PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wo'S Balloon 0 Probably Balloon OA TE Tl \ol! TYPE OF OBSERV.\TION 0 Po'S s i bl y Balloon 0 CroundRodor Vlos Ai rc ra ft 0 C ro un d-Vlsu ol 0 P robobl y A~rcroh 0 Air-Vi 3Uol Pos.,ibly Aircraft 0 Alrlnr.,rcotpl Rodor s. t'HOTOS Was Astronomi col 0 Probobl y Astronomical -1 itO.r'J I I * 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. L ENOT'i Jfl OBSERVATION o. NUMBER 01' OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other nsufflcl.,nt Ooto for Eval\lati o n BRIEf' Sli"'"""RY Of' SIOHTIHG : U-': ipl e t; 1. CO\o\MENTS ATlC 701Uf l~ ('IUV 26 SKP 51) I rJ AF(lTI\J: j4 Y ( 1 0 Apr 62) C/crp ncTJ:o)f: c:tN - 17 IN.!'O ; ARW!-~:a-JJAVY- 2..t C11C-(. ,JCS-3t) JE IC/l DU ANCN?EVCZCHQA947ZCQJ 62 '''''YY ~.jEZHQ ~C/CA NF'LAG?AC !: 5 ;)U HIAL T BC Rf Gr3/CANAIRDEF ST hU3~RT QUZ FS'J??G/CO ESTERNSEA;;-~ON SANFRAN CALIF rAL3/CINCNORAD ENT ArB COLO PJWZSO/COMDR 28TH AD:V SAGE HAMILTON ArB CALIF Clt?VIS R~?ORT SIGHTED LIGHT STREAK IN AKY RESEMBLING COMET VISIBLE AT 2440Z ~VE i~ NGE IS VIS!BLE AT THIS TIME TRUE BEARING j00 DEGR?ES DQSS ~lJ .OPPEA~ -: 3 ~ MOVING I~l ANY DIRECTION APEX TO ARD T:-4 H02Zml TAIL POI~J: DJ UP:,?~:': IS 5 DEGRE'SS HJ l~INUTES ABOVE HO?IZON TtdL J!::G":::!:S 23 ~IINUTES A30VE HORIZON AT C300Z 1/J/0 5 ~ 0 Z APR ROtJZA !JI OEPARrMEN T OF THE AI~ FORCE STAFF M~SSAGE BRANCH AC'riON: CIH-1'( DIA-2J OOP-CP- l J SAFS- 3 (105) CE R3EGLr 2 FM CO~.:::A STAREA TO RBcJ~C/C INCLANTFL T fUWFAL3/ClNCNCRAD RJ ~ZHQ/VCOFS USAF' FS~GLr/CO~EASTSEAFRO~ P.CEH~/CANCOMARLANT ?.FEMC/ ;:ANA IRDEF' RJ'NFH'~/:-HREE TWO NORA!) DIV RJEZS'l/TWO SIX NORAD DIV TI.F O ?.3PJD/COMDT COG~RD l.SCG GP.! S COi~ET-LIKE OBJECT SIGHTED 1022.32'Z BEARING ?90 DEGREES TRUE . ffiSITION ANGL E 15 DEGREES. NO APPAPENT MOVEMENT -Adv cy~ Jal to CIN l OOP-CP . U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL I N FOR.,\A T iOt-\ Sli ~ E T Thb questionnaire has been pr~porcd so that you con ~ivc the U.S. ~ir Fore~: oo; much inormotion as possible concerning the unicLmt ificd aerial phcnom ... non that you hove ob:;erv:;)d. Plo:P 'y to answer as many question~ as you J>Ossibly can. Th<> information that you give will b..: \.oS )\l br ro:~aarch purposes, and w ill be rt:gcrdt)d as confidentio l mate rial. Your nome will nol be us~d 1n connection with any stot~ment5, conclusions, or publications without your p~rmis:;ion. We r~J~o.e~t this personal informati o n so that, if it Is dodmed n~co .. o;cry, we may contac t you for funr .. , ~.!toils. 1. When did 'IOU ~ee the object? ( Circlt: One): a : Eo o; s r1.. d. Poet : 2. TLne ofdoy: (Circle One): (Circle On.,): a . Dotlight Savina b. Standa rd 4. \(~ar~ w~ you w~cn you saw tf e cbj~ct? --N::~rut Potol Addr~u 7 -City or Town Sta:tt Qt Country .), How long \<oOS ~bject in s ight? Sec:onJ:"I 5. 1 How wos time In sight dotrr-ined? "'~. Cer!a.~ c. Not very sure !:. :., ly c ertain d . Ju,t o gues<> 6. What wc.s t"': .. ~=~c rion of the s'<y? b . Clpudy 7 . lr you !i'lw the object during DAYLIGHT, whore was th'> SUd locatud as you lol)!c:d ot th:~ ooject? (Circle Oof'}: a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your ri!)ht d. Toyourlcft f. Don' t r memb_r 8 . IF you :.ow tha object ot NIGHT, whllt did you noti .. ., cone :rnino t!-u STAR5 ond ".0(,}1? S i ARS (Cirda On~i: Bri ,l' t "lonl i -;ni-' Dull tr.:lOn I i:;ht t lo moo.ll i:Jnt-pit.:h d a rk d. Don't rem!Jmoitr on t r Jm-:~mo~r (C'rcle On"!): o. A"J o li!lht ( 6. Shiny Did,;,, ol;,j~ct: o. A-~ear to :;tand still O'T ... ry ti.r')? Don't x~ow b. S~:1~e.,ly spo~td up ar.d un ow!ly ~t cny t lrt'tr? Don't Kro..., - o_,t Know C1:lro brlghtnu? Don't Kno.., .:r:; ohope? y J J Don't K,o.,.. ,:: l,,h or flick~? Don't :<now h. D : scppor end ;-e~ppttor ? Dun' t Kno'tt 1~. Did,;, , ooj'tet move .,hln-::1 o ... .,rnln:J <.~tony ti m,, p<:~rtic:\ll:~rly a d:~ud'J Dl.)n t Know. 13. Did t~ :;t~ -ov~ In r o..,t oi J:>rr.,tnln!J a t any tim~, por tlculcr l1 o -::bd? e. Vapor d. D.,n't Know OIJ you oburn th' ohj.,et throuqn a"~' "Jf t}- :..,Jio wll'!g? Wimhl I\! 16. Toll in o f.>w wor1s t he following thing;; about Th<J obj ct. 17. Draw o pi:1.n that will o;how the shape of the object or object~. Lobel end includ" in your sketch any detoib of t~e o:. ect ~hat you sow ~uch as wing~, protru3ionJ, etc., and ospeciolly oAhaust trai b or vapor troib. ::m r?w be.side the d rowln!J to show the direction the obj.,c t wo, moving . 18. The ode;;~ a :>f the object wt.tre: (Ci::to On~): .a. Fuuy or :: -rucL_..... b. likct o bn3ht star c. Sharply ovdinec d. Don't rttmember 19. If tnflro woJ MO~E THAN ONe c;:,je ct, then how many were the,.,? , ..::.._ _ Draw o pkTt.r o f how thoy W'f' :Jrr:lnged, and put on orro~o~t to 3how th, diroctkm that th.,y ...,~, :rovelin,. D: nw a pichJ(., that will sho H th e motion that the object or obje c h mode. Place on " A' a t th~ baginni ng o f path, o " B " a t t he end o f thct path, and st-ow any chan!Jes in d irectio n during t he co ut s:!. How lor; did t he o bJect opp.ar to you a s compor~ to on object with wh ich yo u at., familiar? w., vl:sh '~know th o ng u lc r sl . Hold o motc:n atlc k o t arm'' l .. '"gth In line wit h o known obj~ct.ond nat$ how muc::, of the obj.ct IJ cover~ by. t he h,ad of t he rratc:h. If you had ~fotiT'.d ~hi:s oxprlmnt a t th time of the al; ntlng, how much of t he oo jKt would hove b~tn cov.,~ by th match head? Old t ht ob!tct d l3appear whll you were watching It ? If ao, how? , 24. In crd er tl--ot you c on glv 01 el~r a plc:tu, 0.1 poulbl of what you saw, d~lcrl~ In your own wordJ a common ob j .ct ot obj.cta whle h, when ploc:ed up In tl-1 slcy, would give the 'ome opp.oranc oa the o b ject which you Jow, 25. Where wt!ra you located when you sow the object ? (Cirdo One): 26. Wcr J you (C ire/ ').Is) a . Inside a !Juilding In a cc r In en :::i?iane (type) o. At !l"o a. In the busin:t5s s9ction of.~ city? b. In tho rtl..;identiol :;~ction of a city'/ c. In open countrysidtt? d. N)or an oirfi,ld? , e . Flyin g over a city? 1 ~f ... F I y i 1)9 over open count :y? 27. Whot wc:e you doing at the time you saw t;H, object, and how did you hopoen to notic" it? 28. IF you ...,~reMOVING IN AN AUTC~tOBIL E or other Vt)hicl~ a t the tim~, then compl.,to 'he following cJtution,: 28.1 ,.~:t direction w~re you r:-:vng? (Circle Ona) :. N~rthoost d . Southeast f. Southw~3t 23.3 C :you s top a t any tim., .,..t,ile you were loo:Cing a t the objt:ct? (Circle On~) 29. What direction were you looking ~n~n you first sow the obj~ct? (Circl..: One) b. North c s t d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What d irctkm t~ere you looking ... ~ en you laJt sow the objttct? (Circle On-,) o. Nortl.. C, C:IJS t b. Nortl.~s d. s~utheost f. Southwest h . t-lortht~ H t h., i~orthw.,st I. Ov rh.,ad i. Ov~rheod 31. If you or~ =-: r with bearing t erms (ongulcr dinction), try to ostimote the number o f d~re"s the o':>je-::t wo1 from true Norr:, \thru cost) .Jnd a lso tho3 number o f dogre-,s it was upwortJ tram the horizon (el<!votion). 31. 1 When it first ap?eorod: From tr11~t Nor th Prom h'rbon \thctn It dboppttorod: From true North d.,gre"t~. b. From horizon 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore o t thtl point shown. Plac e on A" on th., curv3d l ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you fint sow it. Ploco a "B on the sam~ curv~d liM ~ show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you los t sow it. 33. In tt,~ f.:~l -:w';,g larger skotch p iece o n A" at the po:.ition thes object was when you first sow it, and u " B" at it.l position .,.~,n you lost saw i t. R~{~' to small"' sl<otch as on example of how to complat~ t~e la rger sk>ttch 3-t. Wlv1t wert-the w~oth~r conditions ot the time you :::ow the objecr? CLOUDS (Cird<} One) WEATHER (Circle One) n. Cf.,or s-<v foq, mist, or l ight ra in c. Sr:!tt~r,d clouds Mod11rare or heavy roin d. Thic:.C or heavy clouds o. Don't retmemb;,r Wh "" and ro whom di d you repott thot yov hod ssen the object? Hol'lt;, y,or 3r5. Wus any~r~ of,., with you at tho t ime you :::a..., tha objttct? (Cirde One) 36.1 IF ~ou onswer"d YES, d ie! r:O,&y see the objoct too? 35.2 P!~eu list their nom~.s one! Jcdr3utn : 37. Wo thlt , .... first tim" that you nod seen on obiect or objac:t.s li!<-t thi.s? (Ci,:l One} 37.1 IF you ons w'tred NO, th'ln ""'~01'1 and under what -:lrc:umstonc:~ did you lH oth~ o n-.s? In y?ur op ini o n what do you thin!< th' obj~ct was ond what might hav' c:ouu d l~? 39. Do you thinlc you can o~timote the speed of the object? (Circle On..,) IF you answer~ YES, thltn what speed would you o 3timote ? 40. Do you think yo u can estimate how fllr away from yo u the objttct was? (Cird~ One) If you onswrad YES, then how f o r away would you soy it was? "\ -- 41. Pl.:~on ; ive th tion.obout your.sttiF: lr:dlc-:, ":~y additional lnrormotior-c~out you,elf, including any oducation, which might be prrrtinnt. ' ASTJOHOMT New Comet May Become Bright as Halley's Comet Jlo :\ :-. EW CO~IET, expected to become 35 bri~ht :b th:: bmc:d H1llc:y's comet, u now tl..a)hing acra:..s the: skies :~nd a ppro3ch- ing the c:~rth. It can now be seen \\ ith the naked C\'c: before sunruc 1n the conscellaut>n Leo, the: T he comet WJS named Scki, after ics dis- coverer, a ]lp.UlC-\c amateur :ntronomc:r who hvc:s on ti'.c : .. !JnJ of Sh1koku. C.tlcubtions mJ,Ie on the cr.mct"s ress by Dr. LcbnJ E. CunninghJm of the: .. -.. ~ UntverSity of Cth; rma at Bcrkclc:v indi. c::atcd tha t the Sc'-i.t comet w11l be of almost first magnitude: b) :-;ov. 13. D urin g the ..:~ nd ' ec of ~ovember, ir will pa~ bv ne ;:..r'.:l Jnd can be seen ./cry low on tnc c u e~" horizon. lc wtll chen h.we "'"'c.! cror Leo into the con- tclboon H'" ra on .:; utitw.tnJ 1nurncv. J nJ e:o<pec:eJ vis:!): 2~1in in Jll ll, two c:r lint m:tj(nim.:e let> . \rend -ltohnd anll ~lrko-, \\ere: -cn tn 1957. C. rmct Sck1 '' ''\\ fir r re~"ned un Oct. II to t l.u\ Jru Culle~;c Ob'ic:n:uor}. C . m. bridl(, J~ .... de:trin~ l11me lor .l)trcmurni- ollntnrm:uwn in the \\'e,tc:rn llc:misphc:rc:. Science Newt ltrrer J030~ 1-'o~mber -1, t961 Promisjng Comet Seki Disappoints AstronomeYs bright .I.> ll.tllc:v'~ t.:oiiiC', h.t, da-tpplillh'cl tllh:r~. (S,c s:-:L, !\l):jcJ.I, I'Jitl.) :t\ J fir,t IIIJgniludo.: uljc....r, \\ hidt i' '' bright ;l'i the hril(llt,, t ~l.tr\ 111 the: Jrc:.t>'t'll' S.:ki h.h hnn th't"fH:d .t~ u11lv hill1 m.tgni tude, lJr. l:.httb th f(clt'lller uf th~ told Sen set s~.rw1u. T his i\ ju,t \'i>iblc tu the n.lkc..,t C}C IIIHicr I s:oml seeing conullicJII\, I hm C\ cr. lJr. ftc .... mc:r s.1iJ the cmncr m.cy Jdu:ally lt.1' e hri~lllcncd to fourth m.t)(ni tude ~t 1 inccs \\ ltc:n ll could not he: (h"n t'\1. The :1\tronvnl~r h.a\ ulNned Ska fro111 the time it .tppo.::ar.:d, :anJ h" phc'l">'r-tphcd \\ 1th the lll in~h 1 etlc:dllll( tcJe,c..upc ,ct Fl.r)(>t:tff. She ,.ciJ the: Wrtl(t h.11l .r uil )\'\ c:r II ue~rec::. lvn>' llll 0d 21, (Cit J . ~ :tftcr its UI\COvc:ry h~ t ).lp.cne\c: :un 11e11r 3\lf()HUittc:r. \Vhc:n JJ,t c,hsen nl ct H.'.:>t.olf on :-=.w. II , Sc:k1 h.1J bccun1c: :. LJ,!c:d lrlvh tr .uhnl( a few ~tre~men, the rc:mn.mti u{ the t::~il, she: said . Scki, which '"a' n.~'>C~:c:J to h ave rc:ach::cl its grc.ltC-)t bn~h:ne'' ;" it c.unc cJo,t" t to moved <;()tllh r 1pdly .uul .. oul.l be ..cc:n rmlv from the Southern llcmi.ph::re :liter th;t H o,,ever, by the cn1l n( "'u .. mhc:r It j, expc,tc:d to be~ vi\tble fn1 1 the l' itctl :Jtc:., :tg.Jin, JlthQugh at \'til nc ,. 1 . ,.,. even {unhc:c ancl be a! Ill )C\"c:nth or eighth magnitude, D r. Ro.-mer s:aili. \ c briJ,thtne<.~ It c:an bMc:l7 he ~ecn '' irh binocular! but '~ill be 'i,ible thrnu~h \ u.lll telescopes. Dr. Roemer s.1id c1~et Sck i "ill ..:unr inuc mrrvc aw.ay from th c:Jrth .1nu hy mid. J.lllu~ry it "ill b,.