Franklin Ohio — October 1959

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS DATETtME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION ~ Ground Vi suol 0 Ai,.. Vi suol 0 Grou"dRadar 0 Air l"tercept Radar 0 We s Balloon 0 Probobly Balloon 0 Po ssi ol y Balloon 0 Was Aircroft a P robobl y Ai rcroft 0 Possibly Aircraft Cl Was Astronomical Sta.r or 0 Prob~bly Astronom~col Planet a Po:utbly Astronomtcal 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OP' OBJECTS I 9. COURSE 10. BRIEII SUMMARY Ofr SIGHTING Rnd obJ caanging shape by becomiDg larger & smaller observed moving up,~ow.n, and side- 'N-a.ys. Very bright, compared by witness to a lantern. In sight for t!lil'ty mins. Appeared & was still in sight after 30 mins w/only sllght change in position to the Wll. ATJC: FOIHI Ut (JIKV 2e S&Jt 52) 11. COMMENTS a Insufficient Dato for Evaluofion a Unlcno..,.. No exact positional info .J&s obtained 1m the witness. The star Vega was low on the horizon i::l the NT..l at the time o~ the rpt. The obj viewed was probably this star or pos sibly another bright star or planet i n the sky a.t this time U.S. A I R FORCE TECHNIC A L INFORMATIOn SHEE T (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be f iled and coded as occ:urntoly as possible, p lease us the follow.ing space to write out a short description of the event that you obsuved. Y~u moy re. peat ir.formation that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add .1ny further cC~mments, statements, or sketches thot you believe are important. Try to Flresert the details of the ohserva tion in the order in which they occurred. Additiona I pages of the sam& size p;,per may be attached if they ore needed. (Pieau Print) (Co Not W,ite ;,, This Space) Otto T-3 -:s Ttrft e. ,'.5. t-W .Ctt.St= '/c,.0e'(~j <tS ScccL, /he,-/ iif".-E._ U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI C.A l I H f 0 R MAT I 0 H S i1 E E T This queationnaire hos been prepared ao that you can g i\'e the U. S. Air Force os much lnfcrmation as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have obs.,ved. Pieoae try to anawer oa many quutions as you pouibly can. The information 1hat you give will be uaed for reseorch purposes, and will b. regarded 01 confidential moter'ial. Your name wtll not b. ua.d in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publication without your permlulon. We request th is personal information so that, If lt Ia deemed nec:euory, we may eontact you for further de to i Ia. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): 3. Time zone: (Circle One):'( c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where wete you when you saw the object? (Ci rcle One}: a. Daylight Saving @ Standard Cl ty or Town Stote or Country Addlfianol remorlcs: .5. Eatimate how long you sow the obiect. 5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how cetta in you are of y a. Certain c. Not very sure ~ Fairly certoin d. Jut o guess 6. What was rhe conditia1 of the slcy? (Cirde One): d. Justo tra oJ;~..ti~\Jiight a. Bright daylight b. Dull daylight e. No trace o daylight c. Bright twilight f. Don' t re r 7, IF you saw the object d u r ing DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN , where was the SUN located os you lo o ke d a t the object? ;J /A- ( Circl e One ): o. In front of you b. In boc k of you c. To yo ur r ight ATIC F O RM NO. 16. ( 1l OCT S4) d . To your left ~. Overhead f. Don' r re member 8. lr you saw the ouject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what d id you notice concerning ths STARS ond MOON? 8.1 STARS (C ire le One): ~ Don't remomber 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch doric @ Don't remember 9. Was the object brighter tha.n the baclcground of the slcy? (Circle One}: c. Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the slcy laclcground, waa the brlghtne11 lllce that of an automoolle headlight?: (Cirde One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? {J). Several lloclcs away? c. A bloclc away? d. Several yards away? 11. Dlcl the object: (Circle One lor eoeh question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Sucfdenly speed up ancl ruah away at any time? c. Brealc up into ports or e)(plode? d. Give olf smoke? Change brightnesa? Change shape? "'-~ g. Fliclcer, throb, or pulsate? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know ~on't KniP 12. Old the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: @ No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what ,3. Did the object move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Yea ~ Don't Knnw. IF you answ..-ed YES, than tell what l-4, Did the object appear: (Circle One}: o. Sofld? b. Transparent? Don't Know. Did you observe the object through any of ths following? Binoculars Yes Eysglasses Sun glasses f. Telescope Yes Windshield Theodolite Window glass l 6 . Tell in o ;~..,words th , fol lowln9 :hings about Ike obie.ct. 17, Draw a p icture :hat w : U show the shape of the object or objcts. lgb.J and include In your Ieetch ony dtolls ol the object thot you sow such as wings, protrusiona, &tc., and especlolly oxhauat trails 'lr vapor troth. Ploct an ttrrow beside the drawing to show the direction the ooject was moving. 19. The edge a af the o bj,ct .yere: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Llkeabrlghtstar @_Sharply outlined d. Don't remember Orow o picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the d i etlan that they were traveltng. 20. Draw a picture thnt will show the motion that the obj'ict Of objects mode. Place on A ot the b.glnning of the poth, a a at the end of th., path, and show anY, change In direction diXing the course. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to gueu or eatimate whot the reol alze,af the obiect was In Its longest dlmenalon. 2 2 How Iorge did the. obfect t;J11 objects appear 01 compoted with one of the followlnt object be/J in the ham/ and at about orm'a length? (Circ:le OM}: Head of a pin Silver dol lor b. Pea h. Baaeboll Grapefruit d. Nlclc.t Basketball e. Quartwf Half dollar ( C irele One of the following to lnd icate how certain you are of your answer to Qu.s~lon 22. a. Certain c. Not very sure ~ Fairly certain d. Uncertain How did the object 01 objects disap ~4. fn ord~ thot you CCift lvo os cloor o picture po11lltlo of whot you aow, wo would flko ,., you to hulne thot )'HH could construct tho oltjoct thot yqu sow. Of whot typo "'t~lol would you '"oh It? How forgo would It Ito, OM wh.ot shope would It hove? Doscrllto In your own words o hfMftOn oltjoct or oltJocts which when placed up In the alcy would givo tho 25. Where were you lvcated when you saw the object? 26. Were you (Circle One) (Circle One): o. In the business seclion of a city? Inside o building In rhe r~sidentiol section of o city? b. In a car c. In open countryside? c. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield? d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city? f. F I ying over open country? 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 at the rime, then complete the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? -----------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) La;) North T. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) d. Southeast f. Southwest ...} Northwest 31. If you are familiar witli bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North and also tht!! number of dt!!grees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 en it first appeared: a. From true North ------degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North------degrees. b. From horizon degrees . In the following sketch, imogin~ that you ore a t the' point shown. Place on "A'' on the c urved I ine to show how igh the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first s ow it. Place a "B on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (sky I ine) when you last sow it. 33. In the following larger sketch place an A" at the position the object was when you First sa~ it, and a "B at its position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) {a) Clear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thiele or heovy clouds e. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WINO (Circle One) ro: No wind f.l 51 ight breeze c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATUP.E (Circle One) e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? 1ze o~ ;qscr Day Month Y eor 36. Was anyone else with you ot the t ime you saw the obiect? (Circle One) @; No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) _@) No 36.2 Please list their narnesand address 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object objects like this? 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? In yow opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obiect? '3 ,.. '{ t.. IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? m.p.h. 40. Do you thinlc you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 41. Please give the following information about yourself: Please indicate any special educational training that yau have had, f. Other special training------------- d. Post graduate ---------- 42. Dote you completed this questionnaire: