Irvin.?,t on, D~sc:"ip~ion is co:l~ictent with tho so of ~ hot o.ir ~.:.:.. ... .=o~ b.:~::; j o:-~nz~ in colo;-. The obj.oc~ va:; travoli~s i;~ ;. :;t=oic::.:~ waa a mother object :ra:, which th~ ~cl.ler objoct discho: ~:.~ .. : PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATF. TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION Irvingt.on, 10. CONCLUSION 4. NlJHBER OF OEU:CTS !i. LENGTH OF OS3::i<VATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 70 ::;ecor.is 6. TYPE OF OBSE;(YATION ?. PHYSIC.-\L EVICcNCE Observ~rs 'tJatched a bright light unibh \i.:l.S round in shape : and or:tnBe in C?lor. Th~ object w > tr~velin~ in a strnight.! flight pa.th \-:h~n it turned and vrent tO\'Iard the east, Ther< i was P. mother object from \rhich the stimller o~-~::t .. ch:,!'"8'-'<'..r 'itte c i.z.;1t.ing occur~d in a heavy a ircra f~il'l.s:tty at"~. "'"it .. : dcsr;ri;'t. ;_on is ... co"'rt!:i t~ ifi.-t:ttttt of an aircraft obser- vation. A st ~ sulunitt"! ~V"=:ll~d thf.l.t the obs~r-.,.. .cob a bly sa:.., an aircraft arwro:tCOl. ~) -\71'\-!.: OL the c-.irports. .. Prevloua edltlon o f thie form may bft uaed, U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This quetstionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much infor,-,at ion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenometnon that you hove observed. Pleas~ t-/ to answer as many questions as you ~tossib)y can. The information that you give will be '-.Js for research purposes. Your nom~ will not be used in connection with any statements, con: hJ.i ions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so t~ot ii it is deemetd necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did y=u see the obiect? Month Year (Circle One): 3. Tim~ Zone : (Circle One): ( o. Eastern' )):-Cent ro I c. Mountain d. Poc if i: 4. Wh!:re were ~ou when you saw the object? (Circle One): o'-Qaylight ... Soving Standard ; JZ"iry or Town 5. How long w~s cSject in sight? ( Totol Dur ation) Minutes s~c:onds c. Certain b. F=ir ly certain 5.2 Wcs ooje--:~ r si~:,t continuousiy? 6. What was t'>e -:~-~;r:::., of the s ky? a. (~!_igfJ.D b. C loudy b. Cloudy 7. IF you sow t~e obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): FTD OCT 62 164 a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your right d. To your loft e. Overhead f. Don't remembetr Thle form aupened~ FTO 164, Jul 61, which ia obsol~te 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. ~right _moonJ.~g_ht b. Dull moon I ight No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don'~ remember d. Don't remember 9. What wer~ th~ weather conditions ot the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (C;rcle One): WEATHER (Circle One): a. (C.Ioor sky) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Sc:otter~d c:louds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember The object :~ppeored: (Circle One): d. ~s o I ig-ht) b. T ron s per ert t e. DOt'\ 't remember If it opf)eore~ cs a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): c. '-.About the some~ a. sr: ;hter b. Dimmer d. Don't know 11.1 CoMpare brightness to some corr.non object: 12. The edges of th~ :Sj~ct were: (C irc!e O.,e ): ~. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like o _bright stcr ~. Don't remember 13. Did the objecr~ (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stand sti II at any time? b. Suddenly spe~d up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into parts or explode? d. Give off sm:k~? e. Change brightness? f. Change sha~? g. Flash or flicker? h. Disappear and reappear? Don't know Don't know Don't know Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Did the object disapp~nr while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did e o b i !ct move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circie One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot it mov~d behind: Did the o b j=ct move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (C ire le One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, th1!n tetl what tn fro~T of. -. r~!l in~ f !!.V words the following thing~ about the object: We wish to ow the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known obiect and note how much of th ~ object is covered by rh~ head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of the l sighti.1g, h~w much of the object w!:>u ld have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw c F i.:~,::-~ f:~t wi II show t he s hape of the object or obiects. Lobel and include in your sketch any detai Is of the o b jec: ;._::_y ou sow s uch os w ings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor t rails. Place on err:;"' side the drawing to show the direction th~ object was moving. 1 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of tho object? IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? . . 21. Do you think y~u con estimate how far away from you the object was? (C ircle One) IF you onswer~d YES, then how far away would you soy it was? ----------- 22. Where w~re y:J'.J located when you sow the object? (Circle On~): o. Ins ide c bu.i l d ing b. In c cor ( c)Out doors In 011 airp!one (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of Cl city? c. In open countryside? d. Near an oirfie ld? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? lF yov w~re ,. ... ,JVING IN AN AUTOM03!LE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the folrowing questions: 2-1.1 What dir~;:tion were you moving? (Ci:cle One) c. Ecst e. South b. Nor~n~ost d. Sou:heast f. Southwest h. Northwes t 24.2 How fast .,..,er~ you moving? miles per hour. 24.3 D :d ycu s7:>p o t any time whi le ycv were looking at the object? (Circle Q . .,e ) I 25. Did you obse:rv~ :he oS ject through Oi:Y of th e following? Eyegloss~s Binoculars b. Sun g lass ; s Theodolite d. Window g bs.:: 26. In orde r that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common ect or objects which, whe n placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as the object which you sow. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved line to show how high the objec;t was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you fi.-st saw it. Placeo "B" on the compass where you last saw the obiect. 28. 0 rcw a p ; :r:;re that wi II show t he r.;o ion that the object or objects mode. Place an "A" at the beginning of tha path, o nc" at the end of the pcth, and show any changes in direction during the cour5e. 29. IF tn~;a ....,~s :~O~E THAN ONE o bj ect, then how many were there? -~:'--~. Draw o p :::t "';~ .:.r h:)w they wer~ oronged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 30. Hove you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyone ~:se with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF )'Ot.; :::1swered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) 31.2 P lees~ i! st their 32. P lea.s~ give t . lowing information about yourself: T ? LE PHON:: NUMBE ll"dicote cny ~c~itioncl information about yourself, including any specie I experience, which might be pertinent. 33. When and to whom did you rep.ort that you had seen the object? 34: Dote you completed this questeonnore: ---------------I d in the specific points of the ------. f I ~trtinent and which is not adequate y covere 35. Information. wh yn:~ra v: explanation of your sighting. questionna1re