Rossburg Ohio — August 1966

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD . 1. DATe T .'ME \;~OUP 2. LOCATION . '-NUMBER OF OaJECTS Ro~urg, Ohio (5 witnesses) 10. CONCLUSION Astro (S/P) ./ ~ ~apella -35 azimuth -8 elevation. 1 5. LENGTH OF OoSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS minutes Object was alternat.ing red, 01-eenish-blue, & wh.~te colors. ~--------------------~ Appeared to be round and oval. Stationary. ObJect just faded 6. TYPE OF oesERVATION out of view. Observed object through binoculars. Object Ground Vis,Jal Bx flashed & flickered, disappeared & reappeared, also changed brightness. Obaerver stated object was very far away. 8. Pt1CT::s 9. PHYSICAL E VI :>EHCE U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL 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 phenomenon 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 stcitenrents, conc!usions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal informati,on--so thot iF it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detoi Is. ... ~ - - ~,. 1. When did you see the obiect? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): (Circl~ OneJ:C:;:)Daylight Saving) 3. Time Zone: (Circle One):f a .. /t:ostern 'b: Central c. Mour.tain d. Poe i i i = 4. Where were y ou w !!-y_ou object?? Nearest Posta I Addre,_.. City or Town 5. How bng wos object in sight? (Tot a l :Juration) a. Certain c. Not very sure ( o. , Fo!rly certain Just a guess How wes !ime in sight determined? Was obj~et !n s ight continuously? 6. What was the cone it ion of the sky? a. Bright a. Bright b. Cloudy b. Cloudy State or Cunty 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? d . To your left e. Overhead . f. Don't remember (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right FTD OCT 62 164 Thla form auperaedea FTn 164 Jul 61, which la obao1ete. 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): a. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): CJ~. Bright moonlight (~;)Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS ( Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): ~) Clear s~y D." Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow e. Don't remember 10. The object :lppeared: ( ~,.~ Solid b. Tronspc.r~nt (Circle One): d. As a I ight e. o~ 't remember 11. If it appeor e d os a light, was it bri; hter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): ( a. / orr; ter \.;(.' Dimmer 12. The edges of the object were: c. About the same d. Don't know (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a briyht stor = Sharply out I ined ~-Don't rememb~r Did the object: (Circle One for each question) Appear t~ stand still at any time? Don't know b. Suddenly speed up ond rush away at any time? Don't know Break up into ports or explode? Don't know Give off smoke? Don't know Change brigf1tness? Don't know es ... Change shape? Don't know Flash or flicker? Don't know Disappear and reappear? Don't know Did the obiect di sappeor while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did th~ object move behi"d something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One); it moved behind: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the object move in front of something ot any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes (N;; -", Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Te II in o iew words the following th in9s about the object: We w ts h t o ~r~ow the angular s ize. !-;,:)ld a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how the cbject is covered by t h e head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, !--ow much of the object ....,ould have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a pict1Jr~ rh~:r wi ll show t he s h a pe of the obiect or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the ob!e c .. t~ot 'fOU saw such a s wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an crr~w ~side the drawi:-~g t o show the direction the obiect was moving. 20. Do you think you con estimate the spoed of the object? (C ire le One) IF you cnswere~ YES, then what speed would you estimate? ~-------------- 21. Do you think y~u con estimate how fer away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you ~nswered YES, then how far cway would you say it was?------ --- ---- 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (C ire Je One): 23. Were you (Circle One) a. Inside o building o. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? e. Flying over a city? (c.) In open countryside? ' d. Near on airfield? b. In a cor d. In on o ir;:done (type) e. At sea f. Flying over open country? IF you weie .v.OVING IN AN AUTOMOSILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 \'ihat d irection were you mov!ng? (Circle One) a. Nortl c. Eost e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 24.2 How fost were you moving? _.miles per hour. 24.3 Did y :JIJ stop ot any time wh i ie you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Did you observe the object through on;;-..Q,f the following? b. Sun g!csses c. rn Silt e ":i e. B inocu Iars f. Telescope g. Theodolite h. Northwest d. Window ; .c:ss In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your own words a common object or obje.-:ts which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you sow. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A .. on the curved I ine to show how the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the some curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. Place on "A" on the compass when you f irst sow it. Place a "8" on the compass where you last sow the obiect. 28. Draw o pic~ure that will show the m~tion that the obiect or obiects mode. Place on "A" at the beginning of the path, a "5" ot th~ end of the path, and s!eu~ ~ny changes in direction during the course 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? --.L-~:;..._+------ Drow a pi:tu re of how they were arronged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Have you ever seen this, oro similar object before. If so give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyone ~lse 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 P Ieese I ist their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: Indicate any odditional information cbout yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent 33. When and to ... +,,"": d id you report that you hod seen the object? Month Year ~. 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 yo!Jr sighting.