PROJECT 10073 R cCORD CA~D 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloo n 0 Probobly Bnlloon Po s bl Y Balloon '- ~. 0 G d V I 0 Groun&Rodor ~/ Wns Ai rc raft oco, ....:..---------------' ruun I suo u 0 Probub l y Aircraft 0 AirVisuol 0 Air lnt..,rcept Rada r Pon:ibly Aircraft 0 Probabl y Aslronoml col 0 Pos~l bly A stro nomlc:<.1l 1. LENGTH 0? OaSEiWATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 lnsuffic:iont O oto for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTI NG 11. COMMEN1 S 3p,;roy tcly 60 c! t o LJtcJ oi' {i..n.d a-:t3rn c 'fh~ l''t:Ll~ 25. Wht>re were you locate d whe n you l>UW the CJ!Jjoct ? ( Cuclc One): a. Ins ide a building b. In a cor c. Ou ~vors d. In o n o irplonc 26 . Were you (Circle Ooc ) a. In the bus ine!>s section of a city? b. In the reside nt ia l sE:ction of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? c. Flyingovcracity? f. F lying over ope n country? 27. What wcro you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING 'IN AH AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the t ime, then complete the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. Eost b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwast h. How fast were you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop c l onr time whil~ you were looking at tho object? (Circle One) Yes No What direction were you loo king when you first s ow thf: object? (Circle One) North East b. Northeast d. Southe a s t f. Southwest h. Northwest What dir~ction were you lookin-J w hen you las t sow the object? (Circle One) o . l'lor ~h e. South g. Wesr b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. If you cr.; 'o olia r with bearing te r m; (Ctngular diroct io n), try to estimate the number o f degrees the object was from true ~.~-:,and also the number of dcgr~es it was u pward from th e h orizon (elevation). Whsn it first oppcorcd: a. From tr ue North 11 --'----degrees. b. From hori7.on 31.2 When it disc1ppcc:r.:d: o. F ro1.l true ~ lorth _ - --.: . dcgrc~J ~. b. From hor iz o n -------dcgu cs 3 2 . In t he followi11g s k etch, imagine tl10t yo u o r e o t the pc.i11t s how n. P lo c e u n " A " CJn th~: c ur ved lin~ t o sho H how high the ob joc l w o!> above th~ ltorizon (s kyli ne ) wl t~ll yov fir.st saw i t. P lace o " B" 0 11 the same curved l ine t o show ho w hi!Jh t he obje c t was al:,ove t he ho r izort (s k y l ine) whe n you l a s t !.O W i t. In the fo l!-;wing larger s ket c h ploc<J on uA" at the position the ob jec t wo s wh~:n yo u firs t ~o~v it, and a "8" at position w hM you la!it sow it. Refer to smaller ske:tch as an e x a mp le of ho w t o compl ete t he lcrg~r sketch. 34. What wore the wea ther conditions at tho timo you saw tha object? (Circle One) WIND (Circlo One) a. Clear sky a. No wind b. Slight btcez& c. Scatte red c louds Strong wind T hiele or heavy douds Don' t remember e. D::>n't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATUP. E (Circle 0 fle) or l ight l'ain Moderate or heavy ro in e. Don't r emember e. Don't r emember 35. When did you report to some offic ia l that you hod seen the object? 36. Was anyone else with you ot the ti me you saw the object? (C irde One) Yes No 36.1 rF you answered YES, did t hey see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No 36.2 P le :Jse I ist their mes and addresses: 37. Was this th~ first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) Yes 37.1 IF you answered NO, then whan, where, and under what circumstances did you s e e other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you th ink the object wos and what might hove cause d it ? 39. Do y o u think you con ostimata tho spee d of tha object? Circ/o One) IF you onsware d YES, than whot :.peed would you esfirno te ? 40. Oa you thin!< you can estimota h ow for away from you the obj::tct was? (C ire It: One) IF you ~rnw'!trod YES, then how for away would you say it was? 4 1. Pleas~ siv;, the following information about yourself: Mlddl Nom~ TELEPHONE NUMBER Pleas~ ind icote any !Special educ::(Jtionol traini1'\g that you hove had. Grode school e . e. T echnicol s dwol b. High school (Type} f. Oth~r speciol b a in lng Post graduate ~ 42. Do'e you complet.,d t his ques tionnaire: Month Yeor ..>K"-r' -JtC'V /JAJL7 Cov~ co~.o Ae... .Di.rer..tion of I~lo'tion /...7t.:Jtt.'-r?)!-w,.;J .;- S.::!.tellite: .A.ntronomical Phenomer.a (Hetoor Comet, Plat\~ t, ete )_{2-;r!'-~.f. -r- J.:.i!'Craf't. Balloons, Ait'Shipo' etc-- 6.~.},..1 a.<r v Analy.si s a!id Conclusions ; SAFOI-~d/'Ia,j ~acke-r:/mh':J/ t'~291 15 .Jsnua.rJ 1960 T his i~ t:"J ac~t!lo.,led.g~ your l~tter of 5 Jr~.:r...t~ry 1900 J:l'Lling the sir;ht:!.:!g ":>f An u':'J.dentt'fierl f lytn5 o1),~ect in Yotn lett e!" con to ina insufi'icien t info!"T.ation f :Jr a Ya l:d cone lus i:-;:1. The:-e.fore., r e '1'..1:::!3 t you C(';::J_? letc t~e e tta c h.:d Ai!" Force \.tte3tionn'3tre i .n r~:~13':"d to t hi::; !:iit;'1.tinz fl.,1 forward the C01':l)let.ed pJper t.? t~e Aer0space rrcc~.nic:3l l:ltelligence c _ntar , Wr:f.,f;~t-Pattoreo~ Ai r Force B':lse I 0'!-llo for a~slyais and evaluati o n IncLoa!.l:v!! Lloo~fi~ld, Con~ecticut Si-:1ccraly, L'\w-:BNCE J . TACKER ibjor, USA:'' Public Inforn-.ation Division Office of I~fo~ati~n :_, eo:c~back OI-3d Reader OI-l tnit:Gt1t.i1.':i.e:.d .Flyi nt; CLject.:; Cruu~, U.S. :.ir orc e At nlrn~.:::. exact l y 7 :00 fd J t.>r'n StaPd.,rd Ti wc o n .JPnu:1.ry h, lr.l;O, I :nw P"n ap-;-,;~, ;!tly u:1e> .. pJainabln lirlrt in the: nor t.h r;t. 1 h a d stt ,ed Oli L or l- o :~-(.WCJ!' of rrq hon e and h;>.p:.K~!'.:!d to look s\.r.mrd, no t.inr~ u.a.t. Llv, r::i.~,ht. ,,;a .. ; c~: l .~rvl cl3 'lr . Al most .irr~"leJi 1.tely J s:t.~v a lir;ht j n Lhe aor tt ?11 e] ; r .'.t.ion of aopro.r.i:'J?.tr::ly 25 t u 30 :.~o:v2:-to rrov~ into a position 2.l roft due he:--t of uhe:re J ":1 "1;:; stanJir ; , :JJ1ci .l.t -rE:cr:o.ined [l. t, about Un s ar.e ~r .... lll"'.r e;l~vat.Lon tiuri.n~, i t s .1\ol:.io n . ThG lis:h t w1.s yello -o:~D ... 1:-: iP color , a.rd it. vas this chu..ract,-:.ris t, Lc, n . t. her than it'1 ~notion, that fir~t attrc-.ct~d my a ttent ion. 'lhc 1ir.ht :ra3 slightly brirhter than a flrst ll'!Zl.f..~dt.ujc s t[1..r an"1 a1tl.our-h it::; SI'H1.ll sl2c vras c l os e to the l imit o f rec;olu tion o f rty vision, the l j --:111:, appe .. 1rccl t o h av e s.r. area c o n s iderabl y lar r e r than t he a p parent ~dzc of a ~tal', n nrha}Js h oine ~pproxi11\atoly circt~lar i n sh::tpe. I ~-;q1dnted to i ncr") 'lEC tr,f!. sharp;-1-::s s ol' the ima g e , ~.1d t h 8 lifht still n.ppt;:.:JT 0 d to be (' i r c uJ.ar l n JLft er v-:2.tchin;~ the li~h t. for bout l) s8conds, I ~:unr~onsd m.i !:;is tor to -;:: i t , a..'1d I \Talked t o :.he side of the hous e ---r.t:ra,y fro.11 tiw r l:.tc G ol' n rch l i [ ht - - -to co=-Yci !:ue \:atchinp; it. 1;y s i s tr:r a rrivvJ, ~1< tcl.c;-1 for a b out 1 ;, secoT'ld s , the n went l nr!oor s beca1.~se of the co J::!. Ve r y soon G.f t.er- "Hard tr li~!ht, b y nmv about d ue ,.:ast of r:te, be1 an t o slo.1 u~. 1'he,.l lt just atcut stopped, and ov e r a period of S' seconds its int~:..'nsit.y c 1'oppecl t o a l e vel such t h a t the li( ht 1-zas b a r e l y visible . Ten :=;ec6nds lat,er it di s - appe~::- .:;~ fro.1 vicY-1 enti:-~ly. I ke p t looking for it for sev"'ra.l :nore r1inutes , ou t di d ~ot see it rea'9~2ar. ':1ithin a f'e:-1 seconcis of the tir.le i t ~ ls :-pne~rcd, I lh) "\rc a :--:. ther loud r'xibli n(' rou.n.d lC!s tin:; about. 5 seconds, V8ry much li~e thu!'1:'i.;.l- , co-,ing from t h:: ~eneral dir?!ct ion 1-vh.::r e I had lr.::.-t se~n t.h?. li~ i1t. . tinwe =-. -c:'1e lo~r f r e q ue::c y of t.he ru~le pr e vente d n~e frox acrur a tt:Jl y judo-in~; sounc :-.:-r: e-:-ed 1-.:i th this movinr. lirht. I r e c all llstGu L-.:: c a rC".fu.lly for ;m 1 sounC:s .: .--l \Tas Hatch inG tho l .i.f h t . .v e ars He r e rot, c c.vcrcd b_y a hTr. ond n.-n,.:. . : nois e l evel in t hi:> rur2.l noj_d1bori10o~.l u 1s e:A trcm~ ly J.oH. 'l'llP.tc tld.S v e r y i.lt tle iJir:d t o blo w the ~;ound :i.n mwtltG:i.' dire ctio n . 1 do not d.ist:!oun t t.r1e -coss.Lb.iliL,r tha t th~ rt~ .. tblc ( hc;.u-~ ~1as ~ J.aq t' t.:t.r:!~ c , r c e s :t'ahrmht>i t . nl:, no tililn di d l)' ln.J.i '!! ,J i.h j S ::l i nr-}e li rht J <"UC' h c ;, :: i. rr r~fi. U.S. AI R FORCE 7ECliNICAL ll4fORMAIIUrl SH~ET (~UI.IMARY DA (A) In order that your information mo)' be fil9d and coded os accurn tcly as IJOSaib l~, pleas o u<;t th:.: !allowing spoce to writ.) out a short descr iption of the c.:vcnt that y ou obst:.rv c d, YC'u mo y rc - pe:. ir.formation that you hova already givon in thoJ qu"stionnaira, and add ,,ny furthe r cvrllm~nts, s!:: ~md~ts, or skotc he::i that you bdl ievo ar~ important. Try t o Jlreser-t the d e tails of the obs orva- ticn rn :l-Ie order in which the y occum~d. Additioi1a l ~a o~s of th~ scm~ si:r.o p::~per m 'Y b,:, attached i; t"'f.'Y o r o nc~ded. (Co No r W,i tc ;,, Thi 5 Space ) Sl GN .. :\ T UR E rhr:: .follo-iinz is a COf'::f of t:y-J.r>tte r o-f' ,T''!"U~r:,r 5, 1960, la1~rcnce J . Tncl<er : 1ih i.e h . t ;:..l:nost :n~actl:/ 7:00 P.l. Last0rn Stanch.rd ';'inc un tl3!1nar;r 1:, 1960, J ;a-; un <-ppar- r::-tl:r nn; <:!Jl:1inable 1ipht i:-1 the r.ortlnmst. I had ;,~.t.:;npe::l cmt o f the bael.: Joor of 1r,y ho:1P. e:-~d hapr' .. med to loot: sk::r.mrrl, not in;:-t.h:;.t the r~i:;ht -.; s coo1 ~tN ,.lrlc~t i: ..... a.~iatcly I :>aH:;. :: rht l n 1-,h~ r.orLhiH~:>t, at .::!.!! clev:2.tion of appro,L:r.:tLely 2) to JCl ~l:?~r(es. I t :?s ;---pving r:loHl~,r but ;Jerccptihl:-/ to'.-:trd t:1E' Ht.::.it at. a rf'et.: .! ch th~t it too~< about 30 to lrO f."' onds to tn.ovt,; i n t:.o c! D03i t i.o1 ~ l .os t "1u~.-:: ... st o.1 t!1'"'t'e 1 .-cs ~tandine,aT"'d it r~1m-:d.noJ ai~ about the s:4!l:' H:'lfular ulcvatl =-~ <.:urir.~ its The l ifht .. a s ye llm . ..f-ora~;-e in color , and it '\:~s this c haracte ristic, r <.th: r t!;<?n its rrot.ion, th-;;.t fir~t attracte~ my att.en+..ion . 'Ph, lif.ht 1-:as sllchtl.~r b.:-i' htr:-r t.h:.n n. .first. n:::~-,...iiu(.le s t a r and a:!.:.nou;:h its snvtll ~ize ,:as close to the l i n,it ol' rcsol>tion of :'1)" vi:-:"'~:~, "':.he J l~ht <::.['.: arcd to hc..v~ an area considerably la::'fer than the ~1 ')"J'lrf!n t. s..:-ea o f a sta r ' r: '!aps b~inr approximately circular .:.n Fhaoe. I squi':"lt.cd t o ln~reae.:: ~.::e !"'harpness o:"' the ir:l;;.re , anrl the lipbt still a pre arc d t o be circul ::1r in ,.fte r w<~t.c~ ~ : .. t-.he l.iC""ht for about 1) s ecor'::, T SUiHnon~d !rl,'f ~jst."'r to sc! i t , .: n:i .[ t i.PU'J i.;.:rtcr:inf it . .lly s isto:;r arrived, ;-ntr~l'-!rl f or .:.~011!:. 1 ~5-COll~:"i, t, he n rr n' :Lt!Joar ; ]e:.t.(;r i ~ ~) 'h~:t<er! fro~ ;iv.r C:l!'.Lrcl.r. f :-:c!..,t lno'ir.rr .L'or it J'or c.n:nr2J. ilO!'I CL'llJYI f