Sylvania Ohio — January 1960

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PROJECT 1007S RECORD CA~D 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 0 P rob obi y 8 oil oon Po ui bf Y Boll oon Local ] ~ 3 ('. 0 Ground--Vhual 0 Ground-Rodcrr Woa Aircraft PP rob ! y AA! r c:rof GMT ('jt.;:; ;,,!.. 0 Air-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar OIStg,y trcro t S. PHOTOS SOURCE C ivil1.a n 0 Wo~ Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Pouibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OP osse~VATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSe 2 S<' Cvn'"lG on8 vacL~ble 0 In ~uffi cl "nt Dot a for Evul uotion 0 Unlcnown 10. BRIEf' SUMMAitY Of SIGHTING Hi~rJow::; o:' brir.:ht.. l i ght and tbC'k C'Jn t r:;st, 011 yP-llo.v-\o~hite ...:it.h black objec t . 'l'hiG iv3.~ t1ll 1:.ha t .r13 visible o JJls:7t;J"Je.:lrcld inst~nt..lv l l. COMMENTS 'lhl s .:r:port c o:TL:li.ns St'-'~caJ. contr:.t.- dic:Lory statccr.-::~nt.:). .~u.ness st. t...:d t-hat sh::~ tT!:l.S told th~t she '.vdtl d ._,ee t.r.ls otj ect by rr..c~tal t dle.wt:t.{. St :\ "t>..:s Lh~t ~;hr.! obsuvcd tha p.:'.t\.1 of' th..: obj...!ct by perception prio r t c the vi--~1 ooserv.:...t.! .m In orde r tha t your informotion moy bt1 fiidd and coc!ed a s occ-uro~oly u ~ possible, plt.:o~e use- ~!-lc following ~pace to \'/ rila out o s hort description o f th~ evc:nt th~1t you ohs~:.rved. r'<'u may rC~ p'!tc:t irformotion that you helVe alacody givPJn i n tha qut:stionnoiro, and odd .:~ny furthor C:Jmm'!!nt.;, otements, or skHtches that you b...,liove ora i mportant. Try to f.ltcsert the details of th'l obscrvo- t:_,n in the order in which they occurr")('J. Additirmol pO!J?.S of the some si.c !Jn ,tJr tn(ly b;> ottach:,d if they ore needed. (Pia.:~ .. e Pdr.t) (Go N~t W.i,'e ir, T his Space) U.S. AIR FORe;; TECHNICAL H1FO~MATIOH SHEF.T 'fhii que$tionnaira hot! b~u,n prepared :10 that you c~n S)iv~ th., U. S. Air F orco o o tTtuch i nformation os pouibl& <:oncerning the unidentified 03riol phenomttnon thot yo u hove o!H-,r v.,d. PlbiJSe try to onawor o3 mony quo1tiuns o~ you pos~ibly con. Tho informotil;)n thtJt yo u g iv, wi ll b~t u:.:)d for rosoorch purpo~.,s, and wlll b., rooard~d oa c onfidential rt'!Of..triol. Yo ur natn~ will not b., n. ;,d In conn_,ction with any ~tot~mttnh, conc:luinnrs, Ot' p ublicatio11$ without your p..'lltnlll!llon. \~, rcq uost this P<Jrsonol information 10 that, If It I~ d.)emed nocu ary, .., may contact yo v f~r fvrl h '' dotai 1,. Wh:tn di d you soa the object? 2. Tim~ of day: Ho.Jt fAI .w 1~, (Circle One): Tim~ 1one: (Circl~ Ont)): a . Eastern b. Central 4. Whurt wor~ you wh"n you s ow lho obj..,ct? Noor.ut Postal Addtou /o\dd.l tiona I romorks: ( Circlo 0 11a): City or T own Doyli~ht Soi i ,,g Sto t() or C ounlry 5. E'tlmote how long you sow the object. Hour, Minutota 5.1 Circle ono of th~ follo wing to Indicate how cortain you ora or your an'\W'!tr to Question 5 . a. Certain @Fairly certain c. Not very sure d. Ju3ta guou 6. What we~ the conditioo of thg sky? {Cird ., On~): Bright doylight b. Du II da yliuht Bright t\vilight Justo troco of doyligh: No trac e of day I i ght Don't r e m dnl ber 7. IF you sow thb obj~ct during OA YLIGHT, TWIL IGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN the objoct? (Circle Ono): o. In front o f y o u b. In bock of y o u c. To your right d. To y our left o. Ove r h e a d f. Don't r~nHunbctr loc\lto d os you loo!<.ed o i B. IF you '(1w the oufect, ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notica c oncerning the STARS a nd MOON? 8.1 STARS (C irde Onrt): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Brigh~ moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch dar" d. Don't remember d. Don't r"rm~mber 9. Was th~ object brighter than th~ background of th, sky? (Circle One): c. Don': re member 10. IF it wa!l DR!GHTER THAN the sky background, wos th, brightness lik~ that of on a utomobile headl ight?: b. Sovsro I b loe!<s away? c. A block oway? d. Several yards away? 11. Did the object: (Circle One lor each quf)sfion) Q, Appear to stand !!Still ot any ti me? b. Suddenly speed up and rush owc:y ot any time? c. Brook up into ports or explode? d. Give oif smo~.,? . .' L f: Chong'! shape? g. F Iicker, throb, or pulsate? 6es No Don't Know ye,, No Don't Know Yos No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know Yes No Don't Know No Don't Know 12. Did tne object move behind something at anytime, pcrtlcvlorfy o cloud? ( C lrele On<!): Ye! @ Don't Know. IF you answ~red YES, then tell what Did the objec~ move in front of something at anytime, particularly o cloud? (Circle On~): Don't Know. IF you onswer~d YES, than tell what lt Did th.., object oppeor: (Circle One): o, Solid? b. Tron"porent? (S:, Don't Know. 15 . Did you obse rv e tha object throu h any of tha following? o. Eyoglos~ll5 Yos _, No e. Blnoculo, b. Sun glosses "re5' No f. Te lescope c. Windshie ld Ye s No g. Theodolit., d . Window glo:;s Yos No h. Orh~r -------------- 17, 0:-r..v o pi";~::.; rot w:ll :show th.., :thopt" o1 tho "~ld<:t or o:.j~cts LIJi-..;1 .md ln~bd In yoor ~'.o'';h ny d~toll: oi ,., obj~<:r .hcl ycu t.ow P,Uc:h IJ'3 wlm,p, pro~ruJivM, l)tc., mJ o:~ri'Jcl-;~11}' .;xhou~t ~roll1 or vapor tmlh. Ph~) 'J'' ;rro\1 b ,?ldJ rh:' c:fc\llno tD ch)W th.; d lun tl-o,, th ob j.,,d w-o:;, tr1ovin o 'rh;;o tJrl g u.l of tho obj~ct wer.:. ((ire/f) Onu): G) fu xy or blurred b. Llko a b idht :.tcrr c. Sharply 0utl in~d d . Don't remamb~r 19. lr ?nor" tta~ HORE THAN ONE objacl, then how mony W'lr' th~r"? Dr.-:w a pi~h .. ,.~ of how th.,y ~1erc :lf~c,g~d, \:lnd pvt on a rrow to :::how the dlructl:>n tho? tluy w~r. rrov;,l lng 20. 0r'lW o plctur~ Jhot wLII show tha motion '!wt t ho o6j~c~ o,r obiects rnad" . Pfoc$ o n A" ;at th~ kolnning of th~ p:J1h, o "B at tha o nd of th, path, a od s how any, chon9es In dirl)ctlon thll'. ing tiu couua. ' ; ~ POSSIBLE, try ro gues1 or astimot., whot thet mol $ I Z.$ o f ihtt obi~ct was in lh longtt~t d imt'ln:slon. 2? .. How large d id the object~ obj13ch opj>")ar c:t:l cat~pat~d with one o1 tht~ following obj~c.h. he ld in the fl~nd o nd ot a b-:>ut orm's fen~th? (Circh One): a. Hood of o pJn g. Siiver dolla r Grapefruit Bo:; tball Holf doll~r 22.1 (Circle One of th., following t o l ndicot" how cortoln you or'' of your otlsw~r to Oueat.lon 22. o. CJJrtoln b. Fairly certain How d id the obiect or o!>jttctJ dis appear from v i~w? c. No t v-ery s vra cJ. Uncerto in 24. In ordr that you .:r:Jn give as c:l~ur o j)lc:tur.a poulhl of what y"Ou sow, we would flktt fot y?u to Imagine thot you c:ould con!\fruct th ?bleet thot you Aow, Of whut typ~ motrlol would you mok It? Hnw l org wouJd It be, onJ whot ~o~hgp would It ho .... ~? o,acrlb ., your O'Nn words 0 ~ommon obJ~tct or ohjecta wnleh ..... h.n plocd up In t h e alcy would glve th .. aome opp"or~n<: o s t~e obJect which you lOW, 25. Whure were you located wht:n you ~ow the <lbjcct? (Circle One): a. Inside o building b. In o cor \. c,, Outdoor s d. In fln a irplone 26. Wer~ you (Circle One) o. In the busin~ss secti o n o f a city? ( -~' In the res i d~nt io l s e c t ion o f o city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying ncar on airfield? e. Flying over o city? f. F lying over op&n country? 2 7 . What w':!re you doing ot th~ time yo u sow the object, and h ow d id y o u h appen to notice it? ?.8 . IF )lOU were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vohicla a t the time, then complete the following qua$tions: 28.1 What d irection were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. Eas t Sout h g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwes t h. Northwest .2 How fast were you moving? -----------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop ot any tirr.e while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) North c . East e. South g. West Northeast d. Southeast Sout hwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking when you las t sow the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast f. Southwest h. Northwest If you or~ familiar with heoring terms (angul a r direction), try t o estimat~ the number of degr~es the object was f ro m b:e North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the borizo n {elevation). "' 19n i t firs t appeared: o . From true North From h orizon ------d egrees . 31.2 Wh e n it disappeared: o. From true North _ j) degrees. b. From horizo n --------degrees. 32. In t l11~ following sket ch, imagine tho t you ore o t th e point s hown. Pluce an "A" on th6 curved l ine t o s how how i:Jil t he obj._.ct was above the horizo n (s kyli11e) when you fir:;t sow it. Ploco o "B" on tho some curved line t o show ho w h ig h th" objec t was above the ltori:ron {skyline) when you lost sow it. 33. In the following la rger sketch place on "A" at the position the object was when you first so~ it, and o "B" at its p ositio n .vhe n you last sew lt. Refer t o smaller ske tch as on example of how to c omplete the larger sl<etch. 34. What were th~ weather conditions at the time you sow the obj6ct? CLOUDS (Circle One) o. Cloor sky c..., Scattered clouds Thick or heavy clouds e . Don't remember 34.3 \I EAT HER (Circle One) b . Fog, mist., or light rain c . ~10derote or heavy rain c. D on't r s member ( C ird~ One) o . No w ind Slight broe7.e Strong wind Don't ramomber 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle O n e) ,. b./ Cool e. Don't remember 35. When d id you report to some officio I that you had s~en the object? Month Year 36. Was anyone else with you at the t ime you sow the object ? (Circle One) Yes G 36. 1 IF you answered YES, did they seet tha object too? (Circle One) Yes No 36.'2 ? le ase list their names and addressu: Was this the fir3t t ime that you hod seen on object or objects li!<e this? (Circle One) Yes 37. 1 IF you onJwMed NO, th~n wh~n, wh&re, and under what circumstances did you !l~ other ones? 3D. In your opi n ion what do you think the object was end what might hava caused it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? IF you answered YES, then what speed would you astirnate? 40. Do you thin!< you con estimate how for away from you the object was? (C irclo One} IF you a ns wered YES, then h ow for away would you :;uy it was?