PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Pro bob I y Ball oan Possioly Balloon DATETIME CROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION .:-n Ground Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar Wos Aircraft Pro bob I y AI rcrah 0 Ail Vi suol Air-Intercept Rador Po ssi bl y AI rcroft Wos Astronomi col ;,9; Yes ~ ~rr-o6Jlfv7' P robably Astronomical Po ssi bl y Astronomical LENGTH 0, OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS sufficient Data for Evoluati on BRIEf' SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS p i r . .heo:i :r i tn.-= .,s probably tn..lllc1. f~ppea:ceJ u l u;ainum l,'n~t th~ 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 3 4.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) c . Scattered clouds Thic k or heavy clouds Don't remember WEATHER (Circle One) b. F og, mist, ot light rain Moderate or heavy rain Don't remember 34.2 WINO ( Circle One) a. No w ind b. Sligbt.h~.o.JJt c. Strong w ind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE ( Circle One) e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you hod seen the object? 36. Was anyone else with you a t th., time you s a w the object? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, d id they see the objec t too? (CircleOne) Ye s .No 36.2 Please list their names onJ addresses: As I don' t h clic v c it ~1oulJ J1~ve b~cn po8cih l A to s e e the o 1J e c ~, ,n not.l"t, L.l."? n1 01. n unr-;la:-Jses, a ml. alco becf1.use \:i n:.:; i.r1 t}1e correct clin~ction 37. Was this the first time that yov hod seen an object or objects lika this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, whera, and under wha t c ircumsta nces d id you see other ones? c~1Qre1 ~j.reh~ll ror 3 a CT_\ bns t '."fO blocks from my h o me. .;i t;h perhaps a t.m1enc:/ to;a:ds the sout':was~. 38. In your opinion what do you think the o b ject was and what might hove causad it? 39. Do you think you con estimate the speed of th~ object? (Circle One) IF yo u answered YES, then what s peed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can est imate how fo r away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how fa r away would you soy it was? 41. Please give the following information about yourself: First Name City Zone State Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. a. Grade school Technical school b. High school f. Other special training Post graduate _ 42. Date you completed this qve$tionnaire: U. S. A 1 R F 0 R C E TECHNICA L IN F 0 R M ,\ i I 0 tl SHE E T (SUAIMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed and coded as occurotoly as possible, please use thtt following 5poce to write out a short description of the event that you obsaved. Yc-u may re- peat ir.for;,otion that you hove already given in the questionnaire, and odd .:~ny further cc.mments, statements, or sketches that you believe ore importa nt. Try to presert the details of the observa- tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some si:ze poper may bd attached if they ore needed. (Please P r int) (Co Not W.ite ;,, This Space) "n t>8 sid.-3 of n '1ill \'Tit'-1 trees boin1ir; a1Jout ~.d-.50 fuet r'l_1 m tl1e s ide of tl1e hill. 'I'he water' s edge was ubout 100 feet or s o down th~ incline . U'O S18bt1ng (Dave l)aue.hters) ~Ol-Jd (~jor L. 1. 18cker) 1. The objeo~ a1e;bted b,y . the a1aa ra 2. :,a-. W:lo is 16 year old, ia ap_perentl. the head ~ an uro Glub called C11l.ian Unidentitied Flying Objec' Research. His home , addre.sa, and tluu. ot t.he CUFOR are one aDd t.he SW e. J . AtuoheG iit the ]lbotograph sen~ in with Xr. report. This ph.ot08X'Bph 1a o t the ar of the siglltiug, and was:!J taken so~ titz:ie after tae 1 1 t 1'* SUf!g&a~ed that the _pho~pll be re~urned to ~-1r. ~ it oont..ai.a. no 1n1'or:ntttion wnich ia h.olpi\.U. to .. ~'IC. l1~Il.IP ~. liV~i..J Colonel, ~.i' D-eputy tor Soieno.aa and Componanta 1. Jlhotoe,raph This is to acknowledge your letter o~ 9 J uly 1959 concerning the Unidentified Flying Object sighting on 3 July 1959 at Williams Bay, vlisconsin. Your letter contained insufficien~to allow a valid conclusion. Therefore, request you complete the incloeed Air Force questionnaire in regard to thia sighting end forward the completed paper to the Air :: .:..:. c!:" Technical Intelligence Center, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio t or analysis and evaluation. Sincerely, \ Inclosure LAWRENCK J. TACXER MaJor, USAF ieago 18, Il.linois Chief, Magazine & Book Branch Office of !~ormation Services SAFOI-3d/Maj Tacker/mhb/7229~ 4 December 1959 Your letter of 3 August 1959 concerning the UFO sighted near Wi~liams Bar, ~!~-~ns~on 3 July 1959 h~s been referred to thHJ Ottlee': Tne pooU)gl-aph a~eompan-,~yati'F questionnaire is returned herewith. The object in question vas pr obably an aircraft reflecti.ng the s un' a raye Chicago 18, Illinoi3 Sincerely, LAWRENCE J. TACKER Major, USAF Publi c Information Division Office of Information Jcomeback OI-3d Reader OI-l ?rojeot Blue Book Wri~t-Patterson AFB :Uayton_. Ohio Gen. t J emen : Chicago 18 , Enclosed is a r e port o:f an unident if1ed fl~ing obje.ct which I saw on 3 July 1959. A copy as b-e.e.n sent to both N ICAP { in -:-:ash i n3 t on) and APRO ( in Alamogordo, :N. :;;. ) In paragra!Jh }5, I said. the. object could not ha1J'e. been a "conventional M.ir.-nraft'' By this I meant a pro!'-dri"'']"C:an plane... Tbe. only kr.own o b j ,e_ct it might ha v.r. been is an c::rrtremeJ.y fa~t jet aircrai't. If it was that, I don't thtX it was a :plaJ~d. ba3e.d i n this ?1.r.::a, as I have n~ve:r s~en a. jet in thi::J a.J~a travel e t that a:,parent rate of speed. I che.cked toda y ;v ith the four Chicag o ne .. vfJ:pa:9 rs. No~ had a UFO report for that date. iVould you plea.se ackno~Jledg~ this report? .Also. I would like t o know ur.y conclusions you may come to and what promted th~3e oonolusions. cer-e ly you-rs 7:ight-Pa.tte rson Air Force Base DaJton , Ohio :;;nc1os e.:l is t h e q uc:;tionn.::i r J .Jl~n t t o roJJCcln in.; my .:; _ ; n~ o f a n u nicllHJ tifi !d 1./ i n .. ~ o~' j ,;G t nu2.r t ... ~e lncidvnt . ~..~1at n o OiW I .;o uld a:pprec id. CO~d ~0 .Ll COi111~C~. s. AIR FORC E TEC HNICAL INF O RMATION estionnaire has bee n prepared 10 that you can give the U. S. Air F orce O J much lnfc:tmation as p ou i ble c oncorn ing tho un identl fied a er Ia I phenomenon tho t you have observed, P lease try to anawor as mony questions as you possibly can. The Information thot you g ive will be uud for researc h p urposes, and will be regarded a s c onf ident ia l mater ial.. Yout nome wtll not b e used In connection with any s tateme nts, c onclusions, or publi cat ions without your p.,mluion. est this personal informat ion ao that, If It Is deemed neceuory, we may contact you for er detai Is. When did you see the obje ct ? 2. Time of day: Mo"'h Y or (Circle One): 3. Tim xone : (Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Dayl ight Saving b. Contro l c.-Moun to in Where were you wh$n you sow tho object? Conf'crence . J.scnosln Neorst Poatol Addreaa City o r Town Stot o r Countr y Additional remarks: ev~ F a. t i 0'1El. 1 CoL~P-'; i J s. Eatimote how long you sa"' rh~ object. Ho ur a t.linut Second ./ Circle one of the following to indica te how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5 . C e rto in c. Not very s ure Fairly cetta in d. Jus t a guess Whot waa the conditim o f th o s ky? (Circle One): a. 6tigbt dg)ligbl Justo trace o f daylight b. '""Dull dayl ight No trace of daylight Bright twiligh t f. Don't remember IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where wo.s the SUN loco led as you looked ot the object ? (Circle One): In front of you d. To your left In bOck o f y"ou Overhead ur ri gh t f. Don' f remember A TIC FORM Nl). H " ( JJ OCT !>'I) IF you saw the ouJect, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what d id you notice c oncerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (C irc/e One}: 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o . Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch darSc d. Don't reln()mber d. Don't remember Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? ( C irde One): a, b. No c. Don't remember it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: (Circle One) a. .A mile or more awol (a distant cor)? b. Several blocks away? c A block away? Several yards Old the object: C lrcle One for each question) a. Appear to stand still at any t ime? Yes No Don't Know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't Know c. Brook up into parts or explode? Yes ~Q Don't Know d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know Change shoP,e? Yes Don't Know g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? No Don't Know Old the object move behind something at anytime, particularly o cloud? (Circle One}: Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what It moved behind: Did the object move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what It moved in front of: th., object a ppear: (Circle One): b. Tron, por.,nr? c Don' t l<now. you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars Yes No b. Sun glosses Telescope Yes Windshield Yos g. Theodolite Yes Wi, dow c loss 16. Toll In o f~,w words the following th ings a bout tho object. i~,;h t re.fle c t i r. c: nff an a1) a1 'n t ly :.. il V~;.;!' ~Jt.rfac 3 . 17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object o r objects. Lobel and lnelude In your aketch any detalla of the object that you saw such as wings, protrutlons, etc., and especially exhouat trolla or vapor trolls. Place on arrow bttalde the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. O";Jjec t ':ra.s just a b::-:i~ht point of li~:1t; see enclosel r!'lot o for-vt.l of ~.0jJct. 18. The edges of the object were: (Circlo Ontt): o. Fuuy or blurred b. Uk., a bright star c. Sharply outlinsd d. Don't rem~trnb.r 19. IF thero was MORE THAN ONE objec t, then how many were there? Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direc tion that they were traveling. 20. Draw a picture thnt w~ll show the motion that the objec~ Q.' objects mode. Place on A at the beginning of the path, a "B at the end of the path, a nd show anY, chongea In direction during the course. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess 01 estimate what the real slxe of the object was In Its longest dimension. 22. How Iorge d id the object ~objects appear as compared with one of the following objec'. hefd in the hand and ot about arm's length? . (Circle One): I'OSGib!.y a 1 i g.t:.SUver dollar h. Baseball Grapefruit Basketball e. Qvort"' k. f. Half .Jollnf' 22.1 (Circle One of the following to lnd I cote how certain you ore of your answer to Question 22. a. Certain c. Not very sure _ . Fairly cerJ9J!L d. Uncertain 23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? 24. In order that you con give en clear a plctu aa poulhle of what you aow, we would like for you to Imagine that you could construct thtt obJect thot you aow, Of what type material woulcl you make It? How Iaroe woulcl It be, ond wh.o t ahop would It hove? Dscrlbe In your own words o ~ommon obJect or obJect. which when placed up In the alcy would give the aome oppeoranc os the obJect whl c h y,u a ow, The object vtoul :l b e r.1ade 0ut of GOM~ suc~1 a s a un1num. ~auld 6UC3S t~at t l tt;! ::.;ane o.s a ,jet fi_;:1ter airc,...a,..t. typ .. , oC sl:.inJ !'!~tal, i t;; :Ji7.c :roul d b e 25. Where were you lucated when yo u sow the object? (Circle One): 26. Were you (Circle One) 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. In open countryside? c. Outdoors d. lnM a i rplone d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. F lying over open country? g. Other Se ~ Sunma:.L data 27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? Ao I sai d i n my l c t tt.:r, I \7as in a ... u e s t r;:oup and .mo lyin.; on lis t enin g to the d iscussi on. I \iasclookin t; up as the = e ;ms ~oJhere e l~3e t o loo\: e.n d t :1e ..:;