Kettering Ohio — September 1959

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CA RD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Kctt'=!rin~l Pro bob I y Bo ll oon Possibl y Balloon 3. OATE TIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION :12{Ground Vi suo I Ground-R a d a r 0 Was Ai rc r aft b X P ro ba bl y Aircraft 0 Ai,..Visual 0 Air- Intercept Radar Possibly Airc raft Was Astronomi c o l Probably Astronomic a l r; .;_vi l;ia n 0 Possibly Ast ronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Ot her Insuffic ient Data for Evaluatio n BRIE F SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Six b:cic;i:lt red particul:J.r HitnesG i ndic:J.tcrl tha.t objs could c.1.rrc.ng~.: outlined. I!o sound.. Moved J ight !.':; . J.n.,G.ng siu~\ay:~. Di .; 'lJ1l)2.ctreJ loc:J."ticn up, J.n manv cli'"'l1'L' acrh..:-uli Sighting Prob:.t.bl:y ATJC FORM 329 (RV l& SJt.P 5 2) 34. What were the weather conditions a t the t ime you sow t he object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) a. Clear sky C'[.-Scattered clouW d. Thick o r heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) a. No wind <-b .-SlighLbr~-- c. Strong wind d. Don't remember WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) Dry~ a . Colb Fog, mist , or light rain Moderat e or heavy rain Don't remember Don't remember Whe n did you report to some official that you hod seen the object ? Wa s anyone e lse with you a t the t ime you sow the object ? ( Circle One) IF you answered YES, did the y see the object too? (C irclo One) Please list their names and addresses: k,:?il t..7t:!uU~ 37. Was this the first time tha t you hud seen on object or objects like this ? (Circle One) &;_') No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you s~ other ones? 38. In your opin ion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it ? U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMA'fiOtl SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed and coded as occurotoly as possible, pleose us~ the following space to write out a short descript ion o f the event that you obsuved. 'l'<'u may re- pea t ir.for~ation that you hove olreody given in the questionnaire, and odd .:~ny further cC~mments, statements, or sketches that you believe ore i mportant. Try to j'Jresert the details of the observa- tion in the order i n which they occurred. Additional pages o f the some size p .lper may be attached if they are needed. (Co Not W.-ite ir, This Space) CG ,u n1e-rs /lJ tJ rrt; 1V 1$ Stt&-HTIN{d;. ~ a c e /2 t?Z.v J.../G Hr S OM dA-' ; ) 0rF ltv 77n:= ;9?ec-,rr. .S.C:: Cr IC't.=TTc=/-? ni/6 '3-t.o.o fJc....c=e ,cc;=,c s FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISIOM,AFSC UHClASSIFIID UNClASSifllD FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISIOII,AFSC UHClASSifiED UNCLASSIFIED FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION,AFSC UNClASSifiED UNCLASSIFIED FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISIOH,AFSC UHCLASSiflfD UNCUSSifl0 FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DJVJSIOH,AFSC UNCLAUIFIID UHCtASSiflfD FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION,AFSC UHCLASSIFIID UH<WSIFIIO 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 quettionnoire has been prepared so that you con g ive the U. S. Air Force oa much lnformotion as pouible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many question as you possibly can. The Information that you give will be used fot reseorch purposes, and will be regarded oa confide!"tiol material.. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, concluaions, or publications without your pmiulon. We request this personal information so that, If it Ia deemed neceuory, we may contact you for further details. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): a.-East:;~ b. Control c , Mountain d. Pacific Hour Minute a (Circle One): (Circle One): o. Daylight Saving 4, Where were you when you sow the object? City or Town Stote or Country Additional remarks: S. Estimate how long you sow the object. Houre Second Minute I 5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5. .Q.. Certain b. Fairy ccttoin 6. What was the conditim of the sky? (Circle One): o. Bright daylight b. Dull daylight c . Bright twilight c. Not very sure d. Juat a guess d. _ _dus)_a jraco_ of_d ht C No trace o f dayli ght "":.> f. Oon'l rem"mb.,r 7. IF you sow tho object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, o r DAWN, where was t he SUN located as y o u looked at the object? . {Circle One): o. In front of you b. In btlck of y ou ATlC FORM NO. 164 ( 13 OCT ~4) d. To your left .,, Overhead f. D on't f(lmumb.H IF you saw the o u ject, ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning t het STARS and MOON? STARS (C irc:le One): MOON (Circla One}: a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch dark"' d. Don't ren'IQmber d. Don't remember Woa the object brighter tho.n the background of the sky? (Cirele One): b. No c. Don't reme mber IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of on automobile headlight?: (Circle One) A mile or more away (a distant cor)? Several b locks away? A block away? d. Sover~ords away? Old lhe object: (Circle One for each question) Appear to s t and still ot any time? Don't Know b. Suddenly speed up and rush owo'/ at any time? Don't Know Brook up Into ports or explode? Yes Don't Know G ive off smoke? Yes Don't Know Chango brightness? Don't Know f: Chango shape? Don't Know F Iicker, throb, or pulsate? ( Yes No Don't Know D id the object move behind something at onytimt~, part icularly a cloud? C lrcle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you unswered YES, then tell what it moved behind: Did the object move In front of somt~thing at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what It moved in front of: Did rhe object O?pecr: (Circle On, ): b. T ran~ par !tnt ? c Don' t Kno'l"'. Old you observe tht~ object through any o f the fallowing? Eyeglasses Yos Binoculars Sun g losses Tolascopt~ TcS Winds hield The odolite Yos 16, Tell In a few words the following things about the object, 17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and Include In your sketch any details of the object that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially e)(houst tralla or vapor tralla. Ploee on arrow beside the drawing to ahow the direction the object was moving. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): o. Fuzzy or blurred b. llk"' n brl~r C c. Sharply outlinecf) e. Other _/Air-l'-lv:t/7,Y f?C:ivrc-;.g 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? /l,x!,C'-'/1 ';/ C. d. Don't remenib;; Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they wtJre traveling. 20. Draw o picture Jfmt wlfl show the motion that the object Q,r objects made. Plac on A ot the beginning of the path, a e at the end of the path, and show anY, changes In d irection dwlng the course. C:..oo L 2) rJ o r :/Jtk'c-er/ on../P? c.. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess 01 estimate what the real size of the object was In Its longnt dlm.nslon. 22. How Iorge did the object ~ objects appear as compared wl~ one of the following objec's. held In the hand and at about arm's length? (Circle One}: a. Jjoqd of a pin g. Silver dollcw h. Bcneboll Dime I . Grapefruit Basketball f. 'Half dollor (Circ:le One of the following to lndicote how certain you ore of y oi.A" answer to Question 22. a. Certain <.._c . Not very sure/ b. Fairly cttrtoln d . Uncertain 24. In ., that you colt give o cleo;.:.") plctur as po .. lltle of whot you aow, w uld Ilk for you to lmatlne that )'ou could conatruct th ct thot you aow~f ,.hot type mat~lal would you mole 1t?-41ow loro would It he, ond wh.ot ahap. would It have? crlhe In your own wOf,., o ~ommon o"Ject or oblct which when placed up In th Icy would give the ao"' oppeoronc a th obJct which yo u sow. (j) UNK/1/tJ.(,vAJ @ /1-f/P,~cex tM~t-Y 25. Where were you lucotc d whe n you sow t he o bje c t ? (Circle One): a. Ins ide o building b. In a cor d. lnono irplone 26. We re you (Circle One) a. In the business sect ion of a city? r b. In the reside ntia l s-;;ct-i o(;~it>:? -c.-lnopen countryside? d. F lying near on a irf ield? 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 t o notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING 'IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. No rth c. East b. Northeast d. Southeas t fast were you moving? -----------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you s top a t any time wh ile you were looking at the object ? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looki ng when you first saw the object ? (Circle One) b. Northeast ,,. d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you lost sow the object ? ( Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f . Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest h. Northwest 31. If you are familiar with bearing te rms (angular direction), try t o estimate the number of de'grees the object was from true North and a lso the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon {elevation). 3 1 . 1 When it first appe a red: a . F rom true No rth ------degrees. om horizon degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true No rth------de grees. b. F rom horiLo n deg 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Plac e an "A" on the curved I ine to show how object was above the horiz on (skyline) when you f i rs t sow it. Place a "B" on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizo n (skyline) when you lost saw it. In the following larger sketch place on uA" at the position the object was when you first SO'!'f it, and o "B" at position when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger sketch. 39. Do you t hink you con est imate the speed of the object? 1 Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? Do you think you' con estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) Q No IF y o u answered YES, then h ow far away would you say it was? 41. Please give the following informatio n about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER Please indicate any special educational training tho t you hove had. a. Grade school b. High sch ool c . College f. Other special training-------------- Post graduate 42. Dote you completed this questionnaire: