PROJECT 100i' 3 RECORD CARD l. OATE 2. LOCATION 4 . TYPE OF OBSERVAT ION D-Ground VIsual 0 Ground-R od o r 0 A lr-Visuol Air-Intercept Radar 5. ' PHOTOS 7. lENCT H OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECT S 9. COU~SE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ll. COMMENTS ATIC P ORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 5 2) 34. What were tho weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle On!t) a. Cleor sky \_f. Scattered clouds J:-T h ick or heovy -c"iouds ~. Don't remember 34.2 WINO (Circle One ) a. No wind ,: . Slight bre.ze c:-Strong wlncf d. Don't remember WEATHER (Circle One) TEMPERATURE (Circle One) "F-~g, mist, or light rain c. fvl.oderate or heavy ro in e. Don't remember e. Don't rem~mber When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? Month Year 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) \Yes . No 36.1 IF you a nswered YES, did they see the object too? (C itc!e One) Yes q{~J 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you hod saen an object or objects l ike this? (Circl~ One) (~V No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then whe'", where, and under what circumstances did you SMother ones? In yout opinion what do you think the object was and what might have cauud it? 39. Do you think you con estimate the :speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what s.peed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circl~ One) No IF you answer~d YES, then how for away would you soy it was? 41. Please give the following information about yourself: City Zone State TELEPHONE NUMBER _ Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. a. Grode school b. High school c. College Post graduate 42. Date you c~mpleted this questionnaire: Technical school Other special training U. S. AIR FORCE TECHHICAL IHFORMATIOH SHr:ET (SUMMARY DATA) In ord~r that your information may be filed and cod<ttd as accurat~ly a3 possible, ple-ase uss ~h~ fallowing space to write out a short description of the OV$nt that you obs~rved. You may re poat irbrmotion that you have already g iven in the questionnaire, and add ant further comm!tnfs, 5tote1Tlent1 01 sk~tche:s that you believ~ ore important. Try to present th.o details of thet observe tion i11 th& ordllr in which they occurred. Additional page:s of tha same s i:te paper may b~ attached if th~t~ e re needbd. NAME (Do Not Write in This Spoc~) (Please Pri SIGNATURE ._; eveland 22, unio At 10:25. a. m. on December 10 , north and the object \vi.:tS traveling east. lt was e~ oval, silvery object and seemed to be going quite fast. lt crossed an qrc of about 60 degrees in ar.proximately 3.5 seconds. I estimate its altitude at 500 feet. It was about 30degrees above the , horizon. lts length ,,ras about 50 feet. 1'his v1as also its diameter. Its height through the center was about 20 feet. Sincerely yours, "rt.::rfl.l'c-'l ., , fEL Cleveland 22, UNITED STr\Ti:S .\IR FOI<CE \iRIGHT-PATT~R$0:-.1 AIR FORCE BA~C: 18 December 1958 We are in receipt of your l ettE:r postmar;c::ed 11 Dece!!lber 1958 , in which you report the si6htin~ of an u identified f'lyin~ object. The inforDlF.\tion "'hich you have-submtt tecl i s Vt;;t::; 1 irni ted in n3ture. It would be appreciated if the attached 'luestion.r. Cll.ird b~ accomplished in as much detail as possible and re- turned to this Center. . ATIC Fm f/.164 Sincerely, H. K. GILB:ERT Colonel, USAF Deputy for Science and Co~ponents U. ~ . AIR fORCE TfCtHUCAL INFORMATION SHEET rhi!J qutt~tiotllloir~J has b~ttJtn propolr~d so that you can give the U. S. Air Fore~ as much ln~orrr~?ion as p~uibl~ concornlng the unldentifi"d attrioJ ph.,nomenon that you hovtt ob.sl!lrv$d. Pl~ase ~l'! ?o answet as many qucutiona o~ you possibly con. Tho information that you giva will ~._, od for res~rch purpo,.,os, and will bo rc:tgarded a confidential material. Your nome will not b t 1.'1-)d ln t.onn.,cti on with a '' Y statornentl4, conclu3ions, cr publications without yoJr permiulon. w~ rt~qve~:Jt thl:t par1onol inforrnat lon ao that, II It is dumed neceuory, we may contact you for f\.:rlhor c "tai 13, 2. Time of d'ly: b. Cetntrol c. Mountain d, Pocl fie: (Circlo Ono): (Cire/$ One): o. 4. Wher w~r~ ycu when yoJ $ow tho objoc:t? Day I I ght Saving City or Town Sto te or Country Additional r~morks: .5. E:~tlmot.t how long yov saw th~ object, Hour a Minute a Second a 5.1 Circle on~ of tho following lo indi:ate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5. c . Ce rtain (b. F;lrly-c crto'fni 6. What wa1 t :'l & .:~ndition of th~ sky? h. Dulldoylight c. Bright t-.vil ight c. Not vary sure d. Just a guess d. Just o trace of doyl ight e. No troc:o o f da ylight f. Don't remember ], IF yu :ac w th3 objoc~ during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, o r DAWN, where was tho SUN located a s you looked a t (Circlo Ono): a. In .front of you !J. In bock of you . c. To )'our-right d. To your le ft e. o~erhco~t f. Don't remc::mber 8 . IF yov toc:w tht) oujc>ct, ot NIGHT, TWJUCHT, vr DAWN, \vh.:Jt dij yo1 ,, o tice conc..lrning thn STAf~S ond MOON? ST.\R$ (C irc.:lc Oro): 8.2 h100N (CircffiJ Q,,;) : Or :vhr mo oniiiJnl Oult rl'lo-:>nl ight No moonl igt,t - oiich d a rk on t r 9 rnrnt>or o. Don't rttmototb~f c , -t'n r r~rnernoar (Cird~ Om>.l. ~ YuJ : b. No 10. 1:-= H WCJS o ?(IGHTER THAN t b-, y boc!;GrOv11d, wo:s ih~ brlghtn~33 li k"l tho~ of on vutt>mohll<! hea dlight?: (Cireil On<1) :s. A mil~ :>r mor~ ovoy (o c!l!!t1.1nl :cf}? c. A block cway? 11. Did 1h~ obi,~t: (1, Ap;,~ or ttJ stand still .:tt ony ~ 1.-,a? L . $1; idonl y speed up ond r ush owoy atony tim"? ~. Break up i:1to pctrt:; or oxp!.yJ ,7 d. Giv~ off smo!<o? ~. Chon~e brightness.? f , Chon9l shore? g. Flic k H t hrob, or pulsoto? ( C ir-: lu Om: for i:loch qu~stion) (t Don't Know CN .,... Don't Know \..No.> Don't Know (t~) Don't Know No Don't J(now <1:,. Don' t Know CN;--: Oc n' t Know 12. O ld the oS)cct move be h ind s "moO:Yhing ot on,.til't~, particularly o cloud? . (Circle On~}: Yes ~ Don'~ Know, IF you OMW~rttd YES, than t"ll what 13. D id the obi<tct move In front of so~ething ot anytlm.,, particularly o cloud? (Circle G .... e): No. Don't l(now. IF you answordd YES than hll what 14. Did tl;~ ob jact op;:>eor: ( C ire/a One): -."a. Solid? c. Don't Know. b. Tton~porcnt? 15. Did you ob~crv~ tha objoct through any of thtt fol o . l:yogla.:;so~ Yo.s No e. Blncculor~ b. Svn Jlo s'jll.!O Y tl!J No f. Toluscop~ Yo s c. WinJ:.h1 . dd Yes No g. Tneodol H ~ 16, Tall In e few words th~ following things about 'h obict. !1, Drow o plctuu ~hat will show the ohop of th obJct or oblctJ. Lob.tl and Inc: lucie In your ktch any datal Ia of the objrJtc:t mat you aaw ou~h a~ wing, protrualont, t(., and eap.tclolly o)Chouat trails or vapor trolh. Pluc~ en arrow bulde ~he drawing to ohow the dfrttctlm th* o\,l.ct woa movlntJ. 13. The ed~a of the obJect wre: (Circl<t One): a. Fuzay or blurr.4 b. Ll_ke_ ~J~rlg~t_atGr ~:-~Sharply outlln~ cr;-eon' rr.m.-m ~, !9, If ~hitr~ WOI MORE THAN ONE oafct, then how mony were there? Otow o plchlf of how they were crro,~, ond put an arrow to ahow th dlreetlcn that lney were traYellng. 20. Orow c plcturlflnt wlll show the motion t,at the aDfect or o\,fecta made. Ploce on A at tho b.glnnlng of the path, a a oi the end of the path, and ahow any, chong In direction durlng the courte 21. lF POSSIBLE, try to guess cr estimate what the real tlze of the object was In Itt long~tat dlm.tn1lon. 22. How forge did the. obiect or objech gppeor 01 compor~ with ooe of the following obJects held in the hanJ and at ohovt orm'a length? (Circle One): a. Heed of a pin SilvM dollar Grapefruit Basketball Qoo,tef k. Other f. 'Half dollar ~2.1 (Cirde One of the following to lnd lcaht how certain you ora of your answer to QuesUon 22. , !l--or.au\..---... c. o very sure b. Fairly certol!!)' d, Uncertoh How d fd ~he obiect or object:l d ilappeor from view? -..-: .. 24. fn ordr tJtot you con gln oa clear o plctur aa poulltle of whot you aaw, we woulcllllc.e f~ you to lmatl" thot you coul~ cont~ruct t!, e o\,Jct thot you saw. Of what type mahtrlal woul4 you make It? How lor; ~ould It \te, and whot ahope wouJd It hov? Ducrlbe In your own worda a hnt~Nn olttct or oltJec:te whlcft whe~t ploce-4 up In the elcy would give the aome OJtpeoronce oa the oltJect whJch you tow. 25. Whare wertj you l ucoted when you sow the object? (C,ircle One): 26. Were you (Circle One) o. In the busines_s secti o n o f " city? ln:dde a buil ding '-.b. In th~t residential s~ction of a city? c :-r,; open countryside? c . Outdoors d. Flyin g near an airfield? In on a irplane e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the tim~ you sow the obj~ct, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you W<lre MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or othe r vehicle at the t ime, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What diraction w~re you moving? (Circle One) o, North c. East e. South g. West b. North~ast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwes t 28.2 How fos t were you ml)vi ng? -------------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time whil~ you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking w hen you first sow the object? (Circle One) ,ci. North ' e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwu t 30. What direction wera you l ooking when you lost saw tha object? (Circle One) c. East e. South g. Wost d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northw~s t If you ore foTilicr with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of d~grees the object was fro m ttue North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North - b. From horizon _.} .: 31.2 When it disoppeorod: a. From true North ;;-'-'J'--.....;;'J dogrees. b. From horizon ., <-dP.grees 32. In the following sketch, imogine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved I ins to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Plac~ a "8" on the some curved line to show how high the obj~ct '.':as above the horizon (sky I ine) when you lost sow it.