PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1, OATE 2. LOCATION 12. COHCLUSIOHS 0 Was Bolloon 3. OATETIM! \i~OUP 4. TVPf OF OBSERVATION }~Ground Visual 0 GroundRocfor .s. PHOTOS I o. " 0 Air-lnterc :Jpt Rod or CiVi li~r, i 8. NUMBER OF 03JECTS 9. COURSE ' li!NGTH 0~ oaSERVATION 30 ::;:conc.Js n Was .\irc:roft 0 P robohl y Ai rcroh 0: (Possibly Aireroh Wos Astronoml col Probably Astronomical Possibly A~tronomieol lnsufficiant Ooto for Evaluation lO. BRI:F SUM~ARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Li .;l1t UQOU t Llrifjhtne$S of bri~{ht~st star olls~zvcd in strai~:ht flight at t'on::itant s~ocd, whit(! like ~ d i N Pro"t)n.ble .l i g h t b u l b , observed in ~;or t h d i ~..i ~H"' 0 =a r ~ in belo.v hortzon in East. B!ighter than :..;; n. t e ll i t ? and travel in g much faster o U.S. AIR FO~CE Tl:CHNICAl INFORMATION SH:F.T (SUMMARY D~T A) In crder that your inFormati on may be filed and coded o:s accurot,Jy o:.. pas~i ' ltl, pi>!'OSd us~ th fotlowing space to write out o .short description of tha event that you o\nerved. Yo u may r~ peot information that you hava alroady giv..,n in the qJastionnaire, ond odd any f~rther comm.,nt:s, statarMnts, or sketches that you believe or~ important. Try to pre3ent the details of thtt ob5erva- tion in th~ order in which they occurred. Additional poge.s of the .;:me size paper may be ottochad if tney ore n~d-..d. (P leo Print) (Do Not Writl!l in This Space) U.S. ~\lR FORCE TCH&UCAL .UifOi--!~tATtON Sf1Er'f This qu~s~ionnoir:> ho.; beon prn~or.~ 1" that yeo: C(!ll !=fiv .. tkJ U/. :\i, Fmc:~ os r.c:h i i'ltcrmJ+ion O.i po:;.;ib~e COI1C\!rnin9 the unid .. w~ifi~d o ~rial ph .. n..,r.~cmvn i\10t you h w~ .:>b_, rvud. P:e.-:.5~ try to answer as n1ony '1Uostion:; u:> you p:>ssibly con. f h., infmmntio;1 .:~nt. yeo give , ... ill be t.s~d for r~search purpos4)5, o,,d 'Hill be rcqord?d o~ :onfidtmti.JI r.,Cll\lriof. Your nc~me will not b'!) :..s~d in connection with ar1y stotom!nt:J, conclusions, or publict:ti()n~ v1ithoJt yo~r permi:.;~i,n. W~ ;~qu~st thi3 psrsonal information so that, if it 1s duem~d t13C..!S3ory, W~ ffi'JY contact you for f .. a~h--r detoi Is. 1. \Vh~n di~ you ~ce the obj.;!ct? 2. T i rn~ of day: (Circle Ond): a t d. Pacific 4. Where wer~ you when you sow tL,e object? (Circle: One}: a. Daylight Saving b. Stardord Cit y or 1 own, Sttlt~ or Co.:ntry 5. How bng was obje<::t in sight? 5.1 Ho"' '/JO<; t ime in sight det ~rmined? a. Certtlin.... c. No~ v~ry sur .. ~ , ;. -;=;irly ce~tof~ d. Jus t a guess 6. V/h-:lt wos r condition of th~ .iky? a. Bright a . Brigh t b. Cloudy b. Cloudy 7. IF you sow th_, object during DAYLIGHT, wh~r~ wo3 the S UN loc~r..}d as you look:~rJ ot the o bj .:'ct? (C ;,.cfe One): CJ. In front (., r you b. In blJ:k of you c . To your ri ght d. To ur 1efr e . Ov~th~ad r. Do., t r:!rr.~mbr 8.1 STARS (Cir'-1~ One): 8.2 MOON ( Ctrc:lc: One): Dd ,!1t :~1oonl i0i.t Oul! moon I i ;Jht ~ lu moo,, I igh;~ - pi k h <lark Don't remmb.,r Don't r~rnembar 9. Tho object appeared: (Circle One): ~o. As a I ight b. Shiny Don't re;,m~mber 10. If it ~ppe~r~d cs a light, was it brighter than the brighttJst stars? 11. Did rhe objoct: (Circl() On~ for each question) ::. Appear to stand stif! or cny time? nly spe(!td up and rush away at any tim~? e. Break up into ports or ~xpl ode? d. Give off smo!<e? e. Change bri ghtness? f. Change shop"? g. Flash or flick3r? h. Disoppeor.ond reopp~cr? Don' t Know Don't Know Do11't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12 .. Did t he obiect mov~ behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Ci'rcle One): Yes (N:-J Don't Know. iF you answered YES, th&n t~H what 13. Did th~ object.mova in front of something atony time, porticulcrly.a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. JF you answer~d YES, then tell what 14. Did the object opp~or: (Circle One): Solid b. T ronsporent d. Don't Kr.ow Did you observe the object through a ny of the following? o. Eyegl<..1ss-,s e. BinoctJ!ar!S Sun glasses Telt:!scope c . '-Ni ndsh i~!d yd~ Th'Jodol it.,. Window glot;s 16. Tell in a few words the followin~ thing:; o L-,ut th") objuc:t. b. Col o r 17. Draw o picture that will show tha shop~ of th., vbject or object~. Lobt!l.cnd i.,cl,,d~, h yo'Jr ::k')rcl, .:ny dc~cib I o~ t:-e object that you sow such cu wings, protru~ions, ete., and tlSp\!c:i,llly e xhoust tr.:~il.i or vapor lrt1ib. P :a.:~ an crrow bes ida th .. drowi r::g to :':how the direction the obja-;t wo~. moving. 18. Th~ edges of the obiect wer$: (Circle One): o. Fuzzy or blurred ( b. like a bright star _ c. Sharply out1 ined d. Don't remembetr 19. IF th~re wa3 MORE THAN ONE ohiect, then how many w~r" th~re? :_/...:;;':. ' _ Drow o picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to '1how th~ direction ~hot they wert~ trov~i~ . 20. Dr~1w a picture that will show tho rnoticn thot the ohj.>~t or obj ds mod P I <JC') on A " ot the b ogi:minu of the poth, a "B" at the end of the t)Yth, und show uny chongas in rlir "C: tion urin~ th~ cc.u:s~ . 21. How lerg~ did the obiect app~ar to you as compared to on obiact with which you oru familiar? 22. WA wish to kn ow the on:;ular si~e. Hold a .notch stick at arm's length in line with o l<n-:>wn obj.,ct.a ,,d n'lt~ how r:vJ:, of the object is covere d by. tho h ~ud of the match. If you hod perfotm&d this o>cpariment .at t h e time of the s ighting, how much of the obj~ct would have be~n covered by th~ match h~ad? 23. Did th"' object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 24. In ord~r that you can give as clear a picture os possible of.whot you saw, Jescribe in your own words a common object or objects which, when ploc'ltd up in t he sky, would give the .;em~ oppeor'lnce as ths ohja'!t 25. Wher\! wer" you locot.,d when you sow the object? (Circle One}: a. ln.iide a building b. In a car r c. Outdoors .... d. In on airplane (typ~) e. At s4!a; 26. Wore y o., (Circlo One) o. In ~h.;, bnb~S!\ .; r.:H~Jtl nf a ci~y? c.-~--In thc_r,Js.id~ntiol ~ection_ofa c:~y? ... c. ln open countrysida? d. NClor on oirfi~ld? c. Flying ov.,r a city? f. Flying ov~r open country? 27. What were you dllir.g at the time you sow th~ object, and how Jid you happen to notico it? 2S. I F. you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicb at the time, then compl~te.tho following qu"stion! What direction w~re you rnoving? (Citcle One) a. North c. East f. Southwast b. Northeast d.. Southeast How fast were you moving? mi las p~r hcur. 28.3 Did you stop ot any time whi_le you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw tha obj~ct? (Circle One) o.' North c. Eo~t b. Northeast d. Southeast f. s~uthwest 30. Wnct direction were you looking when you lost sow the obiect? (Circle One) d. Southeast h. Northw~st .h. Northwest i. Overhead i. Ov~r;,'3ocl t--'( Northeast ,.; f. Southwest 31. If you are familior with bearing terms (angular direction), try to e:-.~it:~ate th~ numb~r of d~r~es tha obi&ct w.a from tcue North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horixon (elevation) When it first appeared: a. From true North Fro m horizon 31.2 When it disoppecr~d: o. from tru~ North ! degrees. b. From hori~'.> 1 39. Do 'you thin'< you can estirr.at., the sp.:nd of the object? (Circle One) Yes IF you on3w~r~d YES, th!}n whJt spc~d would you ostimo~3? ~---- 40. Do you t~i .,'< you con cstim~te how fo r awoy from you the obiftct wo:~? ( C ire lo One) IF yov onswdred YES, then how far away would you say it wo.s?4 ------ 41. Ploos~ ~ive the followi lndic~t~ any addition'll informotion about yourself, including any education, whi<:h.mi!)htbtt p~rtinent. 42. Do~e you c~mpleted this qu&stionnoire: U.S. AiR FORCE TECHNICAL H\lFORMATIO..-. S~iF.ET (SUMMARY DATA) I In order that your information may be fil~tl and ~ode<i o~ oc~ur,Jt$1y t.l.::i po~sibl-,, ploa:Je u3e thtl folbwing space to write out a .short description of the event that you observed. Yuu rnoy r~ at information that you have alroady given in the que$tionnoir~, and odrJ any further ccmment:s, st~teN'ents, or sketchas that you believe ora important. Try to present the detail"" of 'he ob3~rvo tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional page:; of the some -;ize paper rroy be att::~ched if t~ 'Y or~ needed. . (Do tJo' Write in Thi.s Spac:~) (Please Prin t )