PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. OAT! 2. LOC:ATt0'4 CONCLUSION$ ~iisconsin 0 Wos BolloOft 0 P~obobly BoHaon :l. DAT!TtWI! GJIOU~ A. iYP! 0' OISERVATION 0 G,.Vftd R odor 0 w~ At.erah CL Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Ai~oh 27 /J420 Z 0 AI,.. VI wei 0 A1rl"tereept R,dM 0 Proh,bly Astronomical Civilian o Po ui bly Astf"'"a"'ieal 1. LSNGTM o-, C8SI.YATJON I. ~U)Ill!,_ Ofl O&JECT.S 9. COURS! 0 Other ' 0 lnsuffi ci "t Oeto for Evaluati o" one !TE- S'il o Un~nawn J 1. COMMI:NTS .~ .. 1i:1ey, b:-i.;ht r~d ~bt }ect sha outlined, I ..,,bout 1/ 3 s ize of the ~oon. Object d.isap:pear~d " l"tC ?OqM 3l9 (R~V ll 3 P.JI 5~) U.S. AIR rORCE TECHNICAL INFORMA riGN )H~ET (SUMMARY 04 T A) In ord~ thot your in;or maion ml')y be filed ond coded rJS occuroteiy t'l'S po"isibl,,. pfeose u!e ~he rollowi,g !poe~ to write out a short descripti o n of the !!Vent ~hot you ob.sarved. You may re- at lnfOfmation that you hove olrf!ody given in th e que5tionnoir~, a nd odd ony further commenh, statements, or sketches that you believe ore important. Try to present the details oi ~he observo- tfo n in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the somtt size pape r ,oy be ottoehed if they ore needed. (Please Print) (Do Not Wrife In This Space) l SIGNATURE 3 J. Do you thin~ you con tufimot~ the speed of the object? (Circle One) fF you answered YES, then what speed would you ~stimata?-------....------ 40. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the obiec:t was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? _ .ttl. Please give the follow information about yourself: State :J TELEPHONE NUMBER Indicate any additional information about yourself, including cmy education, whrch might be pertinent. !? . Date vou completed this questionnaire: U.S. AlR C:ORCE TECHNICAL tNFORMATIOH SHEET This questionnair@ has been pr.1pared so that you can give t he U.S. Air t=orce as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hov~ observed. P!ease try t o answer as many questions as you posibly can. The informotion that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name wiilnot be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or pub I ications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, if it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further ~eta i Is. 1. When did you see the object? 3. Time Zone: (Cirde One): a. Eastern (Circle One): (Circle One): (b. CentjiD c. .~untain d. Pacific 4. Wherl9 were you when you sow the obJect? City or Town Stote ar Country S. How I eng was object in sight? 5. l How was time in sight determined? a. C~rtoin e. Not very sure (b. F~irly cert~in ' ' d. Just o guess 6. What was the condition of the sky? G~J.GHT .... ,~0. Bright t 5. CloUdy 7. I ;= vou saw the obj~ct during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locat~d as you looked at the object? . .:.rcle One ): a . In front of you ). l n boc!< of you c. T I) your righr d . To vour lt!ft e. Overhead f . Don't tem~mber IF yoJ sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notic~ concerning the STARS a nd MOON? 8. 1 STARS (Circle One}: 8.2 MOON ( Circle One): o. Bri oht moonlight Dull moonlight: No mooniight-pitch dar!< Don't remember Don't remember 9. The ob;ect appeared: ( Circle One): As a light d. Don't remember 10. lf it appeared as a light, was it brighter thon the hrighte~t stars? (Circ/, One): Yes ,~ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then teiJ what 13. ~r d the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? Circle Onej: Don't Know. I r you answered YES, then tell what LJ. Did the object appear: (Circle One): . a. Solid ' b. T ransporent d. Don't Know C 1 d you observ~ the object through ony of the fol lowi rg? Btnoculor$ t: ~teg I as3es Sun ]lass'.!s T ~lescope , ., snterd Theodolite , 1n o w gtoss 16. r~ll in a few words the following t ning s a bout the object b. Color 17. Draw a picture that willshow the shape of the objKr "'objects. Lobe l.ond include in your ~!<etch any details o t the ob;ect that you sow -such as wings, protrusions, etc., and esp4!cially ~xhaust trails ex vapor trails. P lace an o"ow.beside the drawing to show the direction the object was. moving The edges of. the obiect. were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy cxfblurrea b. L iJce a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember f 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _ Draw a pich.we of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling ~0. Drew :J plctur~ that will ~how the motion that the obi~ct or objects mode. Place on "A" 'lt th~ b~ninning o f .h~ ;>oth, a a a t the e nd of the poth, ond show ony chong~s in d;rection curing the courle. How large dfd tf1e ohf~ct oppear to you as compared to on ob;ec t with which you are fami Jior? We wl~n to know the angular size. Holcf o ttNJtc:h stic:k at arm's length in line wi~h a known obfec:t and note how much of the object is c:over.M by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment ot the time of the sighting, how much of the oOfec:t would have been covered by the motc:h head? 23. Did the obfect disappearwhi le Y"U were watching it? If so, how? 24. In cwder that you can give as clear a pictur/os possible of what you 3ow, desc:Jibt: in your own words a comm~ object or objects which, when placed uv in the sky, would give the Jame appearance as the object which you saw. . 2S. ''lh"'rl!! were yov located when you saw the object? (C.rcle One): sns!de a building Outd rs:) d. ln on airplane (type) ~. A t sea 26. Were you (Circle One) o. )n rhe business.section of o city? b. In the residential section of a city? c . In open countrysi~e? d. Near on airfield? ~. F fying. over a city? f. Flying over open country? J 1 What were you doing at the time you saw the obiect, .and how did you hoppen.to notice it? 28. JF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at th~ time, 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 were you moving? mi fes per hour. 28.;3 Did.you stop al any time while you were looking at the obieet? (.Circle One) Yes No 29. 'Hhatdfrec:tion were you looking when you first saw the objec:f? (Cirel" One) b. Northeast d. Southeast NOlthwest ...- OVet-lie ... .! -:o. 'Nhot direction were you looking when you lost saw the object? (Circ /e One) .,. North c. East e. South= -._ b. Northeost d. Southeast ( "l. Southwest h. Northwest i. Overheocl Jf you are familiar w;ttt bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of d~r&es the object wos from true North (thrv east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from !he horizon (etevation). 31.1 When it lint appeared: o. From trve North degrees. b . From horizon degrees. a . From true North degrees. b . From horizon degrees. fo,lowing sk~tch, imoqine that you ore o r the point shown. Plac~ 111 'A" ,.,., :>OI~C~ was a bove the horizon {skyline) when you first sow it P!~ce a nnVf ;,iqn the .Jbject was above the horizon (5kyline) when you losf .iOw i~. ~J. I n the following larger sketch place on A" at the position the obiect wos .vhen you (;,t ~ow it, ond a n8" ot its ~osition when you i!JSt ,ow it. Refer to smaller sketch os on exampte of how to comp1ete the larger sketch. J.l. 'Vnot 'l"'!rt! the w'!other conditions ot the time you saw rhe obj,ct? CI_OUOS (Cirele One) WEATHER (Circ:le One) t e ar s 'f<Y' s. i-ia~y-- Fog, mi3t, or I ight rain c:. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain Thiele or heavy c l auds e. Don't remember 't'fhen ond to whom did you report that you hod seen the ob;ect? Oay . Mo"th Y r 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you aaw the object? (Circle One) Q No 36.1 IF you onawerec:l YES, clld they '" the obJect too? (Cirde One) 36.2 Preas list their na,.,.a and addre11e1: 1 37. Was this the first time that you haclaeen on obiect or objectl II~ this? (Circle One) 'J7.1 IF you answe,.d NO, then when, whore, ancl under what circumstances did you other ones? Ja. In your opinion what do you thin~ the obtct was ond what might have c:~used it? In ordM thot "~" , , the followi,g peatinformation rhct Ct,_ .,...,, :statements, or skete-es ..,.,,.... 1 ' tion in the order in ._,.. If they are needed. .,., "' . ~tton of th ev~nt that you ob!terved. Yoo mo y re- 11, ,~,.. (1 tl,P, questionnaire, a nd odd a n y iu rt he r c:omment5, -vr. '"poront. Try to pre5ent the dP.toils o r the ooservo- , . Yl '"''"nal pages of the same s;ze paper n"OY be attached (Do Not Write I n This Space) 39. !'Jo vou ~hink yo u c a n e.stimote t h e speed of the o b ject? (Circle One) IF you answ~red YES, then what s~ed would you estimate? ~ 40. Do you think you eon estimate how far away from you the obiec:t was? (Circle One) Yes IF you onswwed YES, then how far.away would you say it was? _ ~ .t J. P fease give the following information about yourself: Age I A J~ Ind icate ony.additional information about yourself, including any education, whreh might be pertinent t2. Dot!! you completed this questionnaire: