PROJECT 10073 RcCO.RD t 3. :iOlJrtCE j Civilia n FmJMBER oF oaJEcrs l S. LENGTH Or OBSERVATION ! 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION I Grot.:..nd Visual j 7. COURSE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD SEP 6J 0-329 (TOE) Omaha } Nebraska 10 , CONCLUSION Sighting : Probable AI.RCRAF'l' i h~- a.Ee,; <IHSUFFICIENT CLARITY) 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer sighted a white object that dome toward the front. The object behind clouds and made no ao~se. looke d like a cigar with I passed in front of and 1 Cor:unents: The local i:westigatin.; officer felt that there a question to the reliability of the \.J'itnzss. A do:r.e j on a cylinderical body} as re?orte d by the observer could not! be seen on the photograph. Three aircraft were in the area l at the time of the sighting. In particular a Cessra 411 was obscending fran uOOO to 2100 ft arriving at Omaha at 6340Z. This would place the air c raft below the 4000ft broken. to overcast condition that existed in the area. 134. Dot.: you complet.!td thi3 quc:~stionnoir~. 35. lnformotionwhichyouf~,.,lpertinentondwh' h' d - ----------- .... c IS not o equot.,ly covered in th t . questionnaire o r a narrative explon t ' f . . " speC!IIC points of the l ? n o your s1gh t 1ng. . . ) , (\ )i.w: fl'.;Qc~V:.. ttQ:iM:o-.. L r ..... JIA'l.<JL--ol li k<Ci.IV l d. Dod the object di3aoo"ar whil~t you...,~,.., watching i~? 1: s o , h,w? 1.5. Did ~he C'lbil'lc t movn ~hind s o m "'tt,:,Q n: onv tim"!, p"rticoJI~"rly a clo~od? ~ (Circle One): IF you an5'~'~m!td YES, then tell wha t Don' t Kno w . Yes 111. Dod th<: ob)--.ct mt>'!'"~ in front of <;O""'"''hi"lq at cnv tim~, o r tir:ularlv o o::lo~od? Don' t l(now . (Circ/d One}: in fro n t of: IF y ou ::ms..,ered YES, t h e n tell .vhot 17. Tf>ll in a few worc:-ls the following rhinrys cbou l the obj~ct: 18 . W~ wish to kno.,., th:!! o n Ciulor siz ~. rlold a match stic:k a t a rm's lo'!!nqt!, in line w i th o ~no'"~n obi.,ct on~ no!~ how j much of th e obiect is c0vered by tf1e h~od of t h e mt"ltch . If you hod Pt'!rformed this P.X~tim~nt ot the time of ~he j s i9hting, how muc h of thft obiec-:-'""oul~ hove been covered by the ma tch h ead? Draw a p ic t ure that will show th e shape of th e obje c t o r object s . Label and include in your s ke tch any details of th e object that you sow suc h os wings, p r otru sions, etc . , and e s oeciolly exhaust trails o r vapor t rails. Place an arrow beside the drcwing to sflow the dir~cti.:>n the obje c t wos moving. . ,. ~ 20. Do y o u :-hin k y o u con -'s t imot;:, th& spaed o f the o b ject? I (Circle On!t) 8 No I IF yoo onsw&r~d YES, then what sp-e~d would you "stimoto? .r.:::::r" -.!2(/':).,t .. A:., ,~..--r::r' /?'?" ;Y:7 1 21. Do yoo think you can El'-timote how for owoy from you t h e obi,ct wa"S? (Circle One) y ou answer~d YES, th~n how for a way would you s a y it was? --------- Where w~re you located when you (Circle One): sow th.., obiect? 23. Were you ( Circle One) a . In t he business section of c city? a. l n sid.e a building I b . _ l!!_the residential SeCtion Of .. a c ity?' b. In a car c . In open countryside? d . In an airplane (typo~t) d. Ne a r on airfield ? e. F lyin g ov~r o c ity? e . At sea f. Flying over open country? 24. IF y o u were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other v~hicle a t t h e tim~, tbn complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? ( Circle One) a . North c. East e. South b. N ortheast d. Southe o::st f . S o u thwes t h. N orthwest 24.2 How fast WfJre you moving? _J, il~s per h our. 24.3 D id you stop ct ony time while you w~re looking a t the object? (Circle One) 25. Did yo u observe the object through any of th~ following? Eyeglo:sses Yes e . Binoculars Yes b. S:;n gloss~s Telescope Yes c . Windshiald Yes g. T heodolite d. Window gloss Yes 26 . In o rder that you con give os clear o pict ure cs possible o f what you sew, describe in your own w ords a common ooj!'!c~ o r object:s which, when placed up in th e sl<y, w ould give the scme a ppearance as the object which y o u saw . 27. In the following ~ketch, imogir~e tho: ycu ':li~ o t the po int s hown. Place Ol' "A" on :h~ ,urt.,d li.,~ to show h o w high th~ object nos ab.:>v~ th e horizon (skylin~) wh~,, y ou frst sow it. Plo::~ u ''B" 0'1 the :.~am~ :urv.d l1ne t o 5how h ow high the obj~ct was above the horizon (skylin.,) when you lost saw it. Place:: an " A" o n f 1-! com;>OjS when y ou first sow it. Place a "B'' on the c ompass where y ell lost so"' tlon obect. 28. Drew a pictur~ that will show the motion that t he object or objects made. Ploco on " A " at t he beginning of the path, a "e" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during th~ course. 29. lr there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? Draw a pic ture o f how they were arranged, on.:J put an a rrow to show the direction that th~y were traveling. 31.:! Ploase li3t th~ir names and <lddn,;s~s. 32. Pl.,c:;~ give t h e follo.~;;:,J infVt'moti..>n oSou~ your.-:olf: TELePHONE NUMoE~ Ftr~t ~4om .. Yr H11..o tJ~tr )l"'dicat't Ony aoditionn f tnf'Jrmotion ohoul 'f JllrSt7ff, incfu ling ony S "'o:c-i<rf t1< .::ft mce, w!-Jlcn .,, ight he ~rtin-',1~. Dal~ yov compl:~r~d lniJ qucslonnoir~: 'r ltJ O f 35. Information which you fe~l pertinent and which i5 no~ odequah~ly cov0r"d in the specific point:l of the qu9:Jtionnoir:~t Of a nor~otive explanoti.,n of your sighting. D W THA'l YO, -.\,t G!\'E' n,:::. 1 - R FORCT-: AS ~tliCH IN!-~09~ATIO'If! ?X:''.!.R ...:': A.fot), CiH!O 4"'D:j , IAlf 80-l'/, 'W ~IDDlTIOtv.'L f>i'n~r::; Ah:! ~.t'EIJEi.J FUf~ VA.=v:;.~!T't'E OP. S,\.f~TCflES! FIRST .;IGHT THE ;:>,_,2~10--!ENOI'H , 1. NHn TI'O;: 010 YOU L/1.5 r SICHT THE t>HE"O'~i!:i-ION? -~ ~ 4. 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REl"ZR T O <:1-1-'LLcR SKE T C H ,\c; .\N EXAMLE; OF OW 70 CO'-I?L::: f'"' T'IZ LA >r:;ER SKETCH. ~ _I 'J r"uooRs I N EHJSIHESS ,;:::CTION O r CITY :rj i N .::JILDINC IN HESIOE~I!"IAL SIICTION Oi' CITY ) ' H I CAR 0 AS DRIVER Q A S PASSENGER IN O PEN COLN r <YSIDC: IJ.::AR A I?.FIE:LD IN l,IR?LANE 0 AS PILO': CJ AS PASS:HGER FLYING O V E R C ITY FLYING OVER O?EN COUNTRY I F YOU WC:RE I N A VEHICLE, CO~IPL ETE THE FOLLOWING: '<IHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING7 HOW F A ST w:::RE YOU MOVINC7 0 10 YOU STOP ANYTIMC: 'JIHIL E OSSERVIHG TH::: PH ENO~:::NON? SOUTHE,\ST NORTHW!::ST OU T H'it E:ST EXF'LAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT E FFEC T S YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEIAS 5 ANOG. DESCR IBE TYPe Oi" VEHICLE YOU WE R E IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRI\IN OR BODY OF \IIATER YOU T R AVERSED DURING Ti-lE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONV ERTIBLE TOP 'NERE UP OR OOWN. ~HOW MUCH OTH!::R TRAFFIC WAS THi::i'lE7 ~ 010 YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANi::S7 0 Y ES Oi" S!GHTI~IG THE PHENOMENO N AND WHEF 0 NO. li" yEs, DE$CRI9E WHE N THE:.Y WERC: IN S!GHT RELATIVE 7 0 i'HE T I!.<C: THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSirlO'i OF THE PHE:ri O M:::NOi'l. HOW LONG !'/AS THE ?H:::NOMENON IN SIGHT? LE~IC:TH OF Tllol:: CERTAI N OF T I ME NOT V C:RY SUi'!E CEi'lT AI"' JUST A GUESS HOW WAS TIME OETERMINE07 HEN 0"'f:NON IN SIGHT CONTI NUOUSLY ? l8j YES'~ NO. IF "No, INDICATe. WHeTHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR MOVEI4ENT OR THE 9EHAVIOi'l O F THE PHENO\OE 0N, AND D ... CRISE SUCH MOV!::M ENT Or! BEHAVIOi'!. INDICATE: DISAP- P EAflANCES O N PREVIOUS SKETCHES. CONDITIONS (Check cpproprir!:e blocks.) Y/EATH<::?. OAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR ~tsr v CIRRUS CLOUDS (High {!e~tcy or Herring HEAVY RAIN r-/"-bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE ~ CLEAR NIM8US CLOUDS (R!lin) HAIL PARTLY CLOUDY CUi'IULONIMBUS CLOUDS SHOW OR SLEET (Thur~du:Hcrm.s) COM LETE Y OV RC'\ST UH!<NOWH C. IF THE SIGHIING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHA T DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON! BRIGHT :.IOONLIGH T MOON WITH HALO MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS PAR~I,AL('!J:W or quarter) D. It: SIGHTING WA5 IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SU~ VISIBLE? 0 Y E S 0 NO. THE P!-IENOM E N O H 7 IN FRONT O F YOU ro YOUR RIGHT ! N BACt< OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT ;< N O MOONLIGHT IF ye:s, WHERE WAS THE SUM AS YOU F A C F.D OIJERH'!:AO (N-:or noon) UNKI'lO'NN E. S?ECii"Y THE MAJOR SOURC!:: 0:" ILLUMINATION PR!::SENT !JURING THE SIGHTING , SUCH ,\S THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS Oi'l STREET LAi\1?, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUM I NATION , SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. 12. GIVE..\ BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOM E:-IO H , I NDICATIN G WH E THER I T APPEAi'IEO C ARl< OR LIGHT, 't/1-'ETH:::R IT REFLECTED L IGHT OR WA S SELF-L U MII'IOUS A N D WHAT COLORS YOU NOTIC'::D. DESCRta!:: YOUR IMPRESSION OF WH:TI"""~ 1 IT WAS SOLID O'R TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES '\1tERE SHAR P O R FUZZY. DESCRIBE T H E SH AI'>E OR INDICATC: li" IT APPEARED A S A POINT O F LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS HtTH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE ST >.~s. A LIGHT 0~ OTI-'!::11 OBJECT I N YOUR FIELO O F V I:.:W. IAOV~ IN II STR,),IGHT LINE? STAND STII.L AT AI-IYTIME7 SUDDE t oLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY? ,.:_ (BREA K U P IN PARTS ANO EXPLODE? -/~ CHAUGE COLOR? J GIV Z OFF' S OKC:7 ':>('