Ottawa Ohio — September 1959

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. L OCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Ot 't :r. :a Ohio 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possioly Balloon 3. DATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION x.f2 Ground Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Ai rcroft 0 Air-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft OX Was Astronomi col(;.:ro.:;.~l:J. 0 Probably Astronomic~! 0 Po ssi bl y Astronomi col 1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation i;hJ:' I?(? hrs BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING '.ti nfl.. Vcrv bi-lt iC::. erj ng c;olol .. , This I TOc;:.bly OO.J rlj ;to~tl d. b A'nC: FORM 329 (JUlY 26 SKP S%) U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECHNICAL IN F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHE E T Thl questionnaire has boen prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force aa much Information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have oburv.d. Please try. to anawer as mony questions as you pouibly can. The information that you give wi ll be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material . Your name will not be used In connection with any statement&, conclusions, or publications without your permiulon. We request this ~rsonol information so that, If It Is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. When did you see the objoct? 2. Time of day: Hour Minutes Yeor (Circle One): b. Central c . Mountain d . Paci fic (Circle One}: o, Da.r.Jight Saving 4. Where were you when you sow tho object? City or Town Stot or Country Additional remarks: S. E 1 timote how lo"g you sow the object, 5.1 Circle one of the fo llowing to Indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5. fa.\ Certain "(' Fairly certain 6. What wa the conditicn of the sky ? (Circle One): a. Bright daylight b. Dul l daylight e. Br ight twil ight c, Not very sure d. Just a guess d. Just a trace of day I ight "'o . No tr oc .,.ofdoy light f. Don ' t remem er 7. IF you sow the object duri ng DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, wher8 was the SUN located os you loo~ed at (Circle One}: o. In front o f y ou b . In hac~ of you c. To y:lui righ t d. T o your left 6. Over head I. Don' t rem.,mb~r 34. What were the weather conditions o t the t ime you sow the object? 34.1 CLOUD~ (Circle One) Ce_. Cleo~ c. Sc attered c louds d. Thick or heavy c louds e. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One} ( a. Dr~ Jj e fN b. og, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) ig t breeze c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? 36. Was anyone eis., with you a t the time you sow the object? (Circle One) Yes No 36.1 IF you answered YES, JiJ they see the object too? (Circle One) Yos No 36.2 Please li s t their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that ynu had seen on object or objects I ik e this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your opinio n what do you think the obje c t was and what might have caused it? 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore ot the point shown. Place on A" on the curved line to show how the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place o "B" on the same curved l ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline} when you lost sow it. 33. In the following larger sketch place on A" at the position the object was when you first so'! it, and a "B" at its position when you lost sow it. Refer to smaller sketch os on example of how to complete the larger sketch. 25. Where were you lvcoted when you s ow the object? (Circle One): 26. Were you (Circle One) a. Inside a building b. In a cor (C:) Outdoors d. In on airplane e . At sea a. In the business sect io n of o city? (/ In the res idential sect ion of a city? c . In open countryside? d . F lying near on airfield? e. F lying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle a t the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East e . South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were ynu moving? -----------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop a tony tirne while you were looking a t the object ? (Circle On6) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) a. North c. East (b~-Northeosj) d. Southeast f. Southwest -lll.ll'~ c r , 17v v What direction were you looking when you last sow the object ? (Circle One) (g) Northeast d. Southeast h. Northwest If you ore familiar witfl 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 {elevation). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North------degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North-- - ------degrees. b. Fr om horizon de grees. 20. Draw a picture thot wllf show the motion thot the objec~ o.r objects made. Place on "A ot the beginning of the path, o a ot the end of the path, and show any, c hanges In direction during the course 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess ot estimate what the real alu of the object was In Its longest dimension. 22. How Iorge did the object 91 objects appear as compared with one of the following obfec,ts. held in t~e hand and at about arm's length? (Circle One): Head of a pin g. Si I vet dollar b. Pea h. Baseball Grapefruit Basketball Oumhrr k. Other Half J ollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to lrnllcota how certain you ore of your answer to Question 22. a. C<trta In c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Un~ertain j ow I ~ ect or o Jec s supptor rrom v lew e::_ ~ construct the obfect that you saw, Of what type material would you make It? How Iorge would It be, and wh.at ahope J would It ho..,.? o .. crlb In yow own word a ~ammon object or obfech which when placed up In the alty would give the ~ aame appearance as the obfect which you aow. 16. Toll In o folw word5 the followlr1g things about tlio object. 17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or ob!01cts. Lob31 and Include In your 'k~tch eny dtalls of the obj\lct thor you sow such o s wing,, protruiSioM, l!te., and 'J!lpeclally exhauat trails or vapor troll~t. Ploc:!t on r.mow bfJslde th~ drawing to show th" dlr~tctlon ths objttct W03 moving. 18. The edge~ of tho obj.!tct wer~: (Ordo On11): a. Fuuy or blurred b. Ll k., a br ioh t star c. Sharply oullinerl IF thero was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? Draw o pictur.:t o f h~>w th"y were mro'1g.,d, o;'ld put o n arrow to 3how the direction that they WtH'.!t traveling. 8. IF you saw the ouject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what d id you notice c o ncerning thtt STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. N~.!rJ?~!lJ lght -pitch dark (f.Oon't re "",bV d. Don't remomber 9, Was the object brighter tho.n the background of the sky? (Cirde One): c, Don't remember IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? b. Several blocks away? c. A block away? d, Severo I yards away? 11. Old the object: ( C lrcle One lor each question) a. Appear to stand still a t any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c, Break up into ports or elCplode? d. Give orF smoke? e. Chong~ brightness? f.' Change shape? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? 12. O ld the object move bt!thlnd something at anytime, particularly a cloud? No Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know (Circle One): Yes @ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Did the object move In front of somt!tthlng ot anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Knnw. IF you onswefed YES, than tell what {a: Solid?) 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): b. T ronsparenf/ 15. Did you observe the object through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Yes ( N9) e. Binoculars b. S un glasses Yes @ f , Telescope ..:. W:nd::.hi<tld Ye.s !No g. Theodolite c. Don't Know, 39. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) 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) 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 Please indicate any special educational training that you hove hod. Grode school Technical school High school Other special training Post graduate 42. D"te you completed this questionnaire: