Kettering Ohio — April 1958

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Keywords: circle, object, circb, lomoccl, tluck, slcndt, probtblv, qvoijtionnoire, hlproporod, concflrning, posioi, lnfonnorfon, tctseorch, statornctnh, conclv, pvbllcotionj, vdthoul, quttnt, conlo, dutoils, _c3nt, doylir, stcndod, nootut, po11to
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PROJECT 10073 RF.CO:<D CA~:) 1. DATE 7-LOCATION j l 2. CONCLUSION; Was Bollo?n P rob obi y Bull oon Possi~ly Balloon 1 I " ac d.,. I 0 Cr,.unc'Rodor 0 Was Airc rcft ro o y '" rcro t CMT O~ {)() ~.) l 0 A ir-Vi :;u"l 0 Air-Intercept Rodnr Possibly Aircraft os A .. tronomi col 0 Prc~ob:y Astro'lomoccl 0 Po:: .. ibly A s tronomical 7. LENCTH 0"' v3SE~VATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 10. GRIEF' SUM .... ~RY OF SIGHTING Ob.i 1 oo. ad 1 i l<0 n tluck whi tc IJ ''t!W . ~nlor. :~) trail. Vo1y slcndt.Jt'. :!l-'1ng "'h;o:nv ,;idLh .. \Ven t South turned Ertit 0 Insufficient Doto fo r E vo luntion 11. COMMENTS Probtblv nil U.S. A I R FORCE TECHHICA~. lNFORM.~TIO~l SHf.ET Thi3 qvoiJtionnoire has :Hlproporod "o that you con giv., th~ U. S. Air Force a 1 rnuch lni .. rrr.ation o s po:U ihle concflrning th., unid<}ntifi.,d aerial phan~manon thot yov hov~ ob3.>rv d .:-',-:,,tty t o anlW:H as mony quu:at ion) 0'\ you posiOi~ly co n. Th., lnfonnorfon that you oiv.) will b6 -.Hh-1 fo r tCtseorch puq:>~sos, and wil l ba r.,gard~td O;\ confidential mot.,rial. Your nom., will not b , U\\od In connection with ony statornctnh, conclv'olion:s, Of pvbllcotionJ vdthoul your p.,miulon. \1' ) r r>quttnt thiJ personal informat io n ao that, If It l:s doem.,d n<~cus~ary, wv may conlo:t you f or f~rth:Jr dutoils. ~ Wh~n did you Go~ tho object? Time of d'ly: (Circb One): (Circlo On<J): a~ Eo~torn (ll._C3nt(cl c . Mountoin d. Pacific 4. Wh.n, w&re you w}).,n you sew the objocl? (Circlo On3): a. Doylir~ht Sovlng b. Stcndod Nootut Po11to l Addrou. City o r Town Stoht o r C ou11try AdJltionol remark': 5. E' tim a & how long you sow the object. 5.1 Ci.-de on& of th~ following t o indicot., how c..,doln you ar" of your Onlw~r to OuoJtion 5. o. C e r to in b. F a irly ceria io 6. W'lot "':' lie conditicn of the sky? (Citdo OM): a. Brioht daylight b. Du ll daylight c. Bright twili3ht c. Not vary suro d. Ju.lt o gvaH' d: Just o troc~ o f clcyli-jh!--) No troctrOf-doyii?Jht' f. Don't remember 7. IF you sow th., objuct during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, wh.t re was th~ SUN locoi.:ld a~ you look,J I'll th ' object? ( Cir cle Ono): o. In front o f you In back o f y:>u c. To your r i gh I d. To y our left tl, Q ,,uhood f. Don' f r~"nembM 8~ IF you :;~,w t he oiljllct, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you n-otico concernir:g th!l STARS and ~.lOON? 8.1 ST i\RS (C ircl<> One): d. Don't r~mombar a , O;ight moonli3ht, 1:.. Ovll moonlight c. No moonlialtt -pitch dark d. Don't r e r.~emb~r 9, Wo:; the o~ject bri:Jhl.lf than the backgro und of the oky? c . Don'~ remamber ( C ircfa On~) li t.l_,ot_of on outom.,bil..; haodl!yht?: .f. A rnil., or mor~ o woy (o disto"'t cor)? b. --Se'fJfltri-hbr.k:s away-?------ ~ I c. A block owoy? ll. Did lhv object: o. Ap?eo::r to !>tond still atony t ime? b. Sudd,:->1; sp~ed up and rush oway atony tim~? c. 8rllok ..J:;> into ports or explode? cl, Givu off !>moke? o. Ch-:1ngs brightness? f: Chon:;<.~ shope? 0 F Iicker, t hrob, or pul:.ato? (Circb One for occ.': que:;tion) Don't !<now No Don' t Know No Don't Know Don't l{now No Don't !<now Don't Know D on ' t Know 12. Did 1h9 object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C ircfe On.:): Yes (N::)' Don't Know. IF you anzw~red YES, thon t.:~ll whar 13 . Did tn:> o bject -:ov,. ;n front of ::on ething at anytime, particularly o cloJd? Don't Kn(lw. IF you o n:swered YES, than ~.,11 what c . Don'r KnoH, '(h.., ~.Jc~, of 1:,!) obj:~ct wttro: (Chcl:o Onu): a . F u.:xy or b!urr~d cc_Srwr plf Ollln-00 O: ow o ?ic tun of ~H>-N :h::>y \IIHO arfo:nu"ld tnd ,.~u~ on o;ow r? -:h'.l\f Ort'H a p!dur of lh puth, o .hut w lll :~how th" noti~>n th.Jf t( -.I.Jj .c:: u.-o'Ji~ct' l:hth. ?ioc') otl ") .Jt 1h~ 21. If POSSIS L E, lry to gutt:>3 or estirr.<Jtu whot t ht-t n o I ul.t$ of 1h.., <lOju c t """ " In it:J lonQt:t..lt dl~n Jlon ~2. How lorgu did lh& objctct or o!>ject<l OP?"'CJf o 1 c ornpr..r -MJ with or:., o1 th_, f ol! vlng o bj:s-:l!\ hofd in trie f,,mcJ o~d ol about arm'~ la notn? (Cird<J On-t) : a. Heud or a pin Si lv.:r doll or Ou 3 "bo II Crop Olfr'J it Bo s !<" tbo II e. Ot.or t J'f f. H o ff d o l lo r (CirciJ On~ of thf) following to indica b how <:<H~oln ;ou or" o f you cnsw"tr to O~a3tlon 22. o . Cortoin c . Not V..Jry llUr" b. F airly c~rtaln d. Unt:.:rtoin 23. H.:>w did the ob lect or ob jdch d i::;oppe or from v l.,w? 24. In orJ:tr tho t you con glv" os clea r a picture 0.1 , o ulbl.t o f wnot you :~ow, wtt w oviJ IJ!c,. fo r you'" l moaln., that y o u c ould con:~lruct '"' o b j.ct thot you !lOW. or w ho t lypiJ tno,rlo l WOIJid Y?U ma'< ~ It ? H o H l of\)<' would It b., o nd who! .h~pe ~'ould It Ito$? o., :~>crib .. In your own ..,.o r:h o ,':,-,mlflon o b j .. c l or obfech which "'" ploc , d up In th.t ky w ould glv~ th IJ<lme opp&ornnc o ' th e ohfact which yo u ~o.,.., 25. Wh~re were you fvcotcd when y<HI so-.1 the ol.jlc.t? (Circle One): o. Ins idt! u building b. In o car -tr.-hr~n oirplon~ c . At ~co 26. W-.!rc you (Circle One) o . In the! business section of a citv? b. In the rcsid~::ntiol section vf Cl city? c. lu-open countryside? - d . Flying n~or on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? g . Other 27. What ,.,r:re you doina a t 1he tim~ you sow the obj~ct, and how Jid you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN Al-l AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete tha following qu!:lst ian'>: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeas t d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northw..:st 28 .2 How fast wii!re you moving? --------------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop a t any time whi lc you wero looking at the object ? (Circle One) Yes 29. What d~rcction were you lookin~ when you first sow the object? (Circle One) c . East e. South d . cSout.heost -f. Southwest h . Northwest What c"rection were you looki-:g wbn you lost sow the object ? (Circle One) c. ~orth , c. Sout h . ~.~rtheo,;t . ihcCist f Southwest h. 31. If )'OU ;:~ ! t;milio r with bearing terms (ar:~ulor dir)Cti on), try to estimate the number of d.:gredS t h.! obj~ct was from true North and also th~ numb~r of d"c;recs it was upword from the h e r izon (elevation). When it first appeared: ' J a . From true Nor~h 1 11/_:_ _ dc.!:lrces. b. From horizon------_ dcgr~u:;. 31.2 Wl11n it di:;rpf>t;Mcd: a. Fror.1 true or ih b. F rom hnr i Lon . _ d cgrce '>. dcqrtc,. 32. In the! following sketch, imo!Jine ti tot ;ou me ~1t th., poant shown. Place on ~A" on th" cuNcd I in~ to sho..., ltow io' tk: object was above the hori.:on (skylt n.:) wh n you fir~t ~ow i t. Pl0ce o "13" on the sam~ curv~d It show h ow high the objec t was above the ltorl7m (skylin ) wh.!n you lost sm., it 33. ln the foflo,.,ing larger sketch p lace on "A" a t the pCJsition the object was when you first so;-v it, and a "B" o t its posit ion when you last saw it. Re;~r to smalle r sketch as on example of how to complet~ th-1 lors~r :;k.t~h. 34. What were the weather c onditions a t the tirne you s ow th~ o bject? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) , a . lear _s_k~ -I>,-Hazy c . Scattere d clouds d . T hick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.3 WE~IHER (Circle One) mist, o r light rain c. W.oderote or heavy ro in e, Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) o. No wind- b. Slig h t bredze c. Strong w ind d. Do n 't rememb~r T EMPERATUR E Don' t rem~mber 35. Whe n d id you report to some official tha t you had s een the object? D e y Month Was anyone e l s e with you aLthe time you sow the object? ( Circle One) Y~ No 3 6 .1 IF you on:;wereit'YES;=did they sae the object t oo? (Circle One) ;Yes, No 36.2 Pl.,c~e list their n-an;es and oa,are Was this th~ first time thoryou-hod s een on object or objects like this? (Circle One) G&-s/~-No 37.1 IF y o u answered NO, then wnen, where, and under whet circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the o~ject was and wha t might hove coust:d it? 3?. Do you thin < you con estimate the spr:ed of th.., object? 1 Circle One) IF you answe re d YES, then what speed would you o.-timot~? 40. Do you think you can estimate how b r away from y ou tht~ object was ? (Circle One} I F you :~nswered YES, th~n how far away would y ou soy it wo:;? 41. Ploost1 giveth., followi information obout yovrstllf: Middl .. Num" T ELEPHONE NUMBE i 5 y.our pre sent Pbose indicate any special educational 'raining that you hove hod . T echnicol schoo I Grode school gh s<:hoo l -~ Post graduate 42. Oct~ y?u c::~mplet.,d this questionnaire: O~h..,r sp~ciol training