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SECTION Q
12. Estimate how long you object? Seond
Hours Minutes
12.1 Cirele one the following how certain : you are of
your answer to Question 12:
8 &. Certain 8. Not very sure
Fairly sure d. Just a guess
13. Did the objeot look: (Cirole One) Solid Transperent?
14. Did object a
14.1 Change direction? Don't know
14.2 Change speed? 3333 Don't know
14.3 Change size? Don't know
14.4 Change color? Don't know
14.5 Break up into
explode? Don't know
14.6 Give off smoke? Donlt know
14.7 Change brightness? Don't know
14.8 Flicker, throb, or
pulsate? (NO) Don't know
14.9 R Remain motionless? (NQ) Don't know
15. Did the objeot give off a light? (Cirole One): Ls () Don't kncw
15.1 I you anewered yES, what was the color of the light?
16. Toll in a few words the following bout the e object?
16.1 Sound
16.2 Color
17. IF there Was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were here?
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to
show the direction they were traveling. .
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18. Did the objeot at any time:
18.1 Move behind something? (Cirole One) Yes N Don't know
. . I you answered YEs, then tell what red behind.
18.21 Don't know
I you answe jered YES, then tell wl n front of.
18.3 E Blend with the background? (Circle One)LesD Don't know
19. Which of the following objects
object you saw? (Circle One):
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Pea f. Autamobile .
Baseball B: Small airplane
Basketball Large airplane
Bicyele wheel 1. Dirigible
Office desk j. Other
19.1 Cirele one following 3 to ndic ou are
of your answer Question 19.
a. Certain C. Not very sure
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SECTION D
22. In the following sketch, imagine shown. Place an
"A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon
when you firat saw it. Place "B" to show where it was when when you
last saw it.
Overhead
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Horizon
Your eye
23. In the following sketch position he object was
when you first saw it, and a "B its position when you last saw it.
Overhead
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SECTION E
26. Was this the first time that you an objeet like this?
(Cirole One):( No
26.1 IF you NO, ther . − onditions
did you ther ones?
27. In your opinion object was
caused it?
28. Give the following information about yourself:
NAME Last Name Middie Name
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ADDRESS Str Zone State
City
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your Bity .
Age
Sex alk

very
fore they left our sight (possibly they
turned over two O three times t they reflected
the sunlight which sparkle silvery
I wish I timate neight and objects
for you, but as I told ( Captain E vans eStea Air Fase,
without nowing the actual guess as good

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EVEL VI PLVBKE IEVK BTVO MEA LD BELOEL AVE FBONORL IO VLLTKLIOH CI e
HOCKD 3 Vr31 PBAVIICM LOOK LIVCE EBCN HORSE LOVCH LVCINE
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JEDWP/CGAMC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB DAYTON OHIO 7
JWPRH/COMGENAF ONE FIVE MARCH AFB CALIF
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO 6
INTEL
CMA FOR ATIAA-2C PD CMA CMA SPARKS ^
CMA NEV CMA HOME PHONE ECMA OFFICE PHONE E TOGETHER ^
WITH WIFE AND SON VISUALLY OBSERVED THREE OBJECTS ROUND AND FLAT IN
TRIANGULAR FORMATION EACH SMALLER THAN A BASKET BALL CMA LIGHT IN COLOR
LIKE SUN OR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT BUT NOT WHITE OR SILVER CMA SEEMING CMA (
INDIVIDUALLY CMA TO FLOP OR TURN OVER LIKE A DISCUS OR CAN TOP SAILED
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INTO THE AIR CMA MOVING FOR AN ESTIMATED THIRTY SECONDS FROM THE
NORTH-EAST TO THE SOUTH AT A CONSTANT ESTIMATED ELEVATION OF FIFTY
DEGREES CMA UNTIL THEY SUDDENLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY IN A CLEAR SKY
CMA LEAVING NO SOUND CMA VAPOR TRAIL OR SMOKE CMA DISAPPEARED FROM
THE SIGHT OF THESE THREE OBSERVERS PD TIME OF OBSERVATION WAS 1553 ^
HOURS 3 AUGUST 1952 PD OBSERVATION TOOK PLACE FROM HOUSE PORCH FACING
EAST AT SPARKS NEAR RENO NEV PD REPORT WAS BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF . -
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FM COCOMPWG THREE NINE ZERO FOUR STEAD AFB NEV
TO CO ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
IDY2306 PD CITE-PROJECT BLUE BOOK PD WINDS ALOFT 3 AUGUST RNO 21 0905 ^
61307 1611 81919 1921 01818 22017 42119 62032 82041 02141 02142 32127
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52025 02047 32260 PD HUBBARD FIELD PAREN COMMERCIAL PAREN RELEASED
SINGLE BALLOONS PD TIMES DIRECTIONS TIME ALOFT AS FOLLOWS PD 0151 SW
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Referenoe your FLroBRPt datod 5 Aug l952 of sighting on 3 Aug 1952 ty lr. M. I. ,
Stomert. Request information of looal balloon releases on date of sighting, time .
ef relesse, what s f buret, winds aloft. Request also local
air setivity.
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A/SC GARY L. DAMON
HQS TENTH AF, SELFRII
AFOIN-C/CC-2, 1 AFXO1 1466
This roport contains information on an unidentified flying objeot as
obsOrVOd by AIRMAN THIRD CLASS GARY L. DAMON, AF 16 401 512, HEADQUARTERS
TENTH AIR FORCE, IDGB AIR FORCE BASEMICHIGAN August 1952.
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about three hundred (300) or four feet road from AIRMAN
position and travelled in the same direction. This light or object t was identical to
the first observed but appeared to dive en altitude of twenty-five (25) or thirty
(30) feet, travel horizontally for four hundred (400) to five hundred (500) feet and
then disappear This light or object was observed for about five (5) or six (ó)
eeoond 1ix hundred (600) fe
4. AIRKAN DAMON Itates the :11 any object that
eould have been responeible for the or diseppearance the lights or
objects. The disappes range the jecte ght being sud-
denly turned off.
5. AIRMAN DALION states that there
passing motori verify
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(5) 20,000 - 3100/30 knots
. 25,000 - 3300/47 knots .
(7) 3 30,000 - 3300/54 knots
835,000 - 3300/66 knots
(9) 40,000 -3200/52 kmots
(10) 50,000 - 3100/36 knots
5. The undersigned office interprets sighting reflection of man-
turned off again.
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CEORGE H. JANCZEWSKI F
2nd Lt. USAP
Director elligence

travelled in the same direction and at the •ame
approximately eix hundred (600) feet the road, This light or
objeet, identioal to the Ciret ob for about five (5)
or aix () seconds It amed div altitude of twenty-five
(25) to thirty (30) feet and travelled parallel the ground for four
hundred (400) to aundred (500) foet a appeared.
I further Itoto that made
objeet was responsible for the lights or objeets disappearing frou
sight but it 11ght had been suddenly turned off.
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1.2 Iime of day: Tho
1.3 Time Zone: (Cirole One):
a. Eastern d. Pacifio
b. Central Other
o. Mountain
(Cirole One): &. Daylight Saving
Standard
1.4 Circle following to −
of your answer to the above question 1.2:
8 Certain Not very sure
Fairly certain a Just a guess
Flying over country?
g. Other
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irst saw the object?
(Cirole One): North •. South
Northeast f. Southwest
. East g. West
d. s Southeast h. Northwest
8.1
(Cirole One): a. North •. South
b. Northeast t. Southwest
C. East go West
(d.) Southeast h. Northwest .'
8.2 Circle one of following to indicate how certain are of
your answer to th above two questions. (8 and 8.1).
Certain o. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
. object? (Circle One):
Yes a or (N)
10. How was the objeot seen?
(Circle One): a. window glass Through theodolite
b. Through windshield Through sun glasses
6. Through binoculars Through open apace
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SECTION B
6. What txis saw the object? :
my frord pach
6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the
object? Try to list the aotivity or activities, and the
approximate amount of time spent on each.
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