' t. ~aTE :rIME G~OUP . . l. SOUACE Civilia!"l NUMIER OF O&J!CTS 5. LENGTH OF 08SIAVATION mj n+ act 6. TYPE OF OBSe~VATION 1 . COURSE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENC! 2. LOCATION Bea-;er cre:3k, Ohio 10. CONC\.USION Astro ( ifE~rus) nr settin~. 10 :lP. .s el~v in 11. &RI!,r StJW..ARY AND ANALYStS Oos:?:v~r s;:.--..: a very brig"'t \'lr'i.t:.P-:r~llJw distan::e, but nor~ o:-less stayed in t'Jhc Coj act .-1s.s in the S'.i . i :l T:.r'vCO:S S U.S. AIR fO~C:E TECHNICAL INFORM~TION Thrs ~uestionnoire has bean pr!:tpa re d s o that y ou con gi"e th ., U. S. Air Forca as muc h informor~n Js possible canc 3rning th., unidentifi.~d 08rial pnenom~non that you hov& ob.serv~d. P!~-.s~ try t o answer as many qu~stions as you possibly con . T h., information ~hct y~u qiv~ will be us~d f or researc h purpose3. Your nome w i ll n o t bot used in conn.,ction wi~!, ony stat8 mctnts, concius:ons, o r p~;blications withou t your p ermi!jsio11. Wt! :-~quttst this personal in'formotion so t:,ot !f : r i"i d.,emed nec:~ssory, W!! rrot:Jy contac t YC?U fo r furt her d~rails. Hout f \i nu t~J' 1. When did you see the object ? 2. Timeofday: Doy -----Montn---~ Y tt or (Circle One): 3. T i:ne Zone: (Circle One): (o~ostern o. C<!ntrol c . Mountain d. Pacifi c (Circle On e): o ._Doylight Scving 4. Where were y ou wh~n you saw t Naor s t Pos tal Address 5 . n".>W l_ong was object in sight? (Toto! Duration) : c . ,C ertain c . Not very sure S.!tcond!l b. Fairly certain d . J u:;t a gu s ;!.: 5.2 Was obj~c'T n s isht c ontinu ously? \lr'!'itJt was the condition of the sky? a . Br ight b. Cloudy. /o) Brisht '-E. Cioudy ( C ird~ One): a. !n front of tvu b. !n bock of yoJ c. To your righ t d . To your leh 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you. notice concerning the STARS o nd MOON? 8 . 1 STARS (Circle One): b . A few 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moon I ight DuLl moon I igh t 4 c. No moonl-ight. -pitch dark. d. Don't remember 9. What w.tre t~e weather conditions at th e time yoo sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One}: a. Clear skv ...:i) Scattered clouds d. Thick or :,,avy cloud!i 10. Th~ object appeared: (Circle One): a. Solid . rJ) As a I ight WEATHER (Cirde One): b. fog, mist, or light rain c. Mod~rote o r heavy rain e. Don't remember b. Trc:-~spcr~rtt o. Den'~ r~membel' 11. lr i~ appeared a.s a light, was it brighter than th,; brightest stars? ( Circle One): at Bright~r c. About the same d. Don't know Compere brightness to some common object: l 12. The edges of the o b ;ect wera: c . Fuzzy or blurred (Circle One): b. Like a bright stcr c. Sharply out! ined -:!. r Don't rem!3mb~ f .::~. Appear to ztand still a t any time? I b. Suddenly sp~ed up and rush aNay u; any tim~? c. Brellk up into par"3 or ...:p~od.e? d. G ive off smok~? ~. Change brightnss:;? f . Chr-.~ g~ shcp.,? g. Fbsh or Hick~r? :, . Dlsoppeor or.d reop~ar'? (Circle One fo r eoch auestion ) Don't !.:now Don:t know Don't know Don't know Den 't knot Don't know Don't !~now ~ 15. Did rhe obj~t mov~ b"hind something -~ t ime, pcrtic u lorly a cloud? . . ! (Circle One): Yes ~-Don't Know. l F you cnswer.,d YES, th~n ta 1 i \~not 1 16. Did tha o~!~ct move time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. (Circle One): IF you a n3w'Sred YES, th~n ~!!i i what l 17. T e l i in -:1 f~w words th~ following things o oout th-e obj ~ct: . ~ 18. W:1 wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stic~ at a rm's length in lin~ wdh a kn:)wn obi"ci o nd note h~...., l much of the object is covered by th~ head o f the match. !f you hod p-.rf'=lrmed this ~xpedm.,nt ot -:-he time oi th~ si~hting, how much of the object would hov~ been coY~ted by the match head? 19. Draw o pictur~ That will show the shape of the object or obiect:OJ. Label and include in ycur s ketcn any datoiis o f tha obj~ct :hot y o u sow such os wings, protriJsioncs, ~to:., ar.d esp~ciolly e;<hovst trail s Plac~ e n c rrovw ~sid~ ~ha drawing to sho w th1J diret:~ion rhs obi0ct '-VO S .nov lng. "r vopor tra 1 1 s . ~-Do. you think you can estimate th~ :;peed of th~ obje~t? ~r ! IF yoiJ answ'!!red YeS, th~n~vhot spei!d Po :"ou think you can estimar~. how far away from yoo the object was~ /Yes ) No , J If .you answered YES, then ho~far a~.~o~oy would you say it was? _L_ 1 ~ ( C ircle One): o . hsi::le o budding b. ln a cor fc} Outdoors d. In a n airplane (type) e. In the bu5inen section oF o city? b. In the reside.ntiol section of o city? i~j Ln open countryside? o. Near on air:field? e. flyi1'9 O'fer a city'? f. Flying ovM open country? l 2~. IF you wi!Jre MCV!NG IN AN AUTOMOSIL c or mn~r vehicl~ at !he tim!t, then -::omplet.e the following c;:estions: 1 l . 24 . I \lfhat direction were you moving? ( Circle One) c. Eost e . South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwerst 2 4. '1 Ho\.tjl fast were you mo"ing? -----------" i 13'5 per hour 24.3 Did you stop at any time w~ile you were lookif'lg ot the o b ject? (Cirele One) l 25. Did yo1 observe me object through any of the following? a . Eyeglasses b . Sun glosses c . Wir:d s h ield d . 'Vi:1..Jow glas:; e . Binoculars f. Telesc::~pe g. Theodolite Y.es h. Northwest tn cd'!r that you can give os clear o picture os possib le o f what you sow, descri~ in ~;our ovm words a common In ?he following sketch, imagine that you or~ at the point shown. Ploc.a on "/~,." on th a curved I in" to show h~ } high th~t ~bi~ct was above th~ horizon (skyline) wh~n '/OU first saw it. Ploca o "B" on th~ ::;ame curv~d lir., to 1 show how hic;h th<!t objsct was above the horizon {skylin<!t) when you lost saw it. Ploc> on "A" on tha cameos~ Place a "B" on t hA compass wher~ you last saw the object. ). Drow a pic~ure that will show ths n'O~ion that the object or objects made. Place on " A" a t th~ t<'ginning of th., porh, o "8" at the end of tha path, and show any changes in direction during the <:oun~. 29. IF thers was MORE THAN ONE objetct, then how many were there? ,;:;_ ./ '~- Draw a picrure of how they wer~ orrang>Jd, and put an a rr ow to show the difection that rhey were ~raveling. H-:-lv" you '!!Vttr s~en this oro ~imi lar object befet~. If ... o giva dote o r dottts and loca t ion. 3 1.1 If you cnswered YES, did ;h~y sa, th'! objttct too? (Circle One ) their namu a addresses: 32. P lease give th e following information a~out yourself:. I .r'. <Tit: Midd ! .. ,.icrn~ First ;-.lam~ T~LEPHONE NUMBE l;"\dicate a ny cdd~tiono rnrmntion about yourself , ir:cluding any special e:xperi3nce, which might be ;.>err inent