1 . DATE ; TSME GltOU' 2. LOCATION Spri.rll 1961 J. SOUitCE 10. CONCLUSION 1. SPmBI WBB 4. NUMIER 0' OIJICTS 5. lENGTH Of OISI.-YATION 11. IIIII, IUMMAY AND ANALYSIS I-q ~ apider web lib material tloatbw 1ftdl 6. TYPE Of OIS!ItYATION W.tcllial tbia IOual iDe, ~ ft ld.de gliaened like tll d1 U,oled lia it wu pa.pag in an organ 1.11ce a la Grourxl-Via dl. \Dler the IUD 11gbt. No noise. No sound. stat 1. couRSE just aboTe Bright.eat thing abe had ever sec. This obaerYed at about 2s~ PM. See nD Po11a 164 tor details. Ca.tMElll'S: Filea a tor report tzom Kemah, cr zepollt tro m Mre rd. no 1 epcrt in flle. report pro ba solved a.t local level a1'li net, tcrwarded.. ~--------t 1. Material. as spider web. 9. PHYSICAl EYIDENCI 2. Poeaibla object ted a a moviag over U. .HJTaical Spec!am . o No Ret, Recel vecl DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON OPPICII: 011' THE SECRII:TARY This ia iD rep~ to your ~etter concerning unidentified f'.lying obJects I am encl.oaing a copy ot 1''l'D For. ~64 which is used for reporting AD unidentified flying object1D the Air Force. If you will complete tbe form aa fully as possible and return it to this office, we will evaluate your report, and you Will be ot the reau.lta. The material tbat you found in your yard was probably "chaff"~ Tbia material is dropped :from aircraft for the pur- pose of training radar operators in tbe event of enemy attack. I am encl.oaing an sheet on th1 s subject which Will help you a better insight into the cause of such operations~ I am also enclosing tbe current report on Project Blue Book, the Air FOrce project on unidentified flying objects, for your I hope thia report will be of interest to you. 2. S.lectroDic lefarlare 3 Blue Book Report Sincerely, OHN P. SPAULDING Lt Colonel, USAF Chief, Civil Branch Co::nntUli ty Re l a tion s Divi s t.on Offica of I nformation I:Jfo Sheet I a eow ot Jl'D IWa ~ ill _. !'r4 !'OJ*\1 .a ...we.~ ~ olltJee'ID U. t4 t.tda ons., w will lO'ar NJIDI'\,. vlll be ~. lbSe Ia .o-. tbe p.ll k tc,y; tt H n "":n ...._ OD llblela W\ J IDMU. ol-.b --. l -al.8D u. aaan.' ~ I ~ lillia ft9Qft vill M ol ~ JOHN P. SPf. UL!JING U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl. IHFORMATIOti This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aedal phenoanenon that you hovu oLserY&Li. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The inforntation that )'CJU give w:U be used for reaeorch purposes. Your name will not be used in connec:;tion with ony st~teneenS~, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal inforrMtion sc that if It is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details 1. When did you aee the object? ~c.c~ ~ Day Month Yetlt (Circle One): A.M. 3. Time Zone: (C lrcle One): o. Eastern ~ Cftntrol c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): a. Daylight Sa\' t"9 @ Stor,dard 4. Where were you when you sow the obiect? City or Town 5. How long woa obiect in sight? (Total DuratiOf'l) Second Houre @ Certain c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Just o guess 1 5.1 How was time in sight determined? ;kelt' C'J E U S t.3 L I J! Vf 5.2 Was obiect in sight continuously? Ys .+ No _ 7. IF y ov 'JtYW the <:~biect during DAYLfGHT, where was th~ SUN located os you fock~d at th~ obr:t? (;) Overn~tod .;. .!n l r?nr of 'J?V h. In bocic of y ou @ To your risitt f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Tide lorm uper .. d PTD 16 Jul 61. which le obaolet 8. IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS oncl MO~? 9. What were the weather conditions at the tl~ you saw the obiect? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): ' (!} Clear a ley b. Fog~ mist; or Hght"roitt-- :i . .... -~-_,~ c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain- - ; d. Thiele or heavy clouds d. Snow e. Dont renwsmber 10. The obJect appeared: (Circle One): d. Aa a light b. T ra" a parent e. Dcn't rmember 11. If it appeared at a light, waa it brighter than the brightest ''ars? (Citcle One}: a. BriQh;;t c. Abovt th! s~m .... e, \ d. oont lcnow . J ' 11.1 Compare twJghtneaa to aome common obfect: 12. The edgea of the object were: ... \ (Circle OneJ.:. a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Lilce o brlght star ~ c ~ Sharply outlined d, Don't reanember 13. Did the object: a. Appeot to stand still at orry tln:e? b. Suddenly speed up and nnh away at any time? c. Break up into porta cw explode? d. Give off 1moke? Chong. bridltneas? f. Change shape? '~ Floti1 ~ ffic"t? r.. D i jOppe ~ reappOt'! Don't lcnow Don't know Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't lcnow DOR't know 14. Did the object diaappecv while you were .~otching it? If so, how? ;T WENT ouToF S1(;JIT, 15. Did the obiect move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? .. ~. (Circle One}: Y~s .. e Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tll what 16. Did th obi.ct move in front of f8mthing at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes @ .,_ Don't Know. 17 . Tell in a few-warda the following things about the obittct: S l '-.\l ER 18. We wish to know the angular aize. Hold a match stick at arm~s length in lintt with a known ubiect atK4 n'lt-!, h~j.v much of the obiect is covered by the head of the fl'Otch. If you had perfatmed thia experiment at the ti~ uf ' t:!'l sighting, how much of the ob;ect would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will ahow the aha,. of the object or oi)iecta. Lobel and include In your a ketch any detai Ia of the obfect that you saw .. uch aa wings, protruaiona, etc,, and eapecially exhaust trailt or ~por trails Place an arrow beside the drawing to ahow the direction the ob;ect was moving. ~('IS fuhf I'IN..Gt Y P p~ ~witfi"- Ld<tr }/ AC~/fOIJt&,'jiAitJI,,. ,. ~,~ sc-r. =fit Si'ARKI.6 wAs _ .. , '?' Ll &.~ eJ 'f'J G 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obiect? , (Circle One) . 1 Yes . , No . IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estirr.ate'f 30 o-a. 3S. -~..!.P,If, 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was? I .;-(J-:-FT. 22. Where were you locoted when you saw the obfect? (C ire le One): 23. Were yo" (Circle One) a. Inside a building b. In a cor d. In an airplane (type) a. In the business section of a city? G) lr. rf::e residential s~c:ttOtl cf Q city? c. In opon countryside? ,. /J d. N.,ar on airfield? .,,...,. .. e. Fl~ing over a city? @ Fly;ns; over open country? g. Other W-4-t: .i ltlltt.l- 2~. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehJcle at th.e time, then complete t~e followir,g questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) o. North c. East e. South Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest How fast were you moving? ---------~miles per hour. Did you atop at any time while you were loolcin' at the obiect? (Cirr:le One) Yes No h. Northwest 25, Old you observe the ot,fect through any of the following? Eyeglasaea Binoculars Yea e. Yes b. Sun glaaael Yes f. Teleacope Windahleld Theodolite Window glaas In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in y~r own words a cotttmon obiect or obiecta which, when placed up In the aq., would-give the same appearance as the obiect which you aow . A/ v u 'Jj/ olll E/IRTr!:r#AT '" the following Ieetch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place un A '' on 'h r;urv lin to ahow ho-. high the oltiect waa above the horizon (alcyllne) when yw llrst saw lt. Place o "B .. on the a:Jme cur~d line 2(', ahow how high the object was abo the horizon (alcyllne) when you last ~c:.w it. Ploce an' 'A'' on the ~ompos,. whe" you llrt w lt. Ploce o "B" on the compost where you lat aow the obiect. 28. . Draw a picture that will ahow the motlon".that theobject or obiects made. Ploco on "A ' at thbeglnn5~19 of jhe path, a ,.8 ,; at the end of the path, and aho~ o,.Y changes in directi~ d~ring the une. ) .j ir wAs ov~ HEAP w N r ~;s~rRJ+ t G H T wHeN w SlAW /r, ~IVD U/VTI L ,r wENT our cF 29. IF there waa MORE' THANOHE oiI.Ct/the":how many were there? ONL. ~ 0# E .~ .... \ : ,' . Draw a picture of how they .wre "'"' d put an-~ro~t ah :~ dirc!i~ that t we~oJ~ovo~n 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar obiect before. If ao give dote or dotea ancl location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One} 31.1 IF you answered YES, clicl.they IH the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Pleaae liat their ancl aclclre : 32. Pleoae give the lon about youraelf: LeatHII .. Plrat He-. tEt.EPHONE'NUMBER - N 0/1 E lon about ~ouraelf, lnclucUng any apeclol experience, which might be pertinnt. 33. When and to whom did you report that you had aeen the obiect? Da)' Mo,th V Y'at .FIJI? TtJ J3.t.. L IAI a ToN A/I p te/A IT ,E > /0 S E WJ/J'i / TilEr HAD TtJ SAY--A-.LL / lf'ectE/ v,co _7:"~o#J I~iA'T:?'J By: (Offlce man/SAFOICC/72842/~ o~ 1111 Mr1a1. obJeot wtdch which ~-'obllerve4 1a to an .sos: U o ata.tionary or 1D the aeoeral locatlon tor a ~S mimrtea during vhSch 1~ was "' tbe horiz.on waa a matter of 1n a-11 ty a dos; ..mer coul4 be attributed to dissipation tba aun~ Sun doga the IND. Your X eport