Macon Georgia — September 1962

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Keywords: circle, obiect, ooking, object, remember, sirrhtillr, acondso, spaea, quifstionnoire, nece3sory, taountain, ttcrest, oayiight, conccrnit1g, srighte, breokup, axploce, hicker, porticufarty, deiai, trohs, thedrawingto, outlim, irning, 1urir
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 10 Sep u::~ml;~y 1962 ~iaco;l J Gi..~org ia 0 Probably BoHoon s s i bl Y Balloon l::J Graun d Vi suol 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 7. LENGTH OF oas:~'IATION a. NUMAER OF OBJECTS 0 Ground-Radar 0 Air-Intercept R a d a r 0 Was Airc:roh D Probahl y Airc:roh 0 Possibly Aircraft , .. :o:< Wo:t. A stronomical Met 0 () r 0 Pro b ably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 11 scc ds one 10. !HUSF ~UM.~AR'I' O F SIGHTING 1l. COMMENTS Y.allow, solid obj e c t appe ing as Limited data i n d leat e s pos s 1blc: li~,_,.ht ob::;e~ved a t 35 d!!r eleva tion me teor sirrhtillr t!L Eas t mo v ing towa-rd ~'iest and disappearing after f ligh t of 1~ ~acondso Do t streaking across sky. Looking No rth a t tlme of sig h ting o ATJC FORM 329 (RF.V :r, Sf:P 52) u~s. AIR . FORCE TECHNICAl INFORMAT!OH SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your Information may be filed and coded as accurately os possible, please.:use the following !Space .to .write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re at lin formation that you have already given in the questionnaire, :a nd add any further comments, statements, or slcetc:hes:thot you.believe ore important. Try to present the details of the observo 'iion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the:same s:ze ~oper:may be attached lf.~!-:ty.ar~ needed (P l~an ?.rin t ) (tJo Not Write In This Spaea) U.S. AIR FORCE 'TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This quifstionnoire has been prepared so that you c:a"' give the U.S. tdr Force as much information as possible concarning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you hov~ observed. Please try to onswer.as many questions.as you possibly cdn. The information that you gfva will be l!sed for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your nome willnot be us~d in connection with any statements, .conclusions, or p'ubl ications without your permission. We .-equest this personal information JSO that, if.it 1s deemed nece3sory, we may contaet you for furt r detai Is. 1. When ci :J you see the object? 12. T i rna of day: (Circle One){a. Ecstern c. tAountain d. Po:;fic 4. Wh$re w~re you when you saw th~ object? ttcrest Pot Additional remarks: .. 5. How IOf'lg was object in sight? 5.1 How was time in sight determined? .:>. F~irly certain 6. Who~ wqs rt..e condition of th9.sky? b. Cl.oudy (Circle On9): (Circle One): a. Oayiight Saving b. Standard City or Town Stat$ or Country c. Not v ery sur-e d. Just o guess laJ Bright 7. IF you st'lw the obiect during DAYLIGHT,.where was the SUN located as you loo!<ed ot tne objecr? (Circle One): a. In front of you In back of you d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Dont rem'!mb~r ..-rTO JUL 61 lo'4 Thl11 form !IJp .. rfl,fi,., ATTC ll>t, Fnh 60, whlch i ob11ol~te. B. !F you sow t1.c obj:>ct ot NIGHT, what did you notic~ conccrnit1g tbP STARS ond 1'AOON? STAF~S ( Cird e Q r, e): !Jon ' t ramember MOON (Circle On~): o. Ori;;Jht moon1 ight b. Dull moonlight c. No moon I 1ght -pitch da rk d. Don'' remember 9. The obiact a ppeared: (Ci;c/~ Jne): a As a light b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don't remember a 10. Jf.it opp~c:-ed as c 1ight,was it Srighte~than the brigh'ta~t.stal's'? 11. D~d ~he obiect: ( Circle One for each quE:~tion) a. A ar to stand s till or any :.r.1~? o. Suc: iy s peed up a;,d rusi-cway ot cny ti ma? c. Breokup into parts or axploce? d. Give off smoke? e. Cnor.~e brightness? f. Chc:1ge shop&? g. Flash or Hicker? h. Disappear . ond reappear ? 12. Did the oojeet mov-:! behind something ct any time, porticufarty a cioud? Don'~ Know Dont Know Don't Know Don~t Know Don't Know Don''; :<now (Circle One): IF you answered YES, t;.,en 1aii whc~ 13. Did the ob!e: -.:>ve in front of something at onytlme;:pQI\ticularly.a cloud? Don't Know. IF you answ~r:<>d YES, '{hen 'tei: .-v:,ai 16. Tell in a fow words tne following.thlngs.abovt.th~ obfect. 17. Draw a picture that wi ll show. the :shape of .the obittet or .obiects. Lobel. and include. in your sk~tch .any deiai b of th~ object that Ou saw :such .as wings, protrusions, :etc., and ospeciolly .exhaust trol h or vapor troHs. Place :n arrow beside thedrawingto show the direc:tion.the obtect .was,. moving. 13. The edges of.tne object .were: (C:ircle One}: a. Fuzzy or.blurred . .b. -L ik~ .a bright star c. Sharply outlim~d d, Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE'THAN ONE obJect Draw c pi.:ture of how they were arranged, and put en arrow to show.tha dlr~,..tion.thot th~y were traveling. ~ 20. Dr.tw a pictu;o t hat will sh':>w the motion thot tho bj~c~' '1r ob;oct s mode. P l'lco ''" ''A'' a t the be~irning o f I the p(lth, a gu ot tn~ and of ~h~ path, and sh'>'V cpy t:honges ht di rocticn 1urir.g ~be course. 21. How large 2 ;.1 the ob!ect o;>peo.-~o you cs co1npored to on objec~ with which yot; or_, fail,il!ar? l 22. We wbh t-., :<now theangulor H-,ld a r.1a tch stic k ot crm's l~ngth in !in:) with a know~ o b! .iCt.ond no~) hy the hoed of th~ m ch. if you hod perf"rmad this e~p~rimen~ a t ~ha ~im~ how muc'-: d the objec t . is cover~d of th~ si~;..l' ng, h"w much of 1ha ob1~c~ would hcva b~en ::overed by ~he makh h:!od'~ 23. Did the obiect disappear whila you w~Jre watching it? H so, how? 24. fn CAdar that you con give as daar o pictur~ as possibl3 of whar you saw, d.,scdbe in yol.H own word'i o ob;ect rx ohject s whkh, when placed up in t he sky, would give t.~ sam~ appaorance c s the object which you ~c....,. 25. Wh.,re were you located when you suw the object? (Circle On':!): 26. Woro you (Circfa Ottd) o. In th-a b usinoss soction of o city? ('bJ In the residemtiai .;ection of a city? c. tn open countryside? d. N4ar an a irfield? c. Flying over a city? f. F Jying ov~r open country? 2i. Who re you doif"'lg at the time you saw the obiect, .and how did you hop pen to no~ic~ it? 28. IF yo ... ,:, reMOVING ;N AN ~L:TOMOBILE or other.vehide ot the time, then c omplete ~he following q:J~s~f~ns;' 23. ~ n:,ct direct ion wer., yo.; :noving? (Citcle One) ;,. Nor~h9ost d.. South~ast f. Southw!:tst 28.2 How iq s-r W6re you movir.g? -------miles per hour. 48. 3 Did you stop ot any time whilo you were ~ooking at the object? (Circle One) 29. What directio;1 were you !ooking when you first saw the object? (Circl<) One) h. Nor~hwe3~ I. a. North Nort!le :ut d. Sou,heast i. Southwest i. Overh3cc! What die-:-~:~n w~re you 'ooki ng whan you lalt s ow the object? ( Circle One) North c. East Northwes~ tl d. South~ost f. Southwes t If you ore fomi liar with bearing terms (angufor direction), try to estimate the numh~r of degr~fls fhe obi 'c: wcs ~tom true North (tnru east) ond a} s o ?h~ number of der{'!JS it was upward from tha horizon (d .evution). 3 i. 1 When it first oppeored: 1'/Pe n I Y vi ~Op;"~eOiCCI: 1n tho fol: : . .J\Ir :.,g siH::::h, iroo~inc: triO{ y.-q.; a.(: a~ ~ tc r j,.~ ~b)w;-l .. Plocf: Cll A'' ~how h.:~.v high tho o!..lit~c~ \!O.;) ahov.,, ~h hori.!'>n (-:;'<ylii;}} v, l ~-::1 yo'J lo;t -;row lt. ro l),cw .,ow 34. What were the weather conditions .at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS (Circle One} WEATHER (Circle One) Clear s1cy Fog,.mist, or.light.roln Scatt.,rad c:louds Thic\c or avy.clouds Moderate or .heavy rain e. Don!t remember 35. When end ~o whom did you report th'at. you:had 1Seef'} the object? 36. Was anyone else with you.at t~e 'ime you sow the object? ~Circle One} 36.1 ~F ~ou answered YES, did ~hey see the object.too? ( '= !re le One) 36.2 p iocse list their nomets a nd oodretsses: 37. Wos.this the first time that you had seen.an o~iect or ob)ects like .. this? (Circle One) Yes No ,K)t 0.. p,"'f"-? 37.1 IF you on3wered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances.did you see other ones? 38. in you; opinlon what .do you tnink the obi~t was and what might hav" c ou3ed it? (Circle Onft) IF you onsw!trd YE"S, then what spt'~d would you estimo,e? .10. Do you tnin< Y'::J'J can estimot~ how far owcy from you the object wcH? :r:'a One) IF you or.swer~d YES, 'hen now far away would you say it was? _ 41. Pl~as\t giv! ~he following information about yourself: TELE?nONE t~UMBE Indicate any additional information obour youns.elf, ~nduding :my educction, which migh!.pe ;>e rtinent 42. Date you comp~t~d t his questionnaire: