PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD t. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar tJYAI,.. VI suol 0 A ir Intercept Rod or Was Balloon Probably Bolloon Possl bly Ball oo, 0 Was Airctoh 0 Pro b o\,ly Aircraft 0 Poulbl y Alrcroh 0 'W..,s Astronoflll col 0 Probobl y Aatronomical 1 l j ''tG p l 1 0 Possibly Attronomical 0 lnsuffl ci ent Ooto Jor EYoluation 10 t11tnutn~ 0!10 East 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Inve~itig:l t o 1 contacted A 31 y ear old forme r USt\F piJot, now J\Ct~W aJ; d F I S units i n the are a & au ANG Capt flew a n F BtL\ at l O ,OOO ft 1:wo LDiv~ No r o e o rd o f u:1usun.l en 2 6 Nov W hi l e W o f ,J o 1 1 i e t , I 11 a t s i g h t i 11 ~; s '.If as f o u n <.1 No o t her per- 0tJ30 CST, h e observe d an obj about sizE. sons appo?arecl t o have see n the oi nict~ul fil'st stationary, later disa-object except tho s oul'L:e. I t appeo~s p p ear i n "; past ward :1 n d s l i gh t .L y to t b. c pro b a b 1 e t h a t t h e B-4 7 ' s n t on c nort h . S ourc e o b s erve d obj for a ho11t lC timG crossed l.he flight-!)at)l o.f th~ i~linutos. Wh e n o~j disappeare d , source F - 8 6 . It als o appe::tr s !).1' 0 h ::tbl e that.. to contact the m but was not s uc.;cassul. risi n g sun bohincl & balow appr'ar- W h e n h a s i g h t e d TJ:i''O he n o t i f' i e d Chi c a~ o e d t o t h e F B 6 JJ i l o t t o b e an f . 11'!'C vi a r n d io. .!\ r) t r1n.s conveyed to u nu s u:1.l p h c notaHn a.. t,s t h e sun ADCC 30A Div WR.~FS, ~.Iichi au.. rosr~ s:i.Jrhti.urr cn11~ld hnvP dic:;an~l,., u c ATIC J'ORM 329 (R~V 76 sr.r 52) 25. Whara were you lucoted when you saw the object? (C.ircle One): o. Inside o building b. In o car c. Outdoors ... 26. Were you (Cirde One) a . In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of o city? c, In open countryside? d. Flying near on airfield? ... - f, FTying ovctr opertcountr.y.? .... ' What were you doing at the time you saw the objoc:t, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you w.ar3 MOV lNG IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at tho time, then complete the following qu~sHons: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) e. South g. West b. North-east d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast wor$ you mc)ving? 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes M~ 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What dir$ction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) a. North e. South g. West b. Northeast f. Southw~st h. Northwest 31. If you or~ fomi I ior with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate tho number of dsgrees the object was from tru~ Noth and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North From horizon l _ degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: .., . a. From true North ,:::..-... --degrees. b. From horizon +-!- )..::;:;. degrees . 32. In th~::t following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved line to show how object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it, Place a "B" on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you l ast saw it . 33. In the following larger sketch place on A" at the p~sition the object was when you lirJt saw it, and a a" at its position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. ~ 34. Whr1t were the weather conditions a t the t ime you sow tha object? .1 CLOUDS (Circle One) c. Scattered clouds d . Thick or heavy clouds fl. Don'trememb&r 34.3 WEATHER (C;rc/e One ) b. 'Fog, mist, or li ght rain c. ,\\oderote or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WINO (Circle One) a. No wind b. Slight bre~ O"'"o r c;,member 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't remember 35. Whetn did you report to some official that you had saen the object? Day Month Year 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw ths object? (Circle One) Yes (No'' 36.1 IF you answered YES, did t hey see the object too? (C irde One) Yes No 36.2 P lease list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you hod seen on object or obiects like this? 37.1 IF y?v answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? In your opini"n what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you think you con estimate the spe!'!cl of the object? (Circle One) Yo~ IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the objct was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? 41. Please g Information about yourself TELEPHONE NUMBER-..:: Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. c. College ~. d. Post graduate ---------- f. Other special training----------- 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: l!otes :tor UFO r eport in accordance Hi th your jnstructiona. Date Interview Conducted: 9 December 1957 Int.erv1.ewer: Capt George H. Janczewsld.., HP1Ut~ Ext 70236 Source: Ci1rllian, emplo-.ree at Van \vert Airpoitt, Ohio, member o! the Indj:.ma A:ir Nationa1 Guard, 163 FIS ' Cont.ent or the report: Source fi&..l an F-86 A at 41~,000 .rt on 26 ~:w 1957. Mule about J.5-20 ndles west or Jolliet, ru.., Source sighted an lhUdentii:ied object in t:he sky. The di,rection of Sources flight '\vas eastward. The object appeared at a r elative bea:ring of lSO. Source described the object a.s yello-wish in color) at f'irst stationary and hazY anct later appea.ri.ng to move and assuming definite outljnes. Source observed the. object for about 10 nd.nu.tes and pursued :i.t. As he approached the object gained in size and when he put his index .i'inger on the aixcraft.ts 'Windshiel-d it appeared on top or it as no larger than a nickeJ.. Source contactgd Ci1ica.go AR'0 via radio and inform them of the sight,j ng. The message was conveyed to ADCC senior controller at 30 ADiv at ltJ"F.AFS., Nic'P.igan who iled the ori~ report. s:>urce stated that approxilnately five minutes af'ter b::tv;Jft..,.-.dYavbX UFO has disappeared f'rorn his sight by fading in the distance and tuncl ng slightly l eft , notice a flight of' 3 E-47s going eastward. SOurce descended and attempted to con-tact tha B-47s to verifj his sighting bt\t was not successrul in contacting the other a:j rcralt. He landed his aircraft at Fort \fayruJ, Ind., \-rhich was his ~fJ r.:::z:tv home base. He immediately .file a report ld.th his base commander. Qlest:toned about the size, shape, speed and altitude of the object Source rocd:x:tm:t axplai:ned that he had no basis or compa:risJon hence no idea about the characteristics or p er.f'onta.ce of the object. Reept for slight turn to the let the objact xr.ade no other manuevars. Scurce said it seemed to have accelerated as he ~sed in. 'lhe objeet was so~mat flat, mettalic in appearance. Investigation: Interviewer talked lrith Mr. in details. ATIC Form 164 is attached. unita were contacted: .. rtm Hq 30th Air Di v, rJRAFS, Hichigan Hq 20th Air Div, Grandview AFB, Ho nalJ.y and quest.ioned him e interview the i'ollow.i.ng Eq 79lst AC&W SQ Hanna City AFS, m. Eq 319 Ftr L'"ltcptr Sq, Bunker Rill AFB, Ind. Eq 782 AC&TJI Sq, Rock~dJle AFS All of the abova units reported no unusual sightings or incidents on t hat date and at that time. 'l.he FIS reported m aircraft in the area. The \-!right Operations ()JJ!icer -.ras contacted and said there were no HADC aircra.:t:t. in the area at that time. . 'nla officer 1-Tho i'ile the originaJ report, Capt Bost, Senior Con~'"'Oller, AI:CC .3oth Aai.v said he checked the sir trafiic at that tirne and found no u nusual incidents. Chicago ARTC corttacted by Capt Bes--t. on P-0 Dec stated there l;ere no ot.."ler r eport regarding the sighti.ng exce:it the one from Iftr. Rice Conc1.usion: The interviewer beJ ieves that 'the B-47s could have crossed the flight path o:r the F-86 at ona t~ in the general area. or the sighting. Considering the eetr]3 hour or the day it appears probable that the B-47s contrail.s were illundnated ba the ri3ing sun rrom below and behind. This could have appeared to the F-86 pilot to have been an UmlSUal phenomena. I realize that the B-47 s 't1ere at about 33 ~rhile the F-86 was at about h4,ooo, however, the pilot stated that the day uas ver-.r clear 8.!"\d there were no cblds whatsoever. These conditionsJ would have resulted in the sighting being observed b;r other people in addition to the pi~ot. Considering lack of such avidence and the relative angles or the F-86 to the B-47s cont!'ails and the rising sun thi3 conclusion appears most propable CL.ASSIFICAT IOH (SECURI T Y INFORMATION when lilted in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINAT I NG AGENCY REFORT NO. 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