Dayton Ohio — November 1957

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Keywords: circle, obiect, remember, object, twilight, llght, school, circl, lowing, direction, sketch, servaiioh, lnsufficientootoforevoluotion, nttt1, ottli, chmants, skateht, dtttails, uerva, astronomacol, olfbull, lgarded, rooteriol, jmenta, pormlsjlon
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 3. OATETIME CROUP TYPE OF O&SERVAiiOH :-0 Ground Visual 6. SOURCE - 0 GroundRador 0 Alr-lnt ... rcttpt Radar 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Ballnon 0 Po uf 61 y B:JII non 0 Wus Airc:r oft O:~:Po~ubly Airc:rnft 0 Posslbty Aircraft 0 Was Astronomfc:ol C Yes 0 Probably Astronomical .., 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other _ l :..;t 2 0 SO....:O !l dS 0 lnsufficientOotoforEvoluotion 10. BRIEF SUMM-'AY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS out 1 J ~11.1ci. Secon d t' u7.Z) o ~-b l ucr,..:-d .. f',!Jpc,u:anc ... : o: a lu.ti.nttt1 fi1st, ,:,~':.(ht.iu~;; sv(;OttLi si.;hlil :i:'uz z y rloL~ilJ..~'.e 1:1~1t..:~riaL A TIC FORM 32? (R P.V :ZIJ SJ!P 52) U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI CAL It~ F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHE C: T (SU,\4MARY DATA) In order that your information may be filod and coded a s accurately as possible, p!~s usa th& fol lowing spaco to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may flo) p~at information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments, s~chmants, or skateht~Js that you believe are important. Try to present the dtttails of the o~uerva ti'ln In the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same six~ paper may ba attached If th!!y or~ needd (Do Not Write in This Space) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUS!Ot~S 0 Was Elolloon Probably B~ll oon Possibly llolloon Day i:,):l , Old. u 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3. OATETIME CROU!t :~a Ground Visual D Air-VIsual 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft Possibly Ahcrah 0 Ground-Radar 0 Air-Intercept Rodor tJ,.: Was Astronomacol M ,} L ~ 0 0 Probobl y Astronomit:ol 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BJu e llght, siz e o f olfbull. ~o . 'it_ n t over h o ,, i zon 1: 0 South. 11. COMMENTS sou t'!d. P1o bab.le ATlC PORM 321) (RII:V 26 Sfo;P S2) U. S. A I R F 0 R C E T E C tl H I C A L I N F 0 R M A T I 0 H S H E E T This queationnolre has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air For.:o aa rnuch Information 01 possible c:onccrning the unidentified aerial phenomsnon that you have observ.td. Pleas try to answer os mony question os you posaibly con. The information that you giv~ will bo vsod for research purposes, and will be t\lgarded 01 confidential rooteriol. Your name will not b u''d in connection with any stat~Jmenta, conclusions, or publications without your pormlsJlon. W requ,st this personal information 10 that, If It la deemed nacoasary, we muy contact you for ft.trt!-lr detai Is. Whan did you aee tha obi oct? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): 3. Time zone: (Circle One): a. Eo:storn .~ b. Standard (Circ/, On&}: c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Wher were you when you sa'"' tho obiect? Neoreat Poatal Address City or Town Stot or Country Additional remarks: 'C_ Soconda./" 5. Es'tlmate how long you saw the obiect. 5.1 Circl~ one of the following to indicote how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5. c. MoLv.otv syre ,'-d. Ju.1t a guess ----I a. Certain b. Fairly certain 6. Whllt W!!S th.t conditicn of tho 1ky? d. J ust a tr~:! ~-f - Y!!_ght e. No trace of day I i ght) i ... f; Don't-rememoe~ (/ {Circl~ Ona): a. Bright daylight b. Dull daylight c. Bright twilight 7, IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you b oked at the obiect? (Circle Ono): o. In front of you b. In oock of you c. To you( right To your left t'. Overhead f. Don't remember A TlC FORM N O . 16-l ( 1J OCT ~4) S. lr yo~.t ~htw the c'''jt!ct, ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, whut did you notic\l cow.:urning tho STARS and MOON? 0.1 STARS (C irclu On~): 8.2 MOON (Circl Ond): Bright moon I iuht Dull moonlight No moon' lght -p itch dork Don't remom~er d. Don't rornamb~r 9. Waa the obfec t ~righter than the boc~ground of the n ky? (Circlo On.,): o. Yos b. No c. Don't rom1tmher 10. IF it waJ BR lGHTER THAN the sky background, was th~ brightneu like that of on automobile h"ac!llght?: (Circle One) a. A mil~ or mor"' awa y (a dfstont car)? b, Severa I block' awoy? c. A block away? d. S;,vero I yords away? 11. D ld th~ obiect : a. Appoor t() stand still at any tima? b. Suddenly :$peed up and rush away ot any time? c. Brook up into ports or cxplodt"? d. Give oH srnoke? e. Chang~ brightness? f: Change shape? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? (Circle Ona for eo-:h ques~ion) Uto> Don't Know ,No.; Don't Know t.... N ,-Don't -Know '---- Don't Know (~o Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Did the object move be hind something at anytime, particular ly a cloud? ( C ire I~ One): Yes ( N~") Don't Know. IF you onswar\Jd YES, thztn tell what Did tho object rr.ov., in front of something at onytim~, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. rF you an~wer~d YESI than totl what o. Solid? . I (Circle Ona): b. T ransporent? t. on ,,now. 14. Did the object appear: Did you observe the objact through any of tb9 fof lowing? a. Eyogla3ses Yes No-.. 6. b. Sun glosses Yos (No f. c. Wind~hiold Yes No d . Window gloss Binocvfar!S T o losc:op., Yes No The odolitOJ 16. Tell In a few words the following things about the obl~ct. 17. Draw o picture that will show the shop of the oblect or oblctt. Lobel ond.lnclucf In your ak~tch cny details th, obJtct that you saw such as wings, protru1lons, otc., and ospeclolly exhauJt traUa or vapor trails. Place on orrow b,a ld the drawing to a how the direction the obi~ct wo s moving. 18. The edgea of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. _l Ike a bright s tor ~-..Sharply out I ined 19. IF t~uue wos MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? , o picture of h"w thoy were orrong~d, and put on arrow to show th, direction that th8y wcr~ traveling 20. Draw a picture Jnnt wlll ahow t~ motion that the o\.ic~ e>.r o"leta mode. Pl"e on A at the beginning of tJte path, a "B at the end of the path, and ahow any, chano In Jfr~ctlon during th, courae. 21. IF POSSIBLE, tty to guess ot eatlmate whot the real II of the obfct was In Its longest dlrnenalon. 22. How large did the. obJct ~ obJects oppeor as compared wl~h one of the followlnt olic.t. hIJ In the hortd and ot alout or,.. length? (Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar b. Pea h. Baseball c. Dime I. Grapefruit ,..lc:r"" ... ,.,. > d. Nlckat I. Bo!ktttbaW r I I ) //I I'\. e. Quorter k. Other ' / (Circle One of tha following to Indicate how certain you are of your answer to ues1J0-~"2T."' a. Certoln c. Not very SUt~ b. Foirly certain d. Uncertain 23. How did th obiect or oi,Jects disappear frotn view? 24. In order thot you cM give oa clear o picture .o~ poasl\,le of whot you aow, we would like fot you to Imagine that you could conatruct. tJ,e obJect thot you aaw. Of whot type rnoterlol would you mo1ce It? How Iorge would It le, and .w~ot sJ,ope would It hove? Decr11te In your own worda a !ommon o\~Ject or o\,lect whlc~ whn ploc-4 up In the ~Y would glv the aam appeora"c os the obJect which you aow. 25. Where were you located wht.:n yo u saw the objt.c t? (Ci rclc OutJ): o. Ins ide o building . b~ In o car ( c.,., Outdoors .. d. In on o irplone 26. WcrrJ you (Circle Ooc) !J., In the business section of a city? ... b . ) In tho residential s ection of o city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying near on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? What were you doing ot the time you saw the obicct, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING 'IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then completa the following qu~stions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? -----------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) ' a. North c. East . b. Northeast d. Southeast ~. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking whe n you last saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast -1. South~est' h. Northwest 31 .. If you C"<l io-nilior with bearing tcrrn!i (angula r direction), try to estimate the number of degr~es the object was from true North and also the number of degree s it was upward from the horizon (elevation). en it irst appeore : ~-~"' ; , .. , a. From true North b. From hor i.zon ';; Q . degrees . When it disappeared: r <-, .. ~ . ~ .. :~-.~ a. From t rue North .. _ _ _ , egrces. b. F-rom horizo n ~ --degrees. 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ctt e ot the point shown. Place on A" on th~ curved I ine to show how high tho obicc t was above the h orizon (skyline ) when you firs t sow it. Place a "B on the some curved line to show how high the obiect was uLove the horizon (s ky I ine) when you last sow it. In the following larger sketch place on A" at the posit ion the object wo s when you first sa':Y it, and a "B" at position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What wero the weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) ( ];lear 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 or heavy ro in e. Don't remember 3ti.2 WIND (Circlo One) a. No wind b. Slight breeze c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't remember 35. When c:l id you report to some official that you had seen the obiect? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) (_'! s No 36.1 IF you answered YE~,_c!ld they see the object too? (CircleOne) ~ YeJ..-,.,./ No 36.2 Please I ist their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that--yo\' hod seen an obiect or objects I ike this? (Circle One) -. No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then wh~n, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the obiect was and what might have caused it? 37. Du you think you con estimate th~ , C irc.le 011e J Y cs sp.:t'J of th..: object? IF y ou answered YES, th(.'n whot sptH~d would YLI'J os timote? 40. Do you think you can ostimoto how far away Frc'>m you the objoct wo~i? (Cirdo One} Ye!i IF yo11 cn~wcr ed YES, then ho"'" far away would y ou soy it wn~? 41. Plea'>~ givd tha following information about yoursolf: Middle Numa TELEPHO~IE ~IUMBEF~ Please indicate ony special educational1raining thor you have had. Grade school e. e. Technical school b. High school c . College Oth~r special training Post graduate