Westflorence Ohio — October 1961

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOC4TION 12. CONCLUSIONS Florence, Ohio 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 3. D4TETUolE GROU~ .. TYPE OF O&SEAV4TIOH 0 Poul~y Balloon 0 Wos 4ircrah X Oi\Grourul-VIsual 0 Ground Rod or Probably 4ircroh 0 0 Air-Visual 0 Alrlnterc:ept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomicoii'Jf!.T!lf!..(/~ fr Probo bl y Aslronomi col 0 Possibly Astronomic:ol 7. LEN<iTH 0,. OISUV4TIOM NUMBER 01" OI!UECTS COURSE 0 Other 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation I ;o.. B~IEfl SUMMARY 01" SIGHTING Fl:!s!1ing gre:L~n::.,., i.t-1Jl uo COMMENTS Je~crir~ion conforncd to sight in.:;, t "'r npro.x to :po .. :ition 0~ .. l'Ctll.:rH. lX.l.t;ni t uuc Rto.r) . AT'IC: PORM 329 (R&Y 26 I&P f2) . Lt b jr.rtAI- It& '~ .flKct_P /~ 1l 1vJ .u.r,~)(' I I ~Jlct-n/z_ ( EXA~APLE SHEET ) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL .INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has ~en prepared so t hat you con give the U.S. Air Forc e as much information as possible concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly con. 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 p'ublications without your permission We request .this personal information so that, if it 1s deemod necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is. When did yooue the object? Time ofdoy: (Circle One): Time Zone: (Circle One): o. (Circle One}: Daylight Saving b. Standard c. Mountain Stote or Country 5. How long was object in s ight? Second a Minuta 5.1 How was time in sight determined? o. Certain b. Fairly certain c. Not very sure d. Just o guess 6. What was t he condition of the sky? a._ Bright/ 7. IF you sow t he object 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 d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember ar?. 164 This fotm supersedes ATJC 164, 13 Oct H . IF you saw the objec:t.ot NIGHT, whot did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): MOON (Circle One): o. Bright moonlight ,-"C'fi!.o mo !.!.Qht::; e,~tc_h dorJs_. Oon't remember '-.:~d. Don't remember 9. The object appeared: d. Don't rem4mber . 1.( (Circle One): a. As o light If it appeared as a I ight, was it brighter than the brightest sto;s? 11. Did the object: (l.ifJ r~le One for each question) Appear to stand still at any time? a. { Ye No Don't Know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any t ime? Don't Know c. Break up into parts or explode? Don't Know Give off smoke? Don't Know e. Change brightness? Don't Know Change shapt~ Don't Know Flash orcW~ ' ~ No Don't Know Disappeor.and reappear? Don't Know Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: Did the object .move in front of something at any time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): in front of: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 14. D id the object appear: (Circle One): a. Transparent c. Vapor Don't Kno~ Did you observ!-the object through..._ony of the following? a. Eyeglasses I es No e . Binoculars b. Sun glasses f. Telescope Windshield g. Theodolite d. Window glass 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place on .. A .. at.the beginning of t he path, a .. B .. at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. How large did! object. appear to you as .. compared to ~?-~bject. with which you are familiar? 22. We wlsh to know the angular size. Hold a match stick 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 performed this &xperiment 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 clear 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 sow. 25. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): a. Inside o building a .. ,n an airplane (type) 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section ol_o cjty? _ b. In the residential section of a c,l.ty.?,::> c. In open countrysrde? ---- d. Near on airfield? e. Flying over o city? 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. I~ you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot the time, then complete.the following questions: 28.1 What direction were_you moving? (Ci,c/e One) b. Northeast d. Sou~east ~ f. Southwest How fast were you moving? \ { mi~s per hour. h. Northwest 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) f.9. tYf ~c:tion were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) . :i ~LLo. North -c. East e. South ~ ~ b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest i. Overhead 30. What direction were you looking when you lost sow the object? (Circle One) f. Southwest 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). 31.1 When it first appeared: o. From true North degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North. degrees. b. From horizon degrees. CLOUDS (Circle One} WEATHER (Circle One} c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thiele or heavy clouds ' e. Dont remember When and to whom did you report th'at, ycv had seen the object? t J o~f-t 1 Day Month Year 36. Was anyone else w ith you ot the ti.rne .yo.u .s.aw the obje c t ? ( Circle One} Q.e; No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One} 36.2 Please l ist t he ir names and addresses: 37. Was t his the first time that you hod 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 hove caused it? 39. Do yov think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? .tO. Do you think you con estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was? ~1. Plose give the lowing informotion.obout yourself: Firat Nome IIUCI~ le Nn TELEPHONE NUMB voursetf, including any education, which might be pertinent. .!2. Dote you completed this questionnaire: HEADQUARTERS FIFTEENTH AIR FORCE (SAC) United States Air Force March Air Force Base, Californi SPECIAL ORDE~ September 1961 SSGT DAVID N MOODY, AF19549897 (CAFSC 20450) ASSIGNMENT: Relieved from 15 Recon Tech Sij, 15AF (SAC), this stn; assigned Hq Foreign Tech Div, (Hq Comd USAF), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. EDCSA: 26 Sep 1961. SAC Project 53l~OAG REPORTING DATA: DALVP. Report to. Comdr Hq Foreign Tech Div, \.Jright- Pattereon AFB, Ohio, not later than 14 Oct 1961. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Authority: Hq USAF Assignment Card 4436, 5 Ju1 61 and SAC message DPAM-2 14031, 21 Aug 61; AFM 35-11. Records will be mailed to gaining organization. TRANSPORTATION: PCS. TDN. 5723500 P536.02 S503725 2132. Dislocation allowance (other). TPA t o station of assigrunent with 9 days travel authorized. If POC is not used, travel time will be the time of the common carrie r used. 2 . So much of paragraph 3, SO A-242, this Hq, 11 Jul 61 pertaining to the temporary promotion of 2NDLT to grade of lSTLT, USAF, under provisions of sections 8442 and 8447(b), Title 10, US Code, with date of rank 11 Jul 61, as relates to JOHN W EALE, A03099242, only, i s revoked. (Officer did not meet promotion eligibility.~riteria.) FOR THE COMMANDER: Colonel, USAF Director of Administrative Services DISTRIBUTION: A(4) - Paragraph 1 A(7) -Paragraph 2 copies to DPMPP)