Ochorios Bahamasseofflorida — July 1959

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PROJECT 1(1073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 1Uos, Bah:J.r.'13.s 0 Was Balloon Flo;ci,dc. 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possi~y Balloon DATETIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION I( Ground Vi sua I Ground Rador 0 Was Aircraft Probabl y Aircraft )( Ai,..Visual 0 A i r-Intercept Radar Possibly Ai rcroft Wos Astronomi col 0 P ro bably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 7. L ENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 'G. Other ~-:issi1c:> 0 In sufficient Doto For Evaluation BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 1. wrc;r. .cod:et 0V"?rhl?ad h eadiug J20~ ilic ;ile uv~ilu'ble, heavy tr:1il. !;.' Ghting h u.s '.?1 l rocl~nc-llh dl"l'U''t.Pr~ tir of ~.ub-:1' ~quent ~J~te..:rlJ' ::; !.cih tng; . Tni o b:>r:lY'.l:.. ion.; o:f' dm.ma nge Yi.Jlble . in J :urlli...:a. ~rho cc rre;,r.o~l l.: t o that ob..;c1ved ~;tran{S:' coi ""rl"" l\ r 8 :nin. ATIC PORM 329 <av U SaP 52) 8. IF you naw t h., ouject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what d id you notice concerning th" STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle On.,'): d. Don't remomber 9. Was the object brighter tha_n the background of the sky? (Circ:le One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight (j) No moonlight -pitch doric d. Don't remember c. Don't remember IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: . 9 . ..?J ~a//-r;1J ~ J_,-,/v/ (Circle One~ A mile or more away (a distant car)? 11. Old the object: (Circle One for ecrch question) a. Appear to stand still atony t ime? b. Sudd~nly speed up and r ush owoy a t any time? &o.J Don't Know tt) Don't Know '"'(d' c. Brook up into parts or explod,? d. G ive off smoke? e. Change brightness? .s:t~.s.,.... ~F: Change shape? cB.w Don't Know yft.c n / ec (!t:l ~d No Don't Kno No Don't Know / g. Flicker, thr ob, or pulsate? Did the object move behind something u t anytime, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answentd YES, then tell what , Did the object move in front of som,thing at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes G Don't Know. IF you answered YES, thon tell what 1t Did the obiect app11or: (Circle On, ): Qolld? b. Trnnspor~nt? e. Don't Kno""t. Did you observe the object through any of t he following? o. Eyeglasses Binocular Yes Sun g losses Yes No f.-T . r:uscope Yes No Windshield Theodolite Yos No Window gloss Yes No 16 . Toll In o few words the fo llowing th ings about tlie ob)e.ct. 17. Draw a plcturl! that w ill sh ow the s hape of the object or ob)erch. Lobel and Include In your sketch any detolla of t he obJect that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially e)(houat trolls or vapor trolls. Plaee an arrow bealde the drawing to s how the d irection the object woa moving. 18. The od~s of the object were: (Circle One): o "-. Fuuy or blurred ~Like u bright star c . Sha rply outlined d. Don't reme,btor 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how ma ny were there? Draw o picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direc tion that they were traveling. 20. Draw o picture lhot wlll show the motion that the obfec~ o.r obJects made. Ploc e on A at the b.glnnlng of the path, a B ot the end of the path, and &how anY. changes In direction during the course. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess ot estimate whot th8 real alze of the object was In Its longut dlrnenal 22 How Iorge did the object 9' objects appear as "compoted with one of tho following objec1s . helcl in the hand and at about arm's length? (Circle One); a. Hood of a pin g. Silver dollar b. Pea h. Baseball c. Dime I. Grapefruit d. Nick.et j. Basketball . (C irde One of the following_ t o I nd icot1t how certain you ore of your a nswer to Question 22. (ert n ') c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain 23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? .--;7< < ~-v. -v -<-,.-c_ft ~--"'-"' '-~' , 24. In otcler thot you con give oa cleor o p lctvr " poulble of whot you aow, we would Ilk fot you to Imagine that you could ! construct the obfect thcrt you aow. Of whot type material would you mol!e It? How larg would It be, and what aha~ would It hav? Oeacrlbe In your own word:a o ~ammon oblct or obfech whlct; 'Nhen plocd up In the alcy would give the same opp.oronce o th. obl<tct which you aow, 25. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): a. Ins ide a building b. In a cor {J) Outdoors d. In an airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) o. In the business section of o city? b. In the residential sect ion of a city? rC0 In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? c. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? g. OtherGLt.. /'t:6?t(,..;ce 27. What were you doing at the time you sow the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING 'IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle at the time, then complef~ the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East South b. Northeast d. Southeast h. Northwest How fast were you m<.>ving? _ ' miles per hour. 28.3 Did you ~t any t1me while you were looking at the object ? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you lr>oking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast h. Northwest f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you lost saw the object? (Circle One) a. North c . East d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. If you ore familiar wit~ bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevati on} . 31.1 Wh.,n i t fir<> I oppo,ort!d: a. From true North o o .::;-' degrees. b. From horizon -.:::! S 2 o degrees. When it di!>appeared: a. From true North ./"/ C1 c corces. b. From hor i !On --~ ~-/-: c' dt>c;r es . 32. In t he following sketch, imagine t hat you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved I ine to show how hi~h th';; object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a " B" on the same curved line to show how h igh the object was above t h e horizo n {skyline) when you los t sow it. In the following larger sketch ploce on "A" at the position the object was wh~n you first so':"' it, and o "B" at position when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the abject? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One} G Clear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND ( C ircle One) a. No wind @ Slight breeze c. Strong wind d. Don't remember WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATUP.E (Circle One) Fag, mist, or light rain Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember e. Don't remember 35. When did you repor) to some official that you hod seen the object? Day ManthT Yea r 36. Was anyone els e with y o u a t the time y o u saw the object? (Circle One) & No 36.1 IF you answered Y~. did they see the object too? (Circle One) ( :~,..., No 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you hud seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) Yes , No 37.1 IF you answered ~ ... ,-then when, where, and under what circumstances did you s&e other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? l'Circle One) t No ) .,A;L<.kT IF you answered YES, t hen what speed would yo u estima te ? 40. Do you think you' con estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would y ou soy it was? 41. Please give the foll o w ing information about yourself: Ple ase indicate any special educat ional training thot you hove hod. d. Post graduate ------------ 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Technical school------------------ f. Other special train ing------------- U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH N I CAL I H F 0 R M A II 0 tt S H E E T (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information moy be filed and coded os occurotoly as possible, please use the following space to write out a short description of t he event that you obs(.rved. Yc-u may re- peat ir.for~ation that you have already given in the questionnaire, and odd .Jny further Ct;mments, statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to fJresert the details of the observa- tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size paper may b<! attached if they ore needed. (PI eose Print) (Co Nat Wite ;,, This S pace) CZCSQC901ZCJYF140 '' '' 'YY RJEDSQ DE RJEZHQ 801 F~l HQUSAF TO AF TECH INTELL CTR Ft1 CCGD SEVEN TO RJT.JFALB/CO~JA IRDEFCm1 Zt lT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS RJEZHQ/CHIEF STAFF USAF WASliDC ZEN/COMEASTSEAFRON ZEN/CINCLANTFLT INFO ZEN/COMEASTAREA FOL REC FROM ESSO STO~!OM/HOQO QUOTE X POSITION 2113N 6824W l.ut>l l~ LARG ROCKET PASSED OVERHEAD APPRO:XH1ATE COU~S 120 TRUE FIRST SIGHTED BEARING 300 ALTITUDE 1 0 WITH HEAVY TAIL Ai'~D APPAREtJT LIGHTS AFTER PASSING OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND TRAIL DISAPPEARED ur;QUOT C ~.J A HEAVY TRAIL 10 /0513Z JUL RJEZHQ TCZCSQB73~ZCJYA421 '' YY RJEDSQ DE . RjEZHQ 813 TO AF TECH INTLL CTR FM CCGD SEVEN MIAMI fLA TO RJl-)t/COMAIRDEfCOM ENT AFX COLORADO SPRINGS TO RJEZHQ/CHIEF STAfF USAF WASHDC ZEN/COMEASTSEATRON ZEN/CINCLANTFLT INFO ZEN/COMEASTAREA ZEN/COMDT COGARD MERINT REPORT X FOL REC FROM X SS CALTEX AUCKLAND/GMNW X QUOTE BOUND PUNTA CARDON FM SAVANNAH POSIT 1Ji1312 26.t5N 73.~!5W CSE 1' i n:::EE.tEE csE 131 sPEED 121 ETA PUNTA CARDON 13teee HOURs AT 011~GMT-,;!t)/ti ltv I SIGHTED ROCKET LIKE BODY SHOWING THREE LIGHTS MOVING IN EASTERLY DI :iiECtiON OE J ECT ~AS IN $I~HT :!CR AP?ROX!MAT~LY l.~ MINUTES X !~1~51~Z JUL ~JZHQ TCZCSQA353ZCJYF141 DE RJEZHQ 804 FM HQ USAF --- TO AF TECH INTELL CTR FM CCGD SEVEN MIAMI FL TO RJWFALB/COMAIRDEFCOM ENT AFB COLORADO APRINGS RJEZHQ/CHIF STAFF USAF WASHDC ZEN/COMEASTSEAFRON ZEN/CINCLANTFLT INFO ZEN/COMEASTAREA ZEN/COMDT COGARD MERINT REPORT X FOL REC FROM MIS ALI~BROblAI.HBFH QUOTE X JULY 10TH 0111GMT OBSERVED ROCKET LIKE BODY WITH THREE LIGHTS OVER VESSEL STOP COURSE EASTERLY QTH 2649 NORTH 7339 WEST FROM CADIZ/GAIN TO EVERGLADES CFN M/S ALLOBROGIA/HBFH 10TH S11~GMT 2649 7339 CADIZ/GAIN 1!3/02192 JUL RBEKSN 1~/~Sl~Z JUL RJEZHQ Senior Of ficer, U. F . O. Division, Pen"';<.w;on , a.snington D.~. If y0u cannot re~dily explai~ by t~er refuel~ing or controllvd SCBM activity, I feel you wi l l be int:::rest~d i n this :."."e p ort of 3.n other1vise u.nexplain:~ble sigh-: At 0 t he eve~ing of Jul y 9tho, on t.h~ No~th Coast of drew the att~nt.ion o f myself and ll\Y }'ir::~t Officer t o t~ atranfs~:? l i ght i n the !forth. The .;ky o J c0:npletely cle:lr of cloud~ :L\d the ota.t"s bri&ht. i n all quadrant3 <!.S far as the eye coul d oee. 'l'he l ight was located slightly East of the :ro:::-th star on a coursP. slightly East of Sout h e.t an el::;vcJ.tion of a.;Jpro:<- imately 30o As I located the object, it form~J into a cigar shape of a~.:l V7Z\il'n the brig.~t light at ti1e Nothe:.:a e:1d imply- ing a~ air c r a f t l ding li~t shining throu3h ~ l ight haze s o that I consid~red this mig1t be a p~s~ing airc raft si&1?.lling in an-accustomed :::nan..'l'le r an\! listened for t motor'3. 1 '.'/ithin a minute I r~alized tl'~is to be incorrect so e n - de~voured to obt ain as accurate an i tl?ressi on as pos3ibl~. t q lf)rth Eaet in :r:1.ich diroctlon th~ obj~c-; b~c::!..: to:1 clio ~o d~scern J Y 01, 15 Zo D ..... .ring t~!a o'ls-ervc1.tl.:>n the ob,j!0t ;~.:~ .. ~cied. poni ~ion o.ppro~di!'.ately 30 of horizont?..l ~nslJ '1ile r~mainin6 3.t !'.l.!!o~": thd sarue cl~vation. Li:~ht ill to:::ns L ~y \1~'3 th~: ~..:: a 2nd . r~;-