PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wa Balloon 8 n Brookvillr.? Pu . Indiana oli s Ind o Pralally Balln Pai Ol Y Balloon ~-.JLVI ~ 0 Groun .... R-_.or 0 Wo Alrcr.tt a Proltallly Aircraft ~A1 .. va .. .a a Alr-lntorcopt Re4ar D PaaiWy Aircreft DC Atronoicel 11etecr D PraiMWy Altrono ticel D PoIWy Atrano tlc.a :!i:itary 7. LIICTM OP L NUM811 OP 08JICTS t. COUll! D lnfffciont o.to f.r Ealuetfon 2 -aecs one 8111P OP IIOMTIMO Chj t:hich chD.ng~d bric;htncs~, blue-green in c.:o.l_or, but more blt~. 'fh~ c;~n~ral shape .. ....,.;, of ::. t~:1r drop, ::;izc or h !'ld of rin. Obj burn.!l out. Obj \10..3 a l arge net cor. Same met.:!o r obJ2rve~ over Indi~na 39. Do you thlnlc you can esthwte the speed of the obiect? (Circle o,.) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you e 40. Do you think you can how for away frCNII you the obiect was? YES, then "-w 41. tift the r.llewlftt 1....,_.1.,. ut youraelf: TELEPHONE NUMBE PleoM lftdicate any spec lol I training that you have had. Grode school High school f. Other special tralnl"l Post graduate you c..,aeted this HEADOUARTEAS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SVSTEMS CO,..Poi..\NO UNITF.O ST A. res AIR FORC t": 'UUOHTPA.TTF.-SON AlA PI'ORC eA~'!:, OHIO (l/l ~&AJT~OE FINAL GALLEY PROOF CaDey ..s-;.THE WORLD OF FLYING SAUC~--- A Dkte recent sighting that clOJCiy the Chiles-Whitted - - incident occurred on the evening of January 8, 195g, and was promptly reported to ATIC [18]. Two Air Force pilots were flying itt a C-45 type of aircraft from Phillipsburg to Brookville, Penn- sylvania at an altitude of 8ooo feet. The night was clear and moon- Jess. At 6:14 l'.M . .E:S.T. they obsened what appeared to he a brilliantly Jightt>d solid objeot rushing toward them. Bluish green in color, shaped roughly like a teardrop and about 200 feet in diam- eter, it made no audihle sound. Clowing like a small sun, it seemed to be flying le\'cl witt the aircraft, Jess than a mile away and headed straight for tlu plawt The frigllf('ttt'fl 'pilot j<:rked on the controls in an attempt to dodge the object, but ulmo~t J,~fore the plane could respond the unknown had disappea~ed. IL ltad bee n in sight about tliree s<.-conds. In )lis n pot t IU' c-.timated that the object had been the size of a poo) ball lwld at unn's length and that it had been not more than n mile aw.ay The copilot, however, did not agree. A man with special trainin~ and unusual experie nce in the study of UFOs, he estimated t lw nhje1oct to he th<' size of the head of a pin h elll at arm's length an(l thP distance to be at least 300 miles. The extreme brillianc~ of the\ ohjt .. c t against the night sky, he thought, had made it seem larger. In his opinion, supported by Air Force investigation, the unknown had been a ftreball at least 6fty miles high that had bumed out and vanished as they watched. As in the Chi1es-\Vhitted case, ground obsen'ers also saw the ob- ject and thus rrovided independent confirmation of the analysis. member of the Ohio State University reported to the Harvard College Observatory that on the night of January 8. at approximately 1 6:15 P.Af. E.S.T., he had watched a brilliant bluish-white meteor I str~k across the sky over Columbus and vanish within a few sec- onds. The &reball must indeed have been high and spectacular to he visible at the same moment from points nearly :)<>O mil~s a p.trt. I. IF you aaw the oufect at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what cUd you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 1.1 STARS (C lrcle One}: 8.2 MOON (C lrcle One}: a. Bright lght lt. Dull moonlltht ;-No ; -pitch dar 9. Wa1 the oltfect lwlghtw thcln the ltoc ... .nl ol the allr? (Circle One}: 10, IJI It 1 BRIGHTER THAN the alcr ltoclc .. unll, the lwlghtneaa lllce that of an (Circle Ottel a. A mile or ntore awar (a dlatant c)? It, Several bloclca away? c. A bloc. ower? d. Several yorda away? t H/ltV .-lro.J, 11. ow .... oltfect: a. to 1taftd 1tlll at any time? It, Suddenly apeecl up and ruh nw11~ at any tl c, Brealc up Into parte or eplode? d. G lve off s mole? Change brlghtneaa? f. Change shape? I F lie leer, throb, or pulaate? (Circle One lor Hcle quesflott} Don't Know Don't Know Don't Knew Don't Know 12. DW the obiect move lehlncl thing at anytiN, portlcularlr a cloud? (Circle One}: Yea ~; Don't Know. IF you anawere4 YES, then tell wh.t 13. DW the obJect move In front of lnt ot anytln:e, particully c loucl? (Circle One}: l. Yea_,~ YES, thaft tell o;4 the ob iect appear: (Ci,ele OneJ: (;.. S"llcf? b. Trantpotnt? c. Don't Know. Did you olserve the obiect tlwouoh any of the following? Eyeglassea Yea Binocular a Yes Sun glasses Yes Teleacope Yea Windshield No g. Theocfol ite Yea d. Win dow glass Yos 16. Tell In a few words the foflowtng thfnga about the obJect. 17. o picture that will shaw the shape of the oltlect or oltfects. Label and .Include In your alcetch any details ef the obfec:t that you saw such aa wings, protrualona, etc., and eapecfally exhauat trolla or vapor trolls, Place aft rrew bealcle the drawing to show the cllrectlan the olttect was moving. The e<gea of the obfect were: (Cirdo One): a. Fuzzy 01 blurr~td b. Like a bright \tar c. Sharply outtln .. d d. Don't rem em b.r 19, IF there was MORE THAN ONE oblect, then how y were there? (?,..,_,_: C'lJr=c. 2 Drew a picture of how they were arra:1ged, and put em arrow to ahow the direction that they were traveling. 20. Draw a picture Jhat wLII show the fitotlon that the oliec~"' oltiecta made. Place an A at the leglnnh of the path, a a at the encl of the f,ath, and how anY, cha"l In direction clwlnt the cow 21 . IF POSSIBLE, try te t ar eatl_,. hat the rHI alae of the olttect waa In Ita at dhnenalon. 21 tt.w cUd the oltfect f!ll oltiects with one of the followlftl ol.lect. bel~ '" tlte ..,. at ot.out ' le,.th? Sliver cloll ~ Head of a pfn ') (Circle o,..J: Quarter f. Half dollar 22.1 (Circle O e of the following to lndfcate how c.,taln you are of yow answer ta Question 22. a. _Certain c. Not very awe 0: Fc.llr~r certol~ cl. Uncertain clicl the ol.lect 011 ol.iecta d61appear fr view? 24. '" ertler thet rev tl cle ,,.,.,. ,..elltle ef whet rev w, .. weultl lll&e f rev te lsstetl,.. thet rv cwltl truct the eltiMt thet rev * Of wh .. ,,. terlel .. uttl r en Hew lt wevltl It Ita, entl ~' h, w..ttl It heYe? O.ctlk '" yur " wertl a ......... ' eltt which whe" ,lecetl ., '"the r wevltl tl the 25. Where were you lucated when you saw the obiect? (Circle One]: 26. Were you (Circle OneJ a. In the business section of a city? a. Ins ide a building b. In the residential section of a city? b. In a car c. Outdoors ~:a. In an a jrpl gne / c. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? Q. ,.FfYing over open country? ~ 27. What we you doing at the ti you saw the obiect, and how did you happen to notice it? C_,. PrLO""I- 28. IF you were MOVING 'IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the t then coe~tplete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle OneJ a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Nort ,.es t 28.2 How fast were you moving? 28.3 Did you stop at any t;me while you were loolcing at the obiect? (Circle Onf'") Yes CN;) 29. What direction were you loolc iny when you first saw the obiect? (Circle OneJ a. North c. East Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you loolcing when you last saw the obiect? (Circle OneJ a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest ~ortltwest h~-Mciithwest 31. If you are fomiJiar with bearing terms {angular direction), try to estimate the numt.r of degr"s the Rject was from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 w:,,n it First oppecreti; a. From true North _...;: ;.....'---degrees. rom orizon . ~-cgrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true t~orth '2._ 90" degrees. b. Fro m horizon ---~"2._ degrees. 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an A,. on the curved I ine to show how obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a .. B" on the some curved line to show how high the ob;ect was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it 33. In the following larger sketch pine an "A" at the position the obiect was when you lirst sa~ it, and a a at its position when you last saw lt. Refer to smaller sketch as an exaMple of how to complete the larger slcetch. t "l11tt:.r.u r 3~. What were the wwather conditions at the time you saw the oliect? a. Clear sic c. Scattered c loucls cl. Thiele or heavy clouds e. Don't re 34.2 WIND (Circle One} a. No wlncl 1. 51 ight lweeze c. Strong wlncl 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One} 34.~ TEMPERATURE (Circle One} og, mlat, light rain c. or heavy rain 35. When d lei you official that you hod SHn the obiect? 36. Was anyone else with you at the Uane you saw the ol;.ct? (Circle OneJCY~;-~ No 36.1 IF you YES, did they see the ollect too? (Circle One} (Y-. .. , No_ . 36.2 P and addresHs: 37. Waa thla the first tl ... that you had s .. n an oliect 01 oliects lllce this? (Circle One} Yes (F;J 37.1 IF you NO, then whe", where, and und what circumstancea dlcl you ... other on1s? In yow opinion what do you think the oliect was and lght have caused It? U. S. A I R F 0 R C E t' E C H H I CAL I H F 0 R MAY I 0 t S H E E T (SUWAARY DA TAJ In order that your infortnation may be filed and codec:.l as accurC'Itoly as possible, please us the following apace to Ylrite out a short description of the event that you obs~rvec:.l. Yf:'u ntay re- peat lr.foriilution that you have already given in the questionnaire, ancl aclcl ~ny further c"mm1nts, statements, or slcetches that you believe are Important. Try to J~resert the cleta lis of the observa tion in the in which they occurred. Aclclitional pages of the s alae p~per nauy IN attached ifthey needed. (Co Not W.lte ;, This Space) , .. S'Ahl c