Reddevil Alaska — July 1959

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD t>ATE riME GROUP 2. LOCATION Red Devil, witnesses) 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION Insufficient Data for evaluation 4. NUMBER OF OBJ ECTS s. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRII!P SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS sighting an e valuation at impossible . 6. TYP E OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTO SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Ptev loue edlUone o f thle form mey b e uood . U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it i s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the object? 3. T ime Zone: (Circle One): a. tost"rn b. Cer1trol c . Moontoin d. Pacific Hour Minutes (Circle One): (Circle One):~ Daylight Saving ',!(." Standard 4. Where were you when you sow t he object? N.,orest Postal Address City or T own s,a,. or County 5. How long was object in sight ? (Tuto l Duration) Hours Minutes Seconds a, Certain Q Not very sure b. Fairly certain j_ d. Just a ~uess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? Cloudy b. Cloudy 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT , where was the SUN located a s you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back o f y ou ~ To your right d. To your left ~. :)vc:rh 't od f. Don't ~em-ember Thl !orm 8Upenede5 FTD 16, Jul 61, which is obsolete . 8 . IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Brigh't moon I ight Dull moonlight c. No moonlight-pitch dark d. Don't remember Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): a. Clear sky 9 Dry b . Fog, mist, or I ight rain c. Scattered clouds c. 1'Aoderote or heavy rain Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): G!;> Solid rl. A s o I ight b. Transparent f: , f>on't remember 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One}: o . Brighter c. About the same d . Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness to some c ommon object: 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): o. Fuzzy or blurred 13. Did the object: b. Like o briyht star c. Sharply out I ined <f) Don't remember a . Appear to stand still a t any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Ch:1nge brightness? f. Change shape? g . Flas h or flicker? h. 0 i <;appear and reopp~ar? (Circle One for ec.ch que.;tion) Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Did the object disappear while y ou were watching it? If so, how? 15 . Did the object move behi,.,d somethin g at any time, particularly a c loud? (Circle One): it moved behind: 16 . Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): f -1 (_Yc_:'\) N~ _ Don't ~;row. I). 1-I' IF you ans~ere~ YES, then tel~what 17. T ell in o few words the fo ll owi, q thin q s a bout the object: 18. We wis h to kn o w the angular St7.e. Hold a matc h s tick at orm's length in line with a known object and note how much o f the object is covered by t~l'! ht'ad of the match. If you had perform~d this experiment at the t ime of the sighting, how much of the oh j, c t .. m,ld hove been covered by the match head? 19 . Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the object that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails o r vapor trails. Place on a rrow beside the drawing t o show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you th ink you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One} IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 21. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object was? IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was? ~ 6)_---'/. /..!...-'--=-" . ..:o...;::;\.. 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (C ire le One): 23. Were you (Circle One) a. Inside a building b. In a cor 00utdoor s d. In an airplane (type) a . In the business section o f a city? b. In the residential section o f a city? @In open countryside? ~Near on airfield? e. F lying over a city? f. Flying over open country? g . Other 11aAef .t r 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOB ILE or other vehicle at the time, then complet e the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South g West h. Northwest b. Northeast d . Southeast 24.2 How fast were you moving? ---------' i les per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time whil e you were looking a t the object? (Circle One) 25. Did you observe the object th rough any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Yes e. Binoculars Yes b. Sun glasses Yes Windshield Theodolite ,-Yes N~ Window gloss 26. In order that you con give a s clear a picture as possible o f what you sow, describe in your own words a common object. or object s which, whc n placed up in the sky, ~ould give. the s pme appearance as the objec;t ~hich you sow. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that y o u arl!t at the point shown. Placl!t on "A'' o n t he curved l ine to show how high th!!t object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the ~oJ.izon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place on "A" on the compass when you first sow it .Place o "B" on the compass where you last sow the object. 28. Draw o picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Plac e an "A" at the beginning of tho path, a "B" at the end of the puth, and shu~ uny changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?----------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 3 0. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date o r dates and location. 31. Was a nyone else with you at the t ime you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did t hey see the objec t too? (Circle One) 3 1.2 P lease list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: ADDRESS _Lv~-- City Zone State TELEPHONE NUMBER Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. 33. When and to whorr. did you report that you hod seen the object ? 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire oro narrative explanation of your sighting