Baltimore Maryland — August 1962

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. lOCATION U. CONCLUStOHS 0 Was Balloon 2 3 :'\~t'.~Ust 19-1'2 Bali:ili'\Orf. \ia,.vlaud a Probaltly Balloon si bl )' Boil 00" 1. L.2NGTH OF O!SeRVATION a "lroun cl-VI su ol 0 Air-Visual a. NU~BER Ofll OBJECTS 0 GroundRador 0 Alrfntereltpt Roclar :< Was Airctah 0 Probo'.Jiy Aircroh 0 Possibly Aircraft Was Ast~n~mi col Probably A stronomical Poss; bly Astronomi col lnsuffi c:icrnt Dot~ for Evaluation 10. BRIEF SUMMA~Y Ofl SIGHTfNG Repo~t of s.cv~r3.l passes of obj by ob~; _-rv3l ... Obsvation t~rough t ele- ~cor~. Rat e of speed for 50 dgr arc ~as 2~ minuted. Obj~ct had t~1.re~ lights oue red 8:. t.vo white . V.isun11y obj looked like ZCHO. Lights isible ocly throug h TX~ Speed of ohj :tnd dll"':'cl.~ion cons i.s- tent w/~n:1ly . .3i s of oh.i :1c..; hi~h eva lua tt} any chin g otiH~r t.hCJn a/c Q 34, What were t:,.,wauther conditions .at t!ls time you saw the objdct? CLOUDS (Circle One) WEAtHER (Circle.One} . S-:ot rod c:!vud, c . b. Fog,.mist, or llght:rain c:. Moderate or .heavy rain Thick or f,ovy c~ouds o. Oon~t remembttr 35. Wh e n end ~o whom did you raport th'at. you had .s,ef1 the obiect? 36. Was ar.y~r.~ else with you at t~ e 'ime you sow the obiec:t? (Circl~ One) 25.2 p~cs~ lis~ !}leir names on e oodresses: 37. Wos .this r!1e Hrst time that you hadseen an obi8ct or obiacts like .. this? (Circie One) L Yes .... 37.l ~;= you answered NO, then when, whera, and under what circumstonces.dld you see oth~ ones? 38. J., your opinion what do you think the object was and what might.hav cau:s~ it ? P. CJQ i') 8 39. Do you thinl< yol can c;itimote ~he Gp of th" obj~c7? (Circ/o One) Yos IF you onsw,~d YES, th~n whor speed would you ">s~imut-,? 40. D.:> y ou ~h;nk y:..u con ostimot~ how fa r away fror., you t~ll ob ject Wf117 ( Circle One) IF y.:>1.r Oo"~lwar..,d YES, then how far oway would you say it wos ? _ 41. Plea!~ :;he the followi information' about yours!tl r: im1icats .Jny odditjonol.inf~rmcrtbn abour your~.,lf including cny educarion .. which might.be ?'~rtinent 42. Dote you .:~rn~L~tedthrs que3fionnoir~: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMAT~ON SH SET (SUMM~RY D~T A) In ord., that your information:may be filed and coded os.accurate!y as po.ssible, pleole.use th~ following 1spaca .to .write out.<.J short description of the event that you observed. You may r~ pet"Jt !information :that you :havealrl!tady given in the que,tionnaire, :and add any further .comment sta~'mttnts, or ak\ltches:thot you.b~1iGve ore important. Try to present the details of the oh~.trvo- tbn in th~ order In which.th~y occurred. Additional pages of ~he:same adze uapttr.may be attached litney.are needed (P.Jea.u ?rlnt) .r&c c,t./o PrcJ.r .S . (tJt:J Nat Write In This Space) b:r.i;;htnes3 of' U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SUEET This questionnaire has b,,en preporecJ so that you can giv0 the U.S. A.ir Force as much informoti on .as polsible concerning the unidentified aerial' phenomenon tho~ you hov, ob.serv~d. Please try to onswar as many questions.as you po3sibiy can. The information that you glva will be used for reJearch purposes, and will be regarded.as confidential material.. Your name will no1 be used in connKtion with any statements, .conclusions, or p.ubHcations without your permhsion. 'He r~quest .this personal information so that, if it 1s deemed nece:ssary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the object? (Circle One): A.M 2 tJP //Af J 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): o.( Eastern (Circle One): a. (..Q<1yH9ht Soviog b. Standard b. =cen:ral c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Wher~ ,..,~r~ you when you 'SOW ti--e object? ,_; Jtor1ut Postol Address City or Town State or Country 5. How long wos objed in sigh~? 5.1 How was time in sight determined? a. Certain b. Fairly certain c. Not very sure d. Just tJ guess h. What wq~ the condition of the .s~y? a. Bright /a. Bright ]. IF you sow the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you loo!<ed at the obieet? (Circle One): a. In Front of you b. In back of you d To your I eft e. Overh~ad c. To your right f. Don't rememb~r . Thta rorm ~it.pus .. de" ATIC 164, Fo" 50, whlcb ! s oboteta B. lf you sow.th(~ obiGd.ot NIGHT, what did you notk~ conc~rning the STARS (lnd MOOt~? 8.1 STARS (Cicld One): 8.2 MOON (Circfa One}: a .. Bright moon I ight Du II r 1oonlight /_c. No moon I i ght.-pitch dor!< D~n't rememb~r Don't ramember 9. Th~ o~j ec~ appeared: d. Don't remembe r ~0. H.it C!:J!)~ored os a light, wo.; lt brigh ter than the brighto::~t stars? 11. Did f"i~ object: (Circl-e One for each qua.J~ion) r.~peor to stand stilt or O:"Y tlme? Don'? Know S~dd~niy speed up and ru;h owoy at any time? Dcn't Know 3r.~tJ~:up i n to ports cr ex?:Jd~? 3 ive off smoke? Chonge bri9htnetss? Don't ;(now f. Chang~ shape? on ..now F I o s h or fl i ck er ? Do,t X:now Di soppe or .o nd reappear ? on l 1 ;,ow 12. Did the objK t move behind something a t .any t ime, pcr t ic ulor:y a cloud? (C;rc/~ One ): Yes No Don' t Know. ;F you answered YES, tn~n ~eil """hct 13. Did the <>ojact move in f roni of something ot o ny time, particu1orly.o cloud ? (Cii::-!~ Cre): Yes Don't Know. 14. Did tha o~i ect appear: (Circl e One): &:. Solid 15. Did you obs~rve th~ object rhrough a ny of the fotlowing? Eye glos5ec; Sun gla-sses c . Wimfshi~ld d. Window g ltJ:;s b. T ron::;tJarsnt c . \'op-,r d U B inoculars Tel~..;cope Theodot 1te 16. Tell in a fow words tne followlng.thlng!.obout.the object . a. Sound fi, 0 1,7. Draw a pictur~ that wilhshow.the,shapeof :the obiect or.obictets. Lobel.ond lncludtt.ln your sketch any detoi's of t he ob! etet. that y~wsow .'Such .as win~s, protrusions, .etc.,.ond o<speclally. uxhaust trails or vapor troi h. P.1dc~ en orrow.beside:the:drawlng:toshow.the dlrection.the cbjeet:was.movlng. 18. The e~g!ts of the obi9ct. were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . lb. L i!<e o bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE'THAN ONE obj'!Jet, then how many were there? _ Draw a picture of how they w-,re arranged, :and put an arrow to '!how.the dir-- ion that they were trave!ing . 20. Drr.:11H a pic~urtt that w il l ~how the mot ion that t!,~ ~olbject 'Jr JSjec~s mud~. PI 1c~ on " An at th':} b.,~iPning ')f ~ the path, a "tV' ot :h~ ~nJ of th~ path, and show any chant~o;,s in di,cc1ion dur!ng ~i ... e cour~.). 21. How br did the ob!.,ct .opt)~a:-.to you as compor~d ~o an object .wit;, which you are familiar? 22. We wish to know theangubr si:~. Hold o match ~tiel< at orrn's le-ngth in line wirh a known o~jact a nd no how mt..ch of the object:is cov~r~d by. the head o f .thd match. If you hod ~rformed this \'ltXpedm~nt.ot th.:ttim>:t ct the s i:;hting, how rrl'Jch of the o}ec~ would hov~ be~n covered by th!1 mo~ch head? 23. DJd the obi~ct disappear while you w~ta wat ching H? If so, how? buf=..I'L -t J-orzt~rJ 24. 'In order that you c::on giv~ cs cle or.o pictur'l! a3 possi~l"' of what you.saw, d~scribe.in yout o wn word s a common obj~t or objects which, when ;3iocad up in the sky, would give t~ scm~ appearance c-s i"n e ob;~c~ which you :;ow. 25. Wh4lre wer~ y ou locot~d wh.,n you ~ow tha object? (C irde One a. Ins id ., \J bui I ding b. ln .a car /c. Out~oou d. h o n '.lirplone (typ~) 26. Were you ( C ire! J 0 ,1e ) a. ,In the business. section of.a c ity? b. In t he resid~ntiol rsection of a city? L ~. I~ op~n countrysid_e_? d. Ne~r.on airfield? e. Flying ov3r o city? f. F I y i ng ove r o oen country? ~7. Wh o ~er~ yo'u doing at the time you sow the obi~ct, .and how did you happen t o not ic e it? 28. IF you were MOVING ;N AN AUTOMOBILE or other :vehide.ot the t;me, th~, ::ompi~te. the following questions:' 23.1 Whot di:-ection wer., you moving? (Ci1cle One) ~. North c. East b. NNtheost d. South~ast f. .Sou~hw.., .s t 28.2 ~ow l!Qs: were you moving? miles per hour. 28~3 Did you stop at any ti me wni,l~ you were looking at the obiect? (CirC:e One) Yes No What direction were you !ooldng when you first saw the obiect? (Circh One) b. Northsost d. Southeast lJ.. Southw!nf 30. What dir~ction were you lool<in9 wh_,n you ,lost saw ~he object? (Circle One) l b. Nort;,~!n: d. South4ost f. Southw~st h. Northwes~ .h. Northw~s~ i. Ovarn9cd Nor~hwa:s~ If y ou are familiar with bearing tarml (angular.dir,ction), try t o estimot" th~ number oF d~rees the o biec' wcs I from true North (thr; e ost) and also th?~ numbsr of de'J"C'es it was upward from tn~ horizon (ai~va~ion). 31.1 Wh~n it first a ppeared: o . From true North <-b ,..Jt 1H d~gre~s. ~ 31.2 When i i d i s oppeored: ~ I a. From true North {:)LJ-0 d~greel. l 1 b. Fr()m hor i zoj'! I 0 de!Jr'!es. l In ~hn ~ollowin1 s!{":lch, irroc;itl& JhcH yvu Or'~ a~ :- ?Oint .;hown. Pluc A an a;\" ;Hg tn~ O:>!..JC' wos ooov~ tre rhlrt7.0r' :.hytln~ wn~n Y"~U 1r:.t 5 'JW tt. i .o~a Q sh,,w how high t he obiect wa 1 c0ov~ the hori~on (s <ylin~} wk m you la~1 ~.-w ir ! v-' m :ne to.IOWin:; 1e:rger : aic ()tCC...: Oi": Ci m e pos;non ~:1e oD;ect W~'i w.len you trst !:OW t i