PROJECT 10073 RECORD D Woe S.lloen Vi~inity Raleigh, I\. C. ax Preltoltly Balleon a Wde Ahcroft lt<Gfoutt4-Vleuol a GrountiRo4or a p roltoltl y AI rcroft D Woe Aatronoml col a ProltoWy Aatronomicol a PoaeiWy Attonomicol 7. LEMOTM OP OIIIRVATIOM I. NUMIER OP OIJI!CTS f. COURSI! 10. IR.IIP OP IIOHTtMO . ~ - C lnufflciont Data for Evaluation 11. COMMINTS 25. Where were you located when you aaw the obiect? 26. Were you (Circle One) (Circle OneJ: a. lnaide a building b In o car c. Outdoor a. In the buaine11 aection ot a city? b. In the reaidentlal section of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? d. In an .airplane (type) e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the tln:e you aciw the obiect, .and how did you happen.to notlceit? I rr~t A 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other.vehicle at the time, then complete.the following queationa: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. I North c. East b. l Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northweat. 28.2 How. fast were you moving? .:....r -----miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) 1.Yes . No What direction were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circle OneJ b. Northeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you .la.t saw the obiect? (Circle OneJ a. ,North f,NO~theasL d. Southeast f. Southwest If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular dirction), try to estimate the n"'mber of degrees the obiect was from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (.tevation). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North _ . -;::_, degrees. b. From orizon ::1~ egrees. . 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North. --degrees. b. From horizon 41~ ' degrees. 32. .In the fol 1,. sketch, hglne that you are at the point ahown. Place an A on the curveclllne to show how . hlth the olaiect was aiMwe the horlaon (alcyllne) when you llraf aaw lt. Place o a on the we cwved u,. to how high the oltiect waa al.ove the horiaon (skyline) when you laaf Hw lt In the following larger alcetch place an A at the poaitlon the oblect w.a when you llrsf aaw It, and a a ot Ita position when iou lost saw It, Re .. r to amaller a Ieetch aa an example of how to complete the lorger alcetch. 34. What were the weather condition .at the time you aaw the oilect? CLOUDS (Circle One) a./~ a ley; c. Scattered:clouda cl. Thiele or heavy rc loucla WEATHER (Circle One) a. J.Dry. ~ b. Fog, mlat, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 35. Whenancl to whom clicl you.report th'at.you.hacl,aeen the obiect? Dey Menth Y r 36. Waa anyone else with you.at the tin you saw the object? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please I ist their 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an obiect or obiects lilce this? (Circle One) IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see othr, ones? 38. In your opinion what cio you thinlc the obiect was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you thlnlc you con eatl (Circle One) the apeecl of the olfect? IF you onawerecl YES, then what apeecl would you eatlntate? ---------~---- ~. Do you thlnlc you can how for away front you the oliect waa? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy It was?---------- 41. Please give the following informatlon.alout yourself: TELEPHONE NUMB 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: AIR PORCI T!CHNICAL INPORMATIOH SHI!IT (SUMMNfY DATA) In order that your infounation lhay be flied and coded aa accurately aa possible, please use the following apace to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may,.. peat Information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and odd any further comments, or alcetchea that you.believe are important. Try to present the details of the observa- tion In the order In which they occurred. Additional pages of the same alae paper may be attached If they.are n"ded. (Do Not Write in .This Space) ~oar letter ot 17th~..,. to the rta.v :t bu bee nternl to thia ofttce. 'Die u. s. Air baa tM v ror ts.OD ~ ~ ob3Ht u ot Air DetaM~ il.liiiQ!..w-'tl- A'l!EC CJUSt4cmaain ac 1'CM'r tr1tm4 the queatlamain ..u-uare...a. WtiJ.TAM T. , JR. PQbllc Izrtornatlon D.lv1sion Otftce Gr I~orm.t1on ON nour[ lJ. s . .,. I A fRiE.Nb . ~. 0 F S u c: too~ A S G-'-IT. \J e S r o P p F.. o To YoiJ Aeo~r ,;- To: Major William T. Coleman Jr. U.F.O. Project Officer Publl n Information Division Office of Information. Wed. Sent. 27th. 1961 ~laohin r ton D. C ... Enclosed is the q uestionnaire concerning the sightin3 I reported, I am returning the other form unanswered ln a seperat e envelope . . b ecause my frie:d does not whish to fill it out. I have tried to fill it ou t exactly as I re~bered it. I h op e y on find this infor~ation usef ul U.S. AIR fORCE TECHNICAL .INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much Information .aa poasible .concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Plea try to answer .as many questions .as you possibly can. The information that you give will be uaecl far research purposea, .and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name wlllnot .be uaecl in connectlon.with any. statements, .conclusions, .or publicatlona. without your permlsalon. We requeat. this personal Information :ao that, if It ts dHmed necesaary, we may contact you for further details. . When did you see the obiect? 2. TIme of day: s, fifl!l~'" (Circle One): (Circle One): a. l_t:aster'1 (Circle One): a. (Daylight Savin.i) b. ~tanaarct b. .....enrra c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you sow the object? Nreat Postal Address CitJ or Town Stote or CountrJ Additional remarks: ~U~. _iS~. --~RUO~c.J]T:JE.L_..:l:lltLj/~--------------- How long was object in sight? - How was time in sight detttrmined? a. Certain} b. Faarty certain 6. What was the condition of the sky? b. Cl~udy c. Not very sure d. Just a guess a. 'Bri ht b. ~louCfy 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 c. ~o your rig~ d. To your left e. Overhead f. Dont remember FFEOBRM60 164 This form supersedes ATIC 164, B Ocr 54. 8. 1F you aaw.the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: d. ~t remember 9. The obiect appeared: (Circle.One): a. Bright moon I ight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight.-pitch doric d. (Don't remembe~ d. Don't reneember 10. lf.lt appeared as a light, woa it brighter than the brlghteststara? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each queation) Appear to stand still at any time? Don't Know Suddenly speed.up and rush.away at any tinee? Don't Know Brealc.up into parts or explode? Don't Know d. Give off smolce? Don't Know Change brightness? Don't Know Change ahape? Don't Know Flash or flic:ket? Don't Know Oi s P.!!.' ond reappear ? Don't Know 12. Did the obiect move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Did the obiect "'ove in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes @ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 14. Did the obiect appear: (Circle One}: a. Sol 1.51) b. Transparent d. Don't Know Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Sun glasses c. Windshield Window glass Binoculars Theodolite 16. Tell In a few warda the foiiQWing things about the oblect 17. Draw a plctwe that wlllhow.the.ahape of.the obfect or obiecta. Lobel.ancllnch,Cie In your sketch any details of the oltiect.that y.,_.aaw.'luch.aa wings, protrualon1, etc.,.anclespeclally.exhaut trolls or vapor trolls Plae an Mil de. the ng to a how. the direction the object was. moving 18. The eclges of the obiect were: (Circle One): o. Fuzzy or blurred b-1.. b-ike 0 bright star' c. s~;ply outllned d. Don't remember Draw o picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the obiect or obiects.made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path,a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes ln .dlrec:tlon during the course. 1-a cflclthe obieet:appear:to.you as coswporecl to on obJect.wlth which you are familiar? Wewlsh to lcnow.theangular.sl Httlcl.a stlclc.at arm's length In line.wlth o lcnown obleet.ancl note how.much of the obiec:tlscOYerecl by the head of.the match. If you had performeclthis experlment.at the time of the sighting, .how much of the obiect would hove been 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 clear .a picture as possible of what you sow, describe In your own words a common obiect or obiec:ts which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the obiect which you saw. . _