1. C\A TE TIME GROUP 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS s. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 Minutes TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Astro (Altair) r Altair was at azimuth of ~ & 14 Elevation BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer noted star like object which appeared as an extremely white light. Object was observed in the east and did not disappear while observer was watching. Altair. was rising at this time being low on the horizon and white in color. r-~ fovr~i.~ trtf..J -r.rs. Civil Ai~craft were arriving and dep:.:.rt.ing Port -.;olu:.l'ous .fti :po::-t on th<:! d ates/tir.es indic~ted. Descri?tions end dir~ctions of si:r:-:.ings ti c in ,.n_ th civil c.ircraft ap~roaching Port Colur1bus. ~IES D. BJJ.LSHITH Capt. , USAF 8. IF you sow the ob,ect a NIGHT, whe t did you notice co-ce-rning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS(CircleOr.e ): d. Don't remember 8.2 MOO~ ( C ircle Onf'): o. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight . b. No moonlight -p itch dark Don't remember 9. What were the wenther :::oncfitions at the time you sow thl!' object?~ CLOUDS (Circle O.,r. ): WEATHF.P? (C rrcle One): a. Clear sky Fog, :-1i:;t, or l ight r:1in (;") Scattered cloud~ c. Modert'lt"' nr heavy rain d. Thick or heavy c louds d. Don'~ ,~..,~mber 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): '--" As o light b. T ronsporent e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as o ligh~, wos i t brighter than the brightes t !'tors? (Circle One): G Brighter c. About the SO'TI(' b. Dimmer d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightro.,!S to some c ommon object: 12. The edges of the o h ieoc t were: (Circle One ): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Lik.-,. br iynt star c . S~orply outlined d. D :II"' t remf!mber Did the object: ( C ircle One for eoc:h question) Appear to stand sti ll C'lt ony t ime? Don't know Suddenly soeed up a nd rush a way ot any time ? Break up into ports ::>r exolode? Don't know G ive off smok" D on't know e. Change brighh~ss? Don't know f. Change shape? Don't know Flash or fl icker ? (e!> Don't know Disappear ar.d r .. o;:>oecr? D on't know U.S. AIR FORCE T ECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force os rnuch informati o n as possible concerning the unidentifi~d oeria I phttnomenon that you hove observed Please try to ans wer as many question s as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research pur pose s . Your na me will oot be use d in connection with any statements , conclusions, o r publications without your permission. We reque s t this pe r sonal information so that if it i s deemed nec essary, we may c o ntact you for further details. 1. When did you see the object? 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): .ra:Tta!itern Y. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw t he object? N e o re st Po:stnl Addret s ( C ircle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard City or T own State or Covnty 5. How long was object in sight? (To!nl Duration) a. Certain b. Fairly certain c . Not very sure Q) Just a guess Minutes Socond s 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? a . Bright IJ, Bright 7 . IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was tn~ SUN located os you looked o t the obj~:ct? (Circle One): a. In front of y o u o. ,n o<=C~< or you c. To i'OVr risht d. To yovr left e. Over:,.-: od f . Don' t r-o:,.,ert'!l~r FTD OCT 62 164 Thla f cwm auperd Fm 16<1, jut 6 1, whlc: i ohanlete . 8. IF you sow the ob1ect a NIGHT, what did you notice co-ct-rning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS(Circ/eOr.e): d. Don't reme'"ber 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight . (c:). No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't rf"rnember 9. What were the wenther ::one! it ions at the time you saw the object?~ CLOUDS (Circle O,r.J: WEATHER (Circle One): a. Clear sky b. Fofl, ni:;t, or light r::Jin {i) Scattered cloud!': c. Moderl"'t"" nr heavy rain d. Thick o r heavy clouds e. Don'~ r~"lember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): @ Ac; o light b. T ronsporent e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as o ligh~, was it brighter than the brightes t ~tors? (Circle One): G Brighter c . About the so.,(' b. Dimrner d. Don't know 11.1 Compare bright,us to som~ common objeet: 12. The edges of the ohif' c t w&re: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred c. Other PtJ#' r K/_..rt:~vv b. li~ ,. briyht stor c. Si':orply outlin~td d. Dor't remt!mber 13. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) a, Appear to stand still nt any time? Don't know b. Suddenly soeed up and rush away atony time? Don't know Break up into ports ::~r exo lode? 'r (' s Don't know Give off smok? YP.s Don't know Change bright.,~ss? Don't know Change shape? Don't know Flash or flicker? OC~n't know Disappear or:d r .. o.,pecr? Don't know Did the object disappear while you were wcrtching it? If so, how? Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a ~loud? (Circle One): it moved behind: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Did the object move in front of something a t 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 following things about the object: Sound Na/1/E We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in I ine with a known object and note how 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? Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the abject thcrt you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving 20. Do you think you can 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 far away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes No 1;-you answ.red YES, then how far away would you soy it was? .._, 22. Where were you locCitecl when you saw the object? (Circle One): a, Inside a building b. In a car (i} Outdoors d. In an airplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? (PIn the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? @ 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 were you moving? (Circle One) e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? _.-miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle 011e) Yu No 25. Did you oburve th. object through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Yes No Binoculars Yes b. Sun glosses Yes No (f) Telescope Yes No Windshield g. Theodolite Window glass 26. In order that you can give as clear a pict\Jre as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common object o r ob jects which, whan placed up in the s ky, would give the same oppeorance as tha o bj!!lct which yatJ sa 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved I ine to show how h igh the object wos abcwe the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "8" on the some curved line to show how high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place o "B" on the compass where you last sow t he object. 28. Draw o picture that wi II sho w the motion that the object o r objects mode. Place on "A" a1 the beginning of the path, o "B" nt the end of the path, and $!.u .. .:.ny ::honges in direction during the course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE ab,ect, then haw mony were there? ---~}_1/_0" ;.- 0_;(._ _ Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they Wet'e traveling 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give dote or dates and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their 32. Please give the following information about yourself: -[ost Nome AGE rl U t.l (, i TELEPHONE NUMBE Middle Name Z one State Indicate any additional information aboYt yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. 33. When and to whom did you report that you hod seen the object? O o y Month Year 34. Dote you completed this 0\JUtionnaire: 35. Information which you f .. l pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific paints of th questionnaire or a norrotive explanation of your sighting.