J. DAT .. TIIII OIIOUP PROJECT101J73 2. LOCATION a Yea D PrelteW, AateneMie.a 0 l"aufflcleftt o .... t.r E.,.luetlo" OPIIOMTINO A round, red object was observed at a very high altitude by a nuanber of people, who called the Lima newspaper. The objeet was observed lo the NE. 1 1. COMMINTI . Check showed that WX Unit at Sulphur Grove released lighted balloons nt 6:30 PM & 11:30 AM. local time. Distance to sighting area is 52-55 tniles. Winds were from the S SW nt 30 knots. This would just put each balloon over sighting area at almost exactly the times reported U. S. AIR PORCI TECHNICAL IMPOIMATIOM SHIIT (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your Int. be fllecl ancl coclecl aa accurately aa possible, please uae the following apace to write out a short clecrlptl of the event that you ob1ervecl. You , .. peat InforMal lon thaJ you hav. ol ilven In the que1tlonnalre, and add any further comments, statement, 1lcetche1 that you bellwe are hnportant. Try to pre1ent the detail of the oltserva- the In which they occurred. Additional page of the m 1l1e paper ttKiy be attached e nclecl. (Do Not Write Itt Tltls Space) U. I. :A I R P 0 R C I T I C H MICA L I M P 0 R MAT I 0 M S H II T Thla queatlonnolre hoe ~en JWepere4 that you con give the U. S. Air Force aa much lnfmotion poaellale concerning the unltlentlflecl oerlol phenONnen thet you hove oiteervecl. Plea try to onewer ny queatlona you posalitly con. The lnftlon that you give will t.e uaetl for resrch purpeaes, on4 will be re .. r4e4 confidential material. Your noMe will not ite uaecl In cMnectlon with onr stoteNnta, concluslona, or publications without your pmlaalon. We requeat thlt peraonol Information that, If It Ia dHme4 necer, we may contact yov for furth cletolle. 2. Tlnle of day: q P.tY/ 1. When clltl you e the oltiect? (Circle OneJ: A.M. 3, Time aone: (Circle One): o. Eaatern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Central b. Standard c. Mountain d. Pacific 4, Where wre you when you aaw the object? Lt/tl~) tp/11~ /V-RWSL Neoreat Poatol Atltlre 1 Cltr or Town Additional remodca: 5. Eatimate how long you aaw the obiect, MlnYtea Second a State or Country 5.1 Circle one of the following to lndicote how certain you ore of your onawer to Question S. a. Certoin b. Fairly certain 6. What woa the conditim of the slcy? (Circle One): a. Bright daylight b. Dull daylight <= B ri gh t tw i I i gh t c. Not very sure d. Justo gueaa d. Just a trace of daylight cf'No lroce of daylight Don't remember 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located oa you looked at the obiect? . (Circle One}: o. In front of you d. To your left b. In bock of you e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember , .. Tell In few worda the followlnt thlnga '-' the ~lect 17. Dr. picture thet wlh the ehepe of the ~I"' ~Ieete. Le ... l eM lnelv4e In ef the oltlect thtt yeu w euch wlnt pretNtlene, ett., an4 .-clellr h.uet " ,,.., Ntl4e the owlfte te ehew the 41rMtllft the ltf"t wet lnt al&etch eny cletoll1 ., .. ,-trellt. Pleee The ecloe of the o (Circl$ One): Fuaar or blu"ed Like a br lght a hlr c. Sharply 0t1tl6tt.d 19. IP there waa MORE THAN ONE ohfect, how """'' were th.r? -. ... , Drciw o picture of how they were orrongecl, and put., to ahow the cllrectlon that they wr traveling I. IF you aaw the oufect at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what dlcl you notice concwnlng the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle O"e)z 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight t.. Dull moonlight e. No moonlight pitch clark Don't remomlter cl. Don't rememMr 9. Wal the obJect brighter than the baclcgrouncl of the slcy? rclrcle One}: b. No c. Don't rememlter 10, IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the alcy ltac:lcgrouncl, was the brightness lllce that of.an (C lrcle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? I,, Several bloclca away? c. A block away? d. Several yards away? lie headlight?: Old the object: Circle One lor eaclt question) Appear to stand still at ctny tlrne? No Don't Know Suddenly speed up and ruth oway at any time? Yes Don't Know Break up Into parts or explnde? Don't Know d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know I. Change shape? Yes Don't Know Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know 12. Old the obiect move behind some thin ....-...anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C lrele One): Yea / Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Dlcl the obiect move In front of some~g at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Yea , No' Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, tkan tell what 1-!. Did tne obieet appear: (Circle One): o. Solid? b. Transparent? Don't Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yea No e, / Binoculars Sun glosses Telescope Yea Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Window glass 25. Where were you lucated when you saw lhe obiect? ((lrcle One): ~ a. Inside a building -4,.,-, "''(,;. c Outdoors In an alrpl 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the bualneaa aectlon of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c.. In open countryside? d. Flying r an airfield? e. Flying ewer a city? f. Flying oyr open 27. 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 ti then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) ~;:.rHortheast d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you ,...,vng? ---------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you atop at uny time while you were loolcing at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No h. Northwest 29. What direction were you loolclng when you first saw the obiect? (Circle One) @Northeast c. Eost e. South d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you loolclng when you last saw the obiect? (Circle One) JJ-.. North [~ Northeast d. Southeast h. Northwest h. Northwest 31. If you are 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 b. From horizon When it disappeared: From true North_ degrees. From horizon 20. picture tltat wLII ehow the ;;eotlett th.t tM '-teet .t.Jecta .... Piece n A et the ._,,,.,,. ef the path, a t the end of the path, ,,.. thew nx che In cllrectlen 4urlftt the courae, 21. IF POSS BLE, try t~ 1 tl1110te I lae of the oltfect waa In Ita 2~ t~ large dlcl th.. ollect 01 o\,lecta oncl at atout r,e' length? with one of the following ollecta .hltl.ltt "'- ltDINI (Circle One}: a. Head of a pin Sliver dol.tar h. Baeelall Grapefruit Basketball f 'Ha U dollar 22.1 (Circl~ One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of yow answer to Queet.lon 22. a. Certain c. Not very sure b. Fairly cert,ln d. Uncertain 24. In ord thet rou con give clor plctUfo potlltlo of wh .. ru w, we wovl.l like for rou to l teelne th rou could conttuct tho oltloct th rou Of wh.t '" Moterlol would ru ...... o It? How ,., .. woul It Ito, ond whet hope would It heve? Deacrllto In rour owft worda o lonnon oltloct or oltlct whlcti whoft pleco4 u' In tho alcr would tlvo tho me oppoonco tho obtoct which rou aow. 39. Do you thinlc you can eatiNte the of the ol.lect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speecl woulcl you estl Qo you think you can how far away from you the obiect (Circle One) It' I C.l~ IF you answered YES, then how far woulcl you say It was? Please give the followlnt on at.ut yourself: , I rat HeMe Mltltlle NM e TELEPHONE NUMBER Please indicate any special educational training that you hove had. a. Grode school--------- b. High school ----------- d. Post graduate --------- e. T echnlcal school ------------ f. Other special trolnlnt ---------- 42. Date you completed this questionnai;e: 34. What were the weather conclltlons at the time you sow the oltlect? 34.1 CLOUDS (C lrcle One) a. Clear slcy c. Scattered cloucla d. Thiele or heavy clouda e. Don't ret111mber 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain c!.e.. Snow j:~/ Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) a. No wlncl lt. Slight lneae ~ Str.,. wlncl 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) When did you report to some official that you had IHn the obiect? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? . (Circle One) (!,.!s No 36.1 IF you answered YJ:~. did they the object too? . (Circle One) (f~; No 36.2 Please list their names ond fJddrsses: 37. Was this the first time that you h~ "n an obiect or objects like this? (Circle One) Yes 37.1 IF you a NO, then w