P ROJ ECT 10073 RECORD CARD LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION$ Beavercreek, 0 Wa s Balloo n Probably Balloon Po ui bl y Balloon i'fPE OF OBSERVATION 3. DATETIME GROUP ~round-Visual 0 Ground Rodor 0 Woa Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 A lrlntoreopt Radar 0 Po ssi bl )' Ai r eroft 0 AI,.. Visual Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical Possibly As.t roiTomlcol 7. LENGTH Ofl OISEAVATION NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. 0 Insuffi c ient Data for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 10-15 minutes one BRIEfl SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING Object appearing like a balloon vith ha%e around it o bserved through BX. Metallic looking, shiny object. Object looked like balloon c limbi ng out of s ight, becoming smaller and smaller, obse~ed i n NE initial l y and disappeared i n East. Appeared to b e over Wright-Patterson AF.B. Had l igbt like appendage. ATJC FORM 329 (REV 26 SE P 52) ObJect moving wit h wind. Balloon. Des cr iption, including ascending flight conform with thi s analysis. U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL :INFORMATION 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 phenomenonthat you have observed. Please .try to answer.as many questlons.aa.you posslbly.cdn. The information that you give will used' for research purposes,:and will be regarded.as confidentlal:moterial ... your name wlllnot be usecHn .connection. with any statements, .conclusions, .or pub I ications. without your perm.iuion. We request .this personal information rso that, If. it 1s deemed.necessary, we may c~ntact y~u.f~ .further deiaiJa. . . 1 . When did yousee.the obiect? (Circle Onft):~ East.~ ti. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when yousaw the obiect? S. How.longwos object in sight? 5.1 .How was time in sight determined? o. c,rtoln J,-:'""Folrly certo!f1~.? 6. What wqs the:condition.of the.sky? G. :s,igbt> 2. Time of ~ay: (Circle OneJ: (Circle OneJ: a. ~ayJ.!.ih! Saving "S tandanP CityorTown c. Not very sure d. Just a guess Bright .a 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT,.where was the SUN located as you looked at the objed? (Circle One): a. In front of _you b,~1iack of yo & c. 1 o y'cYu.,.-r!snf d. To your left e. ov~rheod 1. Don' t r~memb.,- FTD JUL 61 164 Tblaf-aupenedea .ATIC 164, Fb 60, which 1 obaolete, 8. IF you saw.the object:at NIGHT., what did you. notice .concerning theSTARS.and MOON? 8.1 'STARS(CirdeOne): 8.2 MOON (Circ:le One): d. Don ~t remember a. Bright moonlight b. Dull.moonlight c. No moonlight.-pitch darlc ~d. .Oon~t remember 9. :The object.appeared: ~. Shiny ) :(:Circle. One): a. As a ~ight d. Don~t remember 10. If. it appeared:as.a light,: was it brighter than the brightest :stars? 11 . Did the obiect: (Circle One for each question) a. Appeor:to .stand stlll.at any time? Suddenly speed.upand rush:away at.any time? t~tr ''-'1 c. Breolc:up Into parts or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change.brightness? f . Change.shape? Flash or. flicker? . h. OJ sappeor. and reappear ? 12. Did the obiec:t.move behind something.at:any:time, particularly.a cloud? Don't Know Don't Know Don!t Know .Don!t Know Don't Know Don!t.Know Don~t Know (C I tc:le Q,. ): Don't Know. IF you. answered YES,.then.tell what It . moved behind: Did the obiec:t.move in front of something at any time, porticularly.a cloud? (Cirele O~e): Yes ~ . Don't Know. . IF you answered YES, then tell what In front of: : 14. Did the ob;ect.appear: (Circle One): a. (sol ;d) b. Transparent d. Don~t Know Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Sun glosses c. Windshield Theodolite Window glass 16. Tellin a few words the followin_g.thlnga.about.the obfect. 11. Draw a picture that.will:ahow.thelthapeof:the object.or.object~. Label:andfnclucfe:fn.yowltk~tc:h.any details . of. the obfect:that . Hsaw :'luch.as .winga, .protrusions, 1etc.,::ancl especially. exhaust trails. or vapor trolls. . . P.lac an.arrow;beiid..the !drawfng,to 1show :the clfrectfon:the.objec:t :was,. moving. . 18. The edges of:the obfeet:were: (Circle One}: a. Fuzzy or .blurrecl . .b. :Uke.a bright star c. Sharply outllnecl .d. Don't rememb.r 19. IF-there was MORE:THAN ONE obfed, then.how.many were there? _ Draw a pldwe of haw they.were orranged,.and put an arrow. to show. the dtr~etfon.that.they.were traveling. 20. Draw a picture that will show.themotion thatthe object or objects.made. P.lace.an.,A .. at the beginning of . the poth,:a ''8" at the end of the path,and:show.any changes:ln .direc:tion during tf-le course How larg,.dJd:the object:oppear:to.you.as compared to an object.with which you.are familiar? 22. Wewish to know.theangular:size. Hold:o motch.sticlc at arm's length In line with a lcn~wn obiect.ond.note . how.much of the object:iscovered by. the head of.the.match. If you had performed:this experiment:ot.the-time of:the sighting,:how.much of.the C!bfect would.have beencoverad.by the match head? 23. .Old the obJect disappear while you were watching :it? .If so, how? 24. 'In otder .that you can give. as clear a picture as pc)ssible of what you:saw,.describe.ln your own words a obJect or obfects whlch,. when placed.up:ln the sky, would give the same appearance.as the object which you : 25. ~here were you located when you saw the obiect? (Circle.One): :26. Were you (Circle One) o. In the business.section oF.o city? b. In the residential rsectjon of.a city? In -open-c~u;;trls! f'-.J. J ..-i, Ne~r.a~ oi-;fi;ld? . e. Flying over a city? f. Fly.ing over open."country? g. Other ~7. What were you doi.ll9.ot the time yousaw.the obiect,.and how did you happen.to nQticeit? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other .vehicle.at the time,then complete.the following ques,ions: What:direction weut you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East 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 wh.i.l you were looking at the obieet? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you firatsow the obiect? (Circle One) b- Northeasi ,...-'> d. Southeast .f. Southwest .h. Northwest J. O...erhead 30. What direction were you look in~ when you .last sow .the obiec:t? (Circle One) a,. North b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest I. Overhead lf you ore familiar witn bearing t<!rms (ongulcr.dirsction), try to astimate ~he number of degre~s th-.t objec~ was from true North (t~ru east) and also the number of d~rces it was upward from the horizon (elevation). , 31.1 When it first appeared: o. From true North f: ~""' degrees. b. From horizorfAu.. .. l'>'~-:f ~ > ~ degrees. 3i.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North I degrees. b. From horhon ~v{ .:-1,. .) degrees. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved line to show how the object was above the horizon (sky I ine) when you first sa~ it. Place o a on the some curved l ine to show how high the ob;ect was above the horizon (skyl.ine) when you lost saw ft. 33. In the following.lorger sketch place an A" at~e position the object was when you first aaw It, ancf G e at Its position when you last sow it. Refer to smC!IIer sketch a-on example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the:weother conditions:at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS(Cirde One) e. Scattered :clouds cl. Thiele or h~ovy:cloucls WEA "{HER (Circle One) b. Fog,.mist, or .light .rain c . Moderate. or :heavy .rain e. Don!t ,.member 35. When!andto whom.dicl. you eport .th'at. you:hod1seet] .the object? 36. Was anyone else with you.at .thetime you. saw.the obiect? (Circle One) 36.1 BF you answered YES, did they ee.the obieet.too't (Circle One) CYeSJ No 36.2 Please list their names .and addresses: 37. Was.this the first time that you hadseen.an ob;ect or objects 1il<~.this? . (Circle One) ~ No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then whe(t,.where,and under what elreumstanees.di~.you:see othw ones? 39. Do you thlnlc .you can estimate th~ speed of the object? (Circ:le One) Yes ~ IF you.anawered YES, .then what speed would you estimate? , . 40. Do you think you.can estimate how far.away from you the object.was? (Circle One) .IF you.answered YES,.then how far.away woul~ you.soy it was?===========-~--....:..----1 41. Please give the follow Indicate any additlonal:lnrormation:about yourself,lncludfng any education, whlch:might:be pertinent. . 42. Dote you:compJeted~thts questionnaire: