PROJECT 10073 RECORD rt. DA. TE-~ TIME ~ROUP 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ):) Minutes f.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground- Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 2. LOCATION Belleville, Illinois 10. CONCLUSION Astro (SPICA & Dfl~EBOLA) SPICA at 240 doe nzimuth, 15 deg elevation. DENEBOlA at 277 de.g azimuth. 15 rlcp, clevntion 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS Observer noted bro concsh'l.-.!d object in the eouth'dcstern sky, t travel in ony direction during the observation. Object had r ed, gr em, curl blue lights mining brigjlt and dim. The objects were appr oxi.rl:"ltely 24" wide and were about one mile apart. The objects were watered for approximately 30 minutes befor e the observers left the area, The intonation which you provided in your letter of August l is inau:tt'icient to aubatentiate a valid explanatioo for what you observed. Request you coapl.ete the attached Fl'D Form 164 to aid in evaluation and return to the Of'f'1c:e of Information, Oi'fice Secretary of the Air Force, The Washington, D. c. 20330. I n reVieving your plan f or "air boys" to guide airplanes to their landing_, I :feel that you shoul.d submit your plan to the r~ational Acdemy o.r Sciencea, National Research Council, Attn: O:ftice of Information, 21.01 Conatitution Avenue, N. w., Washington, D. c. 2o41B~ This o:ft1ce, on national level, haa the responsibility for evaluat1ns new theoretical pro~aala and inventions. Thank you for your letter; I hope you Will .find the above int'ormat1on helpful. Belleville, Illinois 62221 Sincerely, GEOIGII P. L t Col.aa s l, USAr Ci. v:U Branch Coumi ty Bel a tiona D1 vis1oo otr1c:e of Information 1 U.S. AIR FORCE 1 ECHNICA.l INFORM/I. TlON . This questionnaire hos been prepared 10 that you con 9ive the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible <.onceming the .unidentiAed 081'ial phenomenon that you hove observed. try 'to answer os many que stions as you possibly can. The lnfonnatlon that you give will be used for Teseorch purposes. Your nome will not be used in con~ w ith any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We req Mt this per$0ft0l informa tion so that if it is deemed nec8$Sary, we may contact you fo r further detail'- :1. When d id you see the~ 2 . Time of day: "" i, !;' t! 1 (Circle One): lVu 0 A.M. Time Zone: (Circle OneJ(f (Circle Otte) c. Mountain d . Pacific 4. Where were you when you sow the object? Nearest Postal Addreu City or Town Slale or Counly .5 . -How long wos object in t ight? (Total Duration) a . Certain ; b . failiy -certain ;, Hours Minutes Seconds .._._ c. Not very sure " :; ~ .Just a g uess .,. _ ~ . .5.2 Wol object in >$ight continuou,ly? 6 . _Whahtal the condition of the.slcy? o . . 6right . NIGHT ~g.-jrj&ht b . Clou(fy' 7. IF you saw the object d uring DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): o . In front of you In bock of you To your left e . Overheod c. To your right f. Don't re member FTD O CT 62 164 This form ~upersedes FTO 164, jul 61, which is obsolete . "8. IF you sow the object <II NIGHr, what did you notice concerning the STARS onc:l MOON? ,,.,!;$ ,,._ ,.. : Q, Bright moonlight ~ '~ ~ d . Don1 remom~r c. No moonlight-pitch dar4c" "!' i;~!; : 9. What were the 'Neothar cot:ditions ot the time you IGW the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): C:Cieor I!'C c. Scattered cloud1 d. Thick or heavy clouds 10. The object appeared: (Circle Orte): a . Solid b. Tron1porent WEATHERi Cifct. OM): b. fog, mist, or~t rain c. Modero1e or heavy rain 11. If it appeared as o light, wos it brighte r than the brightest stars? (Circle One): c. About the some d . Don't lcnow I 1.1 Compore b rightness to some-common object: 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): a . Fu.c~ or blurred Q . Lilce a bright stor) c . Sharply outlined d . Don't 'emember 13. Did the object: Appear to stand still ut ony time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any tl.ne? c. 8reolc up into pc1rts or explode? d . Give off smoke? Change brightness? f. Change ~hope? g. Flash or fliclcer? h. Di~ppeor a nd r.appeor? (Circle One for eocn question) ,. Oon'tltnow . Don'1-know Don't lcnow Don't know Don't lcnow Don' t lcnow Don't know . OfficiaiU.S. Air Fore 14. Dic:lthe objectditoppear while you -re watching it? If so, how? "' 15. Dic:l th .. object ,_, behind something at any time, porticularly o cloud? (Circle One-)t ' : , Yes Don' t know. IF you on-,.d YES, then tell what Did the object move in front of something a t any time, porticula rly a cloud? (Circle One}r ~ D<ln't know. IF you omwered YES, then tell whol 17. Tell in o few warda the following thing about the object r1t ,;,h to kn-t!W Oltgllor size. Hold o match-srick at arm' s length in line with.a !mown object and nato how much of the - o~ it co cered b)> 1fM h.od of the mcnch. If yew had performed this experimeM. oJ !fie> lime of the sighting, how mudo of t+te object" would ho bun covered by the march head? Draw a pictwe that. will show the 5hape of the object or objects. labef and indude in your skekh any details of the object that you sow such as wlft9J,..protnJsion, etc., and etpeciolly-exhovst trails or vapor trails. Place a n arrow beside the drawing to ~aw the dlrltdlon the object wos moving. e UFO form continued 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? ' ..... IF-you answered YES, t~ert 'what speed would yov estimate?_ .. 21. Do you mink you con e'itimote how fa6-away from you tneobje-ctwas? ,IF. yo > answered YES, then how faraway would yO<J say it was?------'---- 22. Where wto~u locoreJ.~o;;;~ri"~fe~"-t (Circf,.,One): a . Inside a building .f~ the busineus~tion of a city? ~n the ~esidentia~ secti,on o_f o dty? b. In ctcar c. In open c ountryside? d. In on airplane (type) d . Near on a irfield? Flying over a city? f. Flying ov~ open country? 24. IF" you - MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBilE or o ther vehicle at me time, then complete lf1. foUowing question~ 24. 1 What direction we,..you-.~"97 (Ciftle One) o. ortheost 24.2 He-fast .._,,.,rou. moving? miles per hour. 25. Did you ob~erve tne object 1hrough.ony of the-following? o. Eyeglasses b. s;n91au~ c:-Wind~hield d . Window glau e. AtnOCUiars -- . f. Telescope g. Tfindolite Z6. In order rt.ot you con give as cl&ar-o picture a s possible o f 'whot you saw, describe in your own worcn o comm~n o bjO<.t or ob- je crs which, when placed up irl me sky; would give me sarne appearance as "' object which you 'ow. UFO form continued 30. Hove you ever SMn this, oro similar object before. If so g ive dote or dotes and location. 31. Wos anyone else with yo~ a t the time. you saw the'objac:t? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, d id they s-the object too? (Circle On) Yes No 31.2 Please list their names and oddretMS: 32. Please g ive the following infOtmotion obout your1elf: lndicotany additional informotiofl.about ycwrself, including ony special experience , which might bo pertinent; 33. When and to whom d id you repert1hot you hod seen the objttct't f ,,\( Official U.S. Air Force 27. In lhe following sketch, imogine that you a re ot lhe point shown. Place on " A" on the curved line to show ho w high the object was above th e horizolt (skyline) when you first sow it. Place o "8" on the some curved line to show how high the object was , above the horizon (skylin) when you fast sow it. Place on "A" on the compas,s whe n you fitst sow lt. Place o "!\"on the com ,,. paiS when you lost saw th object., 28.. Draw o picture that wilt show the motion that the object or o bjects mode. Place on " A" at the b.ginning of lhe path, o "8" at .., .er....iohh.~oAdw Cln)' chonget in direction during lhe course. Claw o:pic:lure-of haw,.,.., oratrged, and puhln o11ow to show lhe d irec:ticm tl.at they~ traveling. UFO form continued U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION ThiJ queJtionnoire hoJ been preporecl 10 thot you con give the U.S. Air Force OJ much informotion 01 ponible conce rning the unidentified oeriol phenomenon that you have ob~W~rved. Ploase try to on.wer os mony questions os you ponibly can. The information tho t you g ive will be used for reseorch purposes. Your nome will not be uMtd in connection wtth any stotements, conclusion~. or publicotions without your permission. We request this personol informo1ion 10 thot if it is dttemed necenory, we moy contoct you for further detoih. 1. When d id you see the object? 2. Time of doy: 9' ~ G c> 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a . ffe!stein':) b. 't:!nlrol c. Mountoin d . Pocific 4. Where were you when you sow (Circle One)r (Circle One): a . ht So ing:::> b. Stan ord City or Town State or County S. How long wo1 object in sight? (Totol Duration) tlours Minute Second c. Not very sure d. Justo gueu S.l How wos time in sight determined? ------------------~ 5.2 Wos object in sight continuously? 6. Whet wos tho cond ition of the sky? 7. IF you sow the object during DAYliGHT, where wos the SUN loco ted os you looked ot 1he object? (Circle One): o . In front of you In bock of you To your left e . Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 This form supeors~d~s f'TD 164. JUI 61, which ts obsolete. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give t h e U.S. Air Force a s much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try t o answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will ba used for research purposes. Your name w i lt not be used in conne c t ion with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal infor mat ion s o that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. When did you see the object ? 2. Time of day: Hour Minutes I 1 Pr fll ~-'I~' 'It (Circle One): 3 . Time Zone: (Circle One): o. Eastern c. Mountain d . Pacific 4. Where were you when you sow the obje ct? Nearest Poota l Address 5. H ow long was ob1ect in sight? (Total ::>ur o tion) o . Certa in b. Fairly certain 5.1 H ow was time In sight determined? 5.2 Was object in s ight continuously? 6. What we:; the condition of th e sky? (Circle One): CcW Daylight Saving b. Standard City o r Town State or County (a~ Bright )(. Cloudy 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located oo; y ou looked at the object? (Circle One): FTD OCT 62 164 a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your right d. To your lef~ e. Overhead f. D on't remember Thlo form oup~ roedeo FTT> 164 , Jul 6 t, whlc!l l o obaolete . IF you $OW the object at NIGiiT, whet d id y o u notice concerning 11\e STARS and MOON? ~ 1 .;~"..; ".: -8. 1 STARS (Circle One): a . Bright moonlight '-: -fi/ ~ ~ . c. No moonl~t-pitch doric : : d . Don't remember ' . d . Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions ot the time you 10w the o!,ject? WEATHER (Circle One)t b. Fog, mist, livht rain c. Scattered clouds c. Moderot. or hecrvy rain d . Thiele or heavy clouds object appeared: (Circle One): " Transparent