Rossburg Ohio — October 1966

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD '1. LCNOYH 01* ODIC!AYATION 15 . IJlinut es {.. TYPE Of; OBSERVATION Ground Visual 7 , COURSE ? . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 2. LOCATION Rossburg, Chio two witnesse:s 10. CONCLUSION Insufficient d~L for evaluation ~ 11. BRIBfl SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS A bright bl ue object placed i t self i~ front of the car -.t all times unt,il tht" \:i tnesses reached the f-.rm where ene of the ob rver ti futher l i ves . The object then hov~r-ed over the f icld ju:3t :.. few .fe~t fcom tne fann hous e . The "'itn~S~t"S c;~u:_CJ v:.'.'-:r :-,u f3.i~c:cr.=..om> -.s \.<.> Vlhat p-.rr. of the s ky the object. v;:..s sit.t.atec.. 'l'he object just seemed to foll.;,r t. h<.:_r cotr. 7'ney could not givo any indication ~r wh~t. Lhe ne~di~g was of the object when the object disappe~re~. 8 . IF you sow the obJe c t o N IGHT, what did y o u notice co- e Nning th e STARS and MOON? 8. 1 STARS (Circle Ore): d. Don't remember 8.2 MOO~ (Circle One): ( o. Bright moon light) b. (JulTr;;Qc;n l~gh-r c . No moonlight -pit c ll dark d. Don't re me mbe r 9. What we re t he weather :::011d itions ot the time you sow +he-o b je c t ? C L O UDS (Circle Om): C lear s ky _, c . Scatte red c la ude: d. Thick or heavy c l'>ud s ATH E::? (Crrclc O ne-): b . Fo~, ....,i:;t, o r lig~t roin Moderot~ or heavy rain e. Don': r~'""lE'mber 10. The obje c t opoeored: (Circle One): b. T ro n sporent e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared a s o ligh~, was it bright e r t h a n thP brigh t P:.' ~tors? (Circle One): la-:tfright ef) b". "'niilim;; c. About the so-n<" d. Don't know 11.1 Compare bright n .. s s t o some common obje c t; 12. The edge s of the obie-c t were : (Circle One ): a . F uzzy o r blurred b. l ik .. r br iyht ~or (c.,_S~a-~fy outlin,.cJ d. D or ' ' rt?IT'I'mbe r 13. Did th e o b je c t : o . Appear to st ood s t i ll n t ony timP? b. S uddenly soecd up o nd r ush owoy a t any t ime? c . 13rt-ok un int o on r to; v t-xo lor!,.? f. C hange shape? g . F la s h o r flicke r ? h. Disopoe o r or:d r"o ;>oecr? (Circle One fo r coc:h q uestion) on't kno w Do n ' t know Don't know Do n ' t know Do n ' t k U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con g ive t he U.S. Air F orc e as muc h nformation as possible concerning the un identified aerial p henomenon that you have ob served. Please try t o answer os many questions as y ou possibly con. T he information tha t you give w ill be used for research purposes. Your nome w i ll not be u sed in c onnec t ion w it h any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission . We request this personal info rmation so that if it is deemed necessa ry, we may contac t yo u for further details. 1. When did y o u see the object? Day Month Year 3. Time Zone : (Circle One): . 6. !:astern ' b. Central c. Mountain d. Poe ific 4. Where were y ou when you sow t he ob je c t ? st P osta l Address 5. How lon g was object in sight? (Total Durat ion) a. Certain \b. Fairly certorrt' 5.1 H ow was time in sight determined? 5.2 \'irJ.~ obr..:ct in :.igh t conti11uously? 6. Wha t wos the condition of the sky? o . Bright b. C loudy Hour Mi nule s (Circle One): (Circle One): a . Daylight Saving (,b: Sto nCfa7d ' Minutes Seconds 7. I!-yuu sow the o61cct during DAYLIGHT, where wo .. the .:>Uf-l locarc:J o.; y ou louk.:c.l at t ne ob1~ct? (Circle One): a . In front of y o u b. In back of y ou d. To your left e. Overhead c . To your ri ght f. D on't remember 20. Do y o u th ink y o u con e s t imate th e speed o f the objec t ? (Circle One) Yes IF y ou answe re d Y E S, then what speed would you est i mate? 21. Do y ou think you c o n estimate ho w fo r away from you the ob1ec t was? (Circle One) No IF y ou a n s wered Y E S, then how for a way would you soy it was? 22. Whe re we re you locate d when yoo sow the object ? (C ire /c One): Inside a bui lding c. Outdoor s In on a ir plane ( typ e ) 23. Were y ou (C~rclc One) a. In the busin e s s se ction o f a city? In the residen t ia l sect io n of a c i ty? ()In open c oun try side? Ncar on airfie ld ? F lying ove r a city? F lying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN A UTOMOBILE or othe r vehicle a t the t ime , th e n comple te the following questio n s : 24.1 What direct ion we re you moving? (Circle One) a. North c . Eas t d. Southeast f. Southwes t h. Northwest 24.2 Ho w fast were you moving? -----~r_::O:: mile s pe r hour. 24.3 D id y o u sto p at any time while you we re looking a t the object ? (Circle One) No D id you o bserve the object th rou gh any o f th e fo ll owng? a . Eyeglasses Yes No e . Binocula rs Yes No b. Sun glasses Yes No T e lescope Yes No ,tmd .~1&ld Window g la s s h . Oth e r 26. In orde r th a t y ou can g ive a!. c lear a p icture as p o ssible o f wha t you sow, describe in your own word s a common objec t or o b1ec ts whic h , when p locPd u p in the sky, wou ld giv e th e some appeara nce a s the object wh ich y ou sow. 14. D id the object disa ppe a r while you were wa tching it? If so, how? 15. Did the obje c t move behind someth ing ot any time, p a rticula rly a cloud? ( C i rc lc One ): Don't Kn ow. IF you answe red YES, t hen te ll whot it moved behind: 16. Did the object move in fr ont of something at any t ime, particula rl y a cloud? ( C irclc One): Yes Don't Kno w. IF y ou answe red YES, the n te ll wha t 17. Tell in o few words the followin g things about the object : 18. We wish to know the angular s rzc. Ho ld a matc h s t ick a t orm' s length in line with a known object and note how muc h o f the o bject is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this exper iment a t the time of the sighting, h ow much o f the object would hove been covered by the matc h head? 19 . Draw a picture that w i ll show the shape of the obje c t or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any det ai ls the o bject that y ou sa w such as wings, p rotrusions , e tc., a nd especially exhaust trails or vap or trails. Plo..-1' on arrow hcsid tht-d~,,..ving <' shoy thE-drrt'cio.r th ' ohj~:ct wrrs Qn ::1 30. Hove you ever seen this, oro similar object before. If s o give dote or dotes and location. 3 1. Was anyo ne else with you ot the t ime you saw the object? (Circle One) 3 1.1 IF you answered YES, d id they see t he object too? .(Circle One) r Yes' 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following informatio n about yourse lf: First Nome Middle Nome _, T ELEPHONE NUMBE Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experienc e , which might be pert inent >r.: dic.J >"O.J rvp rt tl-> I' /OU 11 ~d S~-'ll thr Month Yeor 27. In tho following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place on A" on the c urved I ine to show how the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "B" on tho 3ame curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last sow it. Plac e on A" o n the compass when you first sow it. Place o "B" on the compass where you lost sow the object. 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. P lace on "A" a t the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and sl.u-.. \:iny changes in direc:f ion during the course 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then ho w many were there?----------- picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction tha t they were traveling. 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which i s not adequately covered in the specif i c points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your s ighting.