Dayton Ohio — May 1965

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1. DATE TIMI GIIOU' 2. LOCATION J. SOUitCE NUMIER 0' OIJICn 10. CONCLUSION Satellite (PDGASUS) ~CHO I a t 2103 ";as moving SE, 7?. de~ azimuth. 1oving SE 25-34 deg azir.ruth. Pegasus d:J2.4, ,.~s 5. LENGTH Of OISIRYATION 11. llttl' SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6 Iti.nutes TYPE 0, OISIIYATION Ground-Vis '..lal 9. PHYSICAL EYIDINCI Object ap;eared as a sphere r!l.Ov"ii'lg first to the South and 'ti1ch to th e :i.ast. No oo und or tr'.ils Coler v.h it e, briS'l t er t.."-lan the 1rorth Star. Edges of object a p pear e d s:nooth, althouj1 t r ~ obje c t s eeoed to flutter as it p aused in ti1e South 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 aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be usecl for research purposes. Your name will 110f b. used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is dHmed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you SH the obiect? 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the obiect? 2. Time of day:.Jt? 3 0 Hour Minutes (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard Nearest Poetal Addr City or Town State or County S. How long was obiect in sight? (Total Duration) Minute a Seconcla a. Certain c. Not very sure airly certain Just a guess 5.1 How was time in sight determined?----~---------------- 5.2 Was obiect in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you loolced at the obiect? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In baclc of you c. To your ri~t d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTO OCT 62 164 Tille form aupereeclee PTD 164, Jul 61, which ie 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 moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight - pitch darlc 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you aaw the obiect? CLOUDS (Circle One}: WEATHER (Circle One}: a. Clear ale a. Dry Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain Thiele or heavy clouds 10. The obiect app1arecl: (Circle One): cl. a. Solicl b. Transparent Don't remember c. Vapor 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): a, Brighter c. About the saane d. Don't lcnow 11.1 commCM obJect: 12. The edges of the obiect were: (Circle One): c. Sharply outlined d. Don't re&nember 13. Did the obiect: a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c:. Brealc up into parts or explode? d. Give off smolce? e. Change bri~tness? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flic:lcer? h. Disappear 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 14. Did the obiect disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the obiect mew behin~ something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the obtect (Circle One): In front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. . IF you .,swerecl YES, then tell what 17 . Tell in a few words the following things about the obiect:. . . 18. We wish to lcnow the angul size. Hold a match sticlc at arnt's length in line with a known obiect and note how much of the obiect is by the head of the match. If you hacl performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the oliect would have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the obiect 01 obiects. Label and include in your slcetch any details of the obiect that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., ancl especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obtect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ------ 21. Do you thlnlc you can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) IF you answerecl YES, then how for away would you say it was? 22. Where were you (C lrcle One): a. Inside a building . b. In a car Outdoors : c. In an airplane (type) w~ you saw the obtect? 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? (b.11n the residential section of a city? c. 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 tin, then complete the foHowlng questions: 24.1 What direction were ~you 'moving? (Circle One) d. Southeast f. Southwest h. 24.2 How fast were you mewing?. Did you stop at time while you were loolcing at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No Did you observe the obiect. through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars b. Sun glasses Yes Windshield g. Theodolite Window glass 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common obiect or obiects which, when placed up in the slcy, would give the same appearance as the obiect which you sow In the following sketch, i lne that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the obJect was above the horizon (slcyllne) when you llrst saw ft. Place a "8" on the same curved line to show how high the obiect was abcwe the horizon (slcyllne) when you last sow lt. Place an "A" on the compass you lirst saw ft. Place a " " on the compass whe;e you last saw the obiect. 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the obiect or obiects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "8" at the end of the path, and show any change in direction during the course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Hove you ever s"n this, or a similar obiect before, If so give date or dates and location 31. Wai anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Cirele One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they s" the obiect too? (Circle One) - 31.2 Please list their names ancl addresses: s-o.;f ::;t~ 32 . Please give the following lnfornNition about yours I TELEPHONE NUMBER INiicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be peutinent 33. When ancl to whom did yQU report that you had seen the obiect? 1. DATE . TIME GIOU' 4. NUMII It 0' OIJICn 5. LENGTH Ofl OISIItYATION 3 l:inute s 6. TYPE Ofl OISIItVATION Grourrl-Vis, ,:l . 9. PHYSICAL EYIDINCI 2. LOCATION Day-ton, Ol'lio 10. CONCLUSION Satellite (~CHO II) ECHO II at 2237 \-tas ttodng .SE over the dity a t t he same t iree a s observa.tion. 11. IIIII, IUMMAitY AND ANALYSIS Object appeared as a bright star. St o pped IilOving arid slo~tly faded a'tray. It l~oved in a stra ight line North to Soutb. Seen~c to h:. vc sliE.)lt vari2.nces in speed. called and wanted to know when her sighting was that she had in May, said it was in the first= two weeks. I said I would aall her back. Called her back and told her it was 3 May she wanted to know if it was solved and I said yes it had been evaluated as the satellite ECHO II. She said that was not the one she meant, the one I vas talking about was tle first satellie she had ever seen. The other report she and her sister, had three observationsand would I please look it up and tell her what the evaluation was. her back and intoraed her that bar aichtiDI of 18 Ka7 6S vaa an aircraft. lbe the re1arding th U PO Sbe wanted te knw tG7 the DOD turned Maj Q'e requeat to be ebw. lfaj explained tbat there were t" 1Mft7 NqU8ta for thia nature tw ju.t one perMn t azt 1)(1) said that it be did it tv area IIIlA de it fer She wanted to a crackpot. Replied ne. Sbe wntecl to a Major explAined that ot these were rocket beoetere, trapenta etc and that the7 tuhma and that the light diet not alwa7e on th when they did this. They wen quite eatiafied with ttte answers Major U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATIO-f Thia questionnaire has been prepated ao that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial pheno.nenon that you hnve oLserYei. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly con, The information that yc:u give wiU be used for reaeorch purposes. Your name will not be used In connec:tion with any st~tement:~, concluaions, or publications without your permission. We requst this personal Information sc that if It is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the obiect? 3. Time Zone: (Circle One) Eostem c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): (Circle One):~ Daylight So;.'ing ~ StD'tdarcf .i. Where were you when you saw the object? City 01 Tow" Stot or CouM, S. How long was obJ.ct In sight? (Total OuratiCNt) a. Certain b. Fairly certain c. Not very sure Just a guess 5.2 Was obiect in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the slcy? ~,.,) Bright 7. IF you aaw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN loeoted as you look~ at the obieet? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In baclc of you c. To your ridtt d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 61 16~ Thle farm aupereedee J'TD 164. Jul 61. whlch te obaolete. 8. IF you aaw the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice concemint the STARS oncl MQCf? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. None a. Bri.t lght Dull moonlight cl. Don't remember No moonlight -pitch clarl& """"" Don't reNmber 9. What were the condition at the tl~e you saw the oltject? CLOUDS (Circle One): a. Clear lcr cl. Thiele or hea,.-y cloucla . WEATHER (Circle OtHJ}: Fog, mist, or liFt roln The obJect o (Circle Otte): @ Aa a light b. Tranaparent 11 . If it appeored as a light, WOI It brighter than the brighteat ., ... , (Circle o,..): a. Brighter . @ About the cl. Don't lcnow oltiect: . C..OMPA-1\E-TO A BR~CrH-1-STA-R 0 12. The eclgea of the obiect were: (Circle One):~ Fuzzy or b. Lilce a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each queatlon) Appear to stand still at Otrf t Suddenly a peed up ancl rush away at any time? Don't lcnow Brealc up into parts or explode? Don't lcnow Give off smolce? o-t lcnow Change bri~tneas? Don't lcnow Change shape? Don't lcnow Flaah or flicker? Yes Don't lcnow Diappeor and reappear? Yea Don't lcnow U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATIO,. This questionnaire haa been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force at much Information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenonenon that you htave oLaen~,i. Please try to anawer as many question aa you potsibly can. The Information that yc.:u ;ive witl be used for reteatch purposea. Your nome will not be use~ in c:onnec:tion with ony st~tement:~, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We rqust this personal Information sc that If It Ia deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you '" the ob;ect? (Circle OneJ: or Manth Year 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): Eat tern (Circle One):d} Ooyliyht So\ing Star~darcl c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the obiect? A 'I.TC 1-J Nereat Peatl A4 .... City or Town 5. How long was oltiect In sight? (Total Duratlen) Howe Minute a ~ Certain c. Not very aure b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Wa1 obiect In sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the slcy? (!0 Bright 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you lookd at the obrect? (Ciu:le One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your ridtt d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTO OCT 62 164 Thle fo.lft eupereadee PTD 164, Jul 61, whlch la obaoletlt. 14. Old the obiect disappear while you were .,,atching jt? tf so, how? s, S,-cPfl~o MO\Jt~& A-~n OW\-'1 FI\PE:(\ 1\WI\'t. 15. Did the obiect move behind something at any time, partic'llorly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answeted YES, then t.ll what 16. Dicl the obJt move In front of ,.,.,.thing at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circl One}: . ~]I No J>on't Kn-. IF you ans-rH YES, th tell what 17 . Tll in a few words the following things about the obiact: a. Sound AJ 0 N E: 18. We wish to lcnow the angular size. Hold a match sticlc ot arm s length in line with a lcnown ubiect and Mt~ hoN much of the obiect is covered by the head of the ~t~Gtch. If you had perforn:ed this experiment at the tlmo uf ff:e sightint, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? . St2E OF RG-E-Sti\-R,. <:_OVt....O AlOT kSTIMArE 19. Draw a picture that will show the ahap. of the oblect or ot;;ects. Label and includ