Akron Ohio — February 1961

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 2. LOCATION 0 Was BaiiOOft 22 Feb 61 Akron, Ohio c Probabl, Balloon . Local-0130 , %J Grounci-Vtaual C Ground-Radar Waa Aircraft D Proltalaly Aircraft 5 . PHOTOS 1. 0 Waa Aatronomlcol 0 Yea D ProiHIWy AatroneMic.t J:1 No Civilian 0 PoaaiWy AaMneMicel 7. LENGTH OP.OIIIItYATION L NUMIIR OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other--------- 10. 8111111 SUMMARY OP SIGHnNG Sharply outlined s 11 very objt, solid with sound of 1,000 jets. No brighter than stars, about the size of an auto passei within 600 ft. or observer. Appeared to SE. AnC FORM 329 <RV 21 SKP 52) 11 lnaufficient o ... t.r e.eluation 11. COMMENTS ObJt passed within 600' of observer and in sight for 30 ~c, yet could . not give speed, shape, motion etc. No brighter than stars yet size of auto, Case should be classes as other (Con- flicting info, however since this is a one witness sighting it is carried as insufficient data. U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL :IN FORMA T.IOH SHEET This questionnaire .has :been prepared :so that you :can give the U.S. Air Force as much .information .aa possible :concerning the unidentified ;aerial .phenomenon that. you have observed. Please .try to answer .as n~e~ny queations.aa. you possibly :can. :The Information that you give will be .uaeclfor purpoaea,:ancl will be regorclecl.aa confidential ial. Your name willnot . beuaecl~in.connectlon.with any. :concluaions,.or publications.without your perm.ission. We requeat .this personal Information :ao that, if.it Is c1 .. mec1 necessary, we nMycon~ct you f~ . . further cletalla. . 1. When did you s" the object? (Circle One): .3. Time Zone: (Circle One)~ a;> Eastern o. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific e. Other 4. . Where were you when v_ousow the obfect? (Circle One): ~ Daylight Saving State ot Country S. How long v..aa obiecl in sight? 5.1 How was thtte In sight det.,mlnecl? a. Certain b. Fairly certain c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 6. What wos the condition.of theslcy? b. Cl.oudy 7. IF you saw the ob;ect durift9 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. Overheocl f. Don't remember . AT I C fe aR~o 164 Thla foaw auperHdea A TIC 164, 13 Oct 54. 8. 1F 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): .. .o. None V v t ~ tr-r .. l ., .. / ,! :. a. Bright moonlight h. A few b. Dull moonlight c. Many c. No moonlight.-pit~h doric d. Don!t .d. Don't remember 9. The obiect. appeared: (Circle.One): a. As a light b. Shiny r. c. Carle d. Don't remember 10. If .It appeared as.a light,. was it brighter than the brightest stars? 11 . Old the obiect: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand still at any timm? / J r~ ' . Yes No Don't Know Suddenly speed.up and rush:away at any tl ? Yes No Don't Know Brealc:up into parts or explode? . Yes No Give off smolce? Yes No Don't Know Don't Know . Chan" bri-Lt.nes? . Yes No ' Flash or .fliclcer? Yes tNo) Di .and reappear? Yes No) . Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 1~. Did the oblect move beh,NIJICI sotiiethhtg:atany tl.me, particularly a cloud? (Circle ON}: Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Did the obiect move In front of something at any tln:e, partlcularly.a .cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot In front of: a(' So~ b. Trant parent the obiect appear: (Circle OneJ: c. Vapor d. Don~t Know 16. Tell in a few words the following things obout.the obiect. Draw a pletwe that willshow.the.ahopeof.the obfect or .obiects. Label.ond Include in yourslcetch.any details of the obiect.that ~.sow.~auch.aa winge, protrusion, .etc.,.ond eepeciolly.exhouat trail or vapor trails. . Plac on. arrow. bnicl.. the :drawlnt :to show. the direction. the obiect was. moving 18. The edges of the ol,iect. were: (Circle One}: o. Fuzzy or .blurred . b. Lilceabrightstor 9horply outlined cl. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? _ Draw o picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to -show the direction that they were traveling. 20. Draw a picture that wlllshow.the motion that the ob;ect or oblects.made. Place:an uA"at the beginning of the path, :a .. 8" at the encl of the path, :and :show .any changes In .direction during the course. 21. How 1-. <itl:the oltlect :to.you.aa , ,arecl to on oltlect.w.lth which you.are familiar? Wewlh tolmow .the.ongular :alze. Hold.o IIMitc:h aticlc.at arm a length In llne.wlth a known obiect .and note .how.much of the olfectla covered by the head of.the match. If you had performecf:thls experJment:ot the time of the alghtlnt,.how.,..uch of.the oltfect would have been covered. by the anatch head? 23. Did the oiJfect cltaappar :while you were watching It? If ao, how? 24. 'In order that you can glve.aa clea;.a picture aa poaslble of. what youaaw, deacrllte In your own worda a com1non oltlect or o&,iecta.whlch, when placed up In the alcy, would give the aame appearance aa the obiect which you aaw. . Where were you located. when you saw the obiect? (Circle One}: a. Inside a building b. In a car c. Outdoors Cl. In an.alrplane (type) e. At sea (J 4 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential sect~on of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e . Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you clofhg at the time yov:sciw.the obiect,.and.how did you happen.to notice:lt? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other:vehicle at the time, then complete.the following questions: 28.1 What directiOn were you moving? (Citcle One) c. East e. .g . West b. Northeast d. Southeast 28.2 How faat were you moving? mi lea per .hour. Did you stop.at any time whl.le you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you loolcing when you first saw the ob;ect? (Circle One) c. East e. South .h. N01thwest . @Southeast . f. Southwest . i . Overheacl . b. Northeast What direction were you loolcing when you Jast lOW,.,. obi .. t? fCircl .One) I ;-/1" v c' -U'.- a. North . c. East r e. South . h. Northwest !,'!CI~ .. ~Southeast f. Southwest . I. Overhead b. Northeast 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the n&Hnber_of.degr .. s the obiect was from true North (thru. east) and also the number of degrees It was upwarcl from the hori'lon (elevation). 3 J. 1 When it first ~ppeared: a. From true North degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: " From true North. ,_ degrees. b. From hotizon degrees. 34. What were the. conclltlon1 .at the time you saw the oblect? CLOUDS(C#rc/e One) WEATHER (Circle One) .. a~) Clear 1lcy Fog,.ml1t, or llght.raln Scatterecl:cloud . or heavy rain Thiele or .heavytcloucl Don!t renaember 35. :When: and to whoM cllcl you. rep61't th'at. you. had 11een. the obiect? Wa1 anyone e.l1e with you.at thetime you aw the obiect? ; (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they the obfect too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please llat their names and addre1se1: Was. this the flr1t tht:e that you had en on obiect 011 obiects lilce. this? (Circle Orte) Ye 37.1 IF you onawerecl NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you '" other ones? In yow opinion what do you th~ the obf~t was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you thinlc you can estimate the apeecl of the obiect? (Circle One} Yes IF you answered YES,.then what speed would you eatlntate? 40. Do y~ thlnlc you.can eatl how far away from you the obiect waa? (Circle One} IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? _ 41. Please give the following i . about youraelf: TELEPHONE NUMBe Indicate any oclditional information about youraelf, including any education, which might be pertinent. 42. Dote you completed. this queationnolre: