PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 'l. 0.~ TETlME C~Ot.lt A. TYPE OF OBSERVATION tt-Grou.,tl Vi suot 0 Groun-1-Rod ttr Cl'/ILI AN 3. NU.MaEA OF OBJECTS 1. '-ENGTH OF.O!S!tlVATION 10. BRI:F SU.I.III.4A~'I' : = SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Wo':'t B alloon Probably Balloon P o 5 ~; bl y Boll col'\ Ya5 Ah croft Probobl y Aireroh Po:s:sibl y Aireroh Was A strol'\omicol Probobl y Astr<:Jf"'Imicul P ossibly Astronom;ertl ln.,ufficl.,nt Data for Evaluation Inconsi s-:.~ncics l n ;: ~lJO rt . Ca.0e cc:_rrl3d '\S conflict:~n~ d;..lt,c: A.Tl C FORM JlQ (RF.V 26 S:"P Sl) B. IF you .;ow the obj ~ct ot NIGHT, what d!d y ou notk~ conct:rn ing 1h.-, STARS 11ntl t>.\CCN? 8 . 1 STARS (Circle On~): d . Don ' t remember 8 .2 MOON (Circlet Ooe): o . B ri;3h t moonlight b. Q,.., lr rr.ooo l i qht c. N.o rnooo!ight -pi~ch :Jar~ d. De,' t rem., mb.r 9. Wnot W!lre . w~athttr conditions a t the ~ime 'I~ sow th.e ot,ject? CtOUDS (Cirr:l'! O: e j: WEATHER ( C;rcle Q.-,e): a . Cl~-Q~ ~ley b# Fog, 1ollst ~lightroi;1 c . ScJtt~r.ed clouds c . Mod,.,ra~s or h ~avy r ein d. Th ic< C( ;;..::~ty ~huds d. Snow t re1remb" 10. Th~ vbj!tct oppear~d: (Cir~ie Omt ): b. T rcn1par~nt e. Doo' t remember i c . Vo?or . o. 3 r i ght8r c. About !he !l ome C ompare br ightness to some c ommon obict: o:-Fuzzy "~, bl~!~ b.--Liktt o hriynt star ( C ird e One): c:. Sharply outlined d. Dont ram.,mber 13. Did the o b j"ct: Appear t o stand still a t a ny time? .3\;dden ly ~ptJad up ond ru~h a way c1t cny tjm-:!? Break up ir~to ports or oxplods? Giv~ ofi :1moxe? Chonaft bri~htn~si? Chms., c.hfi.~?. Fl'-'sh cr fli.:k~r?"..., 0 i soppec r esnd r eappear? ~ov~ :V . ..:h!nd so.n h!ng at Q''l . ..;). N~ ,,:!ih to Kn o w the angtJiar si.Ld. Hvld c mutch s tk'-< c 1 t-r,' .i !:::1_;ih .! ,j,,~ ,; i, h '.! v d"JCn of rh., objac~ is cov~red Sy ,h~ h~c1J of thd roettch. I~ Y)'.J h.1d pcrfJr ed t :-. i8htinq, h ow much o f th~ object would h YVi:! ~dn c ovared by th~ r.;c!ch ht:t~..:d ( Dra w o pktu r'! ~..,'J~ Nill (Cir:/e O r e . : d. Soulhea3t l. Sovrhwe-,t D ;,J you stop at ony time while you .var~ look in:; at rhe obj~ct? (Circla One) Did you obs"rv~ th! obj41tct thr-:>ugh cny o f rhe follnwing? o. Ey~alal seJ b. Sun gi .Jss!s Y e .i e. Binoculars d. \'Iindow g1:iS S Y e s f. T \!I e s~)pa rl Th~odolit~ h;::h t}u o ~ho,., huw hi;h 1h., obi~ct wa . ,,:)ov~ the h:wi;.con L .. IF th"r~ was MORE THAN ONE obl~ct, th~n how mcmy '.Vdr' th~ro? -----!.~:.."'::.. .. _ Dro w o pictur~ o f how they went orranqttd, a nd put n n a rr ow :o !ahll.,., th~ d ir-,dic 1\ J ';:: r "~ :Jy : 1 l'"~ 3 1. Wt1'; unyonl'! ~1.:) with yo u o t the timet y ou s o w tht) obj :t? (C1rdr Ontd) t:J1cat~ ony odditi~nal infrJrrnotion about your!\.!lr, including any 5pl)cial r.!~j:::ffitnct!, ... ;,i :h .. w;.u ' -;('1 ~J. 'f,. ' " on.~ to whorn did you r"?Off ,. 1a t y ou nt1d :~ Duy y . J Jf . ,) llltt I Doh you <:ompt~t~d this qu-,stionn o ire: 35. !i1f~r:notion which you fael p~rtinent a nd which is not od~quat8ly covar~d in th~ Spl"cific poi nts ~1 ~h., queMionnaire Of a narrative ~xp1anation o f your sighting. Tha '\i-ra ~';'o:-~t! ha.3 'l. "; ~dmoted 3.n ~ v~lu.a.-c ivn oi.' .::he oc.3a:v3.-;:..)n J ')U .r~;Jo~ad i n your l t;ar v f Oc<~ob-a~ 23. qL!d!'lC.!.j" _:\)-r-~3.rddd to thi.3 Headquartt!rs. Th~.c"e .'/'!!'~ a~ rer3.l ~r:consl3tan~lsa -;Ne~n your l a~ and ~he form 154. In you: l~ctec you ~l~atdd ti.-:-a obje 3 ~at~ :::~9ort~d aa ~Tad~, o:Jhlle .Jn cha ~om pl~-ced focm the 'j lJ.~Otion indicated -.f3.S 1; 0 tnd ea.3-:;. ~lso~ L~ your 13ttar you 1nd1ea~a speed3 3lower chan r.1~ :dors and ccmpa.!'able to a:trcratt. In ~he ~oz1n you j_ncticata t~a a.jti:na.cad opeed ad 200 :\ph :~ec the arc ct '1tanc$ traveled ;ias la33 than 15 Ln 15 mL.,utaa. :?ur dr, L!1 :J.JUl .. l~ct(:!:' ~he flld;ht or J:;:1e t wo obj~cts \.f3.3 ;:~por+::ad t o thd ~'lest '.~lth the obj~c~a t'l:nally s-i_;: :c!.n3 b c-!!.OW che horizon. Li t \,e como:et~d ro:'m, cna r~sul~, thl3 :rl6hting ha3 0e-an l isted Li a l!at or-.:r -:>f c:)nfl1~tL!g na;a' lnd ca:-r1~3 t!,ls evaluation. ~s q 90331~1~ 3oluti~n to e Jbse~'~ticn, b~3ad on th~ a 3::sumor;ion that c:~e Luormation suoolied :L"'l your 1 3ttar :'1~3 co!.r!ct a..nd the reported tL11e of slght- 1:1~ tt~a.3 L'"l er't'or b y t'N'O hours, it :nay 'Jo::! as.,umed t~at 7i'OU ~,,,i-:nessed tha satttng o.r Antares and )1ar3. Eetftleen -,. - 7:10 ? .:u., local time, Antares 'Nas ju3t above the t-:orizon at '225 .J.zimuth and !4ars in a slmilar posi~ion ~c 2340 ~z1~uth. These astronomical bodies had a maytituda of' ""1.3 3.nd ... 1.7 respectively. If you ob- J~rved the3d objac~a at 3bout 5 elevation, the da3cr1p- ~:e>n "JC: your 3i hcir.~ .Tould confot1n ':lith thi3 a.J1aly313 --I"CQT-.. .tJB ~ ... ouo~.-rinz info~'rr..ation is pro~ricled :'0t;3.r ding ;m object uh:..ch in ::. repl y form 'H'l3 rQT;ur.1eJ., in ~.:.he info:-mt~on [;.. In his lett~!" ":)f 23 Oc tobEJr 1?63, the a.i.recti0n jrl .J:1ich t,h~ ~bjects ,,.rere sl;_(; >::d -...r:.tn rcr-o.ctcd e.s Ncl3t, .ri:J.le <"\ ... the c::>:npl8~8d for:-1. :.he diract,ion inii-:~.te<.l t.;.::.s to the East .. ~:-. L'1. hiG l~tter ~-.~ indic.?.l.:.e s speeds slo~.-fer tr,:Jn :=:c t~Jorn <?.!1-l