PROJfCT10073R~CC~O 1. DATE TIME GP.OU? 2. LOCATION Utica, New York Ci vili-3..'1 10, CONCLUSION Il~SUFFICIZ?lT DATA ~-:--~l;:B--E-R_O_F_O_a_J_E_C_T_S------rrl.rn...n~ere is .:10 evidence that the ob3arvations made ;rere not sepa1at~ Sta.r/Pla..--.et, t1et eor, &"'ld Aircraft sigh tings. Ho'i'lever becaus a of ~he ~onfl~?t~lt? .:md..,.i."la i~ie~t_n~ture of the data the 3i.ght,ing, tl. BRI EF SuMMA~Y ANO . L't~IS ' S. LENGTH OF OBSeRVATION 3 Hours, 45 :.anut as Gr ound-Vis;. al 8. PrlOTOS 9, PHYSIC.AL EVIOINCE Observ er s ttated t.~a.t he sa\'/ one o bjoct 1v-hich ap-;>ear~d ~1 d d:..:-: a p;:-ea:-ed several times during a 3 hour 4 5 :cti:-'1.ute t i rP.a r:~riod 'he o~;j ::ct appeared as a s tarlil<e bright. li:n t and 1--1as hc.z;y to :1-:e nak{:d eye. At t ir.!es t :.e obj e c G t!'a Yel ed in a straigh'ti lina , arced overhead, and hove~ed. I~t tit::es. t objact, r.lo'tleq -~ a t s peeds e3tioa.ted at over. 1,000 !!Iph, a...""Xl a t oth':!r ti;::es ~ffal. i : - U.S. AIR' fORCE T ECH~ICAL 1H FORMATION This que-stionnaire has been pr<'!pared so that you con give 'th~ U.S. Air Fore~ os much information 0~ possible concerning the unidentif'ied aerial phenomenon that yov have-ob.served Plea-se try to answer as many questions ps you possib'ly con . The'informatidn that you giv'! will be used f or research purposes. Your name ~ill not be used in conne'ction wjth any stot~rrients, conclusions, or publications w ithout your permi~sion. We requ e s t this personal information so that if i t i s deemed necessary, we may c ontact you fo r further details 1. When did you see the object? 3. T ime Zone : (Citcle One): (a. c. Mountain d. Pocifi: 4. Where were you when you saw the object? (Circle One): (Circle One): o . Day I i-9ht Sav ing Nearest Postal Addreu C ity or T own Stote or County 5. How long was object in sight? (Total D~rotion) ~Y Certain b. Fairly certain c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 5.2 Was obj~c~ in sigh t continuously? 6. What was the condition of th~ sky? :a ... Bright b. Cloud'/ 7 . I F you S'JW the object during DAYLIGHT, wherP. wa:; th.e SUN locat~d os you looked at th~ o b ject? (Circ:!e One}: o . In front of you b. In boc.!.c of you c . Toyourright d. T o your lt~ft e, Ova.-!1eod f. Don' t reme mber 8. IF you sow th~ obp~ct at NIGHT, whor did you notice co-C"e-r!1ing tha STARS and IAOON? 8.1 ST<\RS (Circle Ore}: 1 remember S.2 MOO:-J ( Ctrcfe OnP ): n . Bright moonlight b. Dull rnonnlinht c. No m"onlight -r>itch dorl< d . Don't re~member 9. Whet w e rt-t'~e w:!othe-r con~itions ct t time ycxJ sow .. h~ objer:t? o. Cl~c.r s'<y c. Scot~ered :loud~ d . Thick o r ,.,eavy cloud!: WEATHER (Circle On"!): c. Moa~rnt .. o r eavy r c1n ~. Don'~ e '"lember 10. T he object ;;;:,oeared: (Orcle One): A s a l ight i d. b. T ro:;s:;)Qr~nt e . Do,'tremember it Oi)peared a s a light, was it brighter than t h e bright~:;t sta rs? (Circle Onf!): . ~: Sri gh ter r.v ..;:; " c. About the so~t- d. Don't kn ow l i .1 Compar~ brightr.,ss to some common object: 12. The edges of th~ ob;ect were: (Circle 0~1e] : (~. Fuzzy or b lurred b. Li~'"!' ,-bright stor :. Sharoly ot.tl in~d o. :m t rememoer 13. Did the object ; o. Appear to stand s~i! I c.t "my. ti..,.,e? b. Suddenly s~ed uo and rush owoy C, S~'e'lk UO i:1t0 no~t~ '"lr -,:cobn_.,? c. Chongc brigr:t~ .... sc;' f. Change s hooe? g. Flo.sh or flic~2:-?' h . OisrJppeor cd r""a;:mecr? a t any tiM~? ( C ircle Q'.,~ for e :::ch ;:'_JlJrhr io n) D '">n I know Don~t ~:n..,w o~,,~ know D-:n' t know D id the object disap~ear while yvu '!'ere watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the ob1ect move behin d something at any time, potticufarly a cloud? (C~rcle On~): Don't Know. IF ymJ an5wered YES, then tell what it moved behind: 16. Did the obiect move in front of something atony time particularly o cloud ? (Circle One): in front of: Don~ t Know. IF you answer-ed YES, then tell what Tell in a fe w words the follo wing things about the object: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick ot arm's length in line with a kn o wn object o-nd nore how much of the obiect is covered by th e head of the motc:n. If you had performed this experiment ot the t ime of the sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture thct w ill show the shape of the object o r objects. Label and include in your s ketc:h any details of the objecf rhot you saw such os wings, protrusions, e tc., and espttcia lly exhaust troils o r vapor trails Place an crrow beside the drawing t o show the direction the obj<!ct was moving. I 20. Do yoJ think y .)J con cstimot"' th~ !.petd o f thf'" ob1 ~cr? (C ircfe One) If you onsw~r '-:'ES, then what sp d woulci you PstiiT'ate? Do you thi~-< you c ;Jn estimate h o w far away from you th e ,bj~cr wa;;? 1 IF you .ms t~r!!d YES, then how b r owoy would you 'illy it was? ----.. _ - -:-r-- Where wer~ . u located when you sow the object? (Circle One i o . lnsi~e a building b. In o cor c . 0'Jtdocr.s d. l:-1 on oir!:>ione (type) ! 23. H~re you (Circle One ) o. In the bu,ir:~ss section of a city'? 'b;., In the residentia l section of a c1ty? c . j,, open countrysiJe? d . Near on mrfield? e. Flying ov~r a city ? f. Flyin!J o v.,r open country? 24. IF you were ~lOVING IN AN AUTOMC31LE: or other vehrcl" a t the t ime, then ccrnple-:-~ the following questions: 24. 1 What dir~ctioll wer~ you moving? (Circ:le One) b. Northeast d . South~ost f. Southwest h. Nor thwest 24.2 How fast werf!l you moving? _... i les oer hour. 24.J Did yoo stop at any rime while you w~re looking ~t the obtect? (Circl~ o,~J Yes 25. D i d y::>u observ~ ~;,, object through any o f tl,e fo llowing? a . EyenJosses Yes N o e. B inoculars b. S11n gloss~.; Yes N o i. Te!e.scopt' c . Windshi~ J Yes ~Ia ... g . Th-,odolite In od~r that: ou con give tJS cie~Jr o pictur-, o:; p" iblto o f .hat you :.ow, d~scribe in your :>'.Nn iNords o co1.,mon In the following sketch, imagine that you ortt at the point ~hown. Plactt on " A'' on l~e curv~d l ine to .how ho,ot high the object was above the.horizon {skylin~) when you first sow it. Ploc.., o ' ' B " o n the ~ome curved line to s how how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) whsn you last l>OW it. Ploc"' on "A" on "h" compass when you First saw it. Place o '_'B" on the compass wh~ro you last sow l h'e obj~ct. 28. Drow a picture that will show the motion that th~ object or objects mod!t. Place on "A" o t ths beginn ing of the path, a "B" at the ~nd of the path, and sho'W uny changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ...:;.._,_,"-- ------- Draw a pictur~ of how they wer~ arranged, and put an orrow to show the c{irection that they wera trav!!ling. Hove you ev ~r seen this, or a simi lor ob1~ct b ore. H so 9 ive d-.~te o r elates and locat i on. 31: W0s onyo;:e ~ ..;e with you a t the ti me you s.:.~w the obj~ct? (Circle One) IF )-OU .:msw~red YES, did th~y :;ee the obrect too? ((rrcle One ) PLos~ l isr the'r nam~s and .:~ddrl!!sses: 32. Please giv"! the following informo t i:>n ob.:>ut yours~lf: TEL EPHONE NUMBE~ tndico+e any oddttional information about your-.;.,lf, including any sp