Dayton Ohio — June 1958

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. LOCATION 11. CONCLUIIOHI D Waa Balloon D Proltoltly 8allaan ""-R D Woa Aircraft Le..e ...... .....,..... IX un4-Vhval D waun4 e4er ax Proltoltl, Aircraft i;;:!:!:!:: :!:::!:~===:....I~D AI~VIwal a Alr-lntarc.,t Ra4ar D Poaalbl, Aircraft D We a Aatronolfti col ProltoW, Aatronomicol i 1 a a Poaailtl, Aatronolfticol 7. LINOTH 011 OIIIRYATION L NUMIIR 011 OIJ!CTI t. COURII a Othar -- D lnaufficiant Doto for Evaluation OIIIIOHTINO . Rnd reddish obj, size of bend of pin. Looked similar to a star. SQD232 YMBifJ4FLAI26 RR RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJEPNB DE RJEDFL 3 FM COMDR 58TH ADD TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC RJEPHQ/ACS/1 HQ USAF RJEPHQ/OIS HQ USAF RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WPAFB INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF SAFB I I. COMMIHTI Tlte observer probably saw a jet a/c with afterburner in short operation 3~. What were the conclltlona ot the tl you eaw the olttect? 3~.1 CL()U)S (Circle OneJ c. Scattered c loucle cl, Thiele or heovy clouds e. Don't re 3~.3 WEATHER (Circle One) Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain ~.2 WIND (Circle OneJ c. Strong w cl. Don't remer ~.~ TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't remember 35. When clkl you report to some official that you hacl seen the obfect? Day Month Y 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) Yes 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) Yes No 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you had sHn an object or obiects lllce this? (Circle One) Yes 37. 1 IF you answered NO, when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? In yow opinion what do you thinlc the obiect was and what might have caused it? 39. bo you thlnlc you can eatiMte the {Circle Onel Yea IF you anawerecl YES, then what apeecl cl you eatl 40. Do you thlnlc you can eat (Circle Ort.J how far away from you the oblect waa? YES, then how far away would you aay It waa? 41. PI give the following lnfornkltlon al.out yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBE Pleaae Indicate any special educational training that you have had. Grade school T echnlcal school b High school c. College f. Other Sp8!!ial trainl~ cl. Post graduate 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: U. S. AIR PORCE TECHNICAL IHPORMATIOU SHEET (SUWWfY DA TAJ In r that your Information be flied and coded aa accurntoly aa possible, please us the following pace to write out a short description of the event that you obs~rved. Yt'u may re- . lon that you hove already given In the questionnaire, and add "ny further c"mn:e nts, statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to f1resert the details of the observa the order In which they occurred. Additional page,a of the same size p:aper may b. ottached If they are n"ded. (Pieo Print) (Do Not W.lte Itt This Spoce) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CA~O 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 1~ Jun 58 Day ton, Ohio o Probably Balloon Po s si ~I Y Boll oon Local 21 55 tt~roundVi suol 0 GroundRodctr Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS ilJRC E 0 Was Astronomical C Yes 0 Probabt y Astronomical o o ] 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENCTH 0, OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other _ 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation one maneuve r e d 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING . Bi g bright light w/rays coming out sides, si z e of silver d ollar . Looked ATIC PORM 329 (R&Y 26 REP 52) 11. COMMENTS Probably a/co U. I. A Ill P 0 I C I T I C H MICA I. I M P 0 R MAT I 0 M I H II T Thla queatlonnolre ho1 ken pre,.,ecl thot you con 1lve the U. S. Air Force much lnftlon poa1lble concernln1 the unldontlflecl aorlol phenomenon thot you have ob1orved. PI try to an1wer mony que1tlon1 you polbly con. The lnformotlon that you 1lve will .. u1ecl for ro1eorch pwpose1, oncl will be re .. rcle4 confidential motorial, Your nome will not .. uaecl In connection with any 1toteNnt1, conclu1lona, or publlcotlone without your pmllalon. We rtctwt thl1 peraonol lnformotlon 10 thot, If It 11 dHmed nocey, we moy contact you for further cletoll When cll4 you 1ee the (Circle One}: 3. Tl a one a (Circle One}: d! Eo:terii> (Circle One}: o. Do II t Saving b. Central d. Pacific e. Other------ ~. Where were you when you aow tho object? 5. E1tlmote how long you aow tho object. ]j,i/tJ # fVI1 0 CUrer Town-.. -.. ltote or Countrr 5,1 Circle one of tho following to Indicate how certain you oro of your onawer to Quoatlon 5. 6. What wa1 tho condltle~n of tho sky? (Circle One): a. Bright day I ight b. Dull daylight c. Bright twilight c. Not very 1 ure d. Juat a eu cJ. Ju a ace of day I ight No trace of day 1 ..,., f. Don t remem r 7. IF you sow the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located 01 you loo~ed at the obiect? (Citclo One}: a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right A'nC PORM NO. 164 ( U OCT 14) d. To your left Overhead f. Don't remember I, lfl ~ou eaw the obfec\ at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what tlld you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? Ll STARS (Circle Onels 1.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight cl. Don't remornber 9. Wa1 the ohtect hrlghter than the baclcground of the alcy? (Circle One): b. No c. Don't re 10. IF It wa1 BRIGHTER THAN the alcy ltaclcgrouncl, waa the lwlghtne11 lllce that of an auto~teoblle headllght?a (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a cll1tant car)? I.(S.veralltl . awg!> c. A bloclc away? cl. Several yarda away? 11, Did the obfect: (Circle One lor each quetlon) a. Appear to atancf 1tlll at any tlrne? 1.. Suddenly 1peed up and ruah away at any time? c. Break up Into porta or explode? cl, G lve off s molce? Change brightne11? f. Change shape? I Flicker, throb, or pufaate? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Did the object move behind son:ethlng at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Dlcl tl.e oblect move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): No Don't Knaw. IF you answered YES, than tell what It moved hJ front of: .C ..... I.~4~ 1. Did the obiect appear: (Circle One): b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. Did you obaerve the objoct tlvough any of the following? Eyeglasses e. Binocular a Yes Sun glaaaes Yes f. Telescope Yes Windshield Yea Theodolite Window glass '" Tell In few wer4a the followlnt thln11 '""' the ~lect. . 17. DNw , ..... ..;, w1il . the ha~t~ ef the .. IMt ~IMtl. l.tMI lneW. In tch eny cletall1 ef the ~IMt thot yeu aaw 1uch wlnll, ,..,.,.._.,ott., entl PHIIIr ellhauat trell1., np trella. Piece ._ .. the lnt tt 1hew the 41rettllft the eltft we MWin .. lL The M .. l ef the oltJect werez c. "' outllnecl 19. IP there MORE THAN ONE oltlect, were there? ------------, Draw ,acture of how they were rongecl, en4 put to 1how the 41 tlan thet they 20. Dt.w ,lcture lftet will ahew the ..tie.. thet the ~feet .. Ieete _., Pleee A tM I .t the ,.th, a et the encl of the ,.th, eM ahew enw "- In 41rectlen 4urlftt the In Ita diNnalon. alae of the oltiect 21. If' POSSIBLE, try to 1 eatlte ~, If !I D feet. 12. . lorte cJ lei the. ollect oltlecta c....-.4 with of the followlfll ol.fecta hi~ Itt tlte ...., et at.out ' length? (Circle One}a Head of pin cl. Nlc .. t f 'Half doll I Grapefruit I Baaketltall 12.1 (C lrcle One of the fol fowl lncllcate how certalft you are of yow anawer to Quea,lon 22. cllcl the oltfect or oltfecta cllap,.. c. Not very ... 2~. In er4er thet reu II cle 'lcture ,.aalltle f whet ru w, we weul4 like f yeu te l .. lne thet reu ceul4 truct the oltfect th.t you aow. Of wh.t type Meterlel weultl rev k It? Hew I-.e wevl4 It Ita, eft4 wht ahpe hf DeacriM In your wn werlla e '"'"'" eltleet or olttecta which when plcll ., In the alar weulcl tl the .,,.., ... the eltlect which '" w 2J. Where were ,OU lucated when ,OU lOW the obtect? (C I tel One}: lnalcle a building fl, In an alrpl 26. Were you (Circle One) o. In the b"al aectlon of a cl c. n open country d. Flying near an airfield? over a city? f. Flying ovr open country? L-t ere vou dol lVI at the tl you aaw the obfect, ond hoW did vou happen to notice It? 21. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot the tlnee, then complete the following queatlona: 28.1 What. dlrect~on were you moving? (Circle One) a. ~rth c. Eaat e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 I low fast were you moving? ---------miles per hour 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) d. Sou thea 1 t f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 When It first appeared: a. From true North ------....---degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 When It disappeared: a. From true North---+----degrees. b. From hoiizon degrees. 32. In the following a Ieetch, I lne that you are at the point shown. Place an A on the curve4 line to show how hlth the obiect was above the horl1on (1kyline) when you lirst 1aw lt. Place a a on the curved line to ahow how high the obiect was above the horl&on (alcyline) when you lot 10w lt. 33. In the following larger sketch place an A" at the position the obiect was when you llrt sow It, and a e at Its when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch 01 an example of how to complete the larger sketch. I A. DESCRIPTIONI (1) HEAD OF (9) LOOKED SIMULAR TO A STAR Be DESCRIPTION OF COURSEI ( l) LOOKING UP 25 DEGREE .ELEVATION (3) NeNeWe 35 DEGREE ELEVATION (5) NeNeW~.35 DGREE ABOVE HORIZEN c. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: Cl> GROUND VISUAL D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING& ( 2) NIGHT E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER (S)I 39 DEGREE 43'' N 84 DEGREE 11''W Fe IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER CS)I ( l> ED UTZ Ge WEATHER & WINDS-ALOFT CONDITION TIME & PLACE OF SIGHTING: ( l> 131 DEGREE 6 (2) SURFACE-351 DEG 11 KT 3~. What were the weather conclltlona at the tl you aaw the obfect? ~.1 CLOOOS (Circle One} a. Clear alcy e. Don't re 34.2 WIND (Circle One} 4. Don't remember 3~.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) og, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't rentemHr When dlcl you report to aome official that you had '"n the obfect? Day Month Y .36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES did they see the obfect too? (C /rcle One) 36.2 Please II addresses: Dll i TtJ ~1-JI D 37. Waa thla the first time that you had seen an obiect or obiecti like this? (C lrcle One} 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, ancl under what clrcumatancea did you other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the obfect waa and what might have cauaed It? J Jf. Do pu thlnlc you can of the obfect? (C Ire I One J YES, then what speed woulcl you est 40. Do you thlnlc you can eetl how far away from you the oblect woe? (Circle One} Yes YES, then how for away woulcl you say It was? 41. Plea give the following lnforntatlon alout youreelf: TELEPHONE NUMBER Please Indicate any special educational training that you have had. a. Gracie school f1 I, {;lfAD e. Technical school _ c. College f. Other special training---------- cl. Post graduate --------- 42. Oate you completed this questionnaire: . I 'b ~AR Sup#.RPIS'O~ ('o~ }1 u 1'1 ,tfoP L IJ' IC pelt r .. C'e" ""'It Sf,lll'~ll DEG KT U,IH''di DEG 5I KT NI'281 DEG 71 KT 111' DEG KT (3) UNLIMITED (I&) S2 NAUT MILES 17/16242 JUN RJEDFL PORCI~,TI~CAL IHPORM '~IOH SHI!I!T Thl1 ..-tlonnalre hat been preporect 10 that you con give the U. S. Air Force much lnfNtlon p011lble concerning the unidentified aerial that you have obaerve4 PI try to antwer 01 many que1tlon1 as you pottlbly can. The tlon that you give will IMt u1ect f reaearch purpoaes, and will be regarcletl as confidential material. Your name will not UIH In connection with any 1tatement1, conclutlont, or publication without your pmltalon. We reque1t thle penonal information 10 that, If It 11 deemed neceteary, we may contact you for further tletall1. 1. When cllct you 1ee the obJect? 2. Time of day: 3. Time aonea aC Eoitern"" :> (Circle One}: b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where w.ere you whn you 10w the obiect? (Circle One): (Circle One}: a. Daylight Saving b("'"Stonciard ~ :artt Poetal Aclclr Cltr er Town