PROJECT 10073 RECORD .. 1. DATE-TlME GROUP 2. LOCATION \ 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ' LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 10 Hinutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-ViSiao 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Kettering, Ohio 10. CONCLUSION Sate11ite (PIDASUS U) GASUS II at 2008 hours local, 15.78 degrees above the horizon 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ~ject was Hke a atar only moving faster than a jet. Object was observed for ten minutes moving towards the southeast. I was as bright as a bri.gh t star and fading. FTD SEP 53 0-329 (TDEi PNloua edJUon o f thl fonD me,. be u .. d . U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnoiret has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidetntified 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 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? Hour Minutes 3. Time Zone: ( Circle One): a. d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? (Circle One): (Circle One): o. Daylight Saving City or T't?" State or County 5. How long was obr~tct in sight? (T~tol Duration) Hour,t Minutes Sec:onds _ o. Certain _ c. Not very sure (1:) Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? ;J Bright 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where wa s the SUN locate d as y o u looked at the object? (Circle One): c . In front o f you b. In bock. of y ou To your r i gh t d. To y ou r le f t e. Ovttrheod f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thla form a uperaedn f'TD 164, jul 61, which is obsole t e . 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight-pitch dark Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): @ Clear sky b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): b. T ransporent d. As a light e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a l ight, was it br ighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. Brighter b. Dimi'ner 12. The edges of the object were: (f) About the some d. Don't know (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a briyht star e Sharply out! ined d. Don't remember Did the object: (Circle One for each que s t ion} A ppear to stand still at any time? Don't know Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't know c. Break up into parts or explode? Don't know d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't know Change brightness? Don't know Change shape? Yes ,tfcV Don't know Fla;h o r flicker ? Don ' t know h. Disoppt:!or and reoppeor? Don' t know Did the object disappear while you were watching it ? If so, how? Did the object move behind something a t any t ime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Ye~ @ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: Did the object move in f ront o f something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: Tell in a Few words the fallowing things about the object: 18. We wish to know the a ngular s ize. Hold o match stick at arm's length in line with o known object and note how much o f the object is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, h o w muc h of thft object would hove been covered by the match head? o& ~ d Draw a picture that wi II show the shape of the object o r objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the object that you sow such a s wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails o r vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ------------- 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the-object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? --------------- 22. Whe-re were you located whe-n you saw the object? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In o car d. In an airplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle On17) o. In the business section of o city? In the residential section of a city? In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction we-re you moving? (Circ:le One) a. North c. East e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving?----------' iles per hour. 24.3 Did you sto p at any time wnlle you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 25. Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses No e. Binoculars Yes b. Sun glasses Yes Telescope Yes Windshield g. Theodolite Yes d. Window glass 26. In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common object or objects which, when placed u~ in the sky, would give the some oppea~once as the object which you saw. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curvad I ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline} whan you first saw it. Place a "B" on the some curved line to show how h igh the object was above the horizon (skyline} when you last sow it. Place on "A" on the compass when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object. 28. Draw a picture that wi ll show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place on "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and s1.u .. .:.ny changes in d iNction during the course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?----------- - Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put.an arrow to show the d irection that they were trcweling . If so give date or dates and location. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. 31. Wos anyone else with you ot the time you sow the object ? (Circle One) No 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) No 32. Please give the following information about yourself: Cit y Zone St crte Indicate any <ddit ional information cbout yourself, including any spe<::ial experience, which might be pertinent When and to whom did you report tha t you h od seen t h e obje c t ? Ooy Month Yeor 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: Month Year 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting. F.rD ( TDEW) . Wright-Patterson AYB Reference :your recent unidentified observation o-r 30 Mareh 1966 . : 'lbe information vbich we ha-re received is not auf'- fieient .. tor eyaluation;. Request :you. complete the attached F"m Porm.1.64 and return... it in. the envelope provided We vth to thank ;you tor reportJng :your ober;ationto U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you fiOSsibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will oot 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? 2. Time of day: _ _,"Zo==----- Hour Minutes (Circle One): Day Month Year 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): t~ a. Daylight Saving b. Standard (Circle One): c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Nearest P:~st~l Address City or T own State or County 5. How long wa s o b jetct in sight? ( T o t a l Duration) Hours Minutes b. F.:J irly certai'n c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? r-cr.;Bright 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a . In front o f you d . To your left b. In boc k of you c. To your right e . Overhead f . Don' t re member FTD OCT 62 164 Thle form uper .. des FTD 164, J u l 61, which l e obsolete Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behind something at any t ime, particularly a c loud? (Circle One): it moved behind: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Did the object move in front of someth ing a t any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 18. We w ish to know the angular size. Hold o match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had perfOfmed th is experiment at the time of the sight ing, how nuch of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object Of objects. Label and include in your sketch any detai Is of th e object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow bes ide the drawing t o show the direction the object was moving. 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): {!j7 A few d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight ~ull moonlight c. No moonlight-pitch dark d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): /<t/Cieor s ky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick o r 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 @As a li ght e. Don't remember b. T ron s poren t 11. If it a ppeared as o light, was it brighter than the b rightest stars? (Circle One): a. Brighte r t'/ About the some d . Don't know 11.1 C ompare brightn.,ss to s o me common object: The edges of tne obiect were: (Circle One ): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like o bright star /~)Sharply outlined '-(. Don't remember 13. Did th~ object: (Circle One for each question} Appear to stand still at any time? Don't know a. b. Sud denly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't know c . Break up into ports or explode? Don't know ve off smoke? Yes Don' t know Change brightness? Don't know Change shape? Don' t know g. F lo3~ or fl icxer ? Don' t know h. D isappe a r and reappear? Don' t know 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 21. Do you think you con estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?--------- 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (C irc/e One): a. Inside a building b. In a cor {3 Outdoors d. In on airplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? ~n t he residential section of a city? c . In open countryside? d. Near an a irfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE 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 y ou moving? JTlm .. iles per hour.