PROJICT 101173 12. CONCLUIIONI Wo Belle en Po ali W' Belleun 16 61 Flushing, New York Waa Alrcreft P,. laeltl' AI rcralt Po IW' AIrcraft XII 0..Uit4-VIwel D We1 A1trenolcel Civilian a Poaaaw, I-7-.-L-I_NO_TH_O_P;;.oa..-.;.;.I_I_I_V_AT-I-ON----~1-I.-NU-M-I-I-I-O-P-O-I-J-ICT-I--t-. _C_O_U_RS-1-----I Other Echo I br18hter than most stars. A"'''C I'OitM .Ut (lt8V -laP 12) D lnavfflclont D.te fer eveluetiOft silvery objt, Size of a star or 11. COMMIHTS Objt of sightins bas been detelittined to be satellite Echo I. Satell was making a pass SW-NE at time of sighting and could be seen fm witnesses' location 34. What were the weather conclltlons.at the time ~ou saw the obiect? CLOUOS(Circle One) @clear alcy c. Scattered cloucla d. Thiele or heavy cloucla WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog,.mlst, or light rain c. Moderate or:heovy rain 35. Whenondto whom did you report that,you hod aeen the obiect? 36. Waa anyone else with you at the time you aaw the obiect? (Circle One) IF you anawered YES, did they '" the obi~t.~oo?. l)- (Circle One) I Yes No L\: ' " 36.2 Please llat their names and ocldres 37. Wos this the flrat time that you had seen an obiect or obiects lilce~t~aa? (Circle One) IF you answe,.d NO, then when, where,and under what circumstance did you'" other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you thin1c the obiec:t was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you thlnlc you estl (Circle One} the speed of the oliect? IF you answered YES, then what speed would you t 40. Do you thlnlc you can estl how for away frown you the obiec:t.was? (Circle One} YES, then how far away would you say It was?---------- . younelf: TELEPHONE NUMB Indica~ any additional. information :about youraelf, including any education,. which. might :be pea linent. 42. Dote you completed this. qu.ationnaire: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMA TIOM SHEET (SUMMARY DlTA) . In order that your Information be flied and coded aa accurately as possible, please:use the followlnt~ to write out a .short description of the event that you observed. You may,.. peat 1 that you have already given In the questionnaire, ancl aclcl any further . statementi, or 1lcetchesthat you believe are Important. Try to present the detalla of the observa tlon In the orcler In which they occurred. Aclclltlonal pages of the aome size paper .ntay be attached If they. ore neeclecl. . . (Do Not Write Itt Tltl Space) '!'D-E/MaJor Fr1eD4 UFO SishtiDI H.ADOUA,.TI!,_I FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR trORC IYITKMS COMMAND UNtTD ITAT.I At .. l"o .. c W .. teHT~ATT ... ION At .. II'O .. c aAI., OHIO Your iDS tbe siabting ot a UFO has been forwarded to the J'oreip TechMlOSJ Division. It does not contain sutt1c1ent infor- mation tor a valid conclusion; tl:Jerefore, request you complete_ :I! attached :taxa return it 1n the attached self-addressed envelope as soon as possible. :..-uuWARD H. WIBB Colonel, USAF Deputy tor Science an~ C014ponents 1. ATIC Form 164, 2 cys. 2. Self-addressed envelope. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL .INFORMATION SHEET This que1tlonnalre has been prepared :10 that you can give th U.S. Air Force a1 much Information .a1 po11lble concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you have ob1ervecl. Plea1e try to answer as many que1tion1.as.you posslbly.ccan. The Information thal.you glvewill be used for research purposes, and will be regarded.a1 confidential n~aterial. Your name willnoi be used In connection with any s .concluslon1, or publications. without yo'l' perm.laslon. We reque1t .thl1 per1onal Information 1o that, If It 1s dHmecl necessary, we tnaycon~ct you f~ further detail1. 1. When cfid you 8H the object? . (Circle One): trc ne :< a.' Eastern-X b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific -. 4. Where were you when you sow the object? (Circle One~-;, D~ylight Saving -x o. Standard State or Country Additional :remarlcs: -l.II S. How long was obiect in sight? 5.1 'How was time in sight determined? a. C~rtain ~ Fairly certaln-X c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 6. What wqs the condition of. the :slcy? , a./ Bright-x 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 c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember AT J C .fe l~o 164: Thia form supersede A TIC 164, 13 Occ 54. 'F ush1ng 65, New York National Aeronautics and Space Administration Cleveland, Ohio Gentlemen: Last night at 9:03 P.M. I sighted an object in the sky whose magnitude was approximately that of Saturn at the time. From my vantage point in New York City~ I noted that this object was traveling west to east, reaching a maximum inclination of 700 above due north. Kindly inform me ot the nature of this object. If you are not able to do so~ please direct my request through ap- propriate channels. Your consideration of this request would oe greatly appre- ciated. A stamped, self-addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience. ...-...,rssrstih L IF you aaw.the obiect.at NIGHT, what did you notlce.concernlng the STARS. and MOON? 8.1 STARS (CircleOne): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): d. Don't remember :9. The obiect. appeared: a. Bright moonlight b. Dull. moonlight c. No moonlight-pitch darlc (Circle.One): a. As a light d. Don't re""mber 10. If It appeared as a light, was It brighter tha~ the brightest :sto;s? no, brighter than most stars 11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear.to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed.up and rush.away at any time? c. Brealcup into parts or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g. Flash or fl Jclcer? h. Disappear. and reappear ? 12. Did the object move behlnd.somethlng.at any 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 (Circle One): Don't Know. .IF you.ans YES,. then tell what. it moved behind: 13. Did the obiect.enove _in front of something at any ti~, particularly.a .doud? . (Cir~le 0~):. . Yes ~o Don't Know. . IF you answered YES, then tell what 14. Did the obiec:t.appear: (Circle One): . b. T ransporent d. Don't Know 15. Did you observe the object through any of the following? .a. Eyeglasses b. Sun glasses c. Windshield .d. Window glass e. Binoculars g. Theodolite 1?.cz_,_ 16. Tell In a few the following thing altout the obiect. 17. Draw a picture that will ahow.the ahapeof.the obiec:t.or.obiectl. La~l:ancllne,ucle.ln yourlcetch.any detail of the obiect:that ~.aaw 'Such aa wings, protru1lona, .etc.;.anclespeclally.exhaust tralls.or vapor trails . Place an. .bnlcle.the drawing tohow.the dlrectlon.the obiect:was. lng. 18. The-edges of :the obiect.were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or .blurred ll'-\;-. ~ ;@ Lllce o bright atar (\ yV C c. Sharply outlined . . .. \.t ~ cl . Don't re~1ember 19. IF thre was MORE'THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? ..;.... ~ Draw a pictwe of how they were arranged, .and put an arrow. to 'I how. the cflrectlon. that. they. were traveling. 20. Draw a picture that will show the that:the ot,tect or obiects.made. Place an''A"at .the.beglnnlng of the path, a "B" at the encl of the path, ancl.slww any .changes In direction .during the course. 21. How large the obiect appear .to you 01 cornparecl to an oblect .with ~lch you, are familiar? 22. Wewlsh tolcnow .the angular .alze. Hold :a mcitch .atlclc .at arm's length In line. with a lcftown. oilect .oncl.note. how. much of. the obiect :Ia covered by. the head of. the If you hod performed :this :at the time the sighting, ~ow "'uch ~f the obl~.t wouJd .~ave been cpv~r~ by ~he match heocl? Did the obiect.disappeor:whUe you were watching It? so, how? 24. In order that you can give as c .a picture as pc)ssible of. what you :sow, describe .In your own words a common obJect or ohiects.whlch,.when placed.up.in the sky, would give the s~me a .as the obJect which you saw. .. , Where were you located when you saw the oliec:t? (Circle'One): . a. Inside a building b. In a car (C) Outdoor d. In an a e. At sea:' 26. Were you (Circle OneJ a. In the busln .section of.a city? @ In the re1ldentlel sectJon.of.a city? c. In open .country Ide? d. Near an airfield? . e . Flying over a city? . f. Flying over open .. country? ~7. What we.re Youdol.nl. at the time ~ou sciw the ollect, .and did you happen.to notlce:lt? 28. IF: you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE ~ other.vehlcle at the time, then contplete.the following questions: What directiOn were you moving? (Circle One) a. North .' .e . South Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? ._ miles per.hour Did you stop at any time while you were loofcing at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes . No 29. What direction were you looking when y~ first saw the obiect? (Circle. One) . Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you l~lcing when you .last saw he obiect? (Cirele One) f. Southwest b. Northeast Cl. Southeast .g . West h . Ncwthwest .h. Northwest . ('!;} Overhead f. Overhead 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms {angulardirection), try to estimate the number of degrees.the obiect.was from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the hori.xon (.,levation) 31.1 When it first ~ppeared: a. . From true North~....-~\,.. degrees. b. From horizon il9l gi~ degrees. 31.2 .When it disappeared: o. From true Nth .\: degrees. b. From horizon C degrees 32. In the following slcetch, lnaglne that you are at the Doint shown. Place an A on the curveclline to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a a on the some curved line to show how high the obiec:t was above the horizon (slcyl ine) when you Last saw lt. . 33. In the foll6wing larger sketch place an A" at the position the obiect was when you lirst saw it, and cr s at ita . position when you lost saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how t~ complete the larger alcetch.