PROJECT 1C073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION$ Tr~nton, Michigan 0 Was Balloon 0 Probob'y Balloon .,, 0" '='1~ -Tv 0 Was Aircraft Loc:ol ~.-~ r-.,;.y IW Grounci-Vhuol ~. 0 GrounciRcaclor .... b bl A f 'Y7 /0205Z u Pro o y lrcro t J G~M~T~;:~='=========-f,...~O;;;A~i,.Viaual 0 Airlntet>cept Rador Possibly Aircraft 5 . PHOTOS 6. SOU 0 Was Astronomh:al u 'f 0 Probably Astronomical r. "-'. -0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LEHOTM 0,. oasi-VATION 8. NUMI!R Ofl OBJECTS 9. COUAS! ~ Other Copfliqj;j'Q. Data d-Insufficient Data for Evaluation one (?) !West & East a Un"nown 10 BRIEfl SU11t6tY Of' SIGHTING Sighting 1~rted as 35 "Zlinutes. Apparently t-w sigbtiDgs. Picture of black and -white obj. Ooaerved "t:llrougb '!".A. Too fa.tt to track, yet distD~ 'traveled in 2 secotlds reported. :ill:La speed conaiatut vi th a/ c, A'Z'JC PORW J2t (Jt&V 26 laP S2) 11. COMMeNTS Poasib)3 a/ c, Pol1isibly tw s13}ltinaa. Possibly balloon for one of the aightings~ Co11't'u:sing and con:flicting dst&. Moat likely a/c due to description and speed as w~ll as indicated flight path. However information pr~ented conflicts on many of the esaential points or data necea ~.Y for evalu8otion. Have you o-ter seen this, or a similar obj~ct before. 3 1. \vas a nyone a:sa .,.,ith you at the ti me yo1.1 saw the obj~ct? (Circle Ona) 31.1 IF y ou answered YES, d id .they see th~ object too? (Circle Or.") 31.2 Please list their names and addr~ss.:ts: t 32. p J,ose give the following Information a bout youu81f: ~ T e L E PHONE NUMBER Indicate any oddi!ional information about yourself, including o'ny spociol oxp~trinc .. , which might be prriMnt. { When and to whom d id you report that you hod se-en the ob ject? Do y Month Ycur 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. lnformGtion which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire Ot a narrative explanation of your sighting. d,_Jtt..cl f,; Cl/lj. ""c;fon Trento r.!.idliJa.."l Addit~o~al information i s essential for evaluatio~ of your sightln3, su .. h e 3 3.ate or sictir_g, dir~ction of' flight and color of oojec t.. \b.)ull you please co!:!ple-te the inclosed form and r eturn i t to Hq Air :!:"'orce, SP.FOI- PB) in the e:1velope provid.e d . Th yQu for r e porting ~his urucnown object to the Air Force. Slncer-el:r, Ce.pta.L"l, US.li.F Chle~, Aerial Phenomen a Th1-s -;:.I<J:.tionnaiie ltas bettn prepure d s o li,ct yr:;; .: Jn g iv e II J d.S .'\i r Fo.::.!" r . . ~ ;n~ch in fo rmofion a s possible conc~rning th~ unidentifi~d u<::ric.l ph-::'10ii"ollcn in.:.~r y?u hw<, n!':;~::o~,ld. PleaJ~ try t o answer as many qlietstions a s y ou pos.i~lt ;.m . Tht' i r,f"rmotion tho: f O I; ~;i,.t will be llloO ~':;.( ;"-$Sourch purposai. Yovr noor:., will nr.Jt Ul"l :1scd i t~ co;m~J..:Iion wi/~1 c:ny !'..to: ~r. Mtt!i, c:oncliJ~ion1, o r publkntions without Y'>Uf permissi.:~n. w~ roqu.;~t t(,j~ p!!t cnol hfcrrwlt:Otl .Hl that if i T i s daemed nacassary, W'!j moy ccntact ;ou for fur ther dotai Is. 1. When did ycv ;.e9 ~he~ object? 3 . T i .M Zontt: (C irclot One):').: c. Mout'lr= in d. Pacific t Wh~r~ were y ou when you saw the oojttct? Addte ss City o r T o"'n 5. How long was o b ject in sight? (Toto! Duration) Ml nut., o. Certain b. Fairly certain 5.1 How was time In sight derermir.ed? 5.2 Was obj~ct ::'1 sight continuovsly ? Yes 6. 'lf'},.,t was th'=' c=nc rt i :m of the sky? a . Jrigh t (;j) f3right IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, Nh.!!re wa s ih0 j UN loc,ted os > . .,.., lco', od ..Jt )ha .... '~ ..~=.: ( Cirde Ono): a . In front o~ y o u In beck of y ou c. Toyourr!ght f. Dl,' ret'1~Ttb~r 8. IF you saw tn~ object a t NIGHT, what did you notice conr.eming th~ STAR~ ond MOCN? 8.1 STARS (Circ:l" One): ~ll't :-~>member 8.2 MOON (Circle One): (':-B"'rlgPrlmoO'nl i a~ b:l>urr moonlight c. No moon light -pitch d<uk d. Dc.,~t ramember 9. What were the weather conditiorts ot th~ time you sow the object? CLOUDS (~ir-::le One): WEATHER (Circle One ): ~ Cloor s~ b. Ha~y b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scattered clovds -L OU.J OiV h'oA'lZo;J'- Moderate or heavy rain d. Thiele or heavy clouds d. Snow j ~. D~n't remember I 10. The ooj !tCt ;;:ppeored: co Solid . (Circle One): d. A~ o light o. Don't rom.,mbor 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than thct brightest star3? (Circle One): a, Brighter ~bouuh.~ b. 0 immer d. Don't know Compare brightness to some ~ommon object: 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle 0,.,.): o. Fuzzy or blurred h. like a bright star :: ~narf!.'Y lHnfii;p d. Don't r~member 13. Did the object; a. Appear to stond still at any t ime? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away ot any time? c. Breok up into ports c r explode? d . Give off smo o . Change br ish tnes!l? f. Change shape? g. Fhsh o r flicker? h . Disappear and reappear? (Cirda One for eoch question) DonJt know 0-:-,n' t knc'IW 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching ir? If r o, how? 15 . Did the ob ject move behind something at any tima, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you onsw~red YES, ib~n r~ll wh ~t 16. D id th e obuNf move in front of ~omething at ant time, particularly a cloud"? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. 17. . r.,i t in a f,w words the following th ings about the object: w~ wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick ot arm's length in line with a hnowo (.)bjttct ond .note how ~ much of the object is cover~ by the head of tho r(lotch. If you had perform.d thi" experim~nt '.lt i'ho:s t i tne ~f ., I sighting, how much of the object would hov~ been covered by the match head? ~ 19. Draw o picture that will show the shape of the obiect or objects. Label and includ in your ~k'rch ony dtr.il 1 of 1he object at you saw .,uch as wings, pratrusionl, etc:., and tupecially exhoust trail3 or vop'>f' troil~. Ploc:tJ on orr~ aside th drawing to ~how the d lrection the object wos moving. 20. Do you think y ou can estimat e the speed of the object? 1 jj_;:;.:. iJ ,:;; .X~ IF you answer.,d YES, than what spe.,d would you e:;tiu,ote? _ 21. Do you thinlc y ou con estimate how far away from you tna obi~ct was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was?--------- Where w&r~ y ou located' when you saw thtt object? (C Jrcla One): @ fnside o building b. In a ccr In on a ifoiane (type) 23. Wer~ you (Circl~ Ona) In ~he businesa section of o .:i1y? In the ruidantial :-;ect1on o ! a c:ily? In open countrysid-~t? . Near an oirfittld? I /'IJ IL t: Flying over a city? Flying over open ntry? 24. !F you war~ MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle a t the tim!t, then compl~'e 7h~:t !ollowing qvttstions: 24.1 What d irection were yoy moving? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. No!'thwut 24.2 How fast were you moving? --------..JIiles per hour 24.3 Did you stof) at any time while you wsre looking at the object? (Circle One) No 25. Old you observe the object through ony of the following? Eyeglasses No e Binoculars Yes b. Sun g losses Yes No c . Wind sn ie !d Yss No g. Th,odolire d. Window :;loss Oth~r .fi_Ji,):;D. 26. In order thot yoJ c-:Jn g ive as clear a picture os possible of what you !>ow, describe in '/OV'f oo;m wordlS o -:.01'~m~"'l ohject or objects which, when plac~d up in the sky, wou ld give th":: same appeorc oce o~ the obj~ct '.Whi-:h u 'iel"t ' Dra w c p ic:~\Jf'$ :not wi II show tho motion that the object or cbj~C~$ mad~o;. PJac") on A" o ; ~h~ ba!ji":ll\!rg or : poth, a "B" c 1 th!'t end of the parh, ~r:d show any c hang&s in direc~ion duri ng th~:J coJt Sd. Hor~ /z D~"" ~5 I)FhJ,ffi.;:,t-lt4a . ~ 29. IF 1here was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony wero ther$? ----------- Draw a picture of h ow the~ were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they ~lftre ~rovell,g.