce? Yea No Don't Know Change brightness? Yes : ~ Don't Know f, Change shape? Yea ~ Don't Know g. Fllclcer, throb, or pulsote1 Yes 11, Don't Know 12. Dlcl the obiect move behind aont1thi"'A anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C lrcle OneJ: Yea ... Don't Know. IF you anawered YES, then tell what 13. Dlcl the obiect move In front of s~!nethint--o~ anythne, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yea .. ~ , Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what 14. Dicl the object appear: (Circle One): o. Solid? b. Transparent? @Don't Know. 15. Old you ob.serve the obiect through ony of '.he following? a. Eyeglasses Yea J~ e b. Sun glosses Yes l "' c. Windshield Yes M g. d. Wlmfow olass y ru Binocular Theodolite 16. Tell In few worda the following thlnga oDout the oltlect ef the o~Ht that you aow auch wlnee, 1Ntel4e the lnt te hew the ., ~I a..~.et w Inc lucie In yeur alcetch ony cletalla 1, ett., anti eapeclolly exheu1t trolla ., ",., trell1. Pleee 11. The " of the oltlect were: tCircle 011eJ: 19, IP there 1 MORE THAN ONE olttect, how ManJ were there? ------------- Draw o picture of how thor wore arrone", and put to ehow tho cllreetlon thot they were travell"l 20. Draw a plcturelftat wUI thew the eft thet the '-lect or lect Piece A at the Mtlftftl"' of the path, a a at the end of the path, end "' In direct len lftt the courM 21. IF POSSIBLE, try t~ guea eat I whet the , ......... the oltiect . large dkl the. obiect oltloctl c...-ed with one of the followlnt oi.Ject bel411tt ,-,... ond at al.out .,.. length? (Circle One}: . a. Head of o pin Sliver doll h. Baeelaoll d. Nlclcet Boelcetltall f. ti.,lf dotler 22.1 (Circl, One of the followlnv to lndfcote how certain you are of yow a to a. Certolft h. Fairly certt~ln dlcl the obJect or obfecta .. cU.-8Ppe froiw";lew? ~ .------------- ----- 2.. l11 er4er thet reu eM elvo clew ,actwo ....... uct .... oltloct thet ru ..... Of wh .. of wh .. roY w, we wout lllao f you to ln1l110 th .. rou coul4 ...,, .. weul4 rev 11:11&o It? How lar1 woul It Ito, OfMI whet aho,. oltlect er ........ whlctt wh11 ,, .... ., lfl the alar weul elve the 25. Where were you lucated when you sow th. obiect? (~lrcle One): a. Inside a building In an airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the buslneas section of a city? (3:Jin the residential section of a city? c ... In open countryside? d. Flying near on airfield? Flying over a city? f. Flying .,., open country? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northea1t tl. Sout f. Southwest 28.2 How fa1t were you n10vi"t? 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were loolcing at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you lool&iny whe" you first saw the obiect? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you loolcing when you last saw the obiect? (Circle One) h. Northwest (,!! .J(you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degr"s the object WOJ , , -from true North and also the number of degr"s it was upwarcl from the horizon (elevation). ,. ' 31;1 When it first appeared: .. ~ ;r-t/ degrees. 3 0 degrees. a. From true North b. From horizon When it disappeared: a. From true North _ -j) .~ 0 b. From hatizon 34. What were the weather conditions at the tin:e you saw the oblect? c. ScaHerecl cloucls d. Thiele or heavy clouds 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) Fog, mlat, 01 light rain c. Modet'ate or heavy raIn 34.2 WIND (Circle One) . No wind - light breeae '---c~. Strong w lncl 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) . 35. When did you report to some official that you had sMn the oliect? Month Year 36. Was anyone else with you at the tlnte you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes No 36.1 IF you answered YES, di4 they ... the obJect too? (C lrcle One) Yes No 36.2 Please list their nan:ea and uddresMa: 37. Was this the first time that you hod '"nan obiect or obiects lilce this? (C lrcle One) Yes o 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, ancl unci what circumstance did you other ones? 38. In yout opinion what do you think the obiect was and what might have caused It? 39. Do you thlnlc you cane (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then what speed would you eatlmate? 40. Qo you think yo~ can (Circle One) from you the object woe? IF you answered YES, then how far away would you aay It was? 41. Pleaae give the following I allout youraelf: Zane State Please indicate any special edvcotional training that you have had. 42. Dote you completed this queatlonnaire: e. e. Technicalachool _ Other special training----------- PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 1 min 5 sec OP liGHTING Blue glow, fuzzy outline, basketball. Appearance of light 200 ft long. Low on one stationary fluorescan 11. COMMENTS Sources statements indicaeea certain unreliability. Object on gro..1nd level -probably con- ventional grouttd ligJ1t of sotne U. I. jAI R FORC I T ICHNICAL IN FORMATION SHE IT Thlt queationnolre hot t..en preporecl 10 that you con give the U. 5, Air Force aa much Information a1 poaalblo concernine the unlclentlflecl aerial phenomenon that you hove obaervecl. Pleaao try to onawer Nny queationa ae you poeelbly con. Tho Information that you give will for ro1eorch purposea, ond will be rogardocl a confidential material, Your nome will not be u1ocl In connection with any atoteNntJ, conclutlona, or publication without your pmlaalon. We requo1t thla pe11onol Information that, If It Ia doemocl necetaory, wo moy contact you for further detolla. 1. When diet you see th oblect? 3. Time aone: (Circle One): < c. Mountain d. Pociflc 4, Wh were you when you sow the obtect? 2. Time of cloy: (Circle Oit ty or Town Stoto or Country 5. Estimate how long you sow the ob,c t. 5.1 Circle one of the following to Fairly certo in 6. What wa the condlticn of the sky? (Circle One): o, Bright daylight b. Dull daylight r.. Bright twilight her: certo In ou ore of onawer to Question 5. c. Not very sure d. Just a guess d,WJust o trace of daylight -~ f!o trace of dayliif't ~ f. Don't remember 7, IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? . (Circle One): In front of you To 'your left b. In back of you e. Overhead To your ri9ht Don't rememher A TIC PORM NO. 164 ( 13 OCT U. S. 1A I R P 0 R C I T I C H MICA L I M P 0 R MAT I 0 M S H E IT Thle queetionnolr hoe ~.n preporecl thot you con give the U. S. Air Force much lnfmotion poealble concerning the wnldentlflecl oerlol phenomenon that you hove obev.d. Pl .. try to onawer ny queetlona you poaalbly con. The lnformotlon that you give will uaecl for rearch purpesee, oncl will be re10rclecl 01 confidential moterlol. Your name wUI not ueecl in COftnectlon with any ttotemente, conclualona, or publication without your pmlstlon. We requ.tt thl1 peraonol lnformothtn that, If It Ia cl .. mecl nee y, we may contact you for further cltolls. 1, When cllcl you aee th obloct? 2. Time of cloy: Menth Veer (Citcle On): a. Eat tern b. Central 4. Where were you when you aaw the obiect? Nearett Pottol Al4r 1 ACiclata:nGr ;Miilti: Hour Mlnutet (Circle Oite): (Circle One): Daylight Saving b. Standard State or Cauntrr 5. Eatlmate how long you eaw the oblct, Hourt Seconcle 5.1 Clrcl one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your antwer to Question 5. CJ) Fairly certain c. Not very sure d. Jua t a gue 6. Whot woe the condltiCI'I of the slcy? tCircl.-o,;~): a Bright daylight ----c. Bright twilight d. Just a trace of day I ight No trace of daylight f. Don't remember 7. IF you aaw the obiect during DAYliGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you e. To your right . " @r o your left e. Overhead 1. Don't remember AnC PORM NO. 164 ( ll OCT 54) 8. IF you aaw the oulect. at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what cllcl you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o. None a. Bright moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch darlc d. Don't remomlter cl. Don't reiiiem&.r 9. Waa the ol,fect brighter than the l,aclcpouncl of the alcy? (Cirele One): (a. Yep) b. No c. Don't rememher 10. IF It woa BRIGHTER THAN the Icy IHiclcgrouncl, wo1 the l,rlghtneas ltlce that of on outonNIIIe headlight?: (Circle One) o. A mile or more away (a distant cor).? 1. Several &loclca away? c. A bloclc away?