P ROJECT 1C073 RECORD CA~O l. L OCATIOI'I COMCL!JS tOI'iS i'J., On::.o 4. TY.,! OF OiUiRVATIOH Wo:. Balloon 0 Pr:.bobly aolloort Po .ui bl y Sal loon 0 W:u Altcroh Pro bob I y :,; r c r .,h Po:.lbly Aircrt>lt s. f'dOTOS '.Yo A,tronomi col ?robobl y Aatn>rtOmi col ?o~: illly AJt~no..,lcol ' ~. tiUMit! . 0,. OBJ!CTl 9. COURS! 0 Othr 1. Li!MGTH 0,. ~S~JIYATION ll'auffl clent Onto fo r Ev11luutlon A riC J'OR1t4 J.l (JU'.V 16 .J MP 5%) 11. CO~>Uo~S!!oiTS rJ.> in .1 cl.i!ec';ion coi.cl <.:i.lo=nt tlth U.S. AIR FORC&: TECHNICAL .ll'tFORMATlO~ SH!:ET T hi s que5tionr:oir~ ha s b.~en pr pored :;o tho t you ..:.::n giv::) the U.S. ~c\ir Forcu a .. lniJCh infar'Tiation as possible concerning the: unidentified o..:r io l ph.,nom,.non that 'JOV hav., ob,;rv.,d. P l .!os& try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The in fo rmatio n thtJt you give will b~ u:.etd for rosaorch purposa3, and will be reaorded as confidenriol rn'Jl"riul. Your name w il l nul ~ vsad in connection with a ny stat~ments, conclusio n5, o r pub licotlonos withour YIJf.!f p.,rtni3slon. We rl!quest th is personal information so that , if it Is dettmed n~c~:uory, W'!J may contact you lo r 1. When ~1d yov1~e t ho object ? 2. Tim9 o f day: ZO ~ 0 3. Ti:re Zoos: (Circle One): o. E:~stetn b. c~nrrol c. ~ 'ountoin d. =>.:ctfic 4 . 'r'f!lereo ,...~re you when you sow :t.a obj1:1ct? 'l:rorOJ.tt Postal Addr1u~ 1.\lnulots (Circle One): A.M. or P.M. (Circl~ One): o. Dayl ig ht Saving b. StandtJrd City o r r own Stat 8 o r Country 5. !-low IClr!g wos object in sight? 5.1 How was ti me in s ight derermined? c . Ce rta in b. F a irly certain c. Not very surs d. Just o 9'-"SS 6. What w~5 :..~ ::ondition of tha !i~y? a . Bright c;: Br ight b. Cl.,udy b. Cloudy 7. IF you saw th~ object dur ing DAYLIGHT, wh~re W11s t he SUN located os you looked ot the o bjctct? (Circl Omt): a . In front o f you d . To your left b. In bock of y>u c . To your r ight e . Ovrheod f. Don't r Jm .. mb.,r a. IF you sow the o hj e cf ct :~IGHT, wnor did y.Jv not ico COIH:.!fnl 1!) T.lt:!) fA2S cnJ MOO!'-i? STARS (Circle One): Bright rroonl ight No moon I on; -pi rch dor Don't remember r romc:mb.,r ( :ircle One): a. A:; o li ght ( b. Shiny d. Don't rem.,mb.,, 10. If . cop!!ored o' o light, wo~ it br ighter than th~ Lri oht.,,t ~tors? 11. Did ;~e object: (Circl~ One for each qu.,stion) Appear to stand stil! : t .:my t imet? S..:ddenly spe,d up c-c :vsh a way ot any time? a . Don't Know or"o'< up into ports cr ?X;:>Iode? No Do n ' r Kno..., Change bri ghtness? Change shape ? Don't Know ' Flash o r fl ic'<~? Don't Know ~ Di :;ap pear and reappear ? Do n ' t l<now 12. D id ~h~ object move behind something a t any tim~, particula rl y o cloud? (Circl On.,): Don't Know. IF yo u onswer~d YES, tn"n toll .,.,hat 13. Did L,~ cbiect move in iront of something a t any time, po rticulcr ly c cloud? ~C r : 'J~e): Yes (_No Don't Know. IF you cnsw~red YES, the n tell what b. T ra nsporent c . Vapor d . Don't Kr'>'.Y M. Dicf th e object appe ar: (Circl~ One : l a. Did you obs~rv the object through a ny o f t he followin~? a. Eyegloss11s e . Binocula rs b. Sun glasses Wind:;hield g. rhoot' olite Yo-; d. Wtudow g loss 16 . T e ll in o fu w words the following things about th& objttct. o. So und St:~ b. Color 17. Dto"' a pictiJI'e that will show the shop., o f th" object or objects. Lob~l.ond include in your ::;katch o ny n'!ttoils of the object that you :.ow s uch os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaus t trails or vapor lroil:s Place o n orrow beside the drawing t o show the direction the object was rr.oving 13. T h e .,dges o f the object WM~: (Circf~t One): Fv::zy or b lurred o . O th er like '0 br ight :;tar Sharply outlinttd Don't rememb.,r 19. IF t,.,, was MORE T HAN ONE .,bj!tct, then how many were th~W!t? _ Dr~w '0 pi ctur of how th~ w~re arranged, a nd put on arrow to show the direction that they""' trov<tlin!J 26. Wore you (C ircl 0.1e) 25. Where .,....,re y~"~u loco ted when yov so~ tiu obj~ct? (Circle Ont:): a. lno;i.h a building ( b: ''r rh-1 '":siJ~ntiol sect io., of o city? b. In a cor c . In o;;en count ryside? ( c'": Oudoor~ d. N nr on airfield? d. n -::n c;olone (typ~) c . Flying over o city ? e . At ... -o f. F fyingover op'lncounfry? Nhor were you doing a t the t imet you sow t htt ob ject, and how did you happen t o notice it? 28. IF :.,u w.,re /lOVING IN A\! A'JTOMOBILE or other vehicl .. ot th time, then complete the foilowino qu~'!tion:s : 23.1 What d irectiOt'l w~r!! you moving? (Circle One) o. 1'-iorth b. Nortneost d. Southeast f. Sourhwest h. Northw.,~t 2a.~ How fast were you --oving? mifes per hour. -\\ (!.- 23.3 Did you stop o t any t:T"e while you werrt loo!<ing a t the object? (Circl~ One) 2?. What direction were you lool<ing .,.,hrtn you ir'>t sow the o jeer? ( ire e ne) c. c:ost e . Soutl, h. Northw,st b. Nor~1eost d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead 30. Vthrt crr~Ci!ln were you loo<i,g when you lost sow the objttct? (Circle One) East South Sout hwest 31. If you or~ :~milior with bear ing te rm5 (angula r direction), try to estimate the number o f d~r~tn the ohj c t wos from true Nort h (thru cost) ond a lso the number of d<)gru it wo, upwa rd from t h ., horizon (.:l.,voti, n ). 31.1 When it f irst appeared: o. F rom true ~lorth dc:grees. b. From ltorizon degre-es. 31.2 Wh~>n it di:;oppPore-:1: o. From true North _ _ d <JrCt>s. b. From horizon d~orc .. s . J 34. What wero t he weather conditions at the ti me you sow t ho objdct? C L OUDS (Ctrcle One) WEI\ THER (C~rcl~ One) \. o.' Cldor ::ky b. F og, mis t, or l ight rain Scott,rod clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. T hic'< or heavy c louds Don't remctmber 35. Whon a nd to whom did you report th'ot y.;u laad seen tho object? 36. Was o~yone else with you a t tho time you sow tho obj$ct? ( Circle One ) 35. 1 F you answered YES, dad they see t he obj~tct too? C irclo One) 36.2 Ploose li.st their names ond addresses: 37. Was this tho first time thot you hod s-cten on object or objects l ike this? (Circle Ono ) cr:~ No 37.1 IF you onswerod NO, t hen whM, whero, and under what circumstancu did you .see other ones? 38. In your opin ion what do you think th" object was and what might hove couud it? 39. Do you t hinl< you can estimat" the speed o f 1ru; object? (Circl;, On~) Yos IF you ansY.ttr~ YES, then .,..,hot speed would you o .. timolb? 40. Do yoJ l,,n:.C you con estimate how fo r a wo y from you the object wo!i? rc ircle One) IF yov .Jnswerlld Y ES, thttn how fo r owoy would you :;ay it was ? information about y o urself: lnd;ccr" any additional informato n about your;salf, includina a ny oduco tion, which might be p.rtin.,nt. U.S. Am FORC~ T E C rlNICAL ltti=OR~A..\T!ON SHEE T This q ue stionnaire has been prepared s o tha t y o u con give t h e u.s. Air Force OS mucn in f; r'"lction as possiol~ concerning t h!! un iden,ifi3d aerial pht)no rnenon tho~ you hove observ.,d. P loos try t o answer a s many questio11 a s yo u possib ly c o n. Th..: in formatio n t h llt you g iv" wi:l bt" used for research p urpose:;, a nd will be regarded os confid !Jntiol material. Your nome will not b e se d ;, c onnection with any stotem.,nts, c onclusions, or publication s without y o ur ~ermb ion. \' ~ r c:uesr thi:i p<!rsonol inf-,rmorion s o t ha t, if it 13 do~med necess ary, we may contact you for fur.~er -J~rai Is. Llr~,o ne : c . = ern {) Ci! rol c. oJntoin Minul .. :. .2. T im!t oi day: (Circle One): ( Circle One): a . Dayiight Saving saw ;,~ ob ject Stot& o r Country Additional romcrk-.;: 5 . How long "MJS ob ject in s ight? 5 . l H-,w was ' me in s ighr termined? ==cirly certain nditio n o r th~ sl<y? Not very sure c. Just a guess a . Bri ght b. Clo11dy ;I 7 . r;: y o u SOH the o bi f'ct during DA 'lj.IGHT, wh .. r~ was t hl" SUN locat~d 03 you looked at th" object? l (Circle On ): a . In fr o n t o f yo u d . T o yl)t~r loft 1 1 b . In !Jock o f yuu u. O vcrh_ud I c . To your r i!Jr t f. Don' t r<!:m,.mber J FTD J:J .sr 161 3. IF you ::;ow t he obj,ct ot NIGHT, what did you notice cor...:-;:rnina th~ STARS o;,d MOON? S. l s-:-ARS (Circle o,e l: c!. Don't remember 9. The ~oj~ct opp13ar~d: 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c . No moonl ig h t -pitch d ark d. Don' t '~member d. Don' l rerr.ltmbctr 10. lf.it r:po~ored as o light, wos i br!ghte r t hen the br igh'te 'it stors? (Circl~ One for ooch que: ion) c . ;...,;Jeor t~ s tcnd still c :"'y t; me? b. S.ddenly :;pe&d up end -~,, cwoy a t any tlrne? c. !:. "..:'< lJfl into ;>artJ or :-x::ll oda? Don't Know Don' t i<r:ow d. Cvs cif smo'<.!? o. ~ tln:::e briontnes:;? f . Ct,cn~e ~hope? g . Flash or fiicbr ? o:scpp~or.ond reappear? Don't Kr.ow Don'~ Know Don't Know Don'r Know 12. Did the obj~t move b .,hind something at any time, porticular:y o cloud? Don' t Know. IF you on!'lwere-d YES, then t e il whet 13. Did t:..e :::> ~ct move in front o f something ot a ny timu, pnrticulorly o cloud? ( Crc"' :;,.~): Yes ~'9 Don' t Know. IF you on~v~r~d YES, then tell ,v ,of 1 14 . Did t he objdct a ppdc r : (Circle Or.~): {o>'solid b. Trono;;>.,rent c . Vo:->or d . Don'~ Know ~ Did you OJS~rvu ~he obj .!:Ct lhrough any o r the following? Eycgloss'!s Sun g lc> idS Wind.>hield d. Window girl';.; B~noculcrs T e lescope y c .. Th.,odo I i te ~6. Toll in o h w word 5 tne following t hing::t abou t the obj,ct. 17. Drew ' :-i:1.r~ tnot w ili show the:.>hope of.th, o bje<:t o r object~ . L obel.ond indud~ In your s ketch a ny der11il.:s o f the 'o!~r ~hot yo~:sow such as wings, p rotrusions, etc. , and osp::tcioliy.exhau3~ trolb or vapor lroib. Plac! en 'JWJW bttside.the drawingto:Jhow the d lr..,ction.the o bjact wo s .moving . l S. The .. dg11u of the objfltct were: ( C rcfo One): o . Fuzzy or blu rred b. Li!<a o bright star c . Shor? iy outlined d. Don' t r~"'~mber 19 . IF rh er~ .vas MORE'T HAN CN:: object, then how many W:tr ' ther111? _ Draw a p icture of how they wer!J a rranged, and put on a rrow to sho""' lne d,, ..... t io n that they wr~ rrov.,linq. Draw a 01 :ture tno: will "'-..>w tne no~ion that tha obj ct or n\>j'lc~s m.:~de. Place on " A" at tf., b~oinn!no e>~ ~In path, a "3" at !h~ ~nd of rhe pot~, a nd show any cha ng&s in dtrection c!ur!ng t~., cours~ Wo wiJn ro know the angulcr s i.:~. Hold o match .tick at crm' s length in iine with o known obi act and no ho.,.. ~ucn of th3 object is covred by th!t head of the march. H you hod performed thi3 oxperimen~ ot h~ ~i"'' of the :ish ti:~g, how much or t'.,~ ob1::ct wo uld hove been covered by t:1a match head? 24. In crdet :,o t you con giv, a s clear a pictur ., o s pouible of what you sow, describe in your O"''n words a commoo .:o .-.:r or objecrs ""hie,, wh,n placed up in the sky, wovld give t~ some oppecranco cs the obiec: wHch vcv 'CW. 32. In tro foliowing !l~etch, iJ ....,g;n~ that you a rc at tne P"in~ ,,!,owr. Place en "A" on th!-' curt.-td I in" ~o show h.,.,., hi~;i1 th;, o::,jolct wcs ol:lov~ tha horizon (sl<y!1::e) v1:1en yo1 fir.t ,;;;.-~ il. P!tJca o "3., on tha :;-:;me c~;rv.,d 1; .. !sow h ow hi9h the object \"to:; abov~ t h<.~ horizon (.:>kyl:n~) W 'd:1 :1ou losl JO'rl i t .n +; e r:" ow;.,g lar:;er ci<~:rcn p:oc..:: on "A" c t .he po:;:~;on th~ object wos when you fir s t sow it, and a " 3 " a t its ::>osi~io~ h.,,, you b.r; so'" 't, R~'~r ~o :.mCll'<:r sko~cn C o.1 .J;cample o~ how ~o complet$ :ne larg~r s~"tch. 3 l, './hat were t!1c woathe~ .:ondHiOf':$ .at tna time yo u ..;<Jw t h., obj..,ct? CLOUDS fCircl.: On.,) WEA HIER (Ci~cl!;: One ) F oo, mi-lt, o r ligh t rain Modarot~t or heavy rain T h ::\c or r "uvy douJ3 Don't r!:mcmoer -,ro !a whom did you rctporr th'at. you hod sun the object? 36. 'Yo, o~yo~-: else with you o -,e ;ime you :.ow t!-te ooj iC~? 'C':rcle 'Jnej 37. Y!o:s tnis t~e first time tho~ you !--od sen nn ohj"c~ or obj&c't.s like ihi.J? ( Circ i e One) 3 7. t lr you o n .JW$ted NO, th.,n ..... hen, wn~,, a nd undor wnot circumstonc,3 ciid you ')d!f oth~ o nou?