Evanston Illinois — July 1962

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3. OATI!TIME CROUP ? "r:flnLs PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION E"an'5tOP , I1li n0is 4 TYPE Qpr OBSERVATION ~Crouncl-VIsual 0 Ai~Vi.ual 0 Ground Radar 0 Air-Intercept Radar CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon Po s si 01 y Ball oan Was Aircraft ~ 0 P robobl y Aircraft c Po ui bl y Ai rcroft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical vet No S i v i 1 i ll: C Pouibly Astronomical 1. L~NGTH opr OISERVATION I. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other::---~------ tO. BRIEfl SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown ATIC POIOI 329 (a&V 26 SKP 52) Official U.S. Air Force In the following sketch, lmoglne that you are at the paint 1hown. Place an "A" on the curved line to 1how how high the object was aboM the horlron (llryllne) when you lfrsf saw lt. Place a ''I" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horlron (slcyllne) when you last sow lt. Place an "A" on the compou when you first sow if. Place o "I" on the com when you last saw the obtect . 28. Draw a picture that will show the moti~ that the object or objecb mode. Place on "A" at the beginning of the path, o "I" at the end of the path, and 1how any changes in direction during the course. ill~ rt-P i>~Jt.ll &;:7) 29. IF there was MOAI! THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _ Draw o picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to 1how the direction that they were traveling . UFO form continued 30. Have you ever sMn this, or a similar obtect before. If 10 vle elate or dotes and location . 31. Wat anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) @ 31.1 If you answered YES, did they SH the object too? (Circle On) 0 32. Please give the following Information about yourself: C ity Zone Stote TELEPHONE N SEX Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. ~t:?~L( ~TIC do-NO T c;-f ~A.) fD 33. When and to whom did you report that you hod '"" the objed? FO form continued cia I U.S. Air Force which you W ClftCI It Mt ocl1qua..a, IO'Ieilcl 1ft the .-ciftc points of the cil' -oz:>oa , tie: be f~ 2 r:;-r-tT cP: (fl.~ /ltJro Tt:J, ~ t ~ OVia IL t:-D bt' Tt9vC.~ J U.S. Alit PORe! TECHNICAL INFORMATION .. Thit qutlonnalre hen been prepared 10 that yau can give the U.S. Air Force as much lftformetlon as paalble conceml"l the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Plea try' to answer as many queatlons as you ponibly can. The Information that you give will be u11d for research purposes. Your name will not be used In connection with any statements, . cOftcluliOfts, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sa that if It it dH!ftecl necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the object? 3; Time Zone: (Circle One): a<"{g,tocn ~ b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you sow the object? (Circle One): A.M. (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard Nearest Postal Addrea City or Town State or County ~. How long was obiect in sight? (Total Duration) Hours Minutes a. Certain c. Not very sure e Faarly certain ) d. Ju,t a guess 5.2 Was obied in s~ht continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? b. Cloudy b. 7. IF you saw the object during DAYliGHT, where was the SUN located os you looked at the object? (Circle One): a . In front of you b. In back of you c. To yourright d. To your leFt e . Overhead f. Don't remember ffD OCT 62 164 Thas form supersedes FTD 16 ... jul 81, whlc:h is obsolete. I. 'IP you ICIW the ~biect at NIGHT, what dlcl you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 1.1 STARS (Gcle ONJr . 1.2 MOON (Circle One)r . . : . . . a. Bright maonlltht ' I<. b. Dull moonfitht (l Don't remember ;:> ~ c. No moonlftht-pttch dark d. Don't remember 9. Whcrt were the. weather conditions ot the time you saw the obfect? CLOUDS (Circle One)r c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy douds (:: {Circle One}: . b. Fog, mist, or light rain ' C. Moderate or heavy rain .Don't remember 1 0. The object appeared: (Circle One): a~J~?) ~ I i4 ~l rs d. A$ a light b. Transparent e. Don't remember 1 L If it appeared os o light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): ~BtiahterJ c. About the some d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: The edges of the obiect were: e . Orher TH-t:' c~p"5 lV F.: .c.. ~ MQ4' T (Circle One)r a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did the object: o . Appear ta stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush owoy at ony time? c. Bteolc up into parts or explode? d. Give oH smoke? Change brightneu? f. Cho~e shape? g. Flash or flicker? Di,appeor and reappear? {Circle One for each question) 6-.-,-) No Don't know c teD No Don't know @ Don'tknow Yes ~ Don't know Yes tNo Don't know Don't know Don' t know . OfficiaiU.S. Air Force 14. Did the object disoppear while you were watching h? If so, how? y e-c; Qv L. K li ' IV -ro 'It+& )v 'SI'._, .t.K e 15. Did the obJect move behl"nd something at any time, par1icu1arly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes e Don't know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, por11cularly a cloud? One): Yes GJ Don't know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Tell in a few words the following thingsabout the object: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match ltick at arm's ler19th in line with a known object and note how much of the abject is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of th~ sighting, how m!!dt of the object would have been covered by the match head? . 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the or ab;ects. Label and include in your dtetch any details of the abied that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., an especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. t \ 14 p f' ~ ei) C 4._,.. ~ --s; N 19-P-= i~ . FO form conti.nued Do you think you can estimate the spud of the objed? (CirdeOne) Yes No . ~,A(. e:JO T IF you answe~d YES, then what speed would you estimate? _ 21. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you ~ay It was? --.0_0_. _....-_.A_OD_ 23. Were you (Circle One) 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): o . In the business tion of o city? o . Inside o building b . In a car b-"ln the residentiof $8Ction Of 0 City? -..., r ,q ~ 1'\ _ I c. In open countryside? utdoo d. Neor on airfield? In on airplane (type) Flying over o city? e. At sea f. Flying over open country? 2.C. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot thP. ti!Tee, then complete' the following questi?ns: 2.C. l What direction were you moving? (Circle One) o. North c. East b. Northeast d . Southeast f . Southwest h . .Northwest 2.C.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the ob;ect? (Circle One) 25. Did you ob.erve the object through any of thefollowing? a. Eyegloues Yes e . Binoculars Yes b. Sun glasses WinCishield Yes d. Windowglou Yes f. Telescope g . Theodolite 26. ln order that you can gle OS clear a picture as possible of what you SOW, describe in your own words 0 common object Or ob jects which, when placed up in the sky, would givethe some appearance os the ob;ect which you saw. LJnlleti:1 .July Antcr<.!rco Sightings Ccrrch\..,, a;ed "Pf'tntl ;, b~. \larK ht\ all.: 'J r . earl l hP iny rt-tJo r td "Mystery Satellite" Sighted~ Hong Kong, 9 July 1962. Local resi- dent R. I. Hobson reported that he had seen an object which gave off a brightt white light, twice in two hours on e\"ening of 8 July. The "Bangkok World' from which this information is taken, reported that Hobson said the object traveled from south to north over colony and took about 15 minutes to cross the sky. (Russian and American satellites take roughly 20 plus minutes for transit) . UIIfiD STA!I8 HARI !IOIIL . ATTN OF: CRT SUBJECT~ Unidentified Fqing Objecta Air Technical Intelligence Center United States kir Force \Jri~ nt-Ptterson Air it'orce J'3ase" Uhio outll.Da4 ill 15~ APR 200 2 1e tted tor 70V Deacripticn ot the Object(a)a LocatiOD of -~ l. iike 707 1-1i trt lights on 3. Li.:-::ts \1/~re ~..-ellow (very br:!.t;.ht) f ldllnt11)ing Iato on Obaerwr(s)a Manner ot Observation: 1~ .:r::>und vist:.al 2 Low no\-Te r d.. Time and Date ot Sighting: A. HII.QUI , Base Operations orri er ?., r~'._ill~ction l't{lS Lt.di:~i 'tT a ner an w: nos" h. lJnknow!'i Unlu'lC~Jn (Go~ld se& clartrl ) in bell~Jns No Caae (laforaation Only) DuDedin, New Zealand th~ f ollcwing ~cc ount on 7-12- 62. rrt,-:-.ny cclc r.:.;1 b.~l of l i;:ht ~-~hich fl:'.sh~d No Case (Information Only) Can1p Lakota, Illinois Boy Scouts Report Sightings --others Se UFO's ,.. ;'" . An object which changed direction taster th:an would be possible with a rcgul:ar o ircraft, was sighted by four boy scouts and three staff members of Camp Lakot:a in Illinois on 12 July 1962. I In a letter addreuod_ to Profe r Charlea I M:aney, Physics Professor at Defiancf ~leae, the J. C. Holley family of D~ flance 1ave this description: . d .An object which chansed cli- rectic!l faster than 1mul-j t:e po.s$ible lli1b a rsguler aircraft, was 3 iE,h ted by .f'uilr . bo1 scout.s and t-hree stArt m omt-e rs ot Camp Lakota in Illinois on l2 Jul7 1962 . In a letter aaed to Prot c. l!E.M7 Pbyeice Protteeaor at Defiance Colleae, the J C Holler tawflT ot Detianee gave thia deecriptions The firs~ object. sighted wa3 lite a cigar with a ' pointet1 tall. 'lhe next ob- r jeote .. en were ahaped the sarne, bolt we:. . The ~irst object sighted was like a C1J:ar With a pointed tail. The next ob- jects seen were shaped the same, but were smaller and appeared to come from the larger one. ller and. ap to eo me troa the The names of the scouts who sighted the object at 8:30 p.m. on the 12th were Charles Nelson, Robert Anderson. Ron nie Boweman and LeRoy Hodapp. They were walking along the Power Dam road when they saw the objects. The sightings were reported to Pro- fessor ~I.1ney, and the following is addi tional detail; The boys first thought the object was a jet, when iirst seen at about 30 degrees elevation, but it proved to be too .. &lobular" in . appearance.. . I~. ~tarted to move at a slight an;lc down and to their left and grew