PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Woa Balloon 25 May Ansted, West Virginia o Probobly Balloon Poul bl Y Balloon 2030 EDST XXXG V I G c1 R d 0 Woa Alr~roh oco -----------o-round-hua 0 raun a or 0 Probably Aircraft GMT 26/00)?Z 0 Alr-Vi.uol 0 Air-Intercept Roclar Poulbly Ahcraft C Yea 0 Probably Aatrono .. icol DCNo civ1.lian 0 Pouibly Aatronot lcol 1. LENGTH Ofl OISI!RVATION t. NUMBER Ofl OIJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other _ 0 lnaufficient Date for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 1 - 2 seconds one falling 10. BRIIfl SUMMARY Of SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Witness observed obj from brief glance while driving. Falling obj 2 -3 ft in diameter. Meteor Sigting. Ball of fire. Tai 1 of fire 40 ft' long. Bright like welders are. High heat indicated to obser- ver. Extremely bright. No sound. Brighter than sun. Vertical tall. Thought to be 3 - 4 miles ATIC JPOJtM S29 (Jt&V 2f laP 12) 30. Have y04J ever seen this, or a similar object before. If ao give date or dotes and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did.they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following .Information about yourself: La at Home - ADDRESS ----: Firat Nome Mldd le Name Indicate any ~ditional fnf tlon about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. 33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? -.LL' a;#< 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you fl pea tinent ancl which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting. . September. 2~ H.ADQUARTKRI FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR P'ORCK SYSTEMS COMMAND WfUeHTftATT.R80N AIR "ONC. OHIO ~F'O Sighting, 25 May 64, Ansted, 'W Va. Hq USAP SAFOI PB" .. o \.il I Oo ~ht flying ob~ect report .Ansted, West V:f.rg1Dia. This in order .that you "'lllq make a :. :-.- ~ . 2 . \ .I ot~ the 1nfol'll&t1on submitted 'hv' indicatea : .;/; ",that ~the ob~ect/ob8erved vu 'a .. aeteor. ihe duration ot l -2 ~:: ; .. , secom~# the des~ption ot the ob~ect ~th. a flaming .tail Md. a ..... _ . ~ ~<i:~:~:~-;.~ i : vert~ a~< :t~ll tbronsb 2~ -arc,: are vi th th1a analysis. ... : ~ .. ;;;,~;.;;;.:~,.,. ID-h1a,:-.. ~D1t1aL ,J.e;tter<t.httc!uftticm bed DOt been 1ncl.u4ecl and there :. , ; . .''~:~\f.;;-.::.;,:: .. ~.Wa8~a''J>1bil1t7 .that -.'tlarea uaed ~ night photo miseiona :.: :3: ::~-:~',. . been the:cau.ae . \\$~ce :~e d11rat1o~ indicatea that the .,'fl./ .. ::* ?t: ob~ect vu not fiee!: :.~1:could no-t:'l:a&! been the. cue . The/'~: . .. , :~ ;-. repor;tea vert1ca~ g..u or tli1.- 1e rare, bovever; th18 does . , . /I::;.- . DOt rW.e out a -t ll oba6r1Jat1on. Contrut"9\"' meteor observations ~:-2.-:~.: : vith .. -tboae of satellite dee&18i it should be noted tbat the duration. ot a decay 1a 1111ch longer (up to 4 1 mttea) the colors tend to be reds ~and ,.ellOWB, speeds are Dlllch slower aJJd disintegration or break- l'tY Teclmolog: - and ~bayatema~;:r ... . YOU THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITYt U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the u.s. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have obser~ed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you gi.,e will be used for research purposes. Your naiM will not be used in c:onneetlon with any 5taternents, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information so that if It is deemed necesaary, we may contact you for further details. (Circle One): 4. Where were you when you saw 'the object? Neoreat Postal Actdreu City or Town U/esf Jf~p;,zA., r~e~ <: Stot or Co.,nty .5. How long wo~ obfect In sight? (Total Duration) .. _ Certal; ':J 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? 1. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you loolced at tho obittct? . oh!t~fl, (Circle One): o. In front of you d. To our left b. In boclc of fOU Over . c. Ta your rl~t f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thla font eupereed FTD 16.4 Jul 61, whlch h obaolt 8. IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice concemlng the STARS and MOON? 8;1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bri~t moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight - pitch darlc d. Don't remember d. Dan 't remember 9. What were the weather condition at the tlf?~e you aaw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): C .. a. Clear alcV b. Hazy . c. Scattered cloucla d. Thiele or heavy cloucla WEATHER (Circle One): Fog, mist, or light roln c. Moderate or heovy rain e. Don't remeMber 10-. The obJect appeored: (Circle Oite): : _ J..-~-.e b. Tranaparent ~ . . e. Don't. 11 .If It appeared at a light, waa It brighter than the brl at atara? ;. ~Brlilter:J .' c. About the aa~ b. Dhnmlf : .:: , d. Don't lcnow - brlghtneaa to (Circle One): 12. The edge a of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred Lllce a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did the obiect: to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly apeed up and ruah awoy at any time? c. Brealc up Into porta or explode? , d~ Give off smolce? "' 7 [:#// dfnt e. Change bridltneaa? f. Change ahape? or flicker? h. Disappeor and reappear? (Circle One for each question) Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't know Don't lcnow Don't know 15. 0 Did the object move behind something at any time, partic'llar.ly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No IF you answered YES, then tell what It moved behind: -!a. 16. 0 Did th o~Jtct mOve in front of fomething at any time, particularly a c:loud? (Circle One}: Ye No Itt: Don't Know. ' IF you answered YES, then toU what ')'7~ .. Telloin a few words the following things about the obaect: