PROJECT 10073 RECORD 4.. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF oas;RVATION Ground-Vist:a.l (BX) 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Orfordville, \'Tisconsin (6 \'litnesses) 10. CONCLUSION Possible (BALLOON) Basic data (if reliable) a r e not con!isten~ with 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS this{y JAH. Obser;er noted object '"hich looked like a balloon but was movi 1g against the wind. Object climbed upl.,ard and to the north, the h dove back to original position. Object }:Crformed this nnnuver severc.l times. Observer stated object rnovine against the wind , at 3 0 ,000', l'Tind was from 280 deg and at 50,000 frcm 270 deg. If object was moving from east to the norht it wouJdn moving against wirrl.. .1.7 PreYIO"Oo 1lUOf'lo of thh to,...""'' b. uoed. l''l'D ( TDEW) wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 5 April 1966 Wisconsin 53576 Rer~rence your recent unidentified observationoof 15 March 1966. The information which we have received io not suffi- cient for evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTE Form 164 and return it 1n the envelope proVided We vish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. Sincerely, :a:&;'IDR CVIN'l'Al'lii.IA, Jr, Major, USAF Chi~, Project Blue Book U~JCLASS! FlED DEPARTM~NT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF if.ESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN : 72858 {18 Mar 66) O/sm Page I of 3 ACTION: NIN -7 SAF-OS-3, XOP-1, XOPX-- 2 , DIA-l ADV CY DIA SMB A02~E182ZCYJB96~ f~ CHAOS TRUAX FLO WI S TO RUW FV AI AllC Z~r\/.33 AIR DIV TRUAX FLO ','liS RUCOSQ/FTO WPAFB OHIO RUEAHQ/CSAF WASH DC RUEAHQ/ OSAF WASH DC UNCLAS CHOI:~ 20657 N.AR o6. fCR ADCJI N, ADC; 30-011\, 30 AIR OIV; AFI\I N, CSAF; AND SAFI 0, OSAF. THE FOLLOWING I S A REPO:H UFO SIGHTii\G f\EAR ORFCRt.NIL.L::, \\,ISCOI\SI N, SlJBtAITTEO I N ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 22 i -2, AS SUPPLH,~;.. T ~0. A. DESCRIPTIO, Or OBJECT. <1> RQJI\0, SAUCER SHAPED <2> SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE HELD AT ARM"$ LENGTH, CJR SLIGHTLY LARGER (3) REO; GL01'1'EO BRIGHTER THAN DIM~.EO (4) ~E <5> tv A (6) TINY hQES ALL AROUl\0 UJT- SIOE, GLOrV <7> NQ~E <8) NONE ( 9) REO GLOW, WAS STATIOI'lARY AT FIRST, AFHO 0-309C UNCLASS~ FlED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ST~FF MESSAGE BRANOt 1~4COMI~r. MF.SSAGE Page 2 of 3 THEN CLI~.o~D AND DOvE BACK TO CRIGINAL POSITION. B. DESCRIPTION OF CQJRSE Cf ObJECT. (1) GLOW, ~.OVED.AGAINST lt-.D PAGE 2 RUCDAH 1172 UNCLAS <AT FIRST SIGHT, ~dTii 1\AKEu EYE, ObSERVER TliOUGHT IT ~vAS A BALLOt-.) (2) APPRO-<l: .. ATELY 200 FT (3) GoSt:RVER CQJLD fiiOT ESTIJ,.,ATE, DISAPPEAA- EO I~TO CLOUDS, (4) STATI u\ARY, THC:I\ CLitt.BED uP,wARD,. AND TO THE MRTH. ThC:.\ Q(}.IE BACK TO CRI :;If'.AL POSITHJt-. PERF~MEf:l THIS 1\'.M~uVER 5EVt:RAL T lf'w.C:S, (5) ~ORTH A. 0 I NTu CLOUDS, (6) HURI.LE..LYJ.. HJ FOURTY ~11 NUTES C. W.ANNER OF OBSERVAll Gi'-c 1) l~tAKED EYE <2) Bit--lOCuLAR$ (3) WA D. T I ME Af\0 0 ATE OF S I GHT I i\ G. E. LOCATIO~ Of OBSERVER. <1) ui\KNOJ/N <2) ~I~E ~.ILES WEST OF BELOIT W13COf't4SIN, BET\~EEI\ o::LOIT AND CRFCRDSVILLE \IISCONSI-N. F. I DENTIFYING INF I.ATIOi\ (XI, OoSERVERS: F CRill/ ILLE, WI SC ONS I f'-4. G. WEATH[R A~D WINOS ALOFT COI\DITIQ~S AT TUI.E AND PLACE OF SIGHTING Gt~ .SO, H"~ CJJ;"iJ ( 4) TWELVE ~ ILES, (5) SCATTERED. H. ANY UNUSUAL ACTI VIT~ CR COi\OITIOI\. (1) 1\0NE, ( 2) t-.Ot'-IE, (3) t--lQ'-1 UNCLASSIFIED I l!~ClASSI FlED OEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF i.,ESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE .Page 3 of 3 I. I NTERCC:PT ffi I 0 ACT I ON T Ai<EN. ~/A J. KNONN ACFT IN AREA. UNITED AL ACFT t.l\ ROJTE O'HARE DESCENDING I N AREA AT APPROX 2308L. 1\CRTh,~EST AL ACFT EN ROJTE O'HARE DESEND- PAGE 3 RUCJAH 1172 U~CLAS lNG I N AREA AT APPHOX 2330L. K. POSITIC:\ TITLE AND CO~;.,EI\T~ ur PREPARHJG OffiCER. FRAN!\ L. hO.',~, 1STLT, USAF, ASST INTt.LLIGO~CE uFFICER. H~ CHICAGO ADS CSAGD, RUAX FLO, WISC~SIN. Qt)SERV::ii SEEW.ED ~l.JITE ATTENTivE TO DETAIL A~:) HELPFUL. HAD PRESENCE Cf ~ li\D ENOUGH TO USE BINOCULARS. 0101\' T SQJ~O LIKE A CRACKPOT. NO 1 AluRAL OR COv.~.AN PHENOMEI\Gt-. II\ AREA Fffi BASIS OF PRELihd1'4ARY ANALYSIS. UNCLASSIFIED U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please rry to answer as many questions os you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the object? 3. T ime Zone: 2. Time of day: (Circle One): (Circle One): a,_ tos rn (Circle One}: a. QgyJig~aving d. Pc =ific 4. Where were you when you sow the object? Nearest Postol Address State or C ounty 5. How long wcs object in sight? (Tot~l Duration) a. Certain c. Not very sure ~F,airly certo~ d. Just a guess . 5.2 Was obje=t in sight continuously? 6. What was th e condition of the sky? ( A~ /t right~,_ ) {. .t"L' ~CJ/ a. Bright Cloudy ) b. Cloudy 7. IF you saw the obj~ct during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you vi' ~ J. d. To your left ~rn-t:rackof yoii ... ::..c ~ v...J...~ e . Overheod c . "To youJ rifl'!-/...fy,w n~ ~ f f. Don't reme.mb.er FTD OCT 62 164 Thle form eupereedee FTO 164, Jul 61, whic h Ia obaolete 8. I F you sow the object a t NIGHT, what did you notice concerning th'e STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Ctrcfe One): a: Bright moon I ight few b. Dull moonlight c . No moonlight --pitch dark Don't remember d. Don't reme mber 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): a. Clear sky b. Hazy '' 0 WEATHER (Circle One}; s:--Pog, mist, or light ron .--c.-scattered cloud~ ") ,,/(Z,~h. t..Aj=J Cf:-Thick o r heavy clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain e . Don't remember 10 . The object appeared: (Circle One): b. Tron sparent As a light_;; e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): 'Yl-cr " a . Srighter c. About the same d. Don't know The edges of the object were : (Circle One): o. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a briyht star Sharply outlined Don't remem!:Jer 13. Did the object: (Circle One): it movec! behind: No Don't Know. IF you ons~ered YES, then tell what 16 . Did the object move in front of something at any t ime, particularly a cloud? 18. We w ish to know the angular size. Hold o match s t ick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you ha d performed this exp:rirenJ the time of the sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? .":. t! "/ ,..t( 1 Do you think you con estimate th~ .speechof the object? (Circle One) . Yes_.,.,. No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?--- ,.,.,~&(._.;.> --t'-1;,-: Do you think you con estimate how ~ow~y_from.,you the objeq was? 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section o f o city? a. Inside o building b. In o cor b. Jn_tb,...re~identiol section of o city? ( In ~pen countrysidef:'=yll ' .l-~ ,e~-- a. : uutdoot;,.S ) d. Near on airfield? d. In on airplane (type) e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. lr you w~re MOVING IN AN AUTOMOoiLE or other vehicle a t the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 'n'hot d.~ection were you movin3? (Circle One) c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? _mm,.iles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No Did you o~serve th e object through c ny of the following? a. Eyegl::sses Binoculars b. Sun glcss~s Yes No Tele-scope Theodolite Yes Window gloss 26. In order that you con give as clear o picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your own words a common object or objects which, when plo~ed up in J.be sky, would give the some appearance os 1~J o~ ct )Yhich you sow, 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Plac e on "A" on the curved I ine t o show how high t he object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Plac e a "B" on the same curved line t o show how h igh t he object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. Place on "A" on the compass when you f irst sow it. Plac e a "B" on the compass where you lost sow the object. 28. Draw a picture that w i II sh path, a "B '.' ot the end of t he mol.it" , e p th, nd . 1v 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show t""~C:Iirectit'n that they were traveling 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dotes and location. 31. Was anyone e lse with you at the t ime you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) No 32. Please give the following information about yourself: 33. When and t o whorr. did you report that you hod seen the object? Day Month Year 34. Date you completed th is questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the spec' fc t f h 1 pom s o t e quest1onna~re or a narrative explanation of your sighting. cL.e..u.el rf_; buci ~ ~::;: < /U<U---rrJJ.t ud CZ-n..;