3. OATETIMI CROUP 1. LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS a Was Bellaeft a P raM .. IJ Bel loon Pasai w, Balloon Cheverly, lvb.ry land .. TYPE Of OISERVATION 0 Was Alrcrcah D P roball\' Aircraft :cc Ground-Vi aual 0 GreundRodor C Air-Visual 0 Air Intercept Radar 0 Po asl W' .Ai rcroft 0 Was Astwoneml cal 0 Pro.,ably Aatrononticol 0 Pouill\y Astronor ical I. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURSE fi=~ Other Ech o I . 0 Insufficient Date for Evaluation 0 Unln10wn 11. COMMENTS :~ ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET Thl1 queatlonnalre has been prepared :10 that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much a1 possible concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you have obaervecl. Please try to anawer as question .01 you po1slbly can. The Information that you give wi II be u1ecl for research purpoaea,.and will be regarded.aa confidential material. Your name willnot be used In connection.with any statements, .concluaiona, or publicationa.wlthout your permission. We requeat .thi1 per1onal Information :10 that, ff.it 1s deemed nece1sary, we may contact you for further detai Ia. 1. When did you'" the obiect? 3. Time Zone: -- rc ircie One): a. Eastern . ' 4. Where were Additional remarks: c. Mountain u""u saw the object? 5. How long was object in s ight? 5.1 How was time in sight determined? a. C~rtain _ ~ b. FairTy certain; 6. What wqs the conditio.., of the .sky? ,2. Time of day: (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard City or Town c. Not very sure d. Just a guess :a. Bright b": Ctoudy State or Country 7. IF you saw the obiec:t during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): o. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right f. Do.!)! remember . ~ r F T D JU L 61 16 4 Thh fotrn eupraed .. A TIC 164, Feb 60, whlch le obeolete. 8. IF you aaw.the obiect.at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Cir~leOne ): 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: Don ~t remember 9. :The obiect.appeared: :(C Ire le. One): a. As a light a. Bright moonlight b. Du II moon I ight No moonlight-pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 10. If. it appeored.as a I ight, was it brighter than the brightest :atars? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stand sti~ I. at any t ime? b. Suddeniy speed up and rush .away at any time? c. Break up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change br ightness? f. Change s hape? g. F! ash or f l ici<er? h. Disappear and reappear ? Did the object move behind something at any time, particular!y a cloud? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don'r Know (Circle One): Don't Know. iF you answered YES, tnen teU whcr it moved behind: Did the object move in front of something at any time, J)Orticularly.a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what In front of: Did the ob;ect appear: (Circle One): a Transparent c. Don't Know Did you observe the object through any of the foUowing? Eyeglasses Binoculars Sun glasses c. Windshield g. Theodolite Window glass 16. Tell In a few words the followlng.thlnga .altout .the oltiect . ~7. Draw ci picture that wlll~ahow.the,shapeof:the teet or.oblecta. Label.and lnclucle:ln your:slc~tch.any details of. the oblect :that v~ :saw .uch .as wings, .protrualona, ;etc., :and eapeclally .exhauat trolls or vapor troll a Piela on arrow .beslcle. theclrowlng :to a how .the cllrec:tlon:the oblect :waa. moving The edges of the obieet. were: (Cirele One}: a. Fuzzy or.blurred b. L lice .a bright star ...c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obfect, then how n10ny were there? _ Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to -show.the dlr,.~tion that.they.were traveling 2(), Draw a picture that wilt show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A .. at the beginning of . .the path, .a .. B .. at the end of the path, and :show any chant in direcion during the course . 21. How large did the object .appear .to you as compared to an ol,ject with which you are familiar? 22. We wish to know the angular :size. Hold a match stick ot arm's length in line with a kn~wn object .and.note how much of the obiect :Is covered by. the head of the match. If you had performed this experimenf .at the time of the ighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 23. Did the obi~t disappe,ar while you were watching it? If so, how? 24. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you.saw, describe in your own words a obiect or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as the object . which you saw. . 25. Where were you I ocated when you saw the object? (Circle One): 26. Were you (Circle One) ~ In the buslneas.section of.o city? ~ In the residentlol.:seet~on of.a city? c. In open .countryside? d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open.country? i Other . ~7. What were you doing at the time you aaw the obiect, .and how did you happen to n~tice it? 28. IF you were MOVING tN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle.at the time,then complete.the following questions: What di:-ection were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest How f<Js! were you moving? miles per hour. Did you stop at any time while you were loo:Cing at the obiect? (Circle One) 29. Who' direction were you !ooking when you first aaw the obiect? (Cirde One) b. Northeast d. Southeast . f. Southwest 30. Whet direction were you loolcin~ when you last aaw 'he obiect? (Circle One) c. East.--' b.' Not1heast v. theost f. Southwest h. Northwest ,..--g; West ~n. Fforthwest i. Overhead h. Northwest i. Overhead If you ore familiar with bearing terms (ongufor .direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obiect wcs from true North (thru east) and also the number of dtMrc-es It was upward from tne horizon (elevation}. 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North.._-,;...----.;;..~--degrees. b. From horizon q .: ~ degrees 31.2 When it disappeared: b. From horizon degrees. 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved line to 1how how the obiect was above the horizon (sky I ine) when you first aaw it. Place a "B on the oene cwvecl line to thow how high the obiect wa1 above the horizon (sky I ine) when you lost saw lt. t n the foll ow ing :ar~er s~<(!YiC."'! ~iac~ a:-: A'' ;h~ ?Os;r.or. ~.object was when you First saw It, and a s ot its pos;tio~ wh!t,, 'JOl.i ic:c: so~ !, R~fer ~o s mcl!er sKe:cn c; c ~n axampie of how to c:ompiete the larger sketch 39. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obiect? (Circle On.) . 4(), Do you thlnlc you.can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) IF you anawerecl YES, then how far away would you.say it waa? ._ _ lowing infonwation.about yourself: Zone State Indicate any.additional information about yourself, ~ncluding any education, which.might:be pertinent 42. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 34. What were the weather conditions :at the time you saw the obfect? CLOUDS(Circle One) (Circle.OneJ a. Clear alcy c. Scatterecl:cloucla cl. Thiele or avy.cloucla '1~-FOI,:~Iat, or .llght:rain c. Moclerate or:heavy .rain cl. Snow . 35. When:anclto whotn did you that,you:had~erJ.the obiect? . Dey Mlftil Y 36. Waa anyone else with you.at.theti you. aaw:the obiect? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they'" the obiect.too? (Circle OtHt) 36.2 Please list their names .and addresses: 37. Waa.thia the first time that you hadaeen an obiect or obiecta lilce .. this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances.did yous" other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you thlnlc the obiect.was.and what mlght.have caused it?