PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2.. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 5 Aug 63 \.lest HnVEYI r.onne~ t t ~u t. o Prabaltly Balloon Paui Wy Balloon X 0. Was Aircraft Local-----------D Ground-Viau.t D GroundRCNiar d-Probably Aircraft Wtiio6P::/=O=l=4B=z=======--hn0 Ai~VIeual D Air-Intercept '! ct_ar_ PossiWy Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical 7. LEHOTH OP OIIEitVATION I. NUMI!It OP OIJECTS 2 min 15 sec 10. IAIEF SUMMARY Oft SIOHTIMO Lette r da t e d 13 jul r e porting object. dcs~rt bcd as a bright light shaped like a slim snucrr r equesting form. Fonn completed on ob j s ighte d Aug ) . Aug 5 sighting of obj in sight f o r 2 min 15 sec brighter than star~ and l e s s bright than meteor. Light orange to r ed in col No s ound. Exhuast trails apparent. f light passed thrrugh 90 degrees of arc in s low turn . ATIC FORM 3.:19 (REV :II lltP 52) 11. COMMENTS 0 ProbaWy Astronomical 0 Poaaildy Astronomical On , fu l y l3 v i. t ncss requeste d fonn-., m,,k, lWO r eport. Letter indicntes t hat. v ltnPSS va s 12 yrs o)d and that he-would l i ke-Lo make a r eport of a ~ighting. After recei pt o f f on s1Rhting wit h dnte subsequent t o reque s t ws made. Allege d sigh t i.ng has charact eristics of a/c. 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not oclequately covered in the specific points of the queatlonnoire 01 a narrative explanation of your sighting. w~ s T /-/A vi: hl I~ Co,v ;V. This questionnuire has been prepared so that 1'ou can give thu U.S. Air force a:. much informQtlon as possibl~t c.;~nc:erning 'i'ho unic:fentlfied "'!-ero : f)henomet'on tha1 yo ... ha"~ !;!>-.'!:-v~1. Please try to oniwer as many questio1u as you po~sin;y c;an. The informuHon ;l!Qt you :li-., ~ill be used for research purposes. Your nome will not CJ ..1sed in c;o11naction with ..ony ::~tlltu .. ;en'"'li, conclusions, or publicatiot1s without your permission. We req..1est ihis persouol infol"motion :So that if it is deemed necenary, we may contact you fer futher details, ). When did you see the cbjec:t? 3 , Time Zone: (Cirde On~): a . ~;srernl c:. Mountail'l -'rcle nc : A. ""~t-ere were you whe11 y ou sow the object? C i, y " ' Town S. How long was object in sight? (Total Durotion) a. Certain r.. Not very s~Jre b.LFai!:_l_l_C~ftai") d. J ust o guess Was obiect in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? a. Bright a. iis~ 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os you lool<~d ,.lt th" .;bi._ ... t: (Circle One): a. In front of you In bock of yov c. To your right d. T.:> y-:-ur left f. D on't remerilb~r FTO OCT 62 164 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice cc.ncerning the STARS end MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright l"'lOO~Iight b. J?_uiCr;oonlighC c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather cond itlons at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): c. Scattered c I oud s d. Thick or heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle One): b. --og, mist .. or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember T~e obiect appeared: (Circle One): a. Solid d.J.A.4_1 i b. Transparent Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a lignt, was it brighter than the brightest sr11rs? (Circllt One,l: a-:-arighter c. About th e same b. Dimmer d. Don't know n.1 CompGre brightness to some common object: 12. The tdges of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . b. li~a.brig_htst~ c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember l3. Did the obj~ct: (Circle One for each question) Apoeor to stand still at any time? Yes on t .<!lO"Y b. SuddenJy speed up and rush away at any time? Yes \NO; Don't i<now into ports or explode? D<m't know d. Give off smolce? Yes e. Change brightness? IJont know Change shape? y_es . Na...J Don't lcnow g. Flash or flicker? oont know Disappear and reappear? Don't lcnow 14. Did the object disappear whit. you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Old the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): .Cv-;)1.-:-No Don't Know. IF you answer~ YES, thttn tell what 16. Did the obiec:t move in front of Rnthing at any time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Yes. ~l Don't Know. IF you onawred YES, then teU what 17 . Tllin a few words the following things about the object: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at cwm's length in line with a ;,,o.,.n .,;;,j-..ct '41\d 'ii OTilt rmw i much of the object is covered by the head of the ,atch. tf you had performed this experiment at th~ ;ht">L' -.:i ~he I . sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? Draw o picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your s!catt:h a, de~!.~i ls of the object that you scaw .,uch as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust tr~ils or ~ape' tr\Jila, Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you think you can estimate the speerd of the obiect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? _.5_' "...~.\_ S..o:r.-' .... :.._' .... ; . 22. Where were you located when you saw the obiect? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In a car c.(~,To0c1J d. In an airplan (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of o city? b./In tl1e reiiaentiarsectron of o City?~ c:. In open countryside? d. Near on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open coUntry? 24. tF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot the tim ... then complete the foffowing ovstiens:;.. 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) c:. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest How fast were y04J moving? -------..smniles per hour. Old you stop at any time while you were looking at tJ,e obiect? (Cirde One) Otd you observe the obiect through any of tf1e following? a. Eyeglasses b. Svn glasses c. Windshield d. Window gloss e. Binoculars Yes No f. Telescope Yes .!.. N~ In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own wo.rdJ a c:omm~.:r ~ ol,iect or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance os the obittct which y~u ,,,~-w~ 27. In the following alcetch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the cUtveJ. line to ahow how (1igh the object wc:ta above the horizon (akyline) when you lirst sow h. P!u:.:l u "a on the !f",.,. evrvd llrw to t:Jhow how hlgh the obiect was above th horizon (alcyline} whn tJOU last suw it. Pit.c:e on -p. ' on 'he compass en you llrst aow it. Place a .. B,. on the compass where you lost saw the object. 28. .Draw o picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place on .. A" at tho b.ginnl~g ot,~:. .. path, a "8" ot the end of the path, and show orr/ changes in direction dvring. the <:O'Jrse, ;/1 I , 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ---------- Draw a picture af how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they \WeJre traveling 30. Have you ever seen this, or a s imilar object before. If ~o g:ve date or datal .:.nd location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circie One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they 5ee the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Pleaae list their names and addresses: rl'l c !.: I 32. Please give the following information about yourself: Fint Ham Mlddl Nome ADDRESS- TELEPHONE NUMBE Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any specio ' e)(perienc:, .-thi-:h m1g.,_t b-pertinr.nt. 33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? Doy Mo"th ~ Yeor