Joliet Illinois — October 1967

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. L OCATION J oliet, Ill~noio 10. CONCLUSION / Po3sible (AjnCRAFT) i . Nlii\BER Of :3JECTS .'i. LENGTH 0 .:; C 3SERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY A NCt ANALY SIS 1 , 5 minute# t-z., YPE OF OE3ERVA TION I Gr ound Vi:n:.~l I' COURSE 9. PHVSICAL E\.I!:>ENCE ObGerv0r ~u1tcd t~ the object npp~ur~d ~o u l ieht. Erightnc:Js ,,c.c. cc:J}Xlr0d t o th::-.t of n bright. ot::lr. It nppc~rcd to be bright~r. Edgeo o~ the obj e c t were like those of n u r. OoJ ect ~d no di~tinct aound of it~ o~. Color; white . FORCE TECHNICAL IHFO ATION I Tl-lis questionnaire has ~en prepordd so that you c o n giv" t h e U.S. Air Forc e a s much info rl"':::ion a s possible concorning the unidentified aerial phenomeno n t hat you have observed. P loos" rry t o answer as mony questions as you possibly can. The information t ho t you give will v!.~.:l ior research purpose~. Your nam.:t will not be used in connection wit h any statements, CCJ'l:\::.i::lrs, or publications w i thout .your permission. We request this personal information s o t; : .t " doomed noceHory, we may contact you for further dotoib. When c d vov see the object ? 2. Time of doy: _ Hour Minut~ts ( C irc/u On'lt); 3 . Time Z on&: (Circle One):G.-...Qa~ligbt joving_) (Circle One): o._t:os.t~C!!_ Q. Control ; c . Mountain d. Pacific Wnee wer e yO{) when you sow tho cbj&c!? Neorut Po,tal Aclclreas b. Standard ~City or Town Stoto or County How l:>ng w~$ object in sight? (Tat:: I Duration) Minutes Seconds :;:---.Fair y certain d. Ju~t a guetu 5.1 Hew "'Ol time in sight dctormin~d? Wo-; ob' ~ct i-, si;ht continuo..aly? a. Bright ( ) IF you sow tl., ::,:~c~ dur in g DAYLIGH T , wh~re was the SUN located oa you loolcud at th o object? (Circl~ Ono ): a. i:': front of you d. To your loft !I. ll'l boclc of you Ov..,rhecd f. D on't romemh.!.r 1 o your n~t FTD OCT 62 164 ~eproduced by L~brary of Conere3s, Legislativ e Hefcronce Servico 8. IF you saw the ob1cct at NIGHT, .vhot did you no t icl': co-eNning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (C: irde Ore): 8.2 MOO~ (Circle Onr): a. Bright moon I i9ht b. Dull moonlioht d. c.~!'\ t roll"~rn~r d. Don' t rememb"' CLO'.:C~ :,rd~:Oml: HC.A T!-1 F: =f { C rrclc On~}: \ c. Scctf--~'e-! ctoudc: J d. Thi c k ;;;r ~"><'ovy cl?vds c. Mod~rrlt"' :--r n~avy r o1n o. Don'~ r~..,t"'l"lb~r 10. The obi<zc' appeorf'!O: ((ir::lr-On" l: o, SC'll i a b, T ronsoor~nt e. Don' t r~mamb~r I' ::?o;;oeci as o iigh, wo!i it briqr.re~ tnon the brighte,;t ~tors? (Circle One): b. Cfimmer Abou~ ~ho S C"Tl(' d . Don't know Co.-._-;or~ brightr"'~::> to som., c ommon object : I (C,~c!e ~rel : a . Fuzzy or bh.:red ".:. S!-:orri y outr,~d Flo in or ; ~tony t irne? (Circle One for ooch ou~stion) Don't know Don't know Don' t know LJon t now Don't know Don't know Yes Don' t know h . O iso;>:>ecr : -:! r"Cl;>pr:cr? 14. Did the ob ect di soppeor whi lc you were watching it ? If so, how? 15. Did(~:~c;:.i~::lmovo bohiod ~:~e thin~ time~::::'::~::y o c loud? IF you onwe.ed YES, then tell what I 16. D id t h e obfe c t move in front o f s omething a tony time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, the n tell wha t 17. l o ll in ew words the following things abou t the object : b. C o :o r We w i s h to know the angular size. H o ld a match stick at a rm's length in line with a known object and n o t e how much o f t h e :>b1ect is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at t h e t ime of t he l si\1h~ing, ho,..,. much of t h e ob ject would hav e been covered by the match head? I Draw a ;::' .ture th o~ w i ll show t h e s~ope o f the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch a ny det a ils o f t h e c . -.: t 7hor you saw such os ...,in;;s, protrusions, etc., and especially exhou:;t t rails o r vapor trails. P l oe g C.'l -:.:r~.,. ~es;de t he dra w i ng to s ho w the direction t he object was moving. 20. Do you think you can o'itimote th'!l sp~od of (Circle One) IF y ou answ~rf.'d YES, then what sp1:cd would you cstim'lte'? 21. Do you thini( y ou con e~timotc: how far away frarn you the oojo;~Cf W:J:? lF you cr.~ ...,eed YES, then how f or a way would you :.ay i~ \'!(< 22. Whe~e wer~ you located when you saw tn<.: c.bj:::ct'~ (C irclc 0.1t-} a. Ins id!:' a building b. In a c c \-.-tn-(inc;-?lone (type) e . At sea f . O ther 1\ 2.!.. IF you wure MOYt:-{G IN AN .h.UTOMO:Ji!..f. o: orltt:r ,:ic . '24.1 'N',: d irection Wf:re you moving? (C:.-;:IJ ,: :~} d. Saulh') u,;t b. Northeast 2~.2 How fost wero you moving? mile:; p r h.;-.u:-. 24.3 Did y:.u s tC>p at any tim~ whils yo'-J 'li:~r look inu ut tb ,,bjocl' (Cicle One) 25. Di~ y:Ju o:.serv~ the object throu-3h cny of tho follo .... ing? E ye;i o s se.-. c Lrlr.:.J ... 3inor.ular!: T ;" le:.cof>" 27, In th o following sketch, imagine that you ore ot the point ahown. P loco an " A" on th0 curvod I ine to show how high the object was above thct horiton (skylin8) wh~n y ou first saw it. Picco a "B" on the same curvd lir.o to show h ow hi~h the objrct was o bov" th e horiton (skyline) when you lost :.ow it. Placo a n " A" on t ho compou when you firsr s ow it. Place a "B" on tha c ompou whore you lost s ow tho object. 28. Oro.., o pict.J~e that w i l l show thtt motion that the object or objects mode, Place o n "A" at t he beginning of th path, o "B" at the end of thr path, and ~!,v,. .:.ny changes in direcfion during t ho c ourse. 29, IF ! h e r & wos l.,IQRE THAN ONE o b ject, than how many wttro th~tre? ------------ Drew a ;>ictur' of h ow they wore orr~nged, a nd put an arrow to show the direction t hot they wore trav.,Jing. 34, Dot you complt~d this qvstionnoir~: Information which yov feol portin&nt and which is not od~quotly cover~d in t he sp.~cific poinh of th quo:;tionnoi ro ~ o norrotiv explanation of your sighting. I:Ji s !)ppy:f2,~D l .Jl t) I\.. I L-u