PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. D.\ TE I.'.E GROUP 2. LOCATION, U]'n~nceburt;, 10 . CONCLUSION SATELLITE: Echo I ~. NUMBC:R OF OBJECTS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS !l. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Gro md Visual Observer sighted a bright. blue white ligr.T. th.:::. , : . the west to the southeast. It was tra velinc; a.:. ..... fast as a satclli te end .b>ked like a sm:.e:: lh:..::!. ect grew dim and vanished. \:est. to Southeast CO?,lM:!:NTS: Echo I was at 0852 EDT. It went minutes later. going SE at 88 deg lont.;, ~0 d.ee: in to the earth shedo..J about 5 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTO S E P 6 3 0-329 (TDE) p uvlou edltlon or thh for.D mY b e u nd. U.S. AIR FORCE TECi-lNICAL INFORMA TIOi-1 This questionnaire ha s been prepared so tha t you con give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning thd unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove obst:rved. Please t ry to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information tha t you giv e will bo usad f o r research purposes. Your nome will n o t be used in connection with any stal~ments, conclusions, or publications without y our permission. We request this personal informatio n so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further de to i Is . When did you see the object? 2. Time of d ay: Hour Minutes tJfu..,.,l (Circle One): Doy Month Y oor 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. Eastern d. Poe i fie 4 . Where were you when you sow the object? City or To..:,.,.. 5. How long was object in sight? {Totol Dur a tion) Hours Minuto s a . Certain c(""" Not ~ery su~ Stoto o r C unty b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6 . What was t he condit ion o f the sky? a. B right 7. IF you sow the obj~ct during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object ? (Circle One): a. In front of y o u In back of you c . To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don' t reme mber ::>. IF you :;ow the ob ect ot N IGHT , what did you notice conct)rrting the STARS and MOON? 8 .1 STARS (Circle O ne): ....Q,oJioo -t~MIIF -s:bs~A f_rrt.. 9. What were the weather conditions a t the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): c.~i!w_J a:louc!s d. Th:ideed r-4;elouds 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): b r eei:e:e r 'i Jf6iil' C'l' .}J t1 PJY 1"/EA THE R (Circle One): ~;~ !:r:-aerLt--gl~ ro in ~ .... iv\~ero!e or:=heovy rain e r -071 t reme&i1oer 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): or B. igLt~r -ts:. &tiitnter C c. About the some. 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: 12. Th~ edges of the object were: (Circle One): a . Fuzzy or blurr~d J:r.-tike o bright sror) ~rply outlined d. Don' t remember 13. D id the object: a. Appear to stand still at a ny time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Break up into parts or explode? d . Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g . Flesh or flicker? h. Disopp~or and reappear? (Circle One for ecch question) Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't kr.ow Don't kn o w Don' t know Don't know Don' t know Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If s o , how? 15. Did th e object move behind something at any time::, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. . "f\j s. IF you onswererl YES, the n tell what it moved behind: 16. Did th e object move in front of something a t any time, particula rly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Tell in o Few words the following th inqs about the object: We wish t o know t he angula r si::e. Hold a mat ch stick a t arm's length in line with o known object and note how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time o f t~e sighting, how much o f the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw o picture that wi II show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any detci Is of the object that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Placa an arrow besid e the drawing t o show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do )IOU th1no< you can estunote the !>pceci of tho: object? (C ire le Ollc) ) No IF you. answered YES, then what spee d would you estimot<!? 21. Do y o u think you con estimate how fo r away fro m you the object was? (Circle One ) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was?----------------- 22. Where were you located when you sow the object ? (Circle One): 1 23. Wereyou(Circ/eOne) a . In the busin ess section of o city? a. Inside o building b. In o cor C. c . Outdoyrs ~, b. In the residential section of o ciry? c=0n open coun~r),_sid~ ~oren oirfi.,;ld ? d . In on airplane (type) e . Flying ove r o city? e. At sea f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle a t the time, t h e n complete the following questions: 24.1 What direct ion were you moving? (Circle One) a , North c. East e. South g . West b. North east d . Scutheost f . Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? , i les per hour. 24.3 Did you s top atony time while you were looking a t the object? (Circle One) Yes No Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binocular s Sun glos s e s Yes f. Telescope T e s o. Windshie ld g. Theodolite Yes (!9) Window gloss 26. In orde r that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you :;ow, descr1be in your own words o common object or obj'!ct s which, when placed up in the sky, would give th e some appe arance as the object which you sow 27. In the following sketch, imagine that y ou ore a t the point shown. Plac" an "A" on tnt: c ur v d I inc t? show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) wh.,n y ou First sow it . Plocc a " B" o n th e s am" curv d l1ntt t o how hi gh th e object wo s above th e horizon (skyline) wh;,n you last s ow it. Pice" on "A" on the compo n when you f;rs t saw it . P lace a " 8 " on the compass whe re y ou last !iaw the obj~ct. 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. P lace on " A " at t h e beginning of the path, a " 8 " at the end of the path, and sloun .:.ny changes i n direction during the course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many w~re there? ------------ Draw o picture of how they were arranged, on.:! put an c rr ow to show the direction that they W!He traveling 30. Have you ever seen this, or a simi lor ob1cct before. If so give da tu or dotes ond location. 3 1. Was anyone else with y ou at the t ime y ou s o w the object? (Circle One ) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did t hey see t he object too? (Circle One ) 31.2 Pl~ose li s t their names and oddre.sses: 3 2 . Ple ase give the following information about yourself: First Nome M i d d I e Nome TEL EPHONE NUMBE Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which migh t be pertinent. 33. When and to whom did you report that y ou !led seen the object? M onth Year 34. Dote you complet~d this questionnaire: 35. Information which y ou feel pertinent end which is not adequately covered in th-e specific point-1 of the qu~Jstionnoire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.