PI<OJECT 10073 RECOI~D C,I),RD 12. CO NCLUSh)N$ 2. LOC:ATsON 0 \'lor. Balloon 18 1-To/ :::o D~v-tn Ohio 0 P robc:bly Br.:lbon ~. DA'I: -IAE C?OUP 4. TYPf: OF 03SERVAIION -u 7. LENGTH OF 08SERVA"(I~N 10. BRIEF SUMM4RY OF SIGHTING t!.l Ground Vi suol 0 Crouud-Rodor 0 Was Aircroft 0 rruboblyAircroft 0 Pouibly Airct oft 0 Air-Viuol 0 Airlnt~rc:..,pt Rode r SOURCff" _:_ l<!:t Wus 1\strouomicol ~eteor 0 Probably A~tronomical 0 Possibly Astronomi-:ol O. NUMBER OF OJJECTS 9 . C OURSE 0 O ther ----- 0 In suffi ci ~:nt Data for Evol uati o n 11. COMMENTS A br:!.;4lt, b lui sh-\-Thi te li~ht, first not i ced behind : l ouds. App~ed t o get larger & brighter until i t disappear dd. Shape could not be determined due to brightness. Probably a meteor. Alth:ru~l} tine duration i s excessive, t~li.3 could have been misinterpreted . A'l'IC FOR~ 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) V. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECHNICAL IN F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In oder that your information moy be filed and cod .. d os accurately as po:;Jible, plcos{t u~e th~ following space to write out o short description of the event that you observ~d. Yo u may re peot inf.:>rmotion that you have already given in the questionnaire, end odd ant further commont:s, :stotemenrs, or ~ketche3 that you believe ore important. Try to present th~ dutetils of the obs.,rvo in t ne ord6r in which they occurrttd. Additional pogu of the same si:r.e paper may bs attached if t h8v c:r~ n~edad (Piea:~& Print) (Do Not Write in This Space) U.S. A'R FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEE T Thia qLJ.t~fionnair~ :,cJ b~,n ~rt)par)d so that you can givt~ the U. S. Air Forc o cu muc:h lnfcurv.:r'o/'1 a!!. po.Hibl!) c oncerning the unid1ntifi,d a"rial phenomenon that you hav~t obsorv~d. P J r>O.#' try t o ;tn, wor C G many questions as you possibly can. The Information t hat you give will b. U:l~d !or !': -;.x!rch purpo5~s, and will b-1 r~garded as confidential material. Your name will not ~;, U 3JO ~ cor~no::tion with a~y stat4lm,nh, c oncluJiona, or publications without your permi<Hi~n. W'J r;,-iv,:,,f ~hiti p...,r~onol infor mation co that, if It Ia d\lemed noceasary, we may contact you for l . Wh.,n d ld yoJ ss" the object? J. T I mo & Olit'; (Circ!.!! On-J): Ecstern ~ b. Ci'ti'\trol c:. Mountain d. P oci1ic 2. Time of day: Hour MlnutJ (Circle One}: A.M. (Cird~ One): a. Day I i9ht Saving b. ~tondord Stot or Country 5o E~tlmot& how long you sow the obi~ c t. 5.1 Circll) ontt oi tho following ~o !ndica t!t how certoiil you oro of your answer t o Question 5. o.-. C\!rto in b. fairly cer~ain (Circb 0,-,}: o . ar ight tb ylight ~. Dull daylight c B r i gh 1 tw i I i gh t c. Not v~Jry sure d. Jut o guess d, J ust a troco of day! ight (j;_ No trace o f daylight f. Don't r emember 7. IF you s ow tb o b ject d ur ing DAYLIGHT, (Ci:-c!e 011oj: a. In front of you b. In beck of you ::. Toyourrigh~ TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located os you looked a t d. To your le ft " e . Overhead f. Don't rcmernber ATTC FORM N O . JIH( H OCT 5 ~) a. Jr Y'H' S<I'-Y th., vu jo.:t, o t NIC~Hr TWiUGH f , tj( 0,\NI'l, wh::d did y ou noli~u conC:!t n i n g ?h STARS und MOON? 8 .2 MOON ( C irclu One): ct, Bright moonlight (~, DuiJ moonlight c, No moonlight -pitch dork d . Don'tromamb~r c. ~!'r 1:rr'l! bloc ~s a woy? (:.._A h lt>c k a w o y'i' d. S3v?ro I yards o w\Jy? a. Otb:'lf ll. D id lh~ ob ;~.:t: c . Br.o('.!: u:, i c~o p~d:; or P.Xp~ode? e . Chons s brir;htn~'i::>? f. Cheng~ shape ? ~ F l icker, throb, or p~l:;oto? (C !rd'9 One for each qwn ;tion ) (_ N_g.,' Dont Know No Don't Know Don't Know (Q.on't-Xnow) Don't Know cD-on't Know...> Don't Know 12. Did r:v:t object movo:1 b~hind somo,hing ot or.ytlme , potticu loriy o cloud? l 3 . Did t~t tl o b je c: .";1,:,vs in front of :::ome hing ot a nytim,, porticulorly a cfoud? Don' t 1\ nCl 'f:'. IF you onswer~d YES, thon t"il wha t b. T ron.spor~nt? ~. Do n ' t Know. D id y..:>.1 obsMv~ t h J .1b jud throtJ~h ony of t ho fo! !ow!ng'? Binocular~ Ytt! Sungl.s.:: > Thoodol ib lltll"lll. , , 16. r~H In t3 f()w words th-:t following thingJ about tn obitct. Dtow o pl~tur~ thc:t will !!hoH th nhope of i'h objtct or obicta. Lobtl ond fnelud In yovr Dk>~tch any d~toll ~.?Y ~h-t obl-c~ ho' Y"U sow !JU~h o!) wln~J, pr?truslona, otc., and eap.clollr o:.chaust tr.JII~ or vapor itolh. Ploc en a rrow bv:t !d. ;h~ drowi"'!IJ to r.~how th cUrctctlM tht ebj~t wos movlrr!7 r~o:-.. ods~ia :;f lhtt obJect w~re: (CI.c/~ 011it): o. Fuuy cr blurred Cb-L I k., a br lght st-ar e. Sharply outllr1~ d. Don't r~mmb.r n~ ~h~r~ wot .\\ORE THAN ONE obj&c:t, than hf!W many w,re there? Dfo'H C11 plcrur-t of now th~y W~r orrong.td, and put an orr&W to ahcw th dfr'tc:tlm 'hot th~)' W&r .. 'ravaJ 1719 ~0. Dra w o plct uo Jnot wlrf !how \'h<3 motion tha t th,. ':)blct or obf~d.a moc!s. P~t1co on .. A C3t th " btgJnnh~ o f th~ po~h, o .. 8"' o~ the "nd nf thu pat h, or.d r~how any, c~ongtt!t In d ir~ct ion du.-lrtg the cour~r:t. IF POSS:31_E, try t o g~ts ~ or e 3Hmat-a whet ?he fl])ol z., of the obiect wo!l !;1 lh longnt dim'ltna1on H1:1w for~s :ii d the o b je c t tX objects op i' 0:1 c:.ompm&d wlth one of th<& i ollowlng obj<tch h~li;l in the honcl en& ot oboVi or.n'!l longth? (Cird a (ba) : Haod o1 a pl11 Sifv~r doffarl Ba,~boll ,-~. Grapefruit.!'~ Basketball "Half dollar (Cird s One of the fo!!owing to indie'Jte h ow certain you ore of your cmswsr ~o QuttaUon 22. c . Certc :n c. Not V'()ry sure \. b. Fairly c:;,r ;SJn d . Uncortoht 24. In orfir t!-1ot you con g lv as clear o ?l:tur~ a s pouibl of what yo u aow, we would l ike for yo u to Imagine d\ot y~u could e o1nttud thl't obfect thot ~ou a a w, Of whot typ matrlal would you maS!. It? How lara would It b, ond what Gttope li h~Y"97 Ouc:rlh '" your own w~rds o l:ommon obfct or objeh wh lct; wh" ploc.d up In the a!cy would glv~ the 25. Wher~ were you lvcoted when you sow the object? ( C.irclc One): 26. Were you (Circle One) a. insi dtt a building (.?~ In a cc r In the business section of a city? In the residential section of a city? In open countryside? c . Outdoors Flying near an airfield? d. In a n a irplone e. Flying over o city? e . At sea f. Flying ov~r open country? 27, What wcr.~ ),)u doing a t th~ tim'3 you sow the obj~ct, and how did you happen to notic~ it? 28. IF you w~r ~ MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the t ime, then complete the following questions: 28.1 Whet direction wert~ you moving? (Circle One) a. North ( Eost b. North eu st d . Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 Ho..,... rast wcr~ you moving? 28.3 Did you stop ot any time while you wer~ looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes QL~ 29. What direction we re you looking when you first s ow the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast (& Southea~t f. Southwest 30. What direction wera you looking when you last sow the object? (Circle One) , "lo~meo.st d. Southeast ~Southwest h. Northwest h. Northw.,s t h. Northwe3t 31. If you o re f:::;-.i::cr with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimat~ the number of degre~s the object W03 from t rue No:-i; a!'ld a lso t he number of degrees it was upwa rd from the horizon (e levat ion). 31. 1 When it first appeared: . b. From horizon ~-c. degrees. 3 1.2 When it disappea red: o. F rom tru!' ~brth b. From horizon ' 1 ... degrees. -v degrees. 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore a t the point sl1own. Place on A" on the curved lint! to ::how how h igl1 the object was above the h orizon (skyl ine) when you first saw it. Place o "B" on the som9 c urved line to show how high the object was above tha hori:on (skyline) when you last sow it, 33. In the fo lloVJing larger sketch place on "A" at th o position the object was when you first :-.ow it, ond o "8" ot its osition when you last suw it. Ref~r to smaller sketch os on exampla of now to complete tha largttr skettch. 34. What were t he weather conditi..,ns <J~ th" time you sow th e object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One } a . Cleor sky Scat~ercd c lauds Thick or hP.avy clouds e. Oon'1 remember 34.3 WEF.Tr.E R (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or li ght rain c. t-.1odera te or heavy ro in e. D<'n 't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) a. No wind ( b~ Slight bree=:o:t c. Strongwind d. Don't rflmemb.r 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't re member 35. Whe11 did yot. report to some officio) that you had ses n tha objact? 36. Was onyor~ els~ with you a t the t ime you saw the obje ct ? 36.1 IF you answere d YES, did they see the object t oo? (C ird e One) ( Y ~ ' No 36.2 Pleas e