PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION I:Z. CONCt.USIOHS (--' 0 Wos Balloon 29 -61 Bartlett, Illinois 0 Probably Balloon GMTJ, ??.55Z H Ground-Vhuol 0 AI,. VIIIUof 0 Ground-Rodor 0 Air-Interc e p t RodM 0 Wos Ahcroft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Ashonomicol 0 Y 0 Probably Astronomical D N. Civ llian 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data for Evc,luation 0 Unlcnown 10 J.tin One II 10. 8Rl!fl SUMMARY Ofl stGHnHO Cb~e~at1cn of enlongated object like cloud a?~earing as zoliu, ~p~eared stationary b::--o:.:e jnto parts, gave o::f smoke , flickered, ~olia light, golden sL~ilar to red-gold sun- set. nescribed as two foot long gleaming c.ra."lge red banner wi";h t-wo balls dropping off' e~d of it. Ob~ervation as sun was setting in 2.:.; moved to . .-a.rd the I'f,/ and at times pieces d:"ct:rced off. ATlC PORW 319 (RP 2t aJEP U) n . COMMENTS Obsertat:c~ of a cloudlike object that i i::-a.pe.ted '..':J.S r.:a.de tD"..tard setting .:;un. ~olo~ of clouJ with r.un shining on lt. ~ Hitne3s' des~ription of sighting f lts vrith ob.;.;e:-ve.tion of a / c contrail and cas 0 lj:tcd a3 su ch . 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are 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 f irst !>OW it. Place o "B on the .some curved 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 saw It, and a a at its posit ion when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch os on example of how to complete the lorgr sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One) (:..._a. Clear skL) FogJ mist, or lrght rain r,/ c. at_!ered clouds c. Moderate or heovy rain Thiele or heovyc:louds Don't remember 35. When and to whom did you report that, you had seen the object? Day Month Year 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please list their names and addreues: 37. Was thla the first time that you hod seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) (.Yea / No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what clrc:umstanc:es did you ... other ones? 38. In your oplniOf\ what do you thlnlc the object waa and what might han caused it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the s~ed of the object? (Circle o,.) 40. Do you think you con estimate how for away from you the object was? (Ci'rcle o,..) (Y::j No IF you onawwed YES, then how for owoy would you soy It was? Ind icate any additional Information about yourself, including any education, which might.be ~rtinent. 42. Dote you completed thla.qu.stionnoire: U.S. AIR FORC! TI!CHNICAL INFORMATIOH SHEET (SUMMARY DATA' In cwder thot your information moy be filed end coded os accurately os possible, please use the following spoce to write out o .short description o f the event tha t you observed. You moy reo- peat information that you hove already given in t he questionnaire, and odd any f~rther comments, statements, or sketches that you believe ore important. Try t o pre:;ent the details of the observe tion in the order in which they occurred. Add it ional pages of the somo size paper may be attached if they ore needed. (Please Print) (Do Not Write in This Space) lJ F 0 A1'4ALYS!5 SHEEf DATE9 December, 1961 Bartlett Illi..."lois I.OCA TION , DATE TIME GROUP PHOTO YES NO _:lC_X_ PHYSICAL SPECIME1-{ YES _ _ ~m _XI.. SOU~CE MILITARY TYPE OF OSSERVATION Ground Visual LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 m:inutes NUMBER OF OoJECTS One COURSE North OTHER Contrails REFLECTION ---INVERSION PRESENT PHOl 0 .4NAL YSIS -------------- SUN DOG--------LENTICULAR CLOUD----PHYSICAL SPECI~-\EN ANALYSIS----- BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Observ&tion of enlongated object like cloud appearing as solid app ear ed st ati nar broke into J gave off smoke,~ flickered, "t.~e wea ab ~olid light., nos 5Je\Wlei alAi / -: '8 golden simi.r.ar to~ red-gold sunset;. Described as ~-two foot long gleaming orange r ed bann~r with t\'IO ball~ propping off ; end of it : Ocservt.Jj.on as sun "fras setting irf1,he ei pee'&iiro.:\ Oli~ titt::esb. Gij moved tO\'Iard the' nertfiw>'e3b an::i at imes pieces of< j&et dropped off. EVALUATION: ONCLUSION: CASECATEGORY: Other~(C~o~n~d~e=B~s=at To~n~t~r~a=i=ls~) Observation/\was made toward setting sun or a clQ~d1ike oQji ,t t d3aaj9ate~ . Color of cloud with iitbe sun shining on it. \fitness' d escription of sighting fits with observation of A/C contrail a..'ld cuse lis t ed as such Your xecent. letter concerning a n tmi dentified flying object has been received. Flxi tbe infottion fUrnished, 1 t is not possible to state what the obJect w.a. I bave encloeecl three copiee o~ our standard question- naire. Bequeat you COG!pl.~te one o'! t.'leM and have ot.ber vl thesaes eaaplete the xe zin:lng eopies. I~ poseibl.e, try to de~Judne ~t your local pollee were able to learn aa a result of your call. You mi.;ht alao detez-..nne 1r-the :tire and 6!1aoke near the factory._. a retrult o'! your obser vation. Your !ntereet in reporting t.hia ai3}lt1ng i a appreciated. Pleeee f'orwar4 the C(J pletecl quest1onna1 ree in the encloeed :9:re-addreesed envelopes. Uo poatege i e required. ?a~ nunoia ~TILI..IAM T. COLE'-fAN, JR. jor, USAF UFO Proj ee"t Intonation Of'f'1cer P Jblle !~ont1on D1v1a1o.n Otttee or Inf'onation U.S. A I R F ORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aeria l phenome non that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly c a n. The information that you give wi ll be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connect ion with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal inforrttation so that, if it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: ( Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle One)~. Eas_tern .J>. Central ./ -c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you sow the object? (Circle One): o. Daylight Saving ( ... ~ Standar_<G ddrea7.~ . City o r Town State or Country 5. How long wos object in sight? 5.1 How was time In sight determined? a. C~rtoin ,. .... 'J!: Fairly certain 6. What was the condition of the sky? ,/ a, , Bright b. C lpudy c. Not very sure d. Just a guess a . Bright 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os you looked ot the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you In back of you {..2 To your eft e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don' t remember f T 0 JIJ L 61 16 4 Thh rorm auper~"d.,. A TIC 16-4, F"b 6 0 , wh i c h I obaolet e . 8. IF you sow the objKt.ot NIGHT, what did you notice concerning tho STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight Dull moon I ight No moonlight-pitch doric Don't remember Don't remember 9. The objKt appeared: (Circle One): /a-) As a light d. Don't rom4amber 10. If it appeared as o light, was it brighter than the brightest s tars? 11. Old the obiKt: a. Appear to atond atlll at any time? b. Suddenly apeed.up and ruah away at any time? e. Break up Into parts or eMplode? d. Give off amolce? e. Change brlghtneas? f. Change ahape? g. Flaah or fJielctt? h. Dlaoppear.and reappear? (Circle One for each question) ~ No Don't Know Yea ~ Don't Know (Yes~) No Don't Know (YoD No Don't Know Yea (No_.~ Don't Know Yea \ N; I Don't Know (y;;J No Oon't Know Y~a CN~ Don't Know 12. Old the oblect move behind aomethlng ot any time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you annt'er.d YES, then tell whot (Cirele o,.): Ye1 @ 13. Old the oblect.mOYe In front of tomethlnt at any time, partleularly.a.cloud? (Circle o,.): Y ~ Don't Know. IF you onawered YES, then tell what 14. Did the objtct Clppear: ' (Circle o,.): c;:~SoHV b. Tronaparent d. Don't Know Did you obser,.. the object through any of the follo~lng? Binoculars b. Sun glas111 c:. Windshield Th~odolite v\ d . .Mindow gloss 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object. a, Sound )t,c. fl_JO "' ..o_ 17. Draw o picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel.ond include in your sketch.ony details of the object that y~.saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especiolly.exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing toshow the direction the object wos.moving. la. The edges of .the object.were: (Circle One}: o. Fuzzy or.blurred b. Like.o bright star '"; -c:Shorply -;;tline/ -d. Don't remember 19. IF thete waa MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? .,::( ';),.,, c-_i.( p,c: c '\ rl. C &V, .. /..., Draw a picture of how they.were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place on 'A" ot .the beginning of the poth, a "B" ot the end of the poth, and .show any changes In direction d uring the course. How large did the obiect .oppeor .to you as compared to an object with which you.are familiar? We wfsh to know t he angulor.s_lu. Hold a match stick ot arm's length In line with a known objec:t. and no.te how much of .the obiect. la covered by. the head of.the match. If you hod performed:thla ~perlment:at the time of the sighting, how much of the obiect would have been covered by the match head? In order that you can give 01 cleor.a picture 01 p0ulble of. what you sow, deacrlbe.ln your own warda a common obJect or obJect. which, when placecl.up In the sky, would give the aome appearance aa the obiect . which you aow. ~ /. . 25. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): Inside o building - In on airplane {type) 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of.a city? b.) In the residential section of o city? -;c. In open countr_y.side.D ' d. Near on airfield? e. Fly ing over o city? f. Flying over open country? , . 27. What were y'"' doing at the time you sow the object, .and how did you happen t o notice it? 28. IF yo u were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete t he following questions: 28.1 Whet direction were you moving? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southweat h. Northw .. t 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop ot any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) 29. What direction were you looking when you firat sow the object? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northe~t d. Southeast f. Southwest_/ h. Northwest 30. What direction wete you looking when you lost sow the object? (Circle Omt) c:. East o . North d. Southeast b. Northeas t f. Southwest 31. If you are familiar with beoring terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number o f degrees the object was from ttue Nof"th {thru eost) and also the number of degrees It was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 Wh.n i t first oppeored: a. From true North, degrMa. b. From horl1on degrMt. 31.2 Wheft It dlaoppeorecl: o. From tru North. d~rMa. b. From horizon ~89'"'