PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION :U.. April 66 15/0l)OZ Kettering, Ohio 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION Civil :San 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 30 Seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vi S'.!al Object appeared as a solid renecting light;. The edges were or blurred. As it went overhead it faded into the dark Vezy poor data. Ha-~ever nothing indica tea that htis sightinl was not a mnventional aircraft. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PreYlou ediUOftl of thle f01a .. , be uaed 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 mciny questions as you ,ossibly can. The information that you give will-= be used for research purposes. Your name will Dot be used in con,ectlon with any statements, cone tus ions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal lnforanation so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the obiect? Day Month Year 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): East~rn c. Mountain d. Poe: ific: 4. Whare were you when you saw the object? Nearest Postal Address S. How long was object in sight? (T ot:ll Duration) a. Certain @ Fairly certain (Circle One): (Cir~le One): a. Daylight Saving City or Town State or County c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? Cloudy Cloudy 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thl form auperaedea FTD 164, Jul 61, which la obaolete. 8. IF you saw the obiect 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): Bright moonlight. . Dull moonlight No moonlight - pitch dar~ Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS (Cirele One): (i} Clear sky Scattered c I oud 1 d. Thick or heovy clouds 10. The object a ar, : .'..t;~rc/e One): WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain Moderate or heavy ro in e. Don't remember ""6. Transparent e. Don ' t remember 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): . a. Brighter c. About the same d. Don't know Compare brightness to some common obiect: 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle One):@ Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a bright star c:. Sharply out I ined d. Don't remember 13. Did the obiect: a. Appear to stand still at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up in~o parts or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? Flash or flicker? h. Disappear and reappear? (Circle One for each question) ) Don't know (~IJ!. Don't know ~91 Don't know ~No_,.,'J---~1> Don't know No Don't know Don't know (A~ Don't know Don't know 14. Did the obieet disappear while you were watching It? If ao, how? 15. Did the obj!!ct move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle 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? (Circle One): Yea Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Tell in c: few words the following things about the obiect: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a 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 performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw o picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch .any details I of the obj t ~hot you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an cr!'::w beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obiect? (Circle One) Yes ~ IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?_------ 21. Do you think you con estimate how for away from you the o~iect was? (C irde One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was? --------- 22. Where were you located when you saw the obiect? (Circle One j: 23. Were you (Circle One) a, In the business section of a city? o. Ins ide c building b. In a car c:J Outdoors c. In an a irplane (type) @ In the residential section of a city? c. 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 Wnot dir~ction were you movin;? (Circle One) c. E :st e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fest were you moving? -------miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (C ire /e One) 25. Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? 'a)Ey~g!csses Yes No e. Binoculars b. Sun glosses f. Telescope Windsh ie!d g. Theodolite Yes Window gl::ss 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possibl'! of what you saw, describe in your own words o common obiect or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as the obiect which you saw . In the following sketch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved I ine to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "8" on the compass where you last saw "the obiect. . 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the obiect or obiects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the pcth, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _...._} _ picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show tho direction that they were traveling