Dayton Ohio — July 1959

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS a Was Balloon a Probably Balloon a Possioly Balloon OA"(ETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION J!l:-:.Ground Vi sua I a Ground-Radar a Was Ai rc::raft a P rabobl y Ai rcroft a Ai,..Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar a Po ui bl y Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibl y Astronomical LENGTH OF OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other OX Insufficient Dcrta for Evaluation BRIEF SUMMARY OF SI GHTING 11. COMMENTS ':lh i. tc' light L~r. a hrjcht clat a . Po.;sibly a rc:l!:le-:t:!.on mov ement. Obj .1.l;pearj J.:-Yi: fill'! conclu:::; ion ng ll :evl"~r r:l"' n t i nn ~K>lidit~r, cons:Ldcred tlS PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possi~ly Balloon 3. OATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATI ON 9.;!;iroun d Visual 0 G round R odor 0 Was Airc r uft 0 P ro b obi y Ai r c r oft 59 0 Air-Vi suol -Intercept Radar 0 P o ssi bl y Ai rcroft s. PHOT OS ~. 2 't J02u)Z J tu SOURCE ~'{Was Astro n o m i c o l ( M F7(;:,.,~ 0 Pro b o bl y Astronomica l Possibly Astronomica l 7. L ENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 O t h e r Insufficient Data for Evaluation t'C'i cc rJc~;ccndinr~ BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS lifl1ite fire, pluz viull!t siehtins 1-::tuo bly t-:1eccTibe.! 1 .ctc0r by .. !tiCJ.l 1 di.u:tet ~r 1.0 OCLL'1C!.. In .J-JI :;cc (3l'ecni...;h behit!.l I n ATtC FORM ~ (JUlY 26 !UEP 52) U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHEET This quutionnair4 has been prepared a o that you con give the U. S. Air Force as much lnfotmotion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove oburved. Ple~a try to on1wor as many questions as you pasaibly c on. The Information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded 01 confid e ntial material, Your nome will not be used In connection with any statom~mta, conclu1ions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information 10 that, If it Is deemed necoasary, we may c ontact you for f urther details. 1. When did you see tho object ? 2. Time of day: ~) 1 s-A-~Rt'XIf-'lirTEL. V (Circle Ontt):(o) Eastern b. Control c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you aow tho object? Neoreat P oatol Addtftll S. Estimate how long you s,ow tho object. (Circle One): A.M. (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving Stole or Country 5.1 Circle one of tho f o llowing to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5. b. Fairly certaIn 6. What was the conditicn o f tho sky? (Circle One): a. Bright day I ight b. Dull dayli9ht c . Ortght tu.-il igh t c. Not very sure d. Ju1t a guess d. Just a trace of day I ight (!;') No trace of daylight f. Don ' t rem!1mbM ], IF you sow th o object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was tho SUN located as you looked a t the object? (Circle One): a. In fron t of you b. In back of yo u c. T o your right d. T o your left u . Overhead f. Don't r~mctmber 8. IF you aaw the ouje c t, at NIGHT, T WILIGHT, or DAWN, what d id you not ice concern ing tho STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): d. Don't remomber 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight @ No moonlight -pitch darlc d, Don't remember 9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? SA HE-_s!OJ LL II:. .. ::: (Cirde One): @ Yes/ b. No c, Don't remember it was BRIGHTER THAN the slcy background, was the brightness like t hat of an automobile headlight?: (Circle One) a, A mile Of' more away (a d istant cor)? b. Several blocks away? c . A block oway? d. Several yards away? 11. Old lhe object: a. Appear to stand still o t ""Y time ? b. Suddenly speed up and rush uwo y ot any time? c. Break up Into ports or e)(plode? d. Give off smoke? o. Change brightne:u? f.' Change shopo? g. F Iicker, t hrob, o r pulsate'? (Circle One for each question) Don't Know D on't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. O ld the object move beh ind som"thlng o t anytime, particularly o cloud? ( C lrcle One): Yes ~J Don't Know. IF you answere d YES, then tell what 13. Did the object move In fro nt of someth ing at o nytlme, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes @ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, th~n tell what 1L Did ther object oppeor: b. Tran, oor.,nt? Did you observe the object t hrough a ny o f the following? Eyeglasses o. Binoculars Sun g losses Yes N~ f. Tolescope Windshield Thoodolite Window glass Yos N1 h. Other c . Don't Kno'. 16. Toll In a few words t he following 1hing:s obou t the ob ject. u. SovnJ /J (i AI (3 b. Color Jt' tJ I I.e 1/.IIJ LET LJGNT 17. Draw'' plcturo that w : ll :show the :shape of the obj~ct or objt~ct5. Lobel o,d lnclud~ In your k..,tch e ny d~tolls of lh., obj wc:f thof you saw such 0 1 wings, prolruaio!'ls, sle. , and o !lpoclally e><houat trolls or vapor trails . Pl aee on "rrow beside the drawing to nhow tht d irttctlon the obj"ct wo' moving. 18. The ed~e, o f tho obj~ct wer:~: ( C.Irc/o Onu): a . Fuuy c r hlurrnd 1,. Like o !.riullt star (~Sharply Jllllin~d '-d. Don't rum on h,r 19. IF thera W:J' MORE THAN Ol'iE obJeCt, then how ma ny WtJT<J there? Q N (_ '/ CJ It/ E I Draw a p1ctur~ o f how they wer"' orrong:)d, and pu' on arrow to Jhow !he di rection that th~y were traveling. 20. Draw a picture thot w~ll show the motion that the objec~ Q.' objects madtt. Place on "A ot the beginning of the path, a "B at the end of the path, and ahow any changea In direction dlXing th" coU(se. FiRST SA-\A) I T 5TREET AND IT "TR E' E-.S I 8ETWEEr ) IREE S 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real six of the object was In Its longest dimension. feet. MIG!i-T ESTII'--1,.1-TE Jr AT TI-le Scb-:A.Js; AGA-IIV 22 How largo did the object 9' objects appear oa compared with one of the following objec)s. hrtliJ in the hand ond at about or~'s length? (Circle One): a. H~ad o f a pin g. Silver dollar h. Baseball Grapefruit d. Nick.ot Basketball Holf dullor 22.'1 (Circle One of the followino f o in<fkote how certain you ore of your answer to Question 22 @ Cortoin -Pu S 1 T/ UE c. Not very sure b. Folrly certain d. Uncertain How did the object or objects clisoppear from view? /3E LCJ If/ 24. In order that you con give aa clear o picture oa poulble of what you aow, we would like for you to Imagine that you could construct the obJect thot you aow. Of what type material would you molce It? Ho..,. large would It be, and what ahope ...,ould It hove? Dsc:rlbe In yovr own warda o common object or objec:h which when ploc:ed vp In the sky would give the :same appearance as the obJect which you aow, 25. Where were you lvcoted when you sow the object ? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In a car d. In an airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) o. In the busines s section of o city? Q.) In the residential section of o city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. F I ying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? TALI<.tNG-TO AAJI) A-Nt:> .S'A-~U 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 Whot direction WtH<' yo u moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were y nu n1ovirtg? 28.3 Did you stop at any t ime while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What directi on were you lookinu when you first saw the ob1ect? (Circle One) o. North c. East e . South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last sow the object? (Circle One) o. Nl)rth c. East e. So uth b. Northeast d. Southeast f. S outhwest h. Northwest (9Northwest 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms {angular direction), try to estimate th, number of degrees the object was from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 11.1 When i t first appoar~n: a. From true Norrn ------degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North-------degrees. b. From horizon _ _ d cgr"e" . 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) a. Clear sky (C:")Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circla One} b. Slight breeze c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATUP.E (Circle One) e. Don't remember When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? Doy Month Y eor /.. ' (Circle One) (y6sr 36.1 IF you answered YES, J id they see tha object too? (Circle One) (fc:;J No 36.2 Please list their names ond uddresses: GeT rHc:;..l\.1 Llt'ER, 37. Was this the first t ime that you ltod seen on object or objects like this? (Circle One) @ No . . 37.1 IF you answered NO, then wh.,n, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? .SftTEL/-/TE -- PE 1'\: FE C T 39. Do you think yo u can estimate th e speed of the object? ,Circle One) ~ No (St... 0 l.U Gt~ 11/,A-N ,J"E' r PLA Nc A M3-TE'CJP~ IF you answered YES, then wha t speed would y o u estimate? you think y o u can estimate how far away from y o u the obje c t was? (Circle One) 8 No IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? 0 ve-/Vf I LE 41. Please give the following information about yourself: ()!f-1 () IJA 'ITtJN flo il &" What is your present job? CJSI ~EsS Fo!C_ SELF Et. IJ/Pt~/C::}v T bE51GN J N- Se x fV/ lt- L E Please ind icate a ny spec io l HJucoti o nol training that y o u hove had. o. Grode school e. e. T e chnicol school b. High school c. College f. Other special training d. Po~t g raduate 42. Dote you c ompleted this questionnaire: U. S. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H H I CAL I N F 0 R M A T I 0 H S H E E T Thl1 questionnaire has boon prepared aa t hat you con give the U. S. Air Force aa much Information OJ possible concerning the unident ified aerial phenomenon that you have aburv.d. Pl<toae try to onawor OJ many questions as you pouibly can. The Information that you give will be uaed for reuorch purposes, and will be regarded a a confidential motorial.. Your name wtll not be used In connection with any statemclnta, concluJions, or publications without your pet'miulon. We request this p.rsonol information 10 that, If It Is deemed neceasory, we moy contact you for further details. 1. When did you the object? (Circle One): A.M. 2. Time of day: (CirciiJ One): ,o Eo~ern ' b. Control ( Circl.e One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard c. Mountain d. Pacific Neareat Pottal Addreu City or Town State or Country Additional remork1: S. E1timote how long you s uw rho object. 5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of y our answer to Question 5. \. a. Cer to in c. Nor very sure b. Fairly cortoin Justo guess 6. What waa thtt conditicn of the slcy? (Circle One): o. Bright day I ight d. J usto trace of daylight b. Dull day I ight e. No trace of daylight c. Bright twilight f. Don't rememb.er / , If you sow th., ubject dur ing UAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, whor_, wo:s the Slj,~ located o s you looked o t (Circle One): a. In front o f you In back of you c , To your right To your left Don' f remember IF you aow t he ouJect, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concern ing t h" STARS a nd MOON? STARS (Circle One): MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch dark 't remomber Don't remember 9. Was the object bri ghter tha_n the background of the slcy? (Circle One): b. No c. Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN t he s ky background, was the br ightness like t hat of on a utomobi le headlight?: (Circle One) A mile or more away (a distant cor)? Several blocks away? c . A bl ock a way? Sovero l yards oway? e . Other Old the object: ( C lrcle One for each question) Appoor to stand s t ill at a ny tim" ? b. Suddenly speed up and r ush owoy a t any t ime? Yo s Don't Know Brook up into parts or explode ? Don't Know Give o H smoke? Don't Know Change 6rightness? Yo s No Don't Know Change shape? Yes Don't Know g . F licker, t hrob, or pulsate? Don't Know Old th" object mov., behind som~tthl1g Cit anytime, particula rl y o cloud? ( C /rcle One}: Yes No Don't Know. IF you oruwer~d YES, then tell what it moved behind: Did the ob ject move In front o f som~tthlng ot a nytime, particula rly o cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF yo u onswl!tred YES, than tall what it moved in fro nt of: Did the ohj"ct oppeor: (Circle One): o. Solid? b. T ronsporent? c . Don' t Know. Did you observe the ob ject through any or the fo llowing? Eyeglasses Binoculars Yes No Sun g losses Yos Tolescopll Ye s Winds hie ld Ye s Theodolite Yes No Window g loss Yos U. S. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H H I CAL I H F 0 R M A T I 0 H S H E E T This questionnaire hos been prepared so that you con give the U. S. A ir Force aa much Information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon thot you have observed. Please try to answer as mony questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded aa confidential material . Your nom. will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or public:ationa without your permiulon. We request