PROJECT 10073 ~'-----..,._-TYPI Ofl OIIIIRV ~o.-----t a Peaal Wr leiiMII I. DATITIMI GROW ..,. x Alrcreft ~o..un.-.VIeuel D Grau11 .. --R..ter a Prei..Wr Alrcreft D AI,. VI wei D Alr-lftterc.,t RMer a PeaaiWr Alrcreft a Yae a Prel.eWr Aetreno"'ical -i y 11 ian a PeaaiWr Aetrone"'lcal ~5 sees one IIIIP Ofl SIOHTINO Flashes of light, a few sees apart moving across the sky fm NE to sw. Obj spanned the entire sky with sis flashes observed. ATIC PORII 121 (lt&V 2t laP 12) a Unlcnewn 11. COMMINTI A B-47 n/c was fly it. approximate coursa oi r.!. J sighting, whic h may i.a ve; been checking wing lights o flashing their light~ ior other a/c in the arc&. DISPOSinON FORM Ricbards-Gebaur AFB Weather Obaet'V&tions EA.Il/7275/wg The tollowing wather obervationa tor Ricbards-Gebaur AFB on 21 Aug S8 between 19 am 2156CSr ia subn1tteda ~ ooad1tion Clear Viaibiltty lS Altimeter Setting . 30.11 inches Sk7 condition Clear Viaibilit7 15 miles Sea Level seure. 1018.9 mil libara Al Setting . 30.11 inches ~condition Clear Altimeter Setting 30.11 inches 16, CXX> f't U. I. A II P 0 R C I TIC H MICA L I M P 0 R MAT I 0 M S H I! E T Thia queatlonnaire haa been prepared 10 that you can tive the U. S. Air Force aa much lnftlon a1 poaaible concernint the unidentified aerial phenc.menon that you have observed. Pleaae try to anawer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you tive will be uaect ~or research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your nan:e will not be usecl In connection with any state ta, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request thla personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is. Whert did you the object? 2. Time of clay: Hour Minute (P."M. (Circle One): A.M. 3. Time zone: (Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving c. MOuntain C b.--=standO . d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Add I tiona remarks: 5. Estimate how long you saw the object. 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain ou ore of your answer to Question .5. a. Certain b. Fairly cer ta in d. 6. What was the .conditicn of the sky? (Circle One}: a. Bright daylight b. Dull day I ight d. Just a trace of cloy I ight --; No trace of dayfighl c. Bright twilight f. 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at the oblect? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right cl. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't re ber I. Ill aaw the obfect at NIGHT or DAWN, what cllcl you notice concnlng the STARS and MOON? 1.1 STARS (C lrcle OrteJ: 8.2 MOON (Circle One): ( _a._ Bright moonlight lt. Dull moonlight -pitch dark 9. Was the oblect lwighter than the baclcgrouncl of the slcy? (Circle One): Yea c. Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the slcy baclcgrouncl, was the lwlghtness II Ice that of an ile headlight?: (C lrcle One} 11. Old the obiect: a. Appear_ to stand still at any time? A mile or more away (a distant car)? c. A bloclc away? ... _, f yards-away? - e. Otlie;_ -_ (Circle One lor each question) No Don't Know b. Suddenly speed up and .rush away at any time? No Don't Know c. Brealc up Into parts or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f . Change shape? G; F liclcer 12. Did the obiect move behind aomethl No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Did the obiect move in front of (Circle One}: Yes ing at anytime, particularly a cloud? No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what 14. Did the ob;ect appear: (Circle Onei: a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't know. 15. Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses lt. Sun glassea c. Windahleld d. Window glass e. Binoculars f. Telescope I Theodolite 16. Tell In few WMie the followlnt thln11 the olalect 17. o picture that will ehow the ehape of the obtect or Label ancl Inc lucie In your slcetch any details of the olalect that you eow such as wings, protruslone, etc., anclespeclolly exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow Msl the ln1 to show the tlon the obiect was lng. 18. The eclges of the obiect were: (Circle Otte): F ~ _ lice a lwight star c. ShorP'f'Y'outiTned cl. Don't ber 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how y were there? -------------- Draw a picture of how they were rangecl, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 20. Draw picture that will show the that the obfect or obfects Place on A at theb,ginnfng ef the peth, a aat the enct of the path, and show any changes In direction during the course. . 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to or estimate what the real size of the oblect was In Ita longest di nsion. 22. dkl the obiect obiect ancl at allout ' length? (Circle One}: a. Head of a pin Sliver dollar Pea h. Baseball Grapefruit d. Nlclcel Baalcetbo II ~lolf dolTCir' 22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of yow answer to Question 22. a. in c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain 23. I low clld the obfect Of' obfecta d 2.C. In er4er thet you con tl cl picture poaalltle of what you aaw, we woulcl lllce for you to lmatlne that you coulcl cenatruct the oltJect that you eaw. Of what type rnatorlal woul4 you rnalce It? How large woulcl It Ita, ancl whot ahape It hae? Doecrllte In your awn worcla a ~nmewon al.tect or oltjecte which when placecl up In the elcy woulcl give the - the oltJect which you aaw. 25i Where you lucatecl when you saw the obfect? (Circle One}: a. lnl a ltullcllng it. In a cor cl. in an al;plane 26. Were you (Circle One} In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c. n open- countryside? d. Flying r an airfield? e. Flying ewer a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What we you doing at the tinee 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. NOnh c. East South at d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 llow fast were you moving? ---------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any ti (Circle One} while you were looking at the object? 29. What direction were you loolcing when you first saw the obict? (Circle One) f. Southwest What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast h. Nort~eat 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: a. From true North -----degrHs. it. horizon ...... 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North -----degrHs Fro horizon degrees. 32. In the followlftl alcetch, ltlne that you are at the point ahown. Place an A on the curved line to a how how hlth the Gltlect the horlaon (alcyllne) when you first aaw it. Place a a on the.,. curved line to how hlth the ol.lect waa altove the horiaon (alcyline) when you latf aaw It, 33. In the following larger slcetch place an A" at the position the obiec:t was when you First saw it, and a s at its position when you last saw it. Ref.r to s ller sketch as an example of. how to complete the larger sketch conclltlona at the ti~M you aaw the obiect? 34.1 CL()ti)S (Circle OneJ c. cloucla 4. Thlc or heavy cloucta 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One} ' og, mist, or light rain c, Moclerate or heavy rain 34.2 WIND (Circle Onel a. No wlncl It, Slight breeze ~--'" ... Strong w l.ncl 't remene.r U TEMPERATURE (Circle Onel 35. When 414 you oHiclal that you had s"n the object? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle Onel Yes : No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One} Yes ) No 36.2 P lean list the 37. Was thla the flrat time that you had s"n an obiect 011 obiects like this? (Circle OneJ No 37.1 IF you , then when, where, and under what circumstances did you s .. other on11? In yow opinion what do you think the obiect was and what might have caused it? the ape~flof the obfect? (Circle Orte} Yea ( .., IP you YES, then what apncl woulcl you eathnate? o. Do you thlnlc you con est how far away from you the obiect was? (Circle OrteJ YES, then how far away would you say It was? 41. Pleaae give the following Information about youraelf: Plea, incllcate any special educational training that you have hacl. a. Gracie achool ---------- Technical school ------------ f. Other ial training ---------- cl. Post graduate --------- 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: U. S. All POICI TICHMICAL INPOIMATIOM SHIIT (SUMMMY DATAl In-~ tlwt your lnfornwtlon t. fllect aM aa accurately as poaslble, pleaae use the fol to write out a ahort scrlptlan of the event that you observed. You may re- lnfartiiGtlan that you have alreacly given In the questionnaire, and add any further comments, ... ..._.tl, alcetche1 that you believe are important. Try to preaent the details of the observa tl In the In which they occurred. Additional page1 of the tame alae may be attached If the, (Do Not Write In This Space) -k.c'-L l L i ~tter ot 13 AUIIIR ~ Sill ~-1ect-. nterre4 to tbe Atz-!lftbldoal ~la Ull/or e~1aUODe & of tbe ct.z-01 tbl iSh~ ,.. llll4e 'by Clualiftecl .... ~ evaluat10D that AU POi ce wn in tile &l'e& that ODe VU ill ezact poai t1CD aDd 'b7 70\1 Theae plaaea M4 tec1 Jd.uiOD AD4 wn to 4eaceD4 aa4 1 t 1a pzscUce pr1ar to to aDl or to tlub ta vbell O'tlle an ill tbe ana tbU u tbe aolut1ou to 7our tchtiDS CD that MaJor, TJ3AP -.cut1ve Otticer Public Intonation D1v1a1on Office ot Jllfonation Serv1cea U. I. A II P 0 I C I T I C H N I CAL IN P 0 I MAT I 0 N I H II T Thla .-atlonnalre hoa b.en prepor.d 10 that you can give the U. S. Air Force aa ~nuch lnfNtlon 'oaalltle concerning the unidentifi.cl aial phenoeuenon thot you have obavH. PI try to anaw aa queations as you possibly can. The information that you give will M UIM ,. r"eorch purposea, and will be regordecl as confidential 1110terial . Your nome will not M uiM In connection with any stateNnts, conclusions, publicotiona without your pmisaion. We r~e~uest this personal information so that, if it is d"med y, we contact you for furthw cletails 1. Whe11 41cl you aee the obiect? 3. Time zone: (CI,cle One): a. Eastern cl. Pacific 2. Time of clay: Hevr Minute a (Circle One}: A.M. (Circle One): a. Day I ight_ Saving (b. Staftdarel) 4. Wh were you when you saw the obiect? s .... ., Ceuntry 5. Estimate how long you aaw the obiect. 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your anawer to Question 5. c. Not very 1 ure cl. Jua t a eue ss 6. What was the conclitim ~f tr.. sky? (Circle One): a. Bright ,yl i(fht d. Juat a trace of daylight b. Dull dayli~t c. Bright twilight o trace of day i t 7. IF you sow the obiect during DAYL ~HT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where the oliect? d. To your left e. Overhead (Circle One): a. In front of you 1. In Iaack of Y9U c. To your right f. O...'t remember ATIC POM 110. IM C IJ OCT 14) the SUN located 01 you looked at I. IP ,_ the olttect .t NIGHT, TWILIGHT, DAWN, wh.t 4W ,_ Mtlce 1,. the STARS an4 MOON? 1.1 STARS (Circle O.lz 1.2 MOON (Circle o,.~z c. Ne lltht pitch clk t. W.. the elttect llrlthter than the .._ ... _. el tM tlly? BRIGHTER THAN the aky 11 that of an Other- 11. Dlcl the olttect: a. to atancl atlll at any time? Yet up ancl ruth away at any tl-? c ... ale up into parta ar eJqtlocle? fl. Give oH ? f. Chane ahope? I Pllcker, thr.e,, ar pulaote? 12. DW the oltiect "'ewe ltehl.., -thint at anytl,.., partlcu'-ly a cloull? ( flla .. llt c)f (Circle O~teJ: Yea Ne Don't Know. IF you anawered YES, then tell what 13. Dlcl the oltiect In front of -thing at anytl-, (Citcle Otte}: Yet Don't IF you YES, than tell what 14. DW the oltJect .,,._: (Circle o,..J: a. Sollcl? Don't know. 15. DW you the el.iect throyth of the fol e. 8 ulert Sun tla c. WlnclahleW Yea The.tollte 1'-Tell In f