DATETIME GROUft LENGTlf OfJ OIS!flVATION BRIEf SU!oij,4AAY Ofll SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Philadelphia, PennJyJvania 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Bctlloon TYPE Of OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon X~ Ground-Vi auol 0 Ground Radar Was Ai rcraft Probably Aircraft 0 Air-Vi auol 0 Airlntrc:pt Radar 0 Possibly Ai rcroft 0 Was Aatronomi col Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical NUMBER Of OIUECTS 0 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 0 Unl<nown COMMENTS Obj t all -::ho.ro.ct ~::-:i_:..; tics red-yelJ o~li:Jh to.il. fir2oo.ll cla s : ool~ed li~\2 COMCt V .L0.-'CU I:iOVlng o.J ...... ~ .!itncss cnc.Lu::;cd t b: o:vr i nr; antl tl~o.! .:;~::cipt ion of firci)a.ll. 'l th:-!.t obj t vanish.:d .JC C Oll':l::i in licatf":~ .tire ball obr;en~tt,ion. ATIC PORW )l9 (Jt&Y J6 I&P U) 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One} WEATHER (Circle One) (i;} 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. ycu had seen the object? Ooy Month Yeor 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) Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you ...... ~ seen an object or objects like this? \{ 1:-..S (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you aee other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ' 7 0 1 n-t.l...~ 40. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object was? I F you answered YES, then how far awoy would you soy It was? 3 /"!/?"1..-C~ (Circle One) No 41. Please give TELEPHONE NUMBE 1:-dicote any additional information about yourself, includi t'lnv education, which might be pertinent. 42. Dote you completed this questionnaire: w~ De_partrnent October 19th.196l 1 'Yi:lh t~ re,.>ort ll.il unus11!l.l object in t he akl t ov'}r Overbruoi>.Philad'' onn.'3 ~il'l& G;50, pl'lce, ~etween Cit~r Lint-c..1c! Hy nno!i.eld o n Bryn :Je.wr .\.~enuc,rhilud \1h a:) !.ty Helper~ 9.nd 1 seen in th~ ek~, it \7as lik e e. :onet, tirery tni1 e.t. the h d ot the tail W"l.a n r ed object, j!;le object W!\S 0'1.' tr~velin.; up in the aky but as a pl ane woul d tra.vol, the s pet:d was slow. It w~.s e. lli~ ohjoc:t like 1 aeen in 1912 t he Hail~!' CcJJJet. yet t hi s object \~3 so o clos/j t o the .;Mund oometatu.na lik A w~ have nt'lv~r seen before. t .. t 7 P .u i t ~rid ad into t he eky. and that was all we seen of it. l thJu~ht you Wo..tld lik<3 t o havo thle re ort und nleo t o checii Hith c:r.y object tbe.t the Hnite.l Sta~tes Gove rllJi>nt n~v ll~v~ had ill n i nd 2-t tha~ ti11e if thl?'y h!lve a ent up o.ny Miaslia ut t hat tir1e , or not. ~lo re~JOrt :HiVe 1 hee.rd fr-o!!l t ho Pres a o n this r1!itterl' but \'that ever it w~o i t wn.a BIG a nd 1 h9.ve ne1e r ;;,een ~ny~illl'l~ li~e it 1>ut the BAiley co~:,et in l912 . A,;ain !in~l report., Obj o~t Bal l o t flrA with n lon.; y ello.'! t:til noiiH~ss, n.:;tJ.in noii'Jle9s, apeed l i k e the Hailay CC'1.,.rt slo,, fl:,rin.; r~;;e :1~:y) ti'lat is t h o r~.i><H-t, bu t e r.:ost Beauttftl si.;ht. Copy o ! ore~inal letter to llr ._.... Unjor Colnan l \Jill till in o y tom a nd oencl eane t o n ddreaa o n enve lope thank you tor your letter and toms. Ooto~r 30th,l96l 1 haYe ju.t received n letter troa Uo.Jor Wm T.Coli!San,Jr l>opet'trtent ot the Mr Foroe,O!!lce of the SocretRJ")' U?O Project In!omation o. in reiards to an oije~ lilY Holper and l seen end vtysel! seen on 18th of oo"oaer 1961 at 6:50 P.~ Avenu.e in t he 2200 block,a.Dd from this you told 'tAl .ate that you also en this oajeot at the Proaidental. Apt's that serne enn1Di Sie~ all this itt llo at lal)Ortant tu the United St ates Go.ernment woul\l you Please !ill out the ro m hor~in a nd retu r n some tc n e uo t ha t l can !oi'WM'd your r ttpori and nine to ltajor Co~ftn. 1 wis h 1 hnd a caoer a and field ~asa~s that eve. Fro: now on l ~ :;oinu to carry a. cnoera o.nd tidld &:lasses with OtJ to uake Jure what eYer l o ee will o e proof o! the !irxi s. ~hat ~and l seen that enni~, n nd seen it first, a 3 \'I a looked at tho o\tjeot it aeeus to ua thnt i n front was a G'!> rx!ola or what l -rrould call the piolet room, !rut;\ who.t l Bls o ceen e.~d seea was like a wi~o";l in t his Piolet room a s 1 see n a li~ht t here, o.nd u lo;1~ t ail, nnd '\Yhat a tail, end silent, a 3 r1e wotche d t his i n OOTeMent it f '!lS travelin~ Yflry slow tor a~ut !in oinutes anrl t hen i t ~ained speed nnd U(\S o ut o! ai~ht t aat. 1\ a froUA abon in t:tnf p lanQ it you lit e. Jlatoh a t dusk it would 'be,/ saen !rom a'boYe, e nd no duubt i! thio wa s a Russia o nd e sk~rooket o! eoDe 30rt., the front ot this object was r ed. trnlese we take oor-B tice n nd look towards the HeaYeJu ue may be caullh~ 90IDO day unprepared. At first l thou~ht it was a comet J..U:e the one l seen in 1912 the Hailey Cocet l oee it. now it could be Russian nnde projeot. Thank in" you Dr !or the tilled o ut. to rm h~re in, a.nd how oore o! your party seen this. ':'honk you !or reading this letter, and for the sertice you remered lir del\tal mrkt l eJO Very Pleo.se4. with i 't ol.l. ? . s. 1 am enoloaini o. letter as to vhere you can send your re.~.lOrt, this letter or ennlope 1 receind two ot them, so oend :~our !or:a to the adclresa on thi:~ emelope, n nd it o.ey letter, send sane to this nddreaa. Ho.R thtully Yours U .S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL .INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so t hot you con give the U.S. Air Forco a s much infonnation as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly cdn. The information that. you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded os confidential material. Your nome w ill not be us.d in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without yo"!r permission. We request .this personal information so thot, If it 1s deemed necessary, we may cont.oct you for further details. 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. Eastern b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? ((-j~!..l~L-YfJ~ ffix-- 5. How long was object in sight? (Circle One):@ Daylight Saving (;, Standard Minu, Seconds 5.1 How was time in sight determined? .1-<:--o-f~'J a. Certain b. Fairly certain 6. What was t he condition of thesky? (c) Bright b. Cl.oudy c. Not very sure d. Just a guess (i) Bright 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where wos the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circf~ One): (i) In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember 8'?.~"'o 164 This form supersedes AT IC 16 4, n Oct 54. 8. IF you sow the objec:t.at NIGHT, what did you notice conc~rning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonli ght @No moonlight-pitch durk ---n .,u...,~ d. Don't remember Don't remember 9. The object appeared: (Circle One): a. As a light (9 Shiny c . Dark Don't re~mber 10. If it appeared as a light, was it bright'!Jr than the brightest stars? 'y' [3 S Di~the object: ~ fi},c..~4 (Circle One for each question ) (i) Appear to stand still at any time? Don't Know b. Suddenly speed.up and rush away at any time? Don't Know c. Break up into parts or explode? Don't Know d Give off smoke? Don't Know e. Change brightness? Don't Know f. Change shape? Don't Know Flash or flicker? Disappear. and reappear ? 12. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly o cloud ? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, t hen t e ll what Did the object move in front of something ot any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): b. T ronsporent d. Don't Know Did you observe the object through any of the following? o. Eyeglasses Binoculars b. Sun glosses f. Telescope Windshield Theodolite d. Window gloss Tell in o few words the following things about the object, o. Sound ~JA.Jlod, 17. Draw o picture that will show.the shape of the object or objects. Label.ond include In your sketch any details of the object that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and e specially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction.the object was. moving. 18. The edges of the object.were: (Circle One}: o. Fu:zxy or blurred b. Like a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there wos MORE THAN ONE object, t hen how mony were there? Draw o picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to ~how the direction that they were traveling 20. Draw o picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. 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 . 21.,) How large did the object appear to you as co"Jpared to on object with which you are familiar? 22. We wish to know the angular s ize. Hold o matc h s t ick at arm's length In li ne with o known object.and note how much of the object is covered by. t he head o f t he match. If you had performed this e xperi ment at t he time the s ighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 23. Did the object disappear while you were watching it ? lf/.o, how? :.) (; )..,~ ft<-J o-t-t.-a ? /) a-z.t_ VCJ-YLA-~ ;fcLc:J!:L 24. In order that you con 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 saw. J ~L JL{.'j-0--~--n-~.Et zt do-u_ _,"ta "~ .JLv'IV . 26. Were you (Circle One) 25. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): a . In t he business section of.a city? @In t he residentiol section of o city? o. Inside o building b. In o cor c. In open countryside? c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield? d. In on airplane (type) e. Flying over a city? e. At sea f. Flying over open country? What were you doing at the time rou saw the object, a~d how did you happen to notice it? 28. W you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Ci,c/e One) o. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop atony time while you were looking ot the object? (Circle One) 29. Whot direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) {ftJ North lb." Northeast d. Southeast 30. Vlhat direction were you looking when you lost sow the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest i. Overhead 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 disop~eored: oc.T Jf5, 1 /G,i a. From true North, degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 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 f irst sow it. Place a a on the some cutved 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 "B" at its position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the la rger sketch