Columbus Mississippi — June 1966

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Keywords: paint, circle, ptcture, ob1ect, insufficir, 1luati, inf1rr, 10ltion, oiiilt, laili, cyllndl, nhont, colwnbut, mlnuli, witn9, celvcd, nalyois, fndlc, estmot, vehecl, blloweng, dlsonoeor, rrorion, ndcote, oerttne
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 11. Dt. 1E T IME GROUP 2. LOCATION 10, CONCLUSION Civilian t-'~.l,...,, t-- -----------ll/15 Insufficir.-nt r!ata r---r r:v;1luati n ot. NliHP.tR. 0~ OBJ ECTS Add iti n:cl inf1rr:10ltion quested fr m witne!ls, but t date thi:. 11:.:-n'"'v '" r b,..,.n received. \-lith the existing 'i, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION vi"ual-'1 minutes radar-4 minute~ f>. 1 YPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual (Radar) Sto. t l OIIIlT J 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. lAili~! I UMMA"Y i'Nn ANAl VAl Objt!Ct wAn cyllndl"l' in :1hape, one foot in .i.ameter and nhont t wo f l"l"l. l onP,. <h.l,.ct. wn~ bnni.cnlly gret"n in color hu t hnrl n l ' l"d 1 iP.hl o n t..op t,hnt. nppenred to I'Otf\ te. T lrr' I ... d l I t:h t lo/Oil Ld d I !Jn rpet~l I\ t. rer,ulnr I ntl"va l~. (JI .l tHt 1111!1 p l c:kl"n up hy Colwnbut' HAPCON but f lHil"d from v\l"w ln rollt' mlnuLI'!s . There wer e aircraft 1n l.he o rl"n h<JWI"vr-r non~": .<~t / 0,000 fr-et where t.h~ t"nda r had a paint. Other radar in th,. ar~a failed to paint an object . Witn9 was t o forw;~ rd a rrr::.H'n~l account of the vi3ual sis:!htinR but to dat,. has not. r ,.celvcd nuch. lt:l.dar a nalyois fndlc.ate; a fa}~l" t;or~,.t wRro '.h ... 1 ikl"ly r~ascm fer the rada1 paint. 29-Do you think y ou con estmot e the speed of the object? IF you on~wered YES, th e n what speed would you est imate? 21. Do you think you con estimate how for away from you the obje c t was? (Circle One ) IF you answered Y ::S, then how for away would you soy i t wa s ? Where were you (Circle One): loccted when you sow the object ? a. Inside a building b. In a cor c . Outdoors In on a irplane l tyoe ) 23. Were you (Circle One) a . In the business section of o city? b. In the residential section o f o city? c. In open countryside ? d . Near on airf ield? e . Flying over o city? f. F lying over open countiy? g. Other 2~. IF yotl were MOVING IN ~N .\UTOMOBILE or o ther vehecl!! at the t ime , then complete the following questions: What d~recol"' were yov moving? ( C irc:le One ) b. Nortr'!'Js d. f. Southwest h. Northwest how fos t ;.~ere you -ovng? m eles oer hour. .3 Did you stoo ::Jt any ; rrne while you W!!re looking ot t he obje c t ? Did fOU observe t,e ob1ect n rough any or me blloweng ? o . Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes Sun glosses Yes No f. T elescope Yes No \It i nd shield Yes No g. Theodolite Winoow gloss Yes No 26. In : rder "lot you con g ive as clear a picture as posseble of what you sow, describe tn your o wn words a common o b ect :::r obje cTs wl-tich, when placed up in the s~y, would give th e some appearance as the object which you sow . 14. Did the oble c t dlsonoeor wh.le you Wf'!re wa tching it? If so, how' 15. Did t h e object move be hi..,d something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know . IF you answered YES, t hen tell what it moved behind: 16. Did t h e obiecr move n front of something a t any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Yes Don' t Know . IF you answered YES, t hen tell what 1n ront or: 17. Tel l in a few words -e o i low ing th inqs about the object: 18. We w1sh to know t'1e :ll"'ou -:r s 1ze. Hold a match stick a t arm's length tn l1ne w tth a known obje c t and note how much of th e ob1ect s - oy the need o f the match . ti you ned oerformed tl-i s exoeriment at the time of the sighting, l,ow muc-:: .... -::,ect would "'ave been covered by the match heed? 19. Dra w a picture that "" " Si'O"' ;- shape of th e ob1ect or objects. Lobel and include 10 your sketch any details o f the object tho you s::.., s uet, as win9s, protrusions, e tc., and especially exhousr trails or vapor t rails. Place on cr o w be sode .,., .. :::rowing to show the direction the object was moving. 30. '-love you ever s e e n thts, or a ~tmilor obje c t before . If so gtve d o te or dotes and loca tion . 31. Wa s anyone else wi t h you at the time yo u sow th e o b je c t ? (Circle On e ) 31.1 IF y o u a n swered YES, did t h e y see the object too ? ( Circle One) 31.2 Please lisr ~heir name s and addresses: 2. ? le a s e g tve t h e ioll ow ing inf or rrorion about yourself: Los t No,..~ F rst Nome Mid d Ia Nome Cit y Z o no: Stat~ ndcote any odt1 t onol . , or - o on about yourse lf, 1r.clud ing any specia l e xpe nenc e , whtch mtght be oerttne n t . 33 . ..,..,~, ond o .,...-.,-d id you report t ha t you hod s een t h e obJe c t ? 27. In the followtng sketch, tmogtne that you ore a t the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved ltne to show !->ow high the obtect was above th e hor i zon (skyline ) when you frrst sow it. Place o "B" on the s arne curved l ine t o sho w how high t he obje c t was above the horizon (sky l ine ) whe n you lost sow tt. Place on "A" on the compass when you first sow t. Place o "B" on t he compass where you lost sow t he obtect. 2g. Orow a ptcture thor w I snow the motion that the object o r objects mode . Place an "A" a t the beginning of th path, o "B" ot ,,~ e~d .,; -e oath, and s!.u .. ~ny .:flanges tn direC.llo n during the course. 29. IF there w a s MORE T1-i.O.f'.t ONE object, then now many were th e re ? Drew a ptcture :~f r-ow-,~,. .. ere orronged, o,.: out on crrow to show th e d irection that ~hey were traveling . 35. Information which you feel pertinent and h . h . d w IC I S not a equotely covered i n th r . questionnaire or a narrativ e explanation f . h . e spec; I C pomts of the 34. Dote you c o mple te d t hi s quesflonnore : . o your s1g t 1ng. UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMNT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE Pagel of 2 ACTION: RDC-4 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, DIA-l, Nrn-7 (19) ADV CY DIA S\48 B01~FT U JA'N RUEOWXB0384 1760017-UUUU--RUEDHQA. 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