Newyork Ny — December 1959

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION J. DATETIME C~OUP 4-TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local_ 1600 j.,!{Ground Vi :;val Cl Ground-Radar GMT 1..4/Z]j;>JZ 0 Ai~Vi::ual 0 Air-Intercept Radar :i. PHOTOS Q iviJJ.S3.n . 7. LENCTH OF OSSEilVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ax ln5ufficient Data fo r Evaluation 0 Unl<nown Rnd, silv ery obj 'I;T/solid sppea.rA.nc~. In::JU:ffic ient info for a v a lid c.:onclusim . Wltness did not complete the f orm s ent :tor a.dditio!lal info , leaving ma.ny of the pertinent spaces blaak. ATIC FO!Ut 329 (RZV 26 SltP 52) 39. Do you think you con e stima te the sp e ed o f tho o b je ct ? tCircle One} Ye s No IF you o n:.we re d YES, then who t speed would y ou e s timate? 40. Do you th ink y o u c o n estimate how fo r away fro m yo u th o object was? (Circle On-e) Y es IF y ou or.s,.,ared YES, the n h ow for uwa y would you s o y it was? 41. Pleas~ 9 i v e the followin g informot io n CJbout yoursolf: TELEPHO~JE NUMB Pleas~ indicate any sp~ciol educationa l train ing thot you hove hod. Grad~ s chool e. e . T echnicu l s chool Hig h school Other specia l tra in ing Pest graduate 42. Dotl!t y o u c omplete d this q uestionnoir~: (SU.\i.'r1ARY DAr A) In or de r that your i n formoti<n mcy bu fil a d a nd coded os o ccurotcly a s pos~ible, plcos o U5e> rh~ f o l i,:)wing !>pace t o w rite out a s h o r t d,>s c r iptlon o f 1ho eve n t t hot you ob:;~rv~d. Y<u may rc p~.:1~ idctmotio n that you have olr~ody given in the questionnaire, ond o dd ,, ny f urther c(lm(oWtlt:; , stot~rl"~nts, or ske1che:> t ha t yo u be li.::ve are importa nt. T r y to pre se~t t ilt: details of the obl>erva- tion i:-t the od~r in w hich t he y occurred. Add i t ic:nol poges of the some size per ma y be o t tachdd if !h ~y o r e n~eded. (Go tlo t iV1it e irt This Spact::) ~IGN/,TURE y_,t,r 1-ctt~r C'Jn+.u.i.!''-> i.t;~Jl'~'icl.: !~ l rt.;.u.r_;G:Glon ;.'o:c-a v:~lid co;'lclu~tion. T:'lare:'ore, I 3:JJ tnclosi.:l~ s.:1 Ai~ ~'orce Q:.H~3";ioru"'1aire f or ycu t o fill out . H~en it i8 Cvlllp:.:;t.~a, p l.:':'Ja~ l'on1ard it direct to tha A~roa~lace rccimlce:; l L_t.c i..liJ~nc.a Cant~r, Wright-Patterson Alr ii'.J:rc~ Jas~, Ohi o fo!' an3lJSifl a nd avalua!;ion. 1"1ClOdUre Si!1c~rcly, Lr~,./RNCE J . IJ.'AC!GR !-iajor, USA..t7 Public I!"lfonatio:l Di 'rt~ i on O~fice o f I~o~ation l'=utJrr OI -1 U. S. A I R f 0 R C E T E C ~IN I C A L I U F 0 R M A T I 0 H S t1 E E T Thi s quutionnoira has b,un propor~d s o t hat you c o n giva th~ U. S. Air Forctt 0 1 much lnfcfmotion os pouiblo c oncerning th() unld~ntifi,d a eria l phenom~non thot you hava o hJ ''V<td. P ban t r y to onaw~r o:; many qu~stions 01 you pouibly can. Th~ information that yov g ivo will b ~Hd for r osoorch purpo.us, und will b.! r.,gardd a c onfid !ntiol motorial . Your nom will not b. u J::d in connection with any stat~ments, conclus ion,, 01 publlca1i(Jni without ~our p on nlulon. W ro1qva ' t this pursonol lnformotio n so that, If it Is deemed necouory, we may contact yuu for f vr th er dt~toi 1, 1. Wh~tn did you ue the object? 2. Time of doy: (C irclo On a): (Cirdo Ono): o. Ea~torn ( Circ/3 Ona): o. Doyl ight Saving Contro l b. Standard Moun ta in Wh~r~ ware y ou wh"n yov $OW th o objoct? City or Town S1ot or Country Addlrional romork3: 5. E5tl:note how long you sow tht~ o bject. 5.1 Circle one of th" following to Indicate how c ortain yov or& of your an swe r to Q ue:stion 5. a. c~rto in b. Forrly certain 6, What wo , the conditicn of th~ :;ky? (Circh One ): a. Bright daylight b. Dull do yl i{Jht c:, Bright twi I igh t c. Not very sure d. Just a guus d. J ust a traco of doyl ight o. No troco o f daylight f. Don't remember 7, IF yo u so w the objact d uring DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where WO$ th.!t SUN locat'!td a s ~ou looked o t the obj.,ct? ( Circl~ Ono): o . II front of you In back of you c, To your ri gh t d. To your left u. Overhead f. Don't rcmernh~r ATJC FOR M NO. 16 4 ( 13 OCT ~4) 1 8. fF you saw tha object. a t NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, wha t did you notico c oncern ing th"' STARS and ~.\00:"-1? 8.1 STARS (C irclo Onr:t): 8.2 MOON (Circf~ On.,): o. Brioht moonlipht b. Dull :noonli!)frt c. No moon! ight -pitch r~ork d. Don' t remember d. Don'~ r.:>membor 9. Wu'J the o b jncr brit.~hretr tha n the background of th~ !il<y? ( Circla On~): b. No c. Don't romPJmhi!tr 10. IF it V/os BR:GrlTER TH4N the sky h ocl<ground, wa3 th'-' bri9htn~33 li!<e thot !>f on outomobll~ h!Jodllght?: ( Ci;cfo On>) \J, A milo or mor~ owoy (a dlstoi'lt cor)? b. S9vcral block~ O\?oy? c:. A b lock ow'Jy? d. s~verol yards e.woy? 11. Did,:,:tobject: \l, A;>;.>"cr t il stond still atony tim~!? b. Sudd-Jrly speed up ond rush oway a t any t im.-,? c. Brook l'P into ports or explode? d . Givo off smoke? o. Chong~ bri ghtn&:;s? f." Chong" shape? 0 Flic ker, throb, or pulsate? (Circle One for ooch question) No Don' t l(now No~ Don't Know No Don't -Know Don't Know Don't Kn,w Don't l<now Don't !( flOW 12. ~Old the ,bjec t move behind som&thlng at o njtlme, particula rly o c1oud? ( C lrclc One ): Yes No Don't Know !F you aMw~r~d YES, t hen teff who~ 13. Did tha objec~ ve in front of something a t anytime, particularly o cfoud'? (Circlo Onei Yes Don't Knnw. IF }''OU onswer':td YES, tha n 131l what H>\! ~h"" Jhop.t ,,; 1'10 ,,bl~h.: m o~j.~ctt,, Lobo! end In :I ;<.!11 In y r-vr s..l..,?t:h r;ny tb . Jib r)!,~J O~l,ct .;..,,. y;u ,..,ow .>uc:t ~J vti 1\)J, ,"lT\>IrtJ.li'Jt,,., ) : "' ; on.J o:lp(Jclaliy ::cholJ~ hulb or V\,por trnllv, Pl.:c~ r~t:llon th~ 'Jbj .,c;? W\1:} movli'l~l Ht Th\J o lgo:'1J ;,I ;hv cd>jt-ct wt.ro: (CJrcJo \Jnu): tJ , f Jn:y Oi blvnd b. ll k-) o brigh t ~tar c. Sharply outlin~d d. 0-:.n't remGm b -,r li= th,Ho wo >,tORE THAN ONE obje:l, then how many wcro thtJro? --------------------- Druw o p it.:tur) of h~.Hv th~y w ~:-o c~ ro 19~d~ o nd pv ~ l'ln CJri':IW t o =-how 1 h rt d i r!)c i hn 20. Dr.:l."f a pictuh, thot w~ll :Jhow tht't mo t ion t!, !ft ~hd objl!:lct r>,r ohj~:~cts modo. PJaco o n "A u t th e buolnnlr:9 o f the path, a s" ol th o ond of the path, a nd :sho H any, c~o~ge1 In dir"ctlo1, during th~ cour~.,. 21. IF P OSSI3LE, try to g ue:;:s or estimot., whot th~ ro ol c.Lu o f th~ obj~ct wa s In Its longa~t dlm~nslon. 22. How Iorge did -:h., objttct 9:' objech a ppt'ur a~ compar~d with on., of tha fo llowing obj:tc.h. f.,ei.:J in th~ hand ond ot about or m's 1-,ngth? ( Circlil OiJe): a. Henc! of o pin g. Si lve;lr dollar b. P ea h. i3a3ebol r Dime i . Gropttfruit Bas fcetbo If f. Holf d:>llor '22.1 ( Circle One of the fo llowing to ind;::::~e how c~rtoln you oro o f yoU1' ailswer to Q\.l.:test lon 22. o. Cortoin c. Not vary !HWI) b. Fairly C.Jrtoln d. Uncartoin 2 3. How did th'9 object or o bjects d isopp-eor frorn v iaw? 24. I n order t n o t you :on glv os daor o plctur as ponlhb of what you tow, W!l would Ilk~ b r you to lmog ltle thot you could construct th~ object that you taow. OF w h o t t ypet mat!'rlol would you maScs It? Ho w Iorge .,vou ld It b~t, ond whot ah<.~p w o u!d It hov"? De a crib In your own word, o eommo n obJact or obJect wh ich when p lo c.:.d up In the slcy would g ive thil :some oppeorone a s the obfect w~lch 'ftJV ,ow 25. Where w e re you luccatcd who n you sow the o bject ? (Circle One ): o. Inside a building b. In a cor c: Outdoors d. In on o irplone o. At s e a 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In tho business sactiort of o c ity? b. In the residentia l section of a city? c. In ope n countryside? d. Flying near on airfield? e. Flying over o city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time yo u saw the object, and ho w did you happen to no t ic e it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN A l--l AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, the n complete the fo llowing questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One ) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeos t f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were yo u moving? ------------miles per hour. 28.3 Did yo u stop atony t ime whil e you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you firs t sow the object? (Circle One ) a. North c. East e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeoit f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were yo u looking when you las t saw the object? (Circle One ) o . Nor th b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwes t h. Northwest 31. If you c ~ brrilior witli bearing terms (angular direction), t ry to estimate the number of degrees the ob ject was from trv~ ~orth and a I so the number o f degrees it was upward from the horizon (of evation). 31.1 When it firs t appea red: a. From true North-------degrees. b. From hori7.on degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North-------_ dcgree5. b. From horizon---------degrees. 32. In the followi n g s ke tc h, imagine that yo u m~ a t l~1e point shown. Place an "A" on tho curve d li11e:.: t o show how thn objf'ct wo~ abov e the horizon (c;kylinc) when you fir~t so.v i t. P lace a " B" on th.., sam~ curv d line: to r.haw how high the object was abov e the horiz.on (skyline) when you last sow it. In th.t following large-r sketch pluce an "A" a t th e position 1he o b ject was when you first co~v it, ond a "8" at position whe n you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch o s an example of how to complete the larg e r sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at tho t ime you sow the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One ) a. Clear sky c. Sc attere d clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.3 '!'\ EA.THcR (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light ro in c , ,V.oderote or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One ) o. No wind b. Sl ight breeze c. Strong wind d. Don't remembetr 34.4 TEMPERATURE (C ircf~ One) e, Don't remember 35. When d ld you report to some officio I that you hod seen th~ object? Month Year 36. Wus anyone else with you ot the time you sow the object? (Circle One) Yes No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? ( Circle One) Yes No 36.2 P l~ose I is t their names o nd addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you hod seen on object or obj"3cts I ike this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF y:>u answered NO, th~n when, where, and under what eire umstances did you see other o nes? 38. In your opint.:>n what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?