Columbus Ohio — September 1961

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUIIONI 7. LENGTH OP ATION L NUMall OP OIJICTI 15 min 1 sw-w D lnufflclent D.t fer Evlutlen BRIIP Ofl IIOMTINO ObJt. brighter than 11. COMMINTI According to astronomical chart star appearing as light, shiny~ moving fm SW planet Jupiter was in position indicated to W. . by observer and its movement conf'ornsed to that given. It is believed that this report is one of planet Jupiter, mag -2.2 A'I'IC PORM 321 (Jt&V 2t laP II) U.S. AIR FORC! TECHNICAL .IMF.ORMATIOM SHEET This questionnaire has .been prepared :so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much Information .as possible concernl,. the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that. you have observed. Please try to aa many queatlona.as you poaalbly.con. The lon that. you glvewill be used for ,. ... ch purposea,.ancl will be regarclecl.as conflclential:material. Yow no wlll~toi be uaed ln .connectlon with any statements, .conclusions, or publications. without yoyr .perm.lsalon. . We requeat .thla personal lnfornMitlon ao that, if It 1a nec.ssary, we tnaycont,act you f~ further Ia. When cllcl you" the obiect? .(Circle One): 3. Tin;e Zone: (Circle OneJ:raJ Eastern 'b: Central c. Mountain d. Pacific e. Other ei. Where were you when you saw the obfect? (Circle One}: a. D~yllght Saving ~Standard ~ltr or T ow.n State or Country s. How long obiectin aight? 5.1 How waa time In alght determined? c;;J C~rtain b. Fairly certain . 6. Whot wqs the condition of. the :alcy? c. Not very sura d. Just a guess a. Bright a. Bright .J W +-o 9 !J Y 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 back of you d. To your left e. Overhead c. To yoUt right f. Don't. r~n-ember Ape~edea ATIC 16-6, 13 Oct 54. 8. IF you aaw.the obiec:t.at NIGHT, what did you notiee eoneerning the STARS.and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: 5.' None 1 ,'l S {.JJ a. Bright n100nllght h. A few b. Du II. moon II ght tf;; Many ltJ IJ, E: ([.) No nroonllght-pitch doric d. Don't remember d. Don!t 9. The oltiec:t. (Circle. One}: ~As a light 10. If it appared as a light,:was it brighter than the brightest:stars? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One ior each question) a. Appear. to stand sti II at any tit11e? b. Suddenly speed.up and rush away at any tin1e-? c. Brealc up into parts or explode? d. Give off smoke? .... Change brightness? f. Chan~ shape? g. Flash or flicker? h. Oisappeot .and reappeot ? 12. Did the obiect move behlncJ 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 (CI;cle One): ~ No Don't Know. IF you answered YES,. then tell what 13. Did the obiect .move in front of something at any time, particularly .a . cloud? (Cir~le One}: Yes ~0') Don't Know. IF you answer.,d YES, then tell what 14. Did the obiect.appear: (Circle One): b. Transparent d. Don't Know 15. Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Sun glasses f. Telescope c. Windshield Theodolite Window glas~ 16. Tell In a few thlnga a'*'t.the oltlect 17. Draw a plctwe that wlll:ahow.the.ahopeof .the oltiect.or.oltiecta. La~l.oncllne,ucle:ln.yowalc-.ch.any.detolla of the oltfect . ~.aaw.'luch oa wlnga, protrual.,a, .etc.,:ancl. ly.exhouat trella.or trolla. .-.lcle.the :to a .the dlrectlon:the oltiect: .wiOYing. 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the obiect or objects.ntade. Place an ~'A"at .the beginning of the path, a "B" at the encl of the poth, ond .show any changes In direction during the course t-f2 Ot'Y\ Soo T L~ uJ G S I SLlq~T' Af\J6LuJC, 21 . How large cflclthe oblect:a1 .to you aa compared to an obiect.wlth which You are familiar? fV\ucL~ LAR...(~ei2.. rL-tA~ A STAR.. 22. We wfsh to lcnow .theangular .a.ize. Hold:a match stlclc.at arm's length In line.wlth a known obiect .Oncl.note how.much of.the obiect .is covered by. the head of.the A ~ If yo~ had performed this experhne~t:at.the time the sighting, how much of the obfect would have covered by the match head? 23. Did the obiect disappear. while you were watching it? If so, how? In order that you can give as clea;:a picture as pOssible of.what you saw, .descrlbe.ln your own words.a common obiec:t or obiects .which, when placed.up In the sky, would give the same appearance as the obiect which you saw. Where were you located when you saw the obiect? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In a car @ Out4oora . d. In an airplane (type) 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business .section of.a city? c1J In the realdentlel sect,on.of.o city? c. In open.countryalde? d. Near an alrflelcl? . e . Flying over a city? f. Fly.lng over open country? . f. Other ~7. What ~re yoU doi.nl at the time ~ou aciw the obiec:t,.ond how did you happen. to notlcelt? l3Ac~. Pot?c-f Smo~ct--Xi C. t Gf!C. ~ 28. IF: you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE ~ other.vehicle at the time, then complete.the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per.hour you stop at any tine whi,le you were looking at the o~iect? (Circle One) Yes . No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the ohiect? (Circle One) a. North b. Northeast d. Sou,heast (f."' uthwest .g . West h. Northwest .h. Northwest I . Overhead 30. What direction were you l~lclng when you .last saw 'he object? (Circle One) h..-N01 thwast b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees.the obfect.was from true Nortl, (thru east) and ol.so the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation) I 31.1 When it first ~ppeared: a. . From true North_..:2:;-:(~s- degrees. b. From horizon 3 0 degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: o. From true North._-=Z.=--'..-,~....i _O degrees. b. From horizon l ~ degrees. 34. What were the weatlter conditlons.at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One) a. Clear slcy b. Fog,.mist, or lightraln c. Scattered c loucls d. Thiele or heavy clouds c. Moderate or. heavy rain e. Don!t remember did you report that. you hod seen the obict? SePT '~Cot Month Year 36. Was anyone else with you.at the time yov saw the obJct? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they '"the obiect.too? (Circle One)- 36.2 Please list their noflles and addresses: CoLume,uS OHta 37. Was this the first time that you had seen a_n obiect or obiecta lilce this? (Circle One) Oi=C:: t CGR_ 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances dl~ you '"other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the ob;ect was and what might have caused it? 32. In the following slcetch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A on the curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a a on the some curveclline to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you Last saw it 33. In the following larger sketch place an A" at the position the obiect was when you first sow it, and CJ e ot its position ;,hen you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how t~ complete the larger sketch. 39. Do you think you can eatlnMite the speed of the oltlect? (Circle One) Yea "'A..,br mov u.J ~ FA S&- CS ATGL.L ~ TC::"' IF you answered YES, then what speed would you eat ? 40. Do you think you can eat (CI'rcle.One) from you the obiect. was? IF you ana YES, then how far away would you say It was? Ovc:rz.. DF\'1-rc..J ,~ecr(\ COLu,Y\ou$" nformetton. altout yourself: Mhklle Hence Indicate any additional lnformotionabout youraelf, Including any eclucatlon,.whlch.might:be peatiMnt. 42. Date you completed this questionnair~: :Day M.,.th