3. OATETIM! GltOU,. 7. L ENGTH 0, OII!IIVATIOH aprox 1/2 sec PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION St . Paul , 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATIOH 1l Groun4-VI auol 0 GrovntiRado r 0 AhVi euol 0 Alrlnterc ept Radar HUMBER 0' OBJ!CTS descen:iing u fo& A.ire 0 Prob .. lil )' D Pe 'l.obly .. P ro L ll. 10. BRIEF SUMMARY 0' SIGHTING 11. COMMIHTS '::le : t nesse s observed a."l obj ect in the :ftl sky des cdtng at a v Y high speed a t an le of aprcx 45, g l owing a dul: red and l eavi ng a tra~l. Sxploded and disap ared. Duratlon wa s prox 1/2 s ec . Tr.is event ~as witnesse4 and re~c~ted by many indiv! dua:3 having either air borne 0~ gro-.md vantage points . This object posp~ of the cla~si_ b o ~d no ev t dence aval ~!' that t hi.' obJec ~ -:-:. a threat to our "lat ATIC POJIW Ut (JIKV Jt laP 12) 25. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Cirde One): a, Ins ide a building b. In a car In an airplane (type) 26. Were you (Cirde One) a. In the business section of.a city? (D." In.tneresiaentlal sectio", of a city?'; c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e, Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What 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: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Cirde One) b. Northeast d. Southeaat f. Southwest 28.2 How fast wer e y ou moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop o~ ony t ime while you were looking at the object? ( Cireie One } 29. What directio n were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeasr f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest Northwest _..-/ i, Overhead g._ .W.!Jst 31. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), 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). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North b. From horlaon When It dlaoppeored: a. From true North From horizon 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an A on the curved I ine to show h nw high the object wa s above the horizon (skyline ) when you first sow it. Place a s on the same curved line to show haw high the object was above the horizon (skyline} when you lost sow it IS ( lff.tt l' Vt?"uf ou c.~..'i"vJ su4 tv/tc/f'd lc~ <; . '/-Ita t l 33. In the fo llowing larger sl<e tc!-1 place an A" at the position the abject was when you f irst saw it, and cr s at its position when you losr saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as on exarnple 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) ( !.-Clear slcy .-" b. Fog: mist, or light rain c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thiele or heavy clouds e. Dont remember 35. ~en and to whom~ you report th'at,yov had seen the object? y nth Year Ct .. d o, spo. C<-t; 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you lOW the object? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) r Yes / No their names and addresses: .. 37. Was this the Firat time that you had seen an object or objects lllce this? (Circle One) ~! No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused It? ft/ftj j;Jfz 'ft C.'ft~C~(it'.}~ l-tlr- 5k'{/1lCf? 39. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) fF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? . f (CircleOne) (ies ,..;No t IF you answered YES, th4n how far awoy would>yau say It was? 41. Please give the following infarmotion.abaut youtself: TELEPHONE NUM Indicate any adcllt_ional Information about youraelf, including any education, which might.be pertinent. 42. Dote you completed thia questionnaire: uLr ' ''l'ftt..! _r S"t-oF U.S. AIR PORC! T!CHHICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed ana coded as accurately as possible, please use the following space to write out a .short description of the event that you observed. You moy re peat Information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and odd any f~rther comments, statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the observa tion in the order in which they oc:c:urred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached if they are needed (Do Not Write in This Space) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON O"ICE 0,.. THE SECRETARY Febnury 8, 1962 Thank you for your very j nformat1 ve letter. I called Wright- Patterson ArB and found they have not as yet received any o:f'ficial reports on your particular sighting so I am returning your report along Vith our standN:'d form, with the request that you and your Vif'e f'1ll 1 t out and send 1 t to Kqs 7ore1SD Teclmology D1 vision (TD-E) Air Force Systems Coucnand Wright-Patterson A1PB, Ob1 o .ldi!i: Major Robert Priend 'lbere are presently two poasib111 ties 1n my mind, a jet after burner or a bolide but until tore Get as t'Ull aa possible a report they can onl.y be conjectu.-e. I am al so inclosj ng an extra form 1n case you can contact saDeone el3e who also saw the same thing you saw. Tha.r..k you very :nuc h !. W"nen lie ~t en :mswer I'll be happy to l e t you lm ow the results. 1. Report tm Mr. 2. 7 orms.(2 sets) 3. P'a.ct Sheet Sincerel;r , C. R. H.ARl Public Information Divis1on Office of Information U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much inEormation as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have 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, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, if it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further deta i Is. 1. When did you see the objeet1 2. Time of day: 3. Time Zone: J,, t!UC, l J (Circle One): a. Eastern (_'D. CentraL- c. MOuntain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving C lty or Town State or Country S. How long was object in s ight? S. 1 How was time in sight determined? a. Certain (' b. Fairly certain 6. What was the condition of the sky? . a BriqbV e. 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 oltject? ( C i rei e 0 ne ): _.ia;:_:-t,l n~fr:;;o;int't ~ojf ~y~ou~ -- -e:. To your ilght d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON ( Circle One): a. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight-pitch darlc Don't remember 9. The object appeared: (Cirt:le One): ca. A~ o light-- d. Don't rem4mber 10. If it appeared as o light, was It brighter than the brightestatars? 11. Did the object: (Circle One fOf each question) to stand at ill ot any tirM? Don't Know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away ot any tlrM? Don't Know Breolc up Into parts Of explode? Yes....-No Don't Know Give off smolce? Don't Know e. Change brightness? ( v . Don't Know f. Change s hape? ( y,., Don't Know Flaah or fllclcet? Oon't Know Dlaappeor.ond reoppar? _CNo .. Don't Know 12. Old the obltct mOYe b.hlnd aomethlng ot any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then It moved behind: 13. Old the object .mcwe In front of aomethlng at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yea (tit./ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 14. Dlcl the object appear: (Circle One): Tranaparent c . Vapor d. Don't Know Did you obaerve the obltct through any of the following? Eyeglo11e1 Binoculars b. Sun glasaes c. Windshield g. Th~odollte cl. Window gloB 16. Tell In a few words the following things about tho object, a. Sound A)cllf Lx-114&cvvt~L b. Color ('I!/Lit&d v."'CI'l< .. duff .Jtt,d s tli.vu {( r~ ~ r:. 17. Draw a picture that will show.the.ahope of the object or objects. Lobol.ond inc,ude. ln your sketeh.ony details of the abject.that y~.saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trolls. Place an arrow beslde.the drawlngto show the direction.the object was.moving. v::.=an<~._ h ll t' ~ lu ~ <J.Kok(l ().~ U::.f~lt tlct. ./ left v1 tfh u 6 't, t ')c. I' ftAI\ld., ~kox( , c bo.Afy Jfl[t~ d. . 18. The edges af the object were: (Circle One): a. F vuy or blurred Li"' d',~ftL~J <Ju.:liuf ~ tu~ t" 'titx5 ~s ct)sv.'lv~t-~u. ( t,Kt ct. L.ih fl(ii< jt't~) b. Ll~e 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 picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to 'lhaw the direction that they were traveling. 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objeds.made. Place an Au at.the beginning of the path, a "B .. at the end of the path, and .show any changes in direction during the course. 21. How large did the object appeor.to you aa compared to an object with which you are familiar? 22. We wish to know the angular alze. Hold a match stick at arm's length In line with a known obiect.and.note how.much of.the object.la covered by. the head of.th~ match. If you had performed:thls xperlment:at the time of the al;htln;, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? c~;-;-/Jft-Cc!~ t'.._vei.:cdd L~ ~td~ ; hc..tct, ttrlc:(f . II t rre:v. ,l -... r 23. Old the object c:Uaappecr while you were watching lt1 If 10 In order that you con ;lve as cleor.a picture aa ,,ulble of what you aaw, deacrlbe In your own warda a object or objects which, when placed.up In the sky, would ;lve the aome appearance aa the object which you aaw. l"trt r6, 1 te- r;e lf-u;c