PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 3. 04TETIM! GROU .. 5. ' PHOTOS 7. LENGTH 0!1 C35!RV "TION 10. BRieF SUMMA~'t' 0,. SIGHTING oojt ATIC FORM 329 V Z6 SZ.P 52) ._ TYPE OF OBSERVATION' : O~Ground-VIsual C GroundRoclor 0 Air-VIsual C Alrlntrept Radar S. HUMBER OP OBJECTS CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos BolloOft P roho'-1 1 Balloon Possibly Balloon 0 Woa Aircraft PrelaoWy Alrer.tt 0 Po sal bl y Aheralt 0 Was AattonoMicol PrahoWy Astrano"'lcal 0 Possibly AttPOftof\ltJeo4 0 lnsuffl clent Dcrt for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown Whare were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): . a. Inside a bui I ding b. In a car c. OutdoorS"' d. In on airplane (type) 26. Were you (C;rcle Omt) In the busin~:u sect;on o f u city? In thtt r6sidenti~l seu:tion o f a city? In open countryside? Near on airfield? Plying over a city? Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you sow the object, and how did you happ-tn to notice it? 28. u=: you we~e MOVING 1N AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot the time, then complete.thtt following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) e. North c. East Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwe3t 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any ti me while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circle One) d. Southeast f. Southwest Overhii!Od 30. What direction were you looking when you .lost saw the object? (Circle One) a. Nort;, h. NorthweJt d. Southeost f. SoJthwest i. Ov~rh~ad <. b. NorrJ-,ecsr_ > 31. If you ore fomi I iar with bearing terms (angular direction) try to estimate the number of d~r~es the obi ~ct ,...,as from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (et~vc~ion). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North .,_ , ' degrees. b. From horizon _:. .:) degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North degrees. b. From horizon degrees. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at th e p oint shown. Pbce a n A,, high th~ object was above the horizon (kyline) when you first aw it . Placo a :;how how high the object was above the horizon (s ~yl in e) when yotJ I ast jOW it, on the curv"d J ine to $how how "B" on th~ somtt curved line to 33. In the followi,,g larg~r sketch place on A" at the position the object was when you first sow it, and a "B" at its position when you lost sow it, Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger sk,.teh. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the obiect? CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER ( Circle One) a. Claar sky ' b. Fog, mist, or I ight rain c. Scatter&d clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 35. When and to whom did you report th'at. y . u had seen the obiec:t? (. 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) 36.1 l f you answered YES, di d they see the obiec:t too? (Circle One) 36.2 P lease list their names end 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an obiect or obiects like this? (Circle One) No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? In your opinion what do you think the obiect was and what might have caus8d it? 39. Do you thin1c you can estimate the !lpeed of the object? (Circle One) Yes (No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you ~stimute? 40. Do you t n ink you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answerecl YES, then how far away would you say it was? _ 41. Plea giveth City I TELEPHONE NUMB Indicate ony additional informotionobout yourself, including any oducaHon, which.might:be pertinent 4 2. Dote y ou con""pl~ted this questionnaire: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SH=ET (SUMMARY DA7 A) In ord,. that your information may be filed and code d O'l occurately as po.s i ib le, pl'!n5e us e the following space to write out a .short description of the event that you observed. You may r~t peat information that you hove already given in the questionnoir8, and add a n)' further commenh, statements, or sketches that you believe ore important. Try to present t he detai Is of tne observo t i on in the order in which the)' occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may b~ attached if they ore needed. (Please Print) (Do Not Write in This Space) T.~L: MELROSE 5-8911 HtADQUA RTERS AIR OEf!;NSE COM,'t\AND UNIT(O STAf(S AIR FORCE ENT "IF~ FORCE BAS~, COLORADO 1\TTN OF: ADOIN sueJF.c r : UFO Report TO: ASD (TD-F2) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 1. The enclosed letter-report on an unidentified flying object (Attachment 1) was received from Mr. r of Kentland, Indiana, and is forwarded or a action deemed necessary. This headquarters has no information available on which to base a comment on the sighting. 2. Please note the observer's interest in an explana- tion of his sighting. It is recommended that your organization apprise him of your findings on an unclassi- fied basis. 3. Headquarters ADC has expressed appreciation t o Mr. Ye&erlehner for his interest and assistance in the UFO FOR THE COMMANDER SIDNEY L. / ,ILLER Lt Colone~, )USAF Director Of/Intelligence U.S. Air Dafen~e Com~and ~eDdquarters CC'J.o...,qdo qrrin~s, 0o1orA r}o Kentland, Indi~nA I am ~.;ri tin~ to re""' 1rt the 3i htln~ o:r a UFO by 1n:rself and a f~iend of mine, is as accurat~ ~s ou~. sho~t 'T'hc f'o11.o't..Jln~ reT>o-r.t obsorvpti("ln of the ob jt:Jct Hi11 n~rm:t t. On the even:i.ng of ll.n~st 3, 1961 re Here sitting in th-? back ;rard, in rrentla!'.d, Indtann., Hith a srrt9ll tel0aco!>e. r.re had been -.;..,tc:hing .Junlt~r and Sqtu~n. hTe vTcH'e J.Pr:lnltv': be.ck in ,..,ur chn i1:"s lo(")l.-:in~ for 11"et~t"')rs p.nd prr~iti'1~ th~ 1?.:07 -:"'8SSt:: e or "7.cho T s~t~J.lit9. 'Th~ oh:iect in 0uesti<"~n C!:=ll.l~ht ou-r Pttcntion ~b"'ut .1.:_5 degrees ~-ooye the b0("izon. It 'tT"=lCJ movin~ in nn st-f-io.,..,th-~rt8t dtrection ..,nf q eP~ed to be moving st ~b0ut the sne~d of n ~le~e~ !e both irrnnet11qtl:!1y thou<2:h t.~.At. it tr~s a c0111et;; it had a b:'i.~ht YlucJ.eus :Jnd p -:-id.~ :fan of J i ght b~nind it, PS a r o~et. I im."YlediateJ:y tried to ge~ it in f'ocu s 'tvith the teles~"'ope ( J,o;c), and I succeeded just before it re~ched the zenith. It w0 s then thPt I realized that it Has not a comet. It apneared to have a system of lig;hts on it and than sound from it 't-Tas heard. I Jost it '' "~-th the telesco:pe and rny comp:1nion cmntinued to ~v-at. ch it. !{e s~ys thBt it became very bright as it passed overhead. ~men it h :1d passed the z enith, perha!'s the strangest thing of all 0caurred.; t'IJ.e direction of the tail or fan changed. I t had been in the opposite dirertion of the obje~t's movement; now it was directly in f..,.,ont of t~0 object, as the headlights of' a ca.r. ~lhen the object h?..d d~.sannenred, r checked my watch: J.]: 3'! Pf4 GDT. I hBve spont nany hour~ oh~ervin.g the 2tars and plP-nets Tri t h '7'i -:eles~o:0e, pnd Rinc'1 Y.9l"t1Bnd is on a.'rt ni Y>J ane 0ut of f!hir.?.~n, 1 hqve observed mnny ~=d.'"('l'"'l a nes at ni?;ht; J knr q r ~rh::tt they loo re. It is 'l-)n~81