PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 8 Jan 58 Deland. Florida c Probably Balloon Loc:ol. 12 3 0 EST :UCGround-Vlaual C Ground-Radar Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft GMT 08/17307, a AI,.VI.,aJ C Air-Intercept Raclar C Pouibly Aircraft 0 Yea a Probably Astronomical No Ci vi 1 ian c Posalbly Astronomlcof 7. LINOTH OP OISIRVATION L NUMIIR OP OIJI!CTS 9. C:OURS! C Otho--------- 10. IRIIP SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING Rnd, fuzzy ed:~ed obj, u~pr~x the size of Mars. H3d an orange, rosey tint, po~sibly so }ellow. C! Insufficient Oato for Evohaotion 11. C:OMMINTS c~sa is ntarked insufficient ev- denc~. Much detail yet fery few U. $. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H H I C A L I H F 0 R MAll 0 t t S H E E T (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your infcrmation may be f iled ond c:oded as occur<'ltol y as possible, pleose us the following 'pace to write out a short desc:r lpt:on of the event that you obsc.rvecf. YC'u moy re- peat ir.formotion thot you have already given in the queationnaire, and add \lny further cC~mments, statements, or sketches that you believe ore important. Try to J.lresert the details of the observa tion In the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size p~per moy b attached if they ore nectded. (Do Not Wite ;,., This Si'ace) u~o ANALYSIS SHEin' Satellite (UCIN4J'J, Phone 69219) Aatronocrtcal Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, eto) Natural Phemnmena (Ball Lightning, etc) IJ.rora1"t, Balloons, Airships etc. Evaluation ot Source Rel.iab111 ty _ Anal~aio and Conolu31ons& U. S. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H HI CAL I H f 0 R MAT I 0 H S H E E T Thla questionnaire hoa been prepared so that you con give the U. S. Air Force oa much Information a1 pouible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove ob1erved, Pleaae try to onawer aa many queationa as you poaalbl~ can. The lnfatmatlon that you give will . be uaecl fot research purpo1ea, and will be regarded oe conficle~tlol material. Your name will nat be uaed In connection with any atotementa, concluaions, or publication without your permlaalon. We requett this p.nonol Information 10 that, If it Ia deemed neceaaory, we may contact you for further details. When cUd you aee the object? Time of day: 3. Time aone: (Circle One): <! Eoatern b. Central c. Mountain d. Pociflc (Cirde One): A.M. (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving ' b. Standard 4. Whe were yo~ whon you aow tho object? Addltionol remarks: 5. Eatimate how long you saw ,.-,. object. Stoto or Country 5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of your ontwer to Question 5: o. Cerrain b. Fairly certain 6. What was the conditi<~" of the sky? (Circle One): ~: Bright daylight b. Dull daylight c. Bright twilight c~. Not very sure Juat a gue11 d. Just o troce of daylight e. No trace of daylight f. Don't remember 7, IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located oa you looked at "'e obiect? (Circle One): a. In front of you In back of you c. To your right d. To your left .: Overhead f. Dan' t rememb.r ATIC I'ORM NO, 164 ( lJ OCT ~4) I. IF ~ou aaw the obfec\ at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what dlcl you notice concerning the STARS oncl MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One}: 8.2 MOON (Circle OneJ: Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch clorlc Don't remomber Don't remember 9. Waa the obJect brighter than the boclcgrauncl of the alcy? (Circle One): c. Don't remember 10, IF It waa BRIGHTER THAN the alcy ltoclcground, woa the lwlghtn lllce that of an automobile heaclllght?J (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant cat)? it. S.verallloclca away? c. A bloclc awoy? d. Several yarda away? 11. Did the obJect: (Circle One lor eoclt question) o. Appear to atand stl II at any time? it. Suclclenly apeed up and rush away at any time? c. Brealc up Into parts or explode? d. Give off 1 molce? Change brightnesa? f: Cllange shape? I Fliclcer, throb, or pulsate? 12. Did the obiect move behind something at anytl,.,., particularly a cloud? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know (Circle One): Yea No Don't Know. IF you anawered YES, then tell what It moved beh lncl: - 13. OW the obiect move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes ~ Don't Knctw. IF you cinawerecl YES, than tell what 14. Did the obiect appear: (Circle One}: a. Solid? b. Tranaparent? c. Don't know. Did you observe the oLject throuah on~ of the following? a.-Eyeglaues Yes Blnaculan Yea No Sun glasses c; Windshield g. Theodolite Yea Window glass l.6. T til I" a few ~ords the following things about the oblec t 11. Oraw o picture that w::J show th shop of the oblec:t or oblec:ta. Lobel and Include In your "etch any cfetalla of the obtact that you aow auch 01 wings, protrualona, tttc., and oapoclolly eJChauat troth or vapor trotlt. Place o" arrow balde the drawing to ahow the cUrctlon the object woa moving. 18. r;,, edg of 'hl obi~cf wer~: (Cirde On t,): a . F u:-l/ or blurred b. Lllc~ o :ri~ht star ~. Shcq:l v o utlined d. Oon' tfemttmber 19. IF thre wot MORE iHAN ONE object, then how many were there? ;- 1 .:- t t / t /'.1 i t I'' .Ia Craw o pi<:Nf'J ~f h;;,~ ~h~y ,..~r~ arra ,ged. o:1d ~ut o, arrow to show 'he direc:tion thot they were traveling 20. Draw a picture that wLII show the 1n0tl0ft that the oltfec~ or ottfecta made. Place on A et the beginning of the path, a a at the end of the Path, and ahow any, chong In direction during the c:ourae. IF pc)SSIBLE, try to gue11 01 eatimate what the real alae of the olliect wae In Ita longeat cllmen~l~. t low 1 ... cUd the oblect f!11 obiecta appear as COft9ed with one of the following abiecJa. belcllrt tlte ltcm4 aN at about m'a length? (Circle Orte}: a. Head of a pin Sliver dollar h. BaaeiNall Grapefruit Baalcetball f. Half clollcw 22.1 (C irde One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of yow answer to Question 22. a. Certain c. Not very awe a,. Fairly certain d. Uncertain 23. How dicl the oblect or C)b;.cts d lsa,peor from view? 24. In.~ ... thet 111 con gl cloor o ,tctUfo '''-' of wt.et yeY aew, we woYicl like f ,.., to lelno that yo" coulcl cetta"uct tho loct thet JOU aaw.' Of whot '" "'otetlol wo11l~ ~ou mol&o ltrHow ltHt woultl It M, on.l w~ot ahopo woYicl It hoo? Doacrllto In your own wetlla o 6otMton "lct Of ot.locte which whon ploc_, up In tho '"' woylcf tl tho IOifto op,.oronco tho oi.toct which ,.., aow. 25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object? (Circle One): a. Ina ide a building d. In an airplane e At sea 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business aectlon of a city? b. In the residential aection of a city? ~ In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? '27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, 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. Eaa t b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest '28.2 How fast were you moving? Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? 29. What direction were you looking when you f irst saw the object? (Circle One) f. Southwest h. Norlhwes t d . Southeast 30. What direction were you looking when you lost saw the obiect? (Circle One) f. Southweat h. Northwest d. Southeast 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to eatimate the number of degrees the obiect was frcm true North and o I so the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31. 1 When it first appeared: a. From true North ------degrees. 31.2 When It disappeared: a. From true t~orth ------degrees. b. From horizon degrees . 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a s on the satne curved line to show how high the object wen above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it 33. In the following larger sketch place an A" at the position the object was when you lirst sa"!" it, ancl a a at its position when you fast saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as on e)Cample of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you aow the obiect? 3~.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) :U.2 WINO (Circle One) a. No wind