Casper Wyoming — August 1962

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Keywords: circle, match, object, c_asper, cvaluatic, mjddla, spaadu, techntcal, sh72e, unenon, confden, pllbl, rjrthdr, poctttc, sfandcii, couptry, thlpcrwd, obaotet, icura, p1cturf, oppacr, tcronc, ltjst, awfjst, irectiott
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PROJECT 100/3 RECORD CARD 1. OATE 2. LOCATION -----+.C_asper., Wyoming 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION J. OATET!ME G~OUP E Ground Visual 0 Ground-Rod~r -s.- P.;..Horos .;. souRce 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Oalloon 0 Possibly Balloon 0 Was Ai rcrah 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft ;tl( Was Astronomical Meteor 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Po S!\i bly Astronomical 1. LENGTH Or 03SERVATION 8. NUMBER 0~ OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 lnsuffi cient Data for Evaluation ,~. B~iEr Sl.;M~.t.~Y OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Obj app~aring as a light flashed on ~leteor sighting~ Speed,duration ~rtd off !n sight 1-2 seconds. Passed & flight indicato this cvaluatic,n~ o~t ol sight when view was bloclc~d by Di~mtn~ or going out in mjddla 0f oil storage tank. No soundo Color o~ .flight unusual although occuri match fla:neo Like ball o .f fire. High spaadu//on rare occasions!) Al s o Just a light going on & offo possibility that this w obscured by weather condition s at the ti.ne. Dull moon & a few st~rs Here oJte ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) U.S. A1R FORCE TECHNtCAL .lNFO:lM~"f!ON SH72E'f T.his q;estionnoire h~Js been prepared so that you con gi'l~ t ho U.S. Air Fo rco os much information .as po:~sible concsrning tnc unidentified :aerial phen(unenon tho' you ha"e observed. Pleas~ try to answer O.l many questions.os you possibly cd11. Tho information that you giv~ wiH be ltl~d for research purposes, and will be rogarded as confden:ia l mo torial. Your nome wi I! not b~ us ~d in connection with any statements, cone! us ions, or pllbl ic ation!l 'fithout your p~rmiss ion. w~ request this personal information so that, if.it 1s deemed n~c~ssory, wa may contact you ~o .. rJrthdr detoi I~. 1. When d id you see the object? (Ci,.ci~ One): A.M. (Circle One): o. Eastern b. Central (-c._ ~Vo;ntain:i '--ct: Poctttc - 4. Whf)re were u when you saw t h e object? (C;rcle One): a. Doyiight Saving ell.-sfandcii-cr , osi.ot~ Ci}f or "f own // Stat~ o r Couptry 5. How. long was object in sight? 5.1 How wcs time in sight determined? a. c~rtain \._ ;. air y certo;n 6. What wcs the condition of the .sky? c. Not very sure d. Just a guess .a. Brighf IF you saw the obiect d uring DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you look~d ot the object? (Circle O ne): a. In fr ont o f y o u b. In bock of you d. T o your i&ft e. Overhead c. ro your ri ght f. Dcnt reme mb e r FT 0 J U L 61 16 4 Thls fo~m tHlpcrwd .. :J. t\T!C lt:>4, 1-.,b 60, w!1l c h ill obaotet" 16. T o ll in o few words tne fo!lowing things.nbout.th!t obj~ct. 1,7. D:ow ,_, .:-icura that willshow.th~,_,hap of.thtt object.or.obiects. lob"l:nnd includ., In your sk~teh.ony d~ra:ls of th., cbj ~et :that. yo~. saw .such as wing", protrusions, .etc.,' and s3p!!clally .exhau3t trails or vapor tron~. P h .:" ~n c rrow be.-Jide.thedrowlng :to ~how .the dlrection.the obj~ct wa~. moving. 18. The cdg,s oF. th~ object. werfJ: (Circle One}: a. Fuz-:ty or blurred .b. :Like.a bright star c. Shorply out I ined d. Don!t remember 20. Draw o p1cturf! that will show.tha motion that the obj~ct or o::,jects mada. Placu 11r1 "A'' a~ ~h~ b ginni ng of the paln, a ug" at the end of the path, and .show any changes in direction during the cours ' 21. How ic:r~e did the object .oppacr ~o you os c o mpared to on objec'. wi th which yo u are familiar? 2 2 . We wis;, t:> know thao~gulcr s ize. Hold.o match stick ot crm'$ length in line with a known objact .and note how ~uch of the obi ~ct is cover~d by. the head o-f. the match. If you had performed :this exp~riment .o~ th~ tim~ of the s ighting, how much of the object would have bee n covered by the match head? 23. Did the obj~ct disappear whil~ you were watching it? If so, how?. 24. Jn crder at you can give os clear a picture as possible of what you sow, dsscribe in your own w,rds a obj~t or obj~cts whic:h, when plac~d.up in the sky, would give t~ same app~!tcronc.., o s the objecr which you sew. . ~--/ Wh~,r~ ~ere you l,cot~d (Circl\! Or.e,': when you sow the object? 26. Wert;} you (Circle One) a. ln:~id~ u building ~l. In o cor d. ln :.'In airplane (typet) o. in th., busin&ss.section of.a ci1y? b. In the r.-1s identiol:section of o ci~y? /i.e . _' In open coun~rys ide? ' d. Near on oirfieJd? .. 'v'} ~. flyin9 over a city? e. At sea . f. Flying over.open.country? / ~7. Who .. '"fere you doing at the time you sciw.the object,.ond how did you happen to noticeit? 'H~at direction werf) y ou moving? (Circle One) o. :~or m~os, d. Southt)ost ~-Southw'3st h. Nort~was~ 28. 2 ~ow fqs! were you n~oving? m!les p~r hour. 28.3 Did you stop.at any tim~ whila you wert! looking at the obi~ct? (.Circle One) 29. What dir~ction were you looking when you first sow the object? (C(rcle One) North . c. North~ast a. Southwe:st 30. Wnot di!"ction W9re y ou 'ool<in~ when you .ltJst saw the obiect? (Circle One) b. North ~!l s ~ d. Sou?hea.s~ f. Sou~:awfJst Ov..,rheod (}l:: Northwe:1; i. Overhead H you ore fomili~r with bearing term.s (angular d irectiott), try to tntima?a th~ number of d7grees ;h~ oo;ec~ Wt::S f;om true North (thru aost) ond abo th" number of de~Jn-'~s it wos upwafd from the horizo n (e vo~ion}. 31. l When it first appeared: b. From horizon degtees. 31.2 Wnf"!n ir distJppeored: ~. F 1om true No rth b. From h ori-zon !nth~ following ~k"tch, in'tlgine that you oro!! at th!l point shown. Place c!n A'' on the curvt"td lin'lt ~o show how the :>bit'Ct was above th~ horizon (sky1ine) when you first :law i~. Ploco o "B" on th3 sume curved lin~ t o ~how h~Jw hi gh the objec t wlJs above th~ hori'!on (!ikylinft) whan y o u l ost l O W i t :.13. ln the bliowing brg~r s~etch p:ac.! or. .A .. ot !h~ position ~:,3 objoc: wos wilen yo u 1'irst saw it and a n8 " o~ ;~s !JOSitio~ wr.en ~ou ia~f sov H. , eier ~o smc11er sl<. cn oc:. an exampl-' Oi ow t o complet~ tne 1arger 'i><3tc;,, ~. Whnt. were the weathttr condition3 at the time you sow the obi ~ct? CLOUDS'(Circlu One) WEA"{HER (Circle One) co) Clear sky t;. Scot:-er!:td clouds Fog,.mi"St, or light.rain Moderate cr .h,ovy .r~Jin d. T hick o r f '"'ovy d ouds a. Don~t rf.lmember When :Jf'ld t~ whom did you report th'at,you .f,od:slten the obiec:t? 36. Was any one o!se with yorJ at t!-1, 'ime you saw the object? (':lrc lc One) 36 . 1 !F you onswr:trdd YES, d id ay Sc)e.the object toQr ~ 37. 'Ha11.tnis t~e Htst time that you hodsoen.on obja~t or obiect>S.Iike_.,hi'? (Circ/;o Ontt} ~ No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, wher~, and under what circvm~tonce3. di d you :s~., other on t9s? 38. in your o pi n: o n what .do you thi11k the ohiect was end what might havb CO\i.:J3d i: ? 39. DtJ you :hink ) 'O U c o n estimate the !:i!J ,~d o f t'1~1 obj ! Ct? ( C irclt! Ora) .lQ. Do you ~-f"'~ yo!J can O$timate how for awoy from you the objuct WC!'>? Pl:!ase jive the following information a!Jout yours~H: 7 EL. ~ :;:-iONE NUM lndicct~ cny.cdditionat information about your li, :nduair.g cny cducoHon, ,yhich.rnight.b~ ;:>ertj.,en,. 42. Ddt~ you c~rnpfet~d:this que!ltionnoira: ~}.otltn Y.w:Jr U~S. AIR . FORCE TECHNICAl. INFORMATION 'SH!I:T (SUMMARY D~T A) In order that your information may be filed end c:oded.as accurot$1y os possible, please.us the follo-wing !Space to .write out.o short desciption of theevent that you observed. You may re p()~jt ;information that you :havaalready given in the questionnaira, :and odd ony further .comments, stotttrnnt!, :or slcetehes:thot you;believe ore important. Try to present the details of the ob3ervo i ion In th8 order ln . which they occurred. Additional pages of the :same s i z.t ~aper. may. be attached lf- ay.are needed. t (l:Ja Not Writ~ In This Space) SIGNAT.U?.