PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCA710H 12. CONCLUSION$ 0 Was Ba lloon 0 Probably Bolloott OATETIMI! GROUP 4. TYP! OF OBSERVATIOI't L.ENG'TM 0, 08S!RYAl'ION iJ Gf'Ourul Vltual Ci7 .. lian HUMBER 0,. OBJECTS 0 Grou.,cl Rod <f 0 A lrlnterept Rodot 0 WtJs A;. croft 0 Prnbably Aircraft 0 Po ssi bl '1 Alr~oh 0 Wo, Astronomico& Probably Astronom6eol 0 Pouibly AstNnom)cof n In suHicl ent Pat ~.-t=~!!lllotion 11. COMMENTS o'bject, silve:-color, r .'t:ld C~s~rvation doen not fit any kno~<111. :'..J v-i..n6 fro:n 1novi:r. ~ a a t o c on ... r:.st ;nt t-rith .. _ r~r:.tft. wf.i~ IG~n I 3'1.. "' . h e following sketch, i magine t.hat you CH~ at the poin t shown. Place o n "A'' o n the curted I ine to lhO"t' now hi .1h rh e ooj'!ct was above the horizon (s!<yline) when you first sow it. Ploca o "3" on ;l,." .sam~ curv~d l : ,. o :;h . .., r ow high the object wos above the horizon (s'<yltne) when you lost ~ow it. 33. In the following larger sketch ptoco an A" at the position the object was wh&n you First saw it, ond a "B at Its position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch os on example of how to complete the larger sketeh WhH w~r~ the weather condition! ot the t ime you sow the objact? CLOIJOS (Circle On~) c . Scott!!r~d douds d. Thick or heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle On!!) b. Fog, mist, or I ight roin c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 35. When and to whom did you report that you hod seen the object? ,J1 Oc L" Jibo Day Month Year 36. 'Has anyone else with you ot the time you sow the object? (Circle One) Yes ( No 36. l IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please Jht their names and addresses: 17. 'Nos this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) 'J7. 1 IF you answered NO, then when, whcr~. and under what circumstances did you see '='ther ones? ' n 'ou r opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? J?. Do you think you con e~timote the speed of the ob;ect? (Circle One) Y~s (_ N .1 ff you on.swered YES, then what speed would you e.stimat&? Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) lF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was? Please give the followi a~out yourself: Jndlcateony.odditlonal Information about yourself, including ony education, whi'ch might be pertinent. .J?. IJote you completed this questionnaire: \ t:ROS? AC:: T:=CHNICAL INTEL L IGENCE CENTC:R '.l'-1 TeD ST ..\TES A I R FORCE .'n"!.c.!~nt.i!'lei ?.Lying Oojact, Crete, Illinois 3.;\.:0I - J d (1/Col Tacker) i s su~gested that a qu9stionnaire be forwarded to Crete, Illinois. Col:>nel, USAF Jt.y for Science and Components Cy ltr 14 Sep 60, 29 Aug 60, sgtd b Under date or 30 Auguat, Lieutenant Cizek of Psrk Forest, Illinois wzsote concerning the sighting of a n unidentif ied flying object by you en 29 August. . Ria letter contained 1nuffic1ent intox !Dation for a valid conclua1on. request that you fill out the attached Air J'orce queationnire and aend the COt'lpleted. foxsm to th~ Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center Pattenon, Ohio for their evaluetion and analysis. . Sincerely, LAWR&'fCE J. TACKER Lt. Colonel, USA}, Public Info~a~ion Division Office of !~formation J Ct.irr-eoack ul -3~ ?{.=ader OI- l Rli'L Y ro ATfflt 0,: DZPARTMEN r OF THE AIR FORCE H,t\DQU TERS UNITED STATES .t\IR FO~CE TlU: IH,IJilCTO" GlNliUL. USA' 5TM DIST:.tC:T O,IC[ 0' SI'!CI.-L UtV!STIGATI 1"'S W W;I>4T,.o\TTf"SON AUt 101tC! OASI. OHIO (U) un~dentifiecl F lyin':; Object Crete, Illinois , 29 August 1960 Jighted b y Ed Schneewels A'.i.'IC (AFCIN-4E2) Attached letter from Lt JOHN T. CIZEK, USNR, dated 30 August 1960, is fort-larded !or: your inforuation a/d DOYLE REES Colonel, USAF Connnander any action deened appropriate. Dir OSI (AFCSI-6) Officer- in-charGe U. F. 0. In'~'restiga.tion Ur..it ~,Tric:ht Pattcr!Jon _\ir !f'orce Base ! Hish to re_?ort the night:L'1~ of an ob.j0c G -:fnich ni::;ht b e of ir..terest to yo1:r At abo11t lr: OO R-! yester clc.y , ~ gleami ng c:~ome-like foctball-shaped obj ect ~ov:ri OYGr the grott."'ld. At the tiMe of the si r;htin:, he -::J.s ct.--iving north o n Illinois routf3 one, o3t~-reen Creta 3. :d Steg~r, Illinois. He observed the objaci:, thr ough a n open ~r ... ndo-;.; and, a s ':-:a approa c::ed it, i t be ... :a."'l t.o !'is::;, acceleratin~ 1.:ntil it ,Tas out of si~ht. Vioibility ~;as -,er; good) bu~ -c'here may ha.,.re b e e n .::t fe-r Jca~-: red c l o u d s . rh~ r9l~ti"ti8 b~arti1z o f the ob,ir~ct, f ro:n. \1i."'1 -:;:-.s p robablJ' r:~T a:1d he obser\red i-:. for ::o:-~et'.1i.."'l; l ess than o. r1i:1t1ta, I ~rolL..d .j ::dga . I a.--:t re?orling this b e caus e i:1~. ".-Ion2.J :;r:o ,:)a'i.Jly r:o t t a!{e the t r o,1ble. I -;;ould suspect t~1.:11:. --c-..,.7;/ ::i ~hti s ~ati0n, pl2a3~ CC~t~ct r . in re . J:1~L iS 'Jnidentit1ed ?1,-inr; Ob jec't., Clet.e, .11 llnoi:s ~AFOI-3d ( L/Col Tac 1car) I t, is enggested that, a questionnaire be forwarded to ........ at, Crete, D.linois. . ". l'CB t:JE C<X-fAMDERa ?HILIP O. EVANS.. Colonel, USAF Deput7 for ~cience and Component,a Cy ltr lh Sep 60, 29 Aug 60, sgtd b ~.FO, Cret e U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET T~is questionnaire has be'!n prepared so that you con giv!! ~he u.s. Air Fore~ CJS mucn i'1tcr:nation as possible concerning the unidentified aerial pnenomenon that you hav~ observed. ,=>~ease try t o onsw4!r as many questions os you pos~ibly con. The information that you give will oe u sf9rl for r~seorch purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Yo ur nom~ will not o~ usedin connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without yo\.Jr permission. ~He r!!quest this personal information so that, if it h deemed necessary, we may c:ontoc:t you for further c!etai Is. 1. When did you see the object? 3. T i nte Zone: (Circle One): o. Eastern . (D. Centro r-- 2. Time of day: (Circle One): (Circl~ On~): o,.DayHght Saving> b. Stondord i c:. ~ountain ~ d'. Pacific: 1 e. Other 4. Wher~t were you when you saw the obj~? Nearest Postal Addreu CityarTown s,ot "' C.)untry 5. ~ow I~ was obiec:tin sight? 5. 1 ~ow was time in sight determined? a. C_ar.t.4~fl.----.,;"" c. Not very sur~t b. Foirly certain) d. Just a guess 6 . .Y!1o1' wes the condition of the sky? " DAY NIGHT -~.-CI.Oudy b. Cloudy I . IF y o u sow the o b ject during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN loc:oted a s yoJ fook~d at th e object? I, hont of you ,, boc~< of you c. o your rrgnt e. Overr!!~d r. Don't r~memot!r -.lj 'l fo r'tl <>uoersc:!es AT:C l u J . !3 Oct 54. 3. !1= ;ou 3ow the object a t NIGHT, wnot did you notice concer n ing t h e ST RS ond MOON? B. l STARS (Circl~ One): 8.2 MOON (C:rcle One-): o. Brigh t moonligh; Dull moonlignt No moonlight-pitch dar k Don't remember Don't temember 1 9. The ob ject a ppeared: ( C ircle One): a. As a light d. Don't r emembe r 10. If it appeared as a light, was it brightM" than t he O..ightb~t stars? Did t he object: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand still at any time? Sud denly speed up and rush away at any time ? Don't Know Break up into parts or explode? Don' t Know G ive off smo~e? Cha nge br ightness? Change s hape? Flash or flicker? Don't Know Disappear. and reappear ? Don't Know ~2. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? ( Citcf,., One}: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, t hen tell What l3. Oid de object move in front of some thing at any t ime particul ar ly a cloud? i Circle One ): Yes No .-Don't Know.\ IF yo u a nswere d YES, then tell what (Circle One): a . Solid b. T rcnspa rent d . Don't Know .)id y otJ ooser'/I'J (,~ object through any of the foflo...,ing? 1 c s s d c; Binocuiar3 '( ~s JlrJS3" S f. T ~ lescop., T~eodol it~ 16. Toil in a few words the following things a bout the objl!ct . b. C ol or 17. Dr ow a pictwe that wi ll show the .shape of the ob;ect ?r objects. Lobel. and include In yo ur sketch any deta; I of the object that you saw -such as wings, protrusions, etc., and esp~cially exhaust ?roi Is or vapor trolls Pldce an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the ob;ect was. moving The edges of the ob;ect were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a bright star Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? _ Draw a pict~ of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling O,.ow o picture that wl s ow t e motion t. ott eo ject or o 1ect:1 mo e. oce on 1\ , , ~n'" neqtnnng or >h~ poth, a ''B '' at the end of the path, a nd 5~w any chang in direction dur ing the cour ~e. 2 1. How forge c:lld the object appear to you as compared to on obiect with which you ore fomJHor? , 22. We wish to ~now the angular sf%e. Hold a match stick ot arm's length in line wi!'h a known object and note ' how much of the object is c,.,er.M by the heod of the match. If you hod ~rformed this experiment at the time 1 of the sighting, how "'uch of the obfect would have been covered by the match head? 23. Did the obf~t disap~or while you were ~otc:hing it? I