1. OAlF. T IME G~OUP 2. LOCA.TION PROJECT 1C073 RECORD 4 January 66 C4/Z2.052 Buffalo, Ue..,. York CO~CLU~IO~ Astro (Hb'T&JR) t. NliM~E R OF 03JECTS .,. LENGTH OF O BSeRVATION 11. BRIEF SUMW.:.RY AHO A;.f..\LY.SIS 2J Seconds !.>. TYi'E OF 08ic~VATIOW Grourd-Visua l Hast to East 8 . PtiOTOS 9 . PHYSICAL EVIO!~C! Obserrer sa.w an object that ~ooked Jjke a st~r witll a l.oag vapor tzaU. The object then appeared a.s a si~ver ball.. He saw an ai::..lllana in the same area cotlllng from the north. The object disappeared en the S.-<::ylina leaving on~y its .vapor t rai: In a tdw mOI!lents the vatx>r trail had va.nishad. He con"Cared t.! ~ bri~tness or the object to a rafl ect.ion off a. stiall o~ect. U.S. AIR FORCE TECi1N\CAL l~FORMAC'ON T h s -{Uestionnaire has been prepared so that you can giYe the U.S. Air Force as much informction ~s possible concerning the 'Jnidentified oeriol phenom-enon that you hovt!t observed.- Ple'ls~ Tf to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will b~ use.J f-,r research purposes. '(our name will not be used in conn~ction with any stotem4!tnts conc:lu s i,n5, or publications without your permission. We request this p~rsonal information so that i~ i~ is deemed necessary, we may c ontact y.::lu for furrher d~taih. 1. Whan did you see the object? 3. Time Zcne: (C irc/e One): a.' t:astern b. Cent ra l c. Mounta in d. Pociftc 4. Whers were you when you sew the object? (Circle One): (Circle One): a . Dcylight Suving: b. Standard Nearest Postal Address 5. How long was object in sight? (Totol Duration) o. Certain b. Fairly certain City o r Town c~./Not very sure d. Just a guess Stat or C~unry 5.2 Was obj~c; !~ .;ight continuously? 6. Whot was th e condition of t h a sky? a . Bright b. Clo~.,dy 7 . IF you saw the object during DAYUGHT, where was the SUN located a s y~u loo .;~d <ItT;.;. ~bject? ( C irc/e One): a. In front of you -d. T o your I aft t b. In bock of you ~. Ot~rheort 1 c. T o ;o'-'r right f. Do:-~' rem~mber 8 . IF ynu sow the object ot NIGHT , whot did y ou notice cor. cern ir:g the ~TARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle Ouc): 8.2 MOON (C,rcfe One): o. Bright moon I i9ht b . Do; II rroonl ight c. No moonlight -pita:h dar k 0-:-n't remember d. Oon'trememb~r 9 . '~hat wer e +!-e wecther condition s o t the tim~ y o u saw t h e obje~t? CLOUDS (Ctrcle One): Cle a r sl.:v Sc attered clouds Thick or neavy c I cuds WEATHER ( C ircle One): Fo9, mist, or I ight rein .~oderate or heav y rain n't r emember Th e objet:t copeored: (Circle One): b. T rcn spcr~nt D.::ln 't remember 11. If it apoeared a s o li ght, wa s it brighte r than the brighta st srJrs? (Circle One): a. Brighter c> A bout the same b. Dimmer d. Don't know Compare brightness t g. some common obj~ct: 12. The edges o f th8 obj~ct w~r~: ( C ircle One ): a. e. Oth~r Fuzzy or blurred Lib a briyht star Sharply outlin~d d . Donttreme mber 13. O;t+ rhe objec t : (Circle One fo r ecch quest'.:1n } Appear t o stand s t il l ot any tirne ? Don't kn(')w a , b. Suddenly s peed up and rush owoy time? on T know c. Sr~ok up o pat:; or C'XP lode? Give off Si'\oke? ;)on' t l.:now Change hris;htness? -- Don't kno w C hcngd :;ho~e? D on't \c;,ow Flo.:;h or flicker ? y. s Dvn't !-;,,ow D i scppecr and reoopP.cr ? uon t ~i'low 14. Did the object disapoenr while you were watching it? If so, how? ; ' :: 15. Did the obi~ct move behi:"d something at ony-ti~, particularly a cloud? (Circle One ): Don't Know. IF you answered Yf:S, tn.,n tell what it moved behind: 16. Did t he obj'!!ct move in front of something a t any t ime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. in front of: IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Tell in a feow words the following th ings about the abject: We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at orm's l~ngth in I ine wirh a known object and no!'e how much of the object is covered by the head of the n:_otch. If you hod performed this experi1Tient of the t ime of rhe sighting, how much of the object ~auld have been covered by the !UOtch ,head? 19. Draw a pictur~ that will show the shape of the object or object~. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the object thc:t you saw such as win~s, protrt!s ions, etc., anC:i especially exhaust trails or v_apor_ trails. Piece on orro.,., ~asid., I ~0. Do you th m< you con estimot~ the speerl of th~ oLtect ? (Circl~ One) IF you ons .... ~r~d YES, then what spe~d would you ~'stimot~? - 21. Do y<'u r.!,in~ tou can estimate how far away f r om you the object was? ((i-:fe One) IF you ars\4o~red YES, than how fer away would you .;<Jy it was? 22. Where w-:re ;ou located when you saw th~ ohject? (C ire/~ On~!: o. lnsid~ a building b. In a cor c) ou~docrs d. In on a irolane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) o. In the business section of o city? In the residential sect ion of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over op~n country? 24. :F you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicla at the time, then complete the following qu~stions: 24. I Whot d irection were you moving? (Circlt! One) b. North,a.st d. South~ost f. Southwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? --,-----------ITli t~s per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were lool<jng a t the object? (Circle One) Yes 25. Did you observe the object through any of the foilowing? a. Eyeglasses h. Sun :;lassei c . Windshi~ic J . Window gtoss & . B inocu Iars f. Tal~sco~ g. Theortolite h. Northwest In ord:tr that you c on give as clear a picture os ;)ossible ot what you saw, descrtb~ in yot.r own ,.yords o c:omf'Tlon o::!::Ct o r :1 ! s whtctT In t~o follo~ing sketch, imagine that you ore at the point :>hown. Place on "A" on thrs curv~d line to s how how high the object was above the hori.:on (skyline) wh18n y ou first sow it. Plac-., a "i3" on th~ !lame curvad line t o show how high tl,e object was above the horizon {skyline) when you /as/ .saw it. Place on "A" on the compass wh"n you f~rst saw it. Place a B" an the compass where you last sow th~ o b ject. - 28. Draw a picture that wi II show the motion that the object or obi acts mode. Plac$ on A" u t the ~ginning of the path, a .. B" at the end of the path, and shv-.. ~ny changes in direction dur ing th~ covr~e 29. IF thers was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many w.,,., there? ----------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, on.:J put an arrow to show the dire<:tion that they .ere travaling. JO. Hov.e you ever seen this, or a similar object b~fore. If so give dot a o r dotes and loc.otion. 31. Was anyone e!se with you a t the t ime you saw the object? ( Circle One) 3 1.1 IF you answered YES, did they see theobject t"oo? ( Circle. One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses. 32. Please give the following information -obout yourself: T ELEPHONE NUMBER Midd l~t Norn Indicate any additional information about yoursetlf, includ: ng any special experienc9, which r:1ight be pertinent 33. '#t,<;!, on~ to whorr ciid you report -:-~at you l-ed se~n the obj-ecr? Oat" you complet~ this quesr!onno~re: ln.formation wh1ch y ou rt.'tel partinnt and which i s not odequat81y q\l nti onnoi" cr ':J norrativa explanation of your sighting. cov.!!,d j,, the specif i c i)Oinh of the