4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS s. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 90 minutes ,6. TYPE OF ODSERVATION Ground Visu;1l east and ... ,est 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observers watched t ... ;o objects movine in different p~tt.erns in the northern sky. As the one object t.r::tnver~;e<i its pnth it vtould b e come extremely dim. Jt also h;Jd t.his char:.ctel'istic \.;h er. makin~ a ~urn. At t.h~3~ times the obj~ct c ould only 'oe s--~n \~it.h the binoculars. At 0:1e t ime, a s th"= ob~;erVt!l,s wr:r, e f ollowi nr.; object ,~1, oojcct /12 p~SS""(! inLo Lhe fie)d of vi..cw o f Lhe bj nocu);~ln, s o that they were bot.h visible at, the a~me mo1o1ent. The d e script. ion i.s c onsL. Lent wit.h t.h;, L of ;.n ;.. ircr~ft observation . Alt.hough there are :10 refuelin -; tr., ck!l in t h e area, it appeare!l that some aircr.:.ft \'o'cre 'ob!;crved on some tr:.~.ining mission. There l!l n o evidence to in- dicate tha t other than e~.ircraft \<lero observed. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMAT ION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much in for mot ion as possible concerning the unidentified oerio I phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information tha t you give will be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publica tions without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see t he object? Month Year (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): o . . t:oster n 4. Where were you when you sow the object? (Circle One): a . Daylight Saving \ b. Standard ) Nearest Postal Address C ity or Town State or C ounty 5. How long was object in sight? (Total Durat ion) a . Certain 1 b. -Fairly certain Just o gues\ 5.1 How was time in sight determined? 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6 . Wnot wa:; rhc cond 1tio n of the sky? o. Bright: ((ire/> 0. :}. o . In front of y ou d. royour lef r b. In back of you e. Overhead c . To your right f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 This form IIUP .. ,.,rl- PTn If" J u l 6 1. w hte: h obaol,.te Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you est imate? _\_.\.._'_ 2 1. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? ---------- 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (C ire le One): a. Inside a building b. In a cor rc.-o;;;do-or~-s' ):~ n on airplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) o. In the business section of o city? b. In the residential sect ion of o city? c . In open countryside? ':.. d. Near on airfield? ' e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle at the t ime, then c o mplete the following questions: 24.1 What direct ion were you moving? (Circle One) c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24. 2 How fas t were you moving?---------" i les per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any t ime while you were looking a t the object? (Circ le One) 25. Did you observe the object through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Yes No \ e . B inocu Iars \ No b. Sun glasses Yes No r.-T e lescope Yes No c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolit e 26. In order that you con give as clear o picture as possible of wha t you sow, describe in your own words a common objec t or object s which, when p laced up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the objec t which you sow. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. it moved behind: IF you a n swered YES, the n tell wha t 16. Did the object move in f ront of something at ony time, particularly o c loud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then t ell what Tell in a fe w words the following things about the object : 18. We wish t o know the angular size. Hold a ma tch s tick a t arm' s lengt h in line with o known object and note how much of the object is covered by the head o f th e match. If you hod performed t his experiment at th e time of the sighting, h ow much of the object w ould have been covered by the matc h head? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or object s . Lobel and include in your sket c h ony details of th .. '-l; c t that yoJ sow sucl-> o-:: wings, protruio11s, d e . , u.,d e<;pt-ciullv ~ h ,., I tro: .. o V1;:>or ~'' ;.~. Place on arrow beside the drawing to sho w the direction the objec t was moving. 30. Hove y o u ever seen this, oro similar objec t before. If s o give d o te or dote~ a nd loca t ion. 3 1. Was anyone else with you a t the time you s a w the object? ( Circle One) No 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the obje c t too? (Circle One ) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yoursel First Name Middle Nome TELEPHONE NUMBE Indicate a ny additional info rmati on a bout you rself, including a ny special expen encc, wh ich might be pertinent. 33. 'ilh,..n ond tt) wh,rn did you report thnt y ou hr.d c:c"n lh<> n~j~c-t? Doy Mont h 27. In the b l lowing sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Plac e an "A" on the curved I ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyl ine) when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the some curved l ine to show how high the object was above the horizo n (skyline) when you lost s ow it. Ploc" on "A" on the c ompass when you first saw it. Place o "B" on the compass where you lost sow t he obj<'Jct . 28. Draw a picture that will show the mot ion that the object or objects modo. Place an "A" a t the beginning of t+.e path, a "B" at the end of the path, and sl.v,. .:.ny changes in di rection during the c ourse. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obtect, then how many were there?----- ------- Draw a picture of how t hey were arranged, and put on arrow t_o show the di rection that they wore troveling 34. Dote y ou c ompleted this questionnaire: 35. Informa t ion which you feel pertinent and whic h is not adequately cove red in the specifi c points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting. 8. IF you sow the obtect at NIGHT, wha t did y o u notice co~cerning th e STARS and MOON? 8. 1 STARS (Circle One): 8. 2 MOON (C,c/e One): a. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight ~-o .moonlj_gh.L.=-~Pitc_h d_o~k_ Don't remember d . Don't remember 9. Wha t were the weathe r conditions at the time you sow the object ? CLOUDS (Circle 0'lf'l): a. Clear s ky b. Hazy -- c . Scattered c loud:o: ~ WEATHF.R (Ctrclc OnP): b . Fo9, Mi:;t, o r li ght rain Moderl'lt" or heavy rain d. Thic k o r heavy c louds , e. Don': r~"1ember 10. The object appeared: ( Circle One): a. Sili~-:= b. Transparent e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the bright e 'i t $t o rs? (Circle One): b.Dimmer d.Dqn'tknow ' N i t t:,;': :/.._ 12. The edges of the objec t were: (Circle One): a . Fuzzy or blurred c. Other Like c-briyht s t a r Sharply outlined Don't remember Did the objec t : (Circle Appea r t o stand s t i ll n t any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush a woy o t any time? ~ ~5) eak up in t o ports o r exolodc? d. G1ve off smok<"? Y c!S Flash or flicker? Disappear and reoppeor? OnP f o r each question) Don't know on' t know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION Thi s questionnaire has been prepared s o that you c o n giv e the U.S. A ir F orce os much in f o r ma tion o s possible concerning the unidentifie d oerio l pheno me no n t ha t you hove obse rved. Please try to a n swer os many questio n s os you possibly c o n . The in formation t ha t you giv e w ill be used f o r researc h purposes. Your nome will n o t he u s e d in connec t io n with any s t atements, conclusions , o r publications w ithout your permission. We reques t this pe rsonal info rmation so t ha t i f it is deemed nece s s a ry , we may cont a c t you f o r f urther deta i ls . 1. Whe n did you see the o bjec t ? Do y Month Y e or 3. Time Zone: -r;:--centro c . Mountain 2. Time o f day: ( Circle O ne): (Circle On e}: a. Hour Mi nutes Dayli~ Sa v ing Stand ard; 4. Where were you when you sow the obje c t ? Neore~t Postal Address City or Town St ol e or Count y 5. How long was ob je c t in si g ht ? ( To ta l Dura t ion) Hour~ Monute 5 , o . Cer;~ c . Not very sure b . Fairly certain d . Just o guess 5.'2 Wo<; ,..b j,.c l in s iqht continuo'lsly? 6. What was the condition o f t.,e s ky? DAY N IGHT. a . Bright b. C lo ud y o . Bright b .-Cloudy ( C ircle One): o. In front o f you S::Tn nrT ._.., lt.A b. In boc k o f you c. T o y o ur r ight d . T o yo ur left e. Overhead f. Don' t re me mber A I !IV~, I I 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object ? I F you answered Y E S, then what spee d would y o u estimc1te? _;],.,;; -_:J_r. ~ r.r r ; r { r 11\ \IJ :.1-' 21. Do you think you con estimate how for owoy from you the obje c t was ? (Circle On e ) IF you answered YES, then how fo r owoy would you soy it was? 1.\':_j."J'< !~.'? - 22. Where were you located when y ou sow the object? (Circle One): o. Inside o building b. In o cor d. In on airplane (type) 23. Were yo u (Circle One) o. In th e business sectio n o f a city? b. In the re'sidentio l sec tion of o city? ( c . In open c ount ry sic.IV e. F lying over o city? f. Flying over o pen country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time , then complete the following questions: 24. 1 What direction were you moving? (Circ:le One} c . East c. South g. West d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? mile s per h our. 24.3 Did you stop ot any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) 25. Did you observe the object through any o f the following ? 26. In o rde r that you con give o s c lear o pic t ure os posor;ible of what you sow, describe i n your ow n words o common o bject o r object s which, whe n p laced up in the sky, would give the some oppeornnc f' as the object which you sow. 14 . Did tl~e object disapoeor while y ou were watching it? If so, h o w ? 15. Did the obje c t move behind something a t any time, particularly a c loud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you onswcred YES, then tell it moved behind: 16. Did the o b1ect move in front o f something a t any time, particularly a cloud? Don' t Know. I F you answered YES, th e n tell what