PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME GROUP l. LOCA TIOH 9 Harch 66 10/0JOOZ Brazil, Indiana 3. SOURCE 10, CONCLUSION 1. NliMBE R OF 03JECTS .S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 Seconds ft. TYPE Of OSS:RVATION AIRCRAFT [..,..- 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Sighted object p3.cing a piper cub. Object vias 2 times the sj ze of the piJ2r cub. \~itness stated that there wasn t any sourx: except that of the piper cub. Looked like tvro szucers inver1 ed wi tr. one on top of the other. It disappeared by speeding up and flY.:~ "1 g away. E\ra::..ua ted as an aircraft according to charecteristics and fl: ghtf pattern. Nothing indicated that it coul d not have been a co:wentional ajrcraft. 8. PtiOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Brazil, Indiana Air Force Systems Commana (FTD) Wrlght.-Patterson AF!3, Ohio U.S. AIR FORCE TECi1NICAL INFORMATION Thi s questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much informction as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so thct if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detoi Is. 1. When did you see the object? /~ ltfrfC fl (Circle One): Day Month Year 3. Time Zone: (Circle One):~;;-t:astem (Circle One): c..o/' Daylight Saving b. Standard c. Mounroin d. Poe ific 4. When~ were you when you sow t he object? City or Town Stote or County 5. How long was object in sight? (Total Durotion) Hours Minutes Seconds ~7 Certain c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was obi,~ct in sight continuously? Yes X No _ 6. What was the condition of the sky? a. Bright o. Bright 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at ~-he object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you c. Toyourright d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 This form eupereedea FTO 164, Jul 61, which Is obsolete. 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight . b. Dull moonlight (;)No moonlight-pitch dqrk d. Don't remember . 9. What were th~ weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): a. Clear sky (;}Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember a. Solid (g/ As a light b. Transparent e. Don't remember 11. If it app~cred as o light, was it br ighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One}: c. About the same Dimmer d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: 12. The edges of th e object were: (Circle On~):~ Fuzzy or blurred e. Like a briyht star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't rememb~r Did the object: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't know Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? ) Don't know c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes ~) Don't know Give off s moke? Yes Don't know Change brightness? Don't know Change shape? Yes Don't know Flash or flicker? Yes Don't know h. Disappear and reappear? Yes Don't know D id the obje c t disappear while you were watching it ? If s o , how? Did th e o!:>je c t move behind s omething a t any t ime, particularl y a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know, IF you a nswered YES, then te ll wh a t it move d behind: Did the object move in front o f something at any t ime , partic u larly a c loud? (Circle One): Know. IF y ou a n swered YES, then tell wha t in front of: _8_ ti..LJV-:f:j I c Tell in o few words the following things about the objec t : We wish to know the angula r size . Hold a match stick at a rm' s length in line with a known object and note how much of th e object is covered by the h e a d of the mat ch. If you had performed this experi ment at the t ime of the sight ing, h o w muc h of the object would have been covered by the ma tc h head? -Pt9f..-tA Draw a pictu re th a t w i II show t he s ha;>e o f the objec t or objects. Lobe I and inc lude in your sketc h any detai Is o f the object ti-:ct you s o w such cs w ings, p rotrusions, e tc., and e specially exhaus t trai l s o r vapor trails. ace on arrow ~side t h e drawing t o sho w the direction the object was mov ing. 20. Do you th ink you con estimate the speed of the object? (C irc/e One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ,_I.L.I_...c2~1'-" 21. Do you think you con estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you on s we red Y E S, then how f or a way wou I d you soy it wo s? _,,ll~I..:..Y..:..r ~f.,v:...c:l.::......:~=---c..:>-4-'_L.!.I? h a v "f Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): a, Inside a building b. In a cor d. In on oi~;:>lane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? & In the residential section of o city? c. In open countryside? d. Near on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you Wf!Jre MOVING IN AN AUTOMOSILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What d irection were you moving? (Circle One) c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h . Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? _. i les per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes 25. Did you observe the objec t through c ny of the following? Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars b. Sun glasses f. Telescope Yes Windsh ie ld Yes Theodolite Yes d. Window glass In order that you con give as clear o pictur~ as possible of whotyou sow, describe in your own words o common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky , would give the some appearance as the object which you saw. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved I ine to show how the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you fi rs t sow it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object. 28. Draw o picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place on "A" at the beginning of the path, o "8" at the end of the path, a nd s!.v ... uny changes in direction during the course, 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?----------- Draw a p ict:Jre of how they were a rra nged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes 31.1 IF y:)U answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes 31.2 Pleas~ l ist their names and addresses: 32. Please g ive the following information about yourself: Lost Nome First Nome Middle Nome TELEPHONe NUMBE tndicate a ny additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. When and to whom did you report that you hod seen the object? 70 Fr /1. /-1. lf-1 f/..1~-n o;:jl'-" ht7 /c( Day Month Yeor 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative exp_lanotion of your sighting. / J. .,.,.lr r'or~e Systems Command (FTD) Wri~ht-Patterson AFB, Chio Dear Sl r : az11, nalana )4 l am 1nqu1r1ng acout a s1gntlng o f ' an Uni1enttfied Flying Object at 9 :00 pm en i'l.arch 9,1966. 'l'he object 'tr:iS sighted a 1on5 slde of a Pifer Cub single en~ina aircraft a t approx- imatly t'f\o thousand feet. It was heading in a notherly direction toward Indianapolis, lndlana. The otject 'tras approx.l JJa tly tt .. ree times t he s 1 ze of the aircraft and \HlS saucer-like in shape. It w~s ~h1te ln co1or an~ seemed t o ~ulsata. It ~as visible f~r thirty seconds and at the end of th~s tlme it sped up and van1she1 from sight. There 'f\ere a fev: clo'..l::is 1:1 the sky cut all seemed t0 be above t e aircraft ar.j the U. F. 0. There \1asrt t any mo ')n a~a a stars were n o t v1s1tle. I ~o~Jd appriciate a~y lnformatio:l you would te abl e t ~ ~1ve me pertaining t o th'.s sightin~. If you do not have any infor~ation I would c: most happy to f1J e a c 0mplete reFort on tr1s s1~r.ttn3. 1 am enclosing a sketch I made of t he object. Your s trul Enclosur-e