PROJECT 10073 RECORD ,1. OA lE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 2 Sep 65 03/0225Z Dayton, Ohio J ,,)tJRCt 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ' LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 Tl'PE OF OBSERVATION ground visual 7 . COURSE 10. CONCLUSION SATELLITE ~ Wavering flight prob.!.bly distorted due to atmospheric condition: illusion and ~gination of witnese. All other data character- istic of a satellite report. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Wavering flight through 90 deg of arc. Observed in West in !light from South to Nttrth. Elevat:i.on abou t 30 deg. Like a star only brighter than VENUS. Obs~rved for 10 minutes. Previous ebservation o~ same object. I t1 6 PJn(\ r l A ce. \<lith the exception of the waverin.v, flh:ht and unuMJ&l reported brightness the sigh .. ing is oharactoristl(~ of a &\t.~llite. ECHO II was ovl!r the arel one hour earlier and one hour 1nt~r. Probably one of the other -----------t visible Satellitf!s. ~. F'I!OTOS ?. J"HYSICAL EVIDENCE fl D S ( P 6 3 0-~29 (TO E) P..-.louo edltlono or tllb '"""' Y k u .. t . tioPatter&OD ArB, Ohio 454 33 JOI'r tm1dent1f1ed o tion of 5 3ep 65. The ~1iCb ve recei was not sufficient ~or eval- uat101l. Request 3\Al complete the attached F-<I'D ?or.n 161~ and retuJ-11 1 t in the lope pz ow14e0.. ',Je wish to ~hank you for r eporting yoor obse~.ration t o ~he ".1r Force. Sincerely, SF:C'roR -~"'JITJ,A, .jr. ~jor Chie~, PzoJect Blue Book 3 t D'lte 'f'OU coM pi !'tht d This qu.,stio:mnoir.t: 35. lnf,rmotion wnic:h you fJtel p~rtinent a nd which i:s not adequa~ely c ove red in th~ s pecif ic !Joints of th~ quostionnair' or a norrativ~ e xplanation of your s ighring. P lGae :r;. ;ns-.er t'.l~ :r,;.Jnv quttsti or.s as yov p(\.;,!.)iblr t.On. Tnt 'Ormllhon rhot ,.\.U ~v w: n t '<It~ ~.,, , Heurch ;:> .ur;>r: .oJ, '\':')ur PJt~ wilt not ':1! u:;ed in '-->nn~tdt<lf' with ony 't'1temn:;, : .'VlclusiorB , or publico o~cu .,..,~hou! i' >:.1r p1.trrni~sic1 .. We request thi'S personol tf'\~'=.limt.tion sc. d,of if .~ t": ::i<'msd n~e ):.J..Jt''/, ,,. m<.~y ".)(ltoct y~y for tvrther det~ds iime of ~o ou.,flll'' ~. f"right ~ 'l ' t "'inftrrnttr r; v i! :'T'O\olf' :~ yh r N.;) t'noonii~r -paten :iat~ Den 'r ""'em b. '!WEATHER :C:r-:' u.,~J o . .,'t know L n'~ kne"- L ~t il"o 15. Did the obiec t move behind ~omethen9 ur uny time, oarticulllrly a cloud'? (Circle One .1 No D on' t Know. it moved ben ind: No (Circle Ot 'l! i: i n front o r 'r':::lH Ill proTru~ion~, atr . , and eapectoll r ttxhmnr aroda o r vapor trail s ~. Uo you thank ., ou c on a~rmote the speed of the obrect? 21. Do you thinlc you 'an estimate how far away from you th" object was? (Cirde One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?------ ---- 22. Where were y~ !o.:oted when y04J saw the object? (C ~rcle One}. 'J. Jnside u bv, :d m g -: . Outdoors d . lnanatr~fo . ., .. ~oe) 23. Were you (Curie Omt) a. j(; the business section of u cety? ~,. lr. rhd .esidentaol ,...tcfv t l city?" c. lr: o pun country~ ide'! r!. Nttor an o.,f,-tLi? e . F I y in 9 ov ttr o city '? f. Fly tl,~, Ovttr opef 1 ' .,. ,rtt.-.,! e . S~)lJ th llo If ,.;, 3 D i d 'yf)(J , , ... :>Of IJnY. T-!t nlt y o v ..wer e "JOklr'~ rJT tne vbject t J. Eyegla b. Su" glc:ases c. ..,ir r sneld e. B lnocu Iars f. T ~leteope 26. In order rnot 'I 1v c on give a, c lear a ptctur!t .H possible o f w~ot you .saw, de!crrbe ro ) our own WOf"ds o commOf"l a : t c:t o b ectt whch, wh-.n ")locd up ., t." 1ky, o;oiJiri q tve the s 'Jmtt appeoroortt :uthe obtect which )OU ~ '" the followl"t alaetch, lnotiM thet yo" ore et the "'"' ahowft, Piece on .. J. ... on 'h r:urvt! It" to ahow ho hlth the olttoct oltcwo the horla., (slcyllne) when Y'-" llrt sow lt. Place" e on the ~m c.:ur.,4 line 2C"> ahow how high the obiect was o~Hwe the horizon (alcyllne) when ynu lost ~Saw it. Place .:sn A ; on the tompo when you ''"' tow lt. Ploce o "B" on the COift,lll where yov la1t oh;ect. 28: Orow a j)ictur then wilt show the motion thot the oblect or ob1ects macf'3. Place an ' A ' or rhe b.~im1i.1g ~t ~;,e poth, o "8" at the end of the path, and show ony changes i n dirttction during tne .;~" IF rnr ~:u ~ORE THAN ONE oitiect, tnert how ""'"Y were there? ------'-------- - Draw o ~ieture of now they wr arrongd, oftd put on 01row to show th ~i1e~tion tkat rhet were rro2v"fing Have you e-wer aeen this, 01 a similar obict before. If so Q iv dcre or dcue ond locotion. 31. W'tls anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, dicl they see the obiect too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please I iat their name a and oclclreaaea: . "a&-:Ote ~ny :.h t;~l'iOa !fHOr"!"Qfi OI' >1Ccl..t t =;..Ot lt, t;"'C iL.Oing OI"V J~eCIOJ U.peflitr!.:ll PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. liAlE riME GROUP 2. LOCATION 5 Sept.erbe r 65 06/0l4~'l 10. CONCLUSION mi Civilian Satell it.e ( l,CHO TJ) t. NUMB R OF OBJECTS ._...:On-=.:. e 1r1:HO II was v1est nf cit.y, '/P der: e.! ~"'vnl.i("' hco<:in~ NEat ;.'('43. ~-LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS t. l YPE OF OBSERVATION Object loC'ktKl ] iv '\ ~t,:n. rJm~rl i n ::1 d efi.nit.e straight r:e. tt n, exrert .. for --:i -.~"1 r.,....,.;pntt.: ip" tJr.rth~rly direction untJ l it rns~ed nnt. rJ ! r:h. hitr', \.'fa~ , tJ -:l1t,cr t l1c:t.n 1he l i ti1t 7 . COURSE s>. F'r~0TOS ? . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE from " srnalJ n 1 h l I i._, 111.: . U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORNATION This q"e~tionnaire has been prepared so that ytJu cun g ive the U.S. 1\ir F()(ce as much informlltion as possib .. concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon rhat you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be uaed for research purposes. Your natnl will "'be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is d .. med necessary, we ntay contact you for further details. 1. When did you SM the obiect? Day Month fime Z one: ~C i re/ One): .a. Eastern b. Central c. ~ountain 2. Time of day: ----- (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard Cttv ;;, r Tow n ,,ote or Co~ont 1 b. F~irly cer-::n r . Not v8ry s ure ,1, Just a guess Mnu t e .. 5.2 ~cs 'lb1ecr 1 s tght continuously? 6. Vfhot wos the co,dttion of the sky? o . Bright a . Bright 1 . IF yOY ~aw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located a s y0u vo.c.~d ar the obiect? o. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your ridtt . d. To your left Overhead f. Don't remember 8. IF you sow the obJeCt at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS(Circ/e One): d :--Don't remem._r 8.2 MOON (Circle One): ~ a. Bright moon I ight 'b.- Dull moonlight c. No moon I ight -pitch dark d. Don t remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS (Circ:le One): WEATHER (Circle One): a. Clear sky Fog, mist, or I ight rain Scattered clouds c Moderate or heavy rain ih iclc or heavy clouds Don't remember 10. The objecr opoe:lred; ' Circle One) d . As aiqht l;. T r anspor .,r, t e. Don ' t r srr'!i'Pber c . ' ' opor