Fairfield Iowa — September 1962

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Keywords: circle, obiect, tlalloon, aqter, a9poaring, bcighter, nftei, yelloyisl1, idontical, wherg, entioud, repo_, ocidrosse, cuujed, timohl, indlcot, youfjeh, nciudin, ietedthis, tichn, infoftma, sumht, lsiljlt, phttn, noir1t
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?ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. OAiE 2. LOCATION 3. OATC:TIME C~C~? j d. TV PE OF OO~ERVATION .:t.!:-.Ground Vr :.unl 0 GroundRodor 0 Air-lnt.,rcupt RoJor -~. s-ou'Rce CONCLU510NS Wn~ tlalloon Probably B~lloon Po~sibly Balloon Wns Aircraft P robobl y Ai rcroft Possibly Aircraft Was A:;tronomi col P r.,bobl 'I Astronomical P o ::si bl y A:otronomicol lnsuHicient Data far Evolvation Jo. aqtEr su~.~A~, :>!= SICHTING 11. COMMENTS Obj~ct a9poaring as a l1ght bcighter Probably n/c~ J~t witl1 nftei -- .tt n d b i .-; ~ r t h :t n the cs t a r s , so 1 i d burn ~ r t u r r:1 ~ ri o u ~" rl c 1 i ~! b in g yelloYisl1, oblong, appeared in th0 would give idontical i~pression. East and t>toved to the So-:.1 t h wherG' it suddenly climbed at tro~entioud s~eed~ Faded in distance, up.vard, lno~<ed li~e plans at first then oh,jdct Stl~denly turned and became all light. A'l'IC FORM Jl9 (REV :?6 S E P 52) CLOUCS (Ci.~l-! Ona) WEA"(Hf:R (Circ:h On~} light ruin ' . ~. C ieor si<v c. Sc =-~red c !ouds Mod~rote or .hoovy rain d. T h k~ or ,.. ovy c ~ouds e. Oon~t rem"!rnber Hnan 'J,""c ~o whom did you repo_!'t ~hot,you hod 1!33.?1~ the object'/ .;; 36. Wos ~n~on~ e!s~ with you at r~e ~ime you saw 1he objec~? 3~. ~ ~;:: .. ou cr.SW3t~d YES, ci~ ~.-.ey so~ th\l object too'{ 36.2 p;ecse 9i:st their nom~:; one ocidrosse~: (Cird~ One) 37. i lr yo.J ":nwered NO, th~n when, whar~, and under w:1ot circumst~nc-lt3.did you , 3B. In yo1u opinion what do you think th~ .:>bjoct wos and wh-:~t mignt :,ov~ cuuJed it? 39. Do you thiak yo u can o::.timate tho 3peed of tho objoct? (Circle One) IF ytJu ::msw~rod YES, th~n wnot S~tt.,d WOL!Id you ~!:)timOhl? . ,'.: ) . ./,.. ( ' -:''" 40. Do you t~ i :- you can estimate how far away from yo'.J t obi~ct 'vas? (Circ:~ One) No IF yo.J cnswered YES, then how far away woJld you soy indlcot~ ony additional informa~ion chou' youfJeH, ~nciudin~ 'Jn f eCJc~tlon, wh ich.might be p~r~inent 42. Dct:! y;)v =~r?ietedthis q uestionnaire: u.:. A~R fORC~ TiCHN!t:AL 'iNFOftMA"f!ClH 'SH~Er (SUMht~R'i' O,AT,\) :r. ,d~ tnot your information may b~ Sil-,d ar.d coded o'\ o.::curot;,!y 01 po'lsilJlt.t, phttn'8.u.Je 1he t,! i in1J Jp\J<.:tt to writ~ out a $hort descrip~illn of the ovc'nt t:1ot you ob~P.rved. Ynu rnay ,.,. pee~ in~ormotion that you .have already given in the qu,JHor.noir1t and odd any furth~r comments, ':it'Jt'!m~tnt.s, :or sketche3:that you.btlievo or11important. Try,_, p:~:tent th' ditails of the ob1er1o ~i"n~i:-. the order in which they occurred. Add!tiona1 pog._ts of th:t:~amft s;~, 'lOper.may.~e a~tached If tf..~v.cr~ naeded. ~ (Do Not \rito3 In This Sp<.re.J) --;&flplr t?L ,v.... FEC?..?J..L BUREAU OF IWVESTIGATIOK WASHING'l'ON 25, D. C. Date Septemb e r 26: 1962 The atta~:--.ed i s referred t o :;our effie~ fo:: such action os may be nacessary. Tha writer has/been notif~ad of this reference. The Honorable The Secretary of the Air Force \Vashington 25, D. C. Federal Burean of I:1vestigation U . S. AIR FORCE TeCHNi C Al. INFORMATION SHEET This qua~tionnoire hns b~an prepare d so thot you con g ive the U .S. ldr F o rc e as muc h in~o~rnation o.s pfls.sihle concerning the unidentifi-ed a9riol ph!lnomenrm ?hat you hav1~ ob:;er v ed. Plac :>' try to answer o s many qua!l t i o n:;.os yo u posJibly can. T ht1 i,,fofrnutifJn tha t y o u giv~ will be L led for rase a rch p urposes, and will be r egarded as confidenHal mo~erioL YotJr nome wi tlno~ be l!Jed in c o n nection with any stotdm~nts,.condusio:'ls, or publi~ation3 without your ~armission. w~ requ~st t his personal information 'SO that, if it 1s deemed rtaC"}S:ttJry, We may conta c t you for iurtn~r d etails. l. Whe n d : cl yo u see the obj~ct ? ( C ircle One ): a. Ec~tern "b. Ca;-irol 1 c . 7Jc,:;-,toin d. ?ac; fie e . Otr.~r 4 . Whe re w~r' you when you saw rhe object? :tar&st Posta Addrlt~s Additional remarks: ;2 . T irne of day: (Circle One): a . Doyiight Saving ( b . Standard- ' Stot" Country l 5. Ho w !eng wa s object in sight? .. J ~ i_ ; Hours Minu~()S Ho w was time in sight ~et~rmined? .. -e;rrly certain 6. What was ti~ cvndition o f the sky? c . Not v ery ~ure d. Jus t a g uess DAY NI GHT ~ a . Bright ~a;i~hf ~ b. Cl.oudy b. Clo udy 7. lF you s a w th~ obiect d ur ing DAYL JGHT where was th ~ SUN locate d as you lo c !t ~rl o~ t h t obj~ci? (Circle O ne): a . In front of you b. In bock cf y o u c . To your right d. T o your bft e. Ovt:rhead i. Don't .-eme-mber 8. IF you saw the obiect .a t NIGHT, what did you notice concerning th~ STARS ond MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Brigh t moon I ight Dull moonlight No moonlight~- Don't rememb~r Don't remember 9. The OQiect appeared: (C;rde One): .. a. As a light b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don t rememher 10. lf.it c-:i)e:red as a light,was i~ brighter than the brightest stars? 11. Did t:-~ object: (Circle One for each question) A~peor to stand sti Jl.ot ony t;rne? S ... d~eniy speed up and rusn .away at any tim~? 5:-eck:up into parts or explod~? Give off smoke? Ch~nge brightness? Ch'Jnge shape? Flash or flicker? Di sa!)pear .and reappear ? Don't Knew Don't :<now uon't :<now ~ .. ..Do.oii(now ~ Don'~ Kr.ow Do.,'t :<now Don't Know 12. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One}: Don't Know. IF you.answerod YES, then ~eil what Did the o~ject move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle o~e): Nol Don't Know. IF you answered YES, ~han 1'3:1 wh':l.t In front :~f: Did the obiect appear: (Circle One): Transparent c. Vapor d. Don't Know Did you observe the obiect through a ny of the fotlowing? a. Eyeglos;es e. Binoculars b. Sun gl O:iSe3 f. Teloscop~ y r_,s Windshield Thttodolite d. Window glos:; 16. T oi l in a f~'V word.5 t ;19 foUowing th ings o;,out th3 l)b!act. 17. D:ow o p ;cture that willshow the:shape of the obj~t or obj~ct:s. lubel.an d lnc:lud~.ln yout ,k~ch any d~toib o f th, "~ittct that y6~:saw '3uch as wings, protruslons,.ete./.ond e5peciolly exhau~t trolh u vc:por t ro;b. Pla:~ on orrow.be:~ide.the drawing.toshow the dlrection.th~ obj9ct.wos.movlng The edg~s of the obiect.were: One}: a. _f_u..uy_o~ bluz:r~ ~. Sharply o