PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE -TIME GROUP 16 August 65 17/021JJZ Coltunbus, Ohio 10. CONCLUSION :1. NllMBE R OF OBJECTS OI"..e ~o data presented to indicate that the object was NOT an A/C. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Short Period t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Sjghting du~ brigjlt night. Solid object with bright botto ~. Witness c ouldn't say 1-hether object was birghter than stars a not. Couldn t sew whethe r edges were fuzzy or not. No detai ~ on flight available. Disappeared beyond trees. Silve~ cola Had three long wirrlows. Square (1). I.o.i altitude. Flight ff'_llJlj East t o ~W. ll yr old boy observed object. Told mother Wio I rrade the 'J9!1'1 report. Prevtoua edlUot\a o l thh ,_me)' be uaed, IJ. 5. AIR f ORCE T ECHNIC~L IN fORMATIOr-l .; ,iiOI"'I1111f"' h u s been pr"pa r"d so thor you can g iv6 th~ U . S . A ir Forc o a s much lniorm .. r 1 ~ po.s:>rbl o concerning the unidentified oerta l phe nomenon thor y o u hrhU ol.sarvftri . Pf4os.e t,..1 to ;Jnswer os many questions as you pe>~siblt con. Tht1 in formation that 'y (;u g ;ve w :ll be u5ed for research purposes. You r nome w i ll ilOf o~ use d in cunne r..tion with o n y st-::~ten~ni;, conclusions , or publicat ions without your permissior.. We request this persona l info;motlon 3C thor if ,; 1 \ d .,amed ne cessary, we may contact you for further details. I. '~hen dtd you , ; rhe object? fime of ~o; (life/., Onu): 1m e .:..one .b. 5t~J.,darJ 5 . 1-;ow !eng "'~' ob ~cr t n s ight) To tal Ourcl:.,l 7 . -HTOin 5 .'2 'llos ~b " c r "l i ght continuously? 6. lwhor "'C 1 ' "' co !trio n o f the "Icy? <:J. Bright b. C loudy a. B right 7. I F y ov 10'*' ne ob1ect durin ~ DAYLIGHT, Nh"re was the SI.JN locrJteci a~ ~lvv foc.t..~u .:: tlu o!:p::-:t ? (Cirrf., OMI l. In fron t o f you "-1, bocK or y c:-1 ..: T oyour:)lt d. To)'our left f. Den' r r ., mer-oe r 8. IF you s.:~w he o b tect or NIGHT, -. ... hat d1d yew notice concerning the STARS and MOa-.1? 8. I STARS 1 C ircl~ One): MOON (Circle One): Bri~t moonlight b. Dull moon I ight No l'l)oonlight-p itch dark D<~n't remember d., Don't rememb.r 9. What were th~ weather condit ia11 at the time yaJ saw the object? CLOUDS (C.rcle One): WEATHER (Circle One): Clear alcy a. Haxy b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scattered c lewd s c:. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick Of h ttovy clewds Don't remomb.r 10. Th obje c:t 'Oppeared: (Circle One): a. Soltd d. A~ 0 lighT b. Trcnaoorr.~n! .,, Don' t r<t;r.emb,r II. lf 1t cop~O(~C Oi o ' ;t'lt ... :J) t ':.rt~ht'ar men th bngr.~'"'' atars? ( C ircle One ): u . ti1 ~ref b . OtiT'rr.er d, Don't ltno-Y a. Fu:z.:y o r blurred (C i rc o On-e;. b. Like a brt~t star c. Sharply OYtlined d. Don' t remember Did ttte OOJl!tct : (Circle One for each question) a . App.o r t o ltond still a t any time? Don't lcnow Sudoen !y speed up and ru an away ot 'Jny tim? Don't know Break up into ports ~ explode? Don't ltnow Give .:>ff smoke? Yea Don't lcnow Chong. ~ig,tness? Yea No Don't \(no f. Chans e tnape? Yea No Don't lcnow F la s h ~ fl icl!er? Don't &mow h. D 1aapJ)<lar and raopp.!tar? Yaa No Don' t xnow 14. D id the ob ject disappe ar while you wert> totching it ? It l'O, how? 15. Did the object move behind s o mething at any time, porticul1.1rly a cloud'? ( Circle One): it moved behind: Don't Know. 16 . Did th~t objoc:t move in front o f GJ)mething at any t i me, part icula rly a cloud ? O.:>n' t Kno w. IF y ou a nswered YES. the t~! l wl'll (Circle One): in front of: 17. Tell in o few word s t he follow in g th i ng 5 'lboul the object; 18 . We wish t o know the angular s i u. Hold a match s t ick a t orm':o~ length in lin~ with a krOWI'l u b jo : t and r.'} :.w much of the obiect is covered by the head oi rh e (\latch. If you had perfo(lneJ this expe rime n t :Jt tht~ t r<.,.; ,; l.~ ' s ighting, how much o f rh e ohjctc t would hov~ been covered by the match head? Draw o p icture :hat will show tho shape o f th e ob ject or ob jects. Label and include in yvur :sketch any detoi i;S of the object that you sow s uch as wings protru1ions, etc., and especially e xhaust trail~ o r vapor trails. Place on a rrow beside the drawing to show the direc t ion the object was moving. 20. Do you th1nk you con estimate th e speed of the obt e c t ? IF yoo onswemd YES, then what speed would you esti n.or" ~ 21. Do you think you con e~timote how far away from you the obJe c t wos? (Circle Ono ) IF you answered YES, t hen h o w for away would you say it was? 22. Whore were you locotttd when yoo saw the o b ject? (Circle One ): Insid e a bu 1ld 1 ng b. In a cor c . Outdoors d . In an a irp lone (type ) ' j rher 23. Were you (C11dtt Ontt) a. lr-the business sectio n of a c1ty? ._,, lr. croc fesidentiol s"ct;c,,, .:~:a city? c. In o p lln country:'\ide ? d. Ndor an o srfield? e. Fl.,ing ovttr o city? f. Fly .ntf c " u r open c~ntry'? If-you"""'" 1,\I)VING IN .\N .iJTOMOBIL;: .,, o 1he1 ..,, hcl" r.n tl,e IJ.r~. t r ,-, CO''ol.,te th~ followir.g queati~.s: '24.1 What dmt ctson were yo.., moving? (irriF> 0 ne ) c. North c . f:~st e. South y. Wesr b. N o r th,.,,Ht d. Sovt h e o $1 f. Southwe,t h. Northw m l tJ 1 per hour. 24.3 D id y o u .sto p a t c n y :1m e whde you were looksn g ot the object'> 25. O ld you observ e the o b jecT nvouGh any of tne following? e . B inoculars Yes No Sun glosses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No Windshield Yes T heodolite Yss No d. Window glass 26. In order tha t y o u con give a s cle a r o pictura o s possible o f what you s o w , describe in yOtJr own words a co,mOft objscr or obje cts which, when placed up in ths slcy, would give the some appearance 01 the object which ) ' OU so In tht following slceteh, lmogiM that you art ot tht point shown. Ploc an ' 'J.." on lht r:urv~ line. t~ show ho .. high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when yw first aow It, Place,., "B" l)f1 the 1:1me c urvltd line'<'> show how h igh the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last $UW it, P loco .:~n ' 'A'' on the compou when you flrat aaw It, Ploc:e a .,B" on tht compan where yov /oJt sow rh object, 28 . Drow o picture that w ill show the motion that the object or objects modo. Ploco on "A ' at rho beglnni.,q ot the path, o "8" ot the end of the path, and show any changes in direction d uring the '.:ll.Jr:.e, 29. IF there waa MORE THAN ONE object, then how many wr there? ---- ------- Drow a picture of how they wert orronied, ond put on arrow to ahow tho d irection that tnoy wore travvling 30. Ha ve you e ve r ~een th is , or a s imilar obje c t b.fore. If 1 0 g iv e dote or dot .. and location. 31. Was 9nyone e lse with you a t th e time you sow the o b ject? ( Ci rcle One) 31.1 IF you answe red YES, d id they ue the object too? (Circle One ) 31.2 Please l is t the ir na mes and addresses: 32. Pleoae glv the followin~ Information about yourulf: TELEPHONE l'-IUMBE Indic a te any odd ir1onol infcrrna t ion abou t yourulf, lnc ludin9 a ny specia l *.llpe r ie nc:, which might~ prtir~nr. 33. When and t o whom di d you re port that you ha d seen the object? :U. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which Ia not adquately covered in the apeclflc polntl of th. questionnaire or a narrativ explanation of your alghting. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. A ir 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 used for research purposes. Your name will Dot be used in connection w ith any statements, conclusions, or public(ttions without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is. 1. When did you see the object? 3. Time Z one: ( Circle One): c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Whete were you when you sow the object? (Circle One): C ity or Town State or County 5.-How long was object in s ignt? ( Total Duration) Hou,s Minute Seconds a. Certo~ c;.-N~; very f._;) b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess Yes L if" No-- 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? a . Bright 7. IF y o u saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as y ou looked at the object? (Circl~ Onf'l): iJ, In front of y ou 1.. In bade of y oo c . Toyoorright d . To v oor left ..,_ ov~thead f. Dcm't r~m.,mbr FTD OCT 6 2 164 Thl form $ Uper .. d .. ?TO 16_., Jul 61, whlch ia ob olt- 8. IF y ou s ow the object at NIGHT, what did y ou notice c oncerning the ST ARS a nd MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a . Br ight moonlight b. Du l l moonl ight Qon't remembeO c . No moonlight-pitch dark d . Don't remembe r 9. What were the weathe r conditions at the time yoo saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER ( C ircle One): a . C lear sky ~ered clouc(i) d. 1 h 1ck or heavy clouds d. 10. The object appea re d : ( Circle One): b. T ransparent d. As a light e, Don't reme mbe r Fog, mist, or light ro i n Moderate or heavy rain Don ' t remember 11. If it appeared a s a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars?' (C ircle One): c. Bri ghtet'o c. Abou.t-ti. same ~ Don't k c) 11.1 Compare bri gbm.ss-to some common object: 12. The edges Of the ooiect were: (C ircle One ): a. Fuzzy or blurred e . Other b. Lilce a br ight star Sharoly outlined Don ... t remembeU 13. Did the obje c t : (Circle One for each que 1on) ! o. Appear ro srond sti II a t any time? Yes No ~"'know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any t i mtt? c. Break up into parts or explode ? d . Give off smoke? e. C hange brishtness? f. Change shape? q. F la,h o r fl id<er? h. Di~appeor and r~ppeor'? Don ' t know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't !<now Don't know 14. Did the object d isappe ar while you were watching it ? If so, how? Did the obj ect move behind something at any t ime, particularly a cloud? (C ircle One): n't Kno w. IF you a nswered Y ES, t hen tell what it moved behind: Did t he object move in front of s omething a t any time, part icularly a cloud? (Circle One): (C on't Know./ IF you ans wered YES, then tell what in front o f : 17. : Te ll in a few words the fo llowing things o bo.Jthe obje c t : We w ish to know; tne angular s i:z:e, Hol d a match stick a t arm's length in line with a known o b ject and note h ow muc h of th~ ob;ect i~ COered by the-head of the match. If you hod performed this e xperiment a t the time of the sighting, how much of the obje ct would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a p icture that-wi II show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your s ketch any details the object that you saw s uc h as w ings, pr otrus ions, etc., a nd e speciatly e xhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes G;) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?------- 21. Do you th ink you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?------------ 22. Whe~e w~re you lo-cated wh you saw the obj;ct? (C ircle One): 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? ~e residentia l section of a city? a. Inside a building b, In n rnr d. In an airplane (type} c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfi