PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Spril"li5.; l Probably Balloon 3. 0 ..\TETIME CROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Po ssi illy Boll oon .,Q.. Ground-Vi suol 0 Ground R odor Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Ai rcroft Q?,/ 16l~c;7 0 Air-Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Po ssi bl y Aircraft 0 Was Astronoml cal 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OJ' OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other 0 In sufficient Data for Evoluoti on BRIE,. SUMMARY 0 .. SIOHTIHO 11. COMMENTS :;rull bright \fCl'e probably balloons . irretle3...: nl; . ;i l v er obj.3 v ertir.:ally. o. }:.pe 'il'C.l to ~IJdlnning ."Jil:i?er ,.,o1tld move in tlv~ foJ.ttcrn, ATJC FORM S29 (JtltV 2 t S.ltP S2) 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes W IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes &~ IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 4 1. P lease give the fo ll owing informat ion about yourself: Middle Home TELEPHONE NUMBE Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. o. Grade school Technical school High school (Type) c. College f. Other special train ing Post graduate 42. Dote you completed this questionnaire: U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI CAl I H F 0 R MAl' I 0 tl SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurotoly as possible , please usto the following ~pace to write out a short description of the event that you obs..rved. Yc-u may re- peat ir.formotion that you hove already given in the questionnaire, and add Jny further ct~mments, statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to !Jresert the details of the observa- tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size p.Jper may b.t attached if they are needed. (Go Not Wite ;,, This Space) U. S. A l R F 0 R C E T E C H N I CAL I N F 0 R M A T I 0 N S H E E T This quutionnalre has been prepared 10 that you can give the U. S. A ir Force as much Information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove obur~od. Ploase try to answer 01 many questions as you pouibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded os confidential material. Your nome will not be uud In connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your petmiulon. We request this personal information ao that, If it ia deemed neceuary, we may contact you for further de to i Is. 1. When did you see the object? 3. Tim .zone: (Circle Ono):(ElEastern b. Control c . Mountain d . Pacific 2. Time of day: (Circle One): One):~";) Daylight Saving b. Standard 4. Wh,,e were you when you sow the object? State or Country Add.!ti anal remarks: S. Ea'tlmote how long you sow the object. Mi n ute a Second a 5.1 Circle one of the fo ll owing to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5. o. Certain c. Not very sure (j Fairly certain d. Just o guess 6. What was the conditi~ of tho sky? ~ (Circle One): (;) Bright da ylight b. Du II do y I i gh t c. Bright twilight d . J ust o tra ce o f doyl iqht ~-No troco o f doy li ght f. Don't remombor 7. IF you saw the object during DA YLIGHT, TWILIGHT, o r DAWN, where wa s the SUN located as y o u looked at the object? (Circle One): In front o f you d. T o your left :;;) 0ter hel'ld b. In brrck of y o u To y<:~oJr right Don't ~..:rr~mbor A T IC FORM NO. J 6 4 ( 13 OCT 54) IF you saw tht!t ouf~!tct, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle Ono): MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember Was the object brighter tho.n the background of the sky? (Circle One}: @Yes b. No c. Don't remember IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of on automobile headlight?: A mile ot more away (a distant cor)? Sevttro I blocks away? A bl ock away? Severo I yards away? Old lhe object: (Circle One for each q uestion) Appear to stand still at any time? No Don't Know b. Suddenly speed up and rush awa y at any time? No Don't Know Break up Into parts or explode? Yos cN'P Don't Know d. G ive off s moko? Yes Don't Know e. Change brightness? '::/1." 3 C?.-UJ Don't Know Don't Know Change s hape? Flicker, t hrob, or pulsate? No Don't Know Old the object move behind something at anytime, partic ularly o c loud? ( C lrcle One): Don't Know. IF you onJwored YES, then tell what It moved behind: Did the object move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Knnw. you onswMed YES, than tell what in front of: Did the object opp~or: (Circle One): b. Tran~parMt? Old you observe the object through any of the following? 7Lc - a. Eyoglosses Yes No ulors Sun glosses Tolescop~t Yes No Windshi~ld g. Th~todol it~ d. Window glas~ T6. Tell In o f., w words the following things obout tke objt~ct. a. oun .L..b. G 17. Draw o picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and Include In your aketch any dtall a of the object that you uow such os wings, protrualons, etc., and especially elehauat trolls or vapor trolls. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. Draw a picture thot wlll show the motion that the objec~ Q,1 obfects mod.-. Place on A ot the beginning of the path, o a ot the end of the path, and show any, changn In direction dl.W'ing the course. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess estimate what the real slz of the object was In Its longest dirMnslon. 22. How large did the object 9' objects oppeor 01 compared with OM of the following obJec1s. heli:J in the hone/ ond ot about arm's length? .<leb ,~ ""7~b3 h.A:.J ~#..b'b_;~ ?dfi~ ./tAd ;C'.Lb~ (Circle One): o. Hood of a pin g. Silver dollar b. Poo h. Baseball ) c.. Dime I Grapefruit , d. Nlckot j. Basketball_.~ J 22.1 (Circle One o f the following t o Indicate how certain you or" of yotX answ~r to Question 22. o. Certain b. Folrly certain How did the object or objects disoppeor from view? c. Not very sure d. Uncertain 24. In otdet thot you con give oa clear o picture os possible of whot you aow, we would like fot you to lmogln" that you could conatruct the object that you sow. Of what type material would you mnlce It? How lorg would It be, and wh.ot aha,. would It hoe? Deaerlbe In your own words a ~ammon ohfect or objeeh which when ploc~ up In the slcy would give the aom. appearance ca the obJect which you sow, 25. Where were you located when yo u s ow the object ? (Circle One): 26. Were you (Circle One) b. In a car Outdoors ..,..-I() d. In on a i rplone a. In the business section of o city? (.9) In the residentia l sect ion of o ci ty? c . In open countryside? d . Flying near a n airfield ? e. Flying over o city? f. Flying over open c ountry? What were you doing at the time you sow the object, and how did you happen to notice i t? 28. IF you were MOVING 'IN AI~ AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the t ime, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East Sout h g. West Northeast rl. Southeas t f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? --------------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any t ime while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you look ing when you first saw the object ? (Circle One) a. North c . East b. Northeast d . Southeast f. Southwest (!h> Northwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last sow the object ? (Circle One) b. Northeast f. Southwest h. Northwest If you ore familiar with bearing te rms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North and also the number o f degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). . , When it fir<ot c:ppe ared: a. From true North ---------degrees. b. From horizon---------degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: o. From true No rth--------de g rees. b. From hori t o n ------degrPeo;. 32. In t he fo ll owing sketch, imagine that yo u are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved l ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline} when you firs t sow it. Place a "8" on the some curved l ine to show how high the object was above t he horizon (s kyline} when you lost sow it. 33. In the following larger sketch place on A" at the position the object was when you first sa'! it, and a "8" at its position when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch os an example of how to complete the larger sketch 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) WIND (Circle One) a. Clear sky S light breeze Scattered clouds c . Strong wind d . Thick or heavy clouds d . Don't remember e. Don't remember WEATHER (Circle One) TEMPERATURE (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c . Moderate or heavy rain (CJ e. Don't rttmember Don't remember 35. When did you repo rt to some offic ia I that you hod seen the object? 36. Was onyon~ else wit h you a t l htt t i me you saw the objec t ? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, d id they see the object too? (Circle One) ~ No Please list their names a 37. Was this the f irs t time tha t yo1 hod seen an object or obje cts like this? (Circle One) No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what c ircums tances did you see other oncn? SAFIS-3d/~ 1 Tacker/m'r.b/72291 4 August 1959 As mentioned in our telephone conversation today, I am inclosing o Air Force questionnaires to be used in cocnection ui t.h your recent Unidentified Flying Object sighting. Ycu and your neighbor should complete the forms 8!ld f 'Jrwnrd them direct to the Air Technical Intelligence Center, ~-fright-Patterson .~ir Porce Base, Ohio , f or analysis and e valuation. Sincerely, 2 Inclosures LAwru:NCE J. TACKER - Major, USAF Chief', l-tsgaz 1ne & Book Branc:1 Office of Information Services Comeback IS-3d-- Reader IS-1 39. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? ~ ;z'Lc:,.- (Circle One) Yes ~ v IF you onsw~red YES, then what speed would yo u estimate? 40. Do you think you con estimate ho w fo r away from you the otject was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? TELEPIIONE NUMBE What is yo ur present job? Pleas e indicate any special educational training tha t you hove hod. a . Grode school (]i; High school ------ d. Postgraduate--------------- f. Othe r special training----------------- 42. Dote you c o mpleted this questionnaire: U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI CAL I H F 0 R MAl' I 0 tl SHEET (SUAIMARY DATA) In or.der that your in_formation may be filed and coded as accurntoly as possible, please us~ the f~llowtng _space to vmte o~t a short descr ip t ion of the event that you obsr.rved. Y<'u may re peat tdormotton that you hove already given in the questionnaire, and add .:~ny further ct~mments, s_tote.ments, or s~etch~s that you believe ore important. Try to F-resert the details of the observe ~ton tn the order 1n whtch they occurred. Additional pages of the some size p;:~per may be attached tf they ore needed. (Co Not Wite ;,, This Space) UYO ANALYSI S SHEE'l' Location ~ilver Spri~, Maryland Date 3 August 59 Hour ( Z ) 16ij5Z Description 3 round objects 2 were silver and one red; size varied; firs t aeen in the NW 0 approx 30 degrees abowe tbe horiz; disappeared to the north at approx 80 degrees; they were in an 'rrati formation, converging on one another;viewed for approx 15 minutes. Direotion of Motion Varied Satellite: (AFCIN-4FJ, Phone 69219) Rul ed out Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) R_ul e_d o_u_t Natural Phemomena (Dall I.J.ghtning, etc)_Ru_l_e_d_o_u_t _ Analys1a and ConcluDions: U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET Thh questionnaire has been prepared 10 t hat you con give the U. S. Air Force a1 much Information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have oburvbd. Pleale try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will bt used for research purposes, and will be regarded 01 confidential material. Your nome will not be uaed In connection with any stotementa, conclualona, or publications without your pmlulon. We request this personal information 10 that, If It Is deemed necoasory, we may contact you for When did you see tho object? 2. Time of day: Hour Minute a Month Yeor (Circltt Ontt): (Circle Ono): ~) Eashtrn (Circle One): ('@ Daylight Saving b. Control b. Standard c . Mountain d . Paci fic 4. Whor were you when you saw the object? Stote of:}iountry City or To$fn Adclltlonal remarks: S. Estimate how long you saw th-~t object. Second Hour a Mlnut .. a 5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of your answer to QuestionS. a. Certain b. Fairly certain 6. What was the conditicn of the sky? (Circle One): (~l Bright daylight b. Dull daylight c. Bright twilight c. Not very sure ~J Juat o guess