PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATeTiMcGROU? 2. LOCATION 4. NUMBER OF 09JECTS 5. LENGTH OP OBSeRVATION !>. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vi sua~ 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Evan3ton, lllinois 10. CONCLUSION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Uoj ect looked liko a dist.a:tt. a irc:aft ~dir~ light. It wa3 in sight for three minutes and di$appe~rod b~:thind tr"e3. Sky was ha::y. Cbject was b right whit e vith an ora.nee spark like tail gQing on a.nd orr. Cbject. looY.~d like a sat.elli't~ to the obser-ver. Cbsert~r at.at.ed that the sk.r wa.a full of Duo t o e hazy condition o! th~ a~oa ro it t~ un)jkdly tha.t the object was a satellite.. Cbject \h'\~ pr obably a n aircr-a.fc. The white and red flnoh t~ lizht!J obsdrted t.hrough the haze woul1 have the a~e a~pea~ene~ that t h e obser'ler deJcribes. 34. Date you complted this questionnaire: 35. Information wnicn you Feel pertinent ond which is not odequataly covered in the specific points of thtt . . .qt;;astionnoira oro narrative explanation of your s ighting. . YlO I-f:!_ Wright-Patterson .A.FE, t. Ohio._ 'unideut ified Reference~ your The information. Dece:1iber~ 1965 observation your" letter- .,as. r..ot' euff1eient-for eval- yoo compl.ats 'the attached .lt*l'!J .Form 164 ~d enre~o-oe -:)rortded. we wish to. f'or rep<:h-ting Sincerely; observation ~-~Yitfl~- AH:.'C'roR_ QUlifl'A2}U.I .A; Chief', P.::oj~ct Blue Gentle~en: lt6:57 ?M last Dec.7 ,I si w a s t a r - l j_ ~as.5ing al:no3t exactly vrt::stbc nd a long o ".rar De.n? :)t;~-r St.,low in t~s ~estern s'<Y f r ort i1ere. I t ~oved i n a trajectory s i "Lil a r t o th.J.t o f a n or:M.inary o.rtific- a ? ')e a r e d t 0 be o r:::.nz.e s:)ar~c s, ,,.Jhich l, rei' .. t o'f a n d on, a!:d so!netiaes 3.?? a a:::eC. only on on e s ida. I r ealize you c an't an~wer all t1~se sighting~,but if y ou hav e a 80~ent,I'd a r8ci~te kn dng if ~y was s i m>J 1 v t~e S8C e n d s ta tr e o1:' -:1 s s u t ni!' or U.S. AIR FORC;: T ECHNICAL INFORMATION T -.is :;uest ionnoire has been pr~pored so that you can give the U.S. Air Force os much informofJon c:> pos.sible concerning the unidentifi"d o~rial phenom~non that you hove observd. Please rry to onsw!tr as many questions a s you possibly con. The informction that you giv! will be l!sad : ::r research purposes. Your name will not be us"d in connl'lction with any sto~emen~s, conclus ions, or publications without your permission. We request this p~r.sonal informotion:\o th:lt ir i t i s d t!emed necessary, w~ may con;act you for. further datails. 1. Wh~n did y ou see t h e object? 3. Time Z one : (Circle One): a. Easter:-1 ~':) Central d. Paci' ic 4. '.llh!r~ were you whan you saw the object? ( Circle One): ( Circle One): o . Daylight Saving (~Standard C ity or T own S t .l t.s o r County 5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) Hours Minuhts Second a. Certain c:. 1'-l~:>t very sure (9 Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was objec~ i-: :;ight continuously? 6 . '.'/hat was the co'lditi on of the sky? a. B right <;: Bright 7. IF you sow the obj~ct during DAYLIGHT, where was 1h~ SUN located as you looked at ~he obj-ec~? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your r ight d. To your left e. Overhead f ~ Don't remember F TO OCT t.J. 164 B. I F you sow the ob,ect o NI~HT, what d irl you notice cc-~E> rning th e STARS o nd MOON ? 8.1 STARS ( C ucfc Ore 1: d. Oon'r r~m "~'~r C1rcl~ One): a. !3r ight rnoon I i gh t (F) Du ll moonliqht r; 5 "~fi c. Nn moonlight -pitc:h dork d. Don't remembttr 9. Whet wert" he wenth~r :-ondi tion s a t the t ime you sow h!' object? CLOUDS (Crcle Olf! 1: o. Clear s~y c. Scattered cloud< d. Thick or heavy c:l?uds b. Fo'l, ..,i::;~, o r li9ht r'lin c. Morlerr:t"' or heavy r u in 10. The object a;::~oeored: (Circle O r\e): b. TransporeM @ As a light t remember c. Vo?or 11. If it apoeor~d a s a ligh~, was i t bri9l, r than t he brightes t ~tor.s? (Circle One): a. Brighter @ About the ~a.,.,~ d . Don't know Compare bri gh~r-.,ss to scm~ common object: . ' 12. T he edges of th e obi&c t were: (Circle One): a. Fuz::y or blurred (b) l i k~ r briyh t stor c. sr. O,.::lly out I i ned 13. Did the object: a . Ap,:lear t o stc n:i j t ill n t n ny tim~? b . Suddenly soeed u o and ru5h tiwny a t any c . Breo~ ~o into pr.rts ..,r exolode? d. G ive cff s:-~o:C,.'> ~. Change br #o ~, .. ss? f . Change sh:J:>e? g. Flash o r fl ic~e1., h . DiS'.JPD~Or ord r 'c:;>oecr? ( C,rcle One for each Question ) Don' t ~:1ow D o n't know Don' t kn.:>w Don' t kn o w 14. Did the object di5appeor whi 1~ y ou were wa tching it? If so, how? 15. Did the obi~t mov~ behind something ot any t~me, po.-ticularly .a cloud? ( Circle Otle ): it moved ~hind: t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what .16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes IF you answered YES, then tell w.hat Tell in a few words the following things about the obje~: . u.vtJ t.;r oi 5f! b. Color ----~r~ We w ish to know the angular size. Hold a rnatch stick at orm s lengrh in line w;th a l<nown o b j<!tcT and note how much of tne object is covered by the head of th8 match. If you had-perfoi'?Md thi-s experiment ot th~ time of the sighting, how much of the object would have been cover~ by the motc:h head? Draw a picture that wi II show the shape of the object or obi~ts. La bel and include in your 3ketch any d~toi Is J' of the object that you sow such as wings, protruions, etc., and especially e.xhau$t trails or vapor:: trails~ P lace on arrow bes ide the drawing to show the-direction the. object was moving. . 20. Do you think you can ostimat~ the speed of the obiect? (Circ Ia One) Yes IF yo~:~ onswer~d YES, than what speed would_you estimate?----~-~- 21: Do you think y ou con e~timate how far away from you th-e object was? (Circle One) Yes ( Loc::h-~-e . If you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? ......:.;_ 21 .. Where were you loc~ted wh~n you sow the object? (Circle On~): 23. Were you (Circle One) a. Inside a btJilding b. In a cor @ Outdoors d. In on airplane (type) In the business sei:tionof o city? In the residential section of o city? c. In open countryside? d. Near on airfield? e. Flying over o city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were .1..\0VING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following question3: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwes t 24.2 How fast were you moving? ,------ _ J iles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obj~ct? (Circle One) Yes No 25. Did you observ~ the object