3. OATETIME GROLJP 7. LENGTH OF OBS;RVATION PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION C. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Groun d V t sual 0 Ground-Radar :CXAir-Vi suol 0 A ir-Intercept R adar I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE CONCLUSIONS Was Bollnon Probably Balloon Poss i bly Ba lloon W os Ai rcroft Probobl y Aircraft Po ssi bl y Ai rcroh Was AstrOftomicol )v\-:., T ~G ~ Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 U nknow.t 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTINGF'l .:1e r::; _?r '.-lith red cnt~ri:tg on thi:; d.!.l:<... 'J..h...! clt~ c-:.i.fr:.Ldn f ro,n tru~ n; J J -1) "!. .:J::on . Di'-1 :1ot f'hl.nge !ipecrl or brjp;'t4;-.1eG::; )C. 'bl~"lit1g o r :r;.tP of thro:.,ri:lg off .;p .. rk,j li.lr'inc ent :tr~ ob:;e"!-v~l t c"1jc.:! t c r J . ~h~ "'..ll'llJ'~t 3-.t W,o~ Wdr., !h~ weather condaions at th~ tim~ you sew th~ object? CLOUDS (Ciida Ona) cA Scatter$d c !ouds d. Thick or avy c!oudJ WEATHER (Circle Ona) b. Fog, mi:lt, or !ight roin c:. Moderate or h~avy rain o. Don't remember 35. ' 'lhen on.:J ~o whom did you report th'at. you had !leen the objec~? 3o. 'Nos ot'yors Gls, with you at !he time yo\J saw the object? 36.1 JF you answ3r~d YES, did t},ey sse thtt obJect too? (Cire.e Or.e) 3S.2 PI,<JJe list tneir names and oddrets 37. W:.s this t-~ firJt time that you hod 5~en an oojc)Ct or objsch lik~ this? (C ir:la One) 37. l I;= you answered NO, thctn when, wh,tre, and vnder what circumstances did you se!t other one.s? 33. ln y3ur opi .. ,,.. ..... ct do you thin~ the object was and what might hove co used H? (Circle On~) :!: y:w cnsw~r~d YES, th~n what speed would you estimot~? 40. Do you thin!< you con ostirnate how far away from you the objdct was? iF yol: cns..,ered YES, then how for owtJy would you soy it was? _ 41. Pbosa g:v& ~ne followi information about yourself: TELEPHOI'fE Ni.JM lnJicat~ onv odditional information O.)Out yoursulf, including any education, whic h night b., p.trtin.,nt U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be fil,d and coded as accurately as possible, pltta,e us' 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 questionnair,, and add any further comments, statelftents, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the dtttoils of the observa- tlon in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached if they are needed. (Do Not Write in This Sp ac'! } ::U.s obJec~ were r-.por-;ed .. l.r'll the ?&tr. o! t~ object !S!gh~ed 't:7 !oir. 3!".C ~r.. ln. ived ~"1 the o!~ice3 ot local nw!S <li&, ~"Hl J:'Np~r:..nz o!!::er . was ab ~e obtain on1J two .., ss4!s' ndmes. The te lAJ!t:r.j oo-.a: ::&.: abl,i t.he deac:rtpt-i.on .wd pat.n of the ~bjee~ nted !r-:,rn tbe .. ,.:.r~rar~ ( Atcb 114) The cause &r.d 1d.r.t1ty cf th: s ob ject reca1 r ~r:cet.er 4.. The 11 Jarmat7 sig!:tL~ vas reported by Mrs. ~o!e judg-nt. and rel!.ab:..l.:.t7 s~em q.J.est.ionable. It ia t.hat, thie'ai&ht.ing took plaee on dar that the local paper r.e~:11 .. n.td the 10 Ja:una17 slgbt-i~. Mra. secueci ovsrly 1nal.!!'terrt. ~hat s.'l aav~tbis atracge objet (!e 5) & sh~ deser:t~ :t a~ ~i~ar shaped,~ t~ .ueh-us~d de~erip~i~n for t7Ca. She left ~te ~:.~r.t ~m&r!.ly to ge: her hua'!:a..~d to s~ t.he objec1., a:x! ...,.~ ... r::ar 'J ef"T~ !or ;o ~te~ onlj & !ew miles a~y. !t ~s tha r r e cf~::~r~ ~oncluaion that. the oo J :t "48 ar. ill '.lsi on, or til at Mr -.as ~k1.ng puolieity. Ju'i~emer:t and Nliabil.i t.y :-o ether rs9JOrted s:.ghtln.gs :1nable to est.:1ate ldent.i t] o t" ~.,!! 6. J&nu&rJ !rom approX::AateJ.7 0315Z to approX1mat.el 7 OJ30 Z )!!~. and other e:ployeea of U'D..'t-'N sight~ r~m tr: e station.,. on be southwest end ot ;.1ei'...it& Fallt) a..n obj!Ht. at, ~n~t 2500 lOO : t.h horiaon. The object. appeared i.s ~.he on. igbt.ed 14 Jam'tr:T (see Ateh 116), except that ~t d..ia nct sr.1~ a red <low at. inte"&l.s. The p:-epari.ng of fiee.r i a \lr..a.cle t.o rj~te:11 ne the or ide~it7 ot the object.. U.S. fdR FORC~ TECHNICAL JNFORM.~\TJON SHEET This questionnaire h a s b~en prepared so that you con giv.; the U.S. Air Force as much information as po.ssibl~ .concerning the unidentified aerial phenom"non tha t you have cbs9rved. Please try to answer as many que.;tions as you possibly can. The information that you aive wil: b3 used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any stotements,.conclusion.;, or publications wi~hout your permi.:sion. We reqtJest this personal information so that, if it 1s deemed necessary, we rnay c ontact yo u for furth~r d~tails. 1. When d id y ou sae the o~ject? 3. Time Zo~ ~: (Circle One): a. Eastern c. Mountain d. Pcci~:c 4. '."here wero you when you s o w the object? t~.,ocut Postal Addnus 5. Ho-.., lon9 wos object in :;ight? 5.1 H~J" wo.s t ime in sight d~t~rmined? .:.. F~irly c "rtain 6. What wor. :~<: cc11dition of the sky? 2. Time of da1: (Circle One): (Circle One}: a. Daylight Saving :P_;-s~cndard St.,' or CoJntry c. Not very sure d. Ju5t a guess NIGHf...., ~ a. Bright ,a. Bright - ;dy b~ Cloudy /. IF YO'J :w v ~ 1d objoct duri ng DAYLIGHT, wh~re wr.s th~ SUI'-l locot,d as you loo'<~d at the object? (C rei.~ One J: o. !n fr::lnt of you J::!< of you d. To yotJr (:oft e. Ovcrh --od c. To your risht f. Doil 't remember 8. IF ~ou saw thil object at NIGHT, what did you notico concerning t he STARS onJ MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle On6): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight (c.- No moonlight-pitch dark d. Don't remttmber D.:>nt rememb~r 9. Th~ obj"ct appeared: (Circi~ One): a. A ... a light b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don' t r-.:m~mber 10. 11 it OP,leor,d as a l ight, was it bright" than the brightest stars? 11. Did :h~ ohject: a. A;J~or to stand sti II at ony time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away ot any time?,. e. Br~( up into parts or explod.,? ~ ; .(.'. d. Cave off smoke? I e. c~ \:itg (It brightness? f. Ch~nge shape? g. F!~3h cr flic:ker? h. Di!.oppear.ond reappear? (Circle One for each qu4tstion) Don't Kno-.., Dont Know Don't Know Don't i(now Don't Know Don't K.,ow Don't Kno~ 1~. Oi d t!le ooj~t mov behind somet~ln~ ot ony tJm,, portlc:ulorly o cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answer&d YES, then tolt whot 13. Did t h& ,c,;c:t !rOVe in front of ~om~thing at ony time, particularly a cloud? ~ C.-e ): Yes C..tW Don't Know. IF you onsw~red YES, then tell what 'a. Solid . d. D~nt Know b. T ronspor~nt 14. Dld ~he object appear: (Circle One): Did you observ~ th~ obj~ct through any of tn~ followl;,g? CyC~"}JO..:i'l"lS Blnoc:ufors Sun g l os 'las w i ;,d 'l: 1 i ct f d Theod-.J I it' Window glass 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object. 17. Draw a picture that wi II show the shape of. the obiect or objects. Lobel .and inc luda in your ~ketch any d~toi Is of th" obj~ct that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especiolly.exhaust trolls or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was. moving. 18. The edg~ s of the object were: (C,.de One): a. Fu:zzy or bl.;rred b. Like a bright star c. Sharply outlined ~ d. Don't ram~mber 19. IF there w:n MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _:-_-_ - _ .------------ Draw a picture of how they were orrongad, and put an arrow to show th~ direction that they wclre troveli,.,g 20. Draw a picture that wi II show the motion that the objdct or objects made. Place on A" at the beg in n ina of the path, o "B .. at the ond of th~ path, and show a ny changes in direction during t he course. 2 1. How Iorge did the object.appear.to you a s compared to an object with which you or& fa miliar? 22. We wish to know t he angular size. Hold a match stick ot arm's le ngth in line with o known object .and note how much of the object is covereci by the h~ad of the match. If you had performed thi11 e xperiment at th e time of t he ai~hting, htJw much of the obj~t would have been covered by the match h3ad? 23. Did th~ Ob!ect di sappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 24. In ord,r t~ot you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you s aw, describe in your own words a common object or obiects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as t he object which you saw. Wh~re wera you locot~d whan you sow tha obiect? (Circle One}: a. Inside a building b. In a cor c. Outdoor.s .. d. 1n on airplane (type) :: 26. We re you (Circle One ) In the busine~s section ot o city'/ In the residential !.lection of a c ity? In O?en countryside? Near on airfield? Flying over a city? Flying ovar op-e~ countiyf' .. 27. What w!!re you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MGVI~J~ IW A~ AU10MOBII;E or other vohic:le at the time, then c:ompl~te.the following questions:' 28.1 .Vhot direction were you moving? (Cilc:le One) Southea~t .. > ._,:Jw fast were you movirg? mi las p~r hour 2a.3 ~id you stop a t any time ~ilct you Wl!re looking at the obj~ct? What di .. &ction ware you looking wh~n you first aaw ths object? (Circle One) h Northwest b. Northeast 30. Whot d lreetion were you looking when you I\Jtt saw the obiect? (Circl!t One) a. Nortn c. East b. Nor~"~s~ d. Southea~t \.f Southw~!l(.-I. Overhead 31. If you ore =o..,;Jiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estirrot~ rh number of d~rees th& objact was from tru& No