Wadenaafs Minn — March 1962

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 3. OATETI~c :OROUP 2. LOCATION ufldRodor 0 Alr-lntarc e p t Rodor 7. LENCiH 01' O&SI!RVATIOH . a. tlU\48E~ Oi' OBJECTS COHCLUSIO,_.S 0 Wat B alloofl 0 Probably Uolloon Poni '.>1 y llolloo, 0 Wa s Airer nlt 0 P rob obi y Air c rolt Po ui bl y Ai rcroft Was Aattonotni col 0 P tobo b l y A stronomi col Pouibl y A~tronomicol 0 In suff1 c1ent Data for Eva l u a ti o n 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) ,a. Clear Sky Scattered clouds d . 'rhick or heavy clouds e . Don't remember 34. 3 i-P....ATIIER (Circle One) b . Fog, mist, or light rain c . Hoderate or heavy rain e Don't remember 34.2 lllND (Circle One) 1a'. No Wlnd b . Slight breeze c . Strong wind d . Don' t remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e . Don't Remember 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? ~one else with (Clrcle O:le) you at the time you sav the object? 36.: IF you ansYe~ed :~, did they see the object too? (Circle One) names and addresses: 37. \las this the first tine that you had seen an object or objects like thls: (C~rcle One) it' :rou ans11ered see other ones? then when, where, and under what circumstances did you 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was a4d what might have caus~d it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed o.r the object? (Circl e One) IF you ons..rered YES, then what speed would you cstir.1ate? 1.0. Do you think y ou can estimace hmo~ f'ar o.w.y fr"'m you the o bject \rts? (C!.!'cle One) IF j '--.;. ~swered YES, than how far away would you say lt was? 41. Plr .. ".S~ give the following informatl9n about your.;elf 'rlha~ :s your presen~ lliddle rlame ?:.e~a i~dicate e-:y S?:cial educational training you have had. a.. ~:-u.de School e . Technical school b . ::igh School c . College Other npecial training d . ?v~t graduate 42 Du. te jOU completed this q ues tl onn.air e : / )' HEPI..Y TO ~TTl'< OF1 ~U8Jt:.CTI 739TII RADAR SQUADRON (SAGE) UNITED STATE<; A I R FORCE Wadena Air Force St:1tion, Minnesota Air T nic~l Intelligence C~nter 1. ~tt.~chad 'U"~ reports of U.FO by civili~u and: :nl.lita.ry p~:rsonnal. 2 . .~.Jport by military porsonnal is submitt~d by thi.3 mo::a.ns in li()u ot proc adures o u Hi ned i n AP!t 200 - 2 rlue to lack o t' AI!' J.'orm 11 2 . Arl:Bin Ullicer l'h~ following i.s a. r pot"t ot Unid~n~ified Flyi Ob,, .. c-t rl)portdJ. by o nca:r Pa.rk !Qpids, t-~iun ot..1. (Tel. on 17 ~'arch 1 ti 1e. Vi.::su_.l ::;l.ght.iug::> V H"O m~i.ll:t 'l.t th1.s :;i.'\.tion by }1::iGl' Reutdr, ..:~JvL r;. "ll~.f, : .. jlC llumphr y, A/lC Broyle'i, .\f2C ldclto, \f2C r'oA!<.e3 ~mel A\j'2C C.:r u<.l.\ll. a . D~-~c-ripUon: 2) Size: tle~d ot a piu. (J) Color: Hh.ite with o. rc..ldi.Jh lii.nt. (-) T.l.i l , Tr :L.i l , exh~u., I; otc. ~Jo:le ~ :$) Sound: Non<t. \9) Olih~r ~usual Ieature3: Nona b . )~scription o Co~rse: Low on hori~on 280 d~grea.::s fro''' hlti~ st~tion. Low on horizo:l ~:!_)proximat~ly 275 degr\tes from thi.:. s t a '-ion. Northerly ~=!ction to 285 de~rees from this ~tatiou, then Southerly d~[(ree.J then ~ortharly o.~ain !.ill f:~.de out a.uout 275 de~rees. to ~o.bou ~ :SO P~d~ a,n.y . One hour t.re:1-;,y minutes. c . ~!.1.nner of Ob.serv:\tion: (1) Ground-viJu~l. (2) None used o.t this station. d . tim~ o.nd Dat~ of Sinhtiog: 2) Night ( _ ) ir iorce oos~rv.,rs loca.l:;ed :::L.t \la.den APST.\, i:linn~sota. lf .:a. t.lht r Unli:nit.,d. U. S . AIR FORCE TECIDUCAL INFORMATION SHEE.'T This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S . Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phonomeon that yott have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly CE.Ul. The information that you give will be used :fer research purposes; and will be' regarded ~ confidential material. Your name will not be u~ed in connection ~ith any state- ments, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this porsonal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. l. When C.i:i yea see the object'( 3. Time :~me. tl.onth Year 2 . Time of day (Circle One) A . tit. or (Circle One): a . Eastern ('i)'. Cen. t ra.l (Circle One) a . Daylight Saving !'". S tmdard c . r-~ountain d . Pacific e . Oth!=>r 4 . \or:"'.e!'e ..-ere y O'J. when yc":J. saw the object? Nea=es~ Postal Add=e~s City or Town Additiona: Re~rks: 5. Estima~e ho~ long you sa~ the object. Houro ttinutes Ci=cle one of the ~ollov~g to i~Jicate how certain you are tv Q'.!estion 5. ?~rly Certai!:. 6. ~{hat v~s e condition of the sky? Not very sure Just e. guess State or County Second::.; of your answer (Circle One)! a . Bright daylight b . Dull daylig.ll t Ju.;t a trA.ce of duylight @ No trace of daylignt If you oaw the at the object: (Circle One) ; c . Bright twilight f . Don' t rer:e~bPr object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWLJ, where was tne SUl'T located a . In front of you b . In back of. you. c . To your r ight d . To your left c . Overheu.u f . Don't re~e~o~r 8 . IF y01.1 saw t,hP object at t!IGH'l', T'..!I!..IGTl', ul' .0!\~TN, \:h.'J.t. did you notic:e co1c~rning the f.i'rMS and t-1 )0"T? STARS (Circle Ono): a. Don' t rem~mb~r ( C'i rcle ob'ect brighter backgcomd tt!OON ( C L rd c One) : Bric;:-tt rr.oonlight non t. r ~.tF--mbe.- the !.lky'i' c . Duz t r .,~mber IF it ~a3 .2.iF G TER l'ilAN t.he sky background, Wl:l.O Lh.e bright.m:sn lik~ tbat. of' Pn auto=o:~:e headlight? ( Cir~le on~) fl. Mil~ or t:l'Jre e..~1::3.y (a d.!.:::;tant car)? 5 v~ral bl od:.:; C.l . lay7 A bl0ck c .ray: s~reral y~rd~ a y? Did the obje<:t: ( C:ircle O!Le for r~UPS t :a"l) 5ta::Ld st:!.ll e.t er.i !"USh tint.!? fr-~ Lon t kun.r c~ -=.go: brit;htr:e.;s? Dar t Knot D i o. ti-:.~ ooject move be."li!!:. something a.t a.nyttmo, pe.rtl~:;la.rl:"l a cl01ld'l (Circle One) Yes then t ll ~hat i~ ijved behind 13. Did t?'l~ o'oJect cove ~n .f:-on.t or something n.t. on:rt.ir!le, part.::c;,l~:~.rly a. .!.o-.d? t Y..no.r ( Ci. rclc One) you observe th~ obj.!ct through fol.lovlng? Eyebla.sue:1 DlnrJI''i.Llar.; p;l 'l:wes Wind:;hicld hendCJll ~e r! Hi.tdmt eJ..u.;c 16, Tell ln a. f ew words the follmring thingo3 about. the object . Drew a pictur~ that will show the shape of th~ objP~t or objects. Latel nn1 inclu.de in your zketch any details of the object that you saw such a3 wings, prot1~sions, etc. , and especially exhaust tralls or vapor trails. Place an arrow b~side t he drawing to show the direction the objuc t was moving. (Circl~ One) Fuzzy c: blurred Like ~ bright star Snaro.:.v outlined Do::~.'t remember IF there wes NORE THA.:f O:iE Dra~ a pic~re of how t~ey that t~ey were traveling . bject, than hmo/ many w:re there? were arranged, and put an arro~ to show the direct.lon 20. Dro.'.l a picture that will show the motion tho.t the object or object::.; mad~. Plnce an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of tne path, a'l.d shmo~ any changes in direction during the cotr::e. IF ?t'SS CBLE, try to lor.;es~ dicension. guess o r estimate vhat the r~al size o:f the object wao tn 1tJ 22. llow l~ge did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the ~allowing ob c~3 held in the ::e.::1d and at about aro'3 lengtll7 ( Ci:-cle One): a . Eead of a pin g . Silver dollar h . Ba.sebaJ 1 1. Grapefruit i . Basketball Q:.la.r-ter =:a:..f Dollar 22. 1 ( Ci:--:le 0:1e of the f;::::J..~.dng to indicate hor., certain you are of' your ans,.,E>r to , a-. C: _ .a in c . Not vPry sure b. ?~irly certain d . Uncertai..J. 23. Row ~ij the object or objects disappear from view? 24. !:1 orC.er that you ce..:: gi v-as clear a pictur e a;;; possible of what you sa11, o~p YO\Ld like for you "t;J ~cagine tho.t you could construc t the object that you .... ,,.:~a"t; type material -,..ould you make it? Ho.., large "~;VOu.ld !.t be, and >~hat shJ.pe woU:! i~ cave. Desc:-~be in your own words a common object or object3 vhlch w~,.~ .?-3.ced in the s:J ,.rould gtve the same appear!l.O.ce as the ob~ect t~hich YO'.l. 25. Wh~re were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One) : ~-Inside a. buildj ng b. In a car c . Outdoo d . In an alrpla.ne e . At ~ea 26. '-/ere you {Circle One) a . In the business section of a. city? b . In the residential section of o. city? In open countryside? FlyJng near an airfield? c . Flying over Flying over open country? 27. W':-.a-: ,.;~re you doing at the time you saw the object e . .,.,_d how did yoa happen to not:c-:: i~? 28. IF j'')U we:-e l40VING r:-; P1~ AUTO!<iOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then. complete the following questio~: WhaT. directio:t you moving? (Circle Cne) e . South \-Test Northeast d . Southeast f . ... fast were :-~'.! moring? 28.~ Did you stop !!::. a-'1..y time whlle you were looking (Ci rcle One) What direction vrere you looking a . :;orth b . ITo!"theast d . Southeast when you first saw thP. "!') Southwest Wha t di:-ection were b . :rort:teast d . y:>u looking when you Southeast :r~ last sav the h . Northwest at the object? object! {Circle 01P) g . \-lest h . North.:est object? (Cir~le One) h . North-...est If :c-..! e.:-e familiar -.,-:... :.h bearing terms {angular direction.) try to estimate the n e:-o= deg:-ees the object was from true North and also the number of degrees it s ard f rom e horizon (elevation) . ~ . ?rom true l!orth degrees b. From horizon ---------------degre~s 31. 2 When it disappeared a . Fro:n true 1~orth degrees b . From horizon d~grees 32. In th~ follo',ling sketch, imagine thut you arc tit Lhe point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon {skyline) vhPn you first saw i t . Place a "B" on the Game curvPcl line to s how ho'" hiGh the object was above the horizon {skyline) when you lust saw it. 33. . ":.he follm,inb _a!"ger sl~etch plu.ce o.n "A"at the position the object '-':tH whn y JU first saw it, end a "B" at its p onltion "'hE-n y ou lo.st so.u i t . Ref,~r to . 1 _ _ er sketch as a:1 exdillple of hm1 to complctf' the larger sket.ch.