Dayton Ohio — July 1960

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 3. DATITIMI OIIOUP 4.. TYPI Ofl OIIIRVATIOM JD Q,..,..,_ Vleuol a Ai.-VIwol LENGTH OP OIIIRVATION NUMBIR 0' OIJI!CTI 10. BRIEP RY 011 SIGHTING Ob ~ect shaped like a cone or tube of fire with a tail guard and two blue ligbtz. Had brilliant am of fire, about the. size of a T-33. movi at a high rate of .::peed. Di sappeared over the nt.:)!""".he:rn horizon. A'I'JC POJUl 329 (Jt&V 21 laP 12) CONCLUSIONS Woe Balloon D D Prolaolaly Bolloon D PoeeiWy Balloon a GrovnciRodor a Woa Aircraft Proltoltly Aircraft a Alrlntercept Roclor a Po eUal y Aircraft Was Astronomi col a P robobl y A atronomi col a Poasibly Aatronomicol a In auffi c:i ant Dato for Evolvotien 11. COMMENTS Check with Base Operations indicated there "'"ere no knovn a/ c in area. Report indicates a/c as the probable cause. 39. Do you thlnlc you can estimate the of the oltect? (Circle One) , Yet ~ No IF you antwereCI YES, then what speed woulcl you e1tl ~0. Do you thlnlc you can .est I male for away from you the oltect was? -(Circle One) Yes ' No IF ,Ou YES, then how far.away would you soy It was? Cv\. .,r .. Indicate any additional Information about yourself, Including any education, which might be pertinent 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION lit. JUl. 6o TYftl OP OISIRVATION Cl G,.un4-VI auol D At.-Vhuol LINOTH OP.OIIIIItYATION NUMIIIII OP OIJICTI 10. IRIIP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING ,)b,jet::t vhicb appeared cr igbt as a star and a flashing red light a 3 :: circled. size of a pinhead. Sweptback ~:ngs ~ould be barely seen and they appeared tc be ~ale red-blue ATIC POJtM 329 (REV 26 8EP 52) 12. CONCLUSIONS PeaelW, loll"" a Woe Ahcroft D GraundRod ~ P roltolal' AI rcroft D Alr-lftterc.,t Rod PoaalW, Alr~oft Woe Aattonoml col D ProltoWy Aatrenomlcol PoealWy Aetronomlcol lnaufflclent D.to far Ev.,lvetlon 11. COMMINTS The fact that the witDess sav sweptback vinss s sts that the obJect was a U.S . AIR .PORCE 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 hove observed Please try to answer as many questions as you posibly con. The information that you give will be usft~ for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name wlllnot be used in connection with any stateenents, conclusions, or publications without your permf1sion. We request this personal information so that, if It 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further c!etoi Is. l. When did yov ~ ee the obiect? Time Zone: ~ --- (Circle One): tr. Eastern li. Central e. Mountain d. Pacific 2. T inca of day: (Circle One): (Circle One): o<!Y I ight S i_f.'g b. tandard City or Town Stot8 o r C o.;ntry 5.1 How wo! time in sight det&rmined? i a. Certain c:. Not very sure . ( . F :irfy c:ertar~ d. Just a guess 6. Wh_at wos the condition of the sky? a. Brignt: b: -croudy 7. IF ) ou saw th-e object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os you looked at the obiect? t C1rc le One}: a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember 1 h i 'i form super-;edes A TIC 164, 1' Oct 54. 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 5T ARS (Circle One): . 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: a. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No nroonllght -pitch darlc d Don't ,.member d. Don't remember 9. The obiect appeared: (Circle One): ,"'a. As a i1vht d. Don't remember 10. If It appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brlghtt stars? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand still at any time? Don't Know Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't Know Break up into parts or explode? Don't Know Give off smoke? Don't Know Don't know Change brightness? Change shape? Don't Know Flash or flicker? Don't Know Disappear and reappear? Don't Know Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circ/fiJ One): Don't Know. IF you answererc:l YES, then tell what it moved behind: 13. Did the obiec:t move in front of something at any tinte, particularly a cloud? . (Circle One): Yes ( -No ' Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: 14; Did the obiec:t appear: (C irc:le One): b. Transparent c. Vapor d. Don't Know 15. Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? Eyeglasses e. Binoculars Sun glasses c. Windshield Theodolite Window glass .16. Tell in a few words the following things about the oblect. 17. Draw a picture that willshow the.ahape of the obtect, obiecta. Label and Include In your alcetch any details of the oblect that you saw -such aa wlnga, protrualona, etc., and esp~ciolly .exhaust trails or vapor troll. Place an row ~aide the drawing to a how the direction the object was moving. The edges of the obiect were: (Circle One): /a. Fuzzy or blurred b. like a bright star c. Sharply outlined Don't remember IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _ Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling . Draw a picture that will show the tt;otion thftt the oblect or obiectl made. Place an "A., 'If the beolnnfng of the path, a "8" at the end of the path, and show any chant fn direction during the COUfle 21. How cflcl the ol,iect appear to JOU .to on oltiect with which JOU fontlllor? 22. We wish to lrnow the angvlar sin. Hold o wtatch 1tlclc at arm' 1 In line wl!h a lcnown obfect and note how much of the obtect Is C04W.I by the head of the ntatch. If you hacl perforihecl this experiment at the time of the sighting, how ,.,uch of the ol,fect would have been covered by the hectcl? 23. Did the oblect disappear while you were watchinv it? If so, how? 24. In ord that you con give as clear o picture as possible of what you saw, clescrlb~ In your own words a common obfec:t or objects which, when placed ~ In the sky, would give the same appearance as the ol,iec:t whfch you saw 25. Where were you ' ocated whn you sow the olieet? 26. Were you (Cirele One) In .the bualneaa.aectlon of a city? (C ;,ele One J: In the ~ealdentlol section of a city? . In open countryal~e? . Near on airfield? Flying over a city? Flying over open country? 27. Whot were you doing at the tl youaaw the obfect, and how did you happen.to notice it? 28. JF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at thJ t ime, then complete.the following que!tlons: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeaat d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? ------mi lea per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you wr loolcing at the ob~ect? (Circle One} Yea No 29. What di!"ection were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circl~t One) b. Northeast tf. Southeast f. Southwest "h. ~ No.-thwest' I. Ovhead '30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the obtect? (Circle One) ~-North c. East {iJ, South h. Northwest b. NOff~eaat cl. Southeast f. Southwest I. Overhead If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the n"mber of degrees the obiect was from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrs It was upward frotn :he horizon (elevation). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North, degr b. From horizon_. degr" 31.2 When it clfsappearecl: a. From true North. degrees. b. Frown horizon degrs. 34. What were the weather conditions ot the time you saw the obfect? CLOUDS (C,rcle One) , Ct.,. Clecir slcy c. Scattered clouds d. Thiele or heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle One) t.. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moclrote or heavy rain Don't rensmber 3~. When and to whom did you. that you hacl en the olttect? 36. Wo1 anyone else with you at the tim you the obiect? (Circle OneJ 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they SH the obfect too? (C lrcle One) 36.2 Please list their names and acldresses: 37. Wos this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, wh~re, and under what circumstances did you see ather on? 38. In your opinion what do you thinlc the obiect was and what might have caused it? Do you thlnlc you can estimate the apeecl of the ol.lect? (Circle 0fte) IF you anawerecl YES, then what epe..j would you eatlmate? ~0. Do you thlnlc you con estl how far away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) IF you anewered YES, then how far away woulcl you soylt waa? ~ 1. Plea give the fol t (City , . TELEPHONE NUMBER Indicate any additional Information about yourself, including any education, which might be pertinent. 42. Dote you completed this questionnaire: ATTI ,,. An=IN-LX2 . AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED ST AT!S AIR trORCE WRIGHTftATT!RSON AIR trORCE BASE sue,ccT Extract from Dutr Officers' Rsport ''' AFCIN-JJ~2 (Major Prisn'i) Th tollovina, extr.: ted troa Capt Prul! h'Jr' s Report datsd ~ July 1 ~60, is O'lotsd far your information t 20LS s Race 1. wd a report from Maj Sdmt'nd!, F1911 C'D about a UPC sifhting b7 a Mr. Call and comol'!t~d attach3d J.r ...... ~ AT.I C Form 164 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CAR~ 12. CONCLUSIONS n..vton, Ohio a Prolto~tl, Bolloon D Woa Ahcroft Locel A Gt.Uftti-VIwol a C..oundRodor D p,. ...... , Alrcr.rt a AI.-VI.t a Al,.lntorc.,t R .. ., D PoaaiW, Alr~oft D PoaaiW, AatNnoMicol 7. LINOTH 0' OIIIRVAT10M 10. lltll' 0, liGHTING I. NUMIIIt 0, OIJICTI t. COUitll 11. COMMINTI a htaufflctont o ... fer Evoluotlon Cbj@ct like burnins a / c . but smaller 1n size with steady mov~ment. Green with orange halo. Br!ght at all times . Ic vi from directly ov lead to horizon. Ji.i not explode or break Typical meteor obsel vat ion. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much information a s possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer os many questions as you pos"ibly can. Th~ information that you give will be usft~ for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, if it Is deemed necessary, we moy contact you for further C:etai Is. 1. When did you:. ee the object? 2. Time of day: J . T i me Zone: (C irclf! ~,.."! J. J, -Easter~ o:-Le"'ntral .:. Mountain :i. Pacific (Circ:le One): (Circle One}: a. D!lyl!ght Saving ,b; "'Standorcl o .J ::w theobjact? State Of c~untry 5.1 H<'w wo~ t ime " o; 'Jht determin~d? o . Certo'""~ c : _Not v~ure 1 b . F~irly certo1n Cl. Just a guess - ( ~. What was the conditio" of the sky? f b. Cl.oudy 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? 'C,cfe One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember