LJ ",;,.Vi u d fro~r''v :rc.c.rt Po~.,:,Jy \~irou,.,inl l., .. uf'ici n t ['_n , r E iiOfutJ~i"n "":~tl h3ll c l'l11Gc.l of' thj :; PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. OAT! 2. lOCATtON 12. CONCLUSIONS Dn.yt0n, Ohio Wos Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Bolfoon Local ..;.'---------~0 Ground-Vf s utal 0 GroundRodar Wos Ail craft 7. LENCTH 0~ O!JS!RYATION 10. BRIE~ SUMMA~Y Ofl SICHTINO 0 Ai~Vhual Ci\':i lio .. n I. NUMBER 0,. OBJECTS B~:t.;ct ".:!tit e llGht w~i"h ::~ov~d a!: \o.riott::> 0 Alrlnterc.,t Roclar 1 l. COMME .. TS Probably Ai rcroft Possibly Aircraft Was Asttf.)no"'l col Probohly Astrorte"'fcol Posalbly Astronomical lnsufficlettt Ocrte for EYoluotion Ob~e~rcr ' ;o,.Cj in.:.!. a bui~l.:~-:s, .:mi sa~ th~ obj~ct ~t 6":>- 70 elevatio:>., c-. pr 0bA.blE it ,.;as i n sJ~t, t:--e o~j~ct cli~ap; ed. o~f d en, ~0v~d ac v~cious cp ds ~i cl~cJed. T. infor~tion i s ~oo G~ne~al :or a valil C')!lclu~io:l. Th~ v!~nc3o~z t:.!"c ~tud~nts, therefor~ diffl~ult to cor.ta~t ~Or thP purpoze Of s~tting mO~e )nfOria- ft ion. There i c i n..;u.:'tic i -:?>n~ ~ :1ta J n th l~port !~ ~ conclu3io~. Possibility of l iJht refl~ction. IJtIJTc D :>TAT:::s \IR FORCE '.V.! I C . iT-PA T T l: R SON A U.S. AIR FOR:::: TECHNICAL INFO~MATJON SH E E T This .,Ut3Stionnoire nus bden pro:!pOr~d so that you .can gint the u.s. Air Force as much information us polsible concerning tha unidentifietd aerial phenomenon that y ou have obs ~rv~d. Pleo3e try to answ~r o~ many questions as you possibly ccn. The infor mation that you give will be us~ for r~ueorch purposas, and will be regordttd as confidential mot~rial. Your nome will not be us!!d in connetction with any s t a tements, conclusions, or publication" without your permission. \'13 r~.:;uest this personal information .so that, if it Is deemed necessary, w& may contact you for f urther detoi Is. 1. Wh :,n did y o u see the object? 2. Time of da y: (Circle One): A.M. or P.M. ( C irc:le On~): a. (Circle One): Daylight S aving Sta n da rd Moun~= i n Paci f i c Wh$r& we~".s you whsn you s\lw the ob;~ct? l'h~rut Postal Address City or Town Stnta or Country 5. How long wcs ':>bject in sight? 5.1 How was time in slsht d~''rmined? c. Not v ery sure d. Just o gue'\s ~. F:;, l y certain 6 . \~hat was t1e cor.d1t i on of the sky? a. B right 7. fF you sow the object dt:ring DAYLIGHT, where wa.:; t he SUN l vcated as you 1\)ok ... d a t thd object? {Circle On a): a. In fro nr of you In boc k of you d. To your le ft e. Overhead c. To yovr right f . Don't rememb~r 1 J J F ES 60 0 1lais fl)rm ~\lp,.nc.:dc 'l AT l C lG1. l3 O c l 5i. 8. lf you saw the objuct at NIGHT, what Jid you notice concerning th., STARS and MOON? 8.1 ST AP.S (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circlo One): Bright moon I ight Dull moonlight No moon I igltt -pitch dark Don't remember Don't remember 9. The o!:iect appeared: (Circle One): a. As a light d. Don't remember 10. H it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? 11. Did the :>~ject: (Circle One for eoch question) o. Appecr to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly sp!HKI up and rush away at any time? e. Br~ok up into ports or explode? d. Giv~ off smok$? e. Cho,ge brightneas? f. Cho,g shape? g. Flash or flicker? h. D i sappeor and reoppeor ? Don't Know Don't Knflw Don't Know Do11't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 1~. uid the object move behind something at any time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF yov answered YES, th~tn tell what 13. Did the oo ~et M'"OVe in front of something at any time, particularly 0 cloud? (Circle! C1t:j: Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then toll what 14. Did th~ objJct opp4!or: (Circle One): o. Solid b. Transparent d. Don't Krow o.d YOtJ ob"eor v.J the obj.,c t through any o f thtt followin~? Eye~lrJsses e. Binoculars o. Stm gl o ssos Wind-;hi~ld g Theodolite Win-fo N gloss 16. Tell in o fe w wordJ thtt following thing:a about the obiect. 17. Drew a p icture that will show the shape of the obiec:t or obiects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the obfeet that y~u.saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., ond especially exhaust trails or vapor troils. I Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. 18. Th~ edget of the obieet were: (Circle One): o. Fuzzy or blurred b. L ilce a bright star c. Sharply out I ined d. Don't remember 19. IF th~re was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _ o picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. r 20. Draw a pictura that wi II sho...., the motion that th~ obiect or objects. mode. Ploc em " A" at the bllg inning of tha path, a 'B" at the end of th~ path, and show any ch..:Jnges in direction during the covrstt. 21. How lot~ did the ob;ect appear to you as compared to an ob;ect with which you ore familiar? 22. Wtt wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object .end note lw w much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had ~rformed this experiment a t th~ ti'llct of the sighting, how much of thtt object would have been covered by the match head? /:l. Did t~e cbf ect di sop pear. while you wers watching it? If so, how? In order that you can give as clear a pteture as possible of what you sow, d~:t.scribe in your own word~ a c:ommcn obj .et or ~bjects which, whert plac:.,d up in the sky, would gi'le the same appearanee as th~ obi ct which you sa~. 25. Whare were you located when you sow the ob;ect? 2.5. \'/'()re you (Circle One) (Circle On~J~ a. Inside a building b. In a cor c. Outdoors d. In c:n airplane (type) a. In th~ business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a chy? c. In open countryside? d. Noar on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying ov, open country? 27. What wer$ you doing at the time you sow the obi1ct,.and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTO'AOBILE or other vehicle ot the time, then complete.the following quest,n,; 28.1 '-vn~t direction were you moving? (Cirelo One) = North c:. Eo~t e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 23.2 n~w fast wer$ you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop atony time while you w"~ loo~in~ at the obj,ct? (Circle One) 29. What dir,ction wore you loo1cing ~hen you first saw the obiec:t? (Circle One) 30. Whot direct!~" "Vere you lootcing when you last sow the ob;ect? (Circle One) a. North c. EaJt e. South b. North~osi d. Southeast f. Southwest 0 h. Northw~at h Northwest J. Overhead h. NMthwett i. Overhead 31. If you are familiar with bo'lring terms (angular direction), try to estimat' th~ number of degrees the objsct was from tr ue North {thru east) and ol s o the numb9r of degr~es it was upward from the horizon (efavotion). 31.1 Whon i t fil$t appeared: 32. In !h following obtch, imagine thai you are at th" point s hown, Placo on "A " >n the c trv>d lin<t !o s how Ito..., I f.i~:-1h thtt object was above t he horizon (skylin~) when you first saw h. PI.Jc.t a Hd ~n :!1o s ome eurv,d J;,tt t o .:oh~w how hir;h the obj~tct was obov8 thct horizon (skyli~e} when you /o:;t ;aw H. 33. !n 1nlt folbwing lore' 3~tch ploc' ,:,n A" ot tne po.1itlon th obJ~t wo1 when yo u f lrJt O'!'f It , and a "R" c lh poJition wh'tn you lat lOW It, ~efer to small,, s!ceteh OJ an exompla now to compl~ t~. k r Jr ~!<kh. 3-S. What wero th~ Wdoth~r conditions.ot the time you :sow t}-e object? CLOUDS (Cirde One) WEATHER (Circle Ontt,l Fog, mi:Jt, or l ight rain Scattered douds Modltrate or h1tavy rain Thiele or haavy:clouds Don't rememb.r 35. When :,d o whorn did you report th'at. you had .seen the o:,jact? 3 6. Was onyo,e else with you at the time you saw tha obi3ct? J6.1 IF you answer~d YES, did tney see the object too? (C!r :lt~ One} 36.2 ?I '~ list their names ond addresses: 37. Wo s this the first time that you hod seen on object or objects like thi'? (Cird~ One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, whttre, and under what clreumstanc~s did you see othftf ones? 38. In your opi.11~n ~t~t~at do you think the objact was and what might hav~t c:auted it? 39. Oo 'you think you con estimota the speed of the obiect? (Circle On'!) 1:= y'>u answered YES, then what sped would you futimots? 40. Do you thinlc you con estimate how far away from you the obiect wos? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was? _ 41. Please give tn f information about yourself: lndic~t ory additional inf,mation :lOout yourself, including ony educatton, which might be pertinent 42. Date you completed rhis queJtionncire: w-t(;;C er. .. thi:. II ;SO O:JI in[ ';;~ot:t111 $(.l thot, i r i. Is .~H.ne: ~c 'llr;J s , or P' i:J !c~Htl'flt.; \ t . nol.ll Y"l.J' you ~l.E:: in!! ou: -:t Fn~ tt.::;l (Circl:.. On.:): Doy f iijht Sttlt , nr C ):Jnay 1 ddit:onol : n CJ:!:~: 5. H w I 'ng \r'C oL':ct in fOight't