1. DATE I 3. DATETIME GROUP local 0220EDT 1. LENGTH Oil OIS!RVATION not repated PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Washington, 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION JaC Ground-Vlaual 0 GrounciRodar 0 Ai~Viaual 0 Alrlntereept Radar I. NUMBER 011 OBJECTS 9. COURSE CONCLU~IONS 0 Was Balloon Probably Balloon 0 Poaai bly Balloon 0 Woa Aircraft Probably Aircraft Po ui hi y Alrctaft Was Aatrono"'lcol Probably AatronondcoJ Poulbly Aat,.....,.lcol DC lnaufflclent Data for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 10. 8RlEP SUMMARY 011 SIGHTING . I I. COMMENTS Report phoned in to Command Post (USAF) in turn contacted Fl'D, ECHO I I heading NE at 0230 EST (one hour from sighting) ECHO I not in area at time reported. If' error in t:lme and direction then ECHO II possible cause. IF reported Light brighter th8l1 stars. Changed color. Looked like star. Disappeared and reappeared heading SE, very high, bright star, zig-zag and circling in flight. manuvers correc1: t~en a/c likely cause of report. Balloon vi th light cann tt be ruled out. No evaluation due to in- su.f:f'icient 1n:f'ol' lrlJ tion. Time moticn and sequence and DURATION omi t .ttaA. Secondhand report ATIC PORM 32t (R&V 26 I&P 12) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHt-UCAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force aa muc:Jl Information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon th~t you hove obaer1ec!. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The Information that you giv11 will be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, 0.. pubUcatfons without your permission. We reques t this personal fnformut)on so that if It Ia deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is. 1 . When did you s .. the object? Hour Ml n\oltee (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle One)( ~Eastem 'b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One):C;) Daylight Savin~ b. Standard 4. Where were you when you saw the object? .,.; t-;r! Poatol Acl .. u A' . ~ ( C it)' or T ~" ;)tote or Cownty 5. Haw lon9 was obJect In sight? (Total Dwotlon) a. Certain Fairly certain c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 5. 1 How was time In sl~t determined?---------------- 5.2 Was obJect In sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? 7. IF you saw the obJect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked ot the obi ct? (Circle One): a. In front of you In boclc of you c. To your rl~t d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't reme,.,ber FTO OCT 62 164 Thia form auperaedea P'TD 164, Jul 61, which le obeolet . 8. IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice conceming the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight Many c. No moonlight - pitch darlc d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What were the w.ather condition at the ti~ you aaw the oblec:t? . CLOUDS (Circle 01H1): Clear alcy c. Scattered claucla Thiele or heavy cloucla 10~ , The obJect appeared: (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): Fog, mist, or light rain Moderate or heavy rain Don't remember b. Tranaparent Don't remember c. Vapor :- 11 . If It appeared aa a light, waalt brighter than the brightest stare? (Circle One): c. About' the lame d. Don't lcnow 11.1 Compor lwlghtneaa to lOme c~mmon <*lec:t: 12. The edges of the obJect WN: (C lrcle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred C9 Lllce a.bright atar c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand still at any time? Don't lcnow Suddenly apeed up and rush away at any time? Don't know Break up Into parte or explode? Don't lcnow Give off smolce? O;)ft't lcnow Change brightness? Don't know Change shape? Don't lcnow Flash or fllclcer? Don't know h. Oi'Sappear and reappear? Don't know 14. , Old the obiect disappear while you were watching It? If so, how? 15 . Old the obiec:t move behind something at any time, partic'llarly o cloud? (Circle OneJ: Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot 16 . Did th obj"t move In front of Jomething at any time, particularly a cloud? (C lrele One J: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17 . Tell.in a few warda the followi"g things about the ob'iect: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and not how much of the obiec:t is covered by the head of the lt'Qtch. If you had performed this experiment-at th ti~M of the .sighting, how much of th ob;ec:t would heave been covered by the match heed? . . . . . 19. Draw a picture that willahow the shape of the obiect or ol>iecta. Label and include in your sketch ariy details of the obiect that you saw 'luch as wings, protruaions, etc., and especially exha.ust trail a or vapor trailt Place an arrow beside the d~:awing to show the direction the obiect was moving 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obiect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ------- 21. Do you thinlc you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for ciway would you say it was? -------- 22. Where were you located when you sow the oblect? (Circle One): . 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of o city? a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a c:ity? b. In a car c. Outdoors . d. In an airplane (type) c. In open countryside? d. Near on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open coUntry? g. cnher 2.4. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at ~e time, then complete the followint questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) b. Nartheaat . . d. Southeast .. f. Southwest 24.2 How fast were yOAJ movl~g? ----- -'' -~miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were l~lclng at the obiect? (Circ:le One) 25. Did you observe the obiect. through any of the following? a. EyeglasHs e. Binoculars b. Sun glasses f. Telescope c. Windshield g. Theodolite h. Northwest d. Window glass 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you sow, describe In your OWn words a common J object or obiects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as th~ obiect which you s c w,l In the follow I~ alcetch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curv ltno to show how high the obiect waa above the horizon (alcyline) when you lirst saw it. Plac:e ca ,.6, on tho sa:ne <:urved line to show how high the oblect waa above the horizon (alcyllne) when you last ~aw it. Place an "-Au on t~1e compass you lirst aaw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the obiect. 28 . Draw a plctvr~ that will show the motion that the.obiect or obiects modo. P.lace an "A" at tho beginning of the a .. 8 .. at the ~ of the path, and show any changes in directi~ during the course. 29. IF there woa MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? . _ Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Have you ever seen this, Ot a similar object befOte. If so give date or dates and location. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle On) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did .they '" the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names ancl addreuel 32. Please give the following Information about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER--------- Middle HelM tndicate any additional information about yourself, Including any special experience, which miaht be pertinent 33. When and to ~hom did you report that you had seen the object? Day Month Year 3-C. ~te you completed thla questionnaire: 35. Information which you f .. l Ptinent ancl which Ia not adequately ccwercl In the specific points of the queatlannalre 011 a narrative explanation of yovi sighting --~WAMS~Hr.-on. AT 09.44 PM MAY .19 NORTH OF CITY, 52 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVI~G Nf: AT 11.46 PM ~AY .19 NORTH OF CITY, 64 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE AT 00.37 AM ~AY .21 SOUTH OF CITY, 89 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE AT 09.24 PM MAY .21 NORTH OF CITY, 51 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON ~OVI~G NE AT 11.25 P~ ~AY .21 NORTH OF CITY, 67 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON ~OVING SE AT 10.14 PM MAY .22 NORTH OF CITY, 55 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE AT 00.17 AM MAY .23 SOUTH OF CITY, 82 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE AT 11._04 pM fAAY 23 NQ~TI:LOF CIT_Y_, 7_l_OEGRE~S AB.QYE H_O~ll_O_K_MOVI~G_SE _ , AT 09.53 PM ~AY .24 NORTH OF CITY, 57 DFGREES ABOVE HORIZON ~OVI~G SE AT 11.56 PM ~AY .24 SOUTH OF CITY, 74 O~GR~ES ABOVE HORIZCN MOVI~G SE