PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION Civilit.n 4. NUMBER OF OSJ ECTS Xenia, Dayton, Ohio (Multiple) 10. CONCLUSION Astro (1,Z'EOR) ._, ~e Descriptio~ is consistne t with a meteor sighting. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6. TYPE O r oas=:~VATION Obse rvers noted bright object falling to\-tard the ground. Object a ppeared l'Jhite, blue:, orange, and red. Object lit up 9. PHYSICAL EVlO::NCE t he earth like a flash bulb. ~ r , -Prevloua eciltlona ot lhl fona may be uaed 19 Attooust 1966 Recei .;ed telephone call from Mrs. Xeni.a, Ohio. Sh~ a3d her husband saw a light down to the ground, blue-green, obse:ved it for seconds, went out before it hit the ground. Lit up ~he ~hole area. Observed at 11:50 p.m. 18 August 66, looking east. Sa.::.. she would fill ou~ Form 164 if we mailed them to her. 164 Sent R~: ~i ved a telephone call from United Press, C')2:.r:1ous Ohio. She .. ;aur.ed to know how far South and West that the meteors were seen last. night. Informed her that we had not received any :-eports as yet fro:: last night. Rece:ved a call fro~ of Huber Heights area. \~anted to y~ow if anyone had reported any meteorites last nieht, shortly before tti:::1.:..;_11:.. Object loo:-:ed like it came down real near, sa1.r it through the r.::::.o.;, sparks} a?? eared to being going N to s, she didn't kno,., who to c~..... :.::.. :-st. She ... a. s looking east when she observed object. tA..rB ~ said she would fill out a form as best as she could 10 order for se:1d it to address: Dayton, ( me:.cor f orm sent 19 August 1966). Fm EBALL REPORT Persons observing a fireball or meteor should report the Information to the American Meteor Society. The Information desired Is contained below. very brllllant meteor or fireball Is re- ported to have passed In your vicinity on at the hour of Will you please answer u fully po&ble the followlns queatlona, .ich are asked on behalf of the American Me- teor Society In order that permanent records of such phenomena may be obtained. When these r e';)orts are published each contributor whose re;x>rt ta fairly complete will be mentioned, If ( l ) Give your name and address. /'1 possible, and due credit given. It Is only by the help of those who CM give personal Information that data can be secured for the computation of tht orbSt or mttoora. Thelt data Aro of great scientUtc value and all reasonable efforts should be made to obtain them. You will be unable prob- ably to answer all questions below, but answer those you can, as they may be or the greatest ( Where were you when you saw the m ? (If the town Is small please give county as well~) U c:;_,Q -v...JJ (3) Give the date, hour and minute .when the meteor appeared;. also kind of time used. ([;~u.J 17 -; 9 t ? I 4 .. t' il .lf.IJI ~f h r~ ( 4) In what direction dld it appear (or In what direction was It first seen)? Thts Is not asking In what direction 1t was going 1 )1 ~ ;-f ,.. ~ (5 ) ln what direction did lt disappear (or In what direction was It last seen)? For questions 4 and 5, simply N, E, s, or W ts not accurate enough, unless these were the exact directions. It compass 1s used, state It; also 1f magnetic correction has been applied to compass reading (S) At what height did 1t appear? (Use degrees In answering.) {7) At what height did it disappear ? (Use degrees In answering.) (8) Did it pass directly overhead {i.e., through the zenith)? (3 i !f not, to which side of theo zen!th did It go, and how far from It? (Use degrees In answering.) (Hi I Did it appear to reach t he ho :' !zon? What sort of a horizon have yo~? 1 ~ (ll } What angle dld the pat~ o~ the meteor make with the horizon and In which dlrectlon.was ltthen ( 12} 1! you are familiar wi:h constellations describe the path of the meteor through the sky wlth ference to stars. , . (14) \V::at was the duration c-f its !light In seconds? O'f1Vvv-J-/ t"~ ~.-{'/-'V'c.C:...oJ (151 ::>escribe the train i! one was left. lllt lasted long enough to show drift, most carefully tell In at direction train drifted. Give sketch, U possible, showing this with regard to horizon (1 5~ Y..~a.t ~a.; the duration o! th~ train In aeconds ?. (17) ~i\! ycu hear any s ound? 7t..-(}:.,-How long alter seeing the meteor was It before you heard this ~:c :-cu heoar an ac tual e:yloslon? How long after seeing the explosion was It before you heard it? 1 (I S);:;. ""' color was the meteor ? t~fv::tu c-~ j ,,_--i1.-iv/ti e>( , J (19j W~a.t was the size o! the meteor? (Compare It with the Moon or with a planet or star.) (-L_., (20) Was more than one body seen before the explosion (It any)? (21) 'N!:at was condition of sky at tlme? (22) Give nif.mes and addresses of others who saw the meteor. (23) Pleas.e mall this reply to Narberth, Pennsylvania 19072 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that y.ou can give the U.S. Air Force as much etion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed Pleas~ t ry to answer as many questions as 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, concl\.:sions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. . 1. When d id you see the obiect? (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard . d. Pacific 4. Where w~e you when you saw the object? Nearest ?ostal Address City or Town state or County S. How !ong w=s object in sight? (Total Duration) Hours Minutes Seconds o. Certain c. Not very sure b. Fairl y certain d. ~ust a guess' 5.2 Wos obj in :iight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? a. ErrTglil 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thl form uP~'d Pm 164, Jul 61, whlc~ l obaolete. 8. IF you saw the obtect ot NIGHT, what did you notice co-ct-rning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle Or.e): 8.2 MOO~ (Circle One ): a. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitc h dark o~-'-:-rem~mber d. Don't remember 9. What were t weather conditions at the time you saw +he object? CLOUDS ( : i:-c/e Om): WEATHEr? (Circle On~): a. Clear skv b. Fog, ...,i:;t, or light r:Jin c. Seottere~ cloudc; c. Mod"!ri"Jt" or heavy ro in d. Thick or ~eavy c l:>uds e. Don'~ r?...,ember 10. The object ol)oeared: (Circle One): -Don' t remember 1 ronso=r~nt 11. If it cppea:-~c os a ligh~, was it bri9hter than the brightes t ~tors? (Circle One): c .. 3riihter, b. D immer c. About the so"T'~ d. Don't know 11.1 C ompere br ightn"!SS to some common object: 12. he edges of tl,e obte c t were: (Circle One): c. Fuzzy or bl urred b. Lik~ r br iyht s t : r c. Sharpl y out l i.,ed d. D::lr''t rer,emb~r Did the objec ~: (Circle One for each question) Appear t o s tond sti II nt any time? Don't know Sudden I~ sceed up and rush away ot any time? Don't know Break up i:-:to p orts ::lr explode? Don't know G ive o!f s-c-i.-"!~ Don't know Change bri;hh~ss? Don't know f. Change ~ho~? Yes Don't know Flash or flicker'? Don't know Disappear ar.d r~'oppecr? Don't know 15. Did the object move behil"d something ot any time, particularly a cloud? (C ircl~ One): Don't Know:;:-.... IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: ~. . . .. .. 16. Did the o~iect move in front of St">me~h ing at any time, particularly a cloud? (C ire /e One): Yes IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Teff in a few words the following things about the obiect: tJ 18. We wish to ~now the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known obiect and note how much of the object is covered by t n e 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? 19. Draw o pictur~ thc:t will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object r~ot you sow such os w ings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an orr~w bes ide the drawing to show the direction the object was moving 20. Oo you think you con estimate the speed of the obiect? (C ire le One) Yes IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ----------- 21. Do you think ';'O U can estimate how for away from you the object was? (C ir : !e One) IF you onsw~red YES, then how for away would you say it wo~? -~2t~'~---- 22. Where were y ou located when you sow the obiect? (C ire le One j : 23. Were you (Circle One) a. Inside c !:>uilding d. In on o irp lone (type) In the business section of a city? In the residential section of a city? (n oj?en countryilct~? Near on airfield? Flying over a city? Flying over open country? 2&. I F y o u w~re MOVING IN AN AUTOMCS ILE or other vehicle ot the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 Whot ::::-ec:tion were you movin;? (Circle One) e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fest were you moving? --:v- ,0-.') miles per hour. 24.3 Did y o\. stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No Did you obse:"V~ the object through a ny of the following? Eyegl-::sses Binoculars Sun g lcsses g. Theodolite Yes d. Windo..w =~=ss In order that you con give os clear o picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your own words a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the obiect which you sow. 27. In the following slcetch, 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 first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you fi rst saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you lost saw the obiect. 28. Draw a p ictt.;re that wi II show the mot ion that the object or objects mode. Place on "A., at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, ond vJt. uny changes in dirt:ction during the course. 29. IF there wc s MORE THAN ONE object then how many were there? ----------- Draw a pi:tur~ of-how they were orro nged, and put an 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 else with you at the.time you sa~ the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Plec:s~ list their names and addresses: 32. Please giv~ the following information about yourself: First Name TELEPHON~ NUMBER SEX -7 & /YJ/1' I e_ Indicate a;"ly additional information a bout yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent 33. When and t o wh~rr: did you report that you hod seen the object? Day Month Year 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. b'l'D ( TD&U'R) Wright-Patterson AFB, 22 August 1966 Re~erence your telephone The. intoxtna tion which conversation on 19 August 1966. have received is not sufficient Request you complete the a ttD.c:hed FrD -ror eval.ua tion. Form ~64 and it in tbe envelope provided. We wish to thank you for reporting your observation the Air Force. Sincerel;r OR QUlltl"AHUJ.A ProJect Blue Book