Corsica Pa — March 1959

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PROJECT 10073 RECO~D CJ.RD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon Probably Balloon Possi ~I y Balloon 3. OAT:7:ME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION C Ground Visual 0 Ground-Radar .5. PHO!'OS 6. SOURCE 7. LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION 8. NUMaER OF 09JECTS 9. COURSE Was Aircrah P rob obi y Ai rcrah Possibly Ai rcroft Was Astronomi col Probably Astrono..,icol Possibly Astnnomical Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 10. BRI!~ SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING 11. COMMEHTS In the following sketch, imouine th o t yo u ore at the point shown. Place on A" on th8 curve d I ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skylin~) whe n you first sow it. Place o "B" on th 6 same curve d line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost :;ow it 33. In the fo ll owi,,g larger sketch pla: e an A" at the position the obiect was when y~u i;,$'t sa~ it,~nd a "B" at its position when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) (Circle One) Clear slcy Slight breeze Scattered clouds Strong wind Thick or heavy cloud5 Don't remember Don't remember WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain Moderate or heavy rain Don't remember Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you hod seen the obiect? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One} @ No 36.2 P !ease I ist their names end addres 37. Was this the first time that you hod seen on obiect or obiects like this? (C /rc/e One} No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your o~:,;~n what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you think yo u con estim,ate the speed of th~ obj~ct? ,Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, thm1 what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you con estimate how for away fro m you the obi"c t was? (Circle One) IF you o;,sw~red YES, the n how far away would you say it was? 41. Pl~ose g ive the following information about yourself: TELEPHONE NU Whut is your presen Pl~os' indicate any speeial ed!..lcotitnal training that you have had Grade school T echnical s chool b. High school c. College Other spacial training Post graduate 42. Dotct you completed this questionnaire: United S tn tes Def'en38 Depart'!lent Washington. D. D. D..tr Sir: An ,1d shaped obj~ot se "d to b~ nnohored ln the air v1h~n ~:ry Uno"'e a:1~ his Dn~g~ter saw lt. They watched it fro~ the poroh for so~e tl . ~Y Uno~e ..-nnt d.)~ throllgb the yard thinking he coa .. d se!t it bette-r, but it !nU3t have c :r-,e do?ta ft)r ha ost slght of lt. 'f!e 't'738 "'ooklng '1.ga1nst th6 hi., .. ond knew 1 ~,...n'b'ciJ' 200 to 250 tast ~wra:r. He kne,. it did not go back ap ii.t the. air. for h~ .. d have seen !t. It it did not en d~wn the ony thing it o~u~d h,ive d.)ne woJ .. d be to f''aat ap the V3"'ey. It on"te d()(ff\ 1n this na:mer nnd vms a~p~Gxl~te these diwe~slona ~he coor wa5 rod. but it was a win8 r~d .)r rs brlolc red :y lTnoe ~ent baok b;1t 1 t was in th8 m>ods and he did ftOt; fi;1d nn~thi'Oge at th_, .,nd Of the fie"'d Of hiS f'3T/'t th~re is 8 "'Arg~ trnck of ~od3 whioh oonn~ota with the state woods. ~he object keeps h3unt1'1~ ne, eo I decided to send in n report. ~11 obJect .vas se~n on a Th,1r3d'l:,r or a Prlday, It wRs seen west or Corsica , C nrion coun t:t cl'l T..ini t'1ed .:.i'J.ying ObJect ai6}rt1ng ~iest; o-t Corsica, C.lari oa County. Your l~tter contained insb:tticient ea ta t o ~1.11ov ~ V'3.ll~ eoncl.usioa. ~eza:toxe ! a11 !ncloa1Dg U.3 .r'Ur F='ree Tachnt cal : tion -;;b!cll ahoul d be .::omc p And for...-rded eli. rect to t.he Air Techn1 <1 In- tell t Center, ~.fr1ght-?atter90n AFB tion 11nd/ flr o.rAJ.ysis has beJD ccm- he~r t'r-JIA us :pleted, you 'Hill S:tncerel:f .jor, ~JAl' :.::~ecuti v e orncer I'ublia tion D1 T.lsion Of't":lce of "tntona;:ton 3ervicea u.s .. Al.r ~\>roe ~tr Teohnioal Int8 1genos Cent . Wright-.iat t.,rs<>!l A.PB1 Ohi'l Dera Sir: I r.atl !3.1 Uno~e an~ffer th~ quewtlon.s on the u .. s. Alr Fore~ ?eohni.la" Jh~t!t. U'O t~ this ti-ne I h.a~ not to"d hl-n I h~d :.ent in s.ny lnfor."r.~tio!'l 3buut !J,'lln._t t~1~ obJ~o t. !!e ~alt.! S:lnda1 he .-:~u"d sns''er nny qu8sttona. but ha J:Rpe:s S,.'l t t:.l hi~ t~ b~ fi" ""d ou tj I tnink perh.s.pa \V~ ::t1\" It 7,a h3V8 any more for:ts to be !i .. "'ocl oat p"e9.ae dtd not ~\~t a ~ot o~ h;;a"/~ OO"I3red wh& t th., . \'/e did n.)t give tlls phla!l~ numb~r ~n th~ t'~s~hone. for lt ia 3 "itt'Yo h'.lrd r ur h1!'!1 tl) ta"'k I d~ tl.lt h3ve a phone at the of:f'ioe, but ey h~ '" pll~ne n ~ber la. C~arlo~. Pa., ex~hang~. v t ~9t~ an1thlng nb?ut this obJ~t being sa~n. did ~\)~e d.l.Y!1 I know 1 t aho::J .. J aot be ta'~n~r~d ";'11th. ~,f.y Un~"e.s n&ighbora are soat~ererl :.1nd I don't t.,ink he ::oll"d :1peuk 3bout t t , fo~ h" .-:~ll"d not wsnt pe~p"o C>ing b1l3ic t r.> the .: d O>~er his gr:&ln fle"cl If s thin~ dido d lt wau"d be v~r,y .,aru to "ooat~. slnce the f'o~la3a is n.~ tha tre~s. . ildrhspa :fOil wi"" k:no..,. f'ro.., the 1nf'ctMAtl3n if :Hlr.!l~thlnl( dirl c e dom\. My Uno"e sald he watched 1 t f~r two r1lnatea afte r h19 Dau~h ter ca" ~ed hi~. R~ th-a.aght vetthapa he \V-lll"d g$t 8 better "Oek if' hd W~!li; LWVf't1 1!1 the yard. , .. ,h~n h! ,.,<tnt d.'fP.l ott the p~oh he had til p~33 the g!lr~g8, and that "o.tered hi~ nb1ut a~ve:t t"4 t, St) he ~s t trace it J. t. l!y Coasin \n tched fro., the p'lrch. but s!'la osn' t say h~'' 1 t 41sappeared. It e-:>t.a"'d be she took her eyes off lt ja:tt a secottd t4> "oo1t st h~r Dad. It coa~d h:tY\! t"o:.ted dow!l tha va" "ey i:t th& wood or eo.,e d~wn. 'Th3 .. ooa tion woa" d be ab:>\Jt a mle .vest of where the S~3ron to Stra odab~rg big h'Y r~ad gr~cle ls now co.,ing oat on road rollte 322, ( I..aka-':'G-Sea). 'liJtJ w! 1 knGif lt this 1J!3mat1~ la ot av lntrest t 'l you. If you r.ou~d ~iko t.J ae!td so':'leone here~ ~y Brother or I wou .. d neet yltJ at so~ p"ace. or lf .ve ars ~ot ab"e to vre 't"'ToJd oa~ .. "!::f U!lC'"~s p .. aoe and te-.. h!'Tl. ou oan g~ there and h~ no boubt wou .. d te"., J~U tl,ler;thlng h~ oou~d and woLf'd t!ld:~ y>!l tl the p"soe 1t he ls we~ ... Thi1 qu1tionnalr" has beon pteporod 10 that you can give the U. S. Air Fore aa mu~h lnfetmation as poJaible conc~rning th unid\tntifi~d a"riol phanomenon t~t you hova obJo~rv.d. Pt,asa try to anawttr 01 rr.ony questions as you possibly can. The lnformatio,, that you give will b us.,d for r'saorch purp~stu, and will be regardd 01 confidential material. Your nome will not be ~sed in connection with any statements, c:oncluJiona, or publications without your p"mission. 'fit r~qust this peraonol information 10 that, If it it deem.d necessary, we may contoct you for fur:h '' d"taila. When did you se the obiec:t? 2. Time of d\ly: (Circle One): (Citcl~ One). c Eastorn c. Mountain d. Pad fie e. Othttr ------- (Circle On): -~ Doylight Sav_ing (~Standard whn you aow tho obiect? Additional remarks: S. Ea timot how long you saw the object, 5.1 Clrde one of the foliowing to Indicate how corttdn you ore of your answer to QuestionS. b. Fairly cer to in 6. Whot <41CU the conditi m of the s Icy? (C.~ ::/~ One) Bright daylight Dull daylight c. Bright twilight c. Not very sur d. Juat a guess d. Just a troco of dayti~ht e. No trace of daylight f. Don't rem~mber 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was thtt SUN locat~d a, you lool<.td at the obiect? Onu}: a. In front of you "-._E) In bock of you c. To your right Al'IC FORM NO. 164 ( U OCT ~I) d. To y our left ~. Ovedt.,od f. Don't remom h&r 8. IF you aaw the oo;ect. at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notico concerning th., STARS e nd MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (C ircl3 One}: a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch doric d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember 9. Was the obJect brighter tha.n the background of th1t sky? (Circle One}: c. Don't t omemh.r 10. IF It was BRiGHTER THAN the sky background, w~s the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: (C lrcle One!) a. A mile or more away (a dJstant cor)? Sovera I o locks away? c. A bloc\( awoy? d. Severo r yards oway? (C lrclo One for ear:h que.stion) 11. Old the oblect: a. App,or to stand still at any time? b. Sudde.,:y speed up and rush away at any time? c. Broc:'< v p into ports or explode? d. Give orF smoke? Change brightness? f. Chon~e shape? g. F Iicker throb, or pulse~te? Don't Know No Don't Know Don't Know Don't Kno"' Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Did tha object mova behind something at anytime, particularly o cloud? ( C lrcle One): Yes t .... No) Don't Know, IF you e~nswered YES, then t,lf what Did the object move In front of something at anytime, pertieularly a cloud? (Circle o~e): Yes ( ?) IF you answef'ed YES, than t~ll what Did the obieet cpp~!ar: (Circle One): b. Trlln! poront? c. Don't Know. Did you observe the obj~et through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculcrs Yos Sun glosses Telescop& Yos Windshiold g. Theodol it" Window glass f :_..' y or hlur r d Don't r:rn.:li11DH IF ' hH1 was /)ORE THAN ONe ohj~c~, th~;, how many W(Jra th~re? DrJll o picturo .,f ho,.., ~h.,y .v 'H.J <Ufa1~,,j, c ld ~Jt "" CJi"\:JW t.J 5~1ow t!.e ~J:r~,lctinn ~iwt ?h.ty 20. Dr<1W 0 picture tflnt well show the motion thot the objec~ r>,r o~fects mad'S. PJaco an "A" ot the beginning of the path, a s at tha end of tho patn, and show any change In direction duting the cours 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or esthnate what the. real aize of the obJect was In Ita fo ngeat dimension. 22. How large did the object ~ ob;ectt appear os compared with one of the following obiec.ta. held in the hand ond ot about arm's length? Head of a pin g. Si fver dollar (Circle One): h. Ba~>!ba11 i . Grape.fruit I Basfcet~.9 I ~. ~ / ... Half dollar (Circle On" of the following to ind ieate how certain you ore of y our an3wttr t o Qu~Jtlon 22. "' t--r -:..-~.V.....-, Z~ Certain c. Not very sure ' b. Fairly certain . d. Uncertain 23. How did the object or obJects disappear from view?