3. OATITIM! GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION .C. TYPE Of OISI!RVATION D Ground-Vi suol 0 Air-Vl.uol 0 GrouncfRoclor Air-Intercept Radar 12. CONCLUSIONS c Wcu Balloon c Probably Bolloon Po ui 01 y Boll oon c Wos Aircraft Probably Aircraft 0 Po 111 bl y Aircraft CJ. : Wo~ Astronomi col ~ .:' Yes 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Ho _ -: ... : C Possibly Astronomical 7. L!MOTH Oft OBSERVATION I. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURSE C Other _ 10. BRIE' SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING ATSC PORM 329 (R&V ~6 S&P 52) 0 lnsufficiet~t Oato for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS 0 Unlcnown U.S. AIR . FORCE T!CHHICAL IHFORM~TIOM sHEET . (SUMM~RY DltT A) In order that your information:may be filed .and codecl.as :accurately as possible, please. use the .following 'space .to .write out.a 1hort description of theevent that you observed. You moy ,.. peat ,information :that you :havealready given In the questionnaire, :and aclcl any further comment atotements, :or 1lcetchea:that you:belleve are important. Try to pre1ent the details of the obaervo tlon-,ln the order In which they occurred. Additional pages of.the:same size ~per:may.be attached lf:they.are n"ded. . (bo Not Write In This Space) DEAilBORN OBSERVATORY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY EVANStON, ILLINOIS DEARBORN OBSER.VATOllY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IVANSTON, ILLINOIS Ret ence your recent letter regard~ng Echo satellite The L"eflectif;n ~r the ew1 i J the ...>nl:r r~a.aon :r:Ju .;an see ~ch.u as y:;t:.. S<!~ a star. I ba v ':! inclosed ~:'le De:>arcment of De~ ~.nae F:.-eaa rlf:.l. v!liC1! Jertains to ~terial. . .l)hen~na ~it;:;llt1n.:Ss oy t,.,ro ~....: ~j.lf'!'!"ica.' s s~e Lt. Col~nel, USAF ottice of Infot!Qa.tion 3oUt;;13al e , Fennsyl vania July 30, l~ U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMAT.IOM SHEET Thla queatlonnalre haa bHn prepared ao that you can give the U.S. Air Force aa much lnforneatlon aa potalble .concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you have obaerved. Plea try to answer a1 many queatlont.os you passlbly can. The Information that you give will . be uaecl for re1earch purposet,.and will be regorded.ae confidential material. Your name willnot be uaed In connection with any ttatesnenta, .conclusions, .or pub I ication1 without your permiaslon. We requeat .thia personal lnformatl~ :so that, lf.it 1s ciHrned necessary, we may COfltact you for further detalll. When did you IH the obiect? Tim of day: (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: . (Cirt:ie One): a;: Eastern ; b. Centraf- e. Mountain d. Pacific e. Other _ 4 . Where were you when you saw the obiect? (Cirde OneJ: f!. Dayllaht Savi!!SJ b. Standard C ity or Town )tate or Country Nearest Pos~ol Adglest [- .. S. How long was object in sight? 6. What wqs the condition of the.slcy? .Q.. rig~t 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT,' where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One}: a. In front of you In bock of you d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember FTD JUL 61 164 'nltronn euper .. d ... ATIC 164, Feb 60, whlch l obeolete. 8. IF you saw tne object.at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circ:le OneJ: 8.2 MOON (Circle One): d. Don!t remember 9. The obiect.appeared: :(C Ire/e. One): ... a.~ As a light i:_. Bright_ ~oonl t : b.-Oull.moonlight c. No moonlight.-pitch dark .d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 10. If. it appeared as a I ight,.was it brighter than the brightest :stars? 11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stand sti ll .at any t ime? b. Suddeniy speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break .up into parts or explode? d. Give off smo~e? e. Change br ightness? f. Change shape? g. Flash or fl ici<er? 1 sappeor. on Did the objKt move behind something at any time, particularly a c:loud? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, tnen 1ell what it moved behind: the obieet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: Don't Know Old the object appear: (Circle One): Transparent e. Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Sun glasses Windshield Theodolite Window gloss 16. Tell In a few words tne followlng.thlnga.at,out.the obiect L c' I li- ~7. Draw a picture that will:ahow.the,shape of:the obiect.or.ot,lecta. Label.andlnclude.ln your alc~tch any details af.the ot,iect.that y~:low: .. uch.aa wlnga, protrualona, .etc.,.and eapeclolly.exhoust troll1 or vapor tralla. . P.leic an. arrow. be1lde. the :drawing :to a how. the dlrectlon:the obiect. waa. moving. 18. The edges of the object. were: (Circle One}: o. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like .a bright~; tor c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? _ a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the dlr,!"tion.that they were traveUng 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the obiect or objects.made. Place an "A" at the beginning of -.the path, a "B., at the end of the path, and .show any chan9es In direction during the course 21. How large did the object apf).,ar to you as comporecJ.to an object with which you are familiar? 22. Wewlsh to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object .and note how much oi the object is covered by. the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment .at the time the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? 23. Did the obiect disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 24. 'In order that you can give as clear a picture as possibie of what you saw, describe in your own words a common obiect or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the obiecr which you saw 25. Where were you located when you aow the oblect? (Circle One): a. lntide a building b. In a car c. Outdoor d. In an airplane (type) 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the butlnets 1ection of.o city? b. ln.the residential section of o city? c. In open countryside~ d. Near on airfield? - Flying over o city? e. At tea I f. Flying over open.country? ~7. What were you doing at the tint you 1 the obiec:t,.and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING ~N AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle.at the time, then complte the following ques,ions: 28.1 W~ot di~ectio~ were you moving? (Circle One) Northeast d. Nortt,wes~ 28.2 How fos~ were you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you s'op at any ime while you were ~oo:Cing at the ob;ect? (Circle One) What direction were you !ooking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest ;. Overhead 30. What direction were you loolcin~ when you lost saw .the obieet? (Circle One) h. Northwest cl. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angufar direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North (thru east) and also the number of d.,,l'es it was upward from tne horizo~elevation). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North . ...;;:'J_L degrees. b. From horizon l-(" degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: i a. From true Nortn J..;..j_ .. .?_- degrees. ~ 32. In the following slcetch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A on the curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you lirst saw lt. Place a a on the same curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it ;n the fo li owing larger Sl(e rc n p;ac~ ar. .~A .. ;:;: the ~o$:r;or, ~!ie o bject wos when you First saw It, and a a at its positi,~ wh~n you ic ! O' '-: t . R~fer ~o s me l le r si<!!;d , t-c an exa mpie of how t o complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the condition :at the time you aow the oltiect? CLOUDS(Circle One) WEATHER fCircle.One) . .,._ Fog,.mlat, or .light.raln tl. Thiele or f.~avy.cloucla e. Don!t.remember 35. When: and to. ,you:hocl, .. ., t 36. Wa1 anyone elae with you.at.thetlrne you. aaw:the obiect? {Circle One] C_:Ye~