Trotwood Ohio — September 1959

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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object ? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would yo u estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) 6,;;) No IF you a nswered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 4 1. Please g ive t h e fo ll ow in g infor mation about yourself: Fir s t Nome Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Grade school T echnicol school High school Other special tra in in g Post graduate 42. Dote you comple ted this questionnaire: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMAYIOn SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed and coded as occurotoly as possible, pleoso us~ the following space to w rite out a short descript ion of the event tha t you obsuv,d. Yc-u may ro peat ir:formotion that you hove already given in the questionnaire, and odd .1ny further cCJmments, statements, or sketches that you believe ore important. Try to JJresert t h o details of the observe tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size p::~per may be attached if they are needed. (Ploose Print) (Co Not W,ite ;,, This Space) SIGNATURE------------ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 3. !>ATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possi \)ly Balloon I .oc:l J O "Ground-Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircroh 0 P robabl y Aircraft 0 Air-Vi suol 0 Airlntercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomic ol 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH Oil OBSERVATION a. HUMBER OF OBJECTS sufficient Data for Evaluation BRI!II SU,..,.ARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS obj ;-r / slic;htly Po:J.;ibly n gratl'.l~] : y ATJC PO.-M 329 (IIEV 26 SIP" 52) 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 Thit questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give t h e U. S. Air F orce as much Information as possible concerning tho unidentified aerial p henomenon that you have oburved. Please try to answer as mony q uestiona a a you possibly can. The information that you give will be uud for reseorch purposes, and will be regarded aa confidential material . Your name will not be used In connection with any statements, concluaions, or publications without y o ur p..-miulon. We request this p.rsona l Information ao that, If It Ia deemed neceaaary, we may contact you for further details. Whtn did you see the object? 2. Time of day: Month Yeor (Circle One): 3. Time zone: CEos tern,.../ (Circle One): b. C o n trol c. Mountain d. Pacific 4, Where were you when you s o w t~o object? ( Circle One): City or Town a, Daylight Saving b, Standard Stote or Country Adt.ilti on a I remark'i: S. Eatlmote how long you sow rho& object. S.l Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you ore of y our answer to Question 5. b. Fairly certain 6, What woa the conditicn of the sky? {Circle One): o . Bright daylight b. Du ll daylight c. Bright twil ight c. Not very sure d. Jutt a guess d. J ust a trace of daylight (;:}No trace of daylight Y. Don't re member 7, IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was t he SUN located a s you lool<ed a t the object? (Circle One): a. In front o f you b. In bock of you c , To your right d. T o your le ft e . Overhead f. Don't remembor ATIC FORM tiO. lo'l ( I J OCT 54) 8. IF you saw the oi.>Ject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning t he STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): d. Don't remomber 9. Was the object brighter tho_n the background of the alcy? (Circle One}: o. Bright moonlight ~ Dull moonlight c. )No moonlight -pitch doric d. Don't remem~r c. Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the slcy background, was the bri.ghtness like that of on automobllot headlight?: { /I.J. -/ L b. Soveral blocks away? 11. lbid the object: -V" (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c . Break up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f: Change shape? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? ( N~ Don't Know G oJ Don't Know ~o) Don't Know I No ) Don't Know ~t-,,;... Don't Know I .l\1,. Don't Know (No) Don't Know 12. Old the object move behind somethin _at anytime, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Yes r-t:) Don't Know. If you answered YES, then tell what 1:. Did the object move In front of someth gat anytime, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what 14. Did th~ object appear: (Circle One): b. T ronsparent? c. Don't Know. Did you observe t he object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Yes Sun glasses Yes f Telescope Yes Windshield Yes Theodollt~ Yo3 Window glon 16. Tell In a fow words the following things about the object. 17. Draw a plctur" that will show the shape of the oblct or oblech. Lobel and lnelude In your sketch any details of the oblect that you aaw such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trolls or vapor trolls. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object WOt moving. ''Pt\~'"' -t l;j ,...u.J ( ~ r~ - ' 18. Th edge~ of the ob' ct were: ~0,.:~.; (Circl" One):( a. "'Fun)' o'\.blvrredj<l o. Like o brigllt stor c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? Draw o picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 20. Draw a picture 'hDt w~ll show the motion that th;e ~bjec~ Q.' obJects mode, Place on A at the b.glnnlng of the path, a s at the end of the path, and ahow any, changea In d irection during the course. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess estimate whot the real size of the object was In Ita longest dimension. How Iorge did the. obJect 91' objects appear as compared wit h cne of the following objects. belc:l/n the.ha,J and at about arm's length? (Circle On.e) : G)Heod of a pin g. Si Jver doll at b. Pea h. Baaeboll c. Dime I. Grapefruit Basketball f. 'Ho lf d oll or 22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your answer to QuesUon 22. Valrly certain c, Not very sure d/ Uncertain 23. How did the oblect or objeds disoppeor from view? /J_.....~t-~ .. !.l--r / .... ;.._,;tP.. J' 24. I" Ofder that you co" olv o clear o picture 01 poaellle of what yeu 1aw, we would IUt fOf you to Imagine that you could conatruct the o~lect thot you aow, Of what type motetlal would you mole It? How Iorge would It be, ond .wh,ot ahope would It hove? Deacrlb. In your own WMda o ~ommon obJect or obJech which when placed up In the aky would give the 1ame appearance oa the obJect which you aow, 25. Where were you lucoted when you sow the object? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In a cor d. In on airplane e . At sea 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In t he business section of a city? Q) In the residential sect ion of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flyi ng near o n airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you sow the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you wer e MOVING 'IN AI~ AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle a t the t ime, then complete the follo wing questions: What d irection were you moving? (Circle One) a . North c. East b. Northeast d . Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? 28. 3 Did you s top at any time while you were looking a t the object ? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object ? (Circle One) ~Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. Who t directi on were you loo king when you last sow th e object? (Circle One) b. Northeast 'c( Southeast f . Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest 31. If you ore familiar witli bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate th, number o f degrees the object was from true North a nd also the number o f degrees it was upward from the h orizon (elevation}. 31.1 When i t F1rst apo, eared: > b. From horizon ----+Q_ degrees. ]c.~-J .J-C When it disappeared: o a . From true North _ !} u degrees. h. F r o m h)r io:on _ _!? d~arees. 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you o re at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved I ine to show h ow high the object was a bove the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "8" on the some curved line t o show how high the object was above the horizon (sky I ine} when you los t saw it. 33. In the fo ll owing larger sketch place o n A" at th e positio n the object was when you first so~ it, and a "8" at its position when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sket c h as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions a t t he time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) a, C lear sky S)Scattered clouds #e.JJr t!cJ07tJII d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't r~member 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) '-( Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) fa':) No wind Y. Slight breeze c. Strong w ind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't remember 35. When d id you report to some official that you hod seen the object? D o y Month 36. Was anyone else with y o u a t the time you sow the object? (Circle One) No 36. 1 IF you onswered~Jiid they see the object too? (Circle One) Y cs No 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you hod seen on object or ol,jects like this? (Circle One) @ No . 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? In yo~..r opinion what do you think th~ object was ond what might i1ov .. -::oul'ed