PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUStOMS a Was Balloon a Preltobly Balloon M .v-un.. suo ~ ...... a Pre'-obly Aircraft 0 3 1()2:10( a Alr-Vl.,al a Air-Intercept Radar a Possibly Aircraft ll:IX Was Astrenomi cal ~,1 e t '1 () 0 Probably Astronomical 1. LIMOTH Ofl OBSERVATION I. NUMI!R Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURSE a Other~-~------0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation IRIIP SUMMARY Ofl stGHTIMO ATIC PORM 329 (RKV 21 IKP 52) 11. C:OMMI!NTS 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved I ine to show ht high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a a on the sante curvecl line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lasf saw it. 33. In the following larger sketch place an A" at the position the object was when you First saw it, and a a at its position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger sketch the weatlwer conclitiona.ot the tin you aaw the obiect? CLOUDS (Circle One) c. Scattered cloucla cl. Thiele or heavy:cloucla WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mlat, or light rain c. Moderate or .heavy rain 35. When ancl to whom cllcl you report th'ot. you hacl. the obiect? The w ther ~eau The llayden Planetbrium elae with you. at the time you aaw the obiect? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you anawered YES, did they '" the obiect too? (Circle One} 36.2 Pleaae llat their name ancl oclclreaaea: 37. Waa thla the flrat time that you hacl en an obiect or obiecta lllce thla? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you anawerecl NO, then whe..,, where, and under what clrcumatancea did you '" other onea? 38. In your opl"lon what clo you thlnlc the oilect.waa oncl what might have cauaecllt? It coula nave been a reflection of sunlight on molecules of tne atmosphere. 39. '. Do you thlnlc you can estimate the speed of the atect? (Circle One} IF you anawerecl YES, then what apeecl woulcl you eethnate?._.../~C'..;.,.,;,.:c<~,~,;,;. . ..;.,. _, --..:..:. :-.., --linozj .M91';C , ~0. Do you thlnlc you can eetlntate how far away from you the obiect wae? (Circle OfteJ ~ 1. PIHae 1lve the followlftl. 11h .about youraelf: ~. y. New York S.x leraale .z .State Indicate any additional informotlon:about youraelf, Including any education, which might:be pertinent. 1 nave completed ele~en~y sch ool, junior Aigh , an~ the fir3t raae s of hi nool I am now~ntering the ~unior ye a r of hi~n school wtdth a past avGra6e of 9~ 42. Date you completed thi1 que1tfonnalre: U.S. AIR POICI TICHMICAL IMIIdiMA TIOM IHIIT (SUMMARY D~TA) In order that your Information may be filed and coded as accurately as poaalble, pleaae use the following 1 to write out a .ahort deacription of the event that you observed. You may re peat Information that you already given In the queationnalre, ancf odd any f~rther comments, atat-'tenta, or alcetches that you believe are important. Try to present the detail of the obaerva tlan In the order In which they occurred. Additional page of the aame alze paper may be attached If they are n .. ded (Do Not Write In Tit I Spoce) See.r.a.: July 2,1962; 9J30 j~.~. !:..astern ..uaylight Saving& ':i'ime New York, ~entr~l ~ark ~all Jeen for about two .sccoacis muving from north to nort.nwest ~ne oojel;t, looeu. liKe a li ated elec t..ric li6ht Regarding your recent letter pertaining to an unidenti.tied aerial sighting, please complete in and in dupl1 cate the attached FTD Fozm 164 it back to -~ This int-- w.U.l. be uaed to ~ your sighting. The Departmeat ot Detenae Fact Sheet ia 1ncloeed tor your 1nt S1Dcerel7, ~iiilJ:..UI J. LOOKADOO Lt. Colonel, USAF Public Infcnuation Division Otfice of Intol'D*Iltion l$ureau O Unid.entifieel Flying Lbjects ~11-tagon, Wastl.ine;ton ll. C. Gentlemen: As sp~esmen for the Zoologica~ Astronomical Terra- nautical Associa~ion 1, ~iss ~residtnt, iss eel there ia a matter tnat shoulo come ~o your attention. We would like to re- port two celestial occurrences wuich neither tne cayden ?lanetarium, nur toe \tea 1.c1er B\utaau, nor any of the Ilewa- papers Cv~l~ satisfactorily explain 'l'he first incident was seen by bo~h ... iss rlosen and . D4y~e l!, on July 2, 1 ~b2. 'l'he objac t iu tue sx.y took the .form lbf a li ilted elactri<.. light bulb. J.t had no tail, but it ~ave jhe appearance of making a streak behind it as a.IJ.Y rapidly movines light does. It was seen in t- tan, above ~entral k Mall at &~proximately 9&}0. It seemed very low in tne sky\e.g. slightly lower than .st~ndar~ airplanes). It went from east to we~t, but it o.id not com& from tue horizon. l.t moved a snort o.is- tanc~ near t ue poin~er~ of ursa ~ajor, and tnen vanisbeo.. The secona inciaent was se~n b3 ~otbir meaber, ano. myself. It took place at approximately 9:45, on luly 9, 19b2. ~he object in point waa the size or the avera~e a t-ar aa 1 t appeal' S to us, ana. it was nier;h in the sky. it was viewed from a point in Uentral J ark ne 72na. St. It travelleu rom horizon to norizon , the Southwest, to tne Northeast. It was very similar to the Eobo aatelite o last year. We reel it neces to bring this in tion to you. We hope you will quench our tnir~t tor knowleabe concerning t ne matter at by explaining, it podsible, ~hcsa two inciaents. ;;lincerelJt U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This queationnaire has bHn prepared ao that you can give the .U.S. Air Force as much information aa poaaible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that youhave observed. Please try to answer aa many questions aa you possibly can. The information that you give will be uaed for research purpoaea, and will be regarded aa confidential material. Your name willnot be !JIM in connection with any atatementa, concluaiona, or publications without your permission. We requeat .thia peraonal lnforn'M.tion ao that, if it ta deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Ia. When did you'" the obiect7 Time of day: (Circle One): (Circle One): q" _u _ (Circle One): a. lbavlight Soviag] b. Standard b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the obiect? Neoreat Postl Acfclr City or Town Additional remarks: C n U:&l I>. 5. I low long was object in sight? . 5.1 How was time In sight determined? a. Certain lb. t"oarly certain 6. What was the condition of the :sky? b. cr.,udy c. Not very sure d. Just a guess Ia, Brjgbi] 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT,.where was the SUN located as you looked at the oiect? ( C ire /e One): a. In front of you b. In back of you d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember FT D JU L 61 16 4 Thlafonn auperaedee A TIC 164, Feb 60, which Ia obaolete a. IF you lOW the obiect ot NtGHT I what did you notice concemi ng the sTARS .and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Cirele One): Don't rmember 9. The obiect appeared: (Circle One): Bright moonlight Dull moon I ight ----n9ht-,;Itch dada . Don't remember 10. If it appeared as o light, woa it brighter than the brightest stars? Yea, it wa a as bri~ht as a. li(Sht.ed. a lie, ... .~. teo. elt:tctric libht. 11. Dlcl the obiect: (C ir~le One for oitach question) a. Appe~ar to stand sti II at any time? b. Suddenly speed up ond rush awoy af ony tl,.r c. Brealc up into ports or e'Cplode? cl. Give off amoke? Chor.;ebrightness? Yno iNo f. Chong ~ncpe? Y"!6 ?(to g. Flo,horfli~lt~? Yr.~s \}~o Oon't Know Oon'f Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Oon' t Know Oont Know Dont Knew (Circ!~ On .. ): Yta (No] 13. Dlcl the obfeet move In front of :~omething c+ any time, ptutlcvlcrly rl dQtJ.d? (Cirt:l~ Onej: Y\fs ~ . Oo..,'1 KnQw. fF yotJ tl(1werttd YES, tnn tell what 14. Dlcl the obJect appear: (Cirele Onej: (o. Sol idl b. T ranspar_.ni' d. Don't Know 15. Old you obse~ve the object through any of th following? o. Eyegio5ses y t;?S :il,c.-cc ..Jr:J T ~1-,.s~ope 16. Tell In o few worcle the following thlnge . the oltfect. o pfcture thot wlll:thow.the.ehopeof :the oltiect.or .oblectt. Lo~l.ond lne,ucle:ln your tlcetch.any details of the oblect:thot ~.sow.'luch 01 wings, protrusions, .etc., and e1peclolly.exhouat tralla or vapor trolla. Ploce on.orrow.leslcle.the lftl toshow.the cllrectlon.the uiec:t:woa.naovlng. 18. The edges of :the obiect. were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or .blurred b. lilce o bright atgr c. Sharply outlined cl. Don't reunamk.er 19. IF there waa MORE'THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? ...:....-----------~ Draw o picture of how they.were arranged, .ancl put an arrow.to 'lhow.the dlrec:tlon.that.they.were traveling. 20. Draw a picture thot will ahow the lon that the obiect or obiects.made. Place an "A" at .the beginning of the path, a "B" at the encl of the path, and a how any change In direction during the courae. 21 . How Jorge dlclthe oblec:t. .to you a As large as a.n elec~ric li*'bt, to an oblec:t. with which you .an familiar? exc~pt round. We w~ah to lcnow .the angular .1 Hold:a ; ;~. atlclc at arm' length In llne.wlth o lcftown obiect .ancl.note how.much of.the obfect~l cwerecl by. the heocl of .the ihotch. If you hoclperformecl:thla .xplment:at the time of th. alghtlng, how much of the oblec:.t would have been cowrecl by the match head? About 1/6 woulu be cov~rc:u uy tL,e wa tahcJs h~ad. 23. Did the oblect dlaoppeor.whlle you were watching 1t1 If so, how? J. t vanis.n.ed wi tL.OU t leavinc., c. trail lh::r.ina. it. 24. In orclw that you con give aa clea;:o picture 01 pOitlble of.whot you:aow, describe. In your own warda a comm011 oblect or obiect which, when plocecl.up In the elcy, would give the ~me appearance oa the obJect which you aaw . If an oc;ect were to wove at a terriffic spe~u, at an altituc..e a little less tnan the aver~be airpl~ne, anu app~ar to a viewer to be about tne siz~ af ~ electric light, then woulu approximately lo~k li~e tne object that was en. Where were you located when you saw the obtect? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In a car c. Outdoors d. In an airplane (type) At sea Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of.a city? b. In the residential sectJon of.a city? c. In open.countryslde? d. Near an airfield? Flying over a city? f. Fly.ing over open country? I Other in a pa.rk in a c ~ ty ~7. What were you doing at the tin:e you sciw the oblect, .and how did you happen to notice it? I was look for the liorth. Star. t'followeci --~ig Dipper, and then the object appeared . ointera or the 28. If: you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE ~other vehicle at the time, then complete.the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Citele One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you movlng? mile per.hour. Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circle One) I. Overhead 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw rhe obiect? (Circle One} . b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obiect was from true North (thru east) and also the numb~r of degrees It was upward from the horizon (elevation) 31.1 When it first appeared: a . Fratn true North degrMa. b. From horizon cletrHa 31.2 . When It cU sappearecl: a. From true North. degr~ b. From horizon degrHI.