PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.. LOCATION COHCLUSIOH$ 0 Wos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon Poulbly Bolloon Goo<llett.,r!llc, '.rcnnc.,::>ee .C. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3. DATE-TIME GROUP '0:0 Ground-Vi 1uol 0 Ground-Radar Wos Airc:ra h 0: Probobl y Aircraft 0 Ponibly Airc:roh 0 Wos Astronomi col S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 A irlntrcpt Rodor 1. LENGTH OF 08SE~VATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Probably Astronomical Po ssi bl y A~tronomi c ol lnsuffic:ient Data for Evaluation 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OJJ SIGHTIHG2 cigar shaped objt~. l1.r GCl' t;htn a/~. Colden color at;:J.l n J t IKLl ATIC FORM 329 (R&V l6 IIEP 5l) 34. What were the weather conditions ot the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One) ~Clear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds Fog, mist, or light ro in c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember and t o whom d id you _!:.~port that. Y,u hod S_!len the object? Ooy J Month Yeor 36. Was a~yone else with you at t he time you s aw the object? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you hod seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) I Yes. No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances d id you see other ones? In your opinion what do you think the object was and who! m~;Jht have caused it? 39. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, t hen what speed would you estimote? ....:/':-..:.._.:;_:.,'-?_) r 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you t he object was? (Circle One) No IF you answ.,ed YES, then how far away would you soy it was? 41. Please give the foil .about yo~rsetf: Zone Stote TELEPHONE NUMB Ind icate any additional information about yourself, including any education, which.mi ht:be ~rtinent. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In ordM that your information moy be filed and coded os accurately 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 hove already given in the questionnaire, and odd any further comments, statements, or sketchos that you believe ore important. Try to present the details of the observa- tion in the ordM in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size paper rr.oy be attached If they ore needed (Do Not Write in This Space) (Pieoae Print) Commander Foreign Technology Division, \/right ?atterson Air J?orce Base, Dc?.yton, Ohi o . Attn: aerial Phenomena Group D<3ar Sir: At 5 : 00 P11 CST on December 29, 1961, Nr and I!l]Self were traveling south on US 31W a bO'.lt 10 miles north of Goodle~tsville, Tennessee, when ~e saw what appeared to be strange objects in the sky. After observing these object::~ in the s ky for someti~e and being unable to identify them, I placed a call fro~ a roadside phone booth to \IPAFB and "We.s connected with a dut y officer 'Who made a report of my experience. ~xring this conversation I 'W&S told an investigation would be oate ~d if the experience coul d not be ex;>lained mor e information DiGht be required from me. As I r..are not been contacted, I assume t~e investigation resulted in a satisf~c~orJ explanation. February 19 issue of ~;e'WS'Week hRs n s!:la.ll article describing the results of inveRtigations performed last year ond states that a very few reports were tmexpl~ined. I 'WOUld like to know 'Whether an invPstigation was conducted on my report, and i f so what were the results. B-~MaJor Friend/vw /69216 OFFICIAL FILE C Jt r QoodlettsvUle,. ~nesce~ ~ two s1flbtad b7 you aD1 Mr-. em 29 Dacembm." 19'61 Goo~Uettst tue. 'l.'e~JD.seee, waa detel'l&iDed to be 110n-:perautent eon- 4M'atiOD tra1la 1lltp1nate4 b7 ann] 1sbt. The objoets to bo o~ five til!leO their v.l.dth l:ecauso "tb1 condensat10A traS l s were IJOD-per::~1oteut and vero di&oipating 11(14. attGr tlloy l."ere f'Ol"!rcl.. !'~ere are two t));lea ar condensation tn.Us, aorodynam1c and ena1ne exhaust tra1J a. Since the typo is usnnJ Jy of' Bhnrt 4ura1;1(JJ1 ve vill contain ouroelves to an ~1 ana- ttm or eng:Sne exhaUst trail.a. !ng1n-e e~hsnr;t trans arise .,;hen tbe water~ 1n e:xhanat ps fl:'OIIl an a1rora:rt mtxeil vitb. and aatar&tea part at th8 air through vhich tho a1rcrnt'1; is passing. 1!te fuel. u.eed 1D. both Jet and eomen~ional aircra:tt :ls a ~ocarbon upon cccibuet1on resul.ta :ln the addition of vo.ter vapor and bl&t to the valte or the airc::ratt.. Tbe :tarmation end the ~aisteney ar uUa ~ tllia t):pe is & 1'\motion at relative hnm1d1t7~ preasurct, aDl 'l'bese tra1l..a 11187 persist tar mny boura ar onl)' il~'&b tbe wu bad set at the t1m or 7arJr sightins, the can- ~1= trails, due to their altitude, wre still 1D ~uUgbt. ~ calDr ~ tbe ect ctra:t 1 1a attributed to 1ou V. tMDll JGa ~ ~r Snteren ill repar~iDa a imedeat wb1ab -.. be" to tbt Mcuri~ ot tlle llcdtecl Statea. Colaael, OBAJt DepztJ ~ar Se1woe U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL .INFORMATION SHEET This que s t ionnaire has been prep<lred so that you con give t ho U.S. Air Force as much infooruotion os possible concerning the unidentifie d aerial phenomeno n that y o u have observed. Please try t o answer os many questions as you possibly cdn. The information that. you give wi II be use d for research purposes, and w i ll be regarded as c on f ident ia l mater ial. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or p'ublicotions without your permission We request this pers,.'nol information so t hat, if it 1s deemed necessary, we may contac t you lor further details. When did you eee the object? Time of day: ( Circle One): Month Year I o r 3. Time Zone: (Circle One):~ Eastern \,2.al Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you sow the object? Nearest Postal Address (C,ircle One): a. Daylight Saving cE,. Standard State or Country C ity o r Town 5. How long was objectin sight? 5.1 How was time In sight determined? b. Fairly certain 6. What wos the condition of the sky? c : 'Not very sure d. Just a guess 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In baclc of you d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember aR~O 164 Thi f onn upersedes ATlC 164, 13 Oct '5~. a. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what dtd you notice c o ncet"ning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One}: MOON (Circle One}: o. Bri ght moonlight b. Dull rr.oonl ight No moon I ight -pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. The object appeared: J I fute d. Doft' t rem~mber (Circle One): If it appeared as a lig~t, was. it brighter than the brightest stars? 11. Did the object: a. Appear t o stand still at any t ime? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicke-r? h. Disappear a nd reappear ? (Circle One for each question) Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Kno~ Don't Know ; Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 2. Did the object move behind something at ariy time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, ,then tell what 13 . Did the object move in front of something at any t ime, particularly o cloud? (Circle One}: 'y~ _ No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One}: b. T ronsparent c. Vapor (~. Don t Know Did you o bserve ~he object g.0,a_,.u,~.h(J"Y of~he following/ , ': r~.d 1 , ~ o. Eyeglasses Yes N~ e. Binoculars b. Sun g lasses Yes No f. Telescope c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite d. Window gloss Yes No h. Other Draw o picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel.ond include in yovr sketch.o ny details of the object.that y<>u sow such os wings, protrusions, etc., ond especially exhaust trails or vapor trolls Ploc. on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. . . 18. The edges of the object were: (Circ:le One): a. Fuuy or blurred b. Like o bright star {yl Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? -'2-...::;_ ---:-_- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction thot they were traveling. . 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" ot .the beginning <'f t he poth, o "8 ot the end of the path, and show any changes in direc tion during the course. How large did the object appear to you as. compared to an obiec! with which you are familiar? 22. We w:sh to know the ongulor si1e. Hold o 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 experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the objec t would have been covered by the motch head? 23. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 24. In order tnot you can give os clear a picture os possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a mmon object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some ap~ronce as the object which you sow. 1 25. Where were you located when you sow the object? (C irde One}: o. Inside o building In o cor C , 1 Outdoors t)H J,J./. ' / In on airplane (type) :) 26. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of o city? In the residential section of o city? In open countryside? Near on airfield? Flying over o city? Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you sow the obiect, and how did you happen to notic e 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) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) 29. What direction were you looking when you f ir s t saw the object? (Circle One) c. East e. South h. Northwest b. Northeast d. Southeast (!;.~ Southwest i. Overhead 30. What direction were you looking when you lost sow the object? (Circle One) o. North c. East e. South h. Northwest b. Northeast l (d.': Southeast '2, ~ Southwest i. Overhead 31. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the nvmber of degrees the obiect 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: a. From true North b. From horizon When it disappeared: a. From true North From horizon degrees. 32. In the following sketch imagine thot you ore at the point shown. Place on A .. on the curved I ine to show how high the object wos above the horizon (skyline} when you first sow it. Place o "B" on the some curved line to show how high the object wos obove the h<>fizon (sky I ine} when you Lost sow it. 33. In the following larger sketch place on A" at the position the object wos when you first sow it and a s at its position when you fast sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger &ketch