PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUStONS 0 Wo~ Balloon September, Probobly Balloon -a Possibly Balloon J. D..\ TtaTIMI GitOUft TYi'E OP OIS!RVATIOM C Ground-Radar Wo'S Aircraft ... ~ Ground-Vhual P robo1:tl y Ai rcroft 0 Air-Visuol 0 Alr-lntercpt Radar 0 Po ssi bl 'I Aircraft c "i "~Ti l ian 7. LENGTH Ofl OISIRVATION HU~aER Ofl OBJECTS 2 min 3~ s~c 10 BAI!fl SU..U..ARY 0, SIGHTING Solid o0j ~ith 2 or 3 tail3. Silver color ,,.1 th sal:.:lon stripe. Disappeare d in dist8.4"Lce b~!:ind :r .. :.11. S"Oeed esti:natcG. at 600 nroh and di ance 5 mil~s. Contrail s 0r exhau~t. A'l'lC FORM !:z9 (Rli!V 26 SEP 52) 0 Wos Astronom1 cal 0 Probobty Astrano,.icol Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Datct for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS :Nothing con flicting wi.th a/ c analysis Contrails o r exh<lus t and v ertical t3.ils t e nd to substa."'1. tiate this conclusion. T~is qu8stionnaire h'ls be"" prepared so thur 'J OU can g;v~ th::: i.J.S. Air r:o,--:~ ~' muc information a s possibla concarning the unidentifi . .,d aeri~i phenoft.,;;on ~hot you h~-itt oS:.tJr,,.,d. Plsos ry t o answer as many qustions as you pC~ssibly can. Th~ infr..-motton ~hQt r'rJV ;;i '');.,!~I ba u~ed i~ reseatch purposes. Your name will nvt ~" u:ied in Ct.Onoction ,-:i:h C;l y .:.h :::o!>)t,ts, cone: ~us ions, or pYbl ic:ations 'Hi thout your per miss :o.-,. Wa request th i:;, p~rsona: info,mution 5< that H it i ! deemed nec~ssary, Wt! may contact you fer further detall s. 1. When did ~ov .;ee ,ha obj~ct? 2. TirPeofd ay: l (Circle Or.tt}: A.M. "r ( P~M. ~ (C ircl~ Ona): a, -~-~Ji~r_rj./ b. Centrnl c. ,\1our.roin d. Pocif :e o~ Doyi!gnt SG\h~. b. S?ondord 4. Wh~r-.. were you when you saw tha object? C i t y ~Town 5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) Hours Soc:onds o. Certain c. Not very 5ur b. Fairly certain"'. d. Just o guess 5.2 Was ob;ec~ in Jight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the -sky? o ... Sri ght b. cf~uciy 7. !F you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN lor.:ohtd os yotJ loo'-<~d rrr tht:t ,,o:~.:!? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To yo-.JF right d. T o -.cur !~h e. ov~rh~c.i ? r~memb.,r FTD ocr 62 164 8. IF you saw the object a t N1GHT, what di d you notictt conc erning :htt ST AI~S "1nd MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Non., o. Bright moon I ight b. Dull moon I ight c. No moonlight -p itch dark d. Don ' r r~member d. Don't ramemb.tr 9. What were the weather c onditions ot the time yeN s aw the object? C LOUDS ( Cir-:ltt One ): a. Clear sicy c. Scatfere<2 cloud,-. d. Thick Cf heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle One ): b~ F o g, mist or light roin c. Moderate or h eovy rain t ren"Wtmber 10 . T he o b ject :ppeared: (Circle One): c. So l ici b. ~r~nspGr'"t d. AJ a light t remember 11. If It oppar.O as a light, was it btigr'lter than the bright!t~t star'? (Circle One); a. Brighter c. About the some b. Oimmr d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness to som common obiec:t: 12. The edges of ~. object were: (Circle One): o. Fuzzy 011 b'urrad ~. Like a bright star Sflarply .. outTineit Don't remembe, lJ. Did the obiect: ( Circi(J Q,-,e for ec.-ch qve:iHon ) Appear to stand stilt at a ny time? Yes 0 en -, :<now b. Suddenly s~ttd up and rus h away a t a ny ti me? Y e s u~n~ know Break up in t o ports or explode? Yes Don'1 k11ow Give off smoke? C honqe br ightness? oont ~n~w Change shape? l>on': ~<nO'IIf Flas h or fl ickftr? Oi3appear and r@t<Jppear? Yeu 14. Did the ob;ect disappear while you were watching it?' U ;o, how? 15. Did the obiect mCNe behind something at any time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you <Jnswsred YES, then te l: whot 16. Did the object move in front of something atony time, particularly o cloud? IF you answ,rad YES, then_teH whm 17 . Tell in o few words the following things about the object: W~ wish to know the ongular aiu. Hold a ma;eh stick at arm's length in line with a lcnown obj<>ct t2nd noh :t much of the obiect is covered by the head of the n;tatch. If yotJ had performd this exp.ttriment ai the tin' r.-f th.t J sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? Yu ! 1?. Draw a picture f1,ot will show the sho~ of the object or o&jects. Label ond includ in your :~ketch orry dt~its t of the obiect that you saw -such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exho.u.st trails or vapor trfJils Ploee an arrow ~.;d the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. 20. Do you think you con a!ttimote th~ speed o f the object? (C;rcfe One) 21. Do you think you con estimate how far away from you th., object was? (C irde One) IF you onswred YES, then how ior away would you say it WIJ'J? --'--- ----=-'..;..: ... ; . 22. Where were ou located when you sow t~e obj,ct? (Circle One): o. Inside o ~Yllding b. In a c~r d. In on airplane (type) e . At sea 23. Were you (Circle One) o. In 1he business section of \l ci ~ ? b. ; il t~e r!! J ident ia I ~ec:tl 011 o f a -city? c. In open countryside? d. Near on airfield? e. Flying over acHy? f. f=tyi;,g over op4n c:ountry? 24.1 W,.,at direction were you moving? (Circle One) c. .:ast e. South g. Wru.t b. Northeast d. Southeast 1. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? mi 19s per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any tim. while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 25. Did you observe the object. through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yes b. Sun glasses Yes Windsh ie~c Window ;ioss B incx:u 1ar.s Theodolite In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, d~3cribe in y~ur o....,,, '.>~ord; a C-'~1!"-~-. object or objects which, when placed up in th~ sl<y, would give 'the s ome oppe-ara"ce os ~h~ obj.,et ~"!h;~r, y:u : ~""' ~ 27. ln th following slcateh, imcgine that you art! at 'h~ P<-'ht :rsc...rn. Place ~ 'l.' high the ohiect wa~ obove t htt hot"izon (~kyline) vh~:Jn y:-.1 .. ,::, n :li-' it. :~,.ir; i 1 . ' o; :~- .~.-~ .Jr'/otJ lir' show how htgh tns ohjct wns above th" horh~n {.~k1J;1'~) wh,.,,) y c u it:Jo;t -, ...... i' , pr,, .. "t h..n ~u: ":n ;i,~ c-omp(J'Si wnen you firs, saw it. Place a {3" on the c on1pass wh~Ut :r'.VU !.Jst':;ow tl-,l't u'>t :"-. 28 . D:-~w a piehJre that will show the met ion that the obiect or objects mode. P .lac., ~"n P A,. :! 1ha !>e9;,1n~a oi ~he path, o ''S" at the snd of the path, a nd :Show any changes in dir~ction uur :.,g t!1e CO(>:s~. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were thers? _ _. _ Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to :inow th direction that they wero t:avttl!ng. Date you completed this questionnaire: Information which you f .. l pertinent end which is not adequately cov&red in tne :.pecHic points of t" questionnaire 011 a narrative explanation of yDYr sighting. SIJ UJ F.:C f Thi s qu..,~tionnaint hos been preparad so t he;; vo~, con si"~ ihe U.S . . ~ir for!.:.J l'' ) .s(;h i:1formot.~n o;; possibh concerning the \mid~nrifh)J c..:JtiaJ ph~notn~non th-::1~ y,,.; ~f'J"a ,b; r-'WL Plc~se ~ry to .:mswdr as mcny qu~st!1o1n!i as y ou p o"",:.ib.l y c<Jr .. Th.:: i,,fcr,;,~:rh.n ~ho; y::.u .:>'"-, , .. ;!j b~ us~d f~ re!)~<Jfcn f>Urpos-o.:;. Your norT' e wilt w:'lt b; 1.J:S3d i'1 {.C.t.t')C~;.:,)" w:m t:'J.:y ;t~"Ji'o~.:'':i'l~;;, concksions, or publications wi~hoot 'fOUr petmis~ion. W>:! re qu ;! thi.i r~on'"'! b h:;m;:Jtion ~.) t~!lt ir !: i.s d rn~d necaJ. ry, wo may contact y.:Ju for (ur~h.~r d~t:'li!s.