Yellowsprings Ohio — June 1958

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Keywords: circle, obiect, oltloct, oblect, baclcgrouncl, wlncl, degrees, severa, twilight, school, troll, ypical, ttueatlonnalre, prepare4, regarcle4, ltotenntt, ountrr, poetl, ordawn, remtmler, htoclllght, cflatant, otruelone, ancleapeclolly, exhavat
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS a Was Balloon 7 Jun 58 Yellow Springs, Ohio a Probably Balloon t; fi a~ ~ Vf 1 a Gr ..... n ... R-~ar 0 Was Aircraft .vrow.a sua -a aa * Probably Aircraft GMT 0R/0055Z 0 Air-VIsual a Air-Intercept Raclar Possibly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS C Was Astronomical a Yea C Probably Astronomical ""Na C i vi 1 ian 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OP OISIRYATION L NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other _ 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation one circular 0 Unlcnown 10. IRIEP RY OP SIGHTING Obj, white w/tinge of yellow or red, . appeared as a disc, flickered. AftC POD 12t (Jt&V 21 laP 12) 11. COMMENTS Description & m~neuvers are ~ypical of an n/c. Springfield rpt is just North of ob~ervers location U. I. All PORCI T ICHNICAL INPORMATION IHII T Thla ttueatlonnalre haa ken prepare4 thot you can give the U. S. Air Force ae much lnftlon poaaible concerning the unidentified aerial phenotnenon that you have obaervecl. PIHae try to answer as mony queationa you poaaibly can. The Information that you tlve will lte uaM fot reaMrch purpoaea, and will be regarcle4 at confidential material. Your name will not h ule4 In connection with any ltoteNntt, conclusions, Of publication without your permlaalon. We reque1t thla personal information 10 that, If It Ia deemed neceaaary, we may contact you for further detollt. 1. When did you aee the obiect? YHI (Circle One}: 3. a one a (Circle One}: a. Eo a (Circle OneJ: Saving d. Pacific ~. Where were you when you saw the obiect? . Ito or ~ountrr eet Poetl eire Adclltlonal remarks: 5. Ettlmote how long you sow the obiect. Minute a Seconcla 5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of your onawer to QuestionS. Fairly certain 6. What woa the conditicn of the a ley? (Circle One): o. Bright daylight b. Dull daylight c. Bright twilight c. Not very sure d. Just a guess d Just o trace of doyl ight e. No trace of day I i ght Don't remember 7, IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located at you looked at the obiect? (Circle One): o. In front of you b. In back of you c. To yout right cl. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't relltember ATIC P'ORM NO. 164 ( U OCT 64) I. II' you aaw the obfec\ at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, orDAWN, what dlcl yo" notice concerning the STARS ancl MOON? 1.1 STARS (Circle Otte}z 1.2 MOON (Circle OM): d. Don't remomlter Bright moonlight Dull moonlight c No moonlight pitch clarlc d. Don't remtmler 9. Waa the obfect brighter than the baclcgrouncl of the alcy? (Circle One): 1. No c, Don't rememher 10, IF It waa BRIGHTER THAN the alcy baclcgrouncl, waa the lwlghtneaa lllce that of an automobile htoclllght?a (Circle One} a. mile or more away (a cflatant car)? 1.. Severa I b loclca away? c. A block away? d. Severa I yard a away? Dlcl the obiect: (Circle One lor eaclt question) a. Appear to atand atlll at any time? Don't Know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't Know c. Break up Into parts or explode? Don't -Know cl. G lve ofls molce? Yea Don't Know Change brlghtnesa? Yea Don't Know Change shape? Don't Know Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Don't Know 12. Did the obiect move behind lng at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yea Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Dkl the object move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Yes Don't Knnw. IF you anawered YES, than tell what 1~. Did the obiect appear: (Circle One): b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. Did you observe the oblect through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Yea ... Sun glasses Yes Telescope Yes c. Windshield Yea g. Theodolite Yes d. Window glass '' T til In ftw wcl the following thln11 obout tkt oltfect 17. picture that will ahow the ahope of the olttect or oltlecte. Lobel ond lnclu4e In your aketch ony cletalle ef the oltlect that you aaw avch ae wlnge, ''otruelone, etc., ancleapeclolly exhavat troll or vo, troll e. Place orrow ~Jtalclt the drawing to ehow the cllrtctlon tht ollect woe Moving 18. The eclgee of the obiect were: (Circle One}: a. Fuzzy or blurred Lllct a bright star 't remember 19. IF there waa MORE THAN ONE oblect, then how mony wert t ere? ----= :..; ......._..;.;-. . , Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction t they were traveling 2C). Draw picture that wUI how the MOtion thet tt.. ol.lec~ ., eltfectl nta... Plce eft A t the t.glnnl .. of the path, a the encl of the ;ath, ond thow any, change In cllrectiOft 4url"' the courte 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to gue11 or eatl what the real alae of the obfect wa1 In lt1 longe1t cflme.ntl~. 22. I low large cUcl the oblect "oblectt appear 01 ancl ot about ~ length? with of the follow I,. oblecJt. hlil lrt tlte It (Circle OneJa Head of a pin ttfr7 5rtAI/ cl. Nlc .. t e. Ouar ... f. 'Half dollar I Sliver cfollar h. Baaeball I Grapefruit I, Baalcetball lc, Other-------- 22.1 (C lrele One of the following to lnd lcate how certain you are of yow answer to Queat.lon 22. c. Not very sure certa d. Uncerta.ln 23. How d lei the ob teet or ob frons view? _....; In .,4., thot rou c elo cloor a picture .o po11lltlo of whet you 1ow, wo woulcllll&o fot jou to l01lne that rou coulcl con1truct tho oltloct thot rou ' Of what typo lftoterlal woul4 rou lftako It? .... w lorto would It Ito, oncl w~at ehopo hovo~O.crllte In your own word a ao tnton oltloct or oltloct which when placocl up In tho kr would tl tho IOIH oppoaronco a1 tho ol.loct which you 1aw, 25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object? (Circle One}: 26. Were you (Circle One} a. ln1lde a building In an a lrpl one a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential sect ion of a city? In open countryside? Flying near an airfield? 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 28.2 How 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 h~Northwes~ 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circle One} .. .. Northeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One} d. Southoa s t h. Northwest 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estinklte the number of degrees the obiect 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 --1-~-:::---degrees. b. From horizon " ft-degrees 3~. What were the conditions at the time you saw the oblect? 3~.1 CLOUDS (Circle One} ~.2 WIND (Circle One} a Cle alcy a No wlncl ~ Haay , Slight breeae c, Scattered clouds c. Strong wlncl cl, Thiele or heavy clouds cl, Don't rentember e, Don't re 3~.3 WEATHER (Circle One} Fog, mist, or light rain c, Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't ren1ember U TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't rensember 35. When cllcl you report to some official that you had seen the obiect? Day Month Year 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) Yea 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) Yes No 36.2 Please list their nanNSs and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an obiect or obiecta like this? (C lrcle One) No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In yow opinion what do you think the obiect was and what mig t have caused it? 1 J/ I 39. bo ,ou think rou can eathte the of the ~iect? (Circle One} Yea o. Do you think you can eat (Circle One} Yea IF rou anawerecl YES, then how far away would you aay It waa? 1. Pleaae give the following I lon about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER What Ia your pre sent fob? ,; Age ~ 3 S.x tlctl '- Please Indicate any special educational training that you have had. a. Grode school T echnlcal school 1. High school c. College f. Other special training d. Post graduate 42. Date you is questionnaire: