PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 11. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 4 Decel,tber 1957 Dayton, Ohio o Probably Balloon Po sal bl Y Balloon Local 0 9 0 0 AM ~ro&~nd-Viaual 0 GroundRodar ;Q{ Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft Poasl bl Y AIrcraft 5. PHOTOS 0 Yloa Astronoml cal D Yea 0 Probably Astronomical ~;~o !Civilian _ 15 ,, ear old boy 0 Poulbly Astronomical 7. LINOTH 01' OISIRVATION 1. NUMBI!R 0,. OIJI!CTS 9. COURse 0 Other 0 In suffl clont Data for Evaluation 10 seco nds 10. IRIII' SUMMARY 0,. IIOHTINO One o b j ect very high, b r i ght silver , sharply outlined, movitl~ f rorn N to SSW, ATIC PORM 329 (RitV 28 SBP 12) 11. COMM!HTS Call operatio n s and WX. Opera - tio n s sta t e d two aircraft' i n t hat general a rea at t hat t ime PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 3. DAT!TIMI CROUP 4. TVP! Of OBSERVATION Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Local 2201 0 Ground-VIsuaS 0 GroundRaclor I-. ==1=5=/=0=3=0=5=Z====--+-r-i?O AI,. VI tuol 0 Alrlntetcept Radar Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft D Po ssi bl y Aircraft Was Aatronoml c:ol Star 0 Probobl y Astrono111ical Civilian 0 Pouibly Astrono111ical. 0 In auffl ci ent Ocrta for Evaluoti on one stationar 0 Unknown 10. BAII!fl SUMMARY OP SIGHTING Unusual flashing star in the sky to t 11. COMMENTS Could have been one of aoy num- ber of stars which were very bright in the SE at this time. SECURITY Cl.A.SSIFJCATiON W cmd Dec .. i S7 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Woa Balloon D Probably Balloon 20"4 0 Was Aircraft l.ocaiEt ,,.,~no-VIauoJ 0 GreundRoclor a Probably Aircraft I 5. Wcu Aatronomical Meteor Probably Astronomical PouiWy Aatronomicol 1. L.INGTH 011 OISIRV ATION HUMBIR OP OIJ!CTS lnsufficient Doto for Evoluotlon 10. IRII!P SUMMARY Oft SIGHTING Very bright object, looked like an arc~light. Bright blue-white. Looked shooting star, traveling very fast and j~st disappeared from sight. ATIC FORM Ut (W&V 26 I&P 12) 11. COMMINTS The earth is now passing throu 1 ke several meteoric showers. T ICHMICAL INPORNATION SHEET Thi a qweationnolre has "-en preparecl 10 that you can give the U. S. Air Force 01 much lnfouncation os pouible concernint the unidentified oerlol phenomenon that you hove obaerv.d. Pleos.-try to answer a1 many que1tion1 01 you po11lbly can. The Information that you give will be uaecl f01 reuorch purpoael, and will be retordecl a1 confidential material. Your name will not be uud In connection with any ttatetn~nte, conclulone, Ot publlcatlona without yout pmluion. We request this penonol lnfOtmatlon so that, If It Is deemecl necea1ory, we may contact you for f"'ther de to ila. 3. Time aone: a. Eaatern (Circle One): b: Central = Mountain One): a. Daylight Saving (b. Standard 4. Whete were ycu when you aow the object? AdcUtlonal !'tmcrks: .5. Eatlmote how lc,g you sow the object. Cl ty er Towft Stoto or Cowntr~ 5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your antwer to Question 5. .-. Certo in b~ Fa lrly certain 6. What waa fhe conditi en of the a ley? (Citcle On): o. Bright daylight b. Dull daylight c:. Btltht twilight c. Not very aure d. Ju1t o gueu d. Just a trace of doyl ight , "i:' No trace of daylight f. Don't remember 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where wos the SUN located as you looked at ~e object? ( Ci,de 0 ne}: a. In front of you b. In back of you c, To your r ight d. To yO\Ir left . o ... erheod f. Don't remember ATtC P'ORM NO, 16_. ( lJ OCT 54) 8, IF you aaw the oi.ject at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (C lrele One): d. Oon 't remomber 9 . Waa the object brighter than the baclcgrouncl of the slcy? (Circle One}: 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o, Bright moonlight 1. Cull mooniiQht c. No moonlight -pitch doric cl. Don't remember c. Dort't rememler 10. IF It waa BRIGHTER THAN the slcy l:taclcgtound, was the brlghtneu lllce that of an automol:tlle headlight?: (Circle One) a. A mile ot more away (a distant car)? 1. Several l:tloclct away? c. A block away? @' Several yards away? 11. Dlcl the obiect: (Circle o,. For eoclt question) a. Appear to stand srlll at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away ot any time? c. Break up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness~ f. Change shape? g. Flicker, throb, ~r pulsate? 12. Old the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? Don't Know D.a.n't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know ( Cltcle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Old the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle OneJ: Yes Don't Knaw. IF you answered YES, than tell what 14. Did the obiect appear: (Circle One): b. Transporent? c. Don't Know. Dicl you observe the ol:tiect through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yea Sun glasses Windshield Yes ndow glass Binocular a Yes Theodolite Yea 16. Toll In few words the following thlnga altout tho oblect. 17. Dnw plctwo that will ahow the ahope of the o~l"'., o~lecta. l.al.eloncllnclucle ht your alcotch any cletalla . of tho ~loct that yau aaw auch ~lnea, protrualorte, etc., Clft4 eapeclally ellheuat tralla or vapor tralla. Place en.w Malclo the awing ta "ow tho 41rHtlon tho eltiMt waa movlnt 11. The ... , of the obioct were: (Circle Ono)r a. Fuzzy ~lurred b. Like a lwlght star c. Sharsly outllne4 , .. I) '' IP ...... woe MORE THAN ONE oillect, tf:en how Many were th.rt? - .- Drew e ,lcture of how they .,,. orN"tM oncl put on errow to ahow the dlroctl that they were travellnt Draw o plctUfe th11t wlll ahow the 1n0tlon that the oltfect.., 8iect rnade. Place on A et the lletlnnlng of .... path, a a at the end of the path, ancl ahow ~ cha"'e In direction clwl"t the courM 21. IF POSSIBLE, tty to gueaa 01 eatlnte what the'"' 1f1e of the o1tfect waa In Ita lqeat cllmenlon 22. How large cllcl the oblect ~ obtecta appew ancl at oltout film' 1 length? (Circle One): a. Heacl of a pin e. Quarter f. 'Half doll with 01\1 of the following oltlect belfl In tlte ltOJtJ I Sllv clollar h. BoaeiMIII I Grapefruit I Boalcetltall lc. Other------- 22.1 (Circle One of the following to lncllcate how certain you are of yow antw.r to Quot.lan 22. a. Certain b. Fairly certe~ln c. Not very d. Uncertaht 23. How did the oblect or objecta dltappear from view? 2411. In er4er thet you .,. tlvo oa cleat ,lcturo oa ,ea1lltlo of whet you tow, we woul4 llo f rou te '"'lltte thet yeu oeul .. "'"uct tho oit joct th .. yo" a ow. Of whet ty,. ftlote~lel woul4 you 111olllo It? How 1-. weul4 It a., .... whet ah~t wour It ho~o? OuctiM I" your owR wer4 o 6o"'"'o" eltl Ot oltlocta which whott ,, .. _.up'" the ala, woul ''" the leiN .,,..,o~tce tho oltlect which you 1ew, Where were you lucated when you sow the object? 26. Were you (Circle One) (C.itcle One): In the business section of a city? Inside o building b. In the residential section of a city? b. In a car In open countryside? c. Outdoors d. Flying near on airfield? In an a irpl one e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 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 time, then complete the following questions: 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 rnl)ving? 28.3 Did you stop ot any time while you were looking ot the object? ( Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction ""~' you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) r; Southwest h. Northwest b. Northeast d. Southeast 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) ;t South f. Southwest b. Northeast d. Southeast h. Northwest 31. If you are fami liar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to esti mate the number of degrees the obiect 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 From horizon When it disappeared: a. From true North From horizon 32. !n the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A on the curved line to show how high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a a on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lat sow it 33. In the following larger sketch place an A" at the position the obiect was when you llrt saw It, and a a at Its position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch os on example of how to complete the lorger sketch :34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) a. Clear sky c. Scattered clouds Thiele or heavy clouds Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Ci,.cle OneJ a. No wlncl Slight breeze Strong wind 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't rememler 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? 36. Was anyone else .... ith you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) Yes 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (CircleOne) Yes No [;,; _ 36.2 Please list their names a addresses: 37. Was this the .first time that you had seen an object 01 objects like this? (Circle One) Yes No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, ancl uncler what circumstances did you ... other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was ancl what might have caused It? U. S. ;A I R F 0 R C E T E C H HI C A L INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared sa that you can give the U. S. Air Force aa much ._r"'l X"' lnfcwmation aa poulble concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. / C/.- Pieoae try to onawer ae many question aa you potaibly con. The lnformatlm that you give will ... ~ , for research purpasea, and will be regarded aa confidential material. Your name will nof /' be used In connection with any stotementa, conclualona, or publlcationa without your permlulon. We r.quest thla personal information 10 that, if It Ia deemed neceuary, we may contact you for fUtther details. Time of day: When dld you aee the oblect? Hour Mlnutu (Circle One): ,A.M...) Time zone: (Circle One}: tttern (Circle One}: a. Daylight Saving Centtal b. Standard Where were you when you aaw th Ql,ject? ' ...- Neor .. t Poatol A.lcfru City or Town Stote or Country Additional remorks: 5. E.atimate how lono you sow rhe objact. Houra Minute a Seconch 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5. b.'?olrly cet'taln 6. Who~ was the condltien of the s~y? c. Not very sure d. Juat a gueu (Circle One': d. Just a trace of daylight b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight c. Bright ~;I ight f. Don't remember 7, IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? C I~-~pur !;A (Citc:le One]: o. In front of you b. In bock of you e. Overhead c . To your ri ght f. Don't remember 39. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speeJ of the object? (Circle One) Y lF you. answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object waa? (Cirele One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 41. P lea i lve the fo llowini Information about yourself: Firat Name Street City TELEPHONE NUMBER Please indicate ony special educational training that you have had. Technical achool a. Grade sc hoo I b. High school c. College f. Other special training d. Post graduate 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: U. $, AIR fORCE 1 ECHHICAL IN fORMA TIOM SH I! E T (SUMMARY. OAT A