Burlington Mass — August 1965

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Keywords: circle, object, remember, ircle, capella, ighter, answered, bject, foucfy, rjgbt, especiotly, sttf1late, citif, dtrectton, theodnl, rpearonce, cornpoh, seginning, speciolaxperience, louds, statiot, furthetr, shppe, southenst, low1ng
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1. DATE TIME GROUP 25 Ausust 65 o6ooz 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS PROJECT 10073 i~ECORD 2. LOCATION Burlington, V~ss. 10. CONCLUSION Astro (Capella) 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 3 min. -5 seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observer was loo~ir.g Ct; ~ o .. : oed.rocz:. .:~ r.o.ow wher. !'1e not. iced a white object. ~i~h oli~in6 ~ights-rec, blue, and green. The object did not. cii~ap;:>ear; the ooserver t u:-neci a-way ana left. There was no s ot.na r.ot.ed d1~:-ing the sit,;.t.in ~. Tr.e object remained in a statiot~ry position during t.ne obser- time of tne sigh~ing Capella was at an elevation of an azimuth of 55 . U.S. AI R FORCE T ECHNICAL INFORMATION This q ue stionnaire has been prepared s o that you c a n give t he U. S. Air F orce as much information as possib~e c once rning t he unidentified a e ria l phe nomenon that you have observe d . Please try to answer as many questions as you p ossibly can. The information rhat you g ive w ill b e used for research purposes. Your name w i l l not be used in conne c t ion with a ny statements, con d u s ions, or publication s without your permission. We request this personal in fo rma t ion s o hat if it is deeme d necessa ry, we may contact y ou for furthetr details. 1. When d id you s e e t he o b je c t ? 3. Time Zone: (Circle Onel: o. Easte rn ) ( Circle Onet): (Circle One): Hou r M inutes o nyl ig_!:lt s9.ving) 4. Where were you whe n you sow t he ob ject? Nearest Posta l Address City or T o w n State a r C o1.1nty 5 . How lon g was object in sight? (Total Durot con) a. C ertain c. Not very sure Just a guess 5.2 Was o bject in sight cont inuously ? 6 . What was th e condition of t h e s ky? a. Bri ght b. C foucfy 7. IF you sow the object durin g DAYLIGHT, whe re was the 5UN located as you looked at tne ob je c t ? (Circle One ): a. In front of you b . In bock of y ou c. T o your right d. To your left o . Qv.,rheod f . Oon 't rem~tmbr 8. IF y ou saw the object at N IGHT, what did you notice con c erning thu ST A RS and MOON., 8. 1 STARS(CircleOne): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): u.c;,;;~o:ll;o b. Dull moonligh t c. No moonlight-pi tc h dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time yoo sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): a.\ ear s y J c. Scattered c louds WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or 'l ight rain c. Moderate or heavy rain hick or heavy c louds d. Snow e . Don't remember T he object appeared: ( C ircle One ): b. T ransparent d. As a light e, Don't remember lf it a ppeared a s a light, wa s a.,Br ighter . ir br ighter t ha n th e brightest s ta rs? (C ircle One): b. Dimmer d. Don ' t know 11.1 Compare br ight ness to s ome common o bject: 12. T he edges of t h e o b ject were : (C irc le On e): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a. b.rJgbt.~ c . ~harply out I i~ d . Don'f remember 13. Did t h e obje c t : (Circle One fo r each que stion ) Don't' know Don' t know Don't know Yes .):l<K Don't know Don't know Don't know o . Appear to stand still at a ny time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c . Break up into ports or e xplode? d . Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shppe? g . Flash or flicker? Don't know h. Disappe a r a nd reappear? Don't know 14. Did the obje c t d isappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what ( C ircle One): Yes 8 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circ:le One): Yes_ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what J 17. Tell in a few words the following things about the obje c t : We w ish to know the ongulcr size. Hold a match st1ck a t arm' s length 1n l !ne with a '<no wn object and nore ho w much of the object I S cov~rd by the h eed of the match . If you had performed this d'per iment or rhe t 1:ne _,f m e s ight ing, how much of th e obj ect would h ove been covered by the match h ead? D . Draw a p ict ur e that will show the shape of the object or objacts. Lobel and include in your sketch any details ~ of the object that you saw such as w ings, protrusions, etc., and especiotly exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on a rrow beside the drawing to show the direction the objact was moving. 20. Do you t h in k you can es t i mote t he speed o f th a obi ect? (Circle One) IF you onswer~d Y E S, th,n what speed wo11ld y o u ~sttf1late? -------- 21. Do y ou think y o1J can estimate how for awoy from yo u the obje c t was? (Circle One) ~ No IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? :_'_; ' ._ .,_.;.......;r..:..''_-_ ' ~ 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (C ire /e One): a . (ts ide a b~ild.ingj b. In a car c . Outdoors d. In on a irplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b.(in" the" res iae;,tiaf secti~ot ci citif" d . Near on a irfield? e . Flying over a c i ty? f. F lying over open country ? f. Other _ 24. IF y ou were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other v e hi c le at th e t i me, t hen complete the followtng que$tion s : 24. I What dtrectton were you mov ing? ( Circle One) b. Northe ast d. Southenst f. Southwest h. Northwes t /4.2 How fosr we re f O U mov tn g? ----- -Jm l.,:s p"r hour. '24.3 D id you -stop o t a ny time wh tie you w.,, looking at the o b, .,e,;t? (Circl~ One ) 25. D id you observe the o b ject thr u gh a ny o f th s fo l low1ng? a . E ye glasses Bmoc:ulors Yes ~0 b . Sun glosses Y e s Teie'Scape c . Windshie ld Yes No Theodnl ite Yes No d. Window gloss In order thot you can g ive as cle a r a picture as posstble or what you saw, describe i n your own words a c ommoT' o bject or objects which, when placed up in t h e sky, would g ive the some o rpearonce o s th e object wh ich y ou saw 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an "A" on ~he curved line to show how I high the object was above th e horizon {skyline) when you first sow it . Place o '6 on the some curved l ine to show how high the ob1ect was above the hor izon {skylin e ) when you lust sow it P Jce an "A" on the comooss I you First saw it. Place a "B" on rhe cornpoH ..,here '/OU lu::t s.Jw rhe -'ui,. 28. Orow o picture that w ill show the motion that t he object or objects mode. Place on "A" a t the Seginning of the path, o "B" at the e nd o f the path, and show any changes in direr.t ion during th e course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, rh e n how mo,y were there ? Draw o picture of how they were arranged, and put on a rrow to s h ow the dir4!1ction f h o t th.,y were traveling 30. Hove you ever seen this, oro similar object before . If so give dote or dotes and locat ion. 31. Was anyone else with you at the t ime you saw the object? ( Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No 31.2 P lease list their name s and addresses: 32. Please g ive the following information about yourself: Cit y Zone TELEPHONE NUMBER 11\dicate any additional infor mation about yourself, including any speciolaxperience, which might be pertinent. When and to whom did you repott that you hod see n the object? Month Y ear 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your s ighting.