PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS D Woa Balloon D Proltot.l, Balloon Paaai w, Bolloon 4. TYPE OP Gai!RYATION J. DATI-TIMa OIIOUP D Waa Alrcr.tt Prol.at.l, Aircraft a Poa.aw, Ahaeft Aatror.oicel Sirius PreiMIW, Anicel PoaaiW, AatraRaJcel 7. LI .. TII 011 OUIIIYATIOM Oft 08JICTI Round, red and blue obj, looked like a large bright star. Appc:u-cd to move from c ide to ntde and turn. 11.fter one hour vo.s ~till viaiblc, but ar,pe:t.rL'd .~maller ana still varied in color throua h binoculars. Seemed to have :protub~r<!.nce~;. lnwfftchRt D far EeluatiOft Adult observer vas u..,_der impressiv ..... obj '\IUS a s t::'.r, but her son's curio.:;it wo.sn' t ~n-tisfiecl. J':.. che-.:k \ri th astro ch:.t.rts :;hows the star Siriu:; to be in exac t location t;iven. 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 tl S H E E T In order that your Information be filed and coded as accuratoly as possible, please us the following apace to write out a short description of the event that you obsc.rvecl. YC'u n10y re- peat ion that you have a IN cady given In the questionnaire, oncl acid \lny further cc,mm nts, statements, alcetchea that you beliwe are lnlpOrtCW'It. Try to ,,.s.,.t the details of the observa tion in the In which they occurred. Additional pages of the alae p~per naay IN attached if they are needect. (Do Hot W.ite Itt Tltis Space) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION J. DATI-TIMI OIIOUP 7. LIN01'M OP OUIIWATIOM .... , IUIMMIIY OP IIOMTI ... Rottnd obj size of basketball a t nrrn3 length, color orange-yelibowi~:;h, l ool:f!d like a. ball of f'irc ['n.lling ve~i.ally, wa.s Gightcd fairly lo,,., a b ov e horizon. 12. CONCLUSIONS The description, time, duration, and f light path i s typical of a U. I. A I R F 0 R C I T E C H MICA L I M F 0 R MAT I 0 M S H E E T Thlt que1tionnalre has been preporecl so thcat you can give the U. S. Air Force as much lnfortl poeelble concernint the unidentified aerlol thot you hove obave4. PI try te onewer at queetlone you poselbly con. The lnforMetlon thet you elve will ,., '""'ch purposes, ancl will lte re10rtle4l conficlentiol iol . Yow name will nof t be ute4 1ft cnectlon with any eteteNnta, conclusions, or publicotiena without your Plaalon. We r-.ueat thlt personal Information thot, If It It tiHINcl y, we contact you f furth 4etella. 1. When cl lei you 2. T i Ate of dey: 3. TlfH aone: Otte}: Easter c. Mountain d. Po~ific (Circle O~te}: (Cir~l OneJ: Daylight Scavl"' b. Stonclorcl ~. Wh were yov wt.en you sow the ob;ect? Cltr., Towft Adclldonol rerlca: 5. Eatl how lone you aaw the obiect. 5.1 Clr~l of the following to ln4icote how certain you are of your anawer to Queatlon 5. o. Certain it. Fairly certain 6. What woe the ccUtian of the alcy? (Circle 0...}: o. Bright daylight 1. Dull daylight c. Bright twilight Juat 0 eu d. Just a trace of day I ight No trace of daylight f. Don't remember 7. IF you aaw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, whore was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. T o your d9ht ATIC FORM NO. 164 ( 1.1 OCT )4) d. To your left Overhead f. D on't rememhor I. IF you aaw the oulec\ at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS ancl MOON? 1.1 STARS (Circle One'J: 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: Bright ac-.onllght it. Dull rnoenllght pitch cl 9. Woe the olafect lwlghw than the *lltround of the ell,? (Circle OtteJ: c. Don't rem..._ 10. If It we a BRIGHTER THAN the alcr Mcii .. UNI, the iwlfhtne lllce that of on automoltlle heotllltht?s (Circle Onel a. A Mile or ..... awar (a dl1tont car)? it. S.veralitloclc1 away? c. A ltloclc away? cl. Several rorcl 11. DW the olatect: (C lrcle One lor eo~lt tlonJ Appear to etand atlll at any time? It, Suddenly a,.M up ancl ruth away at any t c. Br4talc up Into partl or explode? cf. Give off amolle? Change l1r lghtnea 1? f. Change ahope? I Fllclcer, throlt, or pulaate? 12. DW the obJect move ltehlncl aOMethlng at aft)'thM, particularly a cloud? Don't -ICnow Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know (Circle One}: Vee No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell ~3. DW the oltJect move In front of 1"1 at anytlw:e, partlcularlr a cloud? (CIIcle OneJ: Yes ~ Don't Know. IF you an1werecl YES, than tell lot. OW the obiect appeor: (Circle One): c. Don't Know. oiJect through any of the following? Binocular Windshield Yet Theodolite Window glass 16. Tell In a f~w words the foffowlng things about the oblect. 17. Draw o picture that wrll ahow the shape of the oltfect or obfecta. Lobel ond .Include In your alcetch any detolla of the oblect that you aow auch aa wings, protruafona, ete., and especially exhauat tralla Of' vapor trail a. Ploee Oft bealde the drawing to ahow the direction the ollect woa nt01ng 18. The edges of the ob;ect were: (Circl One): a. Fuzzy or blurr.,d lt. Like a br I ht star c. Sharp y out I ;,,.tf on t reme, ,_, 19. IF there waa MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? Drow o picture of how they were arra~ged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 20. Draw a plctwe that wlll ahow the 111otl0ft that the oltfec~-. oltfecta mode. Place on A et the l.eglnnl of the path, a a ot the end of the Path, and ahow any, c In direction dwlng the courae whot the rl alae A!.t'JP&s r 22. lt.w large cllcl the oltfect , vllecta ond ot ol.out r,t' length? with ff!l the follow I,. oltJect. bel;l l1t tlte ltfllffl (Circle One}: Head of a pin Sliver doll h. Baael.all Grapefruit d. Nlclcet BoalcetMII e. Ouart.r Half doll 22.1 (Cirele One of the following to Indicate how certain you of your ant .. , to QueatiM 22. Certain b. Fotrly certain 23. How clicl the oblect oltiecta d ltappecw frocuo view? ...- c. Not very cl. Uncertain 24. lA .,.,., thet rev elve clew plct"' .. peaalltle ef whet rev w, we weul4 lll&e f rev te haetllle thet rev cevl4 ~uct the '-1 ,.., Of whet tppe riel we..a4 rev n IU Hew lere wevl4 It k, eM whet ahp wev14 It heve? O.all.e '" rur " war4 ,.,....,. teet., .. lct which whe" plece4 vp l~t the .. , wevl4 elve the PP"" the eltlect which rev 25. Where were you lucated when you saw the obiect? (Circle One): a. Ins ide a building b. In a car c. tfUutdoore ) In an airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? sec eon a ce d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What we you doing at the time you saw the obiec:t, 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. North c. East e. South I West 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 loolcing at the obiec:t? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you loolcing when you first saw the obiect? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you loolcing when you last saw the obiec:t? (Circle One) e. South I West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest ch NOithw' > 31. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the numl.r of degrHs the obiect was from true North and also the number of degrMs it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 When it first appeared; a. From true North -----clegrees. b. From horizon dogrees. /r 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North de grees. ~ b. From horizo n ---- degrees. t,tr L-l,) 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 obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a a on the same curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. 33. In the following larger Ieetch ploce an A" at the position the obiect was when you first sa~ It, ancl a a at it position when you lost w lt. Ref.r to lrtNIIIer ketch a an example of how to complete the larger sketch. 39. Do you thinlc you can estlnMte the speeJ of the obiect? (Circle One} Yes IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estl 40. Do you thinlc you can estliiNte how far from you the ob lect was? (Circle 0...} Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it 41. Plea .. tlve the following inloriiMition aut ,ourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER s /HALE Please Indicate any special educational training that you have had. Gracie school T echnlcal school 1. High school Other apecial training d. Post graduate 42. Dote you c this questfomaire: U. S. A I R F 0 R C I T E C H MICA L IN F 0 R MAT I 0 H S H E E T Thle etionnolre hat been preporecl thot you con giYe the U. S. Air Force much lnftlen poaalltle concernlne the unlclentlflecl aerial phenomenon th.t you hove oltavecl. Plea tfJ to enawer queatlona rou p01elltly can. The lnfor1110tlon that ,.., elv will lte uae4 let rHrch pwpoaes, aM will a.. re .. rct confidentlel Nterll . Your will ,.., lte uae4 In cenMctlen with any atatelftents, lualone, publlcetlens without your plaalen. We lef~Wit thla peraonol lnfor lon ae thet, If It Ia cl""*" neceaaary, we .-y contect reu f When ciW rev eltioct? Tl of cler: (Circl O~tel: A.M. 3. Time aenoa (Circle Otte}: &.. Central (Circle One}: a. Dayll S.vlftl ~. Stonclarct . c. Mountoln d. Pacific 4, Wh were yo.. wta.n you 1 ow the o&.;ect? 5. Eatl how le rou the oltiect. M&nvtea S.ce~t4a 5.1 Circle of the follow lng to lncllcoto how cortalft you are of yow r to Queatlon 5. Juat gue What woe tho c.MitiCII of the alcy? t C lrcle O...J: Bright daylight cl. Juat a trace of cloy I ight Dull daylight e. No lroce of daylight Oon'r tmecnb.r Btight twilight 7. IF you aow the oltiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you loal&ed ot the obiect? (Citde One}: a. In front of you b. In back of you c. T\l yout r i')ht ATIC FORM NO. 164 ( U OCT 54) d. To your left Overhead f. Don't remembet U. S. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H HI CAL I N F 0 R MAT I 0 tt S H E E T (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your infor may be filed and coded as accumtoly as possible, please us the following apace to write out a short description of the event that you obs&rved. YC'u lttGY re- peat I I that you have already given in the questionnaire, ancl aclcl _..ny further cwnments, statements, slcetches that you llellwe are la~tportant. Try to JINSert the details of the observa tion in the order in which they occwrecl. Aclclitional pages of the same size p.-r may be attached If they e neeclecl. (Do Hot W.ite ;,. This Spoce) 8. IF )'OU aaw the obfec' at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS ancl MOON? 1.1 STARS (Circle Otte): 8.2 MOON (Circle Otte}: 9. Wat the 8fect lwlghter than the ltoclcpound of the tlcy? 10, Ill It waa BRIGHTER THAN the alcy ltaclcpound, 1 the lwlghtne11 ltlce that of an (Circle Otte) a. A mile or More away (a distant cor)? 1.. Several l.loclcs away? c. A ltloclc away? 11. OW the oltiect: (Circle o,.. lor eoclt queflolt) a. to 1tand 1tlll atony tlase? Ia. Suddenly speed up ancl rush away at any t ? c. Brealc up Into parte or e xplocle? d. Give off 1 ? Change brlghtne11? f: Change ahape? I Fllclcer, throlt, or pul1ote? G No Don't Yes Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. DW the obiect move Mhlnd someth at anytl , partlculerly a cloud? (Circle One}: Yee Don't Know. IF )'ou anawerect YES, then tell 13. DW the oltject move In front of ao ... thlng at an)'tl , ularly a cloud? (Circle Otte}: Yes Don't Knnw. YES, than tell whet DW the obiect appe: (Circle Otte}: o. Solid? b. T ranapatent? Don't Kno-. Did you oi)Serve the ol.fect through ony of the following? Eyeglasses Yes No Binoculars b. Sun glosses f. Teleacope v No Windshield Theoclol lte Yes No Wi,dow glass 16. Tell In a few words the following things about th obfect 17. Draw o picture that will ahow the shape of the oltleet or obfecta. Lobel and Include In your .Ieetch any detail a of the ol:fect that you aaw auch aa wlnga, protrvafona, etc., and eapeclally exhauat tralla or vapor trail e. Place on bealde the lng to ehow the cUrectlon the oltlec:t wo1 mewing. 18. The edge a of the obfect were: (Circle One): or blurred c. y o"t I ined d. Don't rem"' b.' 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how y were thereP tfd-"1 :< Draw o picture of how they were arranged, ancl put on arrow to ahow the direction that they were traveling. 20.. Draw a picture that wlll 1how the Jon that the olafec~ f1! oltiect Plac on A et the l.glnnlftl of the path, a a at tho end of tho P.th, arwJ 1how anr change In direction dwlng the cowae, 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to ,.;.,, eatl,. wh.t the rl alae of the altlecf wo1 In Itt 22. .... dhl the. oltfect f# oltfectt oac....,e4wlth of the following ol.fect. bel4 Itt tlte ond of alaout fl!t' length? (Circle OJ: Head of o pin Ouartwr f 'Half doll I Sliver dollar I. Gr .. frult I Balctll 22.1 (Cwcle One of tho following to lndlcote how certain yov of yow answ.r to Quo1tlon 22. a. Certain Not Y~ ''" lt. Folrly certain Uncertain)