.. PROJECT 10073 RECORD 4. NUMBER OF OaJECTS 5. LENGTH OF 06SERVATION 4 - 5 minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual Bx 9. PHYSICAL EV!~ENCE Dayton, Ohio (two witnesses) 10. CONCLUSION Balloon (possible) V ~ 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND A,..,ALYSIS Obncrvers not,f~d whlt.c obJt!c c w! th black marking or spots on lower half. At first object appeared to be an open parachute at quite a high di.stance, but with the naked eye no strings attached. Throt1eh binoculars it reminded me of two open parachutes fastened together, with black spots on lowe half. Descri?tion ia connistent with a balloon. FTD SE P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) Prev\oue edlt.lone o f thh form mey bP mud, FiD (TDEiR)/IfL./ 9'~ f, , Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 8 August 1966 Reference your unidentified observation of 3 August 1966. received is not sufficient complete the attached FTD envelope provided. The information which we for evaluation. Request you Form 164 and return 1 t in We wish to you for reporting your observation Since1-ely, OR QunlrANII.I.A Jr, MaJor, hief, Project Blue Book 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? ' 15. Did the obiect move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes @ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: Tell in a few words the following things about the obiect: We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? :i~/ct/ eeL CG1AA"d L~efL. 19. Draw a picture that wi II show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any detai Is of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trai Is or vapor trai Is. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please li 32. Please give the following information about yourself: Middle Name TELEPHONE NUMBER Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? (l,z.~A..Uf eLi U if. o )~ In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an ,. A" on the curved I ine to show how object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon ('skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compaai when you First saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object. 28. Draw a picture that wi II show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a .. B" at the end of the path, and sl.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 were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moon I ight Dull moon I ight No moonlight-pitch dark Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions ot the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One}: o. Clear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy ro in Don't remember b. T ransporent ~ d./ As a light .... Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): G') Brighter c. About the same b. Dimmer d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): )..:~' Fuzzy or blurred Like a briyht star c. Sharply out I ined d. Don't remember 13. Did the object: a. Appear to stand still at any time? ( b. Suddenly speed u p and rush away at any time? c. Break up into ports or exolode? d. G ive off smoke'? e. Chonge brightness? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicker? h. Disappear and reappear? (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 Don't know U.S. AIR FORCE TECitNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenon:enon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name wi II not be used in connection with any staten:ents, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal inforn:ation so that if it is deen:ed necessary, we may contact you for further details 1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: 07 V (} 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): ~t:astern 6. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Day I ight Saving 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or County 5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) Hours Minutes G,)certain c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? (~./Bright 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't re11:ember FTO OCT 62 164 Thle form eupereed .. FTn 164, jul 61, which ie obeolete 14. Did the object disapoenr while you wf'!re watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move beh i,d something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: 16. Did the object movf" in front of snmething at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: 17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that wi II 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