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I.'DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
10 lwe ber 53 16/1845: Ihnitowoe, lisc.
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Ctvilian WETITD
NUMBER OF OBJECTS Vonue at 14 hrs, 29 11a. (.0). srw 0u11on fo
One 4 Lotms. • Meing Auring day.
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
45 dmtos Silver in color end slnpe of a sphire or ise. to noneunt.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION . TYPE OF OBSERVATION Sll to maked ge. Sall to maked ee.
Gaouni-Vistal Crouni-Vistal
7. COURSE
No wa ent No waent
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
0 Yes
5N.
9. PHYSICAL DENCE
Yes
XCNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)
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Manitowoo from a neighbor.
As I live only a block walked over to the
lake where I could get riew. As the binoculars were of poor
quality I couldn't
naked eye returned hcme and waited until dark for another
observation but hen I walked back to the lake the object was no
longer visible. The next day thore was a solid overeast but on the
following day the sky cover was soattered with cumulus but otherwise
it was clear and bright. However the object was no longer visible .
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2..Objeot 2..Objeot rom on
the top.
S..First sighting S..First sighting was at 12;45 Central was at 12:45 Central Standard time Nov. l8th. Standard tim Nov. l8th.
Positiom due north...altitude above the northern horizon about Position due north...altitude above the northern horizon about
trenty five degrees. tmentyf five I it for fifteen
minutes.
4...Socond obsveration 3;15 P.M. objeot 49 yolear olear
of elouds of elouds ome dust and smoke in atmos dust and smoke in
5...Third obeer
6...Fourth obser sible.
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Manitowoe Wis
Major Civil Air Patrol
Private Pilot license 2
Tate;
1053
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information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have obssrved.
Ploase try to ans you possibly can. The information that you giva will
be used for research purposes, and will regarded as confidential material. Your namne will not
be used in connection with any statements conclusion or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that oemed necessary may contact you for
further details.
1.When did you see the object? i5
Hour Minutes
Nov 1953
Dey Month Year (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other ..
Where were you when yod saw the object?
malovre
Nearest Pos City of Town State or Country
Additional remarks:.
c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the conditian
One): (0.) Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No trace of doylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
7.IF you saw the obj located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One):a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you (R Overhead
c. To your right Don't remember
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8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None .Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Cirele One): 0. Yes b. No c.Don't remember
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.Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d.Several yards away?
Other
1.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
Change brightness? Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes Don't Know
it moved behind:_
1. Did object me i .port y a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answer ES, than tell what
it moved in front of: _
14.Did the object appear: (Circle One): Solid? .Transparent? c. Don't Know.
Did you observe the object through any of the following?
Eyeglasses Yes .. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope es No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite No
d. Window glass Yes h. Other 71

and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nickel i. Basketball
e, Quarter k. Other
i. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate
a Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Uncertain
How did the object or objects disappe view?
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high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved ling to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it.
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B
33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to camplete the larger sketch.
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NOV 1952
Dey Month Year
(Cirele One) Yes (No)
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Cirele One) Yes No
36.2 Please list names an dresses:
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Clozil vith an gfi
38. In your opinion what do you think what might have
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object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? foot.
the following information about yourself:
NAME st Nome Middio Nome
ADDRESS Manitooe Wie
City Zons State
TELEPHONE NUMBEI
Ago 54 Sox 1: ille
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. a. Grade school. e.e. Technical school
High school _ High school (Type)_ (Typo).
c. College 3 Other special training
d. Post graduate. s
Narlgeud haile
Date you completed this questionnaire: 495.3
Doy Month Yoor
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In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use
the following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re-
peat I Information that you have alreody given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you bellove are important. Try to present the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they oceurred. dditional pages of the paper may be attached
if they are needed.
NAME (Do Not Write in This Space)
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CODE:
SIGNATURE
DATE Deoember 6th 1953
I do not recall the day of the month this observation wns nade, but it
was the day before I reported your office by letter. My first
observation was made in the
I was calling on Farmers this day and had stopped and parked my car
for lunch. Having beem identified with flying since 1917 and a pilot
since l92? and being an amature astronomer and lioensed ground sohool
instruotor in meteprology I most generally spend s time each day observing
the sky from both an astromical and msteorlogical standpoint. While engaged
ohioot in the. was loonted due north
color and showm with a steady light. appeared much like the planet enus
when that planet viowed with naked eye during the day. I observed it
until 12.00 then wont work fiGtoor in the aftermoen
I stopped hill I had again located
the objeot sane ein position i:mediately
rulled out eith the star balloon theory as upper air winds would have
moved the balloon and the rotation of the earth would changed i the
apparent f a star. The fact that this objeot still in the
same position four hours and fifteen minutes captured my interest
to the exten quit work the day mmediately drove in to
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