1. DAT! TIME O.OU' NUMIIR 0' OIJICTI 2. LOCATION Dayton. Ohio 10. CONCLUSION Astronot:ic :-'.1 (.AJ~CTUF!JS) Arcturus in area of r eported objecli. ~90 deg a.zi."1lllt.h. C~3e evaluatoo as the star Ar..cturus 5. LINGTH 0' vA TION 11. , IUMMA.Y AND ANAL \'Ill 45 rd.nutes 6. TY~! 0' OISIRVATION GrolL1d-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDINCI Object wit!l sa.1e intensity n. s stars :L11 llig di :::>per. Ch.?..nged oolor on upper portion to blue/red/yellav. Stationazy except for motion in cllip~ical path to I.orth. Loc.:.t~:.d :.n ~fest below 15 deg elevation. Also obs'3rved about t:1r e e -,ica:cs prev'iously. 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 possib .. concerning the unidentified a1rial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The Information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name wi II DOt be used in connection with any statem1nta, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is Mmecl necessary, w. may contact you for further details 1. When did you s" the obiect? 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): 4. Where were you when you lOW the abiect? 5. How fong was obiect in sight? (Total DwotiOft) cb.:Fairly .c!''~ 2. Tim of day: (Circle One): eng (Circle One): Standard ity or Town Stote or County c. Not very sure d. Just a guess How was t11121 in si--t determined?----------------- Was obiect in si.t continuously? 6. What was the condition of the slcy? 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One): FTD OCT 62 164 o. In front of you a. Iii baclc of you c. To y04Jt risj1t d. To your left f. oont remember Tlale few eupereedee 1'11 164, Jul 61, whlcla le obeolete. 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 moon I ight Dull moonlight 9. What w.re the weather conditions at the time you sow the obiect? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): Clear alcy a. Dry b. Hazy og, mist, or light rain c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thiele or heavy clouds e Don't rem1mber 10. The obiect a (Circle One): b. Trona parent 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): Brighter':) c. About the son: d. Don't lcnow brightneaa to 101ne com"'on oDiect: 12. The edges of the oliect were: (Circle One): o. Fuzzr._or blurred :'-Lilce a bri._t star c. arp y out 1 d. Don't remen:.,_ 13. Did me obiect: a. Appear to stand still at any tin:e? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into parts ~explode? d. Give off smolce? e. Change bri.tneas? f. Change 1hape? 9 Ffa~h ot fliclcer? h. Diaappear and reappear? (Circle One for each question) Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know 1~. Did the obiect disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? Did the obiect ntCWa behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: r Y~ '"' No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than t.ll what 16. Did the obiect (Circle One): in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? Yes ) No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tall what 17 . Tall in a faw words the following th inga about the obi act: 18. We wish to lcnow the angular aiza. Hold a match aticlc at arm's length in line with a known obiect ancl note how the obiect is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experi r1t at the time of the sighting, how much of the obiect would have been covered by the match head? _ . Draw a pictur. lhot will how the shape of the obiact or obiects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the obiect that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ate., and aapeciatly exhaust trails 01 vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. 20. Do you thinlc you can estim~ ..,eed of the obiect? (Circle One) 1 Yes ) No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ---=....;::;;....-. +-Z-~ . 21. Do you thinlc yOY can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?-------- 22. Wh . .,. were you located when you saw the obiect? 23. Were you (Circle One) (Circle One): In the business section of a city? a. Inside a building b. In a car d. In an airplane (type) In the raid.ntial ectioq of a c ifiD In open countryside? Near an airfield? Flying over a city? Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the tin:e, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you iitOYing? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 24.2 How fast were you rnoving? ,~mi lea per hour. 24.3 Did you Stott at any time while you were loolcing at the obiect? (Circle Otte) 25. Dtd-you ot.aerve the oltiect t+trough any of the following? a. Eyeglasses . Yes ~H_o) e. Binoculars . Yes b. Sun glasses . Yes ~ No} f. Telescope Yes "-.. c. Windshield Yes (No) g. Theodolite Yes / No ) d. Window glass Yes \.No ) h. Other-------------- In order that you eon give as clear a picture a s possible of what you -'Gw, describe in your own words a common obiect or obiects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as the obiect which you saw In the following slcetch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved I ine to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you First saw it. Place o "8" on the some curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you lost saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you First sow it. Place a "8" on the compass where you last saw the obiect. Draw a picture that wi II show the motion that the o&iect or obiects mode. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "8" at the encl of the path, and show any changes in directi~ during the course. ' J 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there?----------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show me dir.,:ton that they were traveling. 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 35. lon which you fl pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire Ott a narrative explanation of your sighting. 30. Have you ever seen this, or a simi lor obiect before. If so ;ive date or dotes and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the ti you saw the obiect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, clid they s" the obiect too? (Circle On) PleaM list ~lr names ancl addresses: Please give the following Lo1t tt TELEPHONE NUMBER ion about yourself: Zone State IMicate any additional ion about yourself, including any special experience, which mi;ht be peutinent. 33. When oncj to whom did you report that you had seen the obiect? t v . M P tJ I Ct (-. 'f Sep 02 Eaat or City# 20 or City, u u. ... At 03.50 Sep 03 SOQtb c4 City, 76 Sep 05 Korth o'f C1 t7 11 At o4.2() Sep oO \Jeat ot C1t7# 34 abot bor1zoD nDV 1ns m: borlzon naovlns SE horizon Jno'rl DS SE U.S. AIR fORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATIOM This questionnaire has been prepared 10 that you can give the U.S. Air Foree as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as queations as you possibly can. The Information that you give will for reaearch purposes. Your name will "'be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We requst this personal Information so that If It Is clee....d neceasory, w you for further cletaila. . . . . . . .r 1. When did you SH the olfect? 3. Time Zone: (Circie On -- Central c. Mountain d. Pacific (Ci~l One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving 4. Where were you when you saw the obiect? Neoreat PMtol AtUreaa City or Town State or County Minute a Second a 5 . How lottg waa c*fect in altht? (T ... a DwatiOft) , Not very sure b. Fairly ceataln Just a guesa How was time In al~t determined? Was obiect in alght continuously? 6. What was the concJition of the slcy? 7. IF you aaw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where wos the SUN located as you looked at the object? ( Cirel On): FTD OCT 62 164 :.. In front of you lt. In IMiclc of you c:. To 'fOVt ris;tt d. Toy()Ajr ~h e. Owrheari f. oont ren:mO.r 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 b. Dull moon I ight No light - pitch darlc on't ren:emMr 9. What were the .weather conditions at the tlftte you saw the oliect? CLOUDS (Circle One): S: ;;?CJear slcy c. Scattered clouds d. Thiele or heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't ren:1mber 10. The obiect app1ared: (Circle One): b. Transparent e. Don't re 11. If It appeared as a light, wc.ts it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. Brighter <::P.i~nmer c. About the same d. Don't lcnow 11,1 Compare brightness to some common object: 12. The edges of the oltiect ere: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurrecl -b. Lilce a bright stew c. Sharply outlined 13. Did the obiect: a. Appear to stand still at any tine~? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Brealc up into parts or explode? d. Give off amolce? e. Change bridttness? f. Change shape? I Flash 01 flicker? h. Oisapp1ar c:wtd rea (Circle One for .,och question) Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't !<"ow Don't know Don't know 14. Did the obiect disappecr while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the obiect move behind something at any th11e, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Yes 16. Did the obiect iii4Y in front of something at any tinte, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17 . Tell in a few words e following things about the obiect: 18. We wish to lcnow the angular size. Hold a match sticlc at arm's lenlfh in line with a lcnown obi.ct and note how the '*iect is covered by the head of the match. If you had JMtrforn:ed this experiment at the tiitil of the sighting, how fiiUCh of the obiect wouW have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will show the ahope of the obiect or obiects. Label and include in your slcetch any details of the obiect you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especiatly exhaust trails or ~apor trails. Place an 01row Msicle the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. . 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate the sp .. d of the obiect? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then what would you estimate? ---------- 21. Do you thinlc you can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) Yes (No)_ IF you answered YES, then how f awtay would you say it was?-------- 22. Where were you located when you saw the obiect? 23. Were you (Circle One} (Circle One): a. In the business section of a city? a. Inside a building b. In a car d. In an airplane (type) b. In the residential section of a city? ~In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you mewing? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast we,. you moving? .miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any tin:e while you were loolcing at th obiect? (Circle OneJ 25. Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars b. Sun glasses c. Windshield Yes Theodolite Yes d. Window glass Yes h. Other In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own 'Nords a common obiect or obiects which, when placed up in the slcy, would give the salhe appearance as the obiec:t which you saw 27. In the following llcetch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a "8" on the same curved line to show how high the ob;ect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you lirst saw it. Place a "8" on the compass where you last saw the ob;ect.