3. DATITIMI OIOUP PROJECT 10Ci73 I. LOCATIOM D~yton, \Jhio .. TY,I Ofl OISIRYATION :;a O..Yhuol 12. COHCLUIIONS Proltoltly B .. ln a PoaaiWy Bolloon Woa Aircraft Proltoltly Alrcrtlft a Po aal W y AI rcroft We a Aetronoml col ~!eteor s. ProltoWy Aatteno .... cel a PoaaiWy Aat;onomlcol 7. LINOTM OP OIIII'IATIOM Five seco~ds L MUMIII OP OIJICTS t. COURSI Bright, white light which gave off two red balls. Cg.:r.eto a sh~rt sudden stop Di.Jt,:~ed before dlsaptJear!.l"lCe. ATIC POM 121 (Jl&Y Jt ... II) lnaufflciMt Dote ,., Evoluotlon 11. COMMINTS Cox Municipal Airport w~e contact~d and they saw a greenish liJht ct 3-5 seconds d,lr~tto~. at the sa.-r.e titr.e. No explanation for it. Fro~ this descript n the object 1~ assumed to be a meteor U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMAYIOU SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your lnforanation may be filed and coclecl os accuratoly as possible, please us the following !ipace to write out a short description of the event that you obs~rved. YC'u mov re- peat lr.formotion that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add \lny further CCimments, statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to JlfeSert the cletalls of the observa tion In the order In which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size p~per may b. attached If they ore ""cled. . (Please Print) (Do Not Wite ;,. This Space) U. I. A I R F 0 R C I T I C H HI CAL I H f 0 R MAT I 0 N S H I! E T Thl queationnoire has Men preporecl ao that you can give the U. S. Air Force 01 much ) lnfortlon poaalble concerning the unlclentUiecl aerial phenonoenon thot you have olaaervecl. . PIHae try to on1wer oa many question a oa you poaalblr can. The lnformotlon that you give will for reaearch purposes, oncl will be regarclecl as confidential moterlol . Yo'" name will not uecl In connection with ony statements, conclualona, or pubUcotlona without your pmiaaion. We requeat thla peraonal information ao that, If It Ia cleemecl n.ceaaary, we may contact you for further cletalla. . 1. When cllcl you aee the olaiect? 3. Time aone: (CI~cle One)( m Hour Ml nvto 1 (Circle One}: (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving @;Standard . ~Wh.,e were you when Y...-:, 'Jw the o ect? vArYlO u '"'l C ~ I' oorott Pothal Addr Additional reMOrlca: 5. Ea.tlmote how long you saw the obiect. Cit)' or Town Min., to a Stoto or Covntrr 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you ore of your onawer to Question 5. ~Certain c. Not very 1 ure b Fairly certain Justo guess What waa the conditicn of the slcy? (Circle One): a. Bright doylight b. Dull daylight c. Bright twilight (Circle One): In front of you d. To your left In bo c lc of y ou To your right Don't renvembet ATIC FORM NO. 164 ( U OCT 54) 17, Draw a picture that will show the shape of the o\fect or ohfch. Lobel and Include In your alctch cny detolle of the oblect thot you saw such os wings, protruslona, $!c., ond espec,ally eJChaust trails or vapor troll a. Place a" errow beside the drawing to show the direction the obf.ct waa moving. 18. The edges of the obiact were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred G) Like a bright star c. Sharply uutllntt<f d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? -........ Draw a picture of how they were arro11ged, and put an arrow to show the direction that th~v were traveling. I, lfl )'OU aaw the oulec\ at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what clld you notice concerning the STARS ancl MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle Orte): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch doric Don't remomber Don't rememMr 9. Woe th. oliect brighter than the background of the slcy? (Circle One): c. Don't retnemler 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the slcy background, was the brightness lllce that of an automobile headllght?r BR.J ~filS 1l Tl-1-lf A} (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? 1>. Several l>loclcs away? c. A bloclc away? OlJ~A- tr d. Several yards away? 11. Diet the object: a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up Into parts or e,.plode? d. Give off smoke? Change brightness? f: Change shape? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? Don't Know Don't Know Don't -Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know ( C lrcle One): Yes G!;). Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: 13. Did the obiect move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud1 (Circle One): Yes Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what Did the ob;ect appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. T ransporent? c. Don't Know. Old you observe the obJect through ony of the following? Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars Yes No b. Sun glasses f. Telescope Yes No Windshield Yes Theodolite Yes Window olcus Where were you lucated when you saw the obiect? (Circle One}: a. Inside a building b. In a car d. In an a lrplane e. At sea 26. Were you (Cirde One) (: In the business section of a city? ~. In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you saw the obiect, and how did you happen to notice It? ~ J CJ S I 28. IF you were MOVING 'IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest How fast were you moving? ----------miles per hour; 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast @Southwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the obiect? (Circle One) n. Northwest f. Southwest d. Southeast 31. If you ore familiar witf1 bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obiect was from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). When it first appeared: a. From true North degrees. b. From horizon When it disappeared: a. From true North t=fj:.. degrees. b. From horizon h4TTt. ~ degrees. 20. Draw a picture that wlll ahow the motion that the ol.lect or otlecta Place on A et the l.glnnl,. of the path, a a at the end of the Path, ancl ahow any, chang In direction clurlng the cour 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to gueaa eatl the real alae of the obfect waa In Ita longeat dl 22. tlaw large eifel the oltfect ,.. oltleeta oppear at compared with Ol'le of the following o~lecta. bel;l In tlte It~ ancl ot altout ar~ length? Sl~tr: t<}.S L-A AZ61:T A-.S t-/-VL--D I A.;" THV MIS ' (Circle One): a. Head !f:',fn Pl!eSr FI#Uf~SIIv~oft.S ~-!_!/._'-H-err b. Pea h. Baaeball A;1).! ', f I+~ , c. Dh" I Grapefruit ' r ''~fit S LaJVaiff d. Nlcket I Baslcetltall e. Quartet lc. Other -------- f. 'Half dollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of yo" answer to Queatlon 22. a. Certain c. Not very '" b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain 24. In Otd., thGt rou COft tl oa clear a picture oa po11lltlo of what you aaw, wo would IIIlo f yov to ,,.. .. ,,_. thGt you could conatruct the oltJect thGt you aow. Of what ,,,.Motorial wouftl you mo"e It? How lore wovlcl It k, ontl.wh.ot ahape wovlcl It hove? Doactll.o In your own wotcla o 6o"'mon ol.foct or ol.focta which when placed vp In tho tlcy would tl the aamo oppearance ae the obfoct whtch rov eaw. 39. bo you think you can estimate the speed of the obiect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think yoti can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) ~rMDS PH'JIL~ IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? 41. Please give the following information about yourself: Middle Name City Zone State TELEPHONE NUMBE Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. a. Grade school ---------- SI::!~VIC~ e. e. Technical school --~(r.A1J~A~,_.,..J.-r~=:. _ 1 #ZAINI~ f. Other special training----------- d. Post graduate ---------- 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? 34.1 CLOUDS (C lrcle One) 34.2 WIND (C lrcle One) a. Clear slcy @ Haay 1#16 If b. Slight breeze c. Scattered clouds c. Strong w lncl cl. Thiele or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Cirele One) 34.4 TEMPERATUP.E (Circle One) Fog, mist, or light rain Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember e. Don't rememMr 35. When dlcl you report to some official that you hod seen the obiect? Month Year 36. Was anyone else with you at the titne you saw the obiect? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes ~ 36.2 Please list their narnes and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an obiect or obiects like this? (Circle One) Yes 38. In your opinion what do you think the obiect was and what might have caused it? W 1!-f~ti-T' OPJ: c.oAf ~t eu, . usu~ ""'--cxx Utt. r! AJ.-tr' o I.J tJ lf!I!. S' tillY. etJf\.( ,., e a;J" l\40ti4J M lf-t Oe C.AVSlr. UIITifTlVS' II e-c, lf.1"lll a:: ~a-cs;,.rt v~ c,ox N uu' u Pit<-! ..sA-w , r. (;~tTlPJtSii ,.,-; M fJ77o-J lc:fL 0 ,a;f ~ lh T TO f{cJ eXP'-'14~HitoJ