Springfield Ohio — June 1960

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Ohio ~ Woa Balloon VU ,.. .. Pro~oltly Balloon CXO..un .. Yiauol a GrountiRodor g a Alrlntercopt Ro4or . a Woe Aircraft Proltoltly Aircraft PoaaiWy Alrwoft Woe AatronoMI col ProltoW y Aatronolcol PoaaiWy AatronoMicel 7. LINOTM 011 GaiiRYATION R OP OIJICTI t. COURII S11Ye17 o'b.Ject ~ zeD1tb, brilbter thaD a star, appeared aa a Appeared stat but tad!Da. I I. COMMINTS 0 lnaufflcient D ,., Evoluotlen a weatber balloon retlectiDS UDJ .. 1 :11t at a altitude. The vas probably due to the settiDI ot the sun at the altitude of the obJect 39. Do you thlnlc you can estimate the speed of the ollect? (Circle One} IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estl te? 40. Do you think yoU can how for away from you the obiect was? (Circle Orte} IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? 41. Please give the following inforiMtlon Mt<.tle N TELEPHONE NUMB Please indicate any special educational training that you have hacl. Gracie school _ e. e. Technical school b High school c College f. Other special training d. Post grocluate 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Ub'O AL~Al.Y_,IS SHEL~ Location '!VC:-ft E () Date 1 Ju~Vt-Go pireotioD of Ma'iOil ~1$1 ,aGe~, as Ill /-Jfft11/t* / . Satellite& (UCIN-41'3. Phone 69219) N~ -. Astronomical PbtD.CJCAftP." (~e~eor, Comet, Planet, eto) d ,[J'( ac ,Z( Natural Pb. na (Ba11 Liptnins, etc) Analysis and Conclu~1ona' GJ/9R//V.t s s t"' o/V'r/2/ (Ju FEo PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 2. LOCATION 'YI .1\m 6o Oh~o 0 Waa BelloOft .. , D Proltaltlr B.aloon Local 2253 R.O..un .. Yiau.a D GrountiRader ~ ~::lt i;'A' 28/o4.53Z . D AI .. Yiwel D Alrlntorco,t RCHI D PoaaiWr Aircraft D Waa Aatronolcal D Yea D ProltaWy Aatrononafc.a He , D Poaailtly AatronoMic411 7. LINOTH OP OIIIIYATION L NUMIII OP OIJICTI t. COURSI D Other _ D lnaufflciont Date t.r Evaluation 10-12 HC1 Poaa1bq tvo 11 D Ur*nown disappear iDs OP IIOHTIMO o'b3ect, ver1 A~C PORM J29 (R&Y 21 8aP J2) 11. COMMENTS Probab~ aD a/ c, with l obloq due to spheric appear iDS cond1t1oas. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as. much Information .as possible concerning the unidentified ~aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer.as many questions as you pos!libly can. The Information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name willnot be used in connection with any statetlients, .conclusions, or publications. without your perm.l1slon. We request .this personal Information so that, if It Is deemed necessary, w. may con~act you.for further ~eta I Is. 1. When did you see the obiect? 3. Time Zone: (C. I O } if rrc e ne : o Eastern c. Mountain d. Pacific .t. Whr were you 'SOW the obfect? :2. Til'he of day: -'~Or.-_ (Circle One): (Circle One): o. Daylight Saving . @ Standard State or Country 5. How. long was obiect:in sight? 5.1 How was time in sight det~rmined? a. c,rtain b. Fairly certain 6. What wqs the condition of .the :sky? c. Not very sure @ Just a guess 7. IF you saw the ob;ect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os you looked at the obiect? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back ' vou d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember . AT I C fe aR:o 164 Tiiis form supersedes A TIC 164, 13 Oct 54. 8. IF you saw the obiec:t at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright itiOO-"IIght Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch darlc d. Don~t remember Don't remember 9. The oblec:t appeared: (Circle.One): @ As aUght d. Don't remember 10. If It appeared as a light, was It brighter than the brightest stars? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly .speed.up.and rush away at any tinte? Oon~t Know Don't Know c. Brealc.up into parts or explode? Don't Know d. Give off smolce? Don't Know e. Change brightness? f. Change .shape? Don't Know Don't Know g. Flash or flicker? h. Disappear.ond reappear? .Don't Know Don't Know 12. Did the obiect.move behind.something:at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): (y~ Nofi Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Did the obiect move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? . (Circle One): Yes (~ Don't Know. . IF you answered YES, then tell what b. T ronsparent c. Vapor ('d) Don't Know 14. Did the obiect appear: (Circle One): 15. Did you observe the obiect' through any of the following? Eyeglasses Bi noculor3 b. Son glosses f. Telescope Windshield g. Theodolite Window glass 16. Tell In a few word the following thing at,out .the ot,lect. a. Sound . 0 ~) oy, e 17. Draw a picture that wlllhow.the:aha,_ of the ot,lect "'ot,iects. Labttl:and fnclude:ln your slcetch.any.detalls .of.the oltect:that ~:aaw ... uch.as wings, protrualon1, etc., and especlolly.exhauat trolls.or vapor trails. .Pidct on.arrow.Mslde.theclrawlng:to show the direction the ot,iect wa1.moving. 18. The edges of :the obiect .were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . .b. :LIIce a bright star ~. Sharply outlined @.Don't remember 19.' IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how litany were there? ._.L\!: e.li"e_( i1')_t:'' ~ ~ i-vi :..,_ -, Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the J reetion.tr.at.they.were traveling 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the ol:lect or ol:lects made. Place on "A" "' the heglnnlng of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, oncl show any changes tn direction during the course. 21. How cfld the vllect app to you Cll C.Otltparecl to an ol:lect with which you are famlltar? 22. We wish to lmow the angular sin Hold a match stick at arm's length In line wl!h a lcnown ohleet and note how much. of the ~lect Is covered by the head of the match. If you had.perfcwmecl this experiment at the time of the sighting, how tuch of the obfect would have been coered hy the match head? Did the obfect dlsappearwhlle you were watching It? If so, how? 24. In order that you can gle as clear a picture. as possll:le of what you saw, describe In your own words a common oblect or ohlects which, when placed uv In the slcy, would give the same appearance as the obiect 25. Wh were you when you aw. the olltect? 26. Ware you (Circle One) (Cirele Ortel: a. In the bulnelt.sectlon of a city? o. ln1lde a building ~In the re1ldentlal 1ectlon of a city? b. ln .a ccw c. In open.country1lc!e? 'c:) Outdoor . d. Near an airfield? In an airplane ~type) e. Flylni ~.era city? e. At '" f. Flying over country? 27. Whot were you doing. at the time you a"' the ollect, .and how did you happen .to notice :It? . I 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehlcle.at th3 tinte,.then complete.the.followlng que!tlons: 28.1 What directiOn were you moving? (Circle One) b. Northeost d. Southeast f. Southwet 28.2 How fo1t ware you.movlng? miles per hour. . 28.:3 Oid.you stop.at any time while you were loolclng at the ob;ect? (Circle One) Ye No 29. Whatdlrection were you' loolcing when you firt 1a"' the obiect? (Circltt One) . a,. Northeaat d. Southeat f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last 1aw the ohiect? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwe1t h. No.-thwet (!J Overheocl h. Northwest I. Overheod 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular.dlrecflon), try to estlntotethe number of degrees the oblect was f, true North (thrv. east) and also the number of degrees lt.was upwardfrom :he horizon (elevotlon). 31.1 When it first appeared: 31.2 When It disappeared: a. From true Narth, degr b. From hOrizon degrees. a. From true North degrees. h. Frotn hcwizon degrees . In the following sketch, intigine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved I lne to show hOYt high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw It, Place a "B" on the same curved line to ahow how high the oblect WGS above the horizon (skyline) when you fast lOW it. 33. In the following larger slcetch place an A" at the position the obiect was when you llrst aaw It, ond a a at Its position when you lost saw lt. Refer to smaller slcetch as an example of how to complete the larger slcetch. am ora AFCIN-4X2/S9117 AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UMITI!D STATES AIR ftORCE WRIOHTPATTI!RSOM AIR FORCE BASE IMIIfta Extract from Duty Officers Report fta AFCIN-4E2 (Major Friend) Tae followiog, extracted from Captain Prueher is quoted for your information. Report dated ~ June 1960, 1945: Received 1 from O.D. 11 who informed me that Mr. . called in to report a UFO sighting call was not 'transferred to me, but O.D. 11 in- me of t 1 told me that This ,.,as the report that I rcc ...... Called Najor R. J. Friend and informed him of the reporting. Major Friend told me that he uould take care of the report. This \vas a long distance call to Springfield, Ohio. ltllCilAEL J. ~TROFF 1\lajor, USAF :AFCIN-4X2