PROJECT 10073 RECORD CAR~ 1. OAT! 2. LOCATION ll. COHC LUSI0.-.5 0 Wos B,lloon Cen~er~ill~, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon L TYP! Of OIS!RVATION DATITIMI O"ou.-..I Ci Gft.Uft4-Vf uol 0 Af.-Vhuol LaHCTH 0, 08SI .. VATION HUMI! .. 0, OIJICTS 5 :lln one BJU!fl SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING .)b,j ect ~ :lat 3-p:peared t o be :3. s ~a.r iol''ls s n in .. 1e sou ... .al a't - v ~.uov~ -cne .aor~zon. ..., ."? ces:~d :~o move r"~om side to s i:ie. Was n.o-c 0 G~unci-Roder 0 Alr-J"tereept Roder f>tat ior.ary 11. COMMENTS a fnuffi elwnt Date fer Evoluotion 0 Unlc nown v ositi on t~iven by t~e '"rit:less~s, . .;h.i::::t c!1e cau3e fJr -t:~is :::i.-'lti.!:lg. \ TIC PO"" Jl9 (JIU'.V %6 SP.P il) 39. Do you tnink you c:an ~stimote the speed of the object'? ( Circ:le One) I 'F y o u onswerl!d YES, then what s~ed would you ~stlmot!t? 40 . Do you th ink you C:Jn estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Ci rc:le One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? _ 41. Pfeose give the following information :~bout yourself: Coat Ham Firat Nome Middle Name State City lndieote ony.addltfonal Information about yourself, Including any education, whh:h might b. p.rtinent f?. D~te you completed this questionnaire: U.S. AIR rORCE TECHNICAL tHFORM..\ -noN S'HEfT (SU~MARY DA T.tl.) In ordef thor your information moy oe ~iled a nd coded O S occmot~ly O'S possible, pieose U!& th~ following space to wr;t~ OIJt o short descrip;ion of the event rhor you observed. You may re- peat information that you hove already given in the questionnaire , and odd any turther comments, !ltotements, or !ketches that you believe ore important. Try to pre-;ent the details of the observa- tion in the order In which they occurred. Additional poge5 of the some size paper may be attached if they ore needed. (Do Not Write in This Space) (Please Prtnt) UFO Al!ALi'~I ~ ,_jil.LL'l' Cen terv i l.!..e, ~Jl.io Hour ( :Z) Description une object tnat appaared t o be a star w~s s =en i n the south a t 60- SO dag above the ~orizon. It appeare~ to move from side t o s i de. The Object ~as viewed for 5 minutes, but was not seen to disappear. Satellite: (AFCIN-l~3, Phone 69219) A~trononical Phenomena (Iieteor, Comet, Planet, etc) Prob fll ta1.r l!: r'LY TO ~ r T~ tlf: AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELI_IGENCE CENTER UNIT:=D ST ~TES A I R ;=QR C c W~IGHTPATTErtSON IR F ORCE B~3c ,:xtr.:lcc: frOTJ Duty o.:icers I ;t~port Tha f o llowing , extract~d f=om Captain Morton's Report dated 27 Aug 1960, is quoted for your inforutation. 2020 :1ours, A UFO r~port \va3 made from cenc:erville (report :1ttachad). Sky conditions were observed and local facilitie s Here contacted for clues. The Sulphur Grove weat~er station reported it ~ad a weacn~r balloon ESE o f it3 station wnich broke and started ae- scending from 90,000 feet a c 2000 hour3. UFO Report FORCE TECHNICAL This ~Utt5tio,naire has been prepared 50 that you con siv~ tntl u.s. Air rorc~ o.s much information a5 possible C:)ncerning the unidentified aerial p henomenon that you hav~ obsttrved. P l::!a5e try to answer as many questions as you pos~ibly can. The information that you give w;ll oe ll!ttd for research purposes, and will be regarded a.s confidentia l material. Your nome will nor b e used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permissio,. w., request this personal information so that, if it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further t!etai Is. When did you see the object? 2. T i n;e of day: ( C irc:le One): ~ I I n'nlle8 (Circle One}: ~Eastern_.~ b. Lenrral c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): .)l}oloo--Oo'f-LghLSav;ng ' b. Standard ; e. Other 4. Where were you when you sow the objecf? Narest Postal Address C ity or Town St~t' o r Country 5. How long was ebjeclin sight? S. 1 How was time in sight determined? c. Not very sure d. Just o guess 5. v~at wos the co11dition of the .sky? a._Ji~ht _ Cioudy !,, 7. ' F you saw rhe ooject during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located O S you looked ot rh~ object? In front of you To your left In bad< of you Don t r:l!member I o your rrgnt J -=:: ;o_O 1i1isforms upersedesATIC 164,130ccSJ, a. n= you sow the object at N IGHT, what did you notice conc erning the STARS ond ~\OON? 8.1 STARS ( C ircle One): 8.2 MOON ( C ircle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonl ight) No moonl ight-pitcn dark Don't remember d. Do n , t remember s a : SCI 9. T'he ob;ect appeared: d. Don't remember (Circ:le One): a. As a light 10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the orighttt~t stars? / / Did 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 t ini(S? Don't Know Break up into ports or explode? Don't Know Give off smoke? Don't Know Change brightness? o~n't K:lOW f. Change shape? Don't Know Flash or flicker? (?on't Kno~j Disappear.and reappear ? Don't Know 12. Did the object move Mhind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circl~t One): Yes No /Don't Know.~ IF you answered YES, then tell w hat 13. D i d the object move in front of something at ~n)'-+tme,.. ~ticulor ly o c loud? ( C ircle Or:te): Yes No '-...Don't KnowJ IF you answered YES, then tell what in Front of: ---- _/ 14. Did the ect appear: (Circle One): , a. ~lid/ b. Transparent c. Vooor d. Don't Know l5 . :;;d you observ!t the object through any of the following? Ey~glos ses e Binoculars Sun glosse s W; ,dshield Theodol it~ 'Iindow gl oss 16 . i~ii in o ~ew word s '},~ iollow i, o ~hings about the objec~ 17 . DrJw et picture ~hat w il l show the shop~ of the object" ' objects. Lobel o nd include In your sketch any detods o ; ;,~ o b jectthat you s ow -3uch as wings, prot rusions, e tc., and esp~cially e~houst ~rail~ Of vapor troils a c<) on arrow beside the drawil"1g to s how the d ir-ectio n the ob ject was moving. t 8. T he ~dges of the ob;ect were: ( Circle One): a:_-E,uuy or bj_urred b. like a br ight ~!oi' d. Don't remember Jrnw a pidure of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the dir,ct ioo that they w~e traveling. ::0. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place on A'' 'lt the beg inning of 1 ,;,~ poth, a "B" o t the end of the path, ond shew ony changes in diref.:tion during the coun , , 2t. How Iorge did the obJect appear to you 01 compared to.cm obfect with which you ore familiar? We wish to ~now the angular 1ize. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line wi~ a known object oncf note how much of the obJect 11 covw~ by the head of the match. If you hod performed thl1 experiment at the tln;e of the sighting, how "'uch of the oDfect would have b..n coYired by the match heocf? 23. DJd t he obfect dlsoppeorwhlle you were watching It? If so, how? 2J. in order that you can give as clear o pictwe 01 possible or what you saw, describe in your own word1 a !)mmon obiect 01 obfecta wf11ch, when placed ~ In the slcy, would give the same appearance as the obJect whic:h you aaw. '?5. W' ..,,., w ere you 1ocoted 'Nhen you sow the object? (Cird e Onei: i o. !n"i ide .J buiiding _. Cutdoor ... I d. I n o n rplone (type) 26. rYere you ( C irde On.,) o. ln rh'! b11sine!U.~eciion of o city? b . In ihe r~!' identiol 1t~tct4on oi a city? c. In open counlry~ic!e? d. Neor on airfield? e . Flying over a city? f. Flying over op6n country? 2i. Wnot were you doing at the tin:e you saw the obiect,.and how did you hoppen.to notfceit? IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE Of other vehicle at th3 time, ~hen complete.the following que!tlons: 28.1 .Whatdirection were you moving? (Circle One) o. Nonh c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per holtf. 3.3 Did you stop en any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) 29. Whnt direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circ:/, One) b. Northeast d. Southeast -:'0. What direction were you looking when you lost saw the oo!ec:t? (Circle One) South . b . Northeast d. Southeast i. -Southwest h. Northwest h. No.1hwest i. Overhead 3 l . : f 1ou are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to esrimat~ the number of degrees the obJect wos r,.,m true North (thN east) and also the number of degrees it was u~word from !he nOfizon (elevation). 31. l ' Vhen i t fir,t tlppeored: o . Fr-:>m trve North degrees. o . F~om t r ue North. degrees. ':>. From hCf' i :on degrees. 'l . . In t h e following :iketch, imagin e thot you ore at the point s hown. Place un A'' on the curved line to s how how J niyh tt'1e ""~Oject was above the hor izon (skyline) when you first sow it. Plac~ a a o n th same CUfv~d line t o I ; '10w how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last jOW it 33. l n the follow;ng forger sketch place on A" at the position the object wos 'Nnen you F;rst sow it, ond a a ai Its position when you last saw lt. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of now to complete the larger sketch, 34 . What were the weoth~r conditions at the ~ime you saw the object? CLGUDS ( C;rcle One) a. Clear sky c. Sc ottered c:l oud s d. Thiele or heavy clouds WEATHER (Circl~ One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember