1. DATE TIMf;~ROUP 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 hr & 3 minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual Bx 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PROJECT 10073 RECORD Centerville, ( 2 w1 tnesee'l) CONCLUSION Astra (Castor) 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Castor was setting at 312 AZ Observers snw cieJlr type ornnge colored object in the NW sky. ObJect was vicvcd for about. one hour. In this time object moved downward nhout 6 dcp;rccs and slowly dio- nppP.ared as two snu-ccrn (turned u,poide down) put close FTD SE P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) Pr .. loua ediUon or thl form.,.,. b U01114. d. I F you sow the ob1ect ot NIGHT, what did you notice conc:erning the STARS end MOON? 8.1 STARS( C irc/eOne): 8.2 MOON (Ctrcle One): o . Bright moon I ight b . Dull moonlight c . No moonlight-pitch dark d , Don ' t remember d . Don't reme mbe r 9. What were the weather conditions ot the time you saw the obje c t ? 10. The obje c t appeared: ' C ircle One ): T ronsparent d. As a light -t ,-;member 11. If it oppe o red os o li sn ..,os i t br ighter tl,an the brightest stars? (Circle One): o . Br ighrer c . About th e same Don't know Com,Pore brightness to some common o bject : 12. The edge s of t he obiec ....,~r~: (Circle One): o. ~u:z:::y or blurred b. L 1:.Ce o briy~t ~tor c. 9,-o ro ly outline d d. Don't reme mber 13. Did the object: (Circle One for each que s tion) Appear r.:~ stand stdl o t any t ime ? Yes Don't know Suddenly speed up end rush a way at any t ime ? Yes No Don't kno w Break up into ports o r e xplode ? Ye s No Don't kn o w Give off o;m alee ? Yes No Don't kno w e. Change brightness? Don ' t kno w Change shape? Don't know Flash o r flicker? Yes No Don't kno w Disappear and reappe a r? Yes No 14. Did the ob1ect disappear while you were watching it ? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behil"'d something ot any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Ye~ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved beh 1nd: 16. Did the object IT'ove i,., front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what (C ire /e One): 17. Tell in a few words rne follow ing things about the object: 18. We wish to know he ~rgulcr s1ze. Hold o match s tick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the ob1ect I S :ov~ red by the head of the match. If you hod performed th is experiment at the time of the sighting, how much or "-e obtect would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that w tll show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the obtect tf.at you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow besid e tne drawing to show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you thtnk you c o n estimate the speed of the object? IF you answered YES, t he n what speed would you est1mote? 21. Do you think you con estimate how fo r owoy from you t h e object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy i t was? 22. Where were you lo.:::ted when you saw the object? (C irc:/e One): o Inside o building b. In o cor In on airplane (tyoe) 23. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of o city? In the residential section of o city? c. In open countryside? Near on airfield? e. Flying over o city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle a t the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What d irection were you moving? (Circle One ) e . South g . West b. Nort h eo st d . Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fosr w~re you moving? Jll,.,i le s oer hour. 24.3 Did you stop a t any t sme while you were looking a t the object ? (Circle One ) Yes No Did you observe the object t hrough any of th e following? Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binocular s Yes No b. Sun glosses Yes Telescope Yes No Windshie ld Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No indow gloss Yes No h . 26. In order that you ccn g ive as clear o picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your own words o common ob,ect or obtects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some oopeoronce as the object which you sow 27. In the followin g sketch, imog ine that you ore at the point shown. Place an "A" on th e curved I ine to show how h igh the obje c t was above th e horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the some curved line to show how h igh the object was above the horizon {skyline ) when you lost sow it . Pbc e on "A" on the compass when you f irst saw it. Place o "B" o n the compass where you last saw the object. 28. O row o p icture that w i II show the motion tha t the object or objects made. Place on "A" at the beginning of the path, o "B" at the end of the path, and sf.u;. .:.ny changes in direction during the course. , 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ----------- Draw a picture of how they w!!lre arranged, ond put on arrow to show the d irection that they were traveling 30. Hove you ever seen this, or a simi lor object be for~. If so giv" dare or dates und loca tion. 31. .Vas anyone .els e with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes No 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes l ist their names and addresses: 32. Please give the followi information about yourself: F irst Nome TE LE PHOI'IE t lUMBE indicate uny Jddittono .,,~r rot ton about :-oJrseh, tncluding any spec tal e.<perience, ..,htch mtght be pertinent . ?3. Nhen and to whom did you re port that you hod seen the object' Ooy Month Y eor 34. Date you complet&d this quest1onnoire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which i s not adequat&ly covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your s ighting. q Jul y 66 Convers at..ion b~tween Lt. Na.rley and t ook plac e on a b e ve nate . i d tha t ebject was orange a s compar e d t o the s tars . C~,j~ct moved down- Hard abeu~ 6 de~rees during the Qb serva t i on. U.S. AIR FORCE TECiiNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Forc e as much in formation as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give w i ll be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connec tion with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information s o that if i t is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see t he object? Hour Minutes (Circle One): \.4onth Yeor 3. T ime Zone: ( Ctrcle Cre.l o . t:astem (Circle One): a. Day I ight Saving b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific_ 4. Where were you wher: vou :;.:Jw the obje c t ? o sto I ;.oc::'" s s 5. how lon g was obtect ir. sasrt? {Toto! Duration) b. Fairly C!HTO' "l C h y or Town c. Not very sure a:-Just a guess Stote or Ceunty 5.2 Was object in sigrn col"tJnuously? 6. What was the condition of t:1e sky? a . Bright 7. IF you sow the obje c t duril"g DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked a t the object? (Circle One ): a . In front of y ou b. In bock of you c . T o your right d. To your left e . Overheod f. Don ' t remember FTD OCT 61 16d 8 . IF you sow the obtect at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8. 1 STARS(CircleOne): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o . Bright moonlight .Q~ QUJfJ;,;onlight c:-MOiiY c . No moonlight-pitch dark d . Don'f remember d . Don't remember 9. What were t he weather conditions a t the time you saw the object? C LOUDS (C1rcle One ): WEATHER (Circle One): a . Clear sky ~,mist, o r light rain c . Scatt;;ed c I ouds c . Moderate or heavy rain d . Thick o r heavy clouds d. Snow e . Don't remember The object appeared: ( C ircle On.e): . a So I id Transparent Don't remember 11. If it appeared cs o light, was it br ighter thon th!! brtg-,es r 1a r ;? ( C trcle One}: o_. Br ighter c. About th e sorre b. Dimmer d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness t o some common object: 12. The edge s of the object were: (C ir::le One): o . Fuzzy o r blurre d Like a br iyht star d . Don't remember Did the object: (Circle One for each question) o. A.ooecr to stand still ot any time? Don't know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away a t any time? Don't know Brec~ uo into ports o r explode? Don't know Give off smoke? , No Don't know Ch:::nge br ightness? Don't know f. Change shape? Don't know Flash o r flicker ? Don't know h. Disappear and reappear? Don' t know 14. Did the ob je c t disapoeor while you were w_o tching it? If so, how? 15. D id the object move behind something at any time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One); Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behin d : 16. Did the abtect move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: 17. Tell in o few words the following things about the obje c t : 13. 'J/e w 1sh tot-now rh e org:.;br s ize. Hold o !T'Otch stic~ o r arm's length in line with a known obtect and note how much of rhe ob,ect I S .:.:lv e red by the head or -~e match. If you hod performed this experiment at the t i me of the s ighting, how rruch of t he obtect would hove been covered by the matc h head? 19. Draw o picture that w i ll show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that 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 estimpte the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes ~ IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the ob ject was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? ---------- 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (C ire le One): 23. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of a city? a. Ins ide a building In the residential section of a city ? b. In a car In open countryside? c. Out door.s d. Near on a irfield? In an a irplane (type) e. Flying over a city ? Flying over open country? 2.c1. IF you were MOVING IN AN ~UTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the t i me, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One ) c. East e. South b. Northeo'st d . Southeast f. Southwest h . Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? --------"'mi les oer hour. 24.3 Did you stoo at any time while you were looking at the object ? (Circle One) Yes Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses (No Binoculars Sun glasses Yes f. Windshield Theodolite Window glass h. Other - 26. In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own w ords a common o b ject or obiects which, whe n placed up in t he sky would give the some appearance os the object which you sow 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how the ob1ect was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place o "B" on the same curved l ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you /est sow it. Place on "A" on the compass when you first sow it . Place a "B" on the compass where you last sow the object. Oraw o picture that will s how the motion that the object o r objects made . Place on "A" at the beginning of the poth, a "B" at tne end of the path, and s!,~.~ .. .:.ny :hanges in directton during the course. 29. IF there was MORE TI-'AN 0:-oE object, then how many were there? ------------ Drow a picture of how tney ..,ere arranged, on~ put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 30. Have you ever seen tns, or a s imilar ob1e c t before. If so give dote o r dotes and location. 31. Was anyone else with you a t the time you sow the object ? (Circle One) No 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? ( Circle One) No 32. Please give the follow in g information about yourself: F irst Nome TElEPHONE NUM6E ~ Indicate any odoit ional infarnotion about yourself, in c lud ing any special experience, which might be pertinent . 33. 'Hhen and t o wn :)rr d id you report that you hcd It' t , Zd seen the oSj ect? 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which i s not adequately covered in t ho specific points of the questionno ire or a narrative explanation of your sighting. U.S. AIR FORCE TECi1NICAL IN FORMATION Thi s questionnaire has been prepare d so that you con g ive the U.S. A ir Force as much on os possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer ~s many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give w ill be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connecti on w ith any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personol information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details . 1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): Time Zone: (Circle On e ): a. (Circle O n e ): Daylight Saving Central b. Standard d. Poe if ic 4. Where were you when fOU sow the object? Nearest Postal Addr'!s s , City or T o w n Stote or County 5. How long was object i n sight? (Totol D urat on) Hours Minute 5 Seconds a . Certain c . Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.1 How was time in s isht determined?----------------------- 5.2 Was object in s ight continuously? 6. What was the condit ion of the sky? b. Clol)gy 7. IF you sow the object during D AYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. Toyourright d . To your left e . Overhead f. Don't remember