Utica Newyork — February 1967

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Keywords: circle, object, osject, covered, believc5, 5tayedvin, oer_ial, inforrnoti, oresi, auperaertea, ri_ght, fgflt, scotterac, scunci, c1pfear, leqse, qliestionnaire, ljiif, ubserver, safoic, mountc, irpkne, itionol, counl, rthat
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PROJEt:T 10073 RECORD i. OA ; r .TIM ~ OUP 2. LOCATION (J witn~s e s ) :. !.lJIIf~C: 10. CONCLUSION Astro ('!~NUS) Venus ,,:as at Z') .. ., d rees azb1.uth, and nn elevation 14 d~gre~ 3 1. NUHl\ER OF 03JECTS 50 minute s T YPE OF OB5C:~VATION 7. COUr\Sc b. FHOi:;S 9. PHYSICAL EV::J:SCE ubserver sLe.ted i t looked like a brL~ht star and believc5 it wa3 Si;-ius. Object 5tayedvin :sight and th~n some clouds moved i n and covered it. bject was a bright yellowish- f-TO SE P 6 3 C-329 ~TDE) prevlou dlt!on o( thl1 form ma7 b. u .. d. SAFOICC/Mrs Cassel / j ad/ 79079/28 Mar 67 COORDINATED BY: 1 SAFOIC Coor d cy U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much infor:-not i:>n as possible concerning the unidentified oer_ial phenomenon that you have ob~erved. p I eos = Ar'; to answe r a~ f!lany questions as you possibly can. The inforrnoti on that you givo wi II be ...):; fo r research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, co-:=l~.si-:>ns, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information s~ th::~t j ! :t is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When dd y:l. see the object? (Circle One): (Circle One):( a. c. Mountc;ti d. Po~ifi.: (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving ( b. Standa:-~ th!.:; e wF;::e y :)U when you sow the o S : ~ct? N~oresi Postal Address City or Town Stat~ or Counl'y f 5. Ho'-N l?il; -..,~s object in sight? (!o"Ji D uration) Hours M inutes c. Not very sure '~. F~irly certain ': d. Just a guess C~) .. . 0 5.2 Wa s o~:~: !;. sight continuously? 6 .. What was ti' e c:):.~ion of t he zky ? (a. Bright) 7. IF y ou sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as y ou looked at th e objec1? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. Toyourright d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thll\ f orm auperaertea FTO 164, jul 61, whic h &R obaolete. 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning tho STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a.~.f:}ri_ght moonlight . b. Du I c;;;on-1 fgflt . No moonlight-pitch dork d. D~,t remamber Don't remember 9. What w e ~re -Heather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (C =Ie One): a. Clear s kv :c. ScotteraC: ~louds d. Thic k or ;...eovy clouds WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember The oblect or:-?"ared: (Circle One): If if ==> :>~or~= :s a light, was it brigr.; t!--an the brightest stars? (Circle One): c. About the same b. C ,,-r-:ner d. Don't know I 12. The edges of ~he :object were: Did the object: (Circle One for eoch questio:1) Appear t o stor.d still at any time? Don't know Suddenly spe ~d up and rush away at any time? Don't know c. Break up in!o ports or explode? Don't know d. Give off s moke? Don't know Change brightness? Don't know e. Ye~ i No f. Change shape? Don't know g. Flash or flicker? Don't know h. Disappear or.d reappear? Don't know 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the oSject move behind something at any time, particularly o cloud? ( C irde One): it m?v ~d behind: Did th ~ o~ :~t:t move in front of s o mething at any time, particu lorly o cloud? (C ire:~ Ono): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, the n te II ... ,h nt i7 . T Gil in .: fe w words the following things about the object: c . Scunci Cfe w ish t o know the angular siu, , H<>ld a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and not e how I much of ri-:'! object is covered by t~e head of th e match, If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sight ing, t..:)w much of the obje c t would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Dro""' c ~l.: .. ~-e r w il l sho w th ~ shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch ony detai ls the os,~:~ :~-::: 'fOU SOW Sucn OS wings, protrusions, etc., and esp~ciolly exhaust trails or VOpor trails, Place on c::-:.~' :.~s!d~ t he d ra wing to show the direction the object was moving. J 20 .Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? IF ) ' OU answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? -------- 21. Do y ou think .,.-o:; can estimate how far away from you the object was? (C ircle One) Yes ( IF y o u onsv.-e:-ed YES, then how for awcy would you soy it was?--------- 23. Were you (C;rcle One) I, 22. Where we re y~u !ocoted when you saw the object? I (C ire /e One): b. In a c o r Outdoors (f - j;l-;n o irpkne (type) a. In the business section of o city? . b. -,nth~ resid;;;tiol secti-~n of~ city? ~ c. In op~-countryside? .. d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? l F .. o., y. :-e : ..... : VlNG IN AN AUTOMOBiLE o r other vehicle at the time, the n complete the following questions: rthat o irection were you moving? (Circle One ) c. East e. South g. West d. Sol.:~e~st f. Southwest h. Northwest 2t 2 How fos ...,.e:-e you moving? mile s per hour. 24.3 Did ycJ y:-;, at any time while y ~u were looking at the object? i 25. Did you obs e rv e rn:! oSject through Or!'! o f the following? a. Eye3!~sse~ Yes r-io e. Binoculars b. Sun glcs:; ~.s Telescope (Yes" Theodolite Window c:c:; In orde r that yow c:l~-: ~ive as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common obj~rct or obj~cts wn: ::h, when ~laced up in the, sky, would g ive the sam~ C1pfear c -~s the object which you sow. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the objact was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "6" on tha same curved lino to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last sow it. Place on "A" on the compas s first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object. Drew o pi:'..;re that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place on "A" at the beginning of th3 poth, a "c ,, at the end of the path, ond show any changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there wos MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?----------- Dr::~w o p i :t.J:o.! of how they were crro~ged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 30. Hove you ever see n this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dotes and location 31. Was 0:'1)'0ne -else with you at the time you sow the obiect? (Circle One) 31.1 If y=>u answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) 31.2 Ple~s~ list their names 32. P leQse give th e following infor moti or. a bout yourself: First Namo 1ndi.::ote or.) ::.;d itionol informaticn o:,out yourself, including any special experience , which might be pertinent . 33. When a nd to who m did you report that y o u had seen the object? Day Month ./ Year 34. Date you completed this qLiestionnaire: Information w~ich you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a n~rrative explanation of your sighting. .