PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Woe Balloon Cincinnati Probably Boltoon 3. DATETIMI OltOU~ TY~E 0' GaS!ItVATION PoaaiWy Balloon )CJ Gteun.,_ Vlauel LENGTH 0' OltlltVATION NUMB!It 011 OIJICTS 20 IC:iD one 8tUIII SUMMARY 011 SIGHTING hin.v obj t .td:!': a a.reti as a ::..i&ht. Th~ ATIC FO"M llt (RP.Y 26 IEP 52) D GroundRodor D Wo Al.croft Probol:lly D Alrlntorcept Roder PoaaiWy Alretoft Woa AatfOnoMicot Probably AtronoMicol Poaaibly AatronoMicol lnaufficleftt Date fer Evoluoti.,. This sighting has the characteristics of a balloon . ighting in that the duration i s o.~Jout right. the 0bject was rising and th: *'Ja3hing l~r,h~ 1as ob- serv?.l of .:m~ >~or, h:>\.'V~r t:1e \lind"' a loft atl~allv,)n releases !'rott the Cin.:it:..'13t! c.:-aa t.r~re n-:yt :!'ler:lted out. Due to the ab: r. .. ~ of ~ollflict; :.ng !a!'o r:::;.tio:J the cas e ; list~d a s & balloon si ing U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFONMA TION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In ordw that your information moy be H led and coded as occurate'y os possible, please ute the following space to write out o short description of the event that you observed. You may re- peat Information that you have already giver" in the questionnaire, and odd any further comments, 1tatements, or sketches that you believe ore important. Try to present the details of the obterva- tlon In the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size paper 11'ay be attached If they are needed (Do No' Write In This Space) (Plea Print) U .S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much informcr ion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer os many questions as you pos~ibly can. The information that you give will be usn~ for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request th is personal information so that, if it h deemed necessary, we may contact you for c!etoi Is. 1. When did you ~ee the object? 2. Time of day: ( ( irc!e One}: a . Eastern b. Central c. Mountain d. Poe ific (Circle One): A.M. or P.M. (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b . Standard e . Other : c.. t y or Town ---s,.,t~ o r Country 5.1 How was tim~ ,.. .: gh defermined? o . Cert!2i n b . fairl y c~rtain ~-What wos rh~ condit i:>r, ~f the sky? c:. No' very ~H+! d. Just o guess t DAY NIGHT i a. Bright a. Bright 1 7. I F you sow the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiec:t? ~Circle 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 Ttti~ f orm <iiupersf!Jes ATIC 164, 1} Ocr 54 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? I, 8.1 STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight Dull moonlight C No moon I ight -pitch dark d. Don't remember Don't remember 9. The obiect appeared: (Circle One): a. As a light d. Don't remember 10. If it appeared as o light, was it brighter thon the oright~t stars? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand sti II at any tinre? Don't Know Suddenly speed !.:p and rush away at any time? Don't Know e . Break vp into ooru or explode? Don't Know Give off Srt"O~te' Don't Know Change br igh ness? Don't Know Change S~Jce? Don't Know g. F lash or fl ic~er 1 Don't Know Di s oppeor and r~oopecr ? Don't Know 12. Did the object i"'ove oo!hind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circ/, One): Don't Know. No IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): b. Transparent c. Vapor d. Don't Know Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Sun glasses c. Windshield Theodolite 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object. 17. Draw a picture that will show the.shape of the object ?r objects. Label and incfude In your sketch any details of the ob;ect that you saw -such as wings, protrusions, etc., and espe:cially exhaust trails or vapor trolls. Ple2ce an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving i 8. The edgtu of the object w~re: ( C ircle One): o. r uzzy or blurred L 1 ke a bright star o. S~orply out I ined ... Jo, ' t remember :I. i9. IF therct was MORE iHA J ONE object, then how many were there? ..._ _ Draw a pi cture of how tL..ey were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling . 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the obfect or obiects mode. Place on "A" ,, the beginning of the path, o "8" at the end of the path, and s~w any changes in direction during the course. 21. How large did the obfect to you as compared to an obfect with which you are familiar? 22. We wish to know th angular size. Hold a match sticlc at arm's length In line wi~h a known obfect and note how much of the object Is coveretf by the head of the match. If you had PMformed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how ,.,uch of the o&fect would hove been covered by the match head? ?3 . Did the t'bfect disopoeor while you were watching it? If so, how? 24. In order that you can give 01 clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe' in your own words a common object or obicts which, when placed ~ In the sky, would glv th same appearance as the obiect which you saw. . 25. Where were you iocated wh~n you saw the obiect? Wer~ you ( C ire !e One) (Circle One): I" the business section of o cit)'? Inside a building In the residential section of a city? In o cor c. In open countrysic!e? d. Near on airfield? c. d. In on airplane (type) e. Flying. over a city? Flying over opn country? 27. What were you doing at the tinte you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice It? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at thl Hme, then complete the following questlo.,s: What direction were you movlng? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southea1t f. Southwest h. Northwe1t 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop ot any time while you were loolcing at the obiect? ( Circ:l e c,eJ 29 What direction ,-..ere } O'J looking when you first sow the obiect? (Circl~t One} b. Northeasr tf. Southeast I. SouthwesT What direction were yov looking when you last sow the obiect? (Circle o,e) b. Northeast f. Southwest h. Northwest I. Overhead 31. If you are fomi liar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the n"mber of degr the obiect was from true North (thru east) and al1o the number of degrHI It waa upward from ~h horizon (elevation). 31.1 When if first appeared: a. From true North degr b. From horizon degr .. s. 31.2 When it Jisappeored: a. From true North. degrees. b. From horizon degrHI. 32. In the following sketch, imagine that yo\J ore or rhe point shown. Place an A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "B on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last sow it 33. In the folfowing l'lrger sketch place on A" at the position the obiect was whttn you lirst saw It, C'"d a e at lt1 I position when you /osr sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger 1lceteh. 34. What w~re the weather conditions ot the time you sow the object? WEATHER (Circle OneJ Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 35. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the obiect? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the ohiect? (Circle One} 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (C irele One) 36.2 Please list their names and 37. Wos this the first tirT'e that you had seen nn object or objects like this? (Circll! One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, whrr~, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you thinlc the ob;ect was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the oblect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what 1peed would you estimate? _ 40. Do you think you can eatimate how far away from you the object wa1? (C Ire /e One J IF you answered YES, then how for away would you ay It wa1?---------- 41. Please give the fof lowing infortnotlon aiMtut your1elf ADDRESS--- TELEPHONE NUMBER _ Mltltlle N"' : tndlcate any additional i~iormation about yourself, including any education, which might be pertinent . 42. Oote you completed this questionnaire: