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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

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3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
civilian

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Possibly a/c, however insufficient data for onclusion.

2 LeneTy S OBSERVATION /|11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Two shimmering objects, no sound. Wo est of speed or altitude
EDN no other observers. ;

6 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
ground visual

9, PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

0 Yes
0 Ne

FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may be used,

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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?

(Circle One) CY No

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IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? Fo mph.

41, Please give the following information about yourself:

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What is your present jb? QMO = ASA

Age a am Sex _LY ALE

Please indicate any special educational training that you have hed,

oe. Grade school _.. = E—sts—sés ng ,:- Technical school

bs High eeheee? (Type)
c. College BSLMAE. PRP VE f. Other special training

d. Post gradvate

42, Date you completed this questionnaire: A gS é \b - ta
Month Yeor

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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)

In order that your information may be filed ond coded os accurately as possible, please use
the following space to write out a short description of the event thot you observed. You may re- |
peat Information that you have alreody given in the questionnolre, and add any further comments, |
statements, or sketches that you believe ore important. Try to present the details of the observa-
tion In the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached

if they ore needed.

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Your recent report concerning unidentified flying objeets has been
recelved by the Air Tecnnical Intelligence Center, Inclosed 1s 2 quese-
lonnaire, which, wuen completed by you and returned, will provide a
complete record of the occurrence,

The United States Air Poree greatly cppreciates your interest in
reporting this matbcer, :

Sincerely,
1 Incl R. OC. SCHUM
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2 | SUN DOG’,

MAY 24,1954 |

NAME GIVEN
SKY DISPLAY

" "That splash of color you saw

in the skies around noon Man-
day wasn't a rainiess rainbow
or a technicolor [lying saucer.

It was just a “‘sun dog;" a
fairly common occurence ac-

. cording to Weatherman Ray

ton-
nse,
hoot!

Cillam. It is caused by the sun
shining. on the ice crystals that

. form thin clouds. Lasts only
- until the clouds drift away.
Looks pretty doggy while it

does last, though.

A number of Daytonians
agreed it did; called The Daily

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23 Vay 1963
Dayton, Ohio

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(10 CASI)

Pilots: Report Strange Objects

2 w Plymouth aerial
cohereaning Sere sa @~ number. of
stoange objects aying yenterda ~

I Teraaaki about daybrea The
onyrets were oval and were fi po vaying

great speed \Wefore disappearing in .

the inn morning sky. ‘he men were
Messrs FY Ferrier, ad ‘. Falwasser, and
M. Hodder, all. of New Pl th. The
men were ‘reluctant to talk, but this is
how one described the incident: “We
were flying to an airstrip at the back of
‘Tahora about 7 a.m. when we first saw
some strange objects in the east in the
direction of ‘Taumarunul. We first
noticed three. They appeared to be
hovering about 7000ft above us, but, as
we were fi at 135 miles an hour, it

would be they were “moving.

whether or not they were
They were oval and looked like
discs. They seemed to be a
orange with a red flame coming from
them. “We flew on in the same direc:
tion for another three minutes and we
saw a number of others. They seemed
to be fiying in a single line formation.
Suddenly they all cilmbed steeply at
great speed and disappeared.” All the
men are experienced pilots in first-class
rphysical condition and have been aerial

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8. IF you saw the ovject at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS ond MOON?

8,1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
©. None o. Bright moonlight

b. Dull moonlight
c. Many GC No moonlight pIDSPaS A
d. Don’t remomber on't remember

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9, Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?

(Circle One): Co. Yes ) b. No ce. Don’t remember

10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:

(Circle One)@PA mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?

c. Ablock away?

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11, Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at ony time? Yes CHD Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes CNa> Don’t Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d, Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Ser L#E CSR Yes Don't Know
f, Change shape? Yes we> Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes KS Don’t Know
12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes CNe> Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
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13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?

(Circle One): Yes (Noy Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell whet
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14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know, he is hi pweT
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

a. Eyeglasses Yes e. Binoculars Yes ge

b. Sun glasses Yes f, Telescope Yes

c. Windshield Yes 4 Theodolite Yes CN>

d, Window glass Yes Wo? . Other cE cect —

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16, Tell in @ few words the following things about the object.
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17. Drew « picture thet will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any detolls
as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place

18, The edges of the object were:

(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like ao bright stor
ce. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember

19. IF there wos MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there?
Drew © picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were travel ing,

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20. Drow a picture thot will show the motion that the, object or objects made. Place an “A” at the beginning
of the path, a “B* at the end of the path, und show any changes in direction during the course.

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21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.
etiam _ feet,

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22. How large did the object or objects appeor as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand
ond at about orm’s length?

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(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
h. Baseball
c. Dime 1. Grapefruit
d. Nickel j. Basketball
e. Quarter k. Other __
f, Half dollar

22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certoin you are of your onswer to Question 22.

<—p-enie c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Uncertain

23. How did the object or objects disoppear from view? V~Po2 Plame —
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24. In order that you con give as clecr o picture os possible of what you sow, we would like for you to Imogine that you could
construct the object thot you saw. Of what type moterial would you make it? How lorge would it be, and whot shope
would it have? Describe in your own words a tommon object or objects which when ploced up in the sky would give the

same appearence os the object which you sow.

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25. Where were you located when you sow the object?
(Circle One):

@. Inside a building

26. Were you (Circle One)

a. In the business section of a city?
b. In the residential section of a city?

b. Ina cor n open countryside?
eens d. Flying near an airfield?
In on airplane @. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?

27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you ha
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28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:

28.1 Wheat direction were you moving? (Circle One)

@. North ce East e. South g- West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f, Southwest h. Northwest

miles per hour.

28.2 How fast were you moving?

28,3 Did you stop at ony time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No

29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One)

@. North e. East e. South g. West
b, Northeast d. Southeast f, Southwest Che Northwest

@. North ec. East e. South g West
d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest

31. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).

31.1 When it first appeared:

a. From true North 2 degrees.
b. From horizon. 2 ees.

31.2 When it disappeared:

e. From true Nerth __ ©_. degrees.
b. From horizon ___<2____ degrees.

32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown, Place an “A” on the curved line to show how
high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a “B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it.

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33. In the following larger sketch place an “A” at the position the object was when you first saw it, ond a "B" at its
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.

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34, What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

34,1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
CS Cloor sky —G. Ne wind > S fF.
b. Hazy b. Slig eze
¢. Scattered clouds ¢, Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d, Don't remember
@. Don’t remember
34,3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
Dry a. Cold 2
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¢. Moderate orheavy rain (E+ Warm "> 7}
d. Snow " °o
e. Don't remember e. Don’t remember
35. When did you report to some official that you hed seen the object? { J
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36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?

(Circle One) les No

36,1 IF you enswered YES, did they see the object too?

37. Wes this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?

(Circle One) (Yes? No

37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?

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38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?

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