PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS . . ~nia, Ohio 0 Was Balloon D Pro'-o'-ly Balloon )720 & 072!.. C Was Aircraft _ Q Grouncf.VIsuol D Grou!MRodor Pro'-o'-ly Aircraft Po ui W Y Aircraft a Was Astronomical .~';~or C Yoa 0 Pro'-aWy Astronomical GNo ;:.,v j:..:.a.:'l C Poui'-lyAatronomlcal 7. LENGTH OP oaiUVATION I. NUMBER OP' OBJECTS 9. COURSE C Othor~-~-~--=-~-- 10. BRIE, SUMMARY OP' SIGHTING : . Gr~eni:~ cb~cc~ -b A.TIC row Ul (lt&V a aaP 12) I 1. COMMENTS 0 In auffi c i ant Doto for Evaluation C Unlcnown U F 0 ANALYSIS SHEET DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL 072Q 0724 PHOTO YES NO PHYSICAL SPECIMEN YES NO _XX_ SOURCE MILITARY CIVILIAN XX TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4 Seconds NUMBER OF OBJECTS _O..::.:n~e COURSE East SATELLITE: IN ORBIT: Ne VERIFY YES: NO: DECAY: No METEOR Probable Bolide BALLOON REFLEOTION ~o INVERSION PRESENT N/A LENTICULAR CLOUD ..:.1''-.lio'---- PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS Nwo.., BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: 1 . ::arly clayl ignt obse:-ra:.ion of p:-~enish-yel_oll ohj;!~t rr.o1i!1g from ,..Jest to C:ast i:1 .:'lat tr~jecto=-:; v:.t't slight '"I'' in pat h . ! .. :, S :.J h.~ard b_:; .:-bserv8r. c..:;ti.;:Jt ; rl ;i::tAnC'?. .J.t J - 3 r.il~:: a:tcl altitude of 0t~cct at 2 ,GCG ft. Fira t descri.Le~l a s j a lu.-r.i:10'.lS ;:;rae:. call. Distr.tegratar~ at e:-.cl of flight. I n sight 2- 3 sec.md s., 2 . :J:-eenish Cl'tj~ct ~1.,r~:---.recl ir: str~ i..bl':-: .f'l i ght .!'vr l.:. sec0:1d~. vbs P rved at 6C ' lE'g ~lP.vat"!.;n llisint.~gratir.g at LC ueg e3..ev. Flight t o .:::i:E. u'::>ject had sho:-t taU. :)br.ervat. ioi1 frorr. car on Hay to ..:ork at 072l.L Local~ EVALUATION: CASECATEGORY:~A~s~t~r~o~( t~e~o~rL) -------- --~---- CONCLUSION: 1wo reports of ocject with characteri~tics of boli~e. Color, tail, flight path, disi!"ltegr aticn anrl durati.:.n cor.forrr. to .. 1bservat"...cn of det'!:!or~ ~u:ldraatids meteor sho.;er occcrs fror:: l-l1 Jan witn rr.~x at 3 Jan. 1nis is a str ong ~orning shc~er. U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHE E T This questionnaire hoa been prepared ao that you can give tho U. S. Air Force as much lnfctmotion os pouiblo concerning tho unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Pleau try to answer as mony questions as you pouibly can. Tho Information thot you give will for research purposes, and will b. regarded aa confidential motorial. Your nome will not be used In connection with any statements, conclusions, 01 publications without yow pmiulan. We request thla personal information ao that, If It Ia deemed neceuory, we may contact yov f01 further detalle. 1. When did you aee the object? 2. Time of day: Hour Mlnutos O.y =Month 3. Tlme aone: (Circle One): a. Eastern b. Central c. Mountain 4, Where were yo" whon you aaw tho object? (Circle One): (Circle One): a, Daylight Saving b. Standard ..... , , Poatol Adcfteu City or Towft Stoto or Coufttry Additional remarks: 5, Estimate how long you saw the object. Mlnutot Soconda 5,1 Circle one of tho following to indicate how certain you ore of your anawer to Queetlon S. a. Certoin ~Fairly certain c. Not very sure d. Just a guua 6. What woe the condition of tho slcy? d. Just a trace of day I ight (Circle One): a. Bright daylight f:. ,~1'-~-'"'r b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember 7, IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, 01 DAWN, where waa the SUN located aa you looked at object? "" (Circle OneJ: a. In ftont of you In bock of you (!"c. To your right ATIC PORW NO. i64 ( ll OCT H) d. To your left Overhead f. Don't remember 8. IF you 1aw the ouject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (C irde One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch doric Don't remomber d. Don't remember 9. Wat the object brighter tho_n the boclcground of the alcy? (Circle One): (!)xes b. No c. Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the slcy baclcground, was the brightness II Ice that of on automobile headlight?: (Circle One} a. A mile or more away (a distant cor)? b. Several bloclcs away? A bloclc away? d. Severa I yards away? Old the object: (Circle One lor eoclt question) a. Appear to atond still at any time? Yes No Don't Know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know c Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know d. G ive off smoke? ~ x.,.s. No Don't Know Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know ... Change s hape? Yes Don't Know g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know O ld the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C lrcle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you antwered YES, then tell what It moved behind: Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what It moved in front of: Did the object appear: (Circle One): b. Transparent? c. Don't Know, Did you observe the ot;ject through any of the fallowing? Eyeglasses No e. Binoculars Sun glasses Windshield g. Theodolite Window gloss Tell In o f~w words the following things obout the object. 17. Draw a p icture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lob.l and Include In your sketch any details o' the object that you sow such as wings, protrutions, etc., and especially exhaust tralla or vapor trolls. Plae an orraw beside the drawing to ahow the direction the obJect waa moving. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): o. F u:zy or blurred b. Lik~ a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don' t remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? Draw a pi<:tvre of how they were orrong~d. and put on orr<>W to show the direction that they were traveling . 20. Draw a pic:turelhnt wlll show the motion that the object o.r objects made, Place on A at the beglnnlng of the-path, a s at the end of the path, and show any, chang In d irection during the course. 21. IF ~SSIBLE, tty to guess ot estimate what the real size of the object was In Its longest dimension. 22. How large did the object 9" objects appear as compoted with one of the following objec_ts. held in tlte hancl and at about arm's length? (Circle One}: Head of a pin g. Silver dollar Peo h. Baseball d. Niclcet Basketball Half dollar '22.1 (Cirde One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22. a. Certain c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain 23. How did the objector objects d isappear ,om view? /)1~/V-r"~ ,. , ,-, t-.i) 24. In order thot you can give a c:leor a picture as paulble of what you saw, we woulciiUce for you to lmoglne that you could construct the atlject that you s o w. Of what type moterlol -would you malce It? How lar;e would It be, and what shape would It have? o .. crlbe In your own words a ~ammon object or obfecte whlc:h w~en plac:ecf up In the slcy would give the same appearance as the object which you aaw, 25. Where were you lucated when you saw t he object? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In a cor c. Outdoors In on airplane 26. w~re you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying neor an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. Whot were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? 28,3 Di.d you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29 .. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) d. Southeast b. Northeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) d. Southeast b. Northeast f. Southwest ...9A-West ( h. Northwest h. Northwest h. Northwest 31. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction}, try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation) 31.1 When it first appeared: > a . From true North_...:.._ degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North ~'---degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? 41. Please give the following information about yourself: F irat Nome Middle Nome Street City Zone Stote TELEPHONE NUMB Please indicate any special educational train ing that you hove hod. Grode school T echnicol school High school c. College Other special training Post graduate ~2. Dote you completed this questionnaire: Month Yeor