PROJECT 10073 I. LOCATIOM D Wa a.ll" 3. DATITIMI OIIOUP ._ TYPI! OP Gaii!RYATION D. PeaiiW, WI" D Wee Alrcr.tt ,_, IJtO,.trli .. Yiw.e D Greu11R .. a p,.~a.w, Alrcr.tt tf Olt.lOZ a Aa.-va.... a Alr-l11terc.,t .... PIWr Ahcrft a w Aatronlc.a 7. LIMOTH OP GUilt.& ... llllfl IUIIMAIIY 01' L NUMIII Ofl OIJICTI Two obJect a -oae. shaped like a 3 apple. ODe vas tl1cker1J18 blue-white, the other (cherry) white to dazzl1DS . white. Rema1Ded in the west maneuveriDg tor 4 1/2 hours. Objects app earo:.d r1~ li~hts. '!hey ~ollo~ed essentially the saffie pattern for f our nd 1/2 huJrs . Vie wed fr0m mo t e l wi ndow. ATIC POJIM a (llaY t ... Jl) I I. COMMIMTI D ProlitaWr AatronoMicel . a PoaaiWr AattolloMic.a IS htauffldeftt Dat t.r EeluetiOft Since this is a one witness case it is classed as 1nsutt1c1eDt data. However, si..t1ce th0 object s fell ot\(ed th~ s~e p a t f o r S'lC~l a long t i.rr.c it i s quite prub~tl t hat t he witne:;f:'t/3.-' ob~ervint; a light r eflection from some r,tationar~ so~rcel I. IF you aaw the oblec\ at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what eifel you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One'}: d. Don't remomler 9. Waa the olfect brighter than the baclcgrouncl of the slcy? (Circle One}: 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: o. Br lght moonlight I.. Dull moonlight c.\ No moonlight) pitch dark cl. Don't remember c. Don't rememl,er 10, IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the alcy boclcground, was the lwlghtness II Ice that of an automobile headllght?a (C lrcle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? . I,, !ev"!~J_iloclca aw!!tl c. A bloc:lc away? d. Severa I yards away? 11. Old the obiect: a. Appear to stand still at ony time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up Into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? o. Change brightness? f.' Change shape? g. F Iicker, throb, or pulsate? (Circle One lor eoch question) Yea 1 fro> Don't Know Don't Know Don't .J<now Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Old the obiect move behlncl sofhothlng at anytlnoe, particularly a cloud? ( C lrele One): Yes \. Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Did the obiect move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes @ Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, thah tell what Did the ob iect appear: (Circle One): a b. T ronsporent? c. Don't :<now. Did you observe the obiect through ony of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Yes b. Sun glosses Telescope Yes No Windshield Yes g. Theoclol ite Yes Window 3loss 25. Where were you lucated when you saw the obieet? (Circle One): b. In a car c. Outdoors d. In an airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c . Jn_open_ c_ountryside 1) 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? 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 28.2 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 directi_on were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the obiect? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest g. rJiest) h. Northwest g.' YtttstJ h. Northwest 31. If you are familiar witli bearing terms (angular dtrection), 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). . 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North -----degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 When it disoppear~d: a. From true orth degrees. b. From horizo n ------d~gre~s . 32. In the following slcetch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved line ta show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a a on the some curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it In the following larger sketch place an A" at the position the obiect was when you first so~ it, and a a at its position when you lost saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch 39. Do you thlnlc you ~an estimate the speed of the o~lect? (Circle One} Yes ~) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estlntate? 40. Do you thlnlc yCMi can estimate how for away from you the obiect was? (Circle One} Yes ~ IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? 41. Please give the following infor tatlon allout yourself: Zone State Please indicate any special educational training that you hove had. f. Other special training----------- d. Post graduate ---------- 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 3-i. What were the weather condition at the time you aaw the obfect? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) a.~lear alcr..,' c. Scattered clouda d. Thiele or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) a. No wind bCSfijh1 6m-ai) c. Strong w lnd d. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 3ei.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) b. og, mist, 011 light rain c. Moderate orheavy rain e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the obiect? . "5 A a vi I CZt c 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) Yes 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) Yes No 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first thne that you had seen an obiect or obiects like this? (Circle One) Yes 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might hav~ caused it? 20. Draw a picture that w111 ahow the m~tlon that t~ ol.lec~ or ol.lecta mode, Place on A at the lleglnnl,. of the path, o a at the end of the path, and ahow anY, cha"t In direction during the cow 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to gueaa ot eatlmote .what the real alae of the oliect was In Ita longest dlmenalon. 22. I low Iorge did the. oblect 91' obiecta oppeor aa compcwed with one of the following ollct belclln tlte lto,J ancl at aiM.ut arm's length? (Circle One): a. Head of a pin f. 'Half dollar g. Silver dollar I Grapefruit I Basketball 22.1 (Circle One of the following to tndfcote how certain you are of your answer to Quest.lon 22. c. Not very 1 ure d. Uncertain 24. In ord., that you COlt olve oa clear a picture oa poulltle of whot you aaw, we would lllce fCII you to Imagine that you could conatruct the oltlect thet you aaw. Of what type material would you mo1ce It? How letge would It t,e, ond .wh.ot ehope would It have? Deecrlbe In your own worda a ~ommon o1fect or oltlecta whlc:h when pi ' ,tel up In the aky would gl the ao~WM oppeorance oe the ol.lec:t which you aow. Forward view appeared as heat reflector or mirror for gathering solar energy. Since it is fairly known s1m gives off vari-colored solar ener~ bands which have also ~een de~ected in the r~Gio, TV, and otner ranges; snip would be constructed minus metals for at~raotio ~o de~rimental circuits; possibly lamina~ed; ~ealed in much ~he same manner as a-bomb was cons~ructed; removing some component so tha~ bal ce ( l3.~k oi balance) woula. cause i n gred.i e n t s to adhere. Of a mirror-t y p e eicner round or pear-snaped ~raveling on some known magnetic band; ei~her ~oos~ed by solar station already in space (mother sn1p) or boos~ed ~hrougn full Y~owledee of employed magne~ic ba nd ~rom sun U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHPORMATIOU SHEET (SUMMARY DATAl In order that your lnforenatlon may be filed and coded as accurfttoly as possible, please us the followlne apace to write out a short description of the event that you obs&rvecl. YC'u may re- peat I lon that you have already given In the questionnaire, ancl adcl "ny further cC~mments, ' s , ar alcetchea that you believe are liiiportant. Try to ,resert the details of the olserva In the In which they occurred. Additional pages of the size p:aper may b. attached (Co Not W,lte Itt This Space} SIGNATURE_ Tnis one nung suspended east of my window for a~ least }0 ~o 4~ minu~es. It did no gyrations, just hun! there. A!ter a period or time, it slowly be!an to recede back toward wnere ~ne blue-white one was still doing oiroles and dives in the west. It did not -or seemed not ~o I rom 1 ts rt1m1n1sh1ng size -stop or slow or in aey manner attaon 1~self ~o ~ne Dlue-white one. It oontinuea, if dim1n1sn1ng size is any raotor, until it beoame impossible ~o traok. It went in the general direction of the string or lignts, ~bOU!n I could not possibly say it became part or the string. The blue-wnite one oontinued various passes until I lost it 1n tne oom1n! l1gnt or dawn While the details were rresh in my mind, I measured tne ttis~anoe -on tnat slant -~rom the oase or my window, represen~ing norizon, to the top of that high tension wire. It measured eleven inones. Still leter, I calle~ ex-Commander (USN) wno l~ves in this area, ana asked ntm, arter rullest descrip- tion or what I had seen and done, ir such a measurement mign~ give tneir approximate heighth. Mr. said I might oonolude tr.at one inch or spaoe would rou~hly equal 10 miles. rr this 1s so, then the objeots were 110 miles my ctJ!sori reoed.e, Mr. tion or time it ~ook the second one to ven~ured the speed or 8 to 10 miles per (My letter to Mr. lv!aurice Rice, Department of State, Washington, D.C., to~etner with this summary is the gist of the matter.) Pittsbur~n lo, Pa I was first ettraoted to th~ blue-white fliokering li~nt . ~eoause I believei it was a shootin! star. But when it leveled orr (see frame one) and started its slow approach ~oward ~he toe' of the loop, I then fi~ured it must be a plane in distress. Therefore, I opened my windows to try to ~nuge by noise how far away the plane might be. Whatever it v~s, it was extremely high. Behind my room - I had turned off tne lights long before this as I was ready for bed -crossing an open field at a higher elevation than my window was a high tension phone wire. It was about on a 40 to 45 degree slant ~rom my window. I noticed the wire only wnentne riokerin! li!)ht seemed to "ride" along tne top or ~hat wire The li!ht oontinued its maneuvers, at times sur!ing with b!Lnd~! speed up toward zenitn, making a few lazy circles berore it plunged. baok d.own again. There was no "shadow" suoh as would nave been had tnis object been a plane, tne Dulk or tne plane orten blotti~ out eXhaust flame as it turne. There was e. derini te sense the light was tuTning, bu~ there was no blotting out of the light itself. How long it oontinued its maneuvers, I cannot say. But sometime later, a seoond joined it in its runs. This one appeared to nave a seething white base with a very thin cherry tinted veil over its race. (The nearest I can describA this second one is to refer you to a s~eel-making rtunace. The steel in i~s molten form is nearly blinding white, bttt it nold that peculiar cherry "veil" over its surtaoe.) This second one, arter a rew passes with the flickering one, sndct.enly be~an to expand. It grew from pea size -held at arm's len~tn-to ~ennis ball size, held at arm's le~th. It was not round as a tennis ~11; bull t more like an apple 1:r the stem were pointed down. ,It seemed to have - 1 t looked so to me -two holes, one on eaoh side of its rront, not direotly straight out rrom the #rant but more to the side. (Since searching :for a desorip~on to t'it what I saw, I refer you to the muzzle of a cow, the holes placed just aoout like the nostril holes of a cow). As it~ expanded, it los~ its cherry veil, the white growing to a,n almost neye-hurting" dazzle. It traveled from due west across ~he race of the heavens, facing south, to due east. As it traveled, some~hing was released from it. . It was not smoke or did i t resemble conttrails. As near as I can ju~.ge, "the stu:ff released floated in a lazy "S" fashion, glittered like it might contain glass -ground or otherwise -stayed visible no more than two seconds at the Mr. urice Rice, Dep ment or State, Washington, D.c. Dear Mr. Rice: TROUT RUN, PENNSYJ.JVANIA Since I can not get any direct information to who should re- ceive the following information, I must send it to you in the hope you will diroct it to the proper channels. Last Monday night, approximately midnight, I noticed what I thought was a }:lane in distress in a general direction from my bedroom, north by northwest. The light which first attracted my attention was of a flickering blue=whi'te intensity. ~he craft -if it was a craft -maneuvered rapidly and at t:V1es grew to full magnitude, the flickering incandeGcence becoming intense and steady. At first, I decided it might be a jet since they do make lights of varying colors. The light -the .first one I noticed and at the time the only one, I believed -did what is cr; :1: only known as a fi.:;ure ' 8'. It was this ;naneuver "~.vhich made me think the libht might be coming from an ordinary craft. JJater, approximately one a.m., this one blue-white light was joined by another of an orange-yellowish-white intensity. The t .vo .:L1eu.;ered. toc;etner, .tir..; t; ~P i11to t 1:e Leavz~s at tre- mendous bursts of speed, far greater than any jet I had ever TURKEYS GROWN ON OUR RANCH