PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 7. LINOTH Ofi.OIIERVATION IRIIfl Ofl SIGHTING 2. LOCATION I. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS Reddish-orange colored obj likened to steel plate undar lliJh temperature, shape of two saucers -one atop the other. Size of dime. 12. CONCLUSIONS . 11. COMMENTS Due to the tin1e lapse ;Jecwaen this sighting & the r-:;1~ort, th incident cannot be r.ro1 .. erly investigated. Si:-;ht11: . . :1n 1958 rptd in l!:i6li. Lis tad ;-,~ uureli able rpt. AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITID STATES AIR FORCE WltiGHTftATTERSON AIR FORCE lASE ltr n:J rtJ tf: ~o.:u~oner1 ts II Deoaber 1959 lour recent letter to the 'l'ecbnical Iatellipnoe Ceater, Wirsht-Pettenon Air Beae, Dayton, Oldo coaaeraias n un14eat1t1e4 tl.yiDfJ obJect lighted by )'our fnllJ 1a ~t 1958 u been to tbi1 Ottice. Thle la eY14ent.ll7 tM -aishtiDs you to ln 70ur lcmn~ber letter to thi ottice, vblcb 11ghtizl8 va1 4eterm1M4 to be too old to ,rtect a valid entuatlon. Iince you feel that thia llgbtlns vaa aigniticent, I am incloaiQg two United Statea Air Force queationnelrea which 8bou14 be tilled out iD detail by you aDd your huaband. When tbe quet tree are comple plea1e aeDd tbem directly to tbe Aeroepece 'l'ecbnlcal Intelligence Center, Wr1sht-Patteraon Air BaH, Obio. I IDOloeuna , cbuaetu t AJIRIICI J. TA ... Jor, UBAP Public IDtor.matioD Divialon Office of Int tioD ., Comeback 01-3d Reader OI-l U. L All POICI TICHNICAL IMPOIMATIOM SHIIT Thla .-atJonnolre haa lteen prepere4 thcat rou can eJve the U. S. Air Force much lnftlen poaaible concernlnt the uni~ntifled aerial phen .. non that rev have ob1erv~. ,~ ::.: . . PI trr to on1wer wwnr -.uetl rou polblr can. The lnfortl that rou elve will-. Ita veetl ,., reaMrch purpoae1, ancl will be ,. .. , ..... confh .. ntlal terlal. Your narne will not ~ .,,_, In connection with anr atateMintl, conclu1ion1, or publication without your pml11ion. We r~ue1t thia per1onal lnformotion 10 that, If it ia cfHd nece11y, we Y contact you for 1. When 414 rev e ~iect? (Circle One): a1tern "\ lt. entrol c. Mountain cl. Pacific Tl of clar: (Circle One): A.M. (Circle One}: \._O.ylight Saving . lt. 5taiidara - e. Other------ 4, the obiect? 5. Eatlate how long you 1aw the obiect. ..... MlftVtee 5.1 Circle OM of the following to incllcate how certain you are of your an1wer to Oue1tlon 5. 6. What wa1 the conditia'l of the alcy? (Circle One]: a. t;lg~t doylight b. Du I daylight c. Bright twilight c. Not very 1 ure cl. Juat a guess d. Ju1t a trace of day I ight e. No trace of daylight f. Don't remember 7, IF you 1aw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where waa the SUN located aa you looked at the obiect? (Circle One]: a. In front of you cl. I. IP rou the .Ufect _,NIGHT, TWILIGHT, .DAWN. what tlhl rou notice concning the STARS and MOON? 1.1 STARS tC lrcle Ortel: 1.2 MOON (C lrcle One}: light -pitch clark 9. Waa the ol,.ct lwlghter than the ltoclcpountl of the alcy? (Circle Onel: . c. Don't 10. lfl It waa BR ICHTER THAN the alcy ltaclcpound, (Circle OJ a. 1 the 1trlfhtne11 lllce that of an automollle c. A ltloclc away? cl. Several rarcls away? (a cllatant car)? 11. Did the obtect: (C lrcle One lor eoclt quetlon) Appear to 1tancl still at any tl ? Ia. Suddenly speed up ancl ru1h away at any tl ? c. Brealc up Into parta or explode? cl. 0 lve off 1 molce? Change brightness? f: Change ahape? I Fllclcer, tlvob, or pulsate? 12. Did the obiect move behind thing at anytime, particularly a cloud? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know ( C lrcle One): ~ 1 / No . Don't Know. IF you an It MOVed behind: ... 13. OW the object move In front of lng at anytime, particularly a cloud? (C lrcle One): Yea No Don't Know. IF you anawered YES, than tell what 1~. Dlcl the object appear: (C lrcle One}: Solid? Ia. Transparent? c. Don't Know. 15. ow you observe the olaiect through anr of the fol Eyeglaasea Binocular a Yea f. Teleacope Yea I Tt.oclollte '" Tell 1ft few wna the followln1 thfntl ....,, the olttect. 17. picture that wiU ehow the shape of tfte oltfect or oblecta. Lobel ond fnclu4e In your alletch ony detail a ef the oltlect that you aaw auch 01 wlnge, "otruefona, etc., oncleepeclally exhouet troll or vapor nile. Place Oft ltealcle the tnt to ehow the cllrectlon the oltfect woe rnovlnt 1 L The eclgea of the obiect were: (Circle OneJ: o. 19. If there wa1 MORE THAN ONE oblect, then how waony were there? --~ ~ Drew o picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to ahow the tlon that they were traveling 20. Drew ,lcture tMt wUI thew the thet the eltfec~., eltiect Piece 4Ift A et the '-""""' ef the ,eth, a et the end of the ;.th, .... ehow ch.nee In 41rectlen 4wl .. the cow 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to 1 eetf the real alae of the oltiect In Ita clhnenelon. 12. How cllcl the. olt,.ct f!# obfecte .,.., c..,.ect with ol the follow I,. oltfecJ. IJelflln tlte ... of ... ut r,J'I length? (Circle One}z Head of pin cl. Nlclcet f 'Half cloll I Sl clollar I Baelcetball 22.1 (C lrcle One of the following to Indicate how certain you of your answer to Queetlon 22. a. Certain c. Not very lt. Fairly certain cl. Uncertain eifel the oltiect oltfects cl 2.. l11 .,., th .. rev tl cle picture ft .,e11lltle .t whet rev w, we wevl4 lle f rev te l .. lne th rev cevltl CeftlfrRt the eltlect thet r Of whet trpe terlel weul4 re wo.lle It? Hew ler .. wevl4 It k, en4 whet 1hepe hve? 0.1crlk In yeur ewn w4 leiMiell eltlect or oltfect which when plece4 up In the 11&r weul4 tl the 25. you lucated when you saw the obiect? (Circle OneJ: 26. We ,ou (Circle One} a. In tt. business section of a city? b. In the residential section of o city? c. In open country ide? a. lnaide a building b. In a car c. Outdoora d. Flying near an airfield? ct. 'In an airplane Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What we you doing at the time you saw the obiect, and how did you happen to notice It? 28. IF ,ou were MOVING 'IN AN AUTOMOBILE or ~ther vehicle at the tinoe, the; c;;'Pfet:-tf?e rofioWi~'qu~ltions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 2 I low fast were you Did you stop at any time while ou were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) ) No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the obiect? a. North c. East d. Southeast 30. What directi~ were you loolcing when .you last saw the oblect? (Circle One) a. North c. Eost b. Northeast d. Southeast 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. Fro horizon degrees. In the following 1ketch, imagine that you are at the point 1hown. Place an A on the curvecl I ine to 1how how hlth the eltiect 1 al.ove the horlaon (1kyllne) when you 'irst saw it. Place a a on the curvecl line to 1how how hlth the olaiect 1 alaove the horiaon (1kyline) when you last 1aw it 33. In the following larger slcetch place an A" at ~e position the obiect was when you 'irst sa!' it, and a a at its po1ltlon when you last saw it. Ref.r to smaller slcetch as an example of how to complete the larger slcetch. coNIItlona at the tl you aaw the oltfect? 34.1 CLOUDS (C lrcle 01 Cle alcy--- c. cloucla fl. Thtclc or heavy clouds mist, or light rain or heavy rain 34.2 WIND (C lrcle 01 No wlncl - it. Slight lneae ~ c. Strong w lncl fl. Don't re..,...._r U TEMPERATUP.E (Circle One} 35. When cllcl you report to some oHicial that you hacl seen the ob ect? 36. Was anyone else witt; you at the time you saw the (Circle One} 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One} Ye No 36.2 Please list their narews and addresses: 37. Wcrs this the first time that you hacls .. n ern obiect or obi~ like this? (Circle One) Yes No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you s other 38. In yow opinion what do you think the obiect was and what might have caused it? 3P. bo rou think can (Circle O..J Yea YES~. then what ,,..., o. Do you thlnlc you can (Circle O...J YES, then how f oftheolttect? you the oltiect was? woulcl ,ou a a, It was? 1. Please lve the following lnfor .a.ut 10urself: TElEPHONE NUMBER. What Is your present lob? .....,..:;;.~ Please lncllcate any special educational training that you haw hacl. Gracie school T echnlcal school b. High school f. special training cl. Post graduate G. Date you completed this questionnaire: De, . ,-Menth U. I. AIR PO ICE TECHNICAL IN PORMATIOtl SHEET (SUMIWIY DATAl In r that your Information M filed and coclecl as accurntoly as possible, please us the following pace to write out a short description of the event that you oba&rvecl. f~u 1nay re- lr:forinatlon that you have already given in the questionnaire, ancl add "ny further c"mmenta, _ , or sketches that you believe are importt. Try to fiNSert the details of the obaerva In the order In which they occurred. Additi I pages of the same size p~per w~ay IN attached If they are (Co Not W.ite ;,, This Space) I. IP aaw the obfec\ et NIGHT, TWILIGHT, DAWN, what 4lcl you notice concernl"l the STARS an.t MOON? Ll STARS (Circle Onelt 1.2 .MOON (Circle O~tel: It, A few lt. Dull lltht c. Many c. No lltht -pitch darlc (Circle One}: lt. No c. Don't 10. If' It we a BRIGHTER THAN the alcy ltaclcpouncl, (Circle O~tel a. 1 the lwlghtness lllce that of em automollle heacllttht?: A lie or ... .,. away (a cllstant c)? I ltloclcs away? c. A ltloclc away? cl, I yarcls away? 11. Dlcl the obiect: (Circle One lor eoelt queflord a. to stand still at any time? 1. Suddenly speecl up and rush away at any tl ? c. Brealc up Into parte or explode? lve off 1 mole? Change brlghtneaa? 1. Change shape? I Flicker, throb, or pulsate? 12. Dlcl the obiect move t.hlnd aomethl"t at anytiN, particularly a cloud? ( C lrcle One}: No Know. IF you Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know YES. then tell what It behlnd: 13. Did the obiect move In front of at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: IF you answered YES, than tell what 14. Dkl the obiect appear: (Circle Onel: Solid?.) b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. 15. Dlcl you observe the oltiect through any of the fol a. Eyeglaasea Binocular Yea It, Sun glasses Yea f. Telescope Yea c. Windshield Yea Window glaaa Yea I Tt.oclollte Yea '" Tell In few wer4a the following thlnp altout the olttect. 17. picture that will the shtlpe of tho oltfoct or '-Ieete. Lot.l end lnclu4o In your alletch ony cletalle ef the oltfect that you aaw auch aa wlnga, protruefone, etc., ond eapeclally exhauat troll or vo,or tralla. Place lteel tho awing to the direction the olttec:t waa fftovlng, 11. Tho eclgea of the oltiect were: (Circle One}: a. (wo .5'AUG~S -ONL /MPCSt.P ltlt~l' 19. IF there waa MORE THAN ONE olttect, then how y were there? Draw a picture of how they were arrangef'J, ancf put an arrow to ahow the direction that they were traveling 20. Dr.. picture Jhet wl.fl thew the -1 thet tt. elttec'., eltlect ....... PI A the .......... ef tt. ,...., 1 t the .... of the P.th, "" nr c'- In tllrectl tlw ... the cour ... the rMI elae of the ol.tect waa In lt1 at cllnalon. 22. H.w clhl the oltlect f!/1 oltlecte .,.., c ...... with of the fol 1,. oltlect .. Iii Itt tlte ltOIHI (Circle 0}& HNcl of a pin f 'Half dollar Sllwr cloll I. Grapefruit 22.1 (C lrc/e One of the following to fnd lcate how certain you are of ,.., answer to Queatlon 22. cl. Uncertain trt the oltloct th rev Of wh.t '" terlel wevl4 ,.. ltf How lor,. weul4 It Ito, en4 whot the,. weul4 It heve? Detcrllte '"your owft wor4a o 6eoenoft tct 01 oltlocte which who",, .. _, "' '"tho r woul4 tlve the .,,.oroftce tho oltfect which rev aow, S{~ TIO~ ON ()IJIZ ;.~cTnlt(, ~0 ltJ RIU' LJ ~fi .5'/{f, L w hr:~ 25. Where you luc:ated when ,ou saw the obiect? (Circle 0...1: d. In an airplane 26. We you (Circle One} a. In tt.luslnesa section of a city? 1. In the residential section of a city? F ylng near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What we you doing at the ti you eaw the obiect, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING 'IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North e. South Northeast t f. h. Northwest I low fast were you moving? mi lea per hour 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circle Otte) h. Northwest cct s<heait" f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the obiect? (Circle