OA IE TIME GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD 17 August 1965 Tr enton , CONCLUSION Astro (CAPELlA) l 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Sighting char acteristic of an J\str0 Bod~' siptlting. CAP?J .LA at 2 deg elevation 045 deg azimuth. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS !1 .l.ENGT.H QF OBSERVATION OVer 2 Hours, Still in si11 t. f,. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground -Visual 7 . COURSE St.at:i onar y 13. PHOTOS ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Clear ni.r;ht. Obj 0ct hri.r,hter than the sta r s . Sharply outline d Erratic motjon . I ncJuded hflvc r i ng . ChanP,ed colors f rom ambeJ to g r een. Hr:Ulj,\nt. Srru'lll. Ap pr.ar ed to n0 pointed. l!otior wa: for short cJj stMces nnrl up .'\rrl down. 'l'hought to be within th < s atmosphere. J\L 1 5 deP. elevation in the Nor t h f.a.st. f-l D S E P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) Pr.,loua adttlona o f thh fctrN -r be u .. d . U.$. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATlC.~ ;, -,~<t:.~iont ... llr" hos been p~tpo .,d so :hot you con g :v o ~he U.S. A1r Fore<~: as mu~h l., i o r 71<1'. 1 -.s po:ss1bl..t concerning the unidentifia d o~mal phenoi'Ot'no n th-:Jt you !;.avu oLs"Nhi . Plaosa try to onswer as many questions os y ou pt'ssibly con. T he information that y<.:u g ive wifl be u s ed (Of research purpo-.es. Your nome w i ll not b., use d ir' .:onner.tion w ith any st~tertl~tni:;, conclu1iol's: or publ1cation1 without your permission. We request this personal information l! C that if 1t i s daemed ne r ;,.ssory, w a may contact you for further details. 1. When d id y ou 5o., t he obtect? 3 r 1me Zon e ::ct, tr o I t~ounta" ( To bl C~..rollu.,l coirly ::err-:~n ..J. :oJst o gues.s 5.2 ~os ~bl'tr.t 1n s ight continuously ? b . Khor was _.,!.1 ccnd 1t1on o l t h l't .tky? G .. Bnght b. C.lovdy 7. IF y.;u ' ow the object durir.q n A.YLIGHT I where WtlS rhct SUN locct"' d JS \'0" lock~ u .::: thtt obt~.:::t/ ( C irc-le One j ]. In front or y ou h. In boc~ nf yoo1 r:. To your ig,t d. To yovr lef1 e . Jvl'trh~ od f. l).,n' t remembe r 8. IF you s aw th a obje ct a t NIGHT, what d id y04J not ice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (C ircle One ): MOON (Circ le One): Bri~t moonlight Dull moon I ight Don't rememb.r @ No moonlight -p itch dark Don't remember 9. What were the weather condit ions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): ~Clear sky _'D:" Hazy c. Scattered cloud s Thiele <X h avy clouds 10. The o bj e c t appeared: ( C ircle One): WEATHER ( C ircle One): b. Fog, mist, t:K l i~t rain c. Moderate t:K heavy rain e. Don' t remember a. Solid rd:\ As a l ight b. Transparent tt. Don' t re~mb.r ll. If It ap~otad a s a light ..... a s zt bofighte r than rh bri gnt ut s tars? \ .~ Br ighte r c. About th ,ome d. 001\'t know 11. 1 Comp a re br i!;ntnus t o s-ome common ob je ct: "12. The edges or thtt , bjct .,.,..,~: (C itcle One ): o. Fuuy or blurred b. Li \(e o bright stOf S)Shorp ly 04Jtllned d. Don't remember Did tt,e object: (C ircle One f ecx:h question) Appear to stand Jtill a t a ny t ime? No Don't lcnow a, Sud denly speed up and rush awoy ot any t ime ? on't tcnow Break up into parts or e xplode? Yes Don't know G ive off smoke? Don't lcnow Chan98 bri~tness? No Don't. lcnow Change shape? Don't know F lash or flicker? Yu1 Don't lmow Oiaap~or tll'd raappeo r ? v~s Don't lcno 14. Did the object disappear while you were l atching t f ? It ::o, how? 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, porticulllrly a cloud'? (Circlet One): Don't Know. IF you onswered YES, them htll what it moved behin d : 16. Did the object move in front of !lS)merhing at any time, porticularly a cloud? Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, the\ t+t!l wl:<.l1 {Circle One): in front of: 17. Tell in a few words the following things about fhe objc:c t : 18. Wtt w ish to know the angular s ize. Hold a motch st1ck at a rm' s length in lin~ with a kr1own ubjo.c t and r.: -:.~r m~ch of the obtecr is cover!!d by the head of th e motch. If you had performe.:l rhis ex~eriment ot th& t i ... l.: .1t '~I" sighting, how much of t he object would have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will sho w the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in ywr s ketch any detoil, of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust troil1 or vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you thmk you con estimate the speed of the obje c t ? IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estin.ot., r ' " ~ (Circle One) Do you think you can estimate how for away from you tht't o b je c t Wlls? IF you answered YES, then how ~or away would you say it was?_'-'.:. \h~ \,~,, )., . 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (C trcle One): '>. !nside o building b. In a car t::-Outdoor s d . In on a irplane (ty~) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of u ctty? b. lr. rl-:e residential suctic:..a vi Q city? ('?.\In o pf.ln country!\ide ? ~ .. J '-;r.J N"or an airf ield? e. Flying over a city? f. Fly; nr; C'!er opere coontry? e . At sea I F you wer" MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle ot the t1111~, th e n co;nplete the~ followi9 questi.;)f'ls; 24.1 What directton w~re you moving ? (Circle One) ~/( ~- y. 'Nf!Jtt b. Northeast d. Southeast f . Southwest h. Northwe~t 2J.2 How fast lofere you movtng? ----------' i les per hour, 24.3 D id you sto p at any t ime while you wera looking at the object? (Clrcle One ) Yes No 25. Old you ::lbserve t he object through any of m e following? Eyeglasses Yes No Binoculars Yes No b. Su n glosses Yes No Telescope Yea No Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Window gloss h. Other 26. In order that you con give as clear a picture oa possible of what you sow, describe in your own words a commOf' object or ob1e cta which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance o a the object which ) 'O'J aow '27. In the following a ketch, I mag in that you or at the pomt $hown. P loco on 'J. ' ' or. l~.e r.urv.o: ltnc. to a how ho'- hl;h the object was abo., the horizon (s~yllne} when yc.AJ lirst saw it . Ploc~ "1 "B" on t h e ll.Jme c;urved line;<' show how high the object was obo ... e the hori~an ( kyliMj when yo u last 'u"" d. Ploc.e '-In ".A: on the 'ompo u when you flr:Jt aaw lt. Ploc: o "S" on the compass .... h .. re y<~u lost ,u.., the oh1e c t . Draw a picture that w i II show the motion that the ob,ect ':)r objecrs mo t path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in dire c t i on d uring the .; .:;,;ntt. Draw o p icture of how thy were arranged, and put on arrow to show tho directton t~ar they 'H~r" tr;:~vc!ing 30. Have you aver seen th is , or a similar object befOI'e. If so give date or dotel and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) . 31.1 IF yeo answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please g ive the following Information aboot yournlf: l.oat Nome TELEPHONE NUMB !l'ldkate any addlt ronol Inf ormation abclut youraelf, including a ny special experience, which might be r-rtinen1 . 33. Wh~n and to whom did you report that you hod aeen the object? } 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information whic h you f .. l pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the ap.clfic pointa of the queationnaire or a narrative explanation of your s ighting