PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD J. OA r E 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 3. 04TETIM! GROU~ -'. TYPe OF OISERVATtON Local. 1 515 = ci G,.,und-Vf ual D Ground-Rador "'g~ GMT 03/l2.)5Z a Afr-Vhuol D Airlntercpt R.,dor t1 ~a Civilian 7. LENGTH OF O!S!"VA'TION I. NUMBt:~ Of' 08JECT5 9. COURS! g ---C ll. COMMENTS 110. B~le;: SUMMAR'f OPI SICHTIN Wos Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Ai1croh Probably A ircraft Possibty Aircraft Wa s Astronomical p,,.,~obly Astronomical Po!>sibly A~tronomlcol lnsuffiei~tnt Data for f v otuotion c:) j cct like S?c(;e chip '.nth heJ.t -...-.J.ves .. Sound ;T~ Report could b e consiuar~d as conl'J i .... t,...n~ rJ r hi..:;h pitch. Color goldi:.;h sil11er. Di.!ni.'1i.:1he~ dat.a , unreliJ. blc r or crt o r i..r~suf !ic:c~t in si.ze. L~creased a ltitude i.'1 flight.. JUso d:s.ta, ho,-fe"'Ter no in.:"o prasante d Cu:l- l o 0ked like upside down put e . flicting ,,iith A/C analysi3 i.U'"'ld case is c ied i n this c ategory 1.1. Oe1ht yoJ complett~td thi~ que;rionnoir.,: l lhy lbM h '/ t1 or 1 :)), ln~ormotion '.~hicn yo) f~81 pert~nent and 't"hich i-s not od~uotely cov~r.,d in thtt St'dcifl.:: p-ointl o i lh:\ J qu~'l~ivnnoite Of' a ,arrativ~t ~xplonation of your ~ighting. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY ~1El\10RANDU~I I n t "-::: or1. ::-:1 naJ letter the~: s ent ~0 ~he Presi dent , the b 0 y s .~;~:~ ltsted as t ~e.v a r e 'l':'!e O!.:t~e ol' t:ha ?~aidant !&a~ 1.3r.:au ~ha }.: r ~o~e to -r~9ly ~o your l~tte~ concarnin~ ~"1 unidant:1.fiad ..... 2.y!ng ob,jact :"lhi-:.:h JOU jQ en ,::?:.II :.n Aahl3lld, :ean~uc~f. ~d~ are 1.m.abl~ GO J a Cal1tti.."le ?:' r ,.Jm your 3.~'iings just .~nat .!..'; . f '3.S that :JOU OOCh .J l,3htad. -- a:.ce ~"lclosi."'lg t wo Ai::-Yorce .t\)::o~n3 t'-:>r you t o :."'..!.11 out tthich Nill give us a bettar idea oi 11hat :rQu observ!!d. I f you ~iill ::mswer all ch e questions ~-ou pass !bl7 can, and l-;h~n f o:r\-fa.rd ~he forms -co ..!3.. t1a .,,ill ha,~ t~1em investigated and 3.d -:li.3e l 3 ~ salf-addi~ds~d ~nvelope ~o ald you ~ ,~il g ~r..asa fo-:~ns to thia :Ieadquarte::-s CHARI.ZS T . VAN VLI,j."'T Colonel:~ USA ~hiet, Publ1o L'''l .. eorma.tion Dirision O~fi~e of' _u,~ ... o~t1on 2'Tnclosures St\2-0I?B C~o concf.,...cn;, ~r ~ublicntlo.1S wi~hou~ your prrr:;.i . .-1. We rdr;ue->t + .. ::ti -.H'lol in: . .>rru~t:\.11" = ~hot i! .i is Je')r: d i13Ces~'liy \l't} n~uy \:CJn taci yOU -:; f udho::r d~t..;ib. (Cirde On a): MoJ~:Jin ~ N-,cr~st ? 1:>1tal Adcfr~::u Ho'.Y long was obj'!ct in sight? ('fotol Duration) Fa irly C3rtoin \ . d. Just 0 au~ns, 5.! Was objllet in si9nt conti:'luouily? Whot woJ the ~orait:.;)n of t he sky? b. CtcuJ y IF you :;o'# the obj;,d du ring DAYLIGHT, whew (Circh Cn!t) In front of ~'i)lJ d. Don ' t r amember ori~ht moo.,ltgh~ u m .. :wndc;nt c . S.:oti'~r"td ; loud:; ~:. Thick or ~let\Jvy ctouds e. D!)n't r.F;;.,mber e. D-:>n't r~memtJ.,r 11. H it O?peor ttd as c light, wa3 it bti<Jhter th on ih~ bri~ht~st ~tcrs? o. Bri ;ht~r c . Abovt 1h~ samct d. Don' t know 11. l Compare br ightnes:s t a 3ome c:~mmon object: (C ire/a One ): o. Fu:::zy or blurred s. Lix~ ~ btiuht ~tOf' d. Don,t rerr.e mbar c 13 . Oiti ~n~ objact: o . Appear t o s t :md still at any lim~? b. SudJ~nly ':ted up e nd ru~h a way at a n :t c . f3r~nk up >?o f;ort:s o r .Jxpl:xl:t? d. Giv~ ofr =,rnok,? e. ChC"1g~ bri s htn.,s5? f. C~wnq~ cP'd? r,. r !u:;h Of Hiclt~r? h . Oi5oppeor t..ind r::topp ... o r ? Jcr' i ~now 14 . Did tha obj~ct di:;oppec:r whi l\t you 'oVer~ .vr;tchina it? H ~o, how? 15 . Did the cbj ect move ~hind something at :my tim", portic u !arly a doud? (Circl~ One): Yos G } Dan't Know. :r Y'-'U ~l~JwCJr-~d YES~ ih-"ll tall whJt 16. Did th~ object move in front of s,:,n;et'hi~g at any : im<!!, pcr~icu1cr~y a cloud? l . '. Don't Know. IF '/~'Y o:li'H&r~d '(t~ ~h~r. t-:tlt wn<'Jf I (Circle o~): 17 . T e ll ln o : words the following things about thtt o b jttct: 1-3. Wi!1 wish to know th, ongulor :Ji:te. H~ld a match :.;tick ot orm'r. l~ngth in l ine with t~ t:nt)~n cbj -lOM nm3 how } much of the oo;~ct il cover~d by the h~od or the r{lotch. If you hod P"'rfor meJ thi~ ui<perime"~ Q~ tl'~ ti.;~ rot t}..~ l si(}hting, how much of the oject wou ld hav . ., been c oveted hy the match h!tad? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the obiect or obiec:ts. Lflbel o nd indude in y o tJr !l~t:atc:h ..tO)" drY<"li h " Of tne OOj!tCt th~t you SOW SUCh O S wings, prot~sions, otc., and especially e xhous t troil.1 (lf YOp'!r t:-aii ~.. { Ploc~ an arr~w S.,s ide the drow;ng to show the dir~ction th~ obiec:t wo~ moving. ~ o.., you think you con asti moro tht'l p'!~d oft:,~ object? (Circlo One) !F yo'J 01i'H~r~J YES, th~n wha t 3pe~d would you oattmate? ------ _ ' 21. Do yo u thin~ you con estimat-!t how for away from you th8 abi~ct wos? (Circl~ On&) : iF you ans -~r.,d YES, then how for away Wuld you say it was?-----------i b. !n a ccr ~. 0Jtdoor1 d. Jn on. o irplcne (type) e.. ..\t sea o. In the bu,inesl GctiCil ol o ciiy? b. !'~ th., t~sid"ntiJl ~uc.:tcon \,)r o ci:y'? c. l>1 O!)~n ::vVIi~r"J-1ide? d. N d o r on o: r H "I d? ~. F lyin9 O"'~tr a city? f. Fi1 in9 ovztr ~p:tn c:~untry7 b. Norrneo.st . :>ou m~ost f. Southwe.\t 2~.2 How f~st were you moving? mibs p~r hovr. 2.:.t3 Ol d you stof) at any time whi!e you w"''" l.,oking at tne obiect? (C ir: le On&) U Wefl4't 23. Did you observe fhe object trHough any of ths following? Eyeglass"' Sun glosse~ Windsh i ~;'=' Windo'"' gl:1ss Binoeulors Thl!odol ite ! -:). i'1 o:d~r .hot you can !;live 0 3 cl~cr o pictur~ Js pos..iibl" of what y ou .-ow, duscri',.; it'\ 'Jt.;o;r o"'fn w::d-: fi : . rts-:.t~ O~ject o r objects which, V1han placed Up in the sky, wouJd giv~ the scm'!! appeiJr~flC~ 0 5 ;h~ oo:~cr .... }-.. -h i. In t .,.s o owing :;;<~tcn :~ll:)W how high the object wo:a obo"'~ :h .. hori!vn (d<yline) who:tn y.:u los,~ sr.n., H. '"';..tc) ~n ".~-\:1 ,}-,, co .. J~rn i y.,J,.,n you lir.st sow i~. P1ace a "B" on tha compo:n wher~ y..:>u los t s o w il.~ (')hjHct . ' 23 . D:aw o piel'" ... r' that will s~ow tMe motion that tne object or objlcts mod~. ;->bt.:ll un "A': ~t rh,_, hrigi;-:n i.1g c,f tn" ! path, a "B,. ot th~ end of the poth ard show any chang~s in dir~cticn ..luring th~ C'~t..:f$'!. 29. lf thr was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many w~r~ ihera? ------------- Draw a picture of how they ware arranged, and put an arrow to show th~t diracHon that a hey r~ar u J'f '!i ~!l 3L '.'las anyone ~l;e . ...,;~h you -:tt the titneo y ou sr~w the obj~ct? (Circle On ) IF ~1ou '1nsw~red YES, did th~y S.l'e ~hr: obiect tv<"'? ( Circ h On~} 31.2 Pl~ose l:~t th~ir names and C"ddr~s5es; :r~. ?l"ase g iv!t ;;,, following informatio, about your:Htlf; i.,dicot~ c:ny oddirional information about yuurs ., lf , in='vJing r.ny :.p~c:;cl expl!trl!tnc~, .. ,:,L:" :,,,~n; b~ ~o::. I 33. 'Nh~n nnd to '~horn rlid y ou ;-ep~Jr t th'lt you h 1d !\.}lJn tl"'"' ob ct? ~\onth Ync-r