Bigbendnatl Park Texas — April 1964

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUStONS Big Bend NB 0 Wos Balloon tl. Fnrk. 'l'exas 1. OA iE-"riME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSE RVATIO ... 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon :Jal Ground-Vi su ol 0 Ai,. Visua l LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 08 0 Ground-R odor 0 Air-Intercept Rodor 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 15-.30 minu~ea So.1 ther ly 0 In suffi ci cnt Data for Evaluation 0 Unltnown BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING i I' COMMENTS bse ed on br1 Solid obVect o rT g dry night. lppe~red as a lisbt. Sa.o,e as star. JJisappeared beb1Dtt mountain pe11l. No blinking. like planet. Used BX. j Obaeryed 1n West a" about 15 aag elevatio n Object moTing to tb. 1 e.G d O 11 woving !jh; at 9:l1 Ftl 8 at 15 deg eleTBt1on to tbe West of the obse1ver. Object with Satellite cnaracteristics. Only fact not in ace witb obserfatio n 1a duration. Poss1bl oyerest.iruet.i o n on this one element. A TIC FORM 329 (REV 2fl !'IF.P 52) 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before; If o givo date or dates and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did.they the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Plea liet their names and addreues: 32. Plase give the following information about youuelf: Firat Name TELEPHONE NUMBER Indicate any additional information about yourself, includ ing any special experience, which ntight be Voirinent . 33. When ond to whom did you report that you had seen the objttc:t? 3~. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you f .. I pe1 tinent and which Ia not adequately covered In the specific points of the queationnalre or a narrative explanation of your sighting. ( THIS S IOECFCARD I S FOR ADDfi!ESS~ U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATlQ This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can g;ve thcr U.S. Air Force a s :nuc.h information as possible concerning the unidentifit'd aerial phenom~ron :hat you have ob.serv..,d. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly con. Tho infor~!Jti:m .~.;,:you g i'!e "':1! be used for research purposes. Your name will not be \J5ed in comHtction .,;,:, '-'!!ay star3:t.~nh. conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request thi~ pe"~onol lnformatif.)n '(\ that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further de!ails. 1. When did you see the object? (Circle One): 3 . Time Zone: (C irc:le One): b. Central c:. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): o . Ciayilgnt Sc ;ino ; h. s~andord 4 , "'Mere were you when y ou 50W the object? Nearest Postal Address C lt'f or T on 5. How long was abject in si ght? (Total Duration) Hours Minutes a. Certain c:. Not very s u.e b. Fairly certain 5.1 How was time in sight determined? 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? (a:-Bright 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as ye-u looked.;, t!-:., ob, e<;r? (Cirele One): a. In front of you b. In baclc of yQJ c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remembr FTD OCT 62 164 Thla fm'm upenedea Fm 164, jul 61, which ia ohul~t tt. 8. IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, whot did you notice conceming the STARS Gncl MOON? 8.1 STARS (C irde One): ( b . A few d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight - pitch dark l ,. 9. What were the wather canclitiana at the tlf!te you aaw the .iec:t? _ _,_..a-4. :J CLOUDS (Cirde One): WEATHER (Circl11 One): ~) Clear alcy b, Fog, mlat, 01 light rain ScaHered c I oucla c or heavy rain Thiele 01 heavy clouds e. Don't remember 10. The obiect opparecl: (Circle OM): a. Solid "d. As a light b. Transparent e. Don't remember 11. If It appeared as a lis;,t, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. Brl~ter c. About the aame b. Dimmer -cl. Don't know 11.1 Compare brlghtnesa to aome c~mon object: 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred rb.: Lllce a bright star '-t. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did tne object: a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and ruah awat at any time? c. Break up Into parts or explode? d. Give off amok' Change bri~tnesa? f. Change shape? g. Flash or fl iclcer? h~ Disappear and reappear? (Circle One for each question) Don't 1cnow Don't lcnow Don't know Don't lcnow Don't lmo Don't lmow Don't lcnow 14. Did the object dis9ppeor while you wert! ~'ltchin~ it? If ,;o, ~ow? 15. Did the obiect move behind something at a ny ~imo, particularly a cl~t..d? r'"'" . ..a (Circle One): Yes No Don' t Know. IF you c.~.swer~d ) {:5, !hen t.,ll wl:-Jt 16. Did the obiect move in front of fpmething at any time, parttc:ulorl-, a cloud? (Circ:ie One): ' No Don't Know 17. Tall in a few words the following things obouf rhft d"Ji~cr a .. Sound ''! Nish t o know the org ... la r .c;i.u. Hold Q mat.:h ~Tick J t .. u"TI's l::ng~n in t i n e ,.,uc h of the object is co(~n,.., bv tho head o f rhe ma tch. If you n11d ~:tM'.r d sigh1ing, how much of t~e obj~(;t would h o v": f:.een '::Jv~r9d b:,; th e r.1mc h :,,:o~? Draw a picture that will show the shape o ; the object <>r obj-ec~s. Lo~l ;:,, & inch,dr io ~aut -"lr.h ,) r:y cio~C'ii$ ~ of the object that you saw suc:h as wings, protrusions, ~tc., and especial ly 6J<nous!' Plcc:e on arrow beside the drawing to sh~w the directi on the object wc s moving. l 20. Do you think you can e a t imate the speed of the object? ( C ire le One) IF you answere d YES, then what speed "''ould you e s tlfr '3t-! > -- -- ------ 21. Do you th ink you can estimate how fear away from you the') object wo:.? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you aa y it was?---------- 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One); a. lnalde a bui lding b. In a car c. Outdoors d. In an a irplane (type) '' At sea 23. Were yo u ( Circ:/e One ) a. In the business section of a c i!y? b. In tho residenti'll s.sd;~n :; f .J city? c. In open courltrt s ido? d. Near art airfit~ld? e. Flyiflg over a city? F l:t '"9 ovar .,;pe, ,: ount;-y? 2.4. !F you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or o ther vehicl~ c t th e t i,.,e, ih'!!'l c;t)rnol~f:t i htt fo !!owin .; ~.,stions 24.1 When d irection were yo u moving? ( Cire/ e One ) d. Southeast f. So;~hwest b. Nettheast 24.2 How fast we;e yov moving? _.mi:e1 ?e~ "our. 24.3 D id you stop at any time while you were looking ot Yhe object7 (C ircle One) 25. Did you observe the obje c t t hrough any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Yes B inoculars b. Svn glasses f. Telescope Yes ... Windsh leld Theodolite Yes No Window glass 26. In order that you can give os cle~r a picture as possible of what you s o w, de$c r ibe 1n y ou, own \fllt01rh o C"',..T'' object Of' o bjects which, when placed up in the slcy, wcu id g ive th e s a me appeoranc~ a s m.t ~b~"~t wj. ;h ~ -c:.t ~'-- In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the po'nt ,h,wn. Place an "A" on th eurved line to ahow how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when ycu lir.t sow it. Place a ':B" on th~t ~.1me c:uPVed line to ahow how high the object waa abo the horizon (alcyline) when you last r.etN it. Pi'7t:tt an ' 'A'' o~ :ne compc:rss when you llrst saw it. Place a .. 8" on the compau where you lost sow the obj.,-:t. 28 . . Draw o picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mocl4. P.l.:zc~ c1n c,'\" ~ th" bttglnnlng of the path, a ''8" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction d~ring ~he c.;~r.:a.,. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there?----------- Drow o picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction fna~ :hoy were trn,olin~.