PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon Probably Balloon DATETIME CROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possi ol y Balloon 0 Wos Aircraft L o c a l _ ; o :Ground Visual 0 GroundRodar Probably Ai rcr oft 0 A ir-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS O X Othe r 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation BRIE~ SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS l'J. . :t:'l.n ., tr:;.n..;luc~nt obj, U J. th~ ~un th'"~Ut;h r~ys of f m u h.igh .l.ctti. AT!C: FORM 329 ( R'IEV 26 !UtP 52) 34. What were the weather conditions a t the time you saw the object? 34.2 WIND (Circle One) a. No wind b. Slight breeze c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind Thic k or heavy clouds\ Don't remember e . Don't remember 34.3 WE ATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle Ontt) b. F og, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember e. Don't remember 35. Whttn d id yo u report to some official that you had seen the object? 36. Wos a nyone e ls e with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) s ) No. IF you a n s wered YES, did th .,y see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No P leo:as lis t their names ond ... ~ddresses: _,. , t:// k / /.~ 'tt- GJ 37. Was this the f irst time that you hod 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 see other ones? 39. Do you think you con estimate the speed o f the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? )d a u k m.p.h. 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away fr om you the object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy It was? 4 1. Please give the following information about yourself: City Zone State Pleaso Indicate a ny special educational training that you have had. a. Grodft school High s(;hool . Post g raduate (Type) t:hx k;z. f. Other sp~lal troln~g ~ c..xj/~ c... 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATIOH SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use the fo llowing space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re- peat Information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add ant further comments, statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the observe tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size paper may be attached If they ore needed. NAME ----..lo (Pieo Print) (Do Not Write in This Space) Maple Heights, Ohio September 15, 1959 SUBJW.CT: U. F.Oo Sighting-Area: Cleveland, Oo -Sept~mber 14, 1959 U.F.O. Project Officer Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Gentlemen: Following is a report of a U.P.O. sighting made at approximate~ 19 hundred hours , West of Maple Heights, 0 . -estimated to be considerably in excess of ten miles distance. Probably 50,000 feet or more. Slightly larger and brighter than North Star when viewed with the naked r:,ye. None (from viewing position) Observed for ten to fifteen minutes until obscured by dark clouds in western sky. OBSERVATIONS \f.(TH 50 PO~VER TE:I.F.SCOPE: FJJ.iptical (vertical) 20 percent off perfect circle. Light tan, b~lieved to be reflectit~ color of setting sun as though ~hrough th" object. Appearance is that of sun's rays passing through a white or silve r tran~lucent object. HEAT Object gave off dancing heat waves to distance of about 10 percent INDICATIONS: of its size. CONCLUSION: Object could be a huge weather balloon if inflated with very warm air or gasses of sufficient temperature to cause heat waves in cold upper atmosphere Arthur--!:.. !C/ SEJ' q SAFIS-3d/ . Tac ker/mhb/72291 28 September 1959 Thia is to acknowledge your letter of 14 September 1.959 concerning an Unidentified Flying Object you sighted recently near Maple Heights, Ohio. Your l.etter contained insufficient data to allov a valid conclusion. Therefore request you complete the attached Air Foree questionnaire 1n regard to thia sighting and forward the ccapleted paper to the Air Force Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Foree Base, Ohio, tor analysis and evaluation. Sincerely, LAWRENCE J. TACKER t.Jajor, USAF Public Information Division Office of Information Servicea Maple Heights, Ohio Comeback IS-3d Reader IS -1 U. S. A l R f 0 R C E T E C H H l C A L I N F 0 R M A T I 0 H S H E E T Thi9 questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U. S. Air Force as much lnfotma1ion at possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please tr y to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The Information that you give will be usod fo r r euorch purposu, and will b. regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be und in c onnection with any statements, c:onclutlons, or publications without your pwmiulon. We request this p.rtonol In formation so that, If It Is dnmed necenary, we moy contact you for further do to i Is. . When d id you see the object? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): Veor A.M. or 3. Time :zone.: (Circle One): a. (Eas t:!!!)) b. Control c . Mountain d. P<Jclfic (Circle One): a .@aylight Savi;J b. Standard 4. Wh,e wer.fl you whn you saw t h o object? Stote or Country Additional r~morka: S. Es timoto how long you saw the ob Ject. Se cond Hour Minute S.l Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5. a. ~or to ;lj) b. Fairly certain 6. What waa 1he conditlcn of the sky? (Circle One): c, Not very sure d. Just a guess d . J ust a t race of day I ight e . No trace of day I i ght f. Don't r~m.,mber 7. IF you s ow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was t he SUN located a s you looked a t the objec t ? ( Ci1cla One): o . n front of you In c o you c. T o yo ur right-,.<~, d . T o your left ~. 0..-erheod f. Don ' l r e member 8. IF you saw the oofect, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what d id yo u notice c oncern ing t he STARS and MOON? STARS (C irele One ): MOON (Circle One}: a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonllght c:. No moonlight -pitch doric d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember 9. Wos the obje c t brighter tha n the background of the s ky? (Circle One ): b. No c. Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the s~y background, was the bri ghtness li ke that of on automobile headlight?: ( C ircle One) a. A mile or more a way (a distant cor)? b. Severa I b loc ks a way? c . A bl ock a wa y? d . Soveral yards. away'! / . , 11. Old the obje c t : ( C lrcle One lor each question ) 6;) fio Don't Know {N~ Don't Know a . Appear t o stand :sti ll ot o ny time ? b. Suddnnly s peed up and rush owoy at any time? c . Brook up into parts or e xp lode? Yes No Don't Know d . Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know Yes rio Don't Know Yes ( No;> Don't Know (No) Don't Know e. Change br ightness? f. Change shape? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? D id the objt:ct move behind something a t anyt ime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): r Y~ .-1 ( N_g) ...,Don't Know. -L ~F yo u ons~ered YES, then ttl~ w~ot It moved be hind: D;the ~jec ::~nUfront o~-:-::thlng a nytlme, porticularl~ a cloud? (Circle One }: Yes Don't Know. you answered YES, than tell what D id ~h., oh ject appear: (Circ/, Onr~): b . Tlan,por;~t? Oon't ;(no"f. Old yo u observ e the object t hrough any of the following? Eyeglasses Yes e. Binoculars Sun glasses Ye s f. Telesc ope No Wind:;hield g . Theodolite Yes Window gloss Yo.s 16. Tell In a fow words the following things obout tht object. o. Sound ~ 17. Orow a picture that will ahow the shop of the obJtet or obltcts. Label ond Include In your akttch ony details of the obJect thot you sow auc:h as wings, protrualona, etc., ond eap.clolly txhouat troll or vapor troll a. Place on arrow beside the drawing to ohow tht direction the obJect woa moving. 18. The .,do-a of the object w-tre: (Circh Ont): a. Funy Of blurred b. Llk a ~-!oh! star c. Shorpl o'!_tlir,; d. on t rrn.f'lb.r 19. IF thre waa MORE THAN ONE obJct, then how many wtrt thert? ---------------- Orow o picture of how they wr orron~d, and put on arrow to ahow tht direction thot thty wtrt trov.llng. 20. Draw o picture Jhnt wlll show the motion that the obJct or objects mode. PJac:e on A at the beginning o f the poih, a a at the end of the path, and ahow any, ehangea In d lrac:tlon during the course 21. If POSSIBLE, try to guest or estimate what the real size of the object waa In Ita longest dlrMnslon. < ao feet. t/l ~ 22. How Iorge did the. object Of objects oppear as compared with one of the following objects held In the honcl and ot obovt orm's length? (Circl'lt One}: cC ~Gad~ ' u..lP. g. Silver dollar c. Dime I. Grapefruit d. Nlcket J. Basketball e. Ovortet lc. Other --------- f, ~Jolf dollar 22.1 (Circ:lo One of the following to Indicate how certain you or~ of yot.K answer to Question 22. a. ~':!_!JO) c . Not very sure b. Fairly certQin d , Uncertolf1 23. How d ld th~ obJect or objech dis appear from view? 24. you con ol" os c:leor a picture os po.,lble of what you tow, w would lllce for you to Imagine that you could construct the obJect that you aow. Of what type mottrlol woulcl you male It? How loe would It be, oncf what shop. would It hoYa? DeactiD. In yoUI' own wMda o ~ommon obJect or obJects which when ploc:ed up In the slcy would give the SOma o,peoronc CIS f),a ol,lec:t wnl eh )'OU SOWo 25~ Where W~Jre you located when you sow the object ? ((Jrcle One): 26. Were you (Circle One) o. Inside o bu ild ing a. In the business section of a city? (!!,the reside-nt ial section of a ci'ty'?' c. ~tdoo;$") d. In an airplane c. In open countryside? --- d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over o city? f. Flying ov~r open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did ypu happen to 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. North c. East e. South g. West rtheast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you mo ving? ---------miles per hour. 28,3 Did you stop at any t ime while you were looking at the object? (Circle On~) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South West Northeast d . Southeast f. Southwest 30. What directio n werft you looking when you lost sow the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast f. Southwest h. Nort(west d. Southeast 31. If you are familiar with 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 t irst appeared: a. From true North J/~-"57) b. From horizon ,;?P degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North .~ degrees. b. From !-tori~on --, degr'!es . ' 32. In the fo llowing sketch, imagine thot you ore o t the point shown. Place a n A" on t he curved l ine to show how igh t he object was above the horiz on (skyline) when you f i rst saw it . Place a "B" on the some curved l ine t o how how h igh the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. 33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" a t the position the object was when you f irst sow it, and a "B" at its p o<>it ion when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as an e>eampla of how to completa tho larger sketch.