PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1 ... DA 1.E , TIME GROUP 4. NUMBER OF OB.iECTS 2. LOCATION . . I 10. CONCLUSION Astro (Hl~TIDH) 5. LENGTH OP: OBSERVATION 11. IRtl,. IUM114AftV AND ANAI\.YIII 4 S<)Concls 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION rrrounrl-Visu 3.1 8. PttOTOS 9. PH,' SICAL EVIOEHCE OhserveJ."'S no!.cc~ r ow :d no~c, lu llt.~t sh(lp cd, blue t.:recn oc<; c t, that had a bl unt J':: t l"' .i l.! . rJ vapor or e xtended ionizr1 t.i or, W1 ite r in color tli;li& J1c s i de. Trailir were four ca. s t i .1 ~t. bright red brok''~1 lin~n ;J.n t..C.cn ht spurtine. PN~lo\11 tdlu~ of thla foaa .. , w ued. c7> RED TRAIL Of FLNv1E C().iPAIH TO KETO ROCKET TRAIL OF FOUR RETO ROCKETS PAGE 2 RUWH~ -~ 7 3 UNCLAS <~> TRAVILING WEST TO NORTH EAST BETWEEN NATIONAL CITY ANU CHULA VIST CALif APPEAHED TO BE DECENDING AND LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD L A'JD IN THE DESERT. S. : 1> N I GHi OasERV AT I Q'J (4) DECEN~ING FOR LA~DING <6> APPROX fOUR MIN C. C 1) GROUND-vISUAL E. 1009 NATIO AL J..VE, NATIONAL CITV, CALIF UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSIFIED DIPAIJMINf Of 1111 All FOIG Riff MUSAM IIANCH INCOMINI MESSAGI X0?-1, XOPX-2, A:.:TAFOS-, NIN-7, DIA-l ADV CY DIA. PFTU JAW RUC:DQX 0604 2310944-UUUU--RUEOHQA. FM 7~1 RADRON MT LAGUNA If'S CALIF T 0 R U EO H Q fl H 0 US AF ( -FN I N) WASH 0 C I Nr 0 RUEDn ~.!\"SECRETARY OF THE AF CS AF 01) LASH DC RUW.iFV W H n AJC ENT AF B COLO RU'c'4HSEV ~tNR H ~I LTON AF B CALl F RU'NHHW27TH ADIV LUKE AFB ARI Z UNCLAS/75100P 0178 AUG 66. FOLLOWING REPORT lS suBMITTEJ IN ACCORDANCE WliH ~FR 200-2 PARA 14. BASIC REPORTING DATA ANU FOHMAT~r-- 1. < 1) S IM UL - i C US M A.'JNEO SPACE V ECH I LE < 3 > S I LV ER W I T H BL UE/ GREEN I N 0 N I Z AT I ON THAI L UNCWSIFIED EVENING TIUIUHE San Diego, Friday, August I 9, I 966 NEWS FROM OTHER STATES PitTSBURGH (UPI)-A . meteor so bright it cast shad- ows flashing through the sky over western Pennsylvania and Ohio early today. fright ening hundreds of persons. Spokesmen at the Allegheny Observatory and the Buhl Planetarium here said the meteor was of a brightness mea:;ured at minus-six magni- tude, "the brightest possible." "It lit up the area like a flashbulb," the spokesman Police reported receiving more than 250 telephone calls within 20 minutes of the mete- or's passing. A spokesman at Lockbourne Air Force Base near Colum- bus, Ohio, also reported the base received numerous calls . The Allegheny Observatory said the meteor appeared in the sky at 12:55 a.m. "The tail was visible for four seeonds, and it changed in color from white to blue to orange," the observatory Initial reports indicated was visible over an or more than 150 sqqare miles. It moved in a north- westerly direction, from southeast here in Westmore- land County to as far west as Columbus. ' Observatory spokesmen said the meteor probably burned up in the earth's at mospherl!. They said they re- ceived no reports of its strik- ing the earth. In Ohio, residents jn the cities of Warren, Akron, Can- ton, Columbus, Jackson and :\lar!on reported sighting the bright flash. New Mexico CARLSBAD ( AP)-National A tmospherie Research offi. cials . are searching this southeast New Mexico area for instruments that were lost after bein& released from a . balloon at 135,000 feet alli tude over west Texas .. A trackinr pilot for the Re- search Center at Palestine, Tex., Robert Keller, said yes tcrday the balloon was launched Aug. 7 and the In- strument package for atmo- spheric research was r.eleased . under a parachute over-Mid . , land, Tex., ~bou~ 150. miles \- -~ here. Keller said a 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 ~s you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, eonc1us ions, or publications without your permision. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, .we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the object? 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): (Circle One): b. Standard - ( C irde OneJ: o. Eastern b. Centror d.\. pa iiic) 4 . Where were you when you sow the object? Nearest Postal Acldr City or Town 0 S. How long wos object in sight? (To~l Duration) (a. Certoi11 b. Fe irly certain 5.1 How was time in sight determined? 5.2 Was cbjeet i~ s ight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? Hours Minutes Seconcls c. Not very sure d. Just a guess ~ p 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locoted as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In baclc of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTO OCT 62 164 Thla form aup,.,.,.,.,.. FTn lfi4, Jul f\1, which ta obaolete. 8. IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what did you netic~ co.ct'rning the 5TARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOO~ (Circle One): a. Bright moon I ight b.( D~ll ;,;oo-tiTtghD . c. No moon lfgrt-pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What were the wenther conditions at the time you saw th~ object? WEATHER (Circle One): b.Pifieifili_tftCit:IIQtit..Y~ f n c. Moderot" nr heavy rain 10. The object oopeared: (Circle One): ~::=:-..,. ~ ., e. Don't rememberv -,/ b. Trons~.::re~t 11. If it op;:>eored as a ligh~, was it brighter than the brightest !tors? (Circle One}: a. orighte0 12. The edges of the obiec:t were: (C ire /e Q:;e ): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. , l ik~ r: bri.J._ht s tar d . D;)r't remember 13. Did the object: Appear to stand still nt any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Break up into ports or exolode? _,~ , Change br~ght.,~ss? / ... # '' , Flash or fl iclcer? -- Disappear and r"appecr? Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't lcnow Don't know it mov!!d behind: 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circ:le One): (i;} No Don't Know IF you answe1red YES, thentell wh b. C o lor 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 much of the object is covered by the heed 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? 19. Draw a pictur., 'hat w i ll show the shape of the obiect or obiects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object thet y~u saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow =e s ide the drawing t o s how the direction the obiect was moving. 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the obiect? : (Circle One) rYes ) No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ''> - .:1f ;~--r.A!>..,.A r:,, Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? . (Cirde One) "Yey No. . I t1o t9l /Jt tfh-e/ IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 22. Where were you located when you saw the obiect? (C ire le One): 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? a. ln~i a building b. In the residential ~ection of a city? cCJn op~!l c unt: d~ej) c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield? d. In on a irplane (type) e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 'Nhat direction were you moving? (Circle One) c. East e. South d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.3 Did y ou stop at any time wh ife y ou were looking at the obiect? (C ire /e One) Yes Did you observ!!t the object through any of the following? Eyeglcsses Yes No e. Binoculars b. Sun g lo s ses Yes No f. Windsh ie id g. Theodolite Yes Windo"'f g!oss In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common obiect or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the obiect which you saw 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 obiect 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 (sky I ine) when you last saw it. Place an "A,. on the compass when you lirst sow it. Place a "B" on the compass where you lost saw the obiect 23. Draw a prctur~ that wi II show the motion t hat the object or obiects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the poth, a "B" c1 the end ~tf the path, ond s!.v" uny c:honges 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 on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyone ~lse with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you cnswered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 32. Please give the following information about yourself: Middle Nome TE LE PHON= NUMBE 3A. Date you completed this questionnaire: