elev(!tio.i of 8 \ -, . COURSE C.RIE = s:.. '' . .'ARY A:-\0 A ALYSIS O':Jjc-c-:. .:~s brir.::tc:r t . .''lr..:l the pla~,e;(, j :ars. It faded out t;;:..:.c:::.:.:y till i'.:, disnppCclj, .. ed and then reappears t.J.0Hin till 's origin~ brij1tnc~s. Object is not hinG mor~ po:.:-.;:. sour ce of 1ig:1 t 14. Did the object d~oppeor while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the ob;~:t """"VI) behind something at any t ime, particularly a c loud? (Circle One, Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whut it moved c. 1d: 16. Did th e objec r::ve in f ront o f somethin'J ot any time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you onsw<!red YES, then tell what :7. -~:' ro.: ~!"' ...,:.:h the following things o~c..,t :he object : 18. We wish tc. kn-::"" ,1,, angular sizo. Hol d a match stick at arm' s length in line with a known object ond no te h ow much o f th e ob; e : is covere d by the he-::! of the match. If you hod performed this experiment a t tha t ime o f the sightin~, h.,,.., :--..:c of the object would'-::,~ been covered by the match hood? 1~. Draw o pici ... e --=: -,:.!.ow the sl-.o::: _,,,..,::object or objects. Label and include in your sketch on)' dctoils of the ob1ec --:-:::. s~ ~ st.~; os wi-;s, yorusions, etc., o nd e5pecially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an orro..., =-~ ::::-~drawing ,c sho;w the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you think you con e s timate the speed of the obje c t ? (Circle One) IF you answ~red YES, then what speed would you estima te? 21. D o you t!d"~t f OU con estimate how f or away from you the object was? ( C ircle One) Yes N o 1\\,~ IF y ou ans.,.,~red YES, tnen how f or away would you soy it was? 22. Where were you located when you so,y the object? (Circle One): a. Inside : :,uilding d. In on a :>lone (ty p e)') e . At sea / 23. Were you (Circle One) a . In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a ci~ c . In opeii countryside? - d . Near on airfield? e . Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 2~. l r yc..J we'e MOVING IN AN AUTOMOoiLE o r other vehicle a t the time, the n complete the following que:;tions: 24.1 ~\hot d:rection were you moving ? (Circle One) b. t-,o;~heast d . Southeast f. Sout h we::t h. Northwes t i les per hour. 24.3 i)rd r=--s to p ot any time while you were looking a t the object? (C : '~ One) Yes 25. Did ycu c:::se-v~ 1'1~ objec t t hrough Ciy of th e following? Binoculars Yes No elescope Yes Theodolit e Yes In order thct '/~u :on g ive as clear o pictur<: as possible o f what you sow, describe in your own words a common object or obl~crs .,.,:,ich, when placed up in the ::ky, would give the some appearance as the object which you su,y, 27. In the follc,.,:ng sketch, imagine that you ore at th e point shown. Ploce on "A" on the curved line t o show how high the ob;~::! wos a bove the horizon (skyline) when y ou ftrst sow it. Place o " B " on the some curved line to show how~ ;1 the o!:lj~ct was above t!-lc h or izon (skyline ) when you lost :;ow it. Place on "A" on the compass when yo;; l rs <>ow it. Place a " B " on the compass where y ou la'>l sow lite object. ~S .. '::~ ,, ::~ ot-:.~ that will show the rcton that the object or objects rnade. Place on "A" a t the beginning of the p~ ... , c "., '' ot th e end of th e pol ~,:::, ~ s how any changes in directi on during the course . ::;,= THAN O~E o:-~= , t,e n how many were there? Dro"'' _ :: i: -~ ::: -;,w they were c::,.,':>eo:i, onJ put on arrow t o show the direction that they were troveli'1g. 30. Hove you ev~r seen this, oro simila r object before. If so give dote or dotes and location. 31. Was ony.>-e else with you at the t ime you sow the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF yci..l answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 3 1.2 Pl~c:;~ list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information a bout yourself: lost Nomo First Nome Middl~ Nome ADDRESS , Cit y Zone TE LE PHC''\E NUMBE !ndicct~ c.-,-ddit ionol information about yourself, including any special expe rience, which might be pertinent. 33. Wh~n and t o wh~m did you report that you hod seen the object ? Day Month Year s ? /lol !:EtYv..r U.S. AI R FORCE T ECHNICAL INFORMATION . ,,:; questionnaire has ben prepared s o that y ou con gi ve th e U.S . Air Force as much inbr mo :::.r-o s po ssible c oncerning the unidentified a e r ia l p he nomenon tl1at you hove observed. to answer as ma ny qJ e s t ions as y ou possibly c o n . The i nformation th a t y ou give will be L;!>.!: ior research purpose s . Your no me will not be us e d in conn~ction w ith any s t ateme n ts , co'"IC~L..>i:ms, or publications with out your permi~sion. We request tl--: s p e rsonal information so tf-ct ; ir is d"emed necessa ry , we ma y contact you for f urther d e t a il s . 1. When did y:l:.. see the ob ject ? 2. Tirne o f day: (Circle One): Mont h Y eor 3 . T irre Zan~ (Circle On e ): o . E astern b . Cent~ol c. Mou,air. d. P o cif:c (Circle One): a . Daylight Saving-' b . Sta ndard 4 . n'her~ ~o~er'! ) :-u when you s o w the N s orel' P ostel Addre:;s City o r T o w n St o to o r Coun t y J ,:!r; -:s O:Jject in sig1t. (Tc:l :Lotion) urs Minute~ Seconds c . C e to in c . Not very sure d . J u s t o gues s ~ ;:,: continuot..s't? 6 . What wast~" :::-~.:: ' l:ln o f the sky? ' N IGHT) a . B r igh t .J 7. If you sow the oSject during DAYLIGHT, where wa s the SUN locate d Ol# y ou lookod a t the o bject ? (Circle One): o . In fr o nt o f you b. In bock of y ou c. T o your ri ght d . To y our le ft f. Don' t remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thltt f o r m auperMrd .. ,. FTO l h4, jul 61, "'hld1 1~ ob~Ol<'t!'. 8 . IF you sow the obj~ct at NIGHT, what did you n o tice concernin g the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (:irclc On e): d. D~n't remember 8.2 MOON (Ctrcle One): a. Bright moon I ight b. Dul l moon I ight :C. No moonlight -p itc h dark d.- Don't reme mbe r _) 9. What were ~t..e weather c ondit ions a t th e time you sow the oLject ? CLOUDS ( Ctrcfe One): WEATHER (Circle One): o . Clea r ~ b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Modera te or heavy rain catt ~r::i c au s "'- d . Thid ?r heavy c louds d. Snow e . Don't remember 10. T he c bject o;:>pcored: ( Circle One): o. T ronspJrent e . Don't remembe r 11. If 11 ap?e~r~d os o light , was it br ighter than the br ightest s tars? (C ircle;: One): a. cri":)h te:r) c. About the sorne d . Don't know (c~::::~ brightn~ss to some c ommon object : o, F uzzy or ~!"':e: ::>. like a brt~n s~r c . Sharply ourh ~. on remer::!: 13. Did the ob: ::t : (Circle One for each quest ion) Appe:v r~ st::nd still at any time? Don' t know Sud-:Jen.y S:>A~d up a nd rush away a t any time? Yes Don' t know Breo'< vp inro ports or explode? Yes .No) Don' t know d. Give off smoke? Don' t know Change brightn e s s ? Don't know f. Cltongc sha;>e? Don ' t know F lash o r f licker? Don't know Di sapp~ar and reappear? Don ' t know the obJect disappear whi lc you were watching it? lf.so, how? 15. Did lh e c::-, :t movo behind someth ing at any time, particularly a cloud? Yes \ N~ Don't Kno w . (CirCo'!. C1e): I F you answered YES, then tell whot i t me.'!:: behind: 16. Drd the O-e:t move in front of some~ni'lg ot any time , particularly a c loud? rn frc:- o f: \,-"'l Don' t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what '7. -~1 .,o~ .. wordsthefollowing c!:>out the object: s. C :>lor 18. 'ro'~ wrs1 : 'now the angular s ize. Yold o match stick at arm' s length in line with a known object and note how muc'i cf - ~ jb;ect is covered by -.... e he od of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at th~: t ime o f the s ig!.t, ,::;, : ~ "'='uch of the obje.:t ..,._: .. :d hove been covered by the matc h head? 19. Oro-c-; :. -:will s~ow l"'e s!.~=~ o f the object or object s . Lobel and include in your sketch any d etails o! tre :::::'!: - : : . sc"" s ~ c~ o s ,..;.,~s, p r o trusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. f lace O'"l e-~.:::e the drawing ro show the direction the object wos moving. 20. Do you think you con o stimote the speed o f the object ? (Circle One) IF you onsweed YES, then what speed would you ostimote? 21. Do you !hi..,!.-y o u con estimate how far away from you the object was? (Cde One) I F you ors ..... e r.,d YES, then how for away would you soy it was? 22. Where v. ere y ~u located when you saw the object? a. Inside -~wilding b._ ln o cor d. I; an ai:Jiane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) o. In the business section of o city? ~ b. In the residential section "of o city? c. In open countryside ? -- d. Noor on airfield? e. F lying over o city? f. Flying over open country? :?~. If y ~ .. wer-. MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle ot the time, then complete the folloving questions: 24.1 What ~ ection were you moving? ( Circle One) c . East e . South b. N:Jrt:-eost d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How :s~ were you moving? miles per hour. 24.3 D':i > ::~ s;op ot ony time v.hile you were looking o t the object? iCi::r~ One ) 25. Oi:l y~L ::S -:1~ rr~ object t h rough C"'Y o' the following? Binoculars No Telescope Yes No Theodolite Yes No h . Other InC::-.... 26. In ordor that yo.,::: , give as clear o picture os possible of what you sow, describe in your own word s o common object or obj'!::~ ... -.ich,._whe.: placed up i(l :he s~r would give [~e s ome o,ppeorance a s the obj ~ct which you 27. In the fo llowing sketch, imagine that you ore o t the point shown. P lace on "A" on the curved l ine t o show how l11gh the ob:ect was abov e the horizon (skyline) when y ou First sow it . fJioce a " B " on the some curved line to show ho,..-<',the obje c t was above the horizon (skyline) when you last sow it. P lace on " A " on the com;>oss when yc:.J t t :;t s~w it. Place o "B" on the composs where you los / sow the ob1ect. ;,_, , .J{'I o p':'Jre that will s how the n:::w::m that the object o r object:; rnode . Place on " A " a t the begenning of the ~=:., o "b" a t t he e nd o f the pot!..., =.,d show any changes in directi on during the course ..,. _, _.., I then how many were there? _ D : : -:' .:- ~ :' -~w they wer~.c.::r:.ed, on.:! put on arrow to show th~ direction that they were trove l in~ . 30. Hove you ever S!ten this, oro similar object before, If so give dote or d otes and location. 3 1. Was o-:yore ! se wit h you a t th e t ime y ou sow the object ? (Circle One) 31.1 lr y01.. ~nswer\)d YES, did t hey see the object too? (Circle Om~ ) 31.2 Pl~c-:;~ !is t thetir nome 1 32. Ple=s'.l :;'ve ,l,e fo ll owing informa t ion about yourself: Lost Nome F irst Nome TE LE PHC'-= NUMBE Middlo Nome I tndi:.>~ or., :idttionol information c:>o~t yourself, including any special experience, whic h might be pe rtinent. 33. When and to whom did you report that y ou hod Sol')n th o object? Month Y ear /fr ?:~of t