PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION COI'~CL US IONS 0 Wos Bolloon California 0 Probably Balloon DA TETIAA! CleOUP .. TYPE Of OBSERVATION Pouibly Balloon ~un4-Visuol 0 Gfou!WIRodOf Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircroft D Ai,..Vi.uol D Alrlntorcopt Rod D Pouibly Aircraft 5.. PHOTOS Was Aatronomicol U.~biS c:< P ro h aLiy Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH 011' OBSERVATION NUMBER Of OBJECT$ Insufficient OCito for Evaluation De~cencling BRIEl" SUWlARY 011' liGHTING Objts re~orted by witnec ns COMMENTS definitely not caused reeiT;:ry of any known satellites . H3.jor witne:;s ndicntes that signature s a r e those of a r::d.s3ile reentry, hol',.."evcr they are closer t o r:ot hing meteors t~t missiles . ... J. ness suggests that these wer e practi~e 3ilot s fm come unhnmm source. If this theory J.S acccptec then it would be neccssar.t to lc::!!.te firing vlilicil appeared to ::or::-. .:..Oer ica continent. Pres~nt info concernin1 capabilities of other countrie..; i ndicate tho.t :10 \.:eapon could hav e bee~ fired alone thes( could r ea ch San Di ego un- fired fm within our ...:ontincnt. 'l'hcr ( were several ~eteor shower s vrhich occurr c during period of t h i s sighting. It i s concluded t hs.t t hese r:1eteor s plus an occo.si on:1l :>p ondic fireball p robab l y acco ts for s ig.l-}tiil( s . ATIC roaM 329 (Jtln' 2 ... J2) 39. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) ' \ Yes IF you answerecl YES, then what speed would you estimo1e? 40. Do you think you con estimate how far away from you the object was? (Cirele o,.) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it wos? 41. Please give the following infowmatlon.about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER _ Flnt No"' MIClllle Ho"' .Zone Stoto Ind icate any additional informotion.obout yourself, Including ony educotlon,.which.might:be pertinent 42. Dote you completed this questionnaire: U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET Tl11s questiCC"'noire ha s been prepared s o t "ot you con g vc tlat. U.S. Air F orce as n.u\.h information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomeno n thot you hove observed. Please try to answer os mony questions os you possibly c on. The in formation tha t you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name w ill not be !Jsedin conn.ction with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We requeat this personal information so thot, if it 1s dee:med necessa ry, we may contact yov fo r 1. When d id you'" the object? 3. T ime Zone: (Circle One): a. Eastern b. Central c. Mountain E( Pacific:) Nareet Poetal Adclr 2. Time of day: 2ooo-'2-tco H our Mlnut ( C irc:le One): (Circle One): o..:._Doyligh~aving Q. starl"cfo~ City or Town Stot or Country S. How long was object in si;irt? 5.1 How was time in sight determined? a. Certain 6. What wos the condition of the sky? a. Br i;nt c. Not very aure d. Just a guess (a) Bright 7. IF you sow the object d1..:ring DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as y ou looked at the object? (Circle One): a . In front o f you b. In bock of you d . To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember 8. IF you sow the object ot NIGHT, what did you notice concerning t he STARS and MOON? 8. 1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moon I ight Dvll moonlight No moon I ight -pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. The object appeared: (Circle One): ()As a light d. Don't rom,mber 10. If it appeared as o light, was it brighter than the brighteststors? 11. Did the object: (Circle Ono fo.-e~ac:h question) Appear to stand still ot any time? C[o~ Don't Know Suddenly speed up and rush away at any tlmtt? Don't Know Break up Into porta or explode? Don't Know d. Give off smoke? Don't Know Change brlghtnen? Change shape? ,pon't Know; Flaah or fllclc.,? h. Dltoppear and r~teppeor? No (Don'.t Kno~ Oid the obl.ct move behind tomethlng atony time, partlc:ul.-rly a el:~ud? IF you er;twr.cl YES, then t~tll what (Circle One): Yes No '") 13. Old the object move In fre~nt of something ot any time, pcrtlculcrl y a cloud? (Cirel$ One): Yes No ~t K~ IF you answered YES, then tell what In front of: -- ~. Don't Know ' b. T ronapar.:tnt c. Vapor 14. Old the ableet appeor: (Cirele One): 15. Did you oburv. the obj~t through any of the following? o. Eyeglasses tl. 8ineculor~ Sun gloHes f. Tele ,-:ops Wlnd,hhld d. Window glu 16. Tell in o few words the following things about the object. }:_)I> 17. Draw a plcfure that will show the shape of t he objec t or objects. Lobel.ond InClude in your aketc:h .any details of the object:that y~.sow stJCh aa wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trolls or vapor trails. Place an. orrow.beslde.the drawing toshow.the d lrection.tho object was.movlng 18. The edges of:the object.were: A/() (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like o bright a tor c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there waa MORE'THAN ONE object, then how many w.,. there? _ picture of how they.were arranged, and put on orrow to show the d irection that they.were travellfti. Draw o pictUte that will show the motion t hat the object or objods. mode. Plac e on 'A" at .t he begi nning of t he path, a "B" ot the ond of t he poth, and show any changes in directicn during the course. 21. How lowge d id the obJect.oppeor.to you os compared to on object.wlth which you ore familiar? 22. We wish to know theongulor.s.ize. Hold o match stick at arm's length In line with o known object.and.note much of.the obJect:la covered by. t he head of the match. If you hod performed thla .xperJment:ot the time 1 of th. s ighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the rnotch head? 23. Old th. obfect.clllop~or.whlle you W9re wcrtchlng lt1 If 10, how? 2-'-In orcler t hat you con glw oa cl.a; o picture 01 .,Oulble of.whot you:aow, d .. crlbe.ln your own warda o common obJect or obJecta.whlch, when ploced.up In the alcy, would give the some oppeoronce oa the obJect ch yov sow. 25. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One}: @ Inside a bui lding b. In o c or c) Out~oors d. In on o irplone (type) 26. Were you (Circle One} a . In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of c city? c . In o pen countrysida? @)Near o n airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? ~7. What were y~ doing at the time you saw the object, ond how did you ha ppen to notice it? 28. U:: you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOB ILE or other vehicle ot t he time, then c omplete the following quest ions: 28.1 Whet d irection were you moving? (Circle One) o. North c. East b. North.ast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 D id yov stop ot ony time while you were looking ot the object? ( C ircle One) 29. What direction were you looking when you f irst sow t he object? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you lc>oking when you lost saw t he object? (Circle One) c. East e. South b. Northeost d. Southeast 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number o f degrees the object was from true North (thru east} and also the number of degrees It was upward from the horizon (elevatio n). When it first appeared: From true North ~------degrMa. ------degrMe. From horizon When It disappeared: From true North ~-----degrHs. -!degrees. From horizon 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A on tho curved I ine to shov: how high the object wos above the horizon (skyl ine) when you fnst sow it. Place a " B on the some curved lirl(; ~'' s how how high the object was above the horizon (sky I ine) when you lost sow it. 33. In the fo llow ing larser sketch place on A" ot the position the c:,ject was when you f irst sow it, and a "B" at its position when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as on ex:~mplo of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What w~e the weother conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Cirele One) WEATHER (Circle One) (a. Clear sky b. Fog, mist, or light roln c. Scotfer.d clouds c. Moderate or heavy roin d. Thidc ~heavy clouds e. Don't remember 35. WMn ond to whom did you report th'at_yOv hod seen the obiect? 36. Wos ~on else with you ot the time you sow the object? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they ... the object too? (Citele One) 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was thia the first time that you had a .. n an object or objec:ta lllce this? ( Circle One) 37.1 IF you ontterM NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you IN other onea? 38. In yow opinion what do you thlnlc the object waa and what might have caused It? tJo Cc/i ''~'icJ. - U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INPORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY D~TA) In order that your information may be-filed and coded os a ccurately os possible, please use the following space to write out a .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 important. Try to present the details of the observa tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size paper moy be attached if they ore needed. (Pieos Print) (Do Not Write in This Space) S IGNATURE Satellite: (AECIN-4FJ, Phone 69219 ) / Astronomical Phenomena (Met eor, Comet, Pla n et, etc) Natural Ph.emomena (Ball Lightning , etc)_:===::... _ )caly;.;i s and Conclusi ons: -.JI ??r4FJ6S e.tlf! 39. Do you think you can estimate the sped of the object? (Circle One) Yes IF you answ.red YES, then what speed would you estimate? , _ 40. Do you think ytw can estimota how for away from you tho object was? (Circle One) No IF you answered YES, then how far owoy would you soy it was? 41. Pleateglvethefollowinv information.aboutyourself: li.SFC .Supi)L~l~ ~ i3'{: f(\A..!c ft. Firat Name Indicate any additional lnformotionobout yourself, Including ony educatlon,.which might. 42. Date you complet.d thlt quettlonnalre: Middle Home