PROJEC1' 10073 AECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 3. DATETI.I.tE GROUP l No Sketch 7. l-ENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10. a~IEfl SU~ARY OF SIGHTING Phoenixz Arlzona 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION C Ground Vi suo I 0 Ai~ Vi suo! 6 . SOURCE Civj,liaa. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 Ground-R odor a Air-lntercspt Radar 11. COMMENTS CONCLUSIONS Ylos Balloon a Probably Bclloon Possibly Balloon 0 Was Aircraft a P ra bob I y Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronami cal P robobl y Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical OtherUnreliablF~ 0 In sufficient Data for E voluoti on At firs t objs appeared ~itch black, when See UFO Analys i s sheet. th y tur:led they appearsd orange-white. Bobbed uu & d own & tilted. ATJC PORM 3:9 (R.ZV 26 !!IV 52) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 24 november 1959 This is to acknowle dge and thank you f or your r ecent l ette r regarding the .sighting of Unid~ntified Flyi ng Objects on 10 November 1959. Yo~r letter contains insuffici~nt information for a valid conclusion. Therefore, request you complete t he ttached Air Force questio aire in regard to the sighting end f or..Tard the c oopleted paper to the AeroSpace '.rechnical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, their analysis and evaluation. Phoenix, Arizona Sincerely, --LAWRENCE J TAr<Yt:on--: Public Information Division Office o~ Information ~J. S. A~ P. f 0 R C;: T E C tt N I CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 N SHE E l' 'fhi~ qu~t~stionnoir' ha!5 been prupar..td so that you con giva th U. S. Air Force aa much l nfcti!'IOtion Ol pou ibl~ conc~ttrn ing th$ un idntified coria I phenomenon that you have obu,rv&d, Pf?o~o try to oMW<tr OJ many questiona Ol you possibly can. The information that you giva will h.:. Jaod t<;r <!IJ .terch purp1a.,.s, and ... ,.;11 bu ro gc:rd.d aa confid!!ntiol maferiol. Your norne will not ~,_, \:')ed il'l e on Mr.tion w ith any statarn.-nt!l, conclusion,, or publlcatlona without your pMmi3sion. 'f/., r~l'ti.dl! i'~iJ ~raonol lnf~rmc~i~n oo that, If It deemed n~cusary, w' may contact you fvr 2. Time of de~y: Hour Mlnutu 1. Wh:tn d l:J yov ~.,!t th., obj.,c~? (Circ/., One): (Circlfl On~): a. Eest~rn b. c~ntral , , Mountain, d. pc;cme Addi tional romcrka: (Circle On~): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard Stot o r Country S ._ Estlma how long you sow thlJ objo't5----- 5.1 Circle one of the following ~o !ndicat~ how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5. \), Certo in c. Not very sure o. oir1y c:~rtoln d. Juat a guus i). What wa& the :cndiricn of tnJ! s~y? (Circlo Ono:,' -:. 3ri ght daylight d. Jus t a tracet of daylight e. No trace of daylight f. Don't remember I 7. If you sow tb obi&ct d;;ring DAYLIGHT,aWILIGHT,;"or DAWN, wh.-,re was the SUN located as you looked ot ( Circle Ono): o. In front of you d. T o your le ft b. In back of you e. Overhead I ~. To yout rioht . f. Don't remember 8, IF you saw th., o ufe ct, ot NIGHT,JWILIGt:!I,., or DAWN, whot did you not ic e conc<!rning thtt STARS and MOON? S.l ST Af7.3 (C irde Ona}: 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o, Bright n oonl lght b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't rerr.omber d. Don't r0member 9. WcJ tht.t o~;~c~ b1i9h~9r than ths background of thtt sky? (Circle One): c. Don't r\)mernber 10. lF It was BRIGHTER THAN tha sky bad<ground, was the brightness lik" that of on alJtomoblf-e headlight?: a . A milct or more away (a distant ear)? ~Circla One) b. Sovera I b lock owoy? vevero yar s away c. A block owoy? 11. Did th~ obj~ct: o . App..,or to stand still atony t l:ne? b. Suddenly speed up and rush owoy ot any tim~? c l BrC'Ok up into porh or explod~? d. Give off !: mok'3? e. Chonga brightness? f. Chong~ shape ? g. Flicker, t hrob, or pulsate? ( Ye:\ "\ No Don't Know Y~s o on't Know Yes No Don't Know Yes No Don't Know Yos No Don't Know Yes No Don't Know Ye' No Don't Know 12. Did the ob jecf" mo'le behind something at anytime, particularly o cfovd? ( C,.rcfe On~}: Yes {N;'j Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Did the object mov8 in front of some~hlng at anytime, particularly a cloud? (C irc:/e Oi e): ( Yes >~ No Don't KnClw. H moVflc !.-ront o : ~-.. lf you an!\wer.!d YES, than tell what (Circi~J One): _(~a . Solid? V 1-4. Did th,~ object appear: b. Trunspor~nt? c. Don't Know. Did yoiJ observe tha objoct through any of tha fo llowing? es No e B lnoculars o. yeg ass o s b. Sun glosses Yes Ho f. Tolaseope ~. Wind:>hiold Yos No g. Th~odolite i oil In ~ f.l)w wn~s th~ tollowln~ things a hOYt th t obj6c1. Dl~W ~ plc~L.r~t~ 'hat wlfl !!how 'the ahop of tht ob!c;t or oblch. lob-I and lnelud In yovr afc~ttch ony d~Jtolb oi tl:-ct ob!~t J.,-ot y~ aow ouch oa wlng!i, protrulons, o?c., and ctapeclolly Qt)(hctuat tr.Jitt or Vtlpor trc.ll ... Plac .:m Jr~w !J .... Iu ?h~ drawing t~ Phow. th~ .Jir"c')on th ob!~t woa moving. Th\~ uugn OJ 'h~ c bj'!e~ w~r~: .. ( Circh On , ): o. Fu:~y e-r blurrd b. Uk~ ~ bdght ~ ~, c. Sharpll' outlln~ d. Don't r~m$mb.r lr th!tr waa iv\ORE THAN ONE obj,et, than how many war tnere? -*)~------------ C:o'lt ~ p:c~Jtt ~f how th&y """' l:rr~n~d, ~nd pvt on arrtiW to 1how th$ direction that th8y wr ~raveling. Or ow a plctura. Jnnt wlll show th motion that th obfc:t 01 obJech madw, Place on "A ot the b.glnnJ, oft~" polh, o a a 9 th" end of the path, and ,Jtow any, changes In direction d~lng the corse. 21. !F POSSIBLE, trv to guess or estimate whet the real size of 'h oblect wo In Its longaat dimenalon. How forge did the. obiect or obleeh Clppeor as co.,ared with OM of the following oblecta helilln the hand and ot about arm's l&ngth? (Circle One}: 'O; Head of o pltU_ c~ Dime ... f. 'Half dollar g. Silver dollar h. Boaelxlll I Grapefruit I Baalcetboll lc. Other-------- (Circle One of the following to fndleote how certain you or~ of you-answer to Qu~ntfon 22. b; Foiil'y c;rtQin 23. How did the oblect or objects di.sapP"or from view? c. Not v"'Y aor d. Unc:ertoht 25. Wher~ were you loca te d when yo u sow the object? (C.ircle One): 26. Were you (Circle One) a. Inside o building b. In o cor ( c. Outdoors) d.' rn an orrpione c:~-...!~. th~ bus inen soction o f ? c H~l-.. .). In tha resldttntiol section of a cityf'""-. d. Flying near on oirfittld? e. F I yi ng OV!tr a city? f. Flying ov~r opan country? What wer~ you doing ot the time ypu saw the object, and how did you happen fo notice it? 28. If you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following qu~stio"s: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) c. North c:. East e. South g. West b. Northeost d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwut 28.2 How f~st were you moving? ------------miles p er hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. Whot direction were you looking when you fir:;t sow the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. South9ast f. Southwest 30. Whet direction were you looking w hen you los t saw the object? (Circle One) a. Nod~ c. Eas t e. South b. Norm~cst d. Southeast f. Southwest 31. If you ore fo:-'1::or ...-ith bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees t he object wos f rom tru~ Non; ~nd also 1he number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (e lavotion). When it fi rst appeared: c. From true North --.~. fJ. degre e s . From horizon -'--~f) _ degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared : 1 a. From true North _J....._ ..:...'- _._ degrees. b. From h orizon '"':' degrees. 32. In the following sketch, imogin~ that you ore at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved fi ne to show how high thB object was above the horizon (skyline) whe n you first saw it. Place a "B" on the some curved line to show !.ow high the object was above the horizon (s kyl in o) whan you lost sow it 33. In tht:t following larger sketch place an A" a t th e position tha object was when you First saw It, and a "B" at its position w!ien you lost :oaw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an e:.cample of how to complete the larger sketch 34. '-Vhot were th.., weather c?nd!tions a t the timet you sow the object? (Circle One) Cle ~ky~ Scattere d clouds Thick or heavy clouds Don't re membor 3tJ.::l WEA '7'n ::R (C ircle One) -b: Fcg;-rriist, or light rain f.ioderotg o r heavy rain o . Don' t rGmember (C ire/$ One) "O, No wind :,. 51 ight breez" c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (C ire/a On!!!) e. Don't ramember 35. Whan did )-'OU report to some e ffie ia I that you bod s o en th~ obj'3ct? Month Yoor 36. Was anyon ~ else with you at the time you sow tho object? (Circla One) ( Yes .. * No 36.1 IF you answere d YES, did they see the object too? (C i.-e l e One) y;;~ No 36.2 Pleas~ list their names o Was this th~ first time that you hod se'n on object or object:S like this? (C ude One) Yes No J 37.1 IF you answered NO, then whc:tn, w~ond under what clrcumst:mces did you see other on11s? In your o;:>ini~,.. what do you think the object wos and what might hove caused it?