PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 1 r 0 Was Balloon 2-+ Oct o: Ihltimorc, ;; r:,land o Probably Bolloon PossiblY Balloon local 2130 b<Ground-VIauol 0 GraundRodor Was Aircraft . . 0 Prabobl y AI rcroft ... 'J '~ 0 Poaaiblw AI rcrah S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol C'ivLLi:::. 0 Probably Astronotl\icol 0 Possibly Astronon~icol 7. LENGTH 0, OIS!RVATIOH I. NUMBER OP' OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other .g< lnauffic:ient Oota for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 10. BRIEf' SUMMARY Of' SICHTIHO ..-..;jt appc:;.::-ed 0.:1 ATIC POitW ~" (Jt&V 2 ID" J%) 111. COMMEHT50b::crvcrs couJ d n~t t;i; e cc:nplet e :t~aln :i.n m 'f.i. ;innt ht&. for c/~2 -tion. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY D~TA) In order that your information moy be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use following space to write out a .short descr ipt ion of the event t hat you obsef"Ved. You may re- ~t informotion that you hove already given in the questionnaire, and odd a ny further comments, stot""nh, or sketches that you believe ore important. Try to present the details of the observo- tior~ in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some s ize popef rroy be attached i! t!-,ey ore needed. (Plene Print) (Do Not Writ& in This Space) 8. IF you saw the object.at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): 9. The object appeared: (Circle One}: a. Bright moonlight b. Du II. moon I i ght c. No moonlight-pitch dark d. Don't ~mber 10. If it appeared as a light, was it brightw than the brightestatars? 11. Old the object: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand atlll at any time? Don't Know Suddenly apeed.up ancl ru1h owoy ot any time? Don't Know Brealc up lnto part1 or explode? Don't Know Give off amolce? Don't Know Change brlghtne11? Don't Know f. Change ahape? Don't Know Floah or fllclcw? Don't Know Dlaoppeor.ond reappear? Don't Know 12. Old th oblect move behind aomethlng ot any time, portlcuiCif'ly a cloud? (Circle o,.): Don't Know. IF you onawer.d YES,.then tell whot 13. Did the object.move In front of aomething ot any time, portlcularly.a cloud? (Circle Orte): Yea @ Don't Know, IF you anawered YES, then tell what 14. Old the object.appear: . (Circl One}: a,@) b. Transparent d. Don~t Know Old yot.~ oba.,-ye the object throueh ony of the following? Blnoculare Sun gloutJ Windshield Theodolite d. Window glass 16. Tell in a fe.w wetds the following things about the object, 17. Draw o picn.u mot will show the shape of the object~ objects, lobel.ond lnc,ude In yovr s:Cetch any detail~ of the cbje<t t!-.ot yOu saw -such as wings, protrusiCir's , etc:., and ospec:iolly exhaust trolls or vcpor trails. Place on a row b.side.the drawing to show the d irection the object was moving. l a The eds u o; t~ object.were: (Circle One): o, Fvuy or.blurred b. L Ike o bright star c:. Sharply outlined 19. IF t here -- ETHAN ONE object, then how ;rcny were t here? _ Draw o pict\.re of how t hey.were arranged, and p\.-t en errow to ~how tho direction tha t they w~e traveling, p Clll .. 20. Draw o picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Ploce on "A" at .the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes In direction duri~ tho course. How Iorge did the obJect.oppeor to you oa compared to on object.wlth which you.ore familiar? We wfah to know theongulor.aize. Hold o match stick ot arm's length in l ine with a kn owr. object. ond note how much of .t he obJect:lacovered by. the head of.the match. If you hod peorior"*' this experlment.at the time of the tlghtlng, how !Tiuch of th. obJect would have been covered by t he mctch h.ad? 23. Old the objeet.dlaap~or:whlle you "' watching It? If so, how? 24.. In ordet that you can give at ciM~r.a p ldure at pc)ulble of.what you acrot, c!eacribe In your own words a object or obJects which, wh., placed.up In the sky, would give the aome ap~rance aa the obJect Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): a. Inside o building b. 1--_acar d. In an airplane (type} e. At sea 26. We"' you (Circle One) a. In the business section of.o c ity? b . r"'fn- tfie residential section o( o c ity)- c. In open co~rrtrysido?' _ d. Naor on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. Whot were you doing at the time you sciw the object, ond how did you happen to notice It? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehi c le ot the t ime, then complete the fol lowing questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Cifcle One ) c:. East e. South b. Northeast d, Southeast f. Southwest h. 1'-'orthwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? ._-:-_;.; '..:.'---I'T'ilfu per hour. Did you stop ot any time while you were looking at t he object? (Circle One) 29. What direction were you looking when you f irst saw tl-le object? (Circle One) k~ ~...cu.,,.... I c. East e. South h. Northwest b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overheod What direction were you looking when you last sow tne o bject? (Circ:le One) dtJ-.~A7VP_u--- h. Northwest d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhod 31. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction}, try to estimate the number of degrees ti-:. obje<:t was from true North {thru east) and also the number of d&grHs it was upward from the horizon (elevation}. en 1t 1rat appeote : o. From true North d~r .. s. b. From horizon degreea. 31.2 When It dlaoppeared: a. From true North. degreea. b. From horizon d-areea. 32. In the following sketch, imogine that you ore ot the point shown. Place on A" on the curved I ine to show how high t he object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place o "B on the some curved line to show how high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) when you lost sow it. In the follow in g larger sketch place an A" ot the posit ion the object was when you f irst sow it, and cr "B" at its ' pos it ion when you last sow it. Refer to s maller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger sketch. l 34. What were the weather conditions ot the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain o. Clear slcy c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Scattered cloud" d. Thlclor heavy clouds e. Don't remember When and to whom did you report th'at,yov hod seen the object? d'r-a,_t, !U r Coy . Month Y eor 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you SOW t he object? . (Circle One) G No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see t h e object too? (Circle One) Pleose.list their names and addresses,;_, e "_..... , .J/\ 37. Was this the first time that you hod seen an object or objects like this? (Cirele One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you SH other on.s? 39. In your opinion what do you think the obiect waa and what might have caused It? 39. Do you think you can estimate th. spud of the object? (Circle One) Yes ~ IF you answered YES, then whot spud would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimote how for awoy from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then.how fot oway would you say it was? .Cl. Pleoae give the following infonnotion about yourself: Indicate any additional Information a~t yourself, including any edueation, whieh might.be pertinent. 42. Dote you completed this.questior..-,oire: U.S. AIR FORC! TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed and coded os accurately as possible, pleose. use the following space to write out o .short description of the event that you observed. You may re peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and odd any fu.rther comments, statements, or sketches that you believe ore importont. Try to present the details of the observa tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size paper IT'oy be attached if they are needed. (Plene Print) (Do Not Write in T his Space) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so thot you con give the U.S. Air F o rce o s much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer os 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 ~sed 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. 1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): o. Eastern b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Neoreat Postal Addreu 'Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard City o r Town Stoto or Country 5. How long wos object in s ight? 5.1 How wos time in s ight determined? Not Vf:fY sure b. Fairly certain d. Just o guess What was the condition of the sky? 7. IF you sow tne object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os 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 FTD JUL 6 1 164 Thlafol'r.\ s u;>erndn ATlC 164, F"b 60, w h i c h Ia obeolet~. 8. IF you saw the object.ot NJGHT, what did you notice.concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Cirde One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): d . Don't rememl>ei 9. The object appeared: (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight e. No moonlight-pitch dark d.(J: n't remember ' d. Don't remctmber 10. If it appeared as a light, wos it btighter than the brightest stars? 11. Old the obfect: (Circle One for each question) Appear to atand still ot ony time? Don't Know b. Suddenly apeed.up oncl rush tJWoy ot any time? Don't Know c. Break up Into ports or eplode? Don't Know d. Give off emolce? Don't Know Change brightness? Don't Know Don't Know Change shape? Flath or flicker? Don't. Know h. Dlaappear.and reappeor? Don't Know 12. Old the object mOYt behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Don't Know. IF you anaw.r.d YES, thtn tell what Old the obltct.mOYe In front of eomethlng at any time, particularly a cloud? (C/rdt Q,.): Yea ~ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 14. Old tht oblect.appear: (Circle o,.,.): a. ( Solid.-' b. Tranaporent Old you obatNe the obfKt thr~h any of the following? a. Eyeglaa~tl b. Sun glasaee f. Teleacope c. Wlnd1hleld g. Th~odollte Window glas.s 16. Tell in o few words the following things about.the object. 17. Draw a pl~ture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel ond include.in your sketch any details of the object that y~.saw.osuch as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trolls. Place on on'Ow beslde.the drawing toshow the dire~tion.the object was moving 1a. T he edges of the objeet.were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like o bright star c. Sharply out I i ned d. Pon't reme~ber ,; 19. IF th.,e was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _ Draw o p icture of how they.were orro~ed, and put on arrow to oshow the dir~tion that they w&re traveling. . 20. Draw a pic:tlM'e that will show the motion that the object~ objoch. mode. Place an A" at .the beginning of the poth,:a ,.B" ot the end of the path, and.show any changes in diroction during the course 21. How Iorge did the objec:t.appear.to you as compared to an object with which you.are familiar? We wfsh to know the angular .lze. Hold.o motch stlc:k at arms leng~h In line with a k'nown objec:t.a,d n01e haw.much of.th. object Is covered by, the head of the motc:h. If you hod performed:thls &liCperlment ot t he time of the alghtlng, how much of the obJec.t would hove been eowred by the match head? 23. Olcl the object dlaoppeor.whlle you were wotchlng It? If ao, how? ,.., 24. In order that you eon give as clea;.o picture 01 pc)uible of what yousaw, d .. crlbe.ln your own worda a common object or objects which, when ploced.up In the sky, would give the same appearance as tne obfec:t 25. Where were you locoted when you sow the object? (C ircle One): 26. Were y;>u (Circle One) In the business section of.o city? In- t he res iCfentfolsect.io~-of"O-c ity?> open countryside? - o. Inside o building b. lnoc:ar' c. Out~oora In on airplane (type) N~ on airfield? Flying over o city? Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing ot the time vou sow the object, .and how did y~ hop pen to notice it? 23. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot th e tim$, then complete.the following questions: 28.1 What d irection wore you moving? (Circle One) o. North c. East b. Northeast d, Southeoat f. Southwest 28.3 Did you stop o t any t ime while you wore looking at th& object? (Circle One) Yes N-~) 2,"y. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) L c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. 'tr'hot direction were you lool<ing when you lost sow the object? (Cirde One) o . North c. East b. Northeost d. Southeast f. Southwest h. N~rthweat 31. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees th