PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARO 1. O.\ TE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIO~S W<u 8:JIIoon Probably Batl~n Po,sibly Balloon :: o Ground VIsual 0 Ground Radar 0 Was Alr:raft CJ Probably AircraFt S. PHOTOS o. SOURt;E 0 Woe Ast,.,nomlcal 1. LENGTH OP 0 3SERVATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 0 Probobl 'I Aatronornicol C Poulbly A,tronomleol c Other ;,,~l!r' T 0 lntulflcient Ooto for Evaluation 0 Un~no'M't fO. 3 RIE F SUM . .-.A l'l' OF SIGHTING .)l.L. COMMENTS - ATIC FOR M J29 (RRV H S Z P 52). 34. What ware the w"othsr conditions at tho time you ~ow the objoctr CLOUDS (Circle One ) Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scc~&r~d clouds Modero te or h5avy rain Th ic ~ or heavy c: louds Don't rememb~r 35. When end to whom did you rf!p\lrt that. y .. ,, hod seen the obiect? Cay Mclnth Yeat 36. Was o., yone else with you at the time you sow the object? ( Circ:/., One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they sea the obiect too? ( C ire/a One) 36.2 ose list their naiT'"s cn3 addresses: 37. Was thi s the first time that you hod seen on object or obiects like this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, whe , and under what circum.Jtanc33 ~id you saa oth&r.o~es? 33. In your opi.., ;~n what do you think the object was and what might hove caused it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the spe"d of the objocf? (Circlo On9) Yes IF you nnswered YES, t hen what speed would you cstimutt1? 40. Do you think you con estimate how far away from you tha object woJ? (Cirel~ One) Yes IF y \)U answered YES, then how for away would yoJ soy it was?--------------- 41. Pleas~ give the following information about yourself: TELEF-~ONE NUMBER lndicc ~ny additional inforl'i'ct:~n ab->ut yourself, including any ,l)ducation, which might.~tt p~rtinent. 42. Dote ycu co:npleted this ques~ionnaire: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL iNFORMATION SHE-::r (SU.'~MARY D~\ T A.) In order that your information rnay be filed and coded os u.:cuNtoly a.; pos.:>i~le, pl ~ase ose the folbwing space to write out a .~hort descriptio n of the event that you obs~rvt:Jd. You may r3 p~ot ii'l~ormo,ion that you havft olr~ody given in the quo)stionnnir~, and odd ony furthe r comment!l, stot!tments, or s!<etches that you believe ore impo rtl'lnt. Try to present the d91ai1~ of tha ob:;3rvo tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of th~ s o me sixe popar rray be ottoch-,d if th~y ore needed. (Do Not Write in This Space) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON Than.\( you for your letter of July 31st rerortinc an unidentified f~r:.!1g object. Unfortunately, ovr expe:t'ts at the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Cen~er vrill need additional infom..J.tion before they will be able to ::,ell yov.. what it \.;as you savT. If you \till fill out t~e att~ched forr.1 as b~st you can and send it in tha addressed enveloped to \'lrig~y7, P.J.tterson Ai:r-?orce Baoe, Ohio, perhaps 1te vr.i11 be able to Brook) yn, Ne\'1 York si.lcerely, GLADYS E . HISE Operations Branch Public Iruor1:1.a.tion Divis ion Office of Inforrr:3.tion United States Air Force .\ ir Inte 11 igeno e Center W2sh1ngton, D. C, G-entlemen: On Slliiday, July 30, 1961, my friend and I spotted e moving object in the sky. It wa s moving in a northeasterly direotion. We have already seen the Tyros satellite and we know this wa s a satellite of s ome sort. The s atellite passed over at a ppr oximat ely Would y~u please tell us which s atellite we sa~v? Yle c-:tlled the ne".Vspapers but they k no w nothing about 1 t. Very truly yours,. Brooklyn 25, New Y k We a r e enclosing a stamped, s elf-a dd r e3s e d envelope for yonr conven1ence U.S. AIR FO~CE TECHNICAL .iNFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has buen prcp(!red ~o that you ~on giv' ' th3 U.S. Air forctJ as miJch information as possible concerning thd unidentified a.:::ri a l ph~nomenon th\Jt you h~Jvu observ~d. Pl tose trt to on~wer as many questions os you po.:;o;ibly con. The information that. you give will b~ used for research purposes, and will be re~otddd as confidential rnatoriof. YotJr norn~ will tJo t be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publication~ without yo'!r p~rmission. w~ ieqlJeSt .this personal informatiC'n SO that, if it 1s deem~d n'cessary, W:J may contact you for fuith '' detai 13. 1. Whzrn d id >"ou~ee the object? 2. T im'l of day: (Circl~ One): ire e ne : o. ( ,S !L~tw b. c~:~tral c. fvbuntoin 4. Where wars you when you sow the object? Ne;:,rest Postal Address (Circle One): a. t.,Paylight Savin~g) b. S'iQ;;cra-ra-~-- ' City o-/. Town Stots or Coun~ry Additional remarks: ~ ~ S. How long was object in sight? 5.1 How was time in sight determined? W + ~.\. o . Certain Fairly certain 6. What was t11~ condition of the sky? b. Cl.oudy c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, wharc was the SUN focoted as you fool<~d at the object? (Circle One): a. fn front o f you b . In boc!< of you c. To your right I\ f Fr-8 60. . This rotl!l :-~UJ>l'f<>tJcs ATI(. Gi, I cr.) d. To your le ft c. Overhead f. D on't rememb';)r S. IF you saw tha object ut NIGHT, what did you notice conc\h"ninu rn~ STAHS on1 MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): F\l'iqht morJnlig~t Our! moonlight No moon I ight -pitch dar!< Don't ramember Don't rememb~r 9. The o~jec:t appeared: (Circle One): (5I As a I ight d. Don't r~m~mber 10. If it appeared as o I ight, was it brighter than the brightest star.;; 1 11. Did ihe object: (Circ:le One for each quostion) a. Appear to stand sti II at ""Y time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away a t any time? c. 3reak up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Chcnge shape? g. Flash or flicker? h. Di soppear .and reappear ? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't l<now Don't Know Don't l(now Don't Know 12. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? . (Circle One): Don't Know. IF y ou answered YES, th~n tell what Did t h ~ obi ect .move in front of something ot any time, partkulorly .a cloud? \5~ Don't Know. IF yo u cnsw&red YES, thsn tell what d. Don't Know b. T.onspcrent c. Vapor 14. Did the object appear: ire e ne : 1..0 Did you observe the object through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Binoculars S\Jn glasses f. T eloscop'!} c. Wind s hi e ld Theodolite Window g loss 16. Tell in o few words the following things aboJt the object Draw o picture that will show tha shape of the object or objects. Lobel.ond i11cluda in your sk;l , r f i " ,.h I' of t he object.that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails()( vo;.--~ 'r-= i ' Ploce an arrow beside the drawing to show th!t direction t h$ obj~ct w as. moving. j 13. rr.~ edges of the object. wer~: ( Circle One): a. Fuzzy or .blurred ~ Like a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many wer-e there? _ Dr ow o picture of how they were arranged, a nd put on arrow to "Show the direction that thy wto~ trove I i ng 20. Draw a picture that wi11 show tne motion that the objl.lct or obj'lch rnade. Plac:c <m ''A ot th~ buginnin g of the path, a "B" at the e nd of the path, r.md show nny changos In dirw:Hon d uring t h., cow:h:. 21. How Jc rg & did the object appear to you as compared to on obi.ect Y~ith which yo u oro familkr? 22. We wlsh to know the angular s ize. Hold a match sticl< at arms length in line witn a known obiuc:t.and not" how much of the obfect.is cover~d by. the head of the match. If you hod performedthls axperiment ot th~ time of the s lghting, how much of t!-1~ obiect would have b~en covered by th!t match h-eed? 23. Did t h& object disappeor:whil\!you were watching it? If so, how? 24. In crd~r that you con give os cl\!or o picture as possible of.what you sow, dascribo in your own word::i a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same oppenronca os 1h~ obj ~ct which y~u sc'li. 25. Where were you located when you sow the obiect? (Circle One): a. Ins ide .. , bui I ding b. In a car Outdoors d. In an airplane (type) 26. Wcro you (Circlo Ond) In th~ busin853 section rf a city? In th~ rosidenti\ll section of a chy? In open country!iide? Nocr en airfield? Flying over a city? Fly ing over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you saw the obiect, and how did you happen to notic~ it? 28. IF: you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the tim-:t, then complete.the following questions: 28. i What direction were y:u moving? (Ci,c/e One) d. Southeast 28.:! How fast were you moving? miles pe r hour. 28.3 Did you stop ot any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) 29. Whot direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when Y"'IJ lost sow the object? (Circle One) ~ Ncr~:-~cst d. Southeast f. Sou!hwest h. Northwt!ts t i. Overhead 31. If you a.-e fomi I iar with bearing terms (angular direct ion), try to estimate the numbe r of degrees the object wa~ from true North (thru cost) and abo the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (el~votion). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North _ _.. ,~::; tt.;.;_, .. _degrees. b. From horizon.. -5 degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North .;~ s~-degrees r om orszon -- l:",.U: egrees J2. In th~ f.:>llowing s'-~etc:h, imagine that you oru at th~ point shown. P lo . .:~ a n A' on th~ c:urv ,d 1 in,., to high the object was above the h orizon (;;kyline) whon you firs t SCiW it. Ploco o "8" on th~ su.n~) curv., J 1~ sh\Jw Low h igh tho object wo:; obov~ th~ horizon {s kyline) when you lrJsl sow i t, 33. In the fo;iowing larger sk~tch ;>Ieee an .,A, at the position the obj~ct was when you First sow h, al'd a .. :: .. - positi:>n \Yhen you last saw it. Refer to smalle r sketch as an example of how to compl~t~ th~ farg~r .it, :"'