Sidney Ohio — September 1961

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Keywords: obiect, circle, obiec, obfec, degrees, answered, direction, alraolt, aatronotcel, veluation, ubllcatlona, ireltt, wind5hield, tahow, ntovlnt, eclies, brlghtat, countryslcle, clol_ng, vehfcle, plaeeon, experlnsent, estlnaut, acldltional, scatteracl
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. COMCLUIIONI 5 Sep 61 Sidney, Ohio g Wo Belloon Proltoltl, Ballaon Locel 1910 D AI.-VI wei a Alr-lntorc.,t RtMI a w Aircraft D ProltoWJ Alraolt D PIWJ Alrcreft a Y a ProltoW, Aatronotcel UCNe Civilian a PlW, Atrn:lcel 7. LIMGTM OP OIIIRYATION L NUMIIR OP OaJICTI t. COURI! D Othor------------ 0 lnufflcient Dete ,., !veluation star observed through binoculars. :\ppeared to Antares, located in the SW and moving to be moving around. Changing colors red and \~ at time of reports. green, flashing. AftC POIUI .129 (R&V 26 ... Jl) U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL .IHFORMATIOH SHEET Thla queatlonnaire haa :been prepared ao that you .can give the U.S. Air Force aa much I on .aa poaaible concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you have obaervecl. Pleaae try to anawer aa many queatlona.oa you poaalbly .cctn. The lnforn.atlon that.you glvewlll be uaecl for reaearch purpoaea,.ancl will be regarded.aa confldentlal:material. Your name willnoi be uaeclln connection with any .conclualona, or ,Ubllcatlona.wlthout yoyt .perm.laalon. . We . thla peraonal ao that, If it 1a neceaaary, we con~ct you.f0;r further Ia .(Cirele One): (Cirele One)t a Eastern:::> 4. Where were b ...,. CentrCil c. Mountain d. Poclflc ~tate Of Countr)' S. How long was obiectln sight? 5.1 How was time In sight determined? Certain c. Not very aure 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 object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't rentember l~o 164: Thi foaw upersede A TIC 164, 13 Oct 54. 8. IF you saw the obiect.at NIGHT, what did you notice.concerning the STARS.ond MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): The obiect. (Circle One): As a ligh; ) a. Bright moonlight Dull'.moonllght ~ N ~light. ... ~ pitch darlc .d. Don~t ren:ember Don't rmmber 10. If it appeared as.a light, was it brighter tha~ the brightest :stars? 11. Did the obiac:t: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear. to stand sti II at any time? b. Suddenly speed.up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into parts or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicker? Don't Know . Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don~t Know Don~t Know h. Oisappear.and reappear? {Ye:) Don't Know 12. Did the obiect move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Don't Kno~ (Circle One): it moved behind: 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 No C Donr-M~,. IF you answer"'YES, then tall what In front of: _l 14. Did the obiect .appear: ( C ireltt One): b. Transparent d. Don't Know Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Sun glasses c. Wind5hield Theodolite cf. Window glass 16. Tell In a few words the following things 17. Draw a picture that wlll:show.the.shapeof.the ol.iec:t.or .obfec:ts.' La~l.ancllne,ucJe.ln.yourslcetch.any detalli of the oi.Ject:that ~.saw. such as wings, protrusions, .etc.,-.ond especlally.exhaust tralla.or vapor trails. Place on. .beslde.the lnt tahow.the direction.the oblect:was.ntovlnt 18. The eclies of :the oa,lect :were: (Circle One): ~Fuzzy or .bl.,:,ecl . .b. Lllce.a brlghtat. e. Sharply outlined . .d . Don~t rensember . 19. IF th~ woe MORE THAN ONE obiect~. then how many were there? C/--, c_e Draw a plctwe of how they.were arranged, :and put.an orrow.to 'lhow.the dlrectlon.thot.they.were traveling. 25. Where you located when you tow the obiect? (C lrcle OneJ: a. lnalcle a bullcllng 1,. In a car C c .JJUt . oora . d. In on airplane (type) . . f. Other 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the buslneaa.aectlon of.a city? b. In the residential sectJon of.o city? ~In open.countryslcle? cl. Near an alrflelcl? e. Flying over a city? f. Fly.lng over open country? ~7. What we_re ycM. clol_ng at the tln:e you aciw the oblect, .ancl how dlcl you happen to notice It? 28. I~ you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE.~ other.vehfcle at the time, then complete.the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Ci;cle One} e . South .g . West d. Southeast f. Southwest h . Northwest b. Northeast 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour 28.3 Did you stop at any time whi.le you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes . No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circle One) v West b. Northeast d. Southeast I. .Overhead 30. What direction were you l~king when ~ou .last saw 'he obiect? (Circle One) d. Southeast f. Southwest 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms {angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obiect was from true North (thru aast) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation) : 31.1 When it first appeared: a. . From true North,_..,1:~tJ~....;~S_._degrees b. From horizon .J! ._s-degrees 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North degrees. b. From horizon tff: degrees. 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the obiec:t or oblects.mode. Plaeeon 'A"ot .the beglnnlnt of the path, a "B" at the end of the path. and show any changes In direction during the course. 21 . How Iorge oltiec:t opp~ar.to you oa . to on obfec:t.w which you.are familiar? 22. We wlah to lcnow.theangular.a.lze. Holda match stlclc.at arm's length In line.wlth a known Hiect.Gncl.note how.much of.the object :is covered by. the head of.the match. If you had performeclthls experlnsent:at the time of the sighting, how much of the obiect would.have been covered by the match head? 23. Did the obiect disappeor:whlle you were =~.lng it? If so, how? ~-!/ ~ " 24. In order that you eon give aa cleo; a picture aa possible of. what yousaw, .deacribe.in your own words a common obiect or obiects .which, when placecl.up In the alcy, would give the s~me appearonce.oa the obJect which you aaw. 39. Do you think you can estl (Circle One) the speed of the o~iect? IF you answered VES,.then what would you eat Do you thlnlc you can estlnaut how far from you the obiect. was? (Circle.One) ' IF you YES, then f away would you say It was? Please give the fol ng information. oHut. yourHif: Indicate any.acldltional.lnformationabout.youraelf, Including any.educatlon, .whlch.mlght:be pectlnent. 42. Date you completed thia.questionnair~: 34. What were the weather conditions .at the time you aaw the obiec:t? (Circle One) .!.~ Clear slcy WEATHER (Circle o,.) b. Fog,.miat, or lightraln c. Scatteracl clouds c. Moderate or .heavy rain d. Thiele or heavy.cloucls When ancl to whoen dicl y~re~t ~t.you hacl the obiact? D., . Month 36. Was anyone else with you at the tl you lOW the obict? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they '"the obiec:t.too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please list their names and addresses 37. Was this the first time that you hocl seen an obiect or obiects lilce this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, oncl uncler what circumstances did you'" other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you thinlc the obiect .was and what might have caused it?