PROJECT 10073 RECORD f7. OAlETIMEGROUP 2. LOCATION ~kle, rcnnsylvania 26 August 65 7!/0J'J)Z 3 ;llllRCE 10. CONCLUSION Civilian Astro (lL'fEffi SIK1;TER) ... r- -~l;~-B-E_R_O_F_O_BJ_E_C_T_S eteors emi.natin{~ fror. the Constallati on DRACO. The annaul chart of !recurring me teors lists the DRAGON IDS II as occuri.ne from 29 Augt st, ~0 September. -L ENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1 l Y PE OF OBSERVATION Grourrl-Visual $3. Pr! OTOS ? . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Lights dirrurer than stars observed in descending f ljght in the lJ~r oky . l.Qokcd llkn flour~scent lirhto . fuzzy or blurred . irlhitc o r bl uiA1 r~rqy colm lri.th small t rniline portion. Di~Hl. PIc a rC'd flU cl c lrm l.Y F01 u ell j c ct. s o hs ~ rvcd , one at a time wrlnr. n 15 rninuto pt~r"Lal. No rer,u:W r interval. f-1 D SfP 63 0329 (TOE) Prevloua r1111nna o f lhlo l rm1 tMT b 11~d. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMAT IOI'I This quest1orono ire ho~ been prepared :SO that you coro g ive t ho U. S. A ir Forco as mu~h 1ntormotion as poss1~le concerning the unidentifi e d a ertol ;:>he no.nenon that ~ou hovu oberv~tti. Please try to answer os many questions as you possibly con. The information rhot y u u g ive w i ll be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any stoterT .. ni:O, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information sc: that if It i s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see rhe object? 2. Time of do;: (Circle One): Ooy Month Year 3. Time Z one: ( C ircle One }: a. Eastern b. -cenTicil c . MovMain d. Pacific (Circl~ ) ne): o. poylight Sa\'1n9 b. Standard 5. rlow lonq was obl'tCT n 1191H? (Toto l Dvrotlon ) o . Certon c. No t ""'Y 5Ur~ b. Fairly certon d. Justo guess 5.2 Was object in sight eonr1nuously? 6 . What was the condition o f the sky? o. Brigb.t~--- b: ctovdy 7 . IF you sow the object duri;,g DAYLIGHT, ...here was the SUN located a s you look~d at the obict7 (Circle One): ~-In front of f OU :. T o your r c;ht d. T o yoc~r left e . Qv rheod i, ')cn't re~rrb~r 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concemin~ th STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): b; -A few d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle Orwt): a. Bri~t moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No-moonli~t.-pitch dork ._.,--d. Dcnt rerMmb.t ' 9. What weN the w~., ccnditlcnt at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS ( Cirde One): a. Clear alc_y... c. Scattered clouds d. Thiele or heayt clouds WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, Of l ight rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't rerMmb.r 10. The object appeared: ( Circle One): _d. As a light b. Transparent e. Don't rerMmber 11. If It appeared oa a llg,r, ""'01 it brighter rhon the bri9hteat start? (Circle One): a. Brighter c:. About the acme d. Dcn'r know 1 I .1 Compare btightnu ro ome common object: 12. The ed~s of 'the object wttre : (Circle On.): a. Fuuy Of blurred b;-u~. a bright star c:. Shorp ly outlined d. Don' t rerMmber 13. Did th object: (Cirde One for each question) Appear to stand still at any tlrM? Yes Don't ltnow Suddenly speed up and rvah away ot any time ? Don't ltnow Brealc up into parts or explode? Yea Don't lcnow d. Give off smolce? Don't lcnow Chonp brightness? Don't ltnow Change shapo9? Don't lcnow Flash CK fliclcer? Don't laoeow Oisappecr and r90ppeor ? Yes Don't lcnow 14. Did rh e object disappeCif while you .,.,ere 1ot c hing it? If so, how? l.5 . .J1d rh e obje c t move behind s o mething a t any time , portlcul.-rly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you answered Y'F..;;, thfln toll ~hat ( Circle On e): i t moved behind: 16. Did tho o b jeet move in front of ' Qmet h ing at any t i me, particularly a cloud? ront of: I (Circle One): D o n ' t Know . IF you answereci Y ES, t otl l w i ) Q! 17. Tell in a few word s the follo w in g things about rhe obj.,ct: 18. ''~wish to ><~'O.,., the o r ;ulor s1:.s. Hold o match sric '< :>1 ;r-~ l~ngth in ltre1 with a lmovm ubjo~t o'lc:l ' ::h of the OOJl~CT i S COver~d bv rhe head of rh~ match 11 ycu n a a p1trf or m.,J this e cperime n t o t th~: ::Jr::v-a pic t u r., !hat w i ll sna"' ne snap of tne ~bject or ootttct s . Lobel a nd Includ e rn y(J<Jr s~etch a ny d e t.:Ht ; -,f the obj!!c t that y o u saw ~\ocn a s w ings , prorruiions, etc., a nd espe c ially exhau s t t ra il 1 o r vapor t r a ds. i ;Jioce a n crro w bes ide t h e dro...,ing t o show th o direction th11 object was mov ing . 20. Do you th1nk you con estimate th e speed of tho obt8ct? (Circle One) I F yoo answered YES, then what speed would ;ou ttst ... or<!' 21. Do you think you con estimate how far a woy-ft om you th ., obte c t ..,-,s? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, th e n how for away wo;,ld you soy it was? 22. Where were you located when yoo saw the obje ct? (C ircle One): 23. Were you (Corc.le Onrt) a, 1r the business secti<>n of a City'? ~. lr. tl-;c: residential S\lctic.ol :: o c tty? Inside o building lr. OQ(In country" ide ? Near on airfield? e . Fl'y 1ng over o city? In on aorplone (rype) I. Fly nfi C.flt' oper country? IF you wor., ~t~OVING IN Whar direcllan wer~ ~Oo.J moving? {(jrc:/e One ) f. Sovlhw~tS' 24. 3 Did you :Jtop c t or y tr-ne -..hile you ...,~r .. lool<rng .Jf th e ob,~ct? (Circl, One ) 25. Did you ob,erv e the abject th rough ony of th e followtr.g? Sun g lo53es T e lasc.,pe Windshi ld Theodolite Window gloss In order that you con give os clear a picture o~ possible o f what you so"" de 'crrbe in your own words o commor. wou Ia g toe the somt": appearo,ce o s th.e obtect v.h ich \ ou 5\':"' objsct or ob1e cts Hhich, when plac.,d up i," th e In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point ' h own. Plac$ an ~ m th6 curve..-; lin. tQ ~&how how hi gh the object was above the horizon (skyline) wh e n y w f i rs t !low it. P lano " 9 " on th., ll:lm. ciJf'Vd li ne to s h ow how high the obje c t was above the h or izon (s ky line) when y ou lost )~..., it. Plactt <1n "A' on the c;ompou when you first sow it . P la c e a "B" on the compass where yoo l o s t 5ow tn e obj~ct. 28. Draw a picture that will s~ow the motion that the obr ect o r ~biects man,, P!'.'lce 1n ''-\'or the beginn ing of th. path, a "B" a t th e e nd of h e pa th, and show !lny chang~: in dire c t ion during t n d c .:urse. 29. IF there was MORE T HAN ONE obje c t , then how many .,ero there? ----'\--'~ .L_: ---- )row a p icture o f how rh e y were arranged , and put an a rrow to show rh e .Hr~.:1m r o t l h e :f ~eHJ t ra veiinq. 30. Have you evar seen thi s , or a similar obrt:ct bef01e . If sc ~i.e d c te o r dot"s and locat ion. 31. NO$ anyone els~ w it h yov a t th~ rime yov sow the obrec.t ? (C:rcle One ) 31.1 IF yov answered YES, did they see rh~t obrect ton? ( Crrcle O:r&) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. P!aase g iv e the following infOt"tnOtton a bout tovrs;,lf: tndtc'11tt any oddrtono l 33. Wh~tn and to whom did you report that yov hod s.,en th e obje-ct?