PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Bolloon 23 Jan 61 Maxwell AFB, Alabama o Prol,oll, Balloon 3. DATETIME GROU~ .. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ..,0 0 Woa Aircraft Locol-;1 Cl Ground-Vi auol 0 Ground-Rodor Prolotl, Aircraft PoaIW, Aircraft D Wo Astronomical 4./er,;o.- 0 Ye ProltoW, Aalronomicol 0 Poalbl, Atronomlc.t 2 sec 1 E-W or SE-NW 0 lnufficlent Data fer Evaluation tO. BRIEfl SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING SC or 11. COMMENTS Description and duration is like" obJect, blue or blue:-white in color. charaeteristic of a meteor entering the ariously described as halt-dollar tobasket-earth's atmosphere. There were a large baJl in regard to size. "~Arned out" lierore number. of witnesses, indicating that it hitting ground. All observers sav the obJect was a fairly large meteor which penetra o the s, possibly over the Gulf of Mexico. the lower reaches of the earth's atmos- was moving E-W or possible SE-NW. One obs phere where it bur11ed out before reach.~. guesse s the speed as 450 mph or faster. An1~tl he earths faee. estimated o.ltitude as ''abcwe 30,000 ft." Appeared l8o :fm true N. 45-60 fm horizon. Disappeared l8o ~ true N, 30 fm horizon ATIC PORM 329 (RKV 2e S&P 52) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IN FORMA TIOH SHEET (SUMMARY DAT AJ . In order that your I ion may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use the following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. Y~u may re peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further.commenta, atatementa, or alcetches. that you.believe are important. Try to present the details of the observa tlon in the order In which they occurred. Additional poges of the satroe size paper may be attached ore needed. (Do Nat Write In Thi Space) 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the oblect. 17. Draw a plctwe that.wlll1how.the.1hape of.the object.~ obiects. Label.ancllncluCJe in yourslcetch any details of the obfect:tltat y~.1aw:such.a1 wings, protrusions, etc.,.and especlally.exhaust trails or vapor trails. --:-. _ Plac an.anow.lelcle.the: lng:toshow.the cllrectlon.the obiect.was.n.ovlng. f3JJLL Ltf<tf The edges of. the obict. were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred L ilce a bright star Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? _ pictwe of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to 'Show the direction that they were traveling. . U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL :INFORMATION SHEET Thi1 que1tionnaire .has :b"n prepared ~10 that you :can give the U.S. Air Force a1 muc:h information .a1 po1sible :concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer.as many questions.os.you possibly.con. The Information that you give will be usedfor research purposes,:and will be regorded.as confidential material. Your name willnof be useclin.connectlon.with any. statements, :conclusions, .or publications.without your perm.ission. We request .this personal Information :so that, if .it ts deemed necessary, we maycon~act you f~ . further details. . 1. When did you'" the object? " day (Circle. One): . 3. Time Zone: -, (Circle.One)L Eastern tJ. Central c. Mountain (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving /':57 Standard d. Pacific 4. Where were you when y.ou sow the obf~ct? . Neareat Poatol Addreae City or Town Additional nnarlc.: freP J ~r . C 11 1 L f. t2 ,I J.J 6 '/ (!11 L Sta~ or Country S. How long was obiect in sight? 5. 1 How was thne In sight detttrmined? a. Certain b. Fairly certain 6. What wos the condition.of.the;sJcy? c. Not very sure @ Just a guess 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f . Don't r~member AT I C .fe aR~o 164 Tbia fona upersedes A TIC 164, 13 Oct ~4 8. lF you saw.the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice.concerning the STARS.and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle .One): Cl. Don!t remember a. BrighVmoonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight.-pit~h doric d. Don~t remember 9. The obiect appeared: (Circle. One): a. As a light b Shiny d. Don't remember 10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? 11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stand.atill at any time? . b. Suddenly sped.up and ruth.away at any tinea? c. Break up into parts ot explode? .. d. Give off amolce? e. Change brightness? f. Chong shape? g. Flash or fliclcer? h. Disappear.ancl reappar? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know . Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Don't Know. IF you answered YES,.then tell what 13. Did the obieet moe In front of something at any time, particularly .a. cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Vapor d Don't Know 14. Did the obiec:t appear: (Circle One): Transparent c Did you observe the obiect through any oF the Following? Eyeglasses Binoculars S11n glosses T \llescope c. Wir.d5hield Window gloss 20. Draw a picture that will show.the motion that the object or obiects.rnade. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, :a 'B" at the end of the path, :and:show.any chang :ln .directlon during the course. 21. How large did:the obiect.appear:to.you aa compared to an obtect.wlth which you.are familiar? 22. We wish to lcnow theangular alze. Holcl.a match sticlc.ot arm's length In line.with a known obiect.and note how.much of the obiect~lscoverecl by the head of.the match. If you had perfarmed:this experfment.at the time of the sighting, .how "'uch of the obiect would have been :covered by the match head? Did the obiect disappear. while you were watching It? BG f'o KC:-:. If so, how? In order that you can give as cleo; a plctwe as possible of. what you saw, describe in your awn words a common object or oltiects which, when placed up In the slcy, would give the same appearance as the obiect Where were you located when you sow the oblect? (Circle One}: a. Inside a building b. In a ear e. Outdoors d. In on .airplane (type) . f. Other 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section ot a city? b. In t he residential section of a city? e. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e . Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? g. Other . 27. What were you dOing at the time you:aciw.the oltfect,.ond how did you happen.to notic:eit? . 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other:vehlcle at the time, then complete.the followlng.queatlone: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Cl;cle One} a. North e. East Northeat d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you.movlng? miles per hour. 28.3 Oid you atop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One} Yes No What direction were you IOolclng when you first saw the obiec:t? (Circle One) ~,. y:)outh f. Southwest d. Southeast 30. What dlr~ion were You loolctng when you .last IGW the oltiec!? (Circle o,.J . b. Northeast d. Southeaat --1. Southwest h. Northwest .h. Northwest I . Overhead h. Northwest I. Overhead 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degree'S the obfect was from true North (thru. .,~nt) and aLso the number of degree~ ;t '.as upward from the horhon (levotion). 31.1 When it first appeared: o. From true North 1 ' degrees. b. From horizon 31.2 When It disappeared: a. From frue Nctth .t.l degrHs. b. From horizon ---2~-~degrHa. 34. What were the weather condltlona.at the thne you aaw the obfect? CLOUDS(Circle One) (fa; Clear alcy c. Scatterecl:cloucla cl. Thiele or heovy,cloucla WEATHER (Circle.One) '-'b. Fog,. mlat, or light .rain c . Moderate or heavy rain 35. When ond to whom clld you.repoft th'at,you:hacllaeen.the object? 36. Waa anyone else with you.at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) _ Yea 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they .th olfect too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please list their .nocnea and addreaaea: 37. Was this the flret th11e that you hod en on obiect or objects lllce thia? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, ancl under what clrcumatancea cllcl you '" other onea? 38. In your opinion what do you thlnlc the olfect was and what might hOYe cauaecl It? 32. .In the following sketch, imoglne that you are at the point shown, Place an A on the curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw It, Place a a on the some curved line to shoW how high the obiect was abov the horizon (skyline) when you last saw lt. 33. In the followlnt lorger alcetch place an A~ at the position the obtect was when you ,,,., sa!f It, and a a at Its position when you lat aaw It, Refer to ante~llet sketch aa an example of how to complete the larger alcetch, 39. Do 'you thlnlc you can tl the 1peecl of the obiect? (Circle One} Y No ON E. t!tVIL14 N IF you YES,.then .CO. Do you thlnlc you c (Circle O.J IF you YES, lhen how for your .. If: M14flle NeMe Zone c Indicate any addi Information about your1elf, Including any education, which might be pe;tlnent. ~2. Dete you completed thl questlannalre: