Greensburg Pennsylvania — April 1966

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD '-NUMBER OF OBJECTS Greensburg, Permsylvania (l Witness) 10. CONCLUSION Possible (AIRCRAFT) S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 2 -5 Hinut e s 6. TYPE OF 08SE~VATION Observer sharp:cy outlined object about 15-ro ft off ground the ~ , had red blinking light. Object rose and disappeard into fog 9. PHYSICAL EVIDEHCE that ~-as in area. Reappeared and this time was 2-3 ft above tree 1;ne. Nade noise that was whistling with a high pitch. Obje~t looked like a cigar with a blinking red liGht. No i.-.i'ormation available to indicate the sightingx was not that of an aircrart. Pittsburgh aixp:>rt is \'lNW of area and would be in direction of observance. Possibility of A/C approaching airport#. . . FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Prnlnt e4!Uotu of thlt fona .. , be ueed. 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 co.ncernlng the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have o~served. . Please try to answer as many questions as you po,sibly can. The Information that you give will = be used for research purposes. Your will ot be used In conn~ction with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We requst this personal Information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. '7 1. When did you see _the obiect? Hour Minutes 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. (fa;r;;n b. C:ent-ral c. Mounta in d. Pee ifi c 4. Where were you when you sow the object? (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard City or Town S. How long was object in sight? (Tct:l Duration) o. Certo in ' c. Not very sure State or County b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was object i:-1 sight continuously? 6. What was the c:ond it ion of the sky? NJPK.T_,_ I r Ll r-- 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, whore was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One): o. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your ri~t d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember fTO OCT 62 164 Thle form aupereed .. PTD 164, Jul 61, which le obeolete Did the obiect dlaappear while you were watching It? If ao, how? ,(,'i ...-f -< ; -~ t ......... ,,. z I /~ / Did the ~eject move behind aomething at any time, particularly a cloud? (Cirele One): Yes Don't Know. . IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the obJect move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (C ire /e One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 18. We wish to know the angular si~e. Hold a match stick at aran's length in line with a known obiect and note how much of the obiect is covered by tne head of the match. If you had perforaned this experiment at the time of the sightini, how much of the obiect would have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw o ~ieture that will show the shape of the obiect or obiects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the o~j~c:t that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especiatly exhau5t trails or vapor trails. Place en orr:>w beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. Oa you thinlc yau can estimate the speed of the obiect? (Circle One) IF you answereJ YES, then what r.peed would you estimate? _ ---~ Do you think y~v con estimate how far away from you the objoct wai? (Circl' One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it wa1? .,;;/.._f'_r:_. --~-'-....]- -~---- 22. Where were yov located when you saw the obiect? (C ire: le One): a. (!n~de a b~: I ding) b. In \2 car In an a irp !o,e (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) o. In the busine5s section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? 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 complate the following question: 24.1 Vr'hot direction were you moving? (Circle Ona) b. Nort~east d. Southeast f. Southwest How fos' were you moving? miles per hour. Oid you $!0P at any time while you were looking at the obioct? (Circle On~) Did you observe rhe obiec:t through any ~f the following? Eyeglas$as Yos Binoculars b. Sun glosses Yos No f. Telescope Windshield Yes No g. Theod\lite Window g!os 1 h. Northwest In order that you con give as clear o picture as possible of what you saw, describe tn your own words a cornmon obiect or ob~oets which, when plocd up in th& sky, would give the sama o~pearanco Oi tho objoct whk.h you sow. In the following sketch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the obict was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to ahow how h igh the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw lt. Place an "-A" on the compass , -,}en you first saw It, Place a "8" on the compass where you last saw the obiect. . 28. Draw a picture that will show the mot ion that the obiect or obiects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the pcth, a "6" at the end of the path, ond show any changes in direction during the course 29. IF thare was MORE THAN ONE obje:t, then how many were there?---------- Draw a picture of how they were arr:2nged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar obiect before. If so give date or dates and location 31. Was anyone el~ with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the oblect too? (Circle One) Please list their names and addresses: 32. Ple~se ;ive the following Information about yourself: First Nome TE LE PHON:: NU Indicate any additional information obout yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. 34. Date you co"'pletecl thla questionnaire: