.. I PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .. ' 1. DATI! 2. LOCATIO.. 12. CONCLUSIONS D Woa Balloon 30 Aug 61 Pleasant Garden, North Carolina o Proltolalr Boll..., 2030 XXM G -.. YI .. D Oro- R-..1 a w Aircraft -..., ,._. au - .. ., D Proltoltlr Aircraft GMT 31013QZ D AI..-Yiwol D Air-Intercept R .. D PoaaiWr Aircraft 5. PHO 01 .. D Waa Aatronol col a Yea . D ProbaWy Astronomical x~ Ne Civilian D Poaalbly Aatronolfticel D lnaufflcient Data for Evoluotlon 10. IRIEfl Ofl IIOttTIMOLight no brighter than stars. Appeared in w. Disappeared in S in straight flight path. Occasional flickering or pulsating. Due W 20-25 elev to due S elev. Believed to be satellite by 1 of 2 observers . Appeared to waver. 11. COMMENTS Not confirmed with space track, however sighting has characteristics of satellite. Pltlsating and wavering account ~d for by atmospheric conditions . . ATJC PORM 329 (R&V 2t_IBP 12) 32. In the following a Ieetch, in~aglne that you ore at the point shown. Place an A on the curved line to 1 how high the obtect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw lt. Place a a on the curvecl line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw It, In the fo~lowing larger sketch place an A" at the position the obiect was when you lirst saw it, and cr a at its posltion when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how t~ complete the larger sketch the weath condltlons.at the tl you saw the obiect? CLOUDS(Circle One) a. Clear slcy @ Scattered clouds (1:-1 ~) cl. Thiele or heavy c loucls WEATHER (Circle One). b. Fog,. mist, or light rain c. Moderate or . heavy raIn 35. When and to who"' did you repowt th'at,you had seen the obiect? t> f rhe. Ar~ ~ i-c: ~ Day . M th Yeor 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle OneJ 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they SH the obiect.too? (Circle OneJ 36.2 Please list their names ancl addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you hod seen a_n obiect or obiects like this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then wh~, where, and under what circumstances did you s" other ones? 38. Jn your opinion what do you think the obieet was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you thlnlc you con eatl (Circle One) .40. Do you thlnlc you can eatlmate how for away (C frcle One) YES, then how for away would you aay It wo?--------------- 41. PI.C.seglve the fOllowing I .olout .yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER.~------------------ Sex !{tale Indicate any.additlcnal.information:obout yourself, including any.eclucation,.which.might:be pert 42. Date you.completed this.questionnaire: U.S. AIR FORCI TECHNICAL INPdRMA TIOM SHIIT . (SUMMARY DATA) In arcler that your Information may be flied and coded as accurately as poaallle, pleoae:uae the following apace to write out a .short description of the event that you olaervecl. You may ,. peat Information that you have already given In the questionnaire, ancl add any further . statementi, or slcetches that you Mlleve are Important. Try to present the details of the olserva tlon In the order In which they occurred. Additional pages of the size paper.may be attached they. are neecled. (Do Not Write Itt Tltl Space) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL .INFORMATION SHEET Thl1 que1tionnalre ha1 been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force aa much information .as po11lble concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Plea1e try to an1wer a1 many questions.as you pos1lbly.c:an. The Information that you give will be uaecl for re1eorch purposes, ancl will be regarded aa confidential material. Your name wlllna; be useclin cannectlon with any 1tatement1, concluaion1, or publications. without your permission. We requeat .thla personal Information so that, If It 11 deen:ed neceasory, . ..,. con~ct you.fo,r further detoll1. 1. When did yo_, .... the object? :2. Tllhe of~day: .(Circle One): A.M.. or (PJJQ Ti n1e Zone: - (Circle One): ct ... Eastern/ (Circle One): 4. Where were you when you saw the obiect? J-?1 ed 5c.Yt4J G:cJrcku City or Town State 01 Country S. How long was obiectin sight? 5.1 How was time In sight determined? b. Fairly certain c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 6. What wqs the condition of the =slcy? 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 In bade of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember aR~O 164: This form supersedes A TIC 164, 13 Occ 54. 8. IF you aaw.the obiect.at NIGHT, what cllcl you notice.concernlng the STARS.and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): (C:. Moi\Y a. Bright moonlight b. Dull. moonlight c. No moonlight pitch clarlc (~. Don ~t rememb'V 9. The obiect.appear~:. G; As a light / b. Shiny (Circle One): d. Don't ,. .... mber 10. If It appeared as a light, was It brighter tha~ the brightest :stars? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear.to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed.up and rushaway at any time? c. Brealc up into parts or explode? d. Give off smolce? e. Change brightness? f.. ~Chang~ . shape? g. Flash or fliclcer? h. Oisappear.ond reappear? 12. Did the obiect.move behind something.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 Don't Know (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES,.then tell what 13. Did the obiect.move _ln front of something at any t particularly.a .cloud? . (Cir~le One}: . Yes (fi~,J Don't Know. . IF you.answerecl YES, then tell what in front of: : 14. Did the obiect.oppeor: . (Cirelft One): b. T ransporent 15. Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? 1noc:u ars) .a. Eyeglasses b. Sun glasses f. Telescope g. Theodolite d. Don't Know c. Windshield .tl. Window glass 16. Tell tn a few words tM fol a. Sound Ita d! e lng thlnts about the object 17. Draw a picture that will ahow.the shapeof.the oblect or .oblects. La~l.ancllne~ucle:ln youra1cetch.any detoila of the obiect.that y .1aw such aa wings, protrusions, .etc., ancl eapeclally.exhaust trails or vapor trolla. Plac an.arrow.beslde.the drawing to show.the cllrec:tlon:the obiect:waa.movlng. 18. The edges of:the obiect .were: . (Circle Orte): a. Fuzzy or .blurred b. L llce.a bright star c. Sharply outlined . . Don~t remember . . 19. IF there was MORETHAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? .70, :5 f cn e Draw a plctwe of how they.were arrangecl,:ancl put an arrow.to 'lhow.the dlrectlon.that.they.were traveling. 20. Draw a picture thot will the on that the oliect or ohiecta. Place.on''A" at .the beginning of the path,:a "B" at the encl of the path, ancl.show.any.changea.ln .dlrectlon during the course. 21. How clld :the oltlect. We wlah tolcnow.theangular.a.lze. Hold:a .stlclc .. at arm's length In llne.wlth a lcfto.wn.oblect.oncl.note. how.much of.the oblect.la coverecl by. the heocl of.the match. If y~ haclperfarmecl:thla -.peri :at.the tl of the sighting, how much of the obiec:.t would have been covered by the head.? 23. Did the obi.ct.dlsappear:whlle you w.re watChing It? If so, how? 24. In order that you can give as clea;:a picture as pesaible of. what you:aaw; .cleacrlbe.ln your own:worcls a common obl.ct or obiecta.whlch, when placecl.up.ln the slcy, would give the a~m appearance.aa the ol;ect which you saw. Where were you located when you aow the obiect? (Circle One): a. lnalcle a building b. In a cor l -Gutcloewl ) . d. In an airplane (type) e. At aeo: . f. Other 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the bualneas.sectlon of.a .clty? b. In the reaiclentlal sectJon of.a city? c. In open .countryside? cl. Neor on airfield? . e. Flying over a city? f. F ly.ing over open coUntry? 27. What were You doing at the tl you aciw the obiect,.and how did you happen.to noticelt? 28. IF: you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE.?' other.vehicle at the time, then complete. the .following questions: What direction tt.-ere you moving? (Cijcle One) a. North . c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? . miles per hour. Did you stop at any time whi.le you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes . No .g . West Northwest . 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the obieet? (Circle. One} b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you .lost sow h obiect? (Circle One} b. Northeast d. Southeast Q. -~outhwesD . .h. Northwest I. Overhead I. Overhead 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angulardirection), try to estimate the n&~mber of degrees.the obJect .was from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horhon (elevation) 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. H.AOQUA .. TE.-1 FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AI,_ trO.-CI! SYSTEMS COMMAND UNITKO 8TATKa AI" ~o .. ca W .. tGIHT .. ATTit .. 80N AI" ~O .. CK 8Aaa, OHIO &TTl orr TD-E/li'AJar Friend IUIJICTI UFO S1Sht1ng (Mr Tos SAFOI-3c (MaJor Coleman) 1. Reference the attached letter to the USAF trom Mt-. ot Garden, Borth carolina, reporting the sightiDg ot identified flying obJect. 2. at you forward tvo (2) ATIC Foros 146 to Mr. to be c iDdependently by aaa his son and returDed to the USAP 3. It is sted that you also, request Mr o list the geographical coordiuates of location at the t ot the sighting. As an alternative, it Mr. does not understand the coordinate system, require hjm to list the direction and distance of Pleasant ~ den from st large city. " Deputy for Science and CoJb;ponents Ltr fm Mr. dtd 31 Aug 32. In the following alcetch, imagine that you are at the point ahown. Place an A on the curved line to ahow how high the obtect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a a on the some curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you Lost saw lt. In the following larger sketch place an A" at the position the obiect wos when you lirst saw It, and a a at its position when-you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how t~ complete the larger slcetch the weather conditions .at the tl you saw the obtect? CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One} a. Clear slcy ::c. SCattered ciOUdi.) d. Thiele or heavy clouds b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or .heavy rain . Don't remember 35. When and to whom clld you that. you haclseen the obiect? Mettth v , 36. Was anyone else with y~ at the time you lOW the obiect? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they SH the obteet.too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please their names and aclclresses: 37. Was this the first time that you had seen a.n obieet or obieets llkethis? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when~ where, and under what citcumstances did you IH other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you thinlc the obiect. was and what might have caused It? U.S. AIR FORCI TECHNICAL IN FORMA TIOM SHIIT (SUMMARY DATA) . In orcler that your Information may be flied and coded 01 accurately as possible, please uae the fol lng apace to write out a .short description of the event that you observed. You may re peat Information that you have already given In the questionnaire, and add any f~er .com11~ents, . atatements, or alcetches that you believe are Important. Try to present the details of the obaerva tlon In the order In which they occurred. Additional pages of the 1 liae paper may be attached If they. needed. . DATE \ 2 e,a4 oClL :;}. (Do Not Write Itt Tills Space) t::. cho dc-'~S 39. Do you thlnlc you can estlmaM the speed of the ol>tect? (Circle One} Yes @ IF you ana YES, then speed would you estl 40. Do you thlnlc you can estl how far away front