PROJECT 10073 RECORD DA "iE "1IMi: G~OUP 2. LOCATION Petersburg, CONCLUSION NU~3ER OF OBJECTS S. L ENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 5 l.fulutes Observer noted object larger in size but not as briJJiant a s 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION brif!j1test star. The whole obje ct appeared to be a dull reddish orange color changed intensi 1;y from nearer a l 1 Grour.d-Visual all orange and back again. Did not appear to follow curvatur of the earth as a plane \'loul d . ew faint until lost in the Progressed overhead and disappeared the distanc l.n G. PHOT OS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENC E FT D SE P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) p,...,lou d.IUon o l thh form ma y b. u .. d U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORM~TIOH 'SHEET (SUMMARY OAT A) In .~der that your inform~tionmay be filed and coded.as ac:c:~rately as possible, please .. use the .following rspace .to .write out.a short desciptlon of theevent that you observed. You.~ay re pctot 1lnfot'mation :that you :have:alreody given in the questionnaire, :and add any further .comments, statements, :or slcetches:that you: believe ore important. Try to present the.detoils of.the obs..-va tlon1ln the order ln.whlch.they occurred. Additlon'al pages of.the:some size paper:may.be attached If :they .ore needed. (bo Not Write :In This Space) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL :INFORMATION SHEET 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 onswer.os many questions:os you possibly:cdn. The information that you give will be used for research purposes,.ond will be regarded.as confidentiolmaterial. Your nome w ill not be used in connection. with any statements, :conclusions, .or p'ubl ications. without your perm iss ion, We request .this personal information 1so that, if . it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact.you.for further details. 1. When did you see the object? 3. Time Zone: 1 (Circle One}: CQ:._ East.!'~ c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you ow the obiect? Additional :mmarks: - 5. How long was object in sight? 5.1 How WdS time in s !ght Aetermined? a. C~rtain b. Fairly certain 6. What wqs the:condition.of the.sky? b. Cl$)udy Stote or Country .a. Bright 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In bock of you c:. r 0 your r i ght d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't re member FT D JU L 61 16 4 Thla form auperudu. ATIC 164, Feb 60, whic h l cbaolete 8. IF you sow.the object.ot NIGHT, what did you notice.concerning the STARS.ond MOON? 8. 1 STARS(Circ/e One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: b. A fe w d. Don!t remember :(:Circle . One): Did t he objec t : Appear to sta nd stl ll .a t a ny time ? Suddenl y speftd .upond rush.awoy at any ti me? c . Break: up into ports or explode? ve off smoke? e . Change. br ightness 7 f. C hange.s hope? Flash or flic:ket? h. Di sappe or . ond reappear ? a. Bright moon I ight b. Dull.moon!ight <"<("No moonlig&t .-pitch do~ ;d. .Don !t remember d. Don~t ~emember (Circle One for each question) Don' t Know Don't Know Don't Know Don!t Know Don' t Know Don~t Know Don!t Know Yes t:(<tJ Don' t Know 12. Did the obi~t mov e beh lnd .some th ing a t a ny time, particvl orl y .a clo ud? ( Circle One): Yes @ Don' t Know. IF you.answered YES, t hen t e ll what 13 . Did t he ob ject .move in fr ont o f something a t any t ime, particularly .a .cloud? I ( Circle One}: Ye~ No ou answered YES, t he n t II w t In fr ont of: J. (?. 14. Did t he object .appeor: a Sol i b. T ransporent d. Don' t Kno w c .Vapor (Circle One): Did you observe the object thr o ugh a ny of the fo llowing? Eyeglasses Sun glosses T elesco p" Windshie ld Theodolit~ Other w../ Window glass Tell In a few words the following.things.about.the o?lect. () 17 Draw a picture that:will :show.thelshopeof:the obj~t.or.objects. Label:and include:ln your;aketch.any.detalls of.the object:that. :saw:'Such.as .wings, .protrusions, 1etc.,::and eapeclolly:exhoust tralls.or vapor trails. . P.ldce an.arrow.beslde.thedrawlngito show:the dlrectlon:the object:wos,.mavlng. . 18. The edges of :the object. were: On.,}: a. Fuzzy or .blurrttd . .b. Lika a bright star c. Sharp I y out II ned d. 0011't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then.how many were there? . p icture of how they were arranged, .and put an orrow.to 'Show.the dlr.,ction.that.they were traveling 20. Draw a picture that will show.the'motion thotthe object or objects. mode. Ploce.on "A,. at the beginning of .tho poth, :o "B" at tho end of tho path, ond:show any changes in direction during tho course 21! H~w la~g~didthe,...objoct:appear.to.you as compared to an objec7ith whicl),you.are f~miliar? Jvf fJ . 22. Wewish to l<now.theangulor:size, Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a kn~wn object.ond.note .how.much of the object :is covered by. the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment :at the-time of the sighting, how fliUCh of .the object would have been covered by the match head? Did the object di~11ppeor while you w~re watching it? .If so-f how? 24. ' In order that you can give as cleor o picture as possible of what you:sow,.describe. in your own words a object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give tne some oppeorance.os the object which you saw. 25. Wh~re were you located.when yousow.the object? (Circle One}: o. lnside.o building J. In an airplaneo(type)' . 26. Were you (Circle One) o. In the business.section of.o .city? b. ln .the residential !Section of.o city? c. In open.countryside? d. Near .on airfield? e. Flying overa city? e. At sea f. Flying overhope"t:,untry? 27. Whot.were you doing at the time you:sciw.the object,.and how did you happen to notice:it? 28. IF you wer~ MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE.or other:vehicle.ot the time,then complete.the following questions: 28.1 Whot direction were you moving? (Circle One) o. North c. East .e . South b. Northeast d, Southeast . f. .Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fqst were you moving? miles per.hour. 28.3 Oid.youstop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What dir~tction w"'re you loolcing when you firstsaw the object? (Circle One} b. Northeast d. Southeast What direction were you lookin~ when ~ou .. last saw the object? (Circle One) If you are familiar with b~ring terms (angu.farodfr8Ction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obj!tc~ was , ~\: !rom true North (thru east) and also th~ number of de~Jrc~s it was upward from the horizon (ei'!tvation) When it first appeared: a. From true North degrees. b. From horizon When it disappeared: From true North (-;,_>,~ 7 From horizon 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at th~ point shown. Place on A" on th" curved liM to show how hi g h the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "8" on the same curved line to s how how high the object was above t he horizon (skyline) when you last sow it. 33. In the fo llowing la r ger sketch ploc~ o:i A" at the position the object wos when you first sow it, and a s" at its positio,.. when you las~ so-v it. Re~er ~o smoller ske~ch oc: on ~xample of how to complete the larger sketch. What were the weather conditions :ot the time you saw the object? CLOUDS(Circle One) a. Clear sky e. Scattered:clouds d. Thick or h ~avy:cfouds ~ WEA "('HER {'Circle OneJ : b . fog,.mist, or.light:rain c . Moderate or :heavy .rain e. Oon~t remember 35. When:andto whom did you re~ th'at,you:hodrseetJ.the object? . Ooy Month Yeor 36. Was anyone else with you.ot thetime you. saw the object? (Circle One} 36. 1 IF you answered YES, did they ... the object too? (Circle One) 36.2 P!ense list their names.ond addresses: 37. Wos this the first time that you had uen an object or objects like,.this? (Circle One) 39. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) @ No 40. Do you think you.can estimate how for.awoy from you the object was? (Circ/e.One) Yes No IF you.answered YES,.then.how for.ow~y woul4 you.say it was? /o, oov p ( ,. Pf' t'- 41. Please give the following information.about yourself: TELEPHONE NlJMBE! lndlcote.~ny.additlo')PIh.fo/motion a.bout yourself, includln~ any educotion,.which.might:be psrtinent. HLJ,h . v~(J ( q-r&\vL~ /e 42. Date you.completed.thls questionnaire: