Coloma Michigan — May 1962

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Keywords: circle, lready, object, objact, furth, informati, cbject, strononticol, 1iortt, corllmttnh, stohm, ottriol, yjhen, guttss, 3riqht, rhorf, nounlhnr, liilht, i9htr, oift4t, lcvlerl, outflned, dlretlon, olnnlng, ongulat
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD LOC..\. fiON 3. OAT E i l "'i! G~OtJP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Gto ncf. Visual 0 CrovndRodor 0 Air-Vi IWOI 0 A lr-lntercpt Rodor S. PHOTOS NUMBER OP OBJECTS CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Boli-n P ossibl y Bolloon Was Aircraft Probably Ai rcroft Possibly Aircraft Wo~ A strononticol -';"'t P robably Astronomical Po ssl bl y Aatronorni col 7. LENGTH 0,. OIUERVATION 0 In sv ffl ci ent Do to for E valuation A'l'tC l"O~W l:t (R&Y 26 GXP 52) 0 Unlcnown I I . COMMEHTS In;: ."!. U.S. Am :::'JxC! TECHNIC~L I~WORMATION (SWAMARY Oi\TA) In O<dt:r that your infor!l'ot ion may be filed ond cod,d os. occl..ro~ely Oi po:;sible, pi::Oid u.- ?ho fol !owing spoc~ to writ~ out o .:.hort descri p tion of t he event t hat you obse rved. You ~my r:> por i.1iortT'ot ion that you h ave a lready given in the questi onnaire, ond odd any furth~ corllmttnh, stohm~nts, o r s!<etch<ls that you beli.,ve or., important. Try to present the datoils of tn6 observo tio11 h .,_, v rd e r in which they occurred. Addttional pages o f the somo; si:ze pcp.;r may be ottoch.,d if thev -::r:t n.,ed~. (Do Not Wdte in This Spac<t) U .S. AIR FORCE TECHNICA L INF ORMATION SHEET This qu~stionnaire has been prepared so tha t you con give the U.S. Air Forc e as much in!ormotion as possible concerning the unidentified ottriol phenom~non that you hove obse rved. Pleas., try ~:>answer as many questions os you possibly con. The informati on that you g ive will be: useo for research purposes, and will l>e regarded as confidential mat rial. Your nome will n o t be used in connection with any statements, cor.clusions, or publications without your p e rmis:.ion. We request this personal information so that, if it 1<1 d.,cmed n"cessory, we may contact you for furr derails ). When did ;ou se~ t he object? 2. T ime of day: (Circle One): (Circle One}: o. Ear. m.. c . Movn roin d . P~c,~lc 4. \"there W"!f' you YJhen you sow tt,e cbject? 5. How long \YOS object in sioht? 5 . 1 How wos t ;me in sight d~termin,d? e. f=::irly certain 6 . What W05 t - c:::ndit io n o f the sky? (Circle One): a . Daylight Saving , b. Standard City or Town <c. _No t very sure d. J usto guttss o. '3riqht o. Bright b: Cloudy b. Cloudy 7. lr you sow the ?bj~ct d uring DAYLIGHT, wh:!ro was thl!l SUN locat~d as you looked a t th.., cbject ? (Circle One): o . In front of y o u In bock o f y o u c. l o your ri ght d. To your lo ft c. Ov"'rhorf f. Don't ri!IT''-'mb t'l' a IF y<Ju J<l..., t!l., ;Jbj"ct or NIGHf: wh<lt Jid you roHc , conc~rnin!J r o '->r.t.-?5 '-'"J :02N? o . f~fi{;nt nounlhnr t Jil'l-l'b~r r o . As n liilht J!J. li it cpo~r~ <l:l o litjht, '103 :~ ,\.-:J'Je c r to "tand atill ot ~rv ..,.,? C' erg br i9htr..u? J'-" d t OIH lJ. Dl1 :.,. oolct !""OV, In ;,.,,t ..,; )Oift4t',lng at any t'm, IXId lcvlerl y 1 : ;JJ<J? t (1, St.lld Cld you ob rv., tl,t wrl'h ni -1-1 16. TIll! in o hw words th" following thinos about tha object, b. Color 17. Draw a plctL>I'IIt that will show the !lhop of the objact or objects. Labal.o nd indude in your sketch l'lny d~toils of tniJ obt~t ~,ot you sow such a s wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trail~. Ploc.s on orro .., beside .the drawing to .3how the diret:tion the object wos.movlng 18. Ti .dge ~; tht o b!ect wer$: (Cir:l One': a. Funy or bhm .. d ( b. Li ke a brls~t stew c. ShorpJy outflned d. Don't rmmb.r IF ther wcu MORE THAN ONE objet, then how many .... ~r8 thra? _ Or:sw o plefure ~F how thy we,.. orrongd, and put an a rrow to show th dlretlon that thy w.,e trov,llng. 10. D t tJW a pictur., that will ~how th ., motion that the o bj.ect or objech mad~. Ploc!t on A,. ot th~ b"olnnlng of t!;a ?Qth, a " 0 " a t t he "nd of tntt ;:>oth, and srow any changctS in di rection during thcJ <:OUt S.t, 21. How lor~ 1id the object appear to you us compar~d to an obj~ct wilh which you cr., fa miliar? ( 22. W-;, v-f1h t::> ~now th e ongulat 3i:$, Hold o motch .stick o t a rm':s longth In lintt with f'J known ooj~tc1.ond not, how much o f th~ object .I~ covM~ ':ly. :h. had of th moteh. If you hod ;:>erft!fmttd ihl:s .cprltn<tnt at the ?im ~. Did t~ jct dl.so or whll~ you v9r~ w~t:nlng Jt1 If so, ho-w? :2$. In or dr tl-ct yov -:an ''v :)a ::l~r ':1 ?ictUt' .,, poulbl~ of yhot you :sow, dcrlbtt In your ?Wn '-'ord o Cvmmon :>Ot.Cf 'X oojKb whieh, ""'tUrn pl oclld up In t~, J~y, would qiv" tne ,o,. oppeor-:~nc, o.s th, obj ~t whien you ,ow, ' 25 . Wher" W$r8 you locot~d when y?u sow th~ object? (Circle One}: 26. Wore you (Ci;c/ Onu) In the busin&ss saction of o city? In tr~ rtnidentinl ,.,ction of o ci~y'( I n o pen country.Jid.,? Jn oirfi'!ld? Flying ov-er o city? Flysrig ov~r opctn country? 27. '1na t w" y,u doing n r the time you -saw the obi 'cr, nd how dtcl you } app.,n t ') ,1otic., : r? e . Sot..;n d, Soout~'aJt h. f ::Ht~ Y.'ll' 4~w fa.st w '"you movi.,~? milos p r hour. 28.3 J.d you -.top ot any tirr~ "'~il, yoJ -ver~ loo!<irg a t th' o bj.,ct? 29. What dsr:~cr:on Wer!l you loo~lng wh~n you fir:Jr Gaw th., objact? (Circf., On~) a. c. ::o:ar b. ."'1-'rth tosr Sovt1 easr South"" 30. \il,or dar o, -~ra yov loo~ing w:.:en you lost .sow the object? (Circlo One ) 'orth ., !Is t c. ::ost o. d. 5'luth .. o1t Q, .. r:Hod froM ~fU_, f Jorth {thru lllllt) .ln~ o l.;o ,},9 num' r o f d"'rJf .. lt\ it ~0'1 IJ,Ut'"fd 'r')M fhd ht-riton (~!~vthn). 32. In th.-foll owin g :.ketch, irrog in e that you are a t ~ne point :;hown. PlucB on A" on th., cvrv,d li ne to ~ho"'' hl')w h1gh th;: object wo:. above the hori zon (skyline:) 'vhen you first suw it. Ploca o "B" on the s ame curv,d fino ~ .;how how high the object was above the horizon (s kylint:} when you lost 5aw it. In rh., fol: .:'"' "'9 larger sk~tch p oc .. :;, "A" at the position th~ ,bj.,ct wo:o wh"..n you firsr sow it, end a "B" a t po ition w~'" you last saw it. R..:'~r t:~ 5malldr sketch as on o lCample of how to compl~te the l'lr9er .,!<etch. J.i. t/hot were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (C~rcle One} WEATHf:R (Circle One) o . Cle a r ~!~y Fog,. mist, or l ight rain c. Scatt~red clouds Moderate or haavy rain d. Thic~ or h..,ovy c louds e . Don't remember 35. Wh.,n and r? whom di d you report thot , you hod seen tha object? 0-:: I Month 36. Was a~yon else with you ot the ti~e you sow the object? 36.1 IF y?u onswered YES, did t:--~y saa th<t object too? (Ci:-='e Ona} 37. WaJ this rhe fi,t time that you had sun o n obj~et o r obj!tc t s like this? (Circl1t Ona ) 37.1 IF you :JnJwer'td NO, tben wh<W~, wh!tr!J, and Jndr whot clreum3tanc:s did you .Hte othttr one s? 33. In y!)ur opinion what do y':Ju th ink th~t obf'Jct wa.s ond what might hav& cou.ud it? 39. Do you thin'< you cun (U~imot~ the :spe~d of th., obj.,c t? JO. D.., you thi,lc 'r' OV can o Jt imat" how 1or :.n"foy from fOU tho! objecr yoJ? 41. Pho ... ., ..... rntt following information ooour Y~H.rtt~H: U.S. Al:'l FORC:! Ti.:CHNICAL IN?O~MA'iiON SHEt:T (StJM.\o4ARY D:A T A) In ordM that your informati on may be filed and coded os occurotaly O'i possible, please u.stt followin!J space t o write out o .short descri p t ion o f the event that yo u observed. You may rt: information thot you hove a lready giv"'n in the questionnair~, and o dd a ny further comm9nt stat,men~s, o r :;ketches that you believe ore important. Try to pre s e n t the details of the observa- tion il'l the order in which they occurred, Additional pages of thd some s ize paper rroy b~ ottachdd if t h e,-ere ned~. (Do Not Write i n This Space) FORCE TECHNICAL INFO~MATION Tl,i.i q;est ionnaire ha s b-:en pr<!por.:d so thot yt>u con g ive the U.S. Air F orce as r:luch information o s possible c oncer ning the unident i fied aerial ph.:nom.:non that you have ob':lervo:d. Plea:.~ v to answer as many questions os you pos.oib ly con. The informa tion that yo u givP. will be u:;~o 'or re.h~orch purposes, and will be rugard.,d o,. confidontial mate r ia l. Your name will not b<) used ,connect ion with a ny stot~ments, conclu-..ion'>, o r publictJtions without your permission. We r~:;vest this personal information s o that, if it I s dftemed necessary, we may contact you for furth'"r d~toil.s. 1. When did'.,~,~ see th" obj.,ct? 2. T i m~t or day: ( C ire/-;: One}: 3. Time Zon~ ( C ircltj One): a. Eos;er., b. Cc r:ll c. Mo~.rr.,n d. Pac=c (Circle One): o. Dayl ight Saving b. Standard 4. 'r r ~(~ wr~ yo u wh;,n you sow th~ :-o j.,ct ? Sto t,. or Coontry 5. H~w long -...os object in sight? 5.1 Ho-... was t im., in sight determined? 6. '.-.hot was l-e =~ndrrion of t he s c. Not very sure d. J ust o guess ':.o. Bri')ht' :,ec;onJ:. 7. tr-you :;o w th~ o bjAct during DAYLIGHT, whPm wo" th .. SUN located as you loobd a t the objc}c~? (Circle On--): o . In front o f you b. In bock of you c . To your right d . T o yo ur l ,ft c. Overh ,.~,.j FTD h iL61 164 8. IF you .low t',., objact o t NIGHT, what d id yo u noticl' c::lnorn i,, g th" ST,\r<S a nd ~.,QO~?