Knoxville Tenn — November 1963

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos DoiiOOft ' no;w1. c , enn 0 pro ~ohly 8 all oon Pos-si ',1 1 BaUoo" . -"" ro\lftoe 'auo ""'vw oa 0 P toltolal y Ai rcroft Possiblr Alrcroh 0 Y 0 Prolto~ y Astronomical :11 No Civilian!:. !-1ilitary (Air) o Possi~lr AstfOftomlca& 7. Lt;NOTH 0~ ~&~1-YATICN L NUMI!R OJII 08JICTS t. COURS! 0 Otnr C lnsuUicf.nt 0Gte for Evo1uotioft D UnltnoWft Not Gi.n~n iO. B~l! .. s~)U'I' Ofl $IGMTIMO H. COM.II\I!MTS 000 f t . Red, Ht~t,cor. t''lu~ ."..i.~'..d. g~8en tr-a.iling fi . In f'liglt t to ~G ~ J-52 ~rt!w ~val'lated obj9ct as ::-:1cte0r. ATtC FORW Jl') ~RP.V :6 SEP 52) UNIV~nsETl~" of PEJ'lJYSYLVAJiiA rHlLADEI.PlliA l Flower nnd Cuolt Obseruolory chr..o1o3 y r~ eo :L vc.1 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This .questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S . Air rorce as much information os possible concerning th unidentified aerial phenomenon thot y o u hove observed. Pltose try to onswr os many questions os you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. . When did you see the object? Hours Minutes (Circle One): 3 . Time Zone: (Circle One) : o . cost!! o. C entral c. Mounta in d . ? ocific: 4 . Where wt!re you w hen yov sow :ne oojojct? (Circle One): a. D?~light Saving C [_,~tondoia/ Coty o r Town 5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) Hours Second\ a . Certain c . N o t very sure d . J us t a gueu ( b . Fairly cer!ouV 5.2 Was object in sight conrinuously? Ye s .,/ 6 . What wcs rns condit1on of the slcy? b. CloJdy 7 . IF you sa.., th~ object dut~ng DA YLIGHi, ..,h:re '.NO S th~ SUN located os you looked ot the obrect? (Circl~ On~): o . In front of you b . In bock of you c. To your rignt d . To )Our left F. O::Jn't rt"rnemb .... , Srot~ o r County 8. IF you \CW Jhe object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning :" STARS and MOON? 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: a. Brigh t moonlight b. Du!~ f!i~!iQbt . ;J ~c:-'NO moonlig:hi-ptcb.sfoIV d. Don r remembe r 9 . W.,ot ... ere rhe weather condirions at the time you saw the object? Ci.::;l.OS ( Circle One): W EA n-1ER fCircie One): o. ._jifOf SkY b. Fag, mist, or light rain c. Moderate o r hea~ty rain c. Sc:~rtered claud1 e. Don' t remember 7:-,ic k or neavy ~lauds ) t 0. 'il.oe object appeared: (Ciu:le One ): As a light i rcnsparent e . uon t remem er 11. If ir :lpoeoreci as a light, wcs 11 or tp:sr than th-iS brtghtest Jlors? (Circle Onw,: a . orignt c. About tn e same b . Dimmer d. Don' t know 11.1 Compare brightneu to same common abject: 1 2. The edget of the object were1 (Circle One): A: orb~ . 'b. like a bright 1tar c. Sharply autfined d . Don' t rmembH c. A;,oeor to stond ~t1H atony time? b. S..1c!denly :op.,ed u p and ruh awoy a t a ny tme? c . Breo\c up ;nto port-. o r uplode? d . G ive oif \molt<t? '. Change brignt"ess'? f. Chonq'.t ;hope? g . Flo~h or fliclc~r? h . Di\o;::>pear and reappear? ~-C:ft:l..ll17 OfficiaiU~S."Air FOre 14. Did r!,e object disoppeor while you w'!re watching it? If sa, how? 1 S. Did me object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? ( C:rcle o,eh No Don't lcnow. IF you answered YES, then tell what J 6. Did ~he object mo"e in front or somethi,g at any time, particularly a c loud? l ( .. rd a One): No Don' t know. IF you o ns,...ered YES, then tell ..... hat 17. T ~I in o f~w words the following :nings about the o bject: 18. W "Wi!h to lt"ow the angular sire. Hold a match sticlc at arm' s length in line with o known obj.-ct ond note how much of the, ect ii cover.,d. by ttle head or rhe , atcn If you hod perfo rme/.kis expttrlm'tnt o t th e time of the sighting, how mucl\ of the o b 1ect "Would have been cover-3d b y the match head? :, 'P--'-1,.. _,.( i_ l."t-!. .,.//--dj_ ~ {LLLLe _,lj;:L_. 19. Crow a pH:Nre that will lftow ti'-e shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include. in your ~ketch ony details of the object that you saw suck a' wift9S, protnaions, etc., and especially e"houst trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the directioft the object 'WOS moving. . UFO t orrr o ln\odtl 0 bo.Jold ''C !J In a co r C) O utdoor\ d . In on oorplan~ : ,.. A t se a l, N Jrlh~a 2.1 J Dri you r F 25. Did you obse rve L o . Eyegla s\es 'l Sun glo-.ses c . Windshie ld d . Window gla 26. In .,rder that 'fr)tJ j-iCf1 whtch, wh- n ~0. Do you thinlc you can estimate the sp.ted of the object? (Circle One) Yes ~ IF you answered YES, then what speed would you cutimate? _ Do you rhinlc you can estimate how For away from you the object was? (Circle One) {:~ No IF you answered YES, then no w fa r owoy would you ~y it wos? ,J.,..Q........, ..... Q""---lt',..-'-d.....,.S~ _ Whe,.e were you located -nen you saw the objac:t? Grefe One): a . Inside a b u1lding b . In a ca r d . In on airplane (tyoe) 23. w,.re you ( C ircle One) o . In the busin.tu s~ction of a city? ~In the renid~tiol sctction of o city? c. In open countryside? d . Near on airfield? e . Flying over a city? f . C:Jying over open country? 1 ; ~-;,w muc h of the l , 'Cj, how much oi J " roils of tt.e obiect ~" c ~side ttte drawing 2.1. IF you w!trfl MOVING IN ~N ~UTOMOBILE o r other v~hicle at th~ time , then compiP.t~ h!! ' ollowng question~: 2.1. 1 What d irect1on .,., .. ,.:you rnovng? (Circle Ona) a. North c. East e . Sovth g . We5t b . Northeast d . South,ost f . Southwest h. Nor thwest 24.2 How fa st were you moving? , miles per hour . 2J .3 Oid you stop at any timfl while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) 25. Did you observe the object th. ough ony of the roll owing? Eyeg lo, .. s linocvlars Yes Sun.gloue' f. Telesc.lpe Yes Windshield Y.u ;No> Th eod :;~I i te c . g. Ye~ d. Wirtdow gloss Yes h. Oth~r :o. In order that you con give os clear a p icture O\ possible of wnat you sow, d~Hcribe in your own words o common object or ob i.rcrs which, when ploc~d up in rh., ~l<y, would giveth~ \ame ap~eoronce os th ... obi~ct w hich you saw. ,~L _:.;~.L ;,J_]f( ..1 ;-:rJd l o 35 ln fo rmoton wnic~ you feet oerfn t d h' h d ' en an w c IS nor o e<:juotely cov tred in the speci fi c points of the c;ue>\tonnor ~r a .-.orrative explanation of your sighting. Official U.S. Air Force UFO form 27. In the following s:Cetch, imagine that you ore ot the point >flown. ?lace on 'A" on the curved li,e to show how high the object was abo the horizon (skyline) wh.,n you .first saw lt. Place o ' S" on th~ ~me curved ftnflt -'o show how nigh the object was abov the horizon (skyline) when you fod saw it. Place on ''A" o n rhe compou when you first sow it. Place o " B" on the com- pass when you lost sow the object. 28. l)row a pic:rur9 that will show the motion "hor the object or objects mode. Place on " A" at the beginning of the porh, a "8'' ot the enct oi th" p a th, and show ony chongi?Sn direction during the course. '29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then haw many were there? _ Draw a pic1vre of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the d ireC1ion that they were traveling . 31. Was anyone el.,~ with y 31.1 IF you an\w~red Yi 31.2 ?leaseltst th~ir ... ., , \ 32. Please give the followinr TELE?H( t JE' NW~8ER~ lndicote c.ny additbnol 33. Whe, ond to whom d id l ca ~FO form cont~nued f 30. Ho"!t you e"ol)' 'een rhis, oro similar obtctct b~fbr_,, If ~o gtve dot~ or dote' ond location . 3 1. Wos anyone els. <itn yo u a t the tim.t you sow the object? rCir cle On11) 31. 1 IF ~ou answered YES, did they stte tL,e o b ject too? (Circl O n e ) 3 2. Pl'tcue 9" me following information about ~ounelf: First No me iEL~PHO,...E Indicate any a d d itiona l information about yourself, including any speci,elllperience. which might be p e rtinent. Whe, and o ,...,o..,. did you report that you had seen thl! o b ject? LoH'~f ,athude .:'\octilucent Cloud of 2 No\<enah~r 1963 ,\lhl r. . \L,h:rr.lr7c!l,i of 1/te fi/((lnenhr) noctilucel!l cloud of 2 Nmcmhctr f<A.~ ' i ,J,.' , t.~i':!!:.r c j .-n /..11!. Swd: of tltc 11101fun and orientotion of tlte cloud .\ttl', (II' i' .,,. ~t!cl h:. 1l1e luunchint: o f n" /,cr n hidt"i /roll/ ''''' T'ill'i[ic 1\J i 1\de On 15 lun~ 1 -5.~ .1 noctiluc<.:nt clouJ " h!~h had a h~i~h: o t 7 I k m .tl 1.... :: "~ri..:nt:ttion and dri~t 't'ctor th.tt ~f i., .:.~ Rang~!. Propt!r h- ~ mtr\! ~.::::u":. ~ mea'mrement ot tne Jumir ' ,:J p rt lll ,: ry gll.nv totr ttum wa" occulrcd My til.: cLt. th\ sh ...... \..' .\. th~ d.rkcning skv shu'' l..!d . 1 \\ httl..! iH.tmc!ntlry cloud in ~ltl.?ly ~tpp:tr~ni ;;, tt a nuctiluccnt cloud \\ ,, bt. )l1tin.! vt'-tble. ut11.l its white color I) i11g ~!.Hid ill11r.1inated b y the glow ~tr . 1 tum. Three 35-mm photographs o f (