PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. COHCLUStONS , Aug 6o s ill :.r y k o Wos Bolleott p r l!"'gv e, ! er,1 Or C ProboDiy Bo&lean 3. DATETIMI ooutt 4 TYP! Ofl OIS!.VATJON 2045-0 Wtu Ahcraft Local t:i G .. -..-.VIsuol 0 Greun.IRMor Cl Prooo\,ly Aircraft AI~Jnterc~ R 0 PossiWy Aircraft :>. PHOTOS 6. souc ~---------- ;_----! 0 Was Astronomi~ol 0 Prohobly AstrettOmlcol Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical 1. L!NCTM Ofi.OISI.YATION I. >IUMIE. Ofl OBJECTS t. COURSI o~.e WSW to SE a lnsufUcl"t Oato for. Evol\lotion 0 Unirno,.,., 11). i:SRI!II SUMWAY Oft StCNTINO ~-;-::..zzy oval white ligat vitb. sha~ply outllned ~ed li ts on each side of the front at the object. Cb,ject was statioDary f-:Jr 1 1/2 :ni.n, t~en 3Udd.enl.:f took off. No sound was heard ,:.ntil cbject was "across the sky," then the s ound of a jet engine was heard. P...fter that -cne object di3appeared. Al"lC:: .JPORW 3:9 (REV 21 SEP S2) 11. COMMENTS Tne description, ~d e f a ct tba t sound o:f a jet was h~'3-rd after the had na~sed ~ould ind~ca~e that the was in fact a jet. ' 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE ~other vehiele at th3 tinte, then complete the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Citcle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast W'!tre you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop crt any time while ~ou were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) What direction were you loolcing when you first saw the obiect? (Circl~t One) ~hot direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circ /e One) f. Southwest , L :; you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular dirediot'), try to estimate the number of deqrees the obiect was r;-,m true Ncrth (thru east) and also the number or degrees it was upward from !he hori'lon (elevation). J l. 1 When it first aJ)peared: o. From true North_....:r_----.-;>; degrees. : i. 2 flhen it di:o~opoeared: a. From true Net-th ') ' degr.,es. b. From MOf'izon ...'l.,....:;..._ degrees. 1.1 h follo"~ing .;kerch, imagine that yo u ore at th~ point shown, P lace an "A " o n the curved line to s how how ;,i;h ~he ob1ect was above the h oriza , (skylin~) when you ftrst sow it. PI-:Jce o '' 8 " o n the some curvt~td li ne to Sh')Y ha'# h igh the object WOS above the horizon (s kyl 1ne ) wnen you fosf .iOW it, :.3. In .~he following larger sketch ploc~ an A" ot the posit ion the object wo s when you First sow it, ond a "8 at fts posit ion when you lost saw it. Refer to smaller sketch os on example of how to complete the larger sketch .:l. w:, o t wer~ the weather conditions a t th~ time you sow the objecr? CLOUDS ( Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One) Fog, mist, or light rain Scotti! red clouds Moderate or heavy rain Thick or heavy clouds Don't remember 35. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the obiect? _ Oay ~th Year 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the ob;ect? (Circle One) 36.1 JF you answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please Jist their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you had seen on object or objects Hke this? (Circle One) IF you answered NO, then when, whore, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? . n Y"ur opinion what do you think th. object was and what might have caused it? U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In ordM that your information may be fil.,d ond coded as occuroteiy,., pnsslnl., , pleo'~ U5e th~ fo llowing space to write out o ~hod desc r iption of the -av.,nr rhot you obs~rv~d. You may r& p~ot infOfmation that you hov'!! already given i n the quecttionnoire, and add any furthe r comments, s tat'!!ments, or sl<etc:hes that you believe ore important. Try to present the detoil.s or the observa- tion in the order in which they occlJrred. Additional pages of the some size paper may b e attached if they ore needed. (Do Not Write In This Space) ~ SIGNATURE . 10 Octooer 1960 . Thia vill acknowledge your letter of 22 Se:ptemb~ 1960 concerning the alghting by you of an un1den~if1ed flyi~ object OD 26 Auguat. . . Your letter contained insufficient information for a nl14 concluaion. Therefore, ve aak tbat you fill out the 1Dcloaed Air Force quest ire and aend the completed document to the C nder, Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright- Patteraon Air Force Base Ohio tor their analya ia aDd evalua t1on. Sincerely, Into~tion Division Inrormation Co1te~ac~ OI-3d neader OI- l SA?O!-Jd (L/Col Tacker) - 1. .:ieerence at hed copy ot a letter to the Dopal""tu-r.ent or tne .Air Force .flva :.a-dated 22 Seoterr.ber 1960. .~ 2. T~ description ot the object rteved by has all ot the ; sttca of a cor;anon astrona11ical object the light from which - has been retracted by th8 atz.osphere. In case the object. may wall have been the planet Venus vaa just setting at 1900 hours an 26 August 1960. However, did not provide us with su.ftlcient data to arrive at a conclusion, and it is suggested that yaa send the witness .ATIC Fora 1164 lor forwarding direct to ATIC upon address ia &8 rollows: . Spr1ncv1J le, New York FOR Tlll CGrnA.'lDERt . . . ~HI t.IP G. EVA:JS Colonol, US.t\F Deput7 for Science and Components COORDINAT'IOU: AFCIN-LE2x ' ~- U.:i. ~1R FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This q'J~st i onnoire has been prt!pored so thor you can oive ?he U.S. A.i r r ore~ a! much in ;o rmation a s pos3ible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you h a v., ob~erved ?l.!tJSe try ~o answer as many questions as you pos,ibly cdn. The information that you give w;JI btJ us Ad for research purposes, and wi II be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not b, 'Hedin. connection with any statements, conclusions, or p'ublications without your permission. W-d request this personal information so that, if it 1s deemed necessary, we moy contact you for further c!etaifs. 'Nhen did you see the object? 3. Ti ITliiJ (Circle One}: a Eastern c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? 2. Time of day= (Cirele One): (Circle One}: (gt Daylight Saving b. Standard ' orest Postal Address ~ City o' Town ~ .>tate or C;)v,try 5. How long was object in sight? 5. 1 How was time in sight determined? C~rto in c. Not very sure Fairly certain d. Just a guess 6. Wt...at wQs the condition of the .sky? h. Cioudy G:) Bright 7. IF tou sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the -,bject? n front of you n bock of you ~. To your right d . To your ! e it e. Overf,!!od .von t rerremoer , ;:::1 J ~0'+ Tnis iorm .:;upe"edes ATIC 164, 13 Oct'-' ..;. : r= you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS a nd MOON? o. l STARS (Circle One}: d. Don't remember 9. The object appeared: (Circle One}: @As a light 8.2 MOON (Circltt One): a. Bright moon I ight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight-pitch dark @ Don't remember d. Don't remember 10. If it opoeored as a light, was it brighter than the 01-ightest stars? 11. tJ i d the obiect: .:~. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. S reak up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? ~. C hange brightness? f . Change shape? g . Flash or flicker? h. Oi sappeor and reappear ? (Circle One for each question) Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Di d rr,.., object move behi,,cf S?mething at any time, particularly a cloud? ( Circ/, One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13 . Drd tr-e t>bjeet rnov' in front of something at any time, particularly o cloud? Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot d. Don't Know ~L :::; _, 'r.e ooject appear: (Circ:le One): ~Solid