PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. L OCATIO N CONCCLUSIONS Wo s Balloon Irondequoit, Probably Balloon Possi;,ly Bolloon 3. DATETIME GROUP .... TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1 jQO l;t(>round VIsual a Ground-Radar Was AircraFt 0 Probably A ircraft 0 Air-Visvol a Airlntercept Radar 0 Possibly A i rcraft Was Astronomi col Probably Astronomica l Possibly Astronomical LENGTH OF OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS er I lH I !JE!IT ]}'IE D Insufficient Doto for Evaluation BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Br o>mish-b lack Hhite but ole c onclusion r ched to front :c;ce:leJ. :l co.u:..c of the sighting tr1 il i11r 1midentified. Po:;.;ibility G:.rrJ.ca r otlf)hly qu:!.rter-llh)ull" Vj'1 p:1.rt t r::..il- th.J.t obj wev er , this .I. .I. the t r :l i l ing h.:..u trencn- C.OUG :JIJCed. ffi..lDCUYC:C & th\;; :J~10tmt of tie t a i l obtain J.n the extre.'D.el y ::i~lOrt uuration th'lt t he ob j J.D night 17. Draw o pichi Jhot will show the !hop e of the oblect or obi., s. Lob.,l and Include In your aketeh ony details of the obj3ct that you aaw such a:s w ings, prolru~ion1, otc,, ond esPf)clolly e)(houat trails or vapor trolla, Place on arrow be:llde th e drawing to ohow the direction the objttct wos moving, 18. The edges of thtt obj~ct were: (Circla OnfJ): u . Fuzzy or 61urrnd b. Llk., a brioht sto r ~ ~horply o1l l in.ed d.' Don't rom .. mb.,r IF tnero wo& MORE THAN ONE object, ihen how many were there? Draw o picture o f how they were arrong.,d, and put on arrow to show the direction tho t they wer~ traveling. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess O estimate what the real alxe of the obiect was In Its longest dimenlon. How Iorge did the object 9' objects appear as compared with one of the following objec,ts. befJ in the hand and ot about arm's length? (Circle One): Hood c,f u pin d. Nick~tt e. O~torter Ho lf tlollor (Circle One of the following t o ll!flicot~t how certain you ore of your answer to Que:stlon 22. a. Certain c. Not very sure , FaJ,Iy certain d. Uncertain 25. Whertt were you located when you sow the object ? (Circle One): a. Inside o building b. In o cor fc~ Outdoors Y. In on a irplane e . At sea 26. Were you (Circle One) A In the business section of o city? ~ In the residential section o f a city? c . In open countryside? d . Flying near an airfield? e . F lying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing a t the time you saw the object, and how d id you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING 'IN AN AUTO~ er vehicle at the t ime, then complete t he following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East e . South g. West b. Northeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were yo u 1110viug? -----------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at ouy ti111e while you were looking a t the object ? (Circle One) Yes No 29. Wha t direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) Northe'ls t d. Southeast f. Southwest h . Northwest 30. What direction we re you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) o. North .7~J East ~Northeast c/'t.../ d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. If you ore familiar witfl bearing terms (angula r directi o n}, 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 (elevation). 31.1 Wl--!"n it fir<>t appeared: .-, c.t-- a. F r o m true North ------degrees. b. F r om horizo n _ degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: o. From true North degrees. From horiT.on _ degrees . 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore o t the point shown. Place on A" on the curved line t o show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you firs t saw it. Plac e a "B" on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost sow it. 33. In the fo llowing larger sketc h plac e o'l "A" a t the position the object wos when you first so~ it, and o " B" at its po~ition whe n you fast sow it. Refer to smaller sketch a s on example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow tho object? 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, CK light rain c . Moderate or heavy ro in o. Don't remember 36. Was anyone else with you ot th., timtt you sow tho object? /Circle One) Y e 'J No_.:; 36. \ iF you answered YES, d id they see the object too? (Circle One) Y o:t No 36:2 Please list their norMs ond addresses: 34.2 WINO (Circle One) a ..._ No wind @st ight breeu t c. Strong w lnd d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) o. Don't remember 37. Was this the f irst time that you had seen_an...objoct or objects like this? (Circle One) Yes No~ Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Ye-:>-No IF ~ou answered YcS, then who~ ~peed~wo ld you estil'{!~te? Do you think you n estimote-ho far away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? 41. Please give the following information about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBE Sex _. L~c? Please indicate any specittl educational training that you have hod. QGrode school . e. e. Technical school-------------- d. Post graduate ----------- 42. Dote you completed this questionnaire: U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECHNICAL I H F 0 R MAl' I 0 tl SHEET (SUAIMARY DATA) In order that your in formation may be filed and coded as accurotol y as possible, please us~ the following space to write out a short description of the event that you obs~rved. Y<'u moy re - peat ir.formotion that you have already given in the questionnaire, and odd ..1ny further ce;mments, s tatements, or sketches that you believe ore important. Try to ~resert the details o f the observe ti on in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size p:~per may be attached if they ore needed. (Go Not W.ite ;,, This Space) Cl/Vf...d_ u ~r f ... ~ /YYLPj SAFI S- jd/Maj Ta c ker /mhb/72291 2 September 19 59 This is to acknowledge your undated letter concerning an Unidentified Flying Object y ou sighted recently near Lake Your letter contained i nsufficient data to allow a valid conclusion. Therefore request you complete the inclosed Ai r Force questionnaire in regard to t his sighting and f orward the completed paper to the Air Force Technical Intell i gence Center, Wright-Patterson Alr Force Base, Ohio, for analysis and evaluation. ter 9, New York LAWRENCE J. TACKER Naj or, USAF Public Infoxwation Division Office of Informat i on Services Comeoack IS- 3d _, Reader IS- 1 U. S. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H N I CAL I H F 0 R M A T I 0 N S H E E T This questionnoir& has bun prepared so that yo u can give the U. S. Air Force as much Information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer os many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for rese<arch purposes, and will be regarded as confidential motorial. Your nome will not be used In connection with any statements, conduaions, or publications without your ptM'miulon. We request this ~rsonol information s o that, If It Ia deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you se e the object? 2. Time of day:. (Circle One): A.M. (Circle One): o. Eastern (Circle One): Daylight Saving b. Control Standard Cltlror own' or Country Additional remarks: Houre Minute Second . ;? " A ' - L 5. Estlmot~t how long you sow the object. -tcl~A<CJ . Circle one of tho foll owing to Indicate how certain you ore of your anawer ~ \.luestron 5. o. Certain 0 Fairly certain 6. What was the conditicn of thtt sky? (Circle One):(_-;) Bright doyl ight o. Dull doyli~ht c . Bright twilight c. Not very sure d. Just a guess d. Justo trace of day I ight <3, No troce o f dnylignt L Don't remember 7, IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, whttro was the SUN located a& you loolted a t the object? (Circle One): o . In front of you @In bock of you c . To your rtJnl d. T o your left tt. Overhead I. DJn'r Pntttm~r 8. IF you IC1W the oufe c t, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice conce rning tho STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle Ono}: 8.2 MOON (Circ le Ono): o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moon I ight -pitch dark d. Don't remombor d. Don't remember 9. Was the objec t brighter tho_n the background of the sky? (Circ:le One): c. Don 't reme mber 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: (Circle One) o. A mile or more away (cs distant cor)? Several blocks away? A block away? Severo I yards away? 11. Old lhe object: (Circle One lor each q uestion) a. Appear to stand still ot <Jny t l rne? b, Suddenl y speed up and r u:th owoy a t any time? .Q No Don't Know (Yes') No Don't Know ~ <Nv Don't Know c. Broo k up into ports or e)(plodo? d. Give off smoke? o. Change brightness? f.' C hange shape? g. F Iicker, t hr ob, or pulsate? Yes Lt!o1 Don't Know Yes C. N Don't Know Yes (No~ Don't Know Yos ( Don't Know Old the object move behind something a t a nytime, pa rt icula r ly o clo ud? ( C ire/'! One): . ..I 0.Y ..., No Do*n~ Know,. <'"' IF .. yo~ answer~ YE~ then t e llvwhat to ...:t a o 13. Did the object mov~ in fro nt of something at anytime, part icula rl y o cloud? Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what (Circle One ): 1-1. Did th~ object (Jppctor: (Circf~ One): ( o . Sol id? b. Tronspor., nt ? c . Don'~ l<now. Did you observe the object through any o f the fo llowing? /. a. Eyoglosse~ Yes No ~Binoculars .)( Yey ~/'Wo' b . Sun g losses Yos No Y. Telescope Yes No c, Windshield Yes No g. T heodo lite Yes No d . Window gloss Yos No h . Other-------------------