PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Unionto,,m, Ohio :t. OAT!TIM! GltOU~ 4. TYPI! Ofl OIS!IItVATION Locel --..:;"'-----------a Greun4-Vlsuol 0 GrundRMMr 5. PHOTOS 6. SOU Civi l ian I. NUMI!It 0, OIJICTS CONCLUSIONS Wen Boll001t Probat:.ly Bolloon Possibly Bolloon Woa Ah croft f' ,.,bab1y Aircraft Possibly Aircroft Wos A~tronomi cal Probably Astrono"'ical Possio'y Astronomicol Jnsuffieittnt Dsto fer Evaluotion 10. Blltl!, SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING 11. COMM!NTS A ro,nd, shiny metallic ob j e ct. s :..=e of !lall Jolla= .~th spinn~ ~ion fi~st seen i~ SE; be~o~e it disa eared another of s ame descri~- ~ion a e~ed bel it .and r a t her near t o lt . ~om 3 3ide view the object 3 r~5embled tops Probab~ h igh flyi~ a/c Yith refl~c~ion of the s u n and a~:n.os-vheric inconslstenci::..~ ziv1ng the sp~earance of ~ disc. ic:.t.er i n the middle ) . :aot~ obje c t s di.3JJ.~ee.: ... d :oge e~ ~e~J sudden ly. ~'\T1C JPOR\f Jl9 (ltEV liiRP 52) ) 7. Draw a picture that willshow the.shape of the obiec:t "'objects. Lobel.and include.ln your sketch.ony details of the obiect that you.saw -such as wings, protrusions, etc., and esp~ciolly.exhaust trails or vapor trolls. P Idee an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was. moving. L o~;,j u f 18. Tne edges ofthe object.were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a bright star c. Sharply outlin~ d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? - ._l .... O------------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they w..-e travelin tdJ~o.~ ;Vo RT +J OJ'\ Jr-:ou..Y'1 J Draw o picture that wf IJ :show the motion that the object or cb;ects mode. P l e1ce on "A" '1t the b~g inning of the path, a ''B" at the ttnd of th~ path, and show any changes ;n direct;on c uring th.., cour3e. How Jorge cfld the object appear to you as compared to on object with which you ore 1omi liar? Hel-P-doJI~r We wish to lcnow the angular 11%e. Hold a match sticlc at arm's length in line wi!h a knowtt obieet and note how much of the obfect Is covertlff by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the tin of the sighting, how "'uch of the obfect would hav. been coYered by the match head? 23. Dfd the object disoppearwhlle you wr watching it? If so, how? 24. In crder that you can give 01 clear a pictwe as possible of what you saw, describe in yovr own words a common obiect or obicts which, when placed uv in the sky, would give the some appearance as the object which you saw. 25 . \v: ~re w.,re you iocott!d wh'!n you sow the ob;&ct? (C ire!~ O ne): 26. Were you (C i rc!e One) o. in fhe business. :lection o f o c ity 7 o. f11s.ide o bodding b. In tne re3idential ~ection of o city? b. In v cor c.(fn ;n c o~ntr!lsiliCJ c.~ O~tdoors) d. Near o n oirTle~d7 - J. In e n airplane {type) -' Flying. over a city? ~. A~ s e a f. Flying over open country? I. 27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object,.and how did you happen to notfce it ? 28. JF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE othervehiele.at th3 time, then complete.the following questions: Whatdirection were you moving? (Ci1cle One} o. North c:. East b. Northeost d# Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 23.2 How fast were you moving? mi fes per h~vr. 28.3 Oid.you stop crt any time while you were loolcing ot the obiect? (Circle One} Yes No 29. Whatdfrec:tion were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circl~t One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Na.ihwest f. Overhead 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the ob;ect? (Circle One) ~North c. East e. South h. Nonhwest b:"Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead :1. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direc1ion), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was frorn true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward h-om ~he horizon (elevotion). 31. 1 When it first appe<~red: J L'.? .lr'f,en it dr5oppeored: i' t!l.:a following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Ploc~ an'",~ o n the cur,, d line to ~tf.o-.., how '-.j ~h ,.,~ ooject was abov e the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. PI ceo ''B O'l ~he ;orne curv~d iine to s!"OW ol()W hign the ooject WOS a bove the horizon (skyline) when you /os f SOW it. :~. In the following larger sketch placo on A" at the position the object was when you First saw it, ond \a "8" o\' Its pes it ion when you last saw lt. Refer to smaller sketch os an example o f how to complete the larger \ ketch. J~t. (h t:lt were the weather conditions ot the time you sow th e ob ject? CLOUDS (Cirele o,e) WEATHER (Circle One) ' cr 30r 3lcy Fog, mist, or light rain c . Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain Thiele or heavy clouds ~. Don't remember 35. When and to whom did you report that you hod seen the object? Day ~th Year 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please list their names and LJ, 'o "Ia w n 37. Was this the first tfme that you had seen on object or objects like this? (C/re/e One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, whore, and under what circumsTonces did you see oth&(' ones? 38. in your opinion what do you think the oo;ect was and 'Nhat might hove caused it? {L.;t: ~ ~--v a:.aqazlllla- Do you think you can .tstimote the speed of the object? (Circle One} IF you ans'N! red YES, then what speed would you estimate? _ 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the obiec:t was? (Circle One) IF you answ.,red YES, then how Far away would you say it was? k'<b....u 41. Pfease give the following information about yourself: lndlc:ateany odditfonal Information about yourself, includingany education, whrch might be pertinent 4 2. Dote you c:orr~leted this questionnaire: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IN FORMA noN Sr1EET (SUMMARY DA 1 A) In ord~ that your information may be fi l'!d ond coded as occuroteiy a'S pos.Jib fet, please use ne following space to write out o short description of the event that you observed. You mny re- ~("clt information thot you hove already given in the questionnaire, and odd any further comments, '5 r'ltements, or sketches thot you believe ore important. Try to present the detoi Is of the observtt- tio n in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size poper may be ottoched ; f they ore needed. (P le Print) (Do Not Write In Th;s Space) ) SIGNATURE - --=-- 6 Septemoer 1960 ])earMre. . . -~.: .... .. Thia 18 to acknowledge your letter of 31 August 1960 . _ . . : coneernins the sighting by you and three children of an :: . unidentified fl7ing obJect on 25 August. . ~ :.. .. Your letter contained insufficient information tor a ~ valid conclusion. 'fheretore, will you please fill out the itt.ched A1r Force questionnaire and forward the ~npleted doeument to tbe Aerospace Techriicel Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Baae, Ohio for their evaluation Sincerely, LA.WRENCB J. TAC!C .. !R :. Lt. Colonel, USAF Public Intot~ation Division Office of I:lfOI 'tne tion Vco:neback OI - 3d Reader JI- 1