PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOC.\ TION Englewood, Ohio CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Probably Bcdloon 3. OATITIM! OltOU' .t. TYPI 0, OISIRYATION Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft \ P rob obi y AI rcroft 0 GraunciRo4or GMT 0 AI,. Vleuol 0 Alrlntorcept Raclar Po ui bl y AI rcroh 0 Wat Aatronoml cal D Yea BX ProbaWy AttronomlcJmtares )J;(Na civilian 0 Paulltly Astronomical 0 lnt"fflcl ... t Data fer Evaluation 10 min still in same positio one tationary in SW o Unlcno'Wft 10 81111' SUMMA'Y 0, SIOHTINO . Object brignter than other stars, white, that moved around in the SW sky with a red flashing light. Appeared like a moving star. Elevation estimated at 30 deg. Appeared solid as a li t. Flashed and flickered. Dark, no or mist i.n area. Object still in sam location after 10 minute observation. ATIC FORM 329 (RIIV 2 laP 1.2) 11. COMMI"TS Star Antares was in the SW at about 20 deg elevation and vas the only Astra body of the lst magnitude in that portion of the sky at the time. WX included haze and the object had the appearance of a star. Motion attributed to atmospheric conditions present Case evaluated as observation of the Star Antares. (Mag 1.2) U.S. AI~ FORCE TECHI'UCAL INFORMATiON This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can givs the U.S. Air F ore as muc.h lnformati on as posible concerning the unidentif ied c:.erio l phenon,en~n tho~ you hcve o~$er .. d. Please try to answer as mony questions as you po s si b ly c:o.1. Th., Information t hot Y'u g iv.,! wiH be used for research purposes. Your name wi II not be us ed in (.!o,,nection with a ny s~ate~n~s, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We reque$t this p~r.sonal info rmotl.on so that if It is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further d~talls. 1. When did you see the object? (Circltt One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle One Eas (Cirdo One): Day I i ght Sar ing c. Mountain d. Pacif ic 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Nearest Postol Addreu C lty or Town !i to ~ Couni1 5. How long was obfect in sight? (Toral Duration) Houu Minutes . Seconda . . o. Certain c. Not very sure <? ,_.. b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess / W "" -/!'f.!"' 5.1 How was time In sfght determined? --------------""lc ... J~e--_,L-'--J/. rr 5.2 ~as object in sight c~tinuously? Yes_...., No_-_ 'J:MS. liz ~ ~ 6. What was the condition of the sky? a. Bright Bright b. Cloudy b. C oudy 7. IF you sow th~ object during DAYLIGHT, where wa s the SUN foca t.,d a s you looked a l th~t ubi~d! (Circl! One): a. In front of you b. ln boclc of 'JOV c. To your ri.ght d. To yoJr left f. 0 uf' ' r r~m~mottr fTO OCT 62 164 Thle form eupereed .. FTD 164, Jul 61 wh leh le oba o lte . 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, whot did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): on't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight Cc? No ,;;oonli9ht -pitch dwk :> d. Don't remembor 9. What were the weather conditions at the til?' you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circ:le One): WEATHER (Circle One): mist, or light 'f'ain c. Scattered cloud c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thiele or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 10~ The obie~t appeared: (Circle One): ransporent As a light \ ~. on t remember 11. If It appeared as a light, was It brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): c. About the same , o . Brighter d. Don't lcnow 11.1 Compare brJ 12. The edges of the obfect w.re: (Circle One): a. F Li a bright star 13. Did the object: a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into parts or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g. F lash or flicker? h. Disappear of'd reappear? (Circle One for ~oeh question) cS> No Don't know Yes Don't know Don't k,ow Don't know Don't know v Xl r now . 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15 . Did the obiect move behind something at cmv time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot 16 . Did the object move In front of Jomethi~ at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes ,......No ) -Don't Know. IF y01J answered YES, then teli what 17 . Tell in a few words the following things about the ob';ect: We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at orm'a length in line with a known obrect and r.ote how much of the object is covered by the head of the I'(MJtch. If you hod petformed this experiment at the time of the how much of the ob;ect would have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the obiect or o~iect. Label and include in your sktch any details of the obiect that you sow .. uch a wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trolls or vapor trails. Place an arrow betide the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of th (Circle One) Yes IF yov answered YES, then what speed wou d you estimate?------- 21. Do you think you can estimate how for owoy (Circle One) Yea IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?-------- 22. Where were you lacatecl when you saw the object? (Circle One): a. Ins ide a building 23. Were you (Circle One) a. n the buaineu section of a cay? b. l the residential sec:tion of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over Of*' country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complttte the following quttlona: 1 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a, North - b. Northeo1t . c. East d. Southeast e. South ' f. Southwest 24.2 How fast were you mewing? -------Jmiles per hour. 24.3 Did you atop at any time while you were looking at the obJect? (Circle 0,.) h. Northwest 25. Did you observe the obJect through any of the following? Eyeglasses e. ~inoculars Yes b. Sun glassel Windshield g. Theodolite Yes Window glass h. Other In order that you con give os cleor o picture os possible of what you sow, descri~ in your own word~ ~ ..:~.~ .. , object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same oppeoronee as the object 'Nhieh yeu :l<;"W -1 In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point sh~wn. Place on A)) on tha curvad lin to show how ~ high the object was above the horiz~ (skyline) when you fir~t sow it. Plot:o a a on the s orr..., curved llne to ahow how high the object was obo'ie the horizon (skylin) whm you la~t s~w h. Pfllc~ en '~J...'~ "" 'th cor,,pass when you lirst saw it. Place o "8" on the compass where fOV iast sow th-. cl;iect. 28 . Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. P .laca an "A., a1 the beginnlns of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show ariy changes in direction dYring the cour$a 29. IF there was MORE THAN Draw a picture of how they bjec:t, then how many were there? ----. -------- orrong.G, and put on arrow to show the d irection that they were traveling. 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object befor$. If so give date or dctes and location. 31. Was anyone els with you at the time you saw the object? (Circltt One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did.they see the obiect too? (Circlt! One) information about yourself: .' TELEPHONE NUMBER Middl Ham Indicate any additional Information about yourself, Including any special experience, which might be Pl'tr: :nant. 33. When and to whom did you rep t th you hod se,e/t e object?