Lapuente Calif — March 1962

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS Wo '!J Doll ootl Probably !Jolloon OATETIME C~OUP TYPE OF OBSE RVATION Possibly Balloon Was Aircofr 0 Ground Vo t.u ol 0 CroundRodor ro !,obl y AI rc r nft 0 AI,. VI s u ol 0 Air-Intercept Rodor Po'!Jsibly Aircroh 5. P HOTOS 6. s"OURCE Wos Astmt~o,.lcol Probably Ast,nomicol Posso~ly Asti"'nomlcol l.ENCTH OF 09seqVATION NUMBER OF 06JECTS lnsuflic oent Ocrto rar Evaluation BRIEF S\.. ... -.~Y OF SICHTIHC Obit COMMENTSR~:pO~ ch-r<lt;terl 1 ig:lti "\5 Dr~.fine; bl')": tell r.att ... rn hc-1?!"ing. a:c .. J"..nicrl ~r::-ns t'or.aer . in tor.:l.! 34. Vlhot wer~ th& weather c o nditions at the t ime y o u s o w the o b ject ? CLOUDS (Ci.-cla One) WEATHER (Circle One) c . Cl~or sky Fog, mis t, or l ight rain Scott~r~d :iovd~ Mod~rot~ o r h uovy ra i n d. Thic!< or ;1eovy clouds Don' t r~memhr 35. Whttn ond o whom did you report thot , yov hoJ Sd!!n th~ objctct? W>Js a nyone ~lu with yo u a t th& t ime you saw the o bject? 36.1 IF yov a nswer, d YES, d1d the y H& th e object too? 37. Wo1 this ~he first tim that you had s .. n an obj~ct o r obj.,cts ll!u tni t? (Cird One) 37.1 IF you CI'UW9"d NO, then wh,n, whers, a nd under what c:lrcumstonc:u did you n e other onu ? In your opinton .., at d o you th lnl< th~t obj.,ct WO\ and what might hov~ c ou.utf it? 39. Do you think you can estimattt the speed of the object? (Circle One) 0 No yo u answer<KJ , t en w at s pee wou you a;;;tunote L .....-r .... ~ , .._. ..,. ,,' ; 40. Do you think yo u con ostimat1t how far away from you t he object was? (Cird e One) (:? No lr you ons..,ered YES, t h en how fo r away would you ::ay it was? l'CCc~( .:.'cp 4:.5(1, > / '/'" ~ ";;.;~ y .:::~Jt.cf 41. Pleas. giv t~ fo ll owi information about yourself: Sex ,;J./L~ Indicate ony additional informo~lon -::bout yourself, Including any odueotion, wh ich might be pertinent. :Ooy Mont), U.~. AIR FO~C! Tt:CH,..ICAL INr O:lMATION SH.:t:T (SUMMA~ 'I D:A 7 A) In order that your information may be filed ond cod,..d a,; accurot~ly o i P"S s ible, pbo5e u'l't ., ~.JIIowing :.pace to write .,ut a .shor t dt:scription -:>f th" eve:nt that you obs"'rved. You may r~ pt-at inbrmation that you h :lVe olr~ody ~iven in the qu,stionnair~, and odd any fu.rther comm~nt1, ~lot~menls, or ::k e tche'l that you 6eli'!lve o re important . T ry to pre:.ant the details of the obHrva tion in tn~ ord~r in wh ich they occurr.,d. Additional pages o f the s ome sizu paper rray bot ott~ched ii t}..,v :lr!t nee ded. (Pieou Prin t) (Do Not Write i n This Spoc$) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFOt<MATION StiEET This qut:slionnoire hos be~n prepur~d so that you con give the U.S. Air Fore\) as UCh inf..ormot ro n os possible concerning the unidentifi~d aerial phenom.mon that you hove observ~d. Plor." 'y ., answer as many que stions os you possibly can. The in formation that you g ive will be usttd o r rl}seorc h pvrpo$eS, and will be r~gorded as confidentiolmut.,riul. Your nome will not b < ussd in conn~ction with any s tatements, conclusions, or publ icotionc; without your permis~ion. Wo r>qi..<'~St t hi s personal infor mat ion so that, if it Is deumed nacessory, w~ may contac t you for f urt httr ~etails. 1. \'/hen did y.:>u see the obiect ? 2. Tim" of day: (Circl..: One): 3 . Time Zone {Circle One): a. Eosrern b . Cenr::l -d. Poci:r':' 4. Y!----r~ w~re )'OV when you ::;ow t h e oo ect? Nearest Postal Adclrua (Circle One): a. D.Jylight Saving b~ St~do!d) Clry or Town Sr,,t ... o r Country How long was object in sight? 5. 1 How was time in sight determ1ned? :. Cerroin o-. = "rly certain 6. \Vhot W\J~ t:.., ;:)rc i o n of the sky? c." Not very sur~' o. Bright a. Bright b. C l.oudy b. '.Cioui~ i 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGii f, wiJ .. re was tiP SUN located oo:; you look~d a t the obj .oct? (Circ/n Ono): o. In front o f you b. In bock o f you c. T o your right d. 'f:> yoJr lo ft o. Ov ~rh E>o-i f. Don't r"'rn"mb~r S. IF you s aw th' object .a t NIGHT, whot did you notice concorning tho STARS and /,~00:~? 8. 1 ST A~, (Circlet Omt): 8.2 MOON (Circl~ One): a." Bri~ht moon I ighi'- b. Duff moonflghi c. No moonl ight-pitch dcrlc d. Don't ram~tmbet d. Don't romemb~tr 9. Th;, object opp&or.,d: o., As o li ght J b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don't remQmb~tr 10. IF it opp!J<Irad c s o I iaht, wos it brighter t han tha bri ghtut ntarl? 11. Old t ho ;,~l'ct: (Cirdt~ One f~ ooch qu.stion) A?~Cr to s tand still ct any 1i1T'.,? Don't Know S~.~oo.nly ?Hd up and ruan -:w:y at any tlrM? O:m't Know Br~< up into porU or oxpbd? Don't Know Don't Know Y <t : n smo~ C&,c,..g brijhtneu? Don't Know f. Ch,,; shop? Yo:s l-.1? l Don't Know Fl ?h or flielc.,? Oon't :<now OJ Jo~pear ond r1t0ppeor ? Don't Know tl. Did tn -'OI tct movt behind somehlng at any tim, partlc:ulcrrly a eloud? (Cird On ): 0 , No,. Don't l<now, IF you onJw.r~ ... Y~5, thttn t~ll what 13. Did tn oojtct !'"OYt In front =f tomthlft9 a t any time, part lc:ulorly a c:loud? (Citcl ~.,, Yes (N;' Don't Know. IF you onJwe"d YeS, then tll what a. cSoi1'd' 14. OJ f tn obj3c:t oppecr: (Cirela One): d. Don't Know Did you obJ-rv~ th t obj~t throu9h any of t h following? a. Ey alo:; .1.u c. Olnoculor:J Svn gl'1"'e3 Y?~ Wlnd,ld I~ Wl,,d,'lw CJIJ . 16 . T ~11 in o fe w word s the following thing$ about th~ object 17 . Draw a pic h .. u that will :show th& shape of th!r object or object.s. Label.o nd include in your sk.,tch any c!etaiiJ of the obi.ct t!1ot you saw such a s wing~, protru:Jions, etc., and esp"cially oxhaust tralh or vapor troi b . Pl:~c ~on c rrow beside . the drawing to show th& direct ion the objttct was . moving. ( C /;t: Cnt)l a, Fuuy or bl.wd (bJ L II< a brl~;,t 'tar (c'i Sharply outilned d. Don't rmt,b.r 19. IF tnr ""o MORe THAN ONE o~!ct, thtn h ow many wr tnr? _ Or~w o ple1Ute of how th.y wrt orl"lngtd, and put an orro..., t o .ahow tht dlr.etlon ~hot tnl'ty ""~ travfllng 20. Draw a plctur" that will show the motion that the objact or objech mode. Place on ''A" a t th' beginnino of tha poth, a " B" at the end of the path, and shaw any changes in direct1on d uring the course 21. How Iorge did the object appear to you as compared to on obj~ct with which you ore familiar? 22. w~ wish t~ lcnow the onguler s.l:. Hold a match stick at arm's length In line with a known object .and not' how much :~f the object i cov ~y. th head of.th match. If you had P'fbrmd this cuprlment a t t h t ti m' of t he 1i7nting, how much of tre object would hav b..,n c:ov~r.d !ly th' match had? 23. Old tne objtct dlnppear whll you wer. wotehlng It? If ao, how? :2.4. In order t'-tat you e:.n give 01 e leor a plctun oa poul!,le of what you :.ow, d,crlbe In your awn word.s a common ob l.ct or objech which, .... hen ploc.d up In the alcy, would give tnot lome op,.aronce as the object which you saw, 25. Wh re wero you located when you sow the obj~ct? (Circlo One): 26. Wer"' you (Circle One} 27. What ...,er., 1ou doing ot the time you .;ow the obj<'ct, end how dir.l you hopp.,n to !'lotice it ? 28. IF you .,..er., MOVING IN AN AU'jQ,'-1\0BILE or othttr vehiclot a t the tim .. , tbn complate the following f.!t.ntion.s: 2o. l ~.;,at direct ion were you noving? (Circle OntJ} -::. North :... Norrheost d. SoJth111ast f. SouthW$3t h. N.:mhw~ t .2.3.2 r.:Jw felt wertJ you movin~"- milos pc:r hour. 23.3 : :you s top a t any tim., '"'l.ila you wer~ looking ot tho obj9ct? (Circ/., One} 29. What direcion were you lookin:1 whan you fir::st sow th:t object? (Circle! Ona} a . Nort'1 c. E :lSt o. Sou_!!!} h. Northwest d. Southeast f. Southwe~t Ov ,rhltOd 30. \ that dir~ctto, werf!l you lool.<ing .... ~.,n you la s t sow the objKt? (Circle On.,) tSor.,- s d. Southeast f. Southwest J I. If you o~ ::r with bear ing terms (..:mgulor direction}, t r y t o estimot:t th"J nljmb .. r o f degr~s th~ obj,ct wns from true e -"' (tnru east) and ol.;o th'J numb'}r Or degrett~ it W01 UpWard from tn~ horizon (.~l:votion), 31.1 Wh)n it fir:.t oppearod: o. From true North d~r~J b. Fr:>m horl.:on de~tHJ. 31.'2 Wh~tn It di:sappc11orad: a. From tru'-' North d.,gr -' 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore a t the po int shown. Place o n "A" on t he curved lin~ to s how h,w hi g h the object was above the horizon (s~yline} when you firs t :;ow it. Place o "B" on thd same c urved l ine ~ show how hi g h the objtK:t was above the horizon (skyl ine} when yo u lost sow it In ti-e bllc..,lng lorser sketch ploc~ on A" at the position the object was when you First saw it, and a "B" at its position w:.en you lost saw it. Re'er to smaller sketch as on example of how t o complete th~ larger sketch. J4. What w~uJ the weothr condition s a t the time you s ow the obj.,ct? CLOUDS (Cir::l~ On~) WEATHER (Circ/., Ond) F og, mi'lt, or l iaht rain Scot:~"d ~loud Moderate or ho ovy rain d. Thic < ~r ... 'ltovy c:loud~ Do nt '"momber 35. Wh>tn and '?whom did you rbport tf,ot .yov hod. s~ttn th~ object? 36. Was onyon !tlse with you a t ttut titre you s ow the o b ject? (Circle One) , Ye$ tJo 36.1 IF y:>u answered YES, did t,oy see the object too? lbese list tl-eir n'lmes ond -:-lC:dr'tlsas: 37. Wot thlt the first time that you hod a .. n on obi tc:t or objc:ts li ke this? 37.1 IF y~u anaw.,d NO, then wl..n, whre, and under what clreumstane.-did you ;,e othttf' ones? 3B. In your oplnl~ .,-at do you thlnlc tn obJect was a nd what might hav l,! I; I I r c:auud It? 39. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the obj$ct? (Circle One) {ves IF you answer~ YES, than what speed would you ostimote? Do you thinlc you con estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) No IF you ons-Nered YES, then how far away would you soy it was? A ( 41. Pleas. give lnd lcot ::ny additional Information cSout yourself, Including any oducatlon, which might.be pertiMnt 42. o~te you ~ompleted this questionnaire: U.S. AIR rORC:! TECHNICAL INFORM~ TIOH ~H.:.aT (SUM.\AARY DATA) In ord&r that your information may be fi led a nd coded as occurot!lly a:; po:>.>iblct, plea:se us a the following space to writ~ out o .short doscriptico o f the c vt:nt t not you observ~d. You may ro p~ot in'~r:'l'1ation that you have o lre.:1dy givun in th ., qu~ntionnoire, a nd odd u ny fu.rther commen~3, s : at!tmen:s, or sketches that you bel i,v~ o re important. Try t o pr~3ent th'! detail s of the observa tion h ~e :lrd er in which the y occurred. Additional pages o f thtt :.orne siu paper rr.ay be attoch.,d i f t;,ey cr:t n~eded. ( Do Not Writ!l in This Spoc~) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questi onnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force a s much information as possible conce rning the unidentified aeri a l pheuomenon that you hove observt:d. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly c on. The informat ion that yo u give will be u~ed for r'!3eorch purposes, and wi II be regarded as co11fidential material. Your nome wi II not bt:t use d in c~nnection with any s tatements, conclusions, or publ ica tions without your per mission. We r~gvest th 1s personal information s o that, if it h deemed necossory, we moy contact yo u for furt hor details. 1. \~hen d id -yo u see t he object? 2. T ime of day: 3. T ime Z one : ( Circle One): a. Eoser'l b. Ce11tol C. tHOin (Circle One): a . Daylight Sav ing