PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. OATE 2. lOCATIO~ 12. CONCLUSIONS Wo3. B:~lloo,, Prubobly 8;::,lloon Pos1iblt BLtUoo.n 3. OATEilME GROWP " T'YPE OF OSSER'IA"riON ~-Ground-Vi suol 0 Ground Rod or o Ya:~ P~1ysica.l G :No Snec i rnen D Was Aircroft 0 Probobl y Airc:roit C Possibly Ain:roft 0 Was Astronomi col 0 Probably A:otronomi-::ol bly Astronomk<2l 7. LENGTH OF 03SE~VATION 8. HU'ABER OF OBJECTS 0 In suffi r::iont Octo for Evclua'ion 0 Unit no ..m 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Earth's atmosphere, burning & r~xplodinf !~0d with spa~ks trailing~ Additional report:::> fro"'l ground ohs~rv~rs thT011;J;h- out Wi~:;consi.n, Minnesota, North Dakota; ~Ii~hlr~-ln, :Jnrl Sotth D:l~tota. A 1~0 rp~d fm ~3 far south ~3 Si0l1X Clty, 11. C OMMENTS "Wisconsin an~lysls ~;hn.ued obj to be p~r~ of t~lllL e De~ayv ~ p u t n i :" IV i. d e n t i f i (? :l ;u~ t h o o b j .!u!NT ~,iES~:-tutfORM .. CONTINUATION SHEET J'NG t.f~S I~' I 2.'D srou-...c c PlY, tuR.~TION 0?3' :Jif..:1i~'I.NG T~\:<ING Lr \'ii'IS E..\C"d 3I7il1G Ob'!i' TR\IL OF RED, SPA,.T.:UC LI::<:E IX>TS. SIGHT['D :w-tniG PREP.:\...lUTIOi'i lt"'OR .. \ 'lTJF.N \vHILE nr A :TAVIC.ATION..U. LEG. SIGHTING \'/AS ENTIRJ:LY VISUAL \t/ITH NO ATTEMPT TO PICK UP 0 :3J'ECT '.r~. :1! AIRCRAF'I' RADAR. \VSA'IH~ "dAS CLEAR, NIG!T, STA.'G..S ERilLIA:.'t'!' t &ill NO ~DON. F.wJ:O CALL W1.\S tsLID3 TO K..lUJS .. \5 CITY C"E1'1TER E'! PII.OT REPORTING SIGHTING. B-5~ CAT .I. SICN J?L\TE O~:RVED ?RIGH'l', ~Y1:IITE, C!l\CtJ'UR OBJECT WITH RED TAilS .. ~ID OF TilDE'l'~\[~.NATE SIZE AT 270 DEGREGS WU:S AZI:-!U'h! ~-tiL:!: ON A :tEaDING OF 225 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE W.\S 37,000 F !1:1:r ND s::>EED 478 ~TS. OBJECTS WERE :rrmT 03SERVED AT ~.PROXDL\1'!:tY 05/09!0Z :iRU:P: AI~RU~ W~ IN VICL'liT7' OF hJ20N 93151, 100 NM ST TO 3..\.S'!' AT C:R~AT spg; .. :n ANR DIS~PEARED A.T OJO DECREES r:t'h'UE :r.NG A!RCR\FT AI..'ISOUCH CRE': W~ U}lABI.i,i: TO !--TAKE AllY F..S'I'llv1ATl~ 0:! OT:LTSCT SIZE 0:-1 D!ST~iC~ FFO~ AIFC~T. i:iEATHER \'l .. 'ili CUAR, ;riG~iT, lHiCLASSIFI ED hO;~JU STRJ.-\:".10 \Yl'IU~B OHIO U.S. .t\ I R F 'fhis gutt:tionnoirl'f hl l bo~Jen prc nurcd j O that you cun give th~ lJ.:; Air Forc e ::J!:i muc~1 i11for;noti.:m o~ pos:iibl:t :-:oncerning the unidentified .aerial ph~norn~non 1hat you hove obsurv "1:i. ~cse try t.:> answer a-; many questions a s you possibly cdn. The informoti,:)n that you give will he !J:: ! d ' or rto~'iemch purposes, ond will be r~garded as confide nth1l moteriol. Ycur r~mne will not be used tn connection with any. st~tements, conclusions, or publications without your JJ~rmi.,!Jion. 'Nu r!:;uest this per~onol information .o;o that, if it 1s de~rned necasscry, we ' ''oy contnct you fot fur '!"r Jctcd 13. (Circ!.:: One): 4. Vl'r:ete we:e you when you 50# t~-3 oo;ect? l'i~ ;:r., ~t Postal Address (Circle One): a. Dayl ight Saving b. Standard City or Town Stot:t o r Country 5. How long WO.i object in sight? Minutl!t:s 5. 1 How we:; time in sight det-ermined? (~Fairly certain d. Just a guess 6. 'Nhot W-:.5 .. :..e ~-:-ordition of the sky? DAY NIGHT I a . Brig ht (a) Bright ~ 7. iF y')u soY.,~ th-:: objact during DAYL IGHT, wh )fe waJ th" SUN loca ted o; yo u loo <(c1 at the object ? In frort of you In beJel < o f yoJ J 0 y our ~ight To yo0r I f' VVL'-h~r.d 8. lF you sow th~ objoct at NIGHT, what did you '1otict~ concoJrning the STARS 01. I MOON? 8.1 STARS (C irc:le On;.>): 8.2 MOON ( C ircll' On..,): b. A few f..rc; Many d. Don't rememb~r o. Bright m.,onlight b. Dull moonlight .-c. No moonli3ht-p i tch dark d. Don' t r'lmember (C:rc /e One): a. As .-o I ight ,; d. Don't renHJMber 10. If it a ppeared as a light, was it brighter than the!! brightes t stars? n . Did th~ obi 9ct: (Circle One for ~och ques~ion) o. AP?ear t o stand still at any t :m.,? h. Suddenli' speed.up and ru.ih ~way a t any tim~? c . Sr~oi< up int o ports or expl ~e? ~. Cnonge brig htness? f. C h.:1nge ~hope? g . Fl-1sh or flicker ? h. Disappeor.and r eoppeor? Don't Know Don' t Kno..v Dont l<now Don't Know Don't :<now Don't Know Don't Know 11. Did the object move be hind s omething at any tima, porticulcrly o cloud? (Circle One!!): Don't Know. If you tJnswere.d YES, then tell what 13. Did ~he objt!ct move in front o f some thing a t any tim~, particularly o cloud? ( Circle One): . ' Y ) No Don't Kno._,-. ...IF you ons red YES, tn~n t~II wha~ 14. Did the ob:ect)~ppear: (Circle One): ;-;,'.Solid b. Transparent c . Vvpor d . Don't Kn~w J Did you observ e the object through any of th~ fo llowing? Eyeglos5es Binoculor3 Sun glasses '( ':J'; T nlescooa Windshield y c:os Theodolite Window gloss 16 . Tell in a f~w words the following ilt ings obout th~' object 17. Draw o ~i::-t1re that will show tho shape of tho object or object5. Lot>"l and includ~ in y our sl't'~ch any d.,toils of t h e ocje..:t t hot you sow :;uch OS winus, protrusions, etc., ond e;,:;p~ciolly r'xhoust troi Is "' vapor troib. Ploc~ ':n crrow bosido th' drowing to show th'! direction the obj~ct wos.noving. 18. The edges of the object were: {Crr<:lo One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like o bright star c. Sharply out! i ned d. Don't remember 19. IF :h~re was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? -_...:. -', _._. _ :_; _ Draw a pictur~ of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to s h o w t:1e direction tha t t hey vo r., tra ve l ing. 20. Dr ow a picture tho t wi II show the motion that tho obj oct o r objects mode. P l-lt:e an ,. A" at th., beg innin t h path, a s .. ot the ond of tho path, end show u ny ch~.mge" in dirodion d ur ing the r:Jur:io. Iorge r!id the objflet.appear.to you as compor~d to an obj~ct.with which you ore fumilior? 22. 'Ne wish t., ~1ow the angular s ixe. Hold a motch stick ot arm's length in I ine with a known object .and note ~o,v muc~ oi th~ obj~ct is eover~d by the h~ad of th~ match. If you hod performed thi~ e~periment ot the tim-3 the ~ igh ~ing, how much of tha obj ~cr would hova been covered by the match head? 23. Did the obrect disoppear.while you w~re watching it? If so, how? 2A. In order that you con give os clear a picture os po5sible of what you sow, describe in your own words a obje-ct or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would giv3 th'-' sam., oppetoronce as the object whi<::h you sow. ltl the following s~otch, imagine that you uro at thu poinr :ahown. Pluc:t e n "A' ' .m th c urvoct lin ~o f;M<'w how h i g!, th~ objec' was above the horizon (:ikylin...,) wh<jn )"OU frrst sow i ~. Pht:() o "~1" r.Jn th ' srm ... ;:urv~\l ltna tt) sho\v how high th" obj~tCt WOS oho/~ th':} horil.Oil (~kylina) whdn 'ICIII /os f SfJW it, !n the foi!owing larger s!<etch ph:c~ an A" at the po;jition the ob;ec~ wos when you lirjt 'o'!Y It, c:'ld t1 u" e1 position when you last saw H. Ref~r to smoll~r skstch os an tt)(\Jmplt!t of how to compl ~l~ the 'org.:tr tt!<;)t.:h. 34. What were the weuther conditions .at the time you saw the obi ct? CLOUDS (Circle One} WEATHER (C irc:lo On$,, oa.; Clecr sky b. Fog, mist, or light roin Scatt&'!d clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Th ie\c or heovy,clouds e. Don't remember 35. When and to whom did you report th'at.you had.seen the objact? 36. Was or:y:me else with you at the i:ne you saw tn., obiect? ( ~:.cte One) 36. i IF y~'J answered YES, did -. see the obiect too? {C >de One} 36.2 P!e:se list their names end ~ddrets~s: 37. Wcs this th!t first time that you had seen on obiect or obiocts like this? (Cirele One) No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, wh~re, and under what clrcumstonc:es did you =e., oth omn? > 38. Jn your oplni~n .,.,:,c:t do you think the ob(ect was and what might have cou:sed it? Do you think you can estimota th sp d of th~ obj :Jet? (C ircl~ Cntt)) lF y~u unswared YES, th~n w:,ot spe.-.d would you estimate? ~------.-------- 40. Do you hi .,,< you con ostimate how for away from you the obiect was? ~C>de Ona) Yes IP yo~ answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?------------- 41. P l~"s~ 9 !ve tha foltowins in~or:nation about yours~H: .'AtdJ !& Nom TEL E P!-iONE NUMBER lndicat& any additional infor:-nation obout yourself, including any education, which might Se pertinent . 42. Dote yoJ completed this questionnaire: