PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIM: CR:U? 2. LOCATION Rt-dkey, Indi:J.na 10. CONCLUSION Aircraft(possibl~) !i. LENGTH OF OBS:;~VATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1 0 rr.inut~s o. T T'PE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visua: 7. C OURS!: 9. PHYSICAL EVID~ "C E Obs~rve!"s watched ~ sta r l i k e object travel acros B the sky :. ~nd diRapp~ar in the ~d i n about lo rninut~s. Just a bright light WJ.s obs~rved during t h e sighting. One ,d.tni'!B!J though :. i t "i/a s som~thing like a satellite; he di.d not b~lievf'} t h e ; \mU$:.l i.l li~ht tO b, 3. U~'O e I: The d escription :i.s cons i stent ~lith the1t of an aircraft ob va~ion. Als o a s~tellite could nccount for the sigh~: if t h e flight path had b een in a ddfrcr~nt d ire-::ti?n . FTD SCP 6 3 0329 (TDc) P ro'llou edltlou of t,;,!4 f oro m.ay be uud. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl. IHFORMAll04'4 Thi 1 questionnaire ha1 been prepared to that you can y ive the U.S. Air Force as much in format ion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hnvo oLflef"eti. Plos try to answer as many question a you possibly can. The information that yc.:u give wiU be usd for re1earch purpos Your nome will not be used in conne(;tion wJth any st~te"n1;;, conclus!cns, or publications without you; permission. We request this personal Information tJe that if It is deemed necessary, we may contact you fur further details. 1. When did yo.; se the object? '). Tim~ of dar l_B_O_O F EBHUAF\Y ~96 7 3. Time Zon: b. "Control c. Mount-::in d. Pocifi, 4. Whr wer y04J when you sow the object? 5. How !ong ,.;:s ~bject in sight? (Tot~: Duration) Mfnutea Second a a.-Certain , c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Justo guess LOGGED AT RADIO 5.1 How wcs ~ir."le in sight determln~d? -------------------- 5.2 Wos obi r?' s ight continuously? 6. What woa th c~nd:tion of the sky? ~-Brig_!l,t) 7. IF you acw the objact during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locoted as you loc.k~d at the obi~t? (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In baclc of you c. To your ri~t d. To your left e. Overhead f. oont remember FTO OCT 62 l64 Th&e form aupnd .. PTD 164, Jul 61, which I obolt . 8: IF you. sow tho ob1ect ot NIGtiT, what did you nottce concerning the STARS and MOON? d. o.,nt remember 8.2 MOON (C.ircle One): 6rif#tt mooniJg~V' b. Dull rnoonlight c. No moon I ight - pitch doric d. Don't remember 9. What .,.ere th ..... other tondat ion I ot the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS ( Cudo One): .. 6. Clenr s~-y c. Sc:atte:,.t~ ~ lc)\Hh WEATHER (C ire le One): b. f''-og;' mist, Ot l.~t roiu c. Moderate or heavy roin e. Don't remember 10. Tha objeet a~peored; (Circle One); b. Tronap,1: o n t e. Don't' ;ememb.r 11. If it appeor~d QS o light, waa it brightr than tne bright ators? (Circla One): (_a . Bright~ c. About the aame b. D1rnmer d. Don't "now 11.1 Compor bt;ghtnesa to aorne common oblect: tC~,do .,, i o. Fu11y Ot blurrd ()Like a.briwht J 1or c.. 5norply out I inc d. Don't remotmbr Did the obtc t : (Circle One for each quatlon) Don't know Appear to atond still at any time? Yes ) No b. Suddenly 'P'led up and rush away at any tim? Don't know Break 1.1p m:~ parta otexplode? Don't know Give off ,,.,,oke? No Don't lcnow Change ~ig,tness? Yes oont lcnow Don't know Change shape? Yea No. flash or fliclcer? Yei No Don't lcnow Oiaappear and reappear? Don't lcnow 1~. Did the obiect disappear whi lo you were .,atching et'? H so, how? Yes, after the object got SW of the Post it disappeared. 15. Did the obj~c:t move behind 5omethng at any time, particuhuly o cloud'! (Circle Ot1e); Don't Know. IF you .:mswerod "([;,, thttn ,_,u ,,.-hat it moved behind: 16. Did the obj~t move in front of mothing ot any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES. th'!! 1!1 wi1"J1 17. Tefl in a fe w words the following things about the obiect: 18. We .,..,ish to know the angular size. Hold o match sth:k at arm' 5 length in lintt with a ~nown ubio:t and.,,~, ' ;,,. much of t he ~biect is covered by the h')od of the match. If you had performed this ex~erirnent at th~ tie;).>,; .. ,f I.e sightin~, ho"' mvch of the ob;ect would hovo been covered by the match head? Draw c piet:.;" th=t will show the ,ho;>., of the obiect or objects. Label and include in your aketch any det();la of the ob!er ;:,~t y-ou saw such os ~ings, protrusions, etc., and eapecially exhaust trailt or vapor traila Place on err~ ~l;de the drawing t~ show the direction the obiect was moving. 2(),, Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obiect? (CircleOne) Yes '-'-No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estirr.ate'f - ---_ . _ 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you thct obiect was? (Circle One) IF you on,wered YES, then how for away would you say it was?------- _ 22. Where wert you located when 'IOU aow the oblect? (Circle One l: o. Inside o S"'ilding b. In a cor d. In on a irplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. lr; the business section of a city? ~. h. rh residential s~cfic,,, ~; c city? @ In opcm country Aide? d. N"ar an airfield? e. Fl)ing over a city? f. Fly;n~ 011er open country? 24. IF you wt-r MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete t~o followie.g quaations: 24.1 What direction were you tnovin9? (Circle One) c. East e. South b. N :>rtheost d. Southeast f. South we 1 t h. Northweat 24.2 How f::st were you moving? . .miles per hour 24.3 D id you stop at any time while you ware looking at the obiect? . (Ci~ele One) Yes No 25. Old you obstrv the obiect through any of the following? Eya;!cssa.s Yea Binoculars f. Telescope Yes Winch~; id Theodolite Wind~ ; i:ss Yes 26. In order that you eon give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, descri~ in your own wordt a common obiect or objects which, when placed up In the a ley, would give the same appearance as the obict wh lch ) ' OU sow It reminde~ me of the EC~lO ballon mtJCh l n:--CJ-:-r, lowP.r and travelin~J thc:.t wa s u p several years ago onl y at th5.s ttme a t a ntuch faste1 rFit e of spe e d In the following ektch, Imagine thot you ore It th potnt hown. Place u" 'J..." on \he t:urv~! I mt~ to how ho .... high the oblect wat abcwe the horizon (1kyllne) whn yw llr1t aow lt. Ploc:6 'l au on the a:~me cur~cf line 't: 1how how high the object wos above the horizon (1lcyllne) when ynu lost !law it. Ploce un ' 'A'' on th4) e:omplls whn you ''"' aow lt. Ploce Cl "B" on the compoaa where you lot aow the ohiect. 28 . 0:'-N o ~ie~".ir that will ahow the motio n that the obiect or obiec:ts modo. Ploco an ''A' ' pt thfl boginn;~,g ot 1ha poth, a .,e ot the end of the poth, and show any changes in direction during the ~oune. 29, IF ther was MO~e THAN ONE oblet, then how many were there? --_ Crow a p lc tvrt ~f how they wer orr~n;d, ond put on orrow to ahow the direction that thtty were trovuling. 30. Have you aver aeen thia, 01 a aimilor obiect before. If ao give date or dotes and locotlon. 31. Was anyoM else with you at ttle time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) 31.1 IF y04; cnawered YES, cUd they see the obiect too? (Circle One) 31.2 Pleose liat their names end oddreases: P.EDKEY, I NDIANA I n rr:y opini on thi p e c t was not a Be r 1e:s, the next day a satellite burnt up enterint a l s o !'-:~turned to earth that day. s ometl,:ng of tlle sa t ellite the atmospher e and a biologic sate 11 j .e 32. Pleaa gi v the following lnfmation about youreelf: NAME --.....li t ND I A A TE LE PH~E NUMBER .....;;,; tndlcott any oddl!ional lnforrr.etlon o:,Out youreelf, Including any apa<:lol oxperlene>t, whleh might be r-rtlnn.,. . l 33. When and to w?,om did you report that you had n th obiect? I tiD lANA STATE POLICE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS, I f~D I A~!APOL I S , I ~ID U. Dote you completed this quaatlonnalre: 35. lnfOtmatlon which you feel pertinent and which Ia not adquotely covered in the specific polnta of thG questionnaire "' a narrative explanation of your alghtlng. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUA .. TI!RS P:O .. EIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AP'SC) WJtiGHT-~ATTKRSON Alit P:OJtCK BASK. OHIO 111&5111&33 UFO Observation, l9 F~b 6'7 Refe :-ence your unidentified observation. The information which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the e:1velope provided. The.nk you for reporting your observation to Air Force. Colonel, USAF 1 Atch , , .,!., --~ '-" wl of Technology and Subsystems F~D Form 164 w/envelope U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl. IHFORMATI01-I Thit questionnaire haa been prepared 10 that you can yive the U.S. Air Force a1 muc:h information as po1sible concerning the unidentified aerial pheno,nenon that you hnvu oLt~erv&ti. Plo try to answer 01 many queatlon1 aa you pc-ssibly can. The information that yCJu g ive wiU be usd for re1earch purposes. Your name will not be used in eonne<;tion with any st~terrteni;;, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal lnformotion "c that if i t is deemed neces1ary, we may contact you f~r further detai Is. 1. When did you see the obiect? '). rime of rio J. u / iJ \ ( ,rde One): Month Yeur 3. Time Zone: (C lrcle One): a. Eastern (Circl('. 1Jne); a, Ooyti~ht So.'ino b. Sta.,dard G> Centro! c. Movntoi n d. Poc:if:: 4. Wh~re wer ~ov when you sow the ob!ect? Neor Poatol Addr City or T;?n S. How l~n~ w~ ~bject in sight? (Tot::l Duration) Minute a Second a u;, Ce!'toin c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Ju_st o guess 5.2 Woa ob; .. , :" ~i;ht contlnu~vsfy? 6. What waa the C,:)~O;tion of the sky? 7. IF you IC'N th object during DAYLIGHT, where wos the SUN located a!\ you look~d at the ob;fJ:t? (Circle One): FTO OCT 62 16~ a, In front of you b. In back of you c. To your rl~t d. To your left Overhead f. Don't remember Thl fOI'rn uperd PTD 164, Jul 61, whlch I obolte. 8. IF you sow tho oL1ect ot NIGttl', what did you notece concerning the STARS and MOON? d. Don't rtmember 8.2 MOON (C.ircle OrN): a~ Bridtt moonlaght b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch dark c~/i)on't rememb.r 9. What .,.,ere ,;, .,.,.ather tond1tion1 ot the tlm.e you sow the obiect? CLOUDS {C. 1rde One): ( a. lear a ley c. Scarte!Jtd :I(>V,Jt d. Th I(. c .; he\J'y y cf~>ud. WEATHER (C ire le One): b. Fog, mist, Of I'~' roiu c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Oont remember 10. The obi11ct ::lppeored; (Circle One). {if) A.s n light - b. Tron s p.Htm t e. Don't remember c. V c:;,or 11. If it appe~r~d os a light, wat it bt ightr than th~ brightest stars? (Circle Omt): S Brighter ~. About the tame d. Don't know Com~c" brightness to some eommon oblect: 12. The edges oi me object were: (C 1, ~ fe 1. .. ,e ) o. Fuzzy or blurred C9 Like a. bri~t stor c. Sharply out l i i"d d. Don't rememoer (Circle One for each quatlon) Appear to stond atill at any time? Don't know Sudd&n fy s;4ed up and rush away at any tim? Yes Don't lcnow Don't know Break up into parts ot explode? Gtve off 1moke? Don't know Chan~ btig,tneat? Don't know Change anope? Yes Don't know r lash 04' fl idcer? Don't b1ow Oitop~ar and reappear? Don't know Did iect disappear while you wr.rc .,otching t? tf so, how? 15. Did the obi~ct move behind ttomethtng at any time, porticul1.1rly a cloud'/ (Circle On"): Don't Know. IF you .:mswered '([.~,, thf'n t"ll what it moved. behind; 16. Did tho obie~t move in front of ~l)mething at any time, pruticularly a cloud? Yes Oon't Know. IF you answered YES, th~., " wi1"Jt