PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Dayton. Ohio a Probably Balloon Possi ;,I y Balloon 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION YJ:I Ground-Vi suo I GroundRodar Wos Aircraft 0 P robobl y Ai rcroft GMT 14/003QZ & oo~oz 0 A ir-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rodor 0 Possibly Ai rcroft Was Astronami cal 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECT S 9. COURSE 0 0 Insufficient OGia for Evaluation BRIEf' SUMMARY 011 SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS nnd, s i lvezi: light obj, size of grape- the witnesses stated the obj seemed to be revolviv~, had indefinite was similar to a weather balloon. ouline. Obj disappeared by "blin.'<ing out . The directi on of obj fm observers 11 und 1;1~. The U3 Weather Bureau at Sul.fcr Grove, rr of Dayton, released a balloon at 1830 hrs . Balloon s~ayed abov e the station after release. This b alloon is probably cause f or thi sighting 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 has been prepared ao that you can give th U. S. Air Force as much Information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Ploase try to answer aa many questions as you posaibly can. The Information that you give will be uud for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential motorial. Your nome will not be uaed In connection with any statements, conclusions, 01 publications without your permission. We request this p.at5onol information so that, If It Is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: Month Yeor (Circle One): 3. Time :.zone: a, Eastem) b. Co~tral (Circle One): c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): a, Ooyl ight Saving b. Standard c. ow th o object? City or Town Stot or Country Additional remarks: S. Estimate how long you sow the object. Mlnul Sc:onda Hour a 5,1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you or-e of your answer to Question 5. a. Cer_toin_ 6. What wa1 the condition o f the sky? {Circle One): a, Bright daylight b , Dull d~ilight _,--c. Brig.lj~g~V c. Not very sure d. Just a guess d. Just a trace of daylight 1 e, No trace of daylight f. Don't remember 7. 1;:: you sow the obj,ct d uring DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, wh.:H.:t .vo" th~ SUN locohd o s you !ook.,rl o r the obj.,ct? (Circle Ooe}: In front of you d. To your left In bock o f you To your right Don't remember IF you se1w the oi>ject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: b. Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch doric d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember Was the object brighter than the background of t},e sky? (Circle One}: b. No c. Don't remember IF ft was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of a n automobile he adlight?: (Circle One) A mile or more away (a distant car)? b. So vera I blocks away? c. A block away? cCSever~l ycirdsaway? > D!d the object: (Circle One for each question) Appear t o stand still at a n y tim.,? No-Don't Know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't Know No. Don't Know c. Break up Into ports or explode? d. Give off s moktt? Don't Know Change brightneu? Don't Know Change shape? Don't Know g. Flicker, t hrob, or pulsate? Yes ( No Don't Know Did the object move behind somethl,,g ut anytime, particularly o cloud? (Circle One}: Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then htll what it moved behind: Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly o cloud? IF you answered YES, than tell what (Circle One): Yes ~ I Don't Knnw. It moved in front of: Did the ob ject a ppear: (Circle One): ft. Solid? b. Tro nsoorent? r:.' Oo,' t K11ow.-- Old you observe the object through any o f the following? Eyeg lasses Yes (No' e. Binoculars Ye! Sun glosses Toloscope Yes c. Windshield T heodolit0 Yel Window glo:;s Yes h. Other . 16. Tell In a fow words the following things about tke object. 17, Draw o picture that will show the 3hape of the object or objects. lo.,l and Include In your aketch any dtolls of the obj!Jet that you sow r;uch as wings, protruaiona, ~te., a nd espijclolly oxhouat troll:a or vapor trails. Place em arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the objec:t WOJ moving. 18. The odgu of the object were: (Cirdo Onv): a. Fuuy o r blurred b. Like a brl~ht star c;, Sharply outlined IF thero was MORE THAN ONE: object, then how many were there? (J .1-~/ !"' ;:.. "':- p ictJre of how they were arranged, and put a n arrow to show thet direction that they w!lre traveling. 20. Draw a picture tnot w~ll show the motion that thet objec~ Q,r obiects made. Ploco an "A at the beginn ing of the path, a a at the end of the path, and show any, changea In dire ct ion dlWing the coune. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estlmote what the real size of the object was In Its longest d lmenalon. How Iorge did the object 9' objects appear as compared with one of the following object s . bela in the ha~cl and at about ar,'s length? (Circle One): Hood of a pin g. Silver dollar h. Baseball .. -r.-Grapefrui t ,,-3 Basketball f. Holf dollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following t o lnd lcote how certain you ore of your answer to Question 22. c. Not very sure d. Uncertain a. C(lrtnln Qolrly c~rtoi~-:: 23. How did the obiect or objects c.li5oppeor from view? 24. In order that you con g ive oa clenr o plctv o poulble o f what you ow, we would l ike for you to lmalne that you could I contruct the ob!ect thot you ow. Of whut type material would you molce It? How Iorge would It be, ond wh.at hope would It hove? Decrlbe In your own worde o ~omnton object or objec:h which when ploc.d up In the Icy would give the ome oppeoronc:e 01 the object whlc:h you sow, Where were you located when you saw the object? Were you (Circle One) (Circle One): a. In the business section of a city? Inside a building b. (fn the residential section otcicityr-_::~ In open countrysTde f c.(Outdoor0 d. Flying near a n airfield? d . In on airplane e. Flying over a city? e. A t sea f. F I ying over open country? f. Other Other 27. What were you doing at the time you sow the object , and how did you happen to notice it? I F you were MOVING .IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle a t the time, then complete the following questions : What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c . East e . South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. How fast were you rnoving? miles per hour, 28.3 Did you stop a t u11y time while you were looking a t the object? ( Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) a. North c . East Southeast f. Southwest h'-Northwes_t What direction were you looking when you l o s t sow the object? (Circle One) North c . East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Noithwes t If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction}, try to estimate the number o f de,grees the object was from true North and also the number o f degrees it was upward from the horizon {elevation). When it first appeared: Fro m ~r North degr~!:!S. r o m nor~zon When it disappeared: F rom true North From horizon 34. What were the weather conditions at tho time you sow tho object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) a("~loar sic~ Scattered clouds d. Thiele or heavy clouds c. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. og, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain o, Don't remember (Circle One) 51 ight breeze c. Strong wind Don't remember 34..4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) o. ~ remember When did.you report to some official that you had seen the obje ? L. {;L_' Ooy Ma?tl7 Year ."-/~'It-t_ Was anyone else with you at tho time you sow tho object? (Circle One) ~ No 36.1 IF you onswered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) (Yes No 36.2 Please list their nantes o nd addresses: Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes <., No IF yo u answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes ~.; IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? 41. Please give the following information about yourself: Middle Nome TELEPHONE NUMBER _ ; What is your present b? Please Indicate any special uducutionol training that you have hod. Grode school Technical school High s c hool Other sp~iol training Post graduate 42. Dote yo u completed this questio nnaire: t-:--P., rif U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI CAL I H F 0 R MAl I 0 n SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed and coded as occurotoly as possible, please us~ the following ~pace to write out a short description of the event t hat you obsuved. YC"u may re- peat ir.formotion that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add .:~ny f urther cCJmments, statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to f-resert the details o f the observa- ti on in the order in whic h they occurred. Additional pages of the some size p.::~per may be attached if they are needed. (Pictose Print) (Co No t Wite ;,, Thi s S;>ace) U. S. A l R F 0 R C E T E C H H I CAL I H F 0 R M A T l 0 H S H E E T Thlt questionnaire has been prepared to that you can give the U. S. Air Force oa much lnfcwmotion os possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that 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 oa confide!'tlal motorial . Your name will not be uaed In connection with any statementa, conclusion, or publlcotiona without your permission. We requut this p.rsonal information ao that, If It Is deemed neceuary, we may contact you for When did you the object? 2. Time of day: Ooy Mont Yeor (Circle One): A.M. (Circle One): o. (E~s~!!-1\/ b, Control c . Mounta in d . Pacific 4. Where were you when you a ow tho object? (Circle One): a, Daylight ~avlng City ot T own Stole or Country Adcllrional remorks: S. Estlmot19 how long you saw tho object, Minute a Seconda 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you ore of your anawer to Question 5. b. ~airly certain c. Not very sure d. Juat o guess 6. What woa the conditicr1 of tho sky? (Circle One): o. Bright daylight b. Dull daylight d. Qu~t=o-trace of dayl~gh_t.;, e. No trace of day light c . Bright rw i I i gh r f. Don't rem.,m bor you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where wo~ tho SUN located as you looked at tho object? (Circle One): o. In fron t of you In bock of you c . Toyour right d. To your left ~. Overhead f. Don't remember PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. L OCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS o.: Wos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon Possi::.ly Balloon 3. DATETIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a Ground Vi s u ol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft P robobl y Aircraft 0 A;,.. Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar Po ssi bl y Ai rcroft Wos Astronomi col Probably As1ronomical Possibly Astronomical 7. L ENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 Insufficient Dcrto for Evoluoti on BRIE,. SUMMARY 01' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS nnl !.ii lvf'~ry obj obJ~l"Vcd t o th:::.t ATIC FORM l29 (JUtV 2 Stl' 52') U. S. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H N I C A L I N F 0 R M A T I 0 H S H E E T This quutionnaire has been prepared 10 that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much lnfcwmation as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as mony questions as you possibly can. The Information that you give will be uud for research purposes, and will be regarded 01 confidential material . Your name will not b used In connection with any statements, conclusions, Of publications without your pllf'miuion. We request this personal information so that, If It Is deemed necessary, we moy contact you for further details. 3. Time zone: (Circle One): a. 4. Where were you when you sow tho object? Adcilrlonol remarks: S. Estimate how long you sow the object. (Circle One): a. Doyli~t Saving b. ~1andar~ Cl(.{ or Town Stote o r Country 5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5. b. r; ~erto in c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 6. What was the conditiCI'l o f tho slcy? (Circle One): Br t doyliaW b. Dull daylight d. Just a trace of day I ight e . No trace of daylight c. Bri ght tw i I i gh t f. Don't r:member 7, IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked or the object? (Circle One): a. In fr ont of you b. In bock of you c . To your riqh t A TIC FORM NO. 1b 4 ( l J OCT H) f. Don't rome mb.,r IF you sow the ooject, ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (C irc:le One): MOON (Circle One}: a@ a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moon I iQ