Westunion Ohio — November 1962

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon West Union, Ohio o Probobly Balloon ssi bl Y 8 oil oon - November 1962 OATETIME CROUP LENGTH OF OBSERVATION jfkGround-VIsual d':~,. Vi suol 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 GroundRodar 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Probobly Aircroft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Wos Astronoml col 0 Pra\lably Astronomical 0 Possi\lly Astronomical IIIIX Insufficient Dato for Evaluation 0 Unkno'Wft ,0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS .Green & red glowing obj. A.TtC PORM 31? (R~V 21\ SY.P Sl) Green & red glowing obj in sight for 30 mins rptd to staff duty officer. No other information indicated on rpt. Insufficient data for evaluation. U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL INFORtMTION 'SHEET (SUMMARY DI4T A) In .order that your information:may be filed and coded.as.accurately as possible, please.use the .following 1space .to .w~ite out.a short desciption of theevent that you observed. You. may re- peat ~information :that you :have already given in the questionnaire, :and add any. further .comments, statements, :or sketches:that you: believe are important. Try to present the details of.the observa tiomfn the order in.which.they occurred. Additlon'ol pages of.the:same si:ze poper:may:be attached lf:they.ore neded. (P.Ios P.rlnt) (DtJ Not Write In This Space) Fl..iJ-~ 7' Nou t ~ U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL :INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared :so that you con give the :U.S. Air Force as much information .as possible :concerning the unidentified :aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please .try to answer.as many questions.os.you possibly.cdn. The information that you give will be used for research purposes,.and will be regarded.as confidential material. Your name willnpt be used in .connection .with any statements, .conclusions, .or publications. without your permission We request .this personal information tso that, if. it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you.for further detai Is. 1. When did you see.the object? 12. Time of day: ;2 J Q tJ 3. Time Z one: (C ircle One Eastern c. Mountain d. Pacific 5. How lor.g wos object in sight? 5.1 P-ow was time in s lght determined? a. C~rtoin b. Fairly certain .6. What wqs the condition of the .sky? b. CI.Pudy (Circle One): A.M. (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard City or Town c. Not very sure d. Just a ss .a. Bright .b. C loudy State or Country 7. IF you sow 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 of you d. To your left e . Overhead c . To_yourright f. Don ' t rem~moer FT 0 JUL 61 164 Thbform aup<tr~utd.,.. ATIC 16-4, Feb 60, whle h l obeolte. 8. IF you saw.the object.at NIGHT, what did you notice.concerning the ST-ARS. and MOON? 8.1 'STARS (.Circle Ono): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moon I ight Dull.moonlight No moonlight:-pitch dark d. Don!t remember Don~tremember 9. :The abject.appear~d: :(:Cirele.One): a. Asa light d. Don't remember 10. lf.it.appeared.as.a l ight,was it brighterthanthebrightest:stars? 11 Did the object: (Circle One for each question) Appearto stand still at any t ime? Don't Know Suddenly speed.up and rush.oway at any time? Don't Know c. Break: up Into parts or explode? Don't Know d. Give off smoke? Don~t Know e. Change .brightness? Don't Know f. Change shape? Don~t Know Flash or flicker? Don~t Know Disappear.ond reappear? Don't Know Did the obtect move behind.something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then.tell what Did the object.move In front of something at any time, particularly.a ,cloud? . (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what the object.appear: (Circle One): a. Solid b. Transparent d. Don't Know Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglas~es e. Binoculars b. Sun glosses ' Tel~scope Windshield T heodolite Window glass 16. Tell In a few words the following.things. about.the objec:t. 11. Draw a picture thot.wlll :show.the1ahape of.the object.or.objects. Label:and inc:lude:ln yoursk~tc:h.any.details .of.the object:that.yofJ:saw.'Such.as wings, protruslons,~etc.,:and.especlally:exhaust tralls.or vapor trolls. . P.ldc an.DrTow.beslde.the!drawlng,to ahow.the dlrectlon:the object:was.movlng. 18. The edges of:the object:were: (Circle One): a. Funy or blurred . b. Like. a bright star 'C. Sharply outlined d . Don't remember 19. IF there -...os MORE'THAN ONE obJect, then how.many were there? _ !:>row a ~lcttxtt of how they were arranged, .and put an orrow to ~how.the dlr.,etion.thot.they.were traveling 20. Draw a picture that will show.the motion that the object or objects.made. Place.an''A" at the beginning of .the path, :o ~au at the end of the path, and,show any changes in .direction during the course 21. How Iorge did:the object.oppeor.to.you as compared to on object.with which you.ore familiar? 22. Wewish to knaw.theangulor:size. Hold a match stick.at arm's length in line with a kn~wn object.and no'e .how.much of the object :is covered by. the head of.the match. If you had performed this experiment:at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? 23. Did the obtect disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 24. In ordet that you eon giv!t as clear a picture as possible of what you:saw, .describe.in your own words o object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some oppearonce.os the object which you saw. 25. Where were you located.when yousawthe object? (C ire/e. One}: a. lnside.a building b. ln .a car c. Outdoors a. In an airplane (type) :26. Were.you (Circle One) o. In the business.section of.a city? b. ln .the residentlol!sect!on of.o city? c. In open.countryside? ,., d. Near .on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open.country? ~7. What.were you doi.ng at the time you:sciw the object,.and how did you happen.to nQtice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE .or other vehicle.at the time, then complete.the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Citcle One) g . West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. .Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fqst were you.moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were loo:Cing at the object? (Circle Omt} 29. What d iredion were you looking wnen you first saw the object? (Circle One) ~. Northeos t d. t. Southwest 30. What diraetion were you look in~ when you .last saw the object? (Circle One) a.. North c . East h. Northwest b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead 31. H you ore familiar with bearing terms (ongufar direction}, try t o s~timote the number.of degree:s ~he objec t w-:::s from true North {t~ru eost) and also the number of d.,rces it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North degrees. b. From horizon degrees. :n.'2 Whom it di-.appeare~: o. From true Nortn degrees. b. From horizon degrees 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place on A" on the curved line to show how high the ob ject was above the horizon (skyline) when you first so~ it. Place a "B on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyl,ine) when you lost sow It, 33. In the following larger sketch place on A" at the position ~he object wos when you first sow It, and a "B" at its position wh1t11 you lost saw lt. Refer to smaller sketch o~ an example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34, What were theweother conditions :at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS'(Cirde One) WEATHER (Circle One) . b . Fog, .mist, or .light .rain c:. Scottered:c:louds c. Moderate. or. heavy .rain Thick or h~ovy:clouds e. Oon~t remember 35. When andto whom.did you report th'at,yo"!:hod,seef'!.the object? 3(1. Was anyone else,with you.at thetime you. sawthe object? (Circle One} 36.1 ~F you answered YES, did they see.the object too'f (Circle One) 36.2 Please list their nomes.and addresses: 37. Was .this the first time that you hadseen on object or objects like,.this? (Circle One) 37. 'I lr you answerttd NO, then wh~, wnere,and under what circumstances.dl~ yousee other ones? 38. in you; opinion what do you think ~he object wos.ond what might.hav~ caus~ it? 39. Do you thinlc you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, theri what speed \ttould you estimate? ,_.... ...:., 40. Do you think you.can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you.anawered YES,.then how far away would you soy it was?============---------1 F irst Nome ADDRess IVe Sf {)tV ioN 42. Dote you compieted this questionnaire: Middle Nome ---=z--o-ne--Stet