15 r!crr bb 110. CONCLUSION I Astro (Sirius) I .1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS At the time of the sighting Sirius \ras risine. .). LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS I f . TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grou11d-Visual J7. COURSE Observer noted a gl o.dng r ed-grem li@l t in t.~1e eastern sky. Object v.as sighted at the lo,t~er end of the Big Dip~r. Object stayed in one place, essentially, bucy moved U1") and do"\--n and back dG~n "00 the original spot, repeating tr1is cycle throur,h- out the observation. ~ Stationary l 8 . PrlOTOS I?, PHYSICAL EVIDENCE T'ne descripti~"l is consistent l'rith that of an astro-:1c.--:1ical observation. The Big Dipper l-ras not in the SE d.t t:-,~ -, :.::.c of the sighting , but the constellatio n Orion, \;hie!-. ~ , " resemble a dip:t:er l-hen taking into accotmt t~'le three ~..;:t. ~-... : .. as the bottom of the dipper. f-TD SE P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) Prevlou edltloru o l tl\1 l or= taA1-.. u .. d. U.S. AIR FORCE TECi1N1CAL 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 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, conclusions, 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 did you see the obiect? Day Month Yeor 3. Time Zone: a. tostern_..-' (Circle One): b. eentral c. Mountain d. Poe ific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? (Circle One): (Circle One): a. ~yJ.ight Saving ~Standa.:d_ Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or County 5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) Hours Minutes Seconds Certai c. Not very sure Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? _g;" Bright--- 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locate d as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of y ou d. To your left b. In back of you c. To your right e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thla f orm auperudu FTn 164. Jul 61, which is obaolete. 8 . I F you saw the object at NIGHT, what di~ y ou notice concerning t he 5TARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Ctrcle One): a. None o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moon I ight No moonlight -pitch dark Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): ~EATHER (Circle One): mist, or I i gh t ro in c. Scattered clouds c. .~oderote or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): b. Transparent ;:-Don't remember If it appeared as a li ght, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): G. -Brighter_.' c. About the some d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a bright star ,....._ _ c. Sharply out I ined d. Don't remember 13. Did the object: (Circle One for each question). Appear to stand sti II at any time? Don't know a. Don't know b. Suddenl1 speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into parts or explode? Don't know d. Give off smoke? Don't know e. Change brightness? Don't know f. Change shape? Yes CNi>_- Don't know Flas h or flicker? Don't know Disappear and reappear? Don't know 14. Did the object disopoeor while you were watching it? If so, how? 1 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One 1: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what (Circle One): Yes 0 o /, Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold o match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that wi II show the shape of the object or obiects. Lobel and include in your sketch any detoi Is of the object that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving 20. Do you think you con estimate th e speed of the obrect? (C ire le One) IF yvu answered YES, then what speP.d would you estimate? --------- 21. Do you think you con 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? (Circle One): 23. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of a city? a. Inside a building In the residential section of a city? b. In a cor c. In open countryside? c. Outdoors d. Near on airfield? d. In on airplane (type) e. Flying over a city? e. At sea 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 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? .miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Windshield g. Theodolite Yes Window gloss 26. In order that you con give as clear o picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your own words a common bject or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as the object which you sow In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved I ine to show how the object was above the horizon (sky I ine) when you I irs t saw it. Place a .,B" on the some curved I ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last sow it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?----------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 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.