Montevideo Minnesota — November 1962

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20 November 1962 GMT 20/062QZ s .. PHOTOS PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.. LOCATION Montevideo 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION xtt Ground Vi suol 0 AI~ Vi suol 0 GroundRodor a Airlntercept Radar CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon 0 Was Aircroh a Pro bob I y Ai rcrah Po ssi bl y Ai rcroft l$IX Was AstTonomicol Meteor 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENCTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS a Insufficient Data for Evaluation f ew one West 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING II. COMMENTS Circular luminous obj observed fm Meteor sighting. bedroom to cross fm view in just a few seconds. No tail or trail. At about 30 dgr e l evation in Northwest moving in level flight. No sound. Brighter than full moon on clear night Moving west. ATIC P'ORW J29 (REV 2t. SP.r 5:1) 34. What were the:weother conditions :at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS(Circ/~ One) WEATHER (-Circ/e.One) . Clear sky . (;;:) Dry . b. Ho.zy '1( Fog,.mist, or.light:rain c. Scattered:clouds . c. Moderate.or .heavy.rain d. Thick or h~avy.clauds J~ .. .LJ d. Snow . 35 . When:ondto whom.did you report th'at,you:had:see~ the object? J}~ Was anyone olse.with you.at the 'ime you s aw the object? 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see.the object too? (Circle One) 36.2 p;ease list their nomes.ond addresses: 37. Was this rhe rirst time that you had seen on object or objects like. this? (Circie One) 37.1 IF you onswered NO, then wh~, where, and under what efrcumstonces.dl~ you see other ones? 38. In your opln lon what .do you think the obje<:t was and wnot might .havtt cousltd i~? U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMA't!ON 'SHEET (SUMM~RY DATA) In .order that your lnfarmation. may be filed and caded.as accurately as possible, pleose.use the .following 1space .to .wtite out.a short description of theevent that you observed. You."!ay r .. peat !information :that you :havealready given in the questionnaire, :and add any further .comments, tatements, :or sketches:that yau:believe are importgnt. Try to present the.detoils of the observa- tion lin the order In whlch.they occurred. Addition'ol pages of .the:some size paper:may.be attached lf:they.are needed. (P.Iectse P.rlnt) (lJo Nat Wrlte,fn This Space) SIGNATURl: OAT _f) Ull'.ktv -?-J /CJ (; J- 39. Do you think you can estimate th~ speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes V /UYV -~,... /~ -f-vv /f\..C-c.JL. IF you.answered YES, t hen what speed Would you estimate? 'J il ~ ~ Do you think you.can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you.answered YES,.then how far.away would you.say it wos?'-===========--------------1 41. Please give the following information.abo;.~t yourself: lnaicate ony.additlonol lnformationabout yourself, including any education, .which:might:be pertinent. 42. Dot~ you.completedthls.questionnaire: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL :INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared :so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as.mucn information . as possible :concerning the unidentified :aerial phenomenonthot you have ob.served. Please .try to answer as many questions.as.you possibly.cdn. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, .and wi II be regarded.as confidentialmaterial. Your name w i ll not be usedin.connection.with anystatements,.c:onelusions,.or p'ublic:ations.without your perm.ission. We request .this personal information :so that, if .it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you f~r further detai Is. When did you see the object? Time of ~oy: L:& 1Un.0 l~tv~ (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. Eastern c. Mountain (Circle One):,-: Daylight Saving d. Pacific: 4. Where were when yousaw the object? City or T own Additional remarks: 5. How long was objed in sight? Hours Minutes 5. i How wo s time in s ight determined? j , ~ J a..'k..- ~ertoin . c:. Not very sure ~irly certain d. Jus t a guess 6. What wqs the-condition of the.sky? ll J C>l..fi ,M;~ ClJ b. Cl.oudy ia:) Bright 7. IF yo u saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, 'where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In bock o f you d. To your left e. Overh eod c. T o_ your nght f. Don't rememb~ f T 0 JU l 6 1 16 4 Thl form 11upereedu. ATIC 164. Feb 60. which 1 obe olete. OFFICIAL FILE COPY TD-/Lt Col Friend/mb/69216 010 81ghtiDg Y 1nlt1a1 letter did not contain sufficient information for evaluation of your UJO sighting of 20 November 1962. Ple .. e late and return to ua the enclosed form (A Form 18) in the self-addressed envelope provided. 81Dceroly, BW B. Wll'l. Colonel, UBAr . DeputJ for Science U l'ora 164 8. IF you saw.the object.at NIGHT, what did you notice.concerning theSTARS.and MOON? 8. 1 STARS(CireleOne): Don!t remember 9. :The object.appear~d: ~Circle. One): a. Asa light 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moon I ight (9 Dull.moonlight c. No moonlight.-pitch dark .d. Don!t remember d. Don't remember 10. lf .it appeored.as.a light,-was it brighter:thanthebrightest:stars? 11 Did the object: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand stlll.at any time? Suddenly speed .up and rush.away at any t ime? c Breok:up Into ports or explode? Give off smoke? Change.brightness? f. Change. shape? Flash or flicker? Dl sappear .and reappear ? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don!t Know Don't Know Don!t Know Oon!t Know Don't Know 12. Did the object move behlnd.somethlng.at any t ime, porticulorly.a cloud? (Circle 0""):- Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what .Did the object. move In front o f something at any time, porticulorly .a ,cloud? (Circle One}: Yes @ Don't Know. In front of: IF you answered YES, then tell what 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): ( a Solid b. T ronsporent d. Don't Know Did you observe the object through any of t he following? Eyeglasses Binoculars b. ) un ~I as ,;r,s Tel-,scope Windshi.,ld Theodolite d. Window gloss Tellln a few words the following.things.about.the object. 11. Draw a picture that .will :show .the:shape of:the obi~t .or objects. Label:and Include: In your ;sk~teh.any details .of.the objeet:that yb~:saw.'Such.as winga,.protruslons,lete.,:and espeelally:exhauat trails or vapor trolls. PI dee an.arrow.beside.the:drawfng1to show .the dlrectlon:the object:was: moving. . 18. The edges of. the object. were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or .blurred b. Like .a bright star {7.)Shorply outlined Y. Don't remember l9. IF there was MORE:THAN ONE object, then haw many were there? ~ t9=yU?../ Dra w a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to -show.the direction.thot.they.were traveling. 20. Draw a picture that will show themotion that the object or objects. made. Place.an uA at the beginning of .the path,:a ''B .. at the end of the path, ond!show any changesin.direction during the course. 21. How large did:the object:appear.ta you as compared to an object.with which you.ore familiar? 22. Wewish.to know theangularsi:ze. Hold.o match stlck.ot arms length in line with a kn~wn object.ond.note how.much of the objectis covered by. the head af.the match. If you had performed:this experiment:at the time of the sig/,,.how much of the C!bject would.hove been covered.by the match head? 23. Did t he oblect disappear while you were watching it? .If so, how? In order that you eon give. as clear o picture as possible of what you.saw, .deseribe.in your own words a common objed or objects which, when placed.up i~ the sky, would give the same appeorance.os the object which you:saw. :26. Were you (Circle One) Wher~ were you located. when you saw the object? .( Circle.One): a. In the business.section o f.a .city? b. ln . the residential !sect jon. 9 f .a city? @ In open.countryside? d. Neor.an airfield? I...!!.:J lnside. o building _r-v'J """' <f b. ln.o cor . c. Out~oors d. In on airplane (type) e. Flying over a city? f. Fly_ing over open.country? g. Other . . ~7. Whot.were you doing at the time you:sciw.the object,.ond how did you happen to nQticeit? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE .or othervehicle.anhe time, then complete.the following ques,ions:' W~at.direction were you moving? (Circle One) a . North c. East - b. Northeast d. Southeast .f. .Southwest 28.2 How fqsf were you. moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) 29. What dir~tion w~e yoo loolcing when you first sow the object? (Circle One) Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you loolcin~ when you .lost sow the object? (Circle One) @Northeast f. Southwest d. Southeast g . West h. Northwes~ h. Northwest I. Overhead 31. :f you {;r~ familiar with bear ing terms (angular direction}, try to estimot~ the number of degrees the object wcs from true North (tfir.u east) and also the number of de!Jrces It was upward from the horizon {elevation) 31.1 When It first appeared: a. From true North degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 31.2 When it dhoppeor~d: a. From true North degrees. b. From horizon degrees. 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore of the point shown. Place o n A" on the curved line to show how the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the same curv~ line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyl.ine) when you last saw It, In the followtng.lorger sketch place on "A" at the position t!,e object was when you f irst saw It, and a "B" at its position wh~n you las so..Y it , Refer to smaller sicetch a' an "'xomple of how to complete the larger sketch.