PROJECT 10073.RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 22 Bu~kingham, 0 ProltoWy Balleoft PoasiWy &.alooft TYPE 011 OISIRVATION ti Gt. ... v .a D GrouftiiA ... 0 Woa Aircraft 0 ProboWy Aircraft 0 Ai,..Yiw_. 0 Alrlntc.,t Aell D PoaaiW y Aircraft Woa AatronoMicol Neteor ProltoWy AstronoMical 0 PosiWy Asteno,..icol 7. LENOTM Oil GaiiiVATION NUMa!R Ofl OIJI!CTS lnuffici..,t Dote for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown '1. COMMENTS .nen f'i:ast :pottad, :tt was about 45-50 high 'I'he report ~ubmittec.l by the Hitne3s iz in the s!~ a~d ~ta.-ted a3 en ~Jj~ct that very similar to that received from other ~.;pear!!!d to b~ a jet or ~atellice--a r;pot pa.rtG of the cou:rtr:.,. this t i:4e or year. ~bcut the si=a of a large o otar. Traveled The object llas all th~ characteristi~s of a~t 2-3 sec then developeJ. a tail. ~en it a l'leteor. bee hite in a tear ~haped ~all that s.bout 100 t1::es its or zize. Behind this ... ,hite s:pot were spots or s~a:ks (v~ry large) t~t v~re orange and trailed a long vay behind the ball of w-hite. Ended at s.bcut 10-15 above :he horizon. 32. .In the following sketch, imagine that you ora at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved I in. to show how high the obiect wos above the horizon (skyl;ne) when you litsl saw it. Place o e on the some curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw h. 33. In the following lofget slcetch place an A" at the position the obiect woa when you lirsf so~ It, oncl a a at Its position when you loJt taw It, Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to co'"Piete the forger slcetch. 34. What were the weather conditions.at the time you saw the ob;ect? CLOUDS(Circ/e One) a(fl~;_sk;:" WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light .rain c. Scattfted clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy :clouds e. Don't remember 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the ob;ect? (Circle One) Yea ~ ' 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they ... the obiect too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: Was this the first time that you haclseen an obiect or obiects like this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and und~ what circumstances did you IH other ones? 39. Do 'you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obiect? (Circle One) Yes ( No. .. ...( IF you answered YES, then what speed woul~' you estimate? L .. .r 40. Do you thinlc you can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Cirde One) Yes If you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? _ 41. Please give the following inrr about yourself: TELEPHO~E NUMae 42. Date you : ~o;eted thfs qu.stion"oire: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your infOtmation may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, pJ..,ose use the following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and odd any further comments, statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the observa tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same siz paper may be attached if they are n .. decl. (Do No, Write in This Space) ATTN OfP: MTW HEADQUARTERS AIR fo~ORCE MISSILE TEST CENTER AIR RES@ARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE fiATRIC:K A I R FORC:&: SAllE, FLORIDA euaJw:c:Ta Transmittal of Letter Reg.arding UFO To' ATIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 3 January 1961 The attached letter was received by this office on 3 Jan 1961. It is forwarded as a matter of possible interest to your organization. /.~ L. COIOIONS,/JR. / r--"; Lt Colonel I um ~ DCS/Intelligence Ltr, Buckingham Iowa, 23 Dec 60 }.!i. s I!J i lf! B~se CP.pe ~anRveral,~lorida Buckin6nam Iowa Dec. 2J I96u T do not whether or not this imformation is of any value but 1 read in a newanaper that you wished any news of fq.llin~ meteorites, satalites or objects. The phenomena I Ra.w w~s e~traordlnary I believw. This object starte~ in the northsast and travale~ from the southeast tow~rd the northwest. lt was about 45 to 50 de~re~s hi~h in the sky ~nd started as an object that A.nne~red to be a jet or sattelite; a spot about the size of P . l~r onan~e ~tar. 'rhis was at 5;50 ~ eo 22 I96J. ~fter I snotted it, it traveled about 2 or 3 oecon~a then ~eveloned a tail then it becRrue white in a tear shaped h~ll. that apue~r~rt to be !00 times it3 ori~inal size. This ~htte s-not tr~veled etbout 3 Jr 4 seconds-behind this white ~not ~ere ots or s r~s( very lar~e) that were oran1e and traile1 a lon~ w~y behind the ball of white. This I eatiroate took about 3 or 4 seconds and en~ed at about 10 to I5 de~ree3 ~hoYe the horizon. ~t first 1 tho't a Jet had explode~ but t~e ~h~t~ spot deTelo~ed tooslowly ror an explosion. I 3hall to estim~te the distance but possibly you can figua it fr~:n the an~le and tra..1ectory of its !li~ht. I hope tnat thi~ i~format\on may be of some value t o you. Buckin':ha.m Iowa -L~-... t. All rc !'ora l~ tor ni on. PH I L: P ti ZV .A..~S C')lcr..al, t:SAl Df:l!iltt.y !'ar Soienoa &Z\U Cetlpor.ttaat.D Hi~ a.JUreaa ia :ua ~oll~a: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so tnot you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information .as possible .concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions.as you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes,.and will be regarded as confidential material. Your nome willnot be used in connection w;th any. statements,.conclusions, or p'ublications.without your permission. We request this personal information .so that, if it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is. When did you see the obiect? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): A.M. Month Time Zone: (Circle One): o. Eost~rn b:'""SelitioJ ---' c. Mountain (Circle One): a. Da~light Saving Ston<lailt , d. Pacifi c 4. Where wers you wh9n yousow the object? City or T\: n Stota or Country 5. How long was object in sight? 6. What was ~;,. c:ondition of the s~y? 7. JF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you loolced at the obiect? (Circle OntJ ): o. In front of you In bock of you d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember l~o 164 This form supersedes ATIC 164, 13 Oct 51. 8. 1F you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you '"lot ice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Cirdt! One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): d. Don't remembet 9. The obj.ct oppeoted: (Circ/" One): es_ ~ lig~ a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight-pitch dark (_ Don't remem d. Don't remmber 10. tf it appeared as a light, was i t brighter than the brightest stars? 11. Did the o b j ,c:t: (Circle One for oach question) Apc.cr to stand still at any t ime? Don't Know Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't Know e. Sr~l< up into parts or exprod? Don't ~'lOW Gi ~ off smolce? C h.:nge brightness? Don't Know Cr o,.g shape? Don't Know Flos h or flicket? Don't Know Oi toppeor and reappear? Don't Know 1~. Did t he object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circ:le One): Don't Know. IF you tlnswered YES, then tell what 13. Did the :-oi~ Move in front of something ot any time, particularly o cloud? (Circle ~ ... e J: Yes ( No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Oid the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid b. Tronspar~nt c. d. Don't Know Did you ob~erve the object through any of th& followi~g? Eyeglosss Binocular SJn glosses Windshield Theodolite Window glass 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the obiect Draw a picture that will show the shape of the obiect or obiects. Label and inc:lude in your sketch any details of the obiect that y~.saw such.os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially.exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was. moving. 13. Tha edges of the obiect were: ( Cirele One): o. Fuzzy cw Slurred (b. Lik!t a br ight star""~'j w,,wtf./ ~.~J c. Sharply out I ined I :} d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? _ picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 20. Drow o picture thot will show the motion that the ob;ect or objttcts made. Place on "A" at the b~tg;nning of the path, a .,B., at the end of the path, ond show any changes in.direction during the cour3e. 21. How Iorge ~id the object:appear.to you a1 compared to an obfec:t.with which you are familiar? We wish to ~now the ongulcw size. Hold a match sticlc at arm's length in line with a known object.and note how much of the obiect is cover.d by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of th. obiect would hove been covered by the motch head? In order thot you con give as clear a picture as po1sible of whot you saw, describe In your \)Wn words a com"'on ob;ect or obiects which, when placed up in the slcy, would give the some appearance as the obiect 25. Where were you located when you saw the obiect? (C irde One}: a. lns.l~e a, bui I ding c .' crutdoors.. d. In on airplane (type) 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section ot a city? b. lnJ.b, r~.!!~.!ntial section of a city? c~ open countrys_i~e1> d. N~or on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the tima you sciw the obiect,.and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete.the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 28.3 Di d you stop at any time while you were loolcing at the obiect? (Circle One) Yos (~- 29. What direction were you loolcing when you first sow the obiect? (Circle One) b( Northeast f. Southwest h. Northwest i. Overhead d. Southeast 30. What direction were you loolcing when you last saw th. obiect? (Circle OneJ a. North c. East e. South h. Northwest ~:"~h~ cl. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overnead 31. If you are fomi I iar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obiect was from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North .?f-._<-) degrttes. 31.2 Whe n it di sappeared: o. From true North ... /t..? .;; s degrees. b. From horizon _/C' -I ~ degrees.