Massillion Ohio — October 1966

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. OAlF. TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION t-1assillion, Otd n (two mitncss) J. ;ntJr.Cl: 1 NWH\(R OF OBJECTS !1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 40 minutes t .. TYPE OF OASERVATION Ground Visual ~. PttOTOS I?. f'HYSICAL EVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION (Other) INSUFF'ICIErrr DA'r/\ FOR EVALUATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS SEE CASE r-TD srp 6:i 0329 (TOE) Pr ... lou dltJone o f thl fonD ... , be u d . 8. IF you sow the object ot NIGHT, what did you notice co,cerning the STARS ond MOON? 8.1 STARS(CircleOne): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): c 'ci. - Bri"ght on I ight b. D~ I f moon I i gfit -- c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions ot the time you sow the object? C L OUDS (Circle 01eJ: WEATHER (Circle One}: a. C eor sk~ ... b. Fog, ni:;t, or light rain c. Scattered cloud!" c. Modernt .. or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy cl~uds e. Don' t rc"lember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): b. Transparent e. Don't re-;;,ember If it appeared as o ligh!, was it brighter than the brightes t s tors? (C ircle One): 'D:--mmmer c. About the so'Tle d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightn .. ss t o some common object: 12. The edges of the obie:::t were: (Circle One): a. _Fuzz~ or blurred ~. Like c bright star c. Sr.arply outlined cf. D:)n' t remember Did the object: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stond sti ll C'lt any time? Don't know Suddenly speed up ond rush owoy at any time? Don't know No Break up in t o ports ::~r explode? '( cs Don't know Give off s mok ? Don't know Change bright.,-:ss? Don't know Change shape? Yes Don't know Flash or flicker? Don't know D i soppear and r~appear? U. S . .AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORM.ATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. A ir Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial pheno menon tha t you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in conne ction with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you f or further details 1. When d id you see the object? Ooy Month Yeor 3. Time Zone: (Circle One):Ca. t:asteiJl b:-Central c. Mountain d. Poe ific 4. Where were you when you sow t he' object? Neorest Postol Address 5. How long was object in sight? (Total Ourotion) 2. Time of day: ~ ~ Hour Minutes (Circle One): (Circle One): ' 0 . Daylight_Sovi n g b. Standard City or T own Hours Minutes Fairly certain Just a guess 5.1 How was time in s ight determined?------------------- 5.2 Was object in sigh t continuously? Yes ){ 6. What wos th e condition of t.,e sky? a . Brigh t -a. Bright . 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked a t the o btect? (Circle One): o. In front of you FTD OCT 62 164 b. In bock of you To your r ight d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed o f the object ? (Circle One) Yes Qr / / IF you answered YES, then who( speed would you estimate? -----J 21. Do you think you con estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes & IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was?---------- 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): ~ns1 e a u1 1ng b. In a cor c 'Outdoors d. In on a irplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section o f a city? (f) In the residential section of a 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 or o ther vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c . East e . South g. West Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving?---=- _, i les per hour. 24.3 D id you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) 25. Did you observe the object th rough any of the following? Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars b. Sun glosses Yes f. Telescope Yes Windshield Theodolite Yes d. Window glass No h. Other In order that you con give a s c lear a picture as possible of what you sow, descr ibe in y our own words a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as the obje .. i which you sow, 14. Did the ob1ect disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behil"ld something a t any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF y ou answered YES, then tell wha t it moved behind: _ 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): in front of: ----- IF y ou ancowered YES, then tell what Don't Know. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: We wish t o know the angular stze. Hold a match stick at arm's lengrh in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by th e head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time o f the ing, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that wtll show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and inc lude in your sketch any details of the object that you sow such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails o r vapor trails. Plac e on arrow beside thl" drawing t o sho w the direction the object was moving 3 0 . Hove you over seen this, oro similar object before. If so give dote or dotes and location . 3 1. Was anyone else with you ot the time you sow the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following,information about yourself: F irst Nome Middle Nome T ELEPHONE NUMBE Indicate any additional informat ion o~out y ourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. '.Vhen a nd t o wh orr. d id you report tha t you hod seen the obje ct? Day Month Voor 27. In the following slcetch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an "A" on the c urved I ine to show how high the object was above the horizon {slcyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B'' on the same curved line t o show how high the object was above the horizon (slcyline) when you las t saw it. P lace on "A'' on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object. Draw a picture that wi ll show the motion that the object or objects made, Place an "A" at tho beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and sho'ft uny changes in d ire c tion 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 tho d irec tion tha t t hey were traveling 34. Dot~ yov 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 FTD (TDm'R) itA Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 28 October 1966 Dear !-1r. Reference your unidentified observation of 26 October 1966. The jnformation which we have received is not sufficient tor ev:::tluation. Raquest you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope provided We l-rish to Air Force. thank you tor reporting your observation t o the Sinc::rel y, TOR QUTN'l'ANIT.I.A, Jr, :MaJor) USAF ~.;hief, Project Bl ue 3ooi<