Parkersburg Westvirginia — February 1961

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. .LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon -3-. _D_A_T....;E;;_TIMI GROU, ._ TYPE OP OBSERVATION O Poaalbly Balleon .Local-2310 II Graunci-Vtaual 0 GroundRaclor Woa Aircraft D PraltaWy Aircraft ~G~Mff.Tfffif0:::9:::0=4=l=O=Z=======--fll:'lRD AI .. VIM1ol 0 Air-Intercept Radar D Posall1ly Aircraft 5. M1 0 Waa Astnlcel o Prot,aWy Ast,.no tlcal D Poaslbl, Aatrano tlcal 7. LENGTH OP.OISI!ItYATION I. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURSE II lnaufficlent D.te t.r Evaluation IRIEfiSUMMARYOfl rt;1J~rt;,;;~lla~rea-n1~1.~C~O~MMMe 'farcusiJr~e~ppo0:rt~eed-ro-ma~!aa~-- enter like a revolving c light. No sound circle in southern sky. It is poss,ible T\Y'~l!Lred about 7" in diameter. Objt appeared that objt was an a/c, however there is ~ true N, 45 ~ horizon. insufficient data for a valid conclus i nly 1 per son r eported seeing objt even t hough location of witness is a fairly large city, and objt was not observed t disappear. ATIC JPORif 329 (RBV 26 SI!P 52) 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 hove observed Please .try to answer.as many questions.os you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for ,.s ... ch purposes,.and will be regardec:l.as confidential material. Your name willnot be usedin .connection.with any. statetnents, :conclusions, .or pub I ications .without your perm.fssion . We request .this personol' lnformation :so that, if.it Is cleemecl necessary, we ntaycon~act you fo:r . further cletai Is. 1. When clicl you .... the object? 2. Tinea .of day: ----- (Circle One): A.M. or (P .M) (Circle One I(!~ Eastern') u. r ; ral c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when y.ousow the obJect? (Circle One): a:-- D_gyJigjrt.Saving Q Stand~j'i> N.orat Po a to Aclclr City or T ow.n State or Country S. How long was obiect:in sight? Hour Mlnutea 5.1 How was tlene In sight det..,mined? a. Certain b. Fairly certain 6. What wos the condition of. the :slcy? b. Cll)udy .c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In back of you To your risht d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't re ,.,.,mber 8. 1F you saw.the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice.concernlng the STARS and MOON? 8.1 sr ARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle .One): d. Don!t remember 9. The ob;eet.appeared: (Circle.One): As a ligh;', (a. Bright moon I ight > b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight.-pit~h doric d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 10. lf.lt appeared as a light,:was it brighter than the brighteststars? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to 1 tand . s t i II ot any time? b. Suddenly spHd.up and rush:away at any time? c. Brealc:up Into parts or explode? .. d. Give off smolce? e. Change brightneas? f. Change shape? g. Flash or fllclcer? h. Disappear.and reappear? 12. Did the obiec:t move behlnd:somethlng.ot any time, partlculorly.o 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): l Yes...,.. Not Don't Know. IF you answered YES,.then.tell what 13. Did the obiect mcwe In front of son1ethi~t any time, porticularly.a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what In front of: 14. Did the obfect.appear: (Circle One): a. Solid ) b. Transparent d. Don't Know Did you observe the obJect through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Sun glasses. T ol.,.scope Windshielcl Theodolite Window gla11 16. Tell in a few words the following things about.the obiect. A r r ~vl:t-: 17. Draw a picture that wlllahow.the.ahape of.the oliect.or .oliects. Lal,el.and incluCieln yow slcetch.any details of the obiect:that y~.saw.'luch.as wings, protrusions, .etc.,.ancl especlally.exhaust trails. or vapor trolls. Plac an arrow.bnlde.the:clrawlng:toshow.the direction. the obiect was.moving. 18. The edges of the obiect .were: (Circle One): a. Fuz~( or blurred ('1): L ilce a bri-ght st;/ c. Sharply outlined 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. Draw a picture that will show.the motion that the obJect or obfects.made. Place.an uA~' at the beginning of the path,:a .,B" at the end of the path,.and.show.any changes in .direction during the course 21. How Iorge cfld:the obtecf. :to.you.aa coenpGrecl to an ~iitct.witfJ which you.are familiar? 22. We wiah tolcnow .theangular .alze. Holcl:a i; atlclc.at arms length In line.wlth a lcnown obJect .and note .how.much of.the obJect ~ covered by the head of.the match. If you had performeclthls experiment :at the tim" of the slghtlng,.how ~t~uch of.the obfect would have beencovered by the match head? 23. Did the obiect.dlsappear:whlle you were watching it? .If so, how? 24. 'In order that you can give as cleor.a pictwe as possible of.what you:saw, describe in your own words a common obiect 011 obiects which, when placed up:ln the slcy, would give the same appearance as the obfect which yousaw. . ' n - 25. Where were you located. when you sow :the obiect? 26. Were you (Circle One) (Circle One}: . a. Inside a building b. In a car_ Cl. In on .airplane (type) a. ln .th~usiness_u.ctfq'L~ULclt~ c:b'---1 the residentiol.sect~on of a cJty?) c. In O~V!I.tr.Ysi.cle? ( a_. e . Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you dOing at the time ).'ousciw the obfec:t,.and how did you happen.to notice:it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE .or other:vehlcle at the time, then complete.the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) d. Southeast 28.2 How fost were you moving? miles per.hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time whi.le you were looking at the obiect? (Circle Otte) Yes No What direction were you loolclng when you first saw the obfect? (Circle One) d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were You loolclng when you .last saw the obi act? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest I. Overhead 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number.of.degrees.the obiect was from true North (t~ east} and also the number of.degreea It was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 Wh.,n it first ~ppe<Wttd: a. From true North -b. From orizon 31.2 When It disappeared: Fr"m true North From horh:on / ~ degrees. :, degrees. dl!tgrees 34. What were the. weather conditions .at the time you saw the obfect? CLOUDS (Circle One) Scattered:clouda Thiele or.heovyrclouda WEATHER (Circle One) Fog, .mist, or light .rain Moderate or heavy rain Don't remember th.1 fiect? 36. Was anyone else with you.at thetlnte you saw the object? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they .... the obfect too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please list their nomea ~ 37. Wos this the first time that you hod seen on obiect or obiecta lilce thit? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what elreumstoncea did you see other ones? In your opinion what do you think the obJect was and what might have caused It? 32 . In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A on th. curved l .. lne to show how the obfect was above the horizon (slcyllne) when you litst sow lt. Place o a on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the hotizon (slcyline) when you last saw lt. In the followlnt tar.., a Ieetch place an A" at the position the obfect wos when you 11,.1 10w It, anti a a ot Its po1ltlon when you lesf 1aw lt. Refwr to 1moller alcetch as on example of how to complete the lorger alcetch (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? --~--~-- ). Do you thlnlc YC?U can estimate far away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) . IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? ~1. Please give the following inforenation.about your Millflle Ne~tte Zone Stote TELEPHONE NUMBe Indicate any aclctitional Information about youraelf, including any education, which might be pet tinent. 42. Date you complet~ this queationnoire: