Marshall Michigan — February 1964

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD l. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Ylos Balloon a P tobably Bolloon f.!a:-shall, Mi c:higan l. OATETUA! GftOUit .t. TYPE 0, OBS!RVATJOH Pouibly Bolloon ~Ground-Vi suol 0 Air-VI Mlol 0 Gro"ncl ~odor 0 Airlnterc~t Raclor Wos Aircraft a Probably Aircraft 0 Po ui bl y AI rc:raft :0 Wen Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Asfrono,.,ic:ol 1. LENGTH Oft OBSI!RVATtOH 3. HUMB!R 0, OBJECTS 9. COURSI! 0 Other 45 minutes lO. BRIE,. SUM,...411Y 0,. SIGHTIHO !Light .thic!l. looked lika star c~angi.Dg colors ~rom red t~hite r-\nd bac~ to r~. l!Otion to at at 84 de~ elevation. D!3a~eared in flash. :..&!.ti.ll obs'!r'T!\tion in SE. A'l'IC POWN 3a (ltSV 2f a&P 52) Insuffi c ient Dctta for Evaluation U n\c no 'WI'I 11. COMMENTS Seversl stars of rirst mag in SE but notai~g a t 84 deg elevation. Picture indicates that object obaer d at 15 deg ~levstion rising to 75 deg elev~tlon. 1fo d-!finite -positional data presented. Sighting remains cbarseter13t1c of Aatro body and case carrl.ed 1n thia category. ~ 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you f"l pertinent and which is not adequately cover!td in the s~cific points of th qustionnaire or a narrataye explanation of your :;lghting. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared sa that you can give the U.S. Air Force os mu information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions you possibly can. The information that you s iv'l'l w::J be used for research purposes. Your norr.e will not ~o use d in connection with o ;'y stafl)!:;,nt~, conclusions, or publication without your permission. We request th is personal lnformction !>O that if It Is deemed necessary, we may contact you for f~rther details. 1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: 3. Time Zone: Month Year (CI~cle One): :r e. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Dc;JYIIght Saving q;:p..~S:too.do~ 4. Whr were you when you saw the obiect? . 8 Nearest Postal Acfdteu City or Town Stat~ '="' Covntr S. How long was obfect In sight? (Total Duration) a. Certain , c. Not vef)' svre .bcF~I~!Y -~-=o 'ii . d. Just a guess 5.2 Was obiec:t in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the 'ky? b. Cloudy b. Cloudy 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you lookeod at the objdet ? ( C ircle Ona): a. In f ront of you In b ac k of ~ou c. To yo ur rlg,t d. To your t~ft F. Don't remembor FTD OCT 62 164 Thla form upeteedea Fro 15" jul 61, which 1 oba olete. 8. IF you saw tho object ot NIGHT, what did you notice c oncerning the STARS ond MOCN? 8 .1 STARS (Circle One): \ b. A itai> d. oonr remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): - 6:-Dull moonlight c. No moonlight-pitch dork d. Don't remember 9 . What were tn weather conditions at 1he til!' you saw th object? CLOUDS ( Circle One): h ..Ha-zy c. Scattr.d clouds d. Thiele or haovy douds WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy fain e. Don't remember 10. n~, objecT ~pptor$d: (Cirel OM): . ' ~ ra. Sol r~, h. T r ::n .1por~nt 11. If It appeot.O as a light, was it bti9hter than the bright-.st stan? (Circlet OM): -:. About ~he same d. Don't lcnow 11.1 Compare brightn to sonMt cc;.mmon object: 12. The .dges of tiM object were: (Circle One): o. Fuzzy Of blurred "s._:_,:cns_,_gl(tatn s,~, : . S,:.,orply out I in.d d. Don't rrtm~unb.r 13. Did the object: (Circle One fef ':Jocn qutt:stion) Appear to 3tond stilt atony tirM? Suddenly 3~..d up and ru5h away atony time? Don't ~11)W 8r~alc up into pans explode? Yes Don' t )<now d. Giv e off s moke? Don'J kno.ot Change bri~ tne!l~? Change .shope? Do11't k!'lf}~ Fla sh or flicker? Doo'? know Disap~or ond r~oppeor? 15. Did -~he obj&et move behind somctthing at O(l'f time, particularly o c!c:.ud ? 1 (Cirr::/9' Cne ): Yes ~ [lo;!' I K1~ow. IF you .l fi S\'o''!:tred Y~:S. ~h:t;l l e il whvt i 16. Oid th~ objecf mov'lt in fronl' o f $ V.Mtrning ot any t i me, iH:J;tictJ!o rly u c:!:.>ud'? (Circle One ): Yes @ Don'~ Kno..... IF ycu answ.wtd YES,. th:::rl t)l l wh..t i 17 . T~ll in a f.,.., words th'! following th i ngs about tha obj,ct: Wo wish to know the angular sizo. Hold a match st!ck at arm s l-ength in tine with a known object ond no-:a h ow ruuch of thtt obj~ct is covefed by the head of the n,Jotch. H y ou hod performed th i:> ~:(~;irn.-Jnt ot qh ., tj;l'l\.,. of ::;:) sighting, how much of the object would hov~ been cover-!td by the motcn ht!od? / o o ?o Draw a pictvr!t :hot will show the shope o f the object o r objects. Lobel and include in y~RI( s~<~tc:h C :1)' d~t!Jil~ of the object tMot y ou saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and esp~cially e:-<hovst troils o r V'1P''{ t rcil!i. 't Pl.;:c.-, on orrc...., ~a:jide ,he drawing t~ show the direction the obj~c:t WO!:I moving. , 20. Do you thin k y o u con estimot~ th~ sp~ed o( th~ ob j.,t.:t? (C i (cle One) IF y ou a nswere d YES, t he m what spe .td would you astim~re? _.;::)_:; _-_;_._ .. "'_7.:.1 2 1. Do you thinloc you can estimate how fo r a way from youth~ obj~ct was? lF you answered YES, tnen how f or away would y ou :;ay i t wa::.'t Wh~r~ ""ere yo..J lo cated when you s ow th~ obj~ct'? (Circle 0~.:: 23. We.-~ you (C:rcl3 One ) (9 Inside o bui!.7!i ng b.. In a c o r c . OutdOCf's d. In on .:l;ro lane (type ) e . At sea In ~h~ r~sidenti'J! s~crk11 o f o city? ln op~n c ountry s id~t? Nellr on oirfiijt!d ? Flying o-ver acHy? . Fhina O~' O('~n crn.~nrrv? l 24. IF you W!tra MOVING IN AN AUTO.~CBILE o r otner v:thlcle ot th$ tim~, then C.;)mplete thtt foltowina (JU"s t ions: 2.4.1 What dir~ction wers you tnovl ng? (Circle On~!) a. N or1h c. Ea s t d. Southea! t f. So,;tn we , t b. Northeast h . Ncrt hw.,.st 2.1.2 How fast w.,re you movl':1g? .milas per hour. 24.3 Did you stop a t any time while you were loolcing a t t he objact? (C irde One) y..,, No f 2S. Did yCY obsrv~ th e object through any of the following? E yeglosset Bin oculars Sun g losses f. T elesc ope Windsn1a ld Th~odoliht d. Wind o....-glass 26. in order that you can gi-ve as d-a?r a pic~ur.., a s pos.lible o f what y Qu sow, d~scrioe in you r :lwn ~c.rd3 a r.c:mm c object CJr objl!!cts which, whtm pi~Jc:ad up in t h-e !Oky, ~ould giv~ ~h~ sam~ oppeoroncs as th.!l :>al..,c:t "'-hk.:h '7 : l high ine objct was above the hori:on {.skylin~) when you first saw it. P!aca a o n tn~ .::~1-na t:IJrv~d line ttt !lhow how high th., object was above t:, .. horixon {s!cylin~) whtn yo u Ips~ "\llW i t . P!ar;o u n ''A on rn ~ompau l when you first saw it. Place o ''B" on the compass wher~ you /o:;t !>OW the obj,ct. 23 . Draw o ~ic~Jr~ thor will B" ct the e nd of the patn, ar.d :;how ony c hangtu in direction during th~ COIJl.;.er. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?------------ Drew a pictvr~ or how they wer arrangd, and put an arrow to show th~ direction that they wero traveting. 30. Hav~ you ev'f.tr s"~n this, or a simi lor ohj-:c t before. If so g ive dot-e c dtJt~s a nd loca~ion. 3 1, Wa5 any one ~ise wirn you a t th., time you sow th~ object ? (Grcld OneJ 3l.l IF you cnswertd YES, did.:hey see th., object too? (Circ/., On~) 3 L2 Please l ist th e ir names a nd addresses: 32. Please give t~e fo llowing Information ~bout your:se lf: TEL EPHONE NUMBE F lrst Name In dicate any addit ional information a bout y ourself, including any sptJCiol e;cperience , wh ich might~ ;:-.et7int~f"t. ond to whom did you repor't that you had s~:" .... objct? Day Month '(ear