Westville Indiana — July 1962

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Keywords: oblect, circle, obiect, ntany, oblec, remember, direction, astronctm, elttmote, obifte, imp61ma, 1lcetches, nftclecl, orntatlon, ctiiudy, n100nl, moonfi, sucld, brlghtne1s, aomethtng, cloucf7, wlndshi, worcja, hilde, ovtllnecl
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION l2. CONCLUSIONS D Was Bolloon \\r : :: tV i 11 C , i. G :J ~au a D Prolaolaly Ballaon .:Cl{Ground Vi 1uol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Prolaobly Aircraft 'H) --' 0 Ai~ Visual 0 Air Intercept Radar PossiblY Aircraft D Yes 0 Probably Astronctm;cal - D No . _,~ ~, i ~r 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH 011 OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER Oil OBJECTS 9. COURSE C Other:----::-- --- a -Insufficient Data for Evaluation 10. IRIIII RY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMI!NTS 4TtC: FOJUI 329 (REV 26 I&P S2) 32. In the following slcetch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A on the curved line to show h high the obiec:t was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst aaw it. Place o a on the sotne curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (akyline) when you last saw it. 33. In the following larger sketch place an A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and cr "8" at its poaition when you lost saw it. Refer to amaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the oblect? CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog~ .mist, or light rain c. Scattered clouds d. Thiele or heavy clouds c. Moderate or .heavy rain e. Don't remember 35. 'Yf'en and to whom dicl you report that. you hacl ~en the obiect? 36. Was anyone ' with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they sH the oblect too? (Circle One) 36.2 li1t their 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an obiect or obiecta like this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, ancl uncler what circumstances cllcl you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what clo you thlnlc the oblect .was ancl what might have caused It? . ]9, 0~ y~ thi"k you can elttmote ta,e 'Peft of the obifte~? (Cirele One} U.l. AIR POICI TICHMICAL IMP61MA TIOM IHIIT (SUMMARY D~TAJ In order that your I on may be flied and coded as accura.tely as possible, please use the followlnt space to write out a .short deacriptlon of the event that you obaerved. You may re peat Information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any f~rther comment, 1tatement1, or 1lcetches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the obaerva tlon In the order In which they occurred. Additional page of the aame alze paper may be attached If they. are nftclecl. . (PI Prlftt) (Do Not Write In This Space) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much inf.orntatlon as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Pleas try to answer as ntany questions as you possibly con. The information that you giv will be used few research purposes, and will be regarded.as confidential material. Your name willnot be ,.,.eel in connection with any statentents, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal inforn'.ation so that, if It Is deemed necessary, we may contact you far furth.r deta n 1. When did you SH the obiect7 3. Tin Zone: (Circle One): o. c. Mountain d. Pacific 10 2. Time of. day: (Circle One): (Circle One): ~Daylight Saving \_b. Standor 4. Where were the obiect? State or Country S. How long w~s obiect in sight? 5. 1 How was , ; me in sight determ.ined? a. Certain di~ Fairty-::c=e=rtaln-... 6. What wos the condition of the :sky? Cb.._-~Ctiiudy . c. Not very sure d. Just a guess C. Clo'Ucly 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT,.where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? d. To your left e. Overhead (Circle One): a. In front of you In back of you c. To your right f. Don't remember FT D JU l 61 164 Thl rorm uper~tr.du ATIC 164, F t"h 60, which Ia obaolte a. IF you IGW the oiJfect .at NIGHT, what dhl you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): . 8.2 MOON (Circle One): d. D;.t remember 9. The obiect appeorecl: o. Bright n100nl lght b. Dull.moonlitht q. ~o moonfi,htT:=-;,itch .d. Don't renaember d. Don t r"""mber 10. If it appeared as a light, wos it brighter than the brightest atars? . ~ Did the oblect: (Circle One for each question) Appear to atand ati II at any tin:e? Don't Know Sucld~nly apeed up ancl ruah away at any time? Don't Know c Brealc up into parta or explode? Don't Know Gl ve off amolce? Don't Know Change brlghtne1s? Don't Know Change shape? Oo,.t Know Flaeh or fllc\cer? Don't Know Dlaoppear ond reappear? Don't Know Did the oblect mOYt bhlnd something at any time, portlcularly a cl~oucU . (CI,cle One)t Don't Know. IF yov answered YES, then tell what Did the oblect .move In front of aomethtng at any time, particularly .a cloucf7 (CI,cle One): Yea QI!J Don't Know. IF you anawered YES, then tell what .b. Trona parent Don't Know Did the oblect appear: (Cirele One): Did you observe the oblect through any of the foUowlng? a. Eyeglaases Binoculars Sun glasaes Wlndshi~lcl Th~o<!ol ht!t Window gloss 16. Tell In o few worcJa the following thlnga oltout.the obiect. 17. Drew a picture that will ahow.the.ahapeof the obtect.or .obtecta. Lo~l.ond lne~ucle.ln your alcetch.ony detalla of the obtect:that ytp.aaw auch oa wlnga, protrualona, .etc.;.ancl especially .exhauat trails or vapor trails. place aft. arrow. Hilde. the drawing to ahow. the direction. the obi act :WOS. II tOYing. 1 a. The eclgea of the oblact. were: (Circle One): o. Fu11y or blurrecf c!: t ltle a lwT,hf itar~ c. Sharply ovtllnecl cl. Don't remember 19. IF there wot MORE 'THAN ONE oblect, then how ntany were there? ..;._ ""'!""- Drow a picture of how they.were arrongecl, oncl put on arrow. to 'lhow the dlrectlon.that they.were traveling. a picture will ahow the fnotlon thotthe olti.ct or ol,iech.ntade. Place an''A" at .the beginning of the path, a uan at the end of the poth, ancl.ahow any chongea .In .direction during the courae. Wewfah to lcnow .theongul .a.lae. Hold:a ntatch .atlclc at arm's length In llne.wlth a known oblect .ond.note .how.much of.the oblect:la cOYerecl by. the heacl of.the match. If you had performed thla Mperlment:at the time of the althtlng, how "'uch of the oblec.t would. have been covered by the match heacl_? 2A. In orcl that you can give aa clea;:a picture 01 p01alble of what you aaw, cleacrlbe.ln your own worda o commort "lector object which, when placed.up In the a1cy, would give the aome appearance aa the oblec:t which you aaw. Where were you located when you aaw the obiec:t? (Circle One): a. lnalcle a building b. In o car -c.-outcloOr_y n on airplane (type) 26. Were yo~ {Circle One} a, In the buaineaa.aectlon of.a city? b. In the residential sec:t~on of.a city? , .... ?~, In open count,Ysl~ d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? ~7. What were you doing at. the tiii!l you aaw the ol,iec:t, .and how did you happttn to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time then complete.the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Citcle One) a, North c. East b. Northeast cl, Southeoat f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you movlng? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time whi fe you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you firat saw the oblect? (Circ:fe One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest What direction were you lc)olcing when you last saw the o'biect? (Circle One) d. Southeast f. Southwest g . West h. Northweat h. Northwest g;~-Overhead) 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation) 31. 1 When it first appeared: a. From true North, d~t~rHa b. Front horizon clegr 31.2 When It disappeared: a. From true North degrHa. b. From horizon , detreea