: CO~tll fj n:i no J.i ~ht(j in t.!lC ar~ to \'I hi Ch i.h~ phcmo:1C:!!0'1 CO urJ b~) 9tl'3ilj .:~.;o.::i t.! dlrecticn wo'lld be rc:lec t d in An airpl.:m ~ :.1otor could dofi.n5 +.':!ly :-uo oth13r f .g,ct.s :ay !'lave 30!:!9 b~arin, on the incident: l) So:::~ r :1il in t:-.-3 'haperville at.:!n. is dr.dh~"lcerl bv h-Jl.i.copter .. ::?.1 tha iropre<>slon aft~r aho tl''"'n~ I thJ corner a I C c ocede(l tow.:::-:1 F t!"lat a car at noint X sb.:tert rrovio'P lom th-.. hill o!'l the s ::li':"" night .his incident. ,,.,'1 r n ;.lortElll in the !!nmr-..rill-:1 Cl:-..riv:'l cotld r::Jno-t tht3ir went en t-:> say that, m:-ny p-:1oplc h'lvo 5c~n sue:1 ohj<;ct,.., hut. .:>re afra i l to r e p:-::. t:~e;>;. Tre lettqr also su gesL,~d thnt. the S m .'>tart. a colurrn on Ond of th3 ho:y::; clair.~<Jd to h n~ th-:, cb.1~ct ear-lier (n'-'o1t 3 :!-i.O) in Y:hcaton on the sar~ ev~:'li:v a!J the Accor1in~ to irn '.',heato:"1, .::!. ir:0.:.s) clair.s to have seen sore 2) 'T!-'Os o'l::;r a of tii"'e ( t'lOlH_;l! r:.r e-this lcr:r) anl to be a',le to t-:Jll .7h .n t!">e:r J.rc in 7..::.:: viGini ty b: e. t:-~ ~ensot'j' r:crc;:}ptl 0:1. exp:ea::;:d typical ho3-:..:.lit y to.-mrl t.he Ai r Forct:l. noi the r she nor ', :s. 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S!J2J~3 UJ~J S~IJ ~o lllQBf Al~ Pa!Iai~ A2?l~S ! 0 Bl Dtllill~ !llOU~l ~ll -Y illSl, C..U.L TSl :rtiUA.D 01 U:70, 0' Il.l!U UD, CTpn1 4- 11, ~) ~l ?OJCOI,; alPOl!. U.S. AI~ FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHI:ET This questionnaire has been prepa red 'SO that you con give the u.s. Air F orce as mucn inf~rmotion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenom~non that you hove observed . Pl~ose try to answer os many questions.os you possibly con. The informat ion that you g ive will b e uud for research purposes, and will be rega rded as confidential mot~riol. Your nome will not be us'd in connect ion with any statements, conclusions , o r publications without your ~ermission. w~ request this personal information so that, if it 1s deemed necenory, w e may contact you fo r fur~er details. 3. Time Zone: (Circle One}: a. l b. Central c. Uountain d. Pcci fic e. Crn<J~r 4. Wher' ""''re you when you saw :te object? (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard :-4eorut Postal Acidreu City or Town Stotlt o r Country 5. How loog ...os object in sight? 5.1 How was time in sight dehrmined? c Not very sure Fairly certain d. Justo guess What wcs '"'" ~:)ndition o f th e s~y? b. Clo udy 7. IF you sow the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locatad o s you loo"<ttd a t tne ob ject? (Circle One): o . In front o f you b. In bock of you To your left e. Overhead c . To your right f. Don't remember FT 0 JU L 6 1 16 4 This form oupers~d"" ATrC 164, }o"eb 6 0 , whi c h I ob .. ol"'" 8 . IF you saw thtt object .a t NIGHT, what did you notice concerning t h., STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moonligh t -pitch dar!< Don't remember Don't r emember 9. T h e o b ject appeared: (,Circle One }: l o. As o light) b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don't remember 10. If it .:~ppeored o s o light, was it br ighter then the br igh'test stor :s? A,e.c.~A~ r Did t,e object : (Circle One for each question) Appoor to stand still or ::ny t ime? Don't Kno' b. S~,;dd!tnly speed up and ru s h away m ony time? l'(es J No Don't Know 3reolc up into j)Orts or ~x?lode? Don't :<now d. Give off smoke? Don't Kno.,., e. Change br ightness? Don't Know f. Change shape? Don't Kno'f'l' Flash or flicker? Don't Know h. Di Joppear .and reappeor ? Don' t ;(now Did the ob ject move behind something a t any time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Don' t Know. IF you answered YES, tnen tell whaT 13. Did the ~oict move in front of something at any time, particularly o cloud? (Cird t ':r i: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then t..,ll wnot 11. Old the object appear : (Circle One): b. T ronsporen t d.(Eon"l Kno~ I Did you ob.serve the object through any o f the fotlowing? o. Eyeglasses e. Binoculars b. Sun glossl!s T elescop!! c. Windshield g. Theodolite Window g lo.ss 16. Toll in a f~w words the following things about the object 17. Draw~ p lctUte thnt willshow.the.shape of.the obj~t or obJects. Label.and include.ln yollr sketcn any details of the OO JKf that yop:saw ~uch.as wings, protrusions, etc:., and tupecially.~:~ehoust trolls or vapor trolls. Place e n arrow beside.the drowing:to:'lhow the dlrec:tion.the object.wos.moving. l B. The eeges of the object.werer: ( C irele One}: a. Funy rx blurr~ b. Like o bfignt star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF thMe wos MORE'THAN ONE obJect, then how mony wttre there? _ Draw o picture of how they wttre orrong.d, and put on arrow to ~how the dir-c-tion thot they 'f'lrtre traveling. 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place an ., A" ot th~ beginning of t he poth, a .,B" at the end of the path, and show any change s in direction during the course 21. How Iorge did the obj,ct appear to you as compared to on object witn which you are familiar? 22. We wish to know the angulcr si::e. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and no:e how much of the object is cover~ by. the head of the match. If you hod perfOtmed this experiment at fn!t time of the sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 23. Old the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 2.4. In ord..-rhot you can give as cl.t<Jr a picture as possible of what you !law, describe in your own words a ommon object 0t objects whicn, when placed up In the sky, would give the some appearance as the object which you sow. Wh e re were you loc a ted when y o u sow th~ object ? 26. Wer., you (Circle One ) cl" On e): In the business sectio n o f a city? Insid e a building b.Lin the reside n tial. ;;e c tjgo o f a c it)'? ) c. In open countryside? Near o n oir~ield? !n ~, :~irplone (type) Flying ov e r a city ? F lyi ng over o pen country? WhaT were you doing a t the time you s ow the o bject, and how d id you hap pen t o notice it? IF you wsre MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or o ther ve h icle at tl-le t ime, the n c o Mp lett e the following questions: l"'~at directiOI' wer~ you movin g ? (Citcle One) Nor theast "'"T."Southeo; t Northw~s~ 28.2 :io w fosr were you moving ? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at a ny time ""hile you were looking at t he o b ject? 29. What dir~tetion were you looki ng when you first saw the object ? ( C ircle Onej h . Northwest ~-!'lorne ast d . Southeast f. South wast i. Overh.otod 30. WhaT ~ir~ctton were you look i ng when you last saw the object? ( C ircle One) c . E a s t b. Nor"'fOOSf d . LSoutheast { f. Southwtnt Overh'ta d 31. If you or~ omdlor with bearin g terms (an g ufa r dir$ction), try to ustimate the number of d-gree,s ~ne obj.,o:;: wo s ! fr om true North (t hru east) and a l s o t h e number of d~M<'$'J It was upward from tne horizon (e.levot ion). 3 1. 1 When i t first appe ared: a . ~rom t r ue North Z. ? O d e grses. b. F rom horizon _ When it disappeare d: o. From true Nor th b. From horizon de g ree s . 32. In the following s~etch, i n'Ogine that you ore O) !he po1nt shown. Place on A" o n thtt curved line to ~how how hi g h the object was above the horizon (sky:ina) wn-1n }'OU first sow i~. Place a "B" on the snm, cur v.!d lin~ to show how high th" object was above the hori:zon (o;kyline) when you lost 30.,.. it. In tne fa towing iorger sl<ercn p;oc, on A" a~ the posilion ~!-.e oojec! was when you first sow it, and a "B" a t its ~ositio., .,J.~n yov /ac;t s ow i r .. =<~:er ~o s maller ske>ch o~ on oxomple of how ~o complete the lorgr slcetch. IJe:t rborn Ob3. 34. What were the weoth"r c onditions at the t ime you s ow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One) W~ATHER (Circle One) a . Clear sky b. Fog, mist, or light.rain c . Scornd c louds c . Moderate or heavy rain d. T hic'c or f. ... o vy c louds e. Don't remember 35. When .:Jnd t o whom did you report th.at. you had seen the abject? 36. Was anyone olse with you at ~ ~ime you :~trv, the object? ( Circle One) ~ No 36.1 lf vou answered YES, d io :~ey stte the object too? t': cle One) 36.2 ?.eose list their names and addresses: 37. Was tnis the Hrst time that yo~ h od seen an object or objects like this? ( C:rd e One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what clrcumstonces.d ld you see other on9S? 38. in your optnion what do y ou tnink the object was and what might hovct c o v.t.d It? 39. Do you thin~ you con estimate the speed of the objdct? (Circle One) IF you onswer,d YES, then what spe!td would you estimate? _ 40. Do you tninlc you con est imate how far owoy from youth& object was? (Cirde One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it wos?:.=::::::::::::=:tp)=:::::~:::=::::==.---------J 41. Pleau ~ive the following information about yourself: Street City Zone TELE?HONE NUMBER Indicate any additional Information about youu~tlf, including ony oducotion, which might be pertinent 42. Dote yov -:ompleted this quesrionnoire: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 'SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed ond coded os accurately o:. possible, pl&ase use th~ f~ll~wing .spoce to write out o short desc,iption of the event that you obs.,rved. You may re peat lntOfmoton that you have already given in the questionnair&, :and add any further comm~nts, stonrMnh, or sktches.thot you beli"tve are important. Try to prasent the details of the ob d servo t1 1n tne or er in which they occurr.,d. Additional pages of the:some size r.>ap.,r may be attached If tney. era needed. (Plsau ?tint} (bo Not \Vrite in Thi.s Spoc~t) C?-uJtc:., DATA PROCESSING DIVISION CLIMATIC CENTER, USAF A ir V'/ec1ther Service (fv\A TS) A sheville, North Coro l1na fhot~c('pie.:i . 1X'-31 1~ ATJIABA-rle rJII!JR-ri