PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Vandalia, Ohi.o D Probabl,. Balloon 45 a: D Was Aircraft Locol _ ;;..:...~--------Groun.VIsuol 0 GroundRodor d( Probobl,. Aircraft GMT _ -0 AiP.ViiUol 0 Air-Intercept Rod oaa ... ,. ~ercra 0 Was Astronomical 0 Yes .... ivi lian 0 Probably Astronomical CS No "' D Paasibl,. Astronamlcol 7. LEMOTM Ofl OBSI!RVATIOM I. MU .. BER Oft OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other,..----~-~-------,-- 0 lnaufflcient Data for Evaluation aprox / n~n c ne descending 10. BRIIfl SUMMARY Ofl SIOHTIMO :~i.tne.5: opened cnrta i!'ls : o a .rindo..; and sar..: a ;:-a: o<>i:lg ~enel"a"t'?:i ~:.-srJ:ne object ~rhich wa s 11. COMMENTS This vas probabl y ~ondensation t rail formed by a HPA7 B ~e"; making o. ! n?tro.- l!li~h i s il!.ll!lltna";ed. b~ the sun at the -to~ ;orti.:m . T'1~ lo<~er :;:o.r~ of tiJ.: trail !~ ;~o~ably ~ia.ck ~eke ~ro~ the ::;un .:.ue t o if-t a.ltit.td.~. far'; :'"111 ing t~anspo~. volved i n a non-~tanlar~ penetration to be lett iog d. ow.: ITt/ o:' ~.'?AFB. ATIC f'ORM 329 (Jt&V 21 auo 12) Woman who called yester~ about flames ill sky called again this morning. "At 2000' flame streaked across sky. It was red-orange and made an arc, came toward earth noz thward, fell about 1000' f"urther in an arc. When it did that, dark obJect that was in front of it vas consumed in the flames. Tben it fell another 500' earthward in that arc. Flames died out at about 1000' aM a luminous white took aver. Then when white flame died out at 500' , gra;r obJect appeared and headed south and leveled ott. It vent down behind trees as U it were landiDg. Traveled at about speed of airliner (not & Jet) About a m1 le and a halt away from me. It appeared smaller than air- liner at that distance. SUn he.d not risen at 7: 45 when we saw it." U F 0 ANALYSIS SHEET DATE f(a cJAN YA3Y I 'J"'ZJ . DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL l~ /07+5" LOCATION 'v~\ N.~t>~A~Ua_,Ae::L..,..-L._Q_.,Z)cr.Lul_Q,.L_ _ GMT Jk/JU~- YES NO V': PHYSICAL SPECIMEN MILITARY LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Al,W:DX: 5" ,..,I,J NUMBER OF OBJECTS ---l(L--_ COURSE ------- AIRCRAFT .. tbsste~ey A&ccuez - REFLECTION --- INVERSION PRESENT ---- LENTICULAR CLOUD--- PHOTO ANALYSIS---------- PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS---- SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Wlri>Jt=~S or~.v~ o C4--tl2.. rl'\ v-::. -ro A WuvOw.J EVALUATION: CASECATEGORY: 13!-otr...,..,c.v Ate.cr:~Y:I CONCLUSION: \-r IS Co~e~""J:) c_t:l,.JQ~,N~AiltJ,J 1 lt.AIL-,:'u~--4~ illY ,q HJJ#A~4 ..1~7 - U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared.. so that you can give t lie 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 as you possibly can . The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, cone: I us ions, or publ ic:ations without your per miss ion. We request this personal inforrhotion so that, if it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for When did you see t he object? Time ofdoy: (Circ:le One): 3. Time Zone: (Cirele One)(a. Eastern J b. ~enrraa c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Heareat Poatal Addreu (Circ:le One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard State or Country 5. How long was object in s ight? 5.1 How was time in sight determined? a. Certain <$. F~irly certain:? 6. What was the condition of the sky? b. Cl.oudy c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle 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 FTD Jill 61 164 Thlform ""ll"'"''rl"~ /\TIC 1114, F~l> 60, whic h I obaolete. 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did yo u noti ce concerning the STARS a nd MOON? 8.1 STARS ( C ircle One): 8.2 MOON ( Circla One): Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight-pitch darlc d. Don't remember Don't remember 9. The object ap~ared: (Circle One): a. As a light b. Shiny d. Don't re~mber 10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? 11. Did the object: (Cirde One f~ each question) o. Appear to stand still crt ony tim.? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any tl"*? c. Break up Into porta or explode? d. Gl~ off amoke? e. Chor.ge brightr.ess? f. Change shape? g. Flaah or fllc:lctr? h. Dltappear and reappear ? Don't Know Don't Know Dont Know Don' t Know Don't Know Oan' t Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Old tht object movt bthlnd aomtthlng at any time, pc:lrtlculorly o <:l~ud? (Circle One): IF vou Cl'ilflr.cl YES, then tll what 13. Dlcl the obJect move In front of aomtthlng at any time, particularly a clo\ld? (Circle One): Yea @ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 14. Olcl the object appear: (Cirele One): ~ Sol ld J b. T ranapar11nt d. Don't Know Old you observe the object through any of the following? a. Eywglossos a:nocular'l Svn glo~'e' f. T ele:s~ope Wind , 1 - ' d Yd tlo 16. Tell in o few words the following things about the object, 17. Draw a picture that will show the.shape of the object or objects. Label.and include In your sketch any details of the object that y~.saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trolls. Pface an arrow beslde.the drawing to show the dlrection.the object was. movlng The edges of the object were: (Circle One): o. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like o bright star (c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ==:;:::.;A.I:=...:F ....... .._ _ Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to 'lhow the direction that they were traveling 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place an "A .. at .the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. A < 13~tC'HI Ot=ANGr~ 21. How large did the object.appear.to you as compared to an object with which you are familiar? We wish to know the angul or s.ize. Hold a match stick at arm's length In line with a len own object .and note how much of the oblect Ia covered by. the head of the match. If you had performed:thls uperlment ot the time of the sighting, how m~Jeh of the object would have been covered by the match head? 23. Olcl the oblect dlup~ar while you were watching It? If eo, how? 24. In order that you can give as clea;.a picture as .,Oulble of what you saw, d"crlbe In your own words a oblect ar objects which, when placed up In the aky, would give the same appearance as the abject which you saw. 25. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): a Inside a building b. In a car In an airplane (type) 26. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of.o city? In the residential section of o citv? In open countryside? on airfield? Flying over o Flying over open country? ~7. What were you doing at the time you saw the object,.and how did you happen to notice It? 28. I~ you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or ather vehicle at the time, then complete the fallowing questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Cirele One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop c:rt any t ime whi le you were looking at the object? ( Circle One ) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw t he object? (C ircle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest I. Overhead 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) a . North c. East e. South 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular d irection), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). When it first appeared: From true North b. From harlzon When It cllsappeared: From true North b. From horizon 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline} when you first saw it. Place a s on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline} when you Last saw it 33. In the followin g lor;e~ s ketch place on A" at the position the object was when you first sow it, and a "B" at ita position when you lost sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of haw to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One) l a. Clear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds b. Fog, mist, or lightorain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 35. When and to wham clld you report that you had seen the object? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they s .. the object too? (Cirele One) 36.2 Please list their names and addreues: 37. Was this the first tiJM that you hod .. en an object or objects like this? (Circle One) @; No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you sM other ones? 38. In you; opinion what do you thlnlc the oblect was and what might have caused It? 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ~ ctE Gtl$2i1J. Af!?.C~. 40. Do you think you con estimate how far away from you the object.wos? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? 4]. Pleaee give the following informatlon.about youreelf: . . TELEPHONE NUMBE Indicate any additional .information:about yourself, including any education, which.might:be pertinent 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: : Day Month Yoar