PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI t. .LOCATION 11. CONCLUSIONS D W Alrcreft D Orauntlltatlar Le_,_ 1700 ,ao..unti-VI a Pa 111111 r AJ rcraft Waa Aatronalftlcal PraiHIW, Aatroftemical D PaaaiW, Aatronamlcal 7. UNOTH OII.OISI!ItVATION I. NUM8EI 011 OIJI!CTS 9. COURSE D Othar lnaufflclant Data t.r Evaluation one llE to SE aiiiP Oft IIOHTINO 11. COMMINTI Yellow-white obj, size of golf ball, appeared to be aade of metal, seemed to burst into flames & dro~ toward tn6 earth at a high speed. AftC POIIII 121 (lt8V ta 8aP 12) A check with weather s~ation revealed that a lighted ~alloon had been released & had bu,st & dropped by a r~d 1.ara~i1ut~. U. L All POICI TICHMICAL IMPOIMATIOM IHIIT In ., th.t your lnfGr.-1 Y ._ flleclancl accurately poeelltle, pi uee the tel lowing to write out ehort crl,.l of the event. that you obtervecl. You , .. ,.. Int.,.. I that you t.w al tlven In the ctueatlonnolre, ancl adclany further comNnta, , elcetchea that yeu ltelieve are I Try to preaent the detalla of the oltaerva tl In the In which they occurr_,, Aclclltlonal ,. ... of the alae paper My a.. heel (Do Hot Write Itt Tltla S,.ce} IJ l.t.L c.l . CL PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. .LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS a Wo1 Balloon --- D~a~t~o~n i~o~--------1 D Proltoltly Balloon J. DATETI,.,M_E_G_R_O.::.::U:.;;:fl::a..;;:. .. TYPE OF OISERVATION ~ Polltly Belloon XXGrountl-Vi au.t D GrountiRa4or D Wo1 AJrcroft D Proltoltl y AJrcroft a AI~VI.... D Alrlntercept Rotlor D PCIIIIWy Alrcroft a Wo1 Aatronomlcol D Yea D ProltoWy A1tronomicol No D Po11lltly A1tronomtcol 1. E to SE D lnufficlent Doto for Evoluotion miss in one 2. NE to SW IRI!fl 0, SICHTINO II. COMMENTS Two rpts similar description, rnd obj size of grapefruit, had red-yellowish glow & droning sound, seemed to be ma e of metal or aluminum, light at rear, did not travel as fast as jet a/c. AftC PORif 129 (RKV 21 SEP 12) New navigation lights b eing tested in Dayton Area. I. lfl rev aaw the oblect at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN. what 414 you notice lnt ARSand 1.1 STARS (Circle Onel: 1.2 MOON (Circle O eh It moonlight .r It, Dull "'oonllght ~---- . E)No lght -pitch 4arlc Ja- ~)111- 4. Don't remo,..., 9, Waa the oltiect lwlghter than the boclcpouncl of the alcy? (Circle One): ... No c. Don't 10. IF It waa BRIGHTER THAN the a ley ltaclcgrovnd, (C Ire I One} a. the lrlghtne11 lllce that of em avto..-lle headlight?& A II or more away (a 41atant car)? I bloclca away? c, A bloclc away? cl. Several yard away? 11, Dlcl the oblect: (Circle One lor eo~lt quetlon) a. Appear to atancl atlll at any tl ? lt. Suddenly 1peed up and ru1h away at any t ? c. Break up Into part or explode? cl, Give off 1moke? Change brtghtneaa? f. Change 1hape? I Flicker, throb, or pul1ate? 12. OW the object move behind IOIMthl ( C lrcle One}: Yea anytime, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know YES, then tell what 13. Dlcl the obiect move In front of 1 lng at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Yea Don't Know. IF you anawerecl YES, than tell What 1~. Did the obiect appear: (Circle One}: a. Solid? lt. Tranaparent? Did you ob1erve the obfect through any of the followl,.? Eyeglas1e1 Binocular Windshield I Theodolite Window gla11 '" Tell Ill few -' the followlnt thln11 the IHt. 17. Dr.. ,ecture thet wlh ahow the ,...,. ef the _.,.., elttecte. Lelltl w lnelu4t In tch eny cletolla ef the M!Ht thot rou auch wl"ff, """"lena, ott., on4 '''" lelly ellhouet troll a ._,., troll a. Ploee lL TheMteaefthe tCircle Onelt outllnecl 20. Drew picture 1Mt wLII ahew the th.t the nlect eltlecta ...... A the ... ......_ ef tt. peth, a ., the encl of the ,.th, .... ahew ~ che In 41rectlen 4w ... the ceurM. alae of the ~ect 12. He,r .... 4hl the. ollect olttecta c...,.,., with of the followl eltiHft ,_,~ frt tlte (Circle 0 ... 1: Heacl olo pin I Sliver floll ~. etball 12.1 (Circle One of the following to lncllcete how certain you e of yow ana to Queaflon 22. C1rtoln (!) Fairly fllcl the obfect or pets d ap,._ c. tie' very awe fl. Uncertah1 IM1truct the oltloet thet rev Of wh11 '" terl .. wevl4 reu It? How wevl4 It lte, ...., wht eho,. .. 4 It hno? De1crllte In rour owft wer4 1 eltlect ., oltlet which who" ,loco4 .., lfl tho r woul4 tl tho .,,. ..... II tho Hloct which ,.u IIWe I 25. Where ~u lucatecl when you sow the obiect? ((lrcle One): lnsl a building In an olrpl 26. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of a city? In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? cl. Flying near an airfield? Flying over a city? f. Flying ovr open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you saw the obiect, and how did you happen to notice It? 28. IF you were MOVI~ IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the tinte, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle. One) a. North c. Eo 1 t 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 tin while you were looking at the obiect? , (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the obfect? (Circle One) d. Southeast f, Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you lost saw the obfect? (Circle One) b. Northeast cl. Southeast (9 Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate 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: From true North From horizon 31.2 When It disappeared: From true North Ia. From hori,on 3~. What were the weather conclltlona at the tl you aaw the obfect? 3~.1 CLOLDS (Circle One) c. ScaHered cloud cl, Thiele or heavy cloucla e. Don't re 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) Fog, mlat, light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain 34.2 WIND (Circle One) Slight lneae c. Stro,. wlncl 4. Don'trer 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) 36. Waa anyone else with you at (C lrcle One) (5} No IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (C lrcle One) No Plea list their name and addreaMs: 37. Waa thla the'flrat time that you had IMn an object obiecti like thla? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered then when, where, and under what clrcumatancea did you IM other one a? 38. In your opinion what do you think the obiect wa1 and what might have cauaed It? 3P. Do you thlnlc you can eatl (C lrcle Otte} the apeeflof the olttect? If you onawered YES, then what apeecl woulcl you eatl ~0. Do you thlnlc you can eatlmate how for away from you the oltiect wae? (Circle One} IF you onawerecl YES, then how f away woulcl you eay It waa? 41. Pleoae give the following Information allout youreelf: Zene State TELEPHONE NUMBE What is your present job? --...... Please ind lcate any spec lo I training that you hove hocl. a. Gracie school T echnlcol achool High school c. College f. Other special tralnl,. Poat graduate 42. Date you completed thle questionnaire: I, If"',.. the oblec\ at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, DAWN, what 4tcl you notice concerning 1.1 STARS (Circle Onelt 1.2 MOON (Circle Otte}a ..... ht lltht ~. Dull teonllght Ne ltht -pitch cllc cl. Don't Don't re Wae the oblect &righter than the IHiclcpovnd of the alert (Circle OneJz v lt. No c. Don't renoeMMr 10, IF It BRIGHTER THAN the alcr ltoclc .. Uftlll, the lwlghtne11 lllce that of an avtomMIIe heodllght?a (Circle Onel a. 'A tile or iitWe ower (a cllstont car)? ~. Several ltloclcs ? c. A ltloclc away? cl. Several yards away? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One lor eaelt qwtlonJ Appear to atand atlll ot any t ? lt. Suddenly apeed up oncl rush away at any thne? c. Brealc up Into parts or explode? cf. Give off amolce? Chonge brightneaa? f. Change ahape? I Fllclcer, throb, or pulsate? 12. DW the obiect move behlncl something at anytime, particularly a cloud? Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know (Cirele One): Yea Don't know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Did tlte obiect move In front of somethlnt at anytime, particularly a cloucl? (Circle One): Yes Don't IF you answecf YES, than tell what 1~. Dlcl the obiect appear: (Circle One): lcf? It, T ransporent? c. Don't know. 15. Dlcl you obaerve the oliect through any of the fol lng? Eyeglasses lt. Sun glasses c. Wlncfahlelcl d. Window glass e. Blnoculs f. Telescope I Theodolite '" Tell In few wer4a the fellewlftl thln11 .... , the ~teet. 17. DNw '""" thet wlh ahow the ,...,. ef the ~lett ~Ieete. ._.._. w lnelu4e In tch nr cletalle ef the Itt thet ,., euch wlftll, ,..,.,...,.,, etc., 4 .-clell, ellheuet troll ., ""' trelle. Pie" ........... the ....... te IMw the the eltiMt MWinfe 11. The Mte of the eltlect fCircle Otte}1 Fuaar It Lllce lwlght aw 19, IP there MORE THAN ONE eltlect, then how ...,., U. I. A II P 0 I C I TIC H MICA L I M P 0 I MAT I 0 M I H II T Thl1 .,e1tionnalre ho1 lteen prepore4 thet you con give the U. S. Air Force ~nuch lftftion pollalo concernlnt the unl4entlflect aerial phen on thot you hove ob1erved. I'IMto try to anw ny ._.,.1tlon1 you pottlitly can. Tho lnforntlon that you elve will Ito u1ect for retHrch purpotee, aM will t.e ro~Grctect confidential Nterlol. Your naN will not M u1e.f In connection with any eteteNnte, concluelone, or puitllcatione without your pmleelon. We rtc~uot thl1 pereonol Information 10 that, If It 11 dHmed necy, we moy contact you for furth clotollt. " 1. When 414 you the obloct? (CI,cle One): (t Eattern It, Central c. Mountoln cl. Pacific (Circle One}: (CI,clo One): Daylight Saving (I) . Standard 4. Where wore you when you taw the oltiect? tr er Tewn ltete ., Ceuntry 5. Ettlmote how long you 1aw the obiect. Mhwtea S.ceft4a 5.1 Cl,cle 0110 of the following to ln4icate how certain you ore of your anewer to Queetion 5. o. Certain (S) Fairly certain 6. Whot waa tho concflticn of tho 1ky? . (CI,cle One): llj) Bright daylight T. Dull daylight c. Bright twilight c. Not very 1 "'' cl. Jua t a eu 1 d. Juet a trace of day I ight No trace of day I i ght f. Don't remmber 7. IF you 1aw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, Ot DAWN, where woe the SUN located 01 you loo"ed at tho oltiect? (CI,cle One}: a. In front of you 0 In back of you c. To your right cl. To your left Overhead f. Don't rentember 20. Dr.. plehn IMt will thew the tt.t the tect .. feet ...... PI en A the t.etMI,. ef tt. fMIIh, a t the e..t of the ,.th, .,., -. "* In 41rectlen tlwlftt the try to gue11 oatiNte 12. ~ .... dhl the. oltfect obfect .,.., c ....... with .. of the followt,. oltiect bel~ Itt tlte ltoiNI (Circle One}: HHcl of pin f 'Holf cloll t Sl floll Grapefruit S.elcetiMIII lc. Other------- 12.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certain you e of your to Queetlon 22 It, Fairly certoln cl W the oblect or 2.. I er4er th .. rev tlve cle ~tlcture n ,. ef whet aew, we weul4 lllle f r te lne th .. ,.., ceul4 lffuct the ollfect thet rev a.w. Of w~ t''' t~rlel weul4 rev ltf Hew I weul4 It M, eM wht ahe,. we.e4 It hftef DeacriH In rur ewn war4a 6eune11 .. teet ., .. Ieete which whe11 ~tl.ce4 ., In the allr weul4 the 25.. were ~u lucoted when ~u saw the obtect? 26. Were you (Circle OrteJ lnal a bulldlftl it. In cor ct. In an alrpl In the ltualnea 1 section of a city? 91n the residential section of a city? c. In open countryat? ct. Flyln1 near an airfield? Flylftl ewer city? f. Flylftl ovr open country? 27. What were you doing at the tl 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then 28.1 What direction were you b. Northeast (Circle One d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 I low fast were you moving? ---------miles per hour. 3 Did you atop at any tl (Circle One} while you were looking at the obiect? lete the following questions: h. Northwest 29. What direction were you iooklng when you first saw the obiect? (Circle One} East South 1. ~lortheast Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking w~n you last saw the obfect? (Circle One} a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to eath11ate the number of degrees the obiect was from true North and also the number of degrMI it was upward from the horizon (elevation) 31.1 When It first appeared: a. From true North -----degr111. lt. horizon detrMt. 31.2 When It d I sap a. From true North -----c1.., .... lt. From horizon degrees. conclltlona at the tl ,.,1 CLQU)S (C lrcle One I c. cloucla fl. Thiele or heavy cloud e. DGn't re 34.3 WEATHER (Circle O~tel Fog, mlat, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain oHic Ia I that you had HW the oltiect? ~.2 WIND (C lrcle Ottel c. Str.,. wind 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle Onel 36. Waa anyone elae with you at the you aaw the obiect? (C lrcle One) (J} No' IF you anawered YES, did they IH the obiect too? (C lrcle One} e No 36.2-. PleaH list 37. Waa this the first time that you had s .. n an oltiect or oltfecti lllce thla? (C ltcle One I 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and c Ire umatancea d lei you other 1? In yow opinion what do you thlnlc the oltiect was and lght have cauaecl It? the ., the oltfHt? 3P. 0. you thlnlc you can e (C lrcle One J No IF you anawerecJ YES, then what apeecl woulcl you eatl ? o. Qo' you thlnlc you can eat how for away from you the obiect waa? (Circle One} Yes {;) YES, then how f away