PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS m .1. .... , .ll1ctna 0 Was Balloon 3. DATE-TIME CROUP L TYPE OF OBSERVATION C Was Aircraft 0 ProboWy Aircralt t ' : .,_ '/ 0 Possibly Aircraft D .'C.round-Visual 0 Ground-Rodor s. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE juc Wos AstronoicelMeteor 0 Proltobly Aat..,.ical 0 Ponibly AatfOfiCIical 7. LENGTH OF.OISERVATION L NUMBER OF OBJECTS t. COURSE 0 Insufficient Data '-' Eveluatien S.l!. to XW 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ubj , about iu'l l f th~ size of the mooH, nw.kin:~ whirr1u;; sound ~s of a thrown bns 2ll w;a loose cover. Obj was round, white and appeared to be breakr- J.n.; UiJ ATJC FORM U9 (REV 26 S&P 52) In view of all the data in this case, the logical con- elusion is that all witnesses sighted a meteor which made au unusually deep penetration into our atmosphere picture that will ahow tho motion that tho obloct or oltlocta modo. Place on A et the betlnftlng of the path, a e at tho end of tho path, ancl ahow any, cha"f In direction cfwlnt tho courao. " . IF POSSIBlE, try to gue11 or tlmate what the real alze of the oltlect waa In Its longoat dlmenalon. I low large did the. obloct or oblocts CIPP".r at compared with one of the following oblocte ltoltlltt tlte ltontl ot about ar"''' length? (Circle One}a a. Head of a pin Sliver dollar h. Batoball Gfapefrult Batketball Quarter f. 'Half dollar 22.1 (Cirele One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of yow answer to QuetUon 22. a. Certain c. Not very sure b. Fairly cert<tin d. Uncortalrt In ot4et thot you con give oa clear o picture poael~lo of whot you eow, we would IIIlo fw you to h"tlno thot you could conatruct tho oltfoct thot you Of what ty,e torlol would you lftob It? How largo would It Ito, oncl what hope would It hove? o .. crllto In your own word loiMton aloct or oltloct which whon placed up In tho tkr would glvo tho 25. Where were you lucoted when you sow the object? (C.Ifcle One): 26. Were you (Ci,cle One) a. In the business section of a city? a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city? b. In a car Q."ln open countryside? ~lying near an a'irfield? d. In an a irpl one over a city? f. Flying ovr open country? What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice It? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the t ime, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Cirde One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? ----------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yea 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 sow the object? (Circle One) C c: . Ea.st_) d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the abject 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 _ _..l_/~0 degrees . b. From horizon 2 U degrees 31.2 When It disappeared: a From true North :' g degrees. b. From h~izon --~---... u.... degrees. 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved I ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you First saw it. Place a a on the some curved line to ahow how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. 33. In the following larger alcetch place an A" at the position the obfect was when you lirst aow It, and a s ot Its pos~tlon when you /osf aaw lt. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather condition at the time you saw the obiect? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) c:: ~r.a;;JCy) c. Scattered cloud 1 d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain . Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) c:fi. N~ ;,In~ li. Slight "breeze c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) Cf w;,-ift-, e. Don't remember When did you report to some official that you had seen the obfect? Ooy Morith Y eor 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) @ No' IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) (Y~I) No Was this the flrat time that you had seen an object ot obiecti like thia? (Circle One) ~ 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you s other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the obiect was and what might have caused It? /Jo Of'"''t.l Do you think you can estimate the speecJ of the obiect? .J.;;t t tA .... -{, t\. ~.C ... ~. h ( ~ ' .... : '~ (\ .: IF you answered YES, then whot speed would you estimate? m.p.h. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? ..,. .f " ~ w. (a,l,..,., .:1 t t ._ {.}~. -'-'A..# IF you answered YES, then how far away would ~say It was? feet. ; , ' / ' 1'*. [ C 1. Please give the following Information about yourself: Middle Nome What is your present fob? ..J.M~..J e.i::-LbLLiiLNt!:..ILJ:.( ... ~------o:------------- Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. a. Grade school )( e. e. Technical school _ High school -- ------(Type) /;; c. College -----------/ f. Other special, training 'l<. r..J 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: U. S. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H H I CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 N S H E E T (SUMMARY DJ. TJ.J In order that your Information may be filed and coded as acc~trotely as possible, please use the fallowing apace to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re peat Information that you hove already given in the questionnaire, and odd ant further comments, atatementa, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the observo tlon In the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size paper may be attached If they are nHded. (Do Not Write in This Space) U. S. :A I R F 0 R C I T E C H H I C A e. I H F 0 R M A T I 0 H 5 H E E T Thla que1tionnalre haa been prepared ao that you can give the U. S. Air Force 01 much lnfcrmation aa poulble concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have ob1erved. try to an1wer aa many queationa a1 you posalbly can. The Information that you give will u .. d for research purposes, and will be regarded a1 confidential material. Your name will not In connection with any statementa, conclualons, or publications without your permlulon. We requt1t thla personal Information 10 that, If It Ia deemed neceuary, we may contact you for further details. 1, Whe'1n ~ld you at.e the obfe~t? a~) /1"\'t..~ , 2. Time of day: (Circle One): ( A.M) ot P.M. 3. Time aone: \ (CI'icle One): fa Eaa~ . 1. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): C!,! ..... Q.~y!~ght Saving (b, Standaier 5. Eatlmate how long you aavlthe obiect. V /..'f t;. _.: ~ Houn Mlnutea Seconda 5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of your an1wer to Question 5. a. Certain ~. Fairly certali\~ 6. Whot was the condlticn of the slcy? (Circle One): a. Bright daylight b. Dull daylight c. Bright twfl ight c. Not very 1 ure d. Juat a guess d. Just a trace of doyl ight Ce No' trace of dayh@~ f, Don't remember 7, IF you aaw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In back of you To your right A TIC PORM NO. 164 ( U OCT 54) d. To your left Overhead f, Don't remember 8, IF you aaw the oujec' at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, whot clld you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (C irde One): cf. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Cirele One): a. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight d. on't remember 9. Was the object brighter than the background of the aky? (Circle One): b. No c. Don't remember 10. IF It waa BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightneu lllce that of on automobile headlight?: (Circl One).~o. A mile or more away (o # t . ? ... b. Several blocks away? c. A block away? Severa I yards away? 11. Old the object: (Circle One lor each question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up Into parts or "plecle? - d~ Give off smoke? f Change brightness? ,.{ ~, ~ f. Change shape? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know swered YES, then tell wl1at 13. Did the obiect move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Yes _ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what 14. Did the obiect appear: (Circle One): b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. Old you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars Sun glasses Yes Telescope Yes Windshield Yes Theoclol itt v Window glass Yes 16, Tell In a few worda the following thlnga about the oblect. 17, Drow a picture that will ahow t e ahope of the oblect or oblecta. Lobel and Include In your aketch any detalla of the obJect thot you aow auch at wlnga, protrualont, etc., and eapeclolly exhoutt troll or vapor trollt. Place an anew bealde the cfrowlng to ahow the cllrectlon the oblect waa moving. 1.8. The eel .. of the obltct were: (Circle Onel: Fu~ or ~lurrecl ~ . -' :TICe a fW lght I tat\, iwv, ~ c. S~ar!ly outlined j on rrwn;cen.,..,--. 19, If there woe MORE THAN ONE oblect, then how many were there? -------------- Drciw a picture of how they were orranged, oncl put an arrow to thaw the direction thot they were traveling, 25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object? (C.Itcle One): o. Inside a building 26. Were you (Circle One) o. In the bus ineu section of a city? b. In the resident ia I sect ion of a city? c. In open countryside? d, Flying neor an airfield? e. Flylng over a city? an airplane f. Flying ~r opep co~nt,ry? 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 b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest How fast were you moving? ---------miles per hour. 28.3 Old you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast q East:7 Southeast h. Northwest f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the obiect? (Circle One) b. Northeast -: outhea at h. Northwest f. Southwest 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 rom the horizon (elevation). When it flrst appeared: (~() ~-cY~(du" ..toJ 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North -711 . degrees. t b. From hotizon ~ Stb..~ '])/) degrees. l-Jlc"tt COVEf SHEET I -.... _ ORIGIN OF BASIC ASSIGNED BY UFO Sd.gh ti ng (Gather burg, Mi. ) Jnitiel r~ colun to denote review prior to ection. Inltlel ouT coluftn to denote review of completed 1tctJo11, (X for action: V" for coordinetion.) IN OFFICE OUT IN OFF' ICE OUT IN OFF' ICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT 0 tN I OIN2 OIN2X OIN3X AFO I N X2 SAFIS-.3, Attn a Maj. Tacker 29 October 1958 COtoNENT NO, CO,..ENlS (ttae re'!lerae, if lleceaaary) 4E4/T/Sgt lieu/ac/6-92lh/Bldg 828 1. The objeot sighted on the morning of .. 29 September 1958, at Gatherburg and Washington, D. c. was also seen and reported by witnesses as far west as Pittsburgh. The description, direction of motion and ttme were ell in agreement. 2. The description of the object and possible sound is typical of a meteor which has made an unusually deep penetration into our atmosphere. The observatory at Georgetown University received several reports of this object and their con- clusion was that it was a meteor. The description given by some witnesses that there was more than one objec~ indicates breakup or burnout of the meteor. 3 The ATIC conclusion is that all witnesses saw the same meteor, end that small differences in the description of the item be attributed to the short time of observation, excitement of the witnesses, and a change in appearance due to breakup the approach of burnout. H. K. GILBERT 0-86 P'ltEVtous lOITtOMS o' THts roRM MAY ll usto. 32. In the following sketch, Imagine that you are at the point ahown, Place an A" on the curved I ine to show how high the object wa1 above the horizon (skyline) when you first 1aw it. Place a e on the same curved l'ne to ahow how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. 33. In the following larger a ketch place an A" at the position the obiect was when you first saw