7 tober 1962 3. DATETIM! GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD i 2. LOCATION ._ TYPE Otr OIS!RVATIOM ~Creund-Vi auol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Airlntercept Radar CONCLU&IOMS 0 Was Balloon Pro l.olal 'I Bol I OOft 0 Possibl'l Bolloon Was hcroft :J Prot.ot.l., Aircroft 0 Po aai W 'I Ai rcroh 0 Woa Aatronoml col 0 yes 0 Prot.oW 'I Aatronomlcol No D Poaait.l., Astronomical GrouD 7. LENGTH 011 .O.,;.;I;.;.S_I_R_VA_T_I-ON-----+~I.ILliNLUL.IMI._.IR.-.Oflt.ljO._I_J_I_C_T_S -:--9-. _C_O_U_R-5!-:-----Other-_.. 20 minutes 10. IAI!fl SUMMARY OP SIGHTING one varied 1 1. COMMENTS D In auffl cl ont D.to t.r Moon at 19 on Ecliptic witb declination of -20 45. Moon set was at 2346, or about 30 mins prior to sighting. The moon would have been to far d./below the horizon to be refrac ed ed/if the rptd time of sighting was correct. The star Altair Amber obj observed fa moving auto. Appeared and iaappered into cloud base. Appered as a light only. Move- ment random. Gave appearance of being soJid. Fuzzy or blurred irregular shape, sometimes domelike only invert WX conditions stormy. Wianess conside the possibility of refraction of the was setting at the time of sigh -1 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ing; however, more likely the ~i i~ wa,mcausedub~ ~i ht 34. . What. were the c:onclitlona :at the time you aaw the oblect? CLOUDS'(Circl, One) WEATHER fCircie.One) a. Clear alcy c attered: cloud a Cl. i.hiclc or h~vy:clouda Don!t ren:ember 35. When: and to whom: clid. you. re th'ot,you:hod,IJ.the obiect? C). 36. Waa anyone else. with you.at thetlnoe you. aaw .the obiect? (Circle.One) 36.1 IF you anawered YES,.did they IH.the obiect.too? (Circle One} 36.2 P~ease liat .their .namea .and addreaaea: 37. Waa.thia the flrat time that you hadaeen.an obi.Ct or obiects.lilce,.thia? . (Circle One} IF you onawerecl NO, then wh~,.where,and under what clrcumstances.di~ yous" other onea? AIR . F.ORCI .TICHNICAL 'INFORMATION 'SHE IT .(SUMMARY''DATA) ln.~cler that your lnform~tlon:may be filed :and c~ecl:cia :accurate.ly a a poialble,~:pleaae.:uae the .followlngrapace :to .write out.a ahort deactlptlon of theevent that you obaerved. You.may re- peat Information :t~ot. you :have:already given !In the queatlonnoire, :and add any further :commenta, . . atatementa, :or alcetches:that you:belleve o,.,importont. Try to present the.detalla of.the obaerva- the ln.whlch.they occurreci."Adclltlon'al.pagea of.the:aame size paper: :be attached If :th.,. are. need eel. . SIGNAT:URE (DtJ Nat Write !In 'Titi Space) ilcJO fi.c~J ~ cA!U / , c.!ft<A trr ..-r , . 39. Do you thlnlc you con eatlmate th~ apeecl of the oblect? (C lrcle One) IF you.ona YES,.theri what apeecl would you estimate? ~---- ~0. Do you thlnlc you.can estimate how far.away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) v .. IF you . YES,.then.how far.awoy woul~ you:say It was?---------- ~1. Pleoae give the following inforntatlon.abcM youraelf: TELEPHONE NUMBE! .42. Dctte you!cOinpletttd:thls.questionnaire: bFFif;IAL FILE COPY lepat~ t Science ~d.~D&Dta. U.S. AIR .FORC! TECHNICAL <IHF.ORMATIOH SHEET this questionnaire has been prepared :so that you .can give the :U.S. Air Force as much InfOrmation .as .possible concerning the unidentified :aerial phenon:enon that you h~e observed Please .try to anawer.aa many queatlons.os.you posalbly.con. :The Information that you give will be usecl'for h purpoaea,:ancl will be regarcled.as conflclentlal:ntaterlal. Your name wlllnot be useclln.connectlon. with any stateaesenta, :conclusions, .or publications. without your permission. We request .this pereonal Information 1so that, lf.lt 1s d .. mecl.nec~, we may contact you.for . .fUtlher Ul. . When did you ... the obieet? Time of day: (Circle One}: .P.M. Month c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when yousow the oblect? Reareat Poatal Addres City orTown S. How long' obiect in sight? Fairly certain .6. What wqs the;condition.of the.sky? . a. Bright .b. Clpudy c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 7. IF you saw the ob;ect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you loolced at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your ri ght o n r ememo., . : FT 0 JU L 61 16 4 Thle fee& ... pereede. A TIC 164, )Pelt 60, whlck la obeolete. 8. IF you 1aw.the obiect:at NIGHT, what.did you notice.concernlng the STARS.and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: a. Bright ~'tOOnllght ( :Ci. None~ b. Dull. "'"nllght ~, d. Don!t ren:amber 9. :The obiec:t .a,;pearecl: :tCircle.OneJ: (a. Ao llgh0 ~. Shiny c. No moonlight.-pitch doric .d . Don!t remember d. Oon~t ,.member 10. If .It .appeared:as.o light, :was it brighter :than thebrightest :stars? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each question) Don't Know Don't Know a. Appear:to.stand still.at any time? b. Suddenly speed.upand rush.away at any tin? c. Brealc:up Into parts or explode? . Don't Know Give off smolc~t? e . Change.brightness? f. Change shape? g. Flash or fliclcer? . h. Disappear.and reappedr? (Oon!t Know) Don't Know Don!t Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Did the obtect move behind something:at any time, particularly.a cloud? 13 . Old the obJect .move In front of something at any time, particularly .a . cloud? (Cirt:le O~e}: Yes ~ NP . Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 14. Did the obiect .appear: (Circle One): ( .tf: Solid) b. Transparent d. Don't Know .15. Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? .a. Eyeglasses b. Svn glasses c. Windshield .d. Window glass e. Binoculars f. Tel8-scooe g. Theodolite 16. Tell rln a few worda the followlng.thlnga. .the olttect 17. Draw a plctwe that:wllbahow:theahapeof:the oltiect.or .obtecta. l.:alel;andlnclucle:ln .your:alcetch.any.detall .of .the oblect:that.~:eaw~ueh.os wlnga,.protruelona,,etc.,:ancl lolly.exhouat tralla.or vapor trolla. . .P.Idc an: ;i.elcle;the!drawlngl .. ~how.thed,k.ectlon:the.Miec:t:waa,.movlng. 18. The edges of :the ol,iec:t :were: (CircfeOne): ~Fuzzy or blurred) . ..b ... LIIce a . bright ~tar c. Sharply outlined :d . Don~t remember 19. IF there was MORE~THAN ONE oblec~, then.how.tnany were there? _ Draw a picture of how they were arranged,:a~ put an arrow. to 'lhow.the dlreetlon.that.they.were traveling. 20. Draw a pictwe that will ahow.themotion that the obfect or obiects.made. Place:an .. A .. at the beginning of .the path,:a ''Bu at t~ end of the.path, and.show any changes.in .direction duri~g,th course. t .. 21. Haw largedid:the obiect:appear.to you as compared 'oan obiect.with which you.are familiar? - 22. Wewish to know.theangularsize. Hold.a match.stlclc at arm's length in line with a kn~wn obiect.and note . how. much of the obiect ~ ~ covered by. the head of. the match. If you had performed :th i 1 experiment :at :the-time of the sighting, how.much of the obiect would have beencovered.by the match head? 23. Did the Obiect disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 24. 'In order .that you can give as c;lea; a picture a~ pc)sslble of what you :saw, .describe .In your own words a obiect or obiects which, when placed .'uP In the sky, would give the same oppearance.as the obiect which you =saw. 25. Where were you located. when you aaw :the obiect? CCircle:OneJ: . a. lnslde.a building c. Outdoor d. In an airplane (type)' :26 . Were. you (Circle One) a; In the bualness.section of.a city? b. ln .the aidentlahsectlon of.a city? In open.countr aide .. , d. Near.an.alrfield? ying over a city? e. At sea . f. Fly.ing over open.country? ~7. What.we.re.yoU doi.ni.Qt the time you:aaw.the obiect,.and how did you happen to nqtice:it? 28. IF you were MOVING tN AN AUTOMOBILE or othervehicle.at the time, then complete.the.following questions: What direction were you moving? (Ci;cle One) a. North c. East .e . South b. Northeast d. Southeaat .. f. .Southwest 28.2 How fqst 283 Did you:atop.at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yea (N} 29. What direction were you looking when you firstaaw the obiect? (Circle One) d. Southeast . f. Southwest g . West h. Northwest ch. r-N-;rthwesD I. Overhead 30. What direction were you looking when you.,last saw 'he obiec:t? (Circle One) h. Northwest a.. North i. Overhead b. Northeast d. Southeast 31. lf you ore fomi liar 'Nith bearing terms (ongufar .direction), try to esrimat~ th~ i1llmher of degr.,es !he oh j !Jet wcs from true North (t~ru east).and also the number of detJrces it was upward from tne horizon (elevation) 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 Wl1en it disappearad: o. From true North. degrees. b. From horizon degrees 32. In the following slcetch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you first saw lt. Place a .. B. on the ame curved line to ahow how high the obtect was above the horizon (skyl,ine) when you lost saw lt. In the following larger sketch pJace on A" at the position the object was when you lirst saw It, and a s at its . position when you lost sow ;t. Refer to smaller ske?ch oc on example of how to complete the larger sketch