PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS Ohio-Indiana Area 0 Wos Balloon oba bl y Balloon 3. DATETIME GIIOU~ .. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possi bl y Balloon ~ Gr.unti-Vhuol GMT OJL2J22- 04L0100Z a: AI,.. Vlauol 7. LENGTH OP OISUVATION NUMBER 011 OBJECTS 10. BRIE' SUMMAitY 0, SIGHTING .. i tnesses froc all over .:~io Ind.iar..a o:ea re- ported s~eing brigl;.t g:-een objectE: .;ith long t ailo or t rails moving ve~ swiftly a cross the sky, generally E-'.-1. D"..ll"ation s ranged from 1 to 6 sec. All s ightings took pla~e at night dur1Jl8 a period. o~ 1 h.r and 35 min. .-:itnesses were fairly consistent in their reports re- garding 3ize. betwee~ a pea and djk p at a-rm's ATIC POII.M 329 c-av 21 aUt 12) 0 Graulf4.Rodar 0 Waa Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Air-Intercept RD<or 0 Possibly Aircraft atronomic ol Probably Aatronomlcol Possi bl y Aatronomlcol 9. COURSI! 0 auffl ci ant Dot a for E valuation 11. COMMENTS Object~ have same ~e~cription a s that given to c l a s3i c ceteors . ~..1:-ing Jan'Ja~Y one of the ri~h~st ~teor Ghowers takes place, the Quadrantids. Up to 30 meteor s per hour can u sually be observed. This s hm.rer occurs ':Jet\o."een the first an:i. t he fourth and is richest :m ~he third. Objeq~:s viewed were probably ~eteors of thi s shower and other bright meteors ( of the fireb~ll class) which were not of +ae MEMO ROUTING NBVBR USB fi'OR APPROV 4 DISAPPROV AL9, CONCUR.RENC&s, OR SJN LAR ACTIONS I NITIALS Cl a CULATI TD- E (l'a~ o r DATI COOaDINATIOIO INJOaiiATION ryo l l o.-1in:; extrac:ec frora Caot Fran=c:n' s !teport J Ja n 62 is quo tee for your info~at i on : 2000 Rec e i. vc::d cal!. Ero:-:1 Coluc"l)us requesting i'l.:o on a 2ll;5 cei,:ed call f::-on requ.astin t oo'.< call. ttec~iv2c call Gree::, 1ase In Eormot io. r=fiuQsting a.>ove. Local ra..!io 0 .1 ':olunbus U.?J . As have no t ::ad any r eports, just co:::~pleted fore enclosec.. FO"M 9 5 ~ DD Fona W, 1 Feb 60 aDd DD Form 116, 1 OCT 50 1 Feb 60 wbicll wiU be .eel lllltil ubaulted. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET T.his questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much infOrmation as possible concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questlons.as you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, oAd will be regarded as confidential material. Your nome willnot be used in connection with any statements, .conclusions, or pub I ications without your permission. We request this personal Information 110 that, if.it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is. 1. When did you see the pbjec:t? ,2. Time of day: (Circle One):~o. f"oster_!!) "b;-Central c. Mountain 4. Where were you when you sow the object? Additionoi remark s : 5. How long wos object in sight? 5.1 How was time in sight ~etermined? ( b. Fairly certa1n~ What wqs the condition of the .sky? Hour Minute (Circle One): (Circle One}: a. Daylight Saving b. Standard C ity or Town J~ c Not very sure Just a guess l te or, Country L 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at tne object? (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In back of you c:. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD JUL 61 164 Thlefo rm aupereed u ATIC 164, Feb 60, whle h le obeolete. 8. IF you saw the object .at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No ~oonlight.-pitch dark C d. Don't remember"\ 9. The object.appeared: (Circle One): a. As a light d. Don't remember lf.lt appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brighteststars? Did the object: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand still at any time? Suddeniy speed up and rush away at any time? Don't Know Break.up into ports or explode? Don't Know d. Give off smoke? Don't Know Change br ightness? Don't Know f. Change shape? Don't Know g. Flesh or f lick~? Don't Know Disappear and reappear ? 12. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): (Y.j) No Don't Know. / u: ou answt~rad YES tnen te:l what Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, ~hen tell what a Po~t 1<no;v ~ 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One}: a. Solid b. T ronsparent 15. Did you observe the object through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses e. Binoculars b. Sun glasses f. Telescope c. Windshield g. Theodolite d. Window gloss 16. Tell In a few words the following things about.the object 17. Draw a picture that wlllshow.the1shape of:the object or objects. label.and Include In your sketch any details of the object .that ybf,l :saw "Such.as wings, protrusions, :etc., and especially .exhaust trolls or vapor trolls Place an.orrow beslde.the:drawlng:toshow.the dlrectfon.the object.was.movlng 18. The edges of t he object Wet'e: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or .blurred L ike.a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE'THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ....;:{C::.. ,._.,L.AIO:;.tJ--:;/_=----------- Draw a picture of how t hey were arranged, and put an arrow to 'Show the dlr.,:-t ion that they were traveling '"' VUft doae of fiOple 1A nzo1ou part' at the atate :t-por..-4 ae1Z1J \Ci lUiie nJi,ac oajMU) Mlat fit U. ti p wre al' uM f. p.a.. nst oeD 20. Draw a picture that wi II shaw the motion that the object or objects made. Place an A" at the beginning of the path, a ugu at the end of the path, and show ony changes in direction d uring the course. 21. How Iorge d}d the object appear.to you as mpared to_a_n ,_o,b:..,.. j'-,.-t with which yo.u ar "jfamiliar? 22. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by. the head af the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of how much of. object would have been covered by the motJ;:h heo ? 23. Did the object disop~ar while yau were watching it? If so, how? 24. In order that you can g ive as cleor a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in y our own words a object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would g ive the same appearance as the objecr which you sow. - 25. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One}: a. Inside a building (_b.rtn o_:ar J c. Out~oors d. In on airplane (type) 26. Were you ( Circle One} a. In the business.section of.a city? ci). ]1 the residential :section of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? What were you doing at the time you aaw the objec:t,.and how did you happen to noticeit? 28. IF you were MOVING !N AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle.at the time, then complete.the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Citde One) a. North c. Eaat b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwea! 28.2 How fc:asr were you moving? ZS: ~ 3 0 mi lea per hour. Did you s t op a t any time while you were loo:Cing at the object? : Circ:le One) 29. What direction were you !oolcing when you first aaw the object? (Circle One) h. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest NorthwesF) I. Overhead 30. What direction were you loolcin~ when you laat saw the object? (Circle One) h. Northwest b. Northeast d. Southeast i. Overhead If you are familiar with bearing terms (angufar direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object wcs from true North (thru east) and also the number of detTrt-es it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31. 1 When it first appe.ared: a. From true North Z ?J 0 b. From horizon 3 C) degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North Z 7 0 degrees. b. From horizo'iiO ,,.ZQ degrees 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. P lace on A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when yo u first sow it. Place o "B on the same curved line to show how high the object was above t he horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. 33. In tne foliowlns Io rge.-si<e~ch piac>& a;-, .A .. ;:,t th e ;:>o s:r;on ~:"le o bj &c t was when you lirst sow It, and a "B" at its ?ositio:1 whs n yoLJ icrc: so~ ' t. R~fer ~o s me ll e r si<e ~cn c.c o n a xample of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions .at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS(Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One} ( o. Clear aky c. Scattered.clouds d. Thiele or hovy c louda b. Fog, .miat, ot light:rain c. Moderate ot .heovy .rain e. Oon!t remember 35. When andto whom did you report that.you.had;seetJ the object? 36. Was anyone else with you.at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, did they ... the object too? (Circle Onej 36.2 Please list their names and oddreuea: Was tnis t he first t ime that you hadseen an object ot objects lilce. this? (Cir~le One} 37.1 IF yov answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances .did you aee other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you thlnlc the object was and what might have causeci it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes @ c:--f'~ ""-~ .c IF you answered YES, then what speed wou:d you estimate? 4--T/""k' .. ~ \ 40. Do you think you can estimate how far oway from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away woul~ you say it was?~==========---------1 .about yourself: Middle Name TELEPHONE NUMBE Indicate any additional inform~i~n about yourself, inc~uding :2ny education, which might.be pertinent. El?r;:tt'"; Pa_r~--T-eci .. /-/oLbJC"-s 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMAT!ON SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information .as possible concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions.os you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded.as confidential material. Your name willnot be usedln 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? 12. Time of day: (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: ~ (Circle One): Eastern c. Mountol11 d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Additional remarks : 5. How long was object in sight? 5.1 How was time in sight ~etermined? a. C!lrtain All""11"11. Fair I y certain 6. What wqs the condition of the .sky? b. Cl.oudy (Circle One): a. Doyiight Saving b. Standard Citvor Town c. Not very sure d. Just o guess State or Country 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circ:le 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 FT 0 JUL 61 16 4 Ttl Ia form super .. d.,. A TIC 164, Fb 60, which Ia obeolate. U F 0 ANALYSIS SHEET DATE 3 J~,v I ~G,~ LOCATION 01110-/NdJAA/14 A.e,s,+ DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL /BZo-2eJDC GMT ~/24Z.s----4-/o~oc PHOTO YES NO ..,/' CIVILIAN V LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /"""' S~c~AIPS PHYSICAL SPECIMEN YES NO .,./ TYPE OF OBSERVATION V1 :fuA' .. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S'"'~'.tO!'-COURSE SATELLITE: IN ORBIT: VERIFY YES: NO: ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA- METEOR fo,c.'l' h'\4 s REFLECTION ------- INVERSION PRESENT _ PHOTO ANALYSIS --------- PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS---- SUN DOG ----- LENTICULAR CkOUD ----- BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: W 1fttlt ss 6 s F.t:~""' """'-(... oc.~6<.. 7?1 o,~D EVALUATION: CASE CATEGORY: ~It/Ad' Y ;'I'? ".-:. S .e;t:H~.J'J a. IF you saw the object.ot NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? a. 1 STARS (Circle One): MOON ( C irc:/e One): a. Bright moon I ight b. Dull moon I ight No moonlight-pitch dark @~Don!t remember Don't remember 9. The object.appeared: S As a light (: C I rde. One): b. Shiny e. Dark d. Don't rem.,ember 10. lf.it appeared as a ligh~, was it br ighter than the brighteststars? 11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stan-:! still at any t ime? b. Suddeniy speed up and rush away at any time? c:. Breuk up into parts or explode? d. G ive off smoke ? e. Change br ightness? f. C hange shape? g. Flo~h ot f;i cker? rsoppear on Did the objt move behind something a t any time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know (Circle One): No Don'~ Know. IF you answered YES, tnen fe ll whet it "1ved behind: Did the object.move in front of something ot any time, partic:ulorly.a cloud? ( Circle One): In front of: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid b. Transparent d. Don't Know Did you observe the object through ony of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars b. Sun glasses f. Telescope c. Windshield g. Theodolite d. Window glass