DATETIMI! GROUP 7. LENGTH Oil OBSERVATION 10 . BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ATJC F ORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Hunt on, Ind . 0 Probably Balloon 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XI Ground VI suol 0 Ai r-Visual Ci v i lian NUMBER OF OBJECTS Possibly Balloon 0 GroundRodor 0 Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft 0 Air-Intercept Rodor 0 Possibly A;rcroft 0 Wos Astrono"'i col 0 Probably Astro-'"icol 0 Possibly Astrono'"icol 9. COURSE c:J Other r.:~hQ 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 UnlcnoWft 11. COMMENTS ~at 1 wus visible. Pa3sing t!'le hOU!' :ltl.l tht~ of thL.; iG:lti.1r""; .:Jb ject \i,!.reJ. bj' the wi t ne.>s. 25. Where were you located when you sow the ob je c t ? (Circ:le One}: 26. Were you ( C ircle One } In the business sec t ion of o c ity? In the residential section of o city? In open countryside? Inside o building b. In a car c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield? In on airplane (type) e. Flying over a city? At sea f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you sow the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF: you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What d irection were you moving? (Circle One} c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast w~re you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you sto? at any t ime while you were looking at the object? ( C i rc:le One ) 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circ:le One} c. East e. h. Northwest b. Northeast f. Southwest 30. What d irection were you looking when you last sow the object? (Circle One} North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast 31. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). it first appeared: From true North From ori zon J) When it disappeared: a. From true North 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place on A" on the curved I ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you firs t sow it. Place o "B on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you Lost sow it. 33. In the following larger sketch place on A" at the position the object was when you first sow it, and a a ot its position when you fast sow it. Refer to smaller sketch os an example of how to complete the forger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One) ~ Clear sky ' b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thiele or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 35. When and to whom did you report th'at.yc ... had seen the object? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please list their names and addreues: 37. Was this the first t ime that you had seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 41. Please give the following information.about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER Indicate any addit ional information about yourself, including any education, which might:be pertinent 42. Dote you completed this questionnaire: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed and coded os a ccurately as possible, please use the following s.pace to write aut 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 further comments, statements, or sketches that you believe ore important. Try to present the details of the observa tlon in the order In which they occurred. Additional poges of the same size paper may be attached If they are needed. (Do Not Write in This Space) Several nights I have been observing the sky, I have seen a moving object. Could you please tell me : what 1 t may be? It shines about like Echo, it also appears in the west about the same place, one woUld see 8cho in the low North I believe you Ckll it~ but then instead of g~ing acroas the sky 1~to the east, it travels south,at the same time every other night aproxlmently 9:05 sighting and out of sight ~t 9:15 the time differential convinces me,it is not Echo. the change of trav9l also does not line up. Sooooooo wh t i a it' Thanking you f o r y our t ime gton, Ind. I do miss seeing ~cho. Can you give me a time to look, and is the 20 some odd minutes before or after for the next night sighting~ ~eather Observatory 'Washington D.C Huntington, Ind. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHI NGTON Ol'l"ICE 0 .. THE 8ECRET ARY 23 October 1961 Your recent letter to the *tional Aeronautics and Space Administration bas been refel"led to the Air Force for reply. I bave enclosed a questioMeire vhich we would appreciate your f11l1ng out and nailing to us in the enclosed pre-addressed, envelope Vbich requires no postage. We do not have an Echo satell1 te schedule at the mcment. this schedule is sent to the wire services for passing to the neva media t.hroJghout the nation. I would recohdnend that you contact your local newspaper and request they run this schedule, or if they cannot do t.hi a, to give you the intoiUation so that you aay look tor the satellite. The period of orbit, apogee and paragee as you knov. Your interest in this uatter "1:11\ appl'Hiated. Huntington, Indjana Sincerely, WILLIAM T. COLEMAN, JR. . Major, USAF UFO Projeet Of'ficer PUblic Into:mation D1 vision Office of Into111ation U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL .IN FORMATION SHEET this questionnaire has been prepared so that yo u con give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial pheno menon that yo u have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission We request this personal information so that, if it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. When did you aee the object? Time of day: ( Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Cirele One): a. Eastern~ b'. "Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Norest P ostal Address (Circle One}: a. D}lylight Saving b. Standard" City or Town Stot or Country S. How long wos object in s ight? 5.1 How was t ime in s ight determined? a. Certain ,Jl._.;.. D. -Falrly certain c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 6. What was the condition of the sky? a. Bright' 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at t.be object? (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In back of you d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember l~o 164 This fo rm supersedes A TIC 16 4, 13 Oct ~4. 8. IF you saw the ob ject.at NIGHT, what did you not ic e concurning rhe STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): d. Don't remember 9. The object appeared: (Circle One): a. As a light Briqht moonlight Dul l moonlight No moonlight-pitch dork n't remember b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don't rern4mber 10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brighteststars? 11. Did the object: (Cirele One for each question) Appear to s t and still at any t ime? Don't Know b. Suddenly spe.d up and rush away at any time? Don't Know c. Break up into ports or explode? Don't Know Give off s Don't Know e. Change brightness? Don't Know f. Change shape ? Don't Know Flas h or flicker? Don't Know Disappear a nd reappear ? Don't Know 12. Did the object move behind something at any t ime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Did the object move in front of someth ing at any t ime, particularly a cloud? ( Circle One): Yes .No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): b. Transparent c . Vapor d . Don't Know Did you observe t he object through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses e. Binoculars b. Sun glasses d . Window glass 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object. 17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label.and Include In your sketch.any details of the object.that y~u.saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., cmd especially.exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the dlrection.the object was. moving. 18. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): Fuzzy or blurred e. Other b Like a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _ picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to "Show the direction that they were traveling. . 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place on .. A,. at the beginning of the path, a .. B .. at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. 21. Haw large did the object appear to you as compared to an object with which you ore familiar? 22. We wish to lcnow the angular s.ize. Hold a match stlclc at arm's length In line with a known object.and note how much of the object is covered by. the head of the match. If you had performedthis experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? 23. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 24. In order that you can give as cleor.a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a object or objects which, when placed up In the sky, would give the some appearance as the object which you saw.