PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2 . LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS DATETIM! GROUP Dayton, Ohio 0 Was Balloon Probably Balloon 0 Possl bly Balloon 4-TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Prol.ably Aircraft 0 Pa sal W y Aircraft II Graunci-Viual 0 Ground-Radar S. ' PHOTOS 1. sou ~-----------.;_--.-IQ Was Astrenomlcall.t JlffSI::l~lJ...,. o Y 0 ProbaW y Astrona.;;(.;;f .m No Civilian 0 Possibly Atronemlc.t 1. LENGTH o ... OISERYATION L NUMBER 0,. OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other--------- 10. BRIE,. SUMMARY 0,. SIGHTING Shiny bright objt with appearance of a. large spotlight. No motion. About 3 times size of an automobile headlight. Appeared 90 fm true N, 6o fm horizon. 0 Insufficient Data htr Evaluation 0 Unlcnowtt Stationa.c v 11. coMMENTs If reported elevation is right objt was probably first rnagnitude star Aldebaran. There was a number of calls made to newspapers and other agencies prior to this sighting, however due to ime; ATJC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) a nd reported elevation they were not same objt as in this report. Planet Mar~ was observed in SW almost overhead by analyst and it vas very bright and red . There was a number of bright stars in SW at this time. Aldebaran was to W and about position reported by witness . PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2 . LOCATION BAI!P SUMMARY OP SIGHTING Round, white light whic a bout sanae as a star, but seemed c lo than a star. It was located 270 fm true 30 fm horizon. ATJC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 12. CONCLUSIONS 11. COMMENTSQbjt was described to look like a star, only closer. Planet Venus which is very bright this t irne of year was in position reported for objt. It i therefore concluded that objt was probably planet Venus. . U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL :INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire .has been prepared :so that you :can give the U.S. Air Force as much .Information .as possible :concerning the unlclentifiecl .aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please .try to an1 .as many questlons.os.you possibly:cCin. The information that you give will be used for re purposes, :and will be regarded.as confidential ntaterial. Your name wlllnot .beuseclln.connectlon.wlth any. statensents, :conclusions, .or publications. without your perm.ission. We request .thla peraonal lnfor1110tion :so that, lf.lt ts dHmecl necessary, we maycontact you for furth .detail a. 1. When did you the obiect? Q1 , Month (Circle One): A.M. .3. Time Zone: (C I ire One): East!!n) Central c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): a. _Qg Saving ~ Stand Stot ot Countr1 1/orTow.n S. How fong was obiect in sight? 6. What was the conditlon.of.the:slcy? o. Bright ( o. Bd'Jht . b. Ct.oudy b.-aoudy_... 7. IF you saw t . obfect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One): o. In front of you d. b. In back of you e. c. To your right f. ATI C If/~ 164 This fo,. aupe,.edea ATIC 164, 13 Ocr 54. To your left Don't remember 8. lF you sow.the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a Bright moon I ight Dull moonlight No "!~fll;abt.-:._.~it~h dark Don't remember ' 9. The obiect .appeared: (Circle One): a. As a light ' d. Don't renmber 10. lf.it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brighteststars? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each queation) a. Appear.to stanclatill at any tin~e? b. Suddenly speed.up and rush.away at any time? c. Break.up Into pat'ts or explode? . d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightnes:a? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicker? h. Disappear.and reappear? 12. Did the ob;ect move behlnd:aomethlng.atany time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know (Circle One}: Yes (No,. Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then.tell what 13 . Dicl the obiect move In front of something at any time, partlcularly.a .cloucl? . (Circle One}: Yes ~ Don't Know. IF you onawered YES, then tell what In front of: 14. Did the object .appear: (Circle One}: ~ Solid ) b. Transparent 15. Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? o. Eyeglasses b. Sun glosses c. Windshield d. Window glass Binoculars T e lftscope g. Theodolite d. Don't Know 16. Tell In a few words the following things about the obfect. 17. Draw a plctwe that wlllahow the.ahape of.the obfect or .obiects. Label.and include In your slcetch.any details of the obiect:that y.~.saw.'Such.as wings, protrusions, .etc:.,.and especially.exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow.beslcle.the:clrawlng;to rshow .the direction.the.olfect.was. moving. . 18. The edges of the obfect.were: (Circle One): 19. IF there waa MORE:THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? ...:G:::t! .:..::lv~'l.C :.;.. --------- Draw a pictwe of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to -show the direction that they wete traveling. 20. Draw a picture that will ahowothe n10tion that the obJect or obfectsomade. Place on .. A .. oot the beginning of . the path, a "B" at the end of the path, :and .show .any chonges.Jn .direction during the course 21. H-large cfltl:the abfact: jt.you.aa comparee!~ abfioc:t.wlth which you.-familiar? 22. Weowish to lc;:o'l.heangulor size. Holdoa .;~:. aticlcoot arm's length In lineowlth a lcnown obfect.and note howomuch ofothe olfect:lscoverecl by the head ofothe match. If you hacl performeclothla experiment:ot the time of the aightlng,ohow "'uch of.the ~lectowould hove been coverecl.by the anatch head? . 23. Did the obiect dl1appear:whlle you.were watching It? If so, how? 24. In order that you con glve.aa clea;oa picture as possible of. what you:aaw, de1crlbe In your own word a co~t~mon obiect or obfecta which, when placed up.ln the alcy, would give the same appearance as the obJect which you saw. 25. Where were you located. when you saw the obiect? 26. Were you (Circle One) (Circle One}: a. Ins Ide a building b. In a cqr (c. Outdo~' Cl. In an--:-airplane (type) . f. Other 0;. .. 1~ tht bualnea ~tl~n ot a~- (! In the residential sect~on of a c~) c'.ln open countryilde? d. Near an airfield? e . Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you dOing at the ti you aciw the obiec:t,.ancl how cUd you happen.to notlce:lt? . 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE .or other.vehicle at the time, then complete.the following queatlona: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per.hour. Old you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One} .:r-!:! _ No 29. What direction were yo.i looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circle. One) b. Northeast d. Southeaat . f. Southwest Whot direction were you loolclng when you laat saw the obiect? (Circle OINt) b. Northeast cl. Southeaat h. Northwest h. NOl'thweat I. Overhead h. NOithweat I. Overhead 31. If you are familiar with bearing terma (angular direction), try to estimate the number:of.degrees the obiect was from true North (thr.u. .east) ancl also the number of degr .. a It was upward from the horizon (elevation) 31. 1 Wh ~" it first appeared: a. From true North ,:,) 70 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North. degrees. b. Ftom hori%on degrees.- 34. What were the weather conditiona.at the tift.' you saw the oblect? CLOUDS'(Circle One} WEATHER (Circle.One) a. Clear alcy ~ b. Fog,.mist, or light.roln c. Scatterecl:cloucla c . Moderate or heavy rain d. Thiele or .heovyrcloucla 36. Waa anyone elae. with you.at thetime you aaw the obiect? (Circle One} 36.1 IF you anawerecl YES, did they .... the obJect too? (Circle One} ( Yea_ No 36.2 Please list 37. Was this the flrat tinse that you hod aeen on obJect or object lilce this? (Circle One} 37.1 IF you anawered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you aee other ones? 38. In your opinion what clo you thlnlc the oblect was and what might have causecl It? 39. Do you thlnlc you can estimate the speed of the obfect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, .then what speed would you estitnate? ,vL~ r/t ~c:;;u I t\J c;::. . 40. Do you thinlc you can how far away from you the obfect was? (Circle One} Yea No IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? ........ .. .._ .about yourself: Middle Nat~te TELEPHONE NUMBe Indicate any additional.lnformatlon about yourself, including any education, which might be pevtlnent. 42. Date you completed this qustionnalre: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2 . LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wa Balleon D Probably Balloon D Grounci-Raclar 0 Wa Aircraft a Probably Alrcr.Ft I 0 Air-Intercept Radar PIWy Aircraft 1 a w ... Atrenamlcal I 0 Yae 0 Probably AtNno tlcal I Ne cl .t. 0 Paeel w y AettenoMical I .., ~vilis:tn 0 lnaufffclettt D t.r Evaluation Several minutes 1 SW-Nl 0 Unlrnown 10. IAIE' SUMMARY 0' SIGHTING Shiny objt which 11. COMMENTS It is possible that obJt !appeared as a light. Seen crossins in :front -~ observed was satellite Echo I. Both Venus. Was at least as bright and about same the fact that obJt was about as bright size as Venus. Appeared very bright, white at as planet Venus and that it was moving center with slight green tint looking off cen-to NE bear out this conclusion. ter. Edges were yellow and had appearance of ATIC FORM .129 (RKV 26 IKP 52) AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE E~tract from Duty Officers' Report Attn: l1aj Friend The following, extracted from Capt Fisher's report dated 21 Feb 61, is quoted for your information: 1700 hours, received p~1one call from a Mr. CR 44410, \.;anting to know \vhat action He Here taking on a UFO sighting he had made and r eported last Hccinesday. Called !~j Friend, ~1o asked me to call Sgt Bolieu. Sgt Bolic u said he \-10uld call l~r. Yatea. I called ck ard told him Bolieu would call. U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL :INFORMAtiON SHEET This questionnaire has :been prepared :so that you :can give the U.S. Air Force as much Information .as possible :concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Pleaae .try to anawer.as ~any questions.os.you possibly.ccan. The information that you give will be used for research purposes,:and will be regarded.aa confidential material. Your name willnot .be useclin.connectlon.with any. s, .conclusions, .or publications. without your perm.fssion. We request .this personal information :ao that, if.it 1s d .. med necesaary, we tttaycon~act you f~ . further detail a. .3. Time Zone: (Circle.One (Circle One): t Saving b. Stondar c. Mountain d. Pacific ai. . Where were sow the oblect? City or Town State or Country S. How lang was object:in sight? \ 5.1 How was thtte in sight detttrmlned? c. Not very sure d. Just a guess Fairly certain 6. What was the condition of the :slcy? a. Bright ((iJ Bright b. Cl.oudy b. CloJdy 7. IF you saw the ob;ect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you loolced at the obiect? (Circle One}: o. In front of you b. In baclc of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't renember AT I C /JlaR~ 164 Thia fonn auperaedea A TIC 164, 13 Occ 5-t. u.s. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL :INFORM TIOH T.hla qu.stionnaire .haa bHn prepar~ :so .that you .can give the U.S. Air Force aa much .Information .as possible :concerning the unidentified :aerial phenomenon that you have ob1ervecl. Please :try to an1wer.aa many questlona.oa.you polslbly.can. The information that you give will be .u1ed for research purpoaes, .ond will be regardecl.aa confidential material. Your nan wlllnot . be uaeclln .connectlon .with any. atatementa, :conclualona, .or publication .without your perm.lsalon. We requeat .this personal Information 110 that, lf .lt II deemed .further details 1. When did you s .. the obiect? 2. Time of.~ay: (Circle One): .3. Time Zon: ~ (Circle One):f.a/ Eastern Where were b: Central c. Mount a i" d. PacUic e. Other when y.ou aaw the obJect? (Circ:le One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard State or Countrr " S. How long was object:in sight? 5.1 How was time in sight det..,mlned? a. Certain b. Fairly certain .c. Not very sure d. Just a ss 6. What wqs the condition of.the1slcy? DAY . NIGHT a.. Bright (' '=.>f Sright b. CJ.oudy ~1). Cloudy IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you loolced at the obiect? (Circle OneJ: a. In front of you In back of you d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't rctl'nember /~o 164 Thla fona auperaede A TIC 164, 13 Ocr 54 8. lF you saw .the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): -8.2 MOON (Circle .One): d. Don!t t./ r 9. The obiect oppared: (Circle. One): @ Asa light {~'Shiny a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight.-pit~h darlc d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 11. Did the ob;ect: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand still.at any time? Suddenly apeed.up and rush.away at any time? Brealc.up into parts or explode? . Give off smolce? Change brigh~nes!l? Change shape? Flash or fliclcet? Oisoppeor.and