PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Miamisburg, Ohio Probat:.ly Bolloon OATITIMI G,_OUI' .. TY,I! Ofl OIH .. VATIOM Possibly Balloon a G,."".._ VIsual 0 Greund R odat 0 Was Ahcroft 0 Proba"ly Aircraft 0 AI.-Vhu..t 0 AlrJntercept Roder Possibly Aire?oft Was Astronomical Prooobl y Astronomical )Jet eo I Posaibty Astrone'"icol L~NGTH 0' OISI.VATION HUt!AI!R Ofl OIJICTS Insufficient Dote for Evaluation 0 UnlcnoWft 11. COMMeNTS 10. BRI!I' :;UMWAJitY 0' SIGHTING Cigar ~ha~ed objec~, 1/4 si:e of regular cigar, Speed a nd color are typical of ~ meteor, which was probablY the cause for t h l s sighting or~oge color wita ~ppearsnce of burning. J~emed to burn up like a meteor. A"rtC FORW 3l9 (REV U SI!P 52) U.S. AIR rORCE TECHNICAL tHFORMATjON SWEET (SUMMARY DA 1 ~) In mder that your information may be filed and coded as occurct~ly <n possible, please use t he following 1pace to write out a short description of the -event thot you ocu~rved. You may re- peat lnfOfmation that you have already given in the que,tionnoire, and odd any further comments, 'ltotementl, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the observCI tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size papM may be attached if they are needed. (Do Not Wr;te In This Spac:e) (Pieaae Print) LLl_l_-ri '- U.S. A1R FORCE TECHNICAL JNFORMATJON SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. A~r Force as much inrormotion as possible concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. P lease try to answer as many questions as you pos~ibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your nome willnot b e used in connection with any statements,.conclusions, or pubHcotions without your permission. We request this personal Information so that, if it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further c!eto i Is. When .did you see the obiect? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: .L\ . (Circle One):.t,o.!, Eastern (Circle One):&:, Day I ight Saving b . Standard . b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific .4. Where were you when u sow the objec!? s-..._ City or Town State or Country S. ~cw long was object :in sight? 5.1 How was time in sight determined? a. Certain (f./ F~irly certain 6. What WQS the condition of the:sky? b. Cf.oudy c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 'G. Bright 7. l r you saw the object during DAYLIGHT,.where was the SUN located a s you looked at the ooject? ' C 'rcle One ): a. In front of y o u b. In bade of you c . Toyourright d. To y our left e. Overhead f. Don't rememb<!r Tiiis form supers e des ATIC 164, 13 Oct :54. 8. l F you 5aw the obj~ct at NIGHT , what did you notice concerning ~he STARS ond MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circfe One): d. Don't remember 9. The object appeared: (Cirele One): G,;As o Jight 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight {c._' No moon I ;ght -pitch dark d. Don'~ remember c. Dark d. Don't remember 10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? Old 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 c Break up into ports or explode? Don't Know Give off smoke? Don't Know Change brightness? Don't Know Change shape? Don't Know Flash or flicker? Don't Know Disappear and reappear? Don't Know 12. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circl~t One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell Wha1 13. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 1J. Did the objed appear: (Circle One): a. Solid b. Transparent . c. Vapor d. Don't Know 15. Did you observ~ ~he object through any of the followi,g? ~yeglasses Bi noculcrs .Sun glosses Wi ndsniel d Theodolite 'Nindow g l!lss f6. Tell in a few w'lrds the following things about the object. l 17. Draw a picture that willshow the.shape of the obittct ?r objects. lobel.ond include In your sketch.any details of the obj.ct:thot yo~.saw -such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor tral Is Place an.atraw beside. thedrawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. 18. The edges of.the ob;ect.were: (Circle One):@ Fuzzy or blurred . b. Like a bright star c. Sharply outlined d . Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? Draw o picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 'iO. Dr ow o pic:ture that wl II !how the motion that the object or ob ject! mode. Place on ., A" rJt th.,. beg in n;ng of ;h'!" po tn, a .,B., at the end of tht! path, and soow ony changes in direction ciur ing the c our.se. 21. How Iorge did the object appear to you as compared to an object with which you are famiiJor? 22. We wish to ~now the angular sfn~ Hold a match sticlc at arm's length fn fine wi!h a known obfect and note how much of the obiect Is coyeref'f by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment ot the tfn1e of the 1ighting, how "'uch of the obfectwould have been covered by the match head? f c ~ ... 'T l(..._ Did t he object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? . 24. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a c ommon object or objects which, when placed UV in the sky, would give the same appearance os t he obiect whieh you saw. 15. Where were you located when you saw the ab;ect? (Circle One): a. ~nslde o building b. ln a car c .. Outdoors d. In an.airplane (type) e . At sea 26. Were yov (Circle One) a. In ?he bvsiness.s ection ot a city? ~.:In the re5idt!tntiaJ !ect i on of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Near on airfield? e. Flying-ov_er o city? f. Flying over open country? 27. Whcrt were you doing. at the tinte yousow the obiect,.and how did you happen to noticeit? _---Lboo<.ruG,_ 28. fF you.were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehiele.at th:t time, then complete.the following questions: 28.1 .Wha~:direction were you moving? (Citcle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d., Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you. moving? miles per hour. 28~3 Did. you stop at any tinte while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No Whatdlrectfon were you lcoking when you first saw the obiect? (Circlt~t One) h. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest h. NOt1hwest i. Overhead 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the obiect? (Circle One) c. East South h. Northwest b . Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead '31. If you ewe familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obiect was from true North {thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from !he horizcn (e1evatfon). 31. 1 When it first appeared: o. From true North degrees. b. From horizon ~ ~ degrees. 31.2 When it di!apJ)eared: a . From true Ncrth" degrees. b. From hor;zon , ---degrees. !2. In ~ e following sketch, imagine that you ur~ at the point shown. P lace an A" o n the cur1.,d I ine to s how how , h ;.,~object was above the hori1.on (s'<yline) when you firsr saw it. Ploc'! a "B .:>n the same cvrved line t o rhow how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when y~u last ~ow it. 33. In the foil-ing larger sketch place an A at the position the object was when you fjrsJ oaw It, 11nd o e at Its I it ion when you last saw it. Reier to smaller sketch CIS an example of how to complete the larger sketeh. I J.ti. 'Nho; were the weather conditions ot the time you 50W the object? CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One) a . Clear sky Scattered clouds Thick or he<:~vy clouds b. Fog, mist, or 1 ight rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember When and to whom did you.r.,port that you.had seen the ob;ect? f Day Mo"th Year . . 36. Was anyone else with you at the tfme you saw the ob;ect? (Circle One) 36.1 IF . you answered YES, did they see the ob;ect too? (Circle One) 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, whore, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? "39. Oo you th ink you c on estimaht the speed of the o bject? (Circle One) J IF you answere d YES, then what s~ed would you est imate? _ Do you t hink you c:an estimate how Far away from you the object was? (Cirele One) 41. P fease give the following information about yourself: Indicate ony.additional fnformati,on about yourself, Including any education, whh:h might be pertinent. .12. Dote you completed this questionnaire: