PROJECT 10073 RECORD Springfield, 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. lENGTH OF OBSiRV4TION 15 minutes ft. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grund Visual Bx IJ. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Aircraft(pQssible) Observers w~tched ~n ubj~ct th~t ~ppeared as a light. One witness s~id the .:,bject "w-1:4S a. r\Jund, flickering light that tr~veled ~l~ng ~ l~v~l pl~ne north ~nd south. The light \.;as co:.-.pa~:-< ~ t.. 1 th~t of an aircraft -vri t .. C. a landil\~ li~ht. Gr.~ ... ~sc!':."'Ve~ ~ ~d that the Gbj ect ,..;~s shaped lik~ a. fl; sh:.i ~:'1t .c .. t.~1 G. light corning out the frent end or li~e -~ Indi~n ~rrcwhead. The object dis- appeared behind - tr~,!, but then c&.ue back in another part Qf the sky. The description is c0 is~en~ wi~h that rep~rted fgr an aircraft observ~t~on. f=TD S!P 63 0329 (TOE) Prelou dlUotn of thl torm mAJ be u .. d U.S. AIR FORCE T ECHNJ CAt IH FORMA TIOt~ Thia queitionnaire has been prepared eo that you can yive the U.S. Air Force 01 much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial pheno.nenon tt1at you h11vu aLaerveti. Please try to answer as many question at you possibly c:on. The Information that )t:U ;ive witl be uaed for reaeorch purposes. Your name will not be used in connettion with any st~tenteni~, conclusions, or publicationa without your permission. We request this personal lnform:.tion 1c that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you the obiect? 'i. fim~ of ~or~tween a>l5 C!nd 2030 hrs. 3. Time Zone: (Circle OneJ:O: Easter~ b. Central c. Mountain (Circlt' L1ne): o..! _Q.a~t So: ino d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you sow the obiect? North of Springfield just of Route 68 Springfield Ohio Heoreat Postal Addreae City or Town 5. How long waa obiect in sight? (Total Duration) o. Certain Cb. Fairly--c-ert_a_i_y_ 5.1 How was time in sight determined? 5.2 Was obiect in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the aky? Minute a Second a c. Not very sure d. Just o guess Estimating (It wa~ probabl~onger) c~;-a oudy .J 7. IF you taw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where wot the SUN located as yo\1 lock~d at the ob;e~t? (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In bode of you c. To your risj1t d. To your left e, Overhead f. Don't remember .. TMe fo."' aupenedee I'TD 164, Jul 61, .,hlch la obeolet. 8. IF you suw tho oLJttC.t ot Nlbttl, ~hat did you no1ec.o conc.em1n~ the STARS ond MO~? ~ 1 Ak~ cc, rc/e One): 8.2 MOON (C. ~rc le One): Brt~t moonleght b. A few b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch darl& d. Dont remember d. Don t rei'Mmber 9. What , .,. tne other c:ondetiona ot the time you aaw the obiect? CLOUDS (C~rde One): WEATHER (C ;,, le One): ~: ~; ma"H,_Ot le~t rotu c. Mod~rote or heay rain a. C lenr aky c. S.:attar.-d c lc..u~; e. Don't remember 10. The obi ect appeared; (Circle One). b. Tranapu1ent d . A.s a light (l''lickering) ." Don't rertt;mber ...- 11. If it appeared os a lighr, waa it brighter than the brightast atars? (Circle One}: CO: Brighter/han brl.ghtest e.t~ut' and gradually dims b. Dimmer d. oont know 11. 1 Compare i:wightneas to aome common oblect: Photography flood lamp about 500 watts or stronger 12. The edge oi the obiect were: ((,,d() (;ae( o. ,.:Fuzzy ot blurred_) b. L i Ice a. bright a tar c.. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember Did "'e obJect: (Circle One for each quaatlon) Appear to atond a till at any tima? No Dcn't lcnow Suddenly speed up and ruah away at any time? Don't lcnow Break up into parte 01 explode? Don't know d. Give off smoke? Don't lcnow e. Change brid1tness? Don't lcnow f. Change shape? Don't ~&now Don't know g. flash 011 fliclcer? O&aappear and reappear? (Yai",l Don't know . 14. Did th~ objec:t di~oppeor while you wr.rc 1atching tt? ff s o , how? Yes, It flew across the sk7 and disappeared behind a tree. It then came back in another part of the s~. 15. Did the obiect move behind 1ometheng atony time, particull.lrly a cloud'! ( C ire le One): Don't Know, it moved behind: 16. Did the obiet move in front of ~Qmething at any teme, port icu lorly a cloud? (Circle One): Yea Oon't Know. IF you aoswered YES. t~'!!; ~'' wilt in front of: ------- -wNGtr-that he-coua.d see. -It -wa-s-a-good-wa:ys-orr -arrctne watched 17 . Tell in a few w01d1 the following thing about the obi.,ct: Yes, gold in color with small red light--A-i~keri-~tg-off to tre side-- - . this t.hen. chan2~J to a white lio-ht. at. sa.me noint. . . '1 We wtsh to know tfie angular aeze. H'\frcfia match stt.:k at or~i1eng1h tnltnt:rwmraknown tJbJe~t and a~r.~ ~N much of th obiect is covered by the head of the match. If you had p~rforrne~ this experiment at ther tklt.; sighting, how much of the ob;ect would hove been covered by the match head? He says at brightest point it would be considerably larger than the head ot a match held at arms length. 19. Draw a picture that will show the shnpe of the obiect or oDjects. Label and include in your ketch any detc.il of the obieet that you saw such a wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trailt ar vapor trai Is Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving It appeared as a round,flickering light. A neighbor boy said he saw vapor or steam coming from it. 20. Do you th inlc you can estimate the speed of the object? (C ire le One) IF you answered YES, then what spee~i would you estiw.ate 'f _ ;;;_r..;;...o..:;:ughly . .5.9.0 NPH 21. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object wos? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was? _B_!!, n 5 and 10 miles 22. Where were you located when you aaw the object? (Circle One): o. Inside o building b. In a cor Cc ~-Ou!doors~ d. In on airplane (type) 2~L Were you (Circlo Ontt} in the business section of a city? lr. rh<J residential s~cfic,,, ~; a city? ' In opc.n country" ide? N"or an airfield? Fl)ing over a city? Fly;n~ 011er opere country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete t~e followi9 quations: 24.1 What direction were you fnoving? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast 24.2 How fast were you moving? . .mtles per hour 24.3 Did you atop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yea Did you observe the ohiect through any of the following? Eyeglaaaea Q;~) Binoculars Sun glaases Yea Windahield g. Theodolite d. Window glass Yea No h. Northwest 26. In order that you can give a1 clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a commDf' obiect or objects which, when placed up In the aky, would give th'e some appearance as the obiect which ) ' OU 10~ Light on a radio tower but it is different. Landing light of a small airplane. 27, 1, the followlnt ~tch, lmothte that you ore et the pol"t ahown. Place on J...'' on ,~. r.urv .-! I me. to show ho high the oilect was obove the horizon (lcyllne) w}sn yc,u llrst aow lt. Ploc 'l "B" on the 1.1me c;Uf~ed line 1C' thow how high the obict woa abov the horizon (a ley line) when ynu last ~uw it. Piece wn '~.' on the ~ompos when you flr1t aaw lt. Place o "B" on tht comp111 where yov lrut tow the ohject. 28 . Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or obiecta mado. Place on .. A'' ar tha beginni:1g ut ihe path, a "8" at the encl of the path, and show any changes in direction during the ~our&o. Travelled along a level plane north and south. Couldn't tell if it was moving from side to side. Neighbor boy said it was circular 29, IF there waa MORE THAN ONE oiJect, then how many were there? --- Draw a picture of how they were orronged, and put an arrow to show the direction that thoy wortt traveling 30. Hove you ever n thia, or a aimi lor obieet b.fore. If 10 give dote or dotes ond loeotion. 31. Wa1 anyone I with you at ltte time you 1ow the obiect? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, dJd they aee the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 PI liat their names end oddre11es: ringfield, Ohio 32. Pleaae give the following lnfmotlon about youraelf: Laat N"' TELEPHONE NUMBER t,cUcote afty additional lnformetlon about youratlf, Including any ap.clal experience, whlc:h might be pertin~m. 33. When oncl to whom did you reJ*t that you hod n the object? Thur~da;a a r/,f:.5t-eer /,r/3/J TV 34. Oat you completed thi1 questionnaire: 35. lnfor,natlan which you feel Pllnent and which 11 not adequately covered in the apeclflc polntl of the queatlonnalre 01 a narrative explanation of your sighting . ed back a second time to report that it was shaped like a flashlight with light coming out the front end or like an Indian arrowhead.