1. DATE TIME GROUP 3. SOURC E 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION Kettering, Ohio 10. CONCLUSION (Multiple ) II was passing over the orea a t lhls t ime. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 10 minutes Observers noted object which woo brighter ttmn an evening 1-6-.-TY_P_E_O_F_O_Il_SE_R_V_A_T_I_O_N star, being white t o pink :i.n color . The nize wao ahout the size of VenUD. Air Fore~ pJauc won nloo viewed during Ground visual the sightinB 9. PH Y SICAL E V IDENCE U.S. AIR fORCE TECi1t~ICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Aar Force a s much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you g ive will be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in conne c t ion w ith any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if i t is de~med necessary, we may contact you for further details. When did you see ~:1e object? Time of day: Hour Minutes (Circle One): -..ontn Y~or 3. Time Zono, c. to stern ... Centro! c . ~ountoin . :L Pacific J . .Vhere were you wher o~o:-L ;;:w tne object? f(ircle One): a. D:Jylight Saving b . Standard C 1 t f o r T own Stots or Comly 5. how long was o o jec; ! r ; 1 Total :::>uroton) Hours M n ute ~ a . Cerroi"' c . t lot verv sure b. Foir lv =ercin d. Just a guess 5.1 How was t ime in s t;r.r determined?-------------------- 5.2 Was oorecr tn s .snr c.Jnt tnuously? 6. What was the condttion of t h e sky? a . Bright b . Cloudy 7 . I F you sow th e object during DAYLIGHT, 'Nhere was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Crrcle One) a. In front of you b. In bock of you c . To your n gh t d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't re member 8. IF you saw the ob1ect 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): o . Bright moon I ight b: Dull moonlight c. No moonlight-pitch dark d. Don' t remember 9. What were t h e wea~her conditions a t the time you sow the object? C L OUDS ( C irc1e Or~): WEATHER (Circle One): o. .Clear sky b-:-Hazy b. Fog, mist, or I ight rain c . Scattered c I ouci s c. Moderate o r h eavy rain d. Thick or he~vy douds d. Snow n't remember 10. The object appea red : Circle One ): a . Solid d. A s c b. Transparent e. Don't re me mber 1 I. If it Jpoeared -" 1 - -;s r brighrer than the brightest stars? ( Circle One): a. Bn~her .:. About tne some d . Don't kno w ,, ampere br~c:;r.tr.ess :;, .i"=>me common o Ject: 12. T he ~dges of the obi~cr "'~''! (Circle One): c. F uz:y or blurred b. L i <e o ori::~ht star c. Sroroly out I ined d. 0on't re me mber 13. Did the object: a. Appear ro s-::nd s till u t any t ime? b. Suddenly speed up a nd rush away at any t ime? c.. Break up mto parts or explode ? d. Give o ff c;mo~e? e. Change braghtness? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicker? h. Disappear and rea ppear? (Circle One for each question) Don't kn ow Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know 14. Did the o b 1e c t d1sopoe or while you were watch 1ng it? If so, how? Did the ob1ect behind something a t any time, porticulorl y a cloud? (Circle One): Ye~ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what i t movt!d Se h md 16. Did the object rr-ove in front of something at any time, particularly o c loud? (Circle One ): in front o f: Don' t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Tell in o fe w words ':11! ':::l! o wino th:ngs about the obje c t : io He w1sh t o '<now the-:- -:-; <; re. rio!d a match Sl lcl( o r .:rm' s length 1n l1ne Ntln .l !mown object and note h ow much of rhe obJeC' ;. :.: oeo ':Jy the '"-ead or th e IT'atch. If you had p~rformed this ... xperiment a t the l i me o f the 3gh t ng, ho"' nuci-~7 -.. ''Jo'":: r wo uld .,ave been covered by rhe mok h head? 19. Draw a picu re thot w r s~ow m e shape of the object o r objects. Lobel and include m your sketch ony details o f the ob1ecr rat vou s c .. s~.;::::l as w1ngs, protrusions, etc., and espec10lly exhaust trai l s o r vapor trails. Place on orrow Se s :oe -~ ::rowing to show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do yo u think you con est i mat e the speed of the object? (Circle One ) Yes IF you answered YES, then what speed would you est imate? -------~. 2'1. Do you think you con estimate how for away from you the obje c t was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? ------.... '....to..~'!....'~r ....... ..:...J::..... 22. Where were you loc=te d when you sow the object? (Circle One): 23. Were you (Circle One) a . In the business section o f a city? o. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city? b. In a cor c. Outdoors y In open countryside? d. Near on airfield? In on a irplane (type) e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? f. Other 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time , t hen complete the following questions: 24.1 What direc tion were y~u moving? (Circle One) ol. South g . West b. Northe.Jst d. Southeast f. Southwest I,. Northwest 24.2 How fast ""ere you nov1ng? ---------'' iles oer hour. '2.1.3 Did you sr' o a t any t 1me ""hile you were looking :lt th e obje c t ? f C ircle One) D id you observe ,e obje c t trrough any of the Follo wing? Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes b. Sun ;losses Telescope Yes No Nir:c!sn ie ld Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No ,t(indow gloss Yes No h. Other 26. In c rde r ..,::t y~u ccn g ive as clear a picture as possible of what you sow, describe 1n your ow n words a common obt~ct o r obtects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some oopeorance os the object which you sow . 27. In t h a followng sketch, tmogine thot you o re at the point shown. Place on "A" on the cur ve d l1ne to show how high tha ob1e c t was above th e horizon {skyline ) whan you first sow it. Place a "B' on the some curved l in e t o show how h tgh tn~ ob1ect was above th., horizon (skylin e ) wha n you last sow it . Ploce o n "A" on the compass when you ftrst sow it. Place a "B" on t h e compass where you lost sow the ob1ect. 28. Urow a picture tr-o-w ~r~w t he motton that the object or obje cts mode. Place on "A" ot the beginning of the pot , o ot tn e ~no ,--.e ;lath, and s '"-... ny :honges '"dir~C:?Jon during the course. '29 IF the re wos MORE ~i-J. . )/'1:;: object, thefl how many wera there? ----------'----- Draw a ptcture of ~ow r-e v Nere arranged, and put on arrow to show the direct ion that the y were traveli ng 30. ~ave you ever seen th1s, or o s1milor object before. If so give dote or dotes and location. 31. Was anyone else w1t h you ot th e t ime you sow the o b je c t ? (C~rcle One ) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 32. Please g ive the follow ing information about yourself: Ctt y Z o n e State ,ndic :lfe any odr.r::>nol inforn-con about yourse lf, incluo1ng ony soeciol e xperrence, which mig h t be pertine nt. seen t he obJect? 34. Dote you c ompl eted thes questionnaire : Month Y ear 35. Information which you f eel p er tine nt and which i s not adequately covered in t he spe c ific points of t he questionnaire oro narrative explanation of your sighting. U.S. AIR FORCE TECi1tJICAL INFORMATION Thi s questi o nnaire has been prepared so rhat you can g ive t h e U.S . A 1r Force as muc h nformation as possible concerning the unidentified aeria l phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer os many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it i s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. l. When did you see re o b ject? 2. Time of day: 3. T ime Zone . J . Wh e r e ~>~er~ you w~->en t: :JStern \~ounto i n Hour Minutes (Circfe One): f (ircfe Onel: o. Daylight Saving ' b. Standard ( itv o r Tow n Sto '" or C o ; nry 5. h o w iong was o:>t ec: :-. 1 T o to I D, o roon} Minutes Seconds c . tlot very s ure d. J ust a guess 5.2 Was obje c r in s gr r :~ntinuously? 6. What was the con d i tion o f th e sky? ,_0'. Bright b. C loudy 7. IF y o u sow th e object durin g DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN lo cated os yo u looked at the object? I Circle One): a. In front of you d . T o your left b . In bock o F you e. Overhead c . To you r right f. Don' t re membe r 8 . IF you sow the obte c t a t NIGHT, whot ded you not tee concerntng the STARS and MOON? S TARS (C,rcle One): 8.2 MOON (C,rcle One): o. B r ight moonlight A fe w b . Dull moonlig h t moonlight -p itch dar k Don't r e me mber Don't reme mb" r 9. What were the weath e r conditions at the t ime you sow the obje ct? C LOUDS ( Circle One ): WEATHER (Circle One): ( (.,or sky b . Ha z y mist, or light rain c. Scatte re d c I ouc! s c. Moderate o r heavy r a in Thic k or heavy c ::uds d. S n o w Don't reme mber 10. The o b ject appeoreo: C~rc ' e One): a . Sol id b. T ronsporent :::. Vapor d. As o lighr e. Doo't re member , i. I; u a poeored :: ~ c N JS , . breghter rnon h .. nrighte s r s ro rs" (Ctrcle One): 'J, Breghte r :::. A.bout th e se-ne b. D immer d. Don'r know Comp:u~ b,.ght,.,ess :: soi'T'e c ommon object (C ~rcle One). a. F.., z : v ::r b I u rre d b. L ~e c ori~nt star Sncr;:llv outlin e d d. i)on ' t re rrember Did th e object (Circle One for each question} Appea r t:> srond s ttll a t any time ? Do n't know Suddenly speed u p a n d ru s h away a t -:~ny t ime? Don't know Break up en to parts o r explode ? Yes No Give off smoke? Ye s Don' t know e . Change b rightness? Yes No Don' t kn o w f. Chan g e shape? g. Flash ~ Flicker? Yes No Don't know D i sapoeor o n d reopp~or? Don't know 14. Did the ob1e c t disappear while you were watchong it? If so, how ? 15. Did the ob1ect move behind something o t any time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One 1: Ye~ No Don't Know. I F you answered YES, then tell whe t it move d Sehin d: .:' 16. Did the object mov~ on front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One l: Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whet in front oi 17. Tell in a few words -e bllowrr:g tht"'QS about t he object 18. He wosh t o know t"e .:-::~o.'-:r ~ ze. Hold a match srrck at arm's length in line with a know n object and note how much of the ob1ec s ::.,~rec :>y th e h eed of rhe motel,. It tou hod performed thrs experi me n t at the trme of th e sighting, how nuc'i .; -o x ec; would L.::we been coverl"d by th e match head? 19. Draw a picture ~hot "'' sl-o w :ne sl-rope of the object or objects. Lobel ond include in your sketch any details of the object t~ot you sc...-such os wings, protrusions, etc., ond espe c ia l ly exhaust trai l s or vapor trails. Place on a r row ~sioe ... H! :::row rng to show the d irec tion the ob1ect wos moving. 20. Do you th snk you con estimate th e speed of the ob1ect? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, t hen what speed would you estimore? 21. Do you think you con estimate how for owoy from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? / 22. Where were you loc:::ted when you sow the object? (Circle One): 23. Were you (Circle One) the business section o f o city? o. Inside a building In the residential section of a city? c . In open countryside? Near on airfield? In on airplane lry:>e Flying over a city? Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING li'; :lN ~UTOMOBILE or other vehicle o t the t ime , then complete the following questions: 24.1 What d~rectson "'~'~ 'jl.. '110ving? Circle One) b. NortL,eost d . Southeast f. Southwest h . Northwest 2~.2 How fnst were > 0 1, -cv .,g? ----- 1Tlsles per hour. 24.3 Did you srop or =r~ r- e -...hi le you ""~!fe looking ct the obje c t ? (Circle 011e Oid you observe T1'! JOJe C "Hough any of th e following? a. Eyeglas ses e. Binocu Iars Sun glcsses Yes Telescope Yes No Winds;, i e ld Yes No Theodolite Yes No d. Window gloss Yes No 26. In order that you con g iv e os clear a picture os oossible o f what you sow, d escribe in your o wn words o commo n bject or obtects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the sam'!! appearance o s th e object whic h you sow 27. In t he follow ing sk~tch, 1mogne th a t you ore a t th e point shown. Plac e o n "A" on t h e curved I m e to show how htgh the o b ,e c t wa s above th e ho rizon {skyline ) whe n you first s ow it . Pla c e a " B " o n the some curved l ine t o s h ow h ow high t he ob je c t was a bove t h e hori zon (s kyl i ne ) when you la s t sow it. Place o n "A" on t he compass wh e n you ftrst s o w it. P lace a "B" on th e c ompass wh e re you last sow th e object. 28. vra w a p tc t u re that w II show th e mot ion that t he obt ect o r ob je cts mode. Place o n "A" a t the beg in rting of th pat h , 0 "B'' Of tne e nd or r e ooth, and s!.v .. o.:ly ,:;,onge s In dJTt!Ctton dur ing the c ourse . 29. IF t h e re was MO~E Tr :. N Jr--E o b te c t , t he r h:)w mar-y were t here? :l o cture o !..ow ,.., e y ..-ere arrange d , ::: ... .:l ?Ut on a rrow to show t h e direct ion tha t the y were t rovelng 30. Hove you ever seen this, oro s1milor object before. If so give date or dotes and location. 31. was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object? (Cifde One) 32. a)!!ose give t h e following 1nfor..,otion about yourself: TELEPHONE U~SE~ F srst Nom~ Middle Name nd1cote any odo1r -,na l 1ntor:mJr1on about yo~..rse r, 1nc'vd1ng any ,pec1ol e..<peri ence, ~hich mig!lr be pertinent