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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE

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2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

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Annee red

translucent.
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No sound,

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Shaped F/I scrambled.
balloon,
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Res. Balloon ir
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3 July 195! OR one sae Fee cee {2 Wes Balloon
Se 7a Fairchild Ai B, Washington O Probably Bolloon
3. OATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Belicon
S). ew 200) . 0 O Was Aiicroft
Locol VER f & Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Redor Q Probobly Aircroft
_ GMT 3f P1L0Z 0 Air Vi suol 0 Air-Intereept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
DYes 0 Probably Astronomical
O Ne Mil DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8, NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
. o . htt Oo Unknown
lhr, 2 min 1 bo SW
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an “A” on the curved line to show how
high the object was 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 Jast 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, anda "B” at its |
position when you /ast saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.

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

(Circle One) Yes Qo”

IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? m.p.h,

40. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object was?

(Circle One) (Yes ) No
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IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?

41, Please give the following information about yourself;

NAME waar _ x_
ast Nome rst Name Middle e
pppp_ss OS LL re eae

Street City Zone Stote
TELEPHONE SU
j What is your present job? 7% ~— Con Kretl Jower Cp ere 72
Age a Sex Vashem

Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.

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a. Grade school oe oa e.e. Technical school <9 7% o7 Zre fee
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b. High school Mes (Type) ~22er4¢/ ors we Keak
c. College 2 Veor S$ f, Other special training

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d. Post graduate

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

In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possibla, please use
the following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re-
peat information that you have already givan in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to prssent the details of the observa- |

tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of tha same size paper may be attached
if they are needed.

NAME i el (Do Not Write in This Space)
(Please Print)
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DATE __2JULY 54

Came on duty in Ccntrol Tower at 1615 hrs. Pacific; as advised cf object at 13840 hr
Began to take pictures at 1900 hrs of shortly after. Cbjectapceared almost over the si
at first and mcved fromNE to Sii while surface winds were from the Si: at about 5 miles pe
hour. GieGer Tower was asked concerning cbject and advised they had seen it all day
afterncon. Spokane Radio advised thier first report was by a civilian pilot about 1400ny
and cLjcct was over CCUEN D A'LENE, IDaht at that time.

Gieger Tower had two jet fighters report cn the object. First jet at 43,000 ft.
and seccnd jet a F-86D at higher altitude and botn aircraft advived the cbject to be
at least 60,000 fect, and appeared like an encrmous baldon.

Gieger CAA weather station repcrted the first favcrable wind moving in the diredtion
of the object to be at 60,000 ft.

Cbject was cbserved through 7 x 50 bincculars and appeared in shape of a teardrop,
and lcoked cf a translucent color as if we cculd see through it, and appeared to have

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an cbfect attached to it similar to a weather baloon,. |
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The sky ccnditicns et the time was very clear with no clouds at all and the visabili
wss unlimited.

Also several cf the photographs were taken with a pair of 7 x 50 binoculars affixed
to the front of the camera.

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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answar as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name wil! nor
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission,
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

further details,

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1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of doy: 297°C 7 Yee? Ars.
— / Hour Minutes
APA WEIS & eS
Day Month Yeor (Circle One): A.M or CPLMD
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
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b, Central cbc Standard>
c. Mountain
4. Poel
e. Other
4, Where were you when you saw the object?
Sons CMe A va (Pie Bo _LG DY & Li/ 2 5 yy,
Nearest Postal Address ‘City of Town Stota or Country :
Additional remarks: er Scr Ze 47 Coy Pn a i ey ORV Cetra ~r Lf
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5. Estimate how !ong you saw the object. Z JO ants tl s47-
Hours Minutes Seconds

5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.

a, Certain c. Not very sure
Cb. Fairly certain > d, Justa guess

6. What was the condition of the sky?

a,

(Circle One): ay Bright daylight > d. Justa trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don’t remember

7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked

the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
<€. To your right f,. Don't remember

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16. Tell in a fow words the following things about the object.

A,
fi of

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b, Color L > Z a 6 ¢ Piet eC ow f

17, Draw a picture thot will show the shape of the object or objects. Label! and include in your sketch any detoils
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

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18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred oe. Other _
b, Like a bright stor

€.>Sharply outlined

d. Don't remember

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19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there? : :

Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.

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8, IF you saw the object ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b, A few b. Dull moonlight

c. Many . No moonlight — pitch dark

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d. Don't remember . Don't remember

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

(Circle One): o Ye

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Ss. b. No c. Don’t remember

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

(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?

b. Several blocks away?

c. Ablock away?
d. Several yards away?

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11, 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 CNo- Don’t Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes <No” Don’t Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No? Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes CNo Don’t Know
f. Change shape? Yes CNo~ Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes CNo” Don't Krow

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12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?

( Circle One): Yes CNo”’ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:

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13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?

(Circle One): Yes CNo- } Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:
14, Did the object appeor: (Circle One): a. Solid? (bv Transparent? c. Don’t Know,

15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

a. Eyeglasses Yes (No ©. Binoculars Yes No
b, Sun glasses Yes (No f, Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No? g. Theodolite Yos CNo >
d. Window glass CYes> No h. Other

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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 26. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b, In the residential section of a city?
b. Inacor c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea a f. Flying over open country?
f, Other Cox Tne és J aate xr - Q: Other Fare bet! JSfE L725 ae eon

27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?

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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 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

a. North c. East e. South g- West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.

28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No

29. Whot direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North c. East @.) South g. West
b, Northeast d. Southeast CRasoutveat h. Northwest

30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North ec. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f, Southwest h. Northwest
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31.

If you are 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 __ZC degrees.

31.2 When it disappeared:
a, From true North LHe degrees.

b. From horizon x. degrees.

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20. Draw a picture that 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, and 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. |
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22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand
and at about arm’s length?

Silver dollar

(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g.
.) Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nickel j. Basketball
k, Other

e. Quarter

f. Half dollar

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

Os Certain c. Not very sure
& ) Fairly certain d, Uncertain

23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? desea ieoure ds Lee oe 2irtec =

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24. In order that you can give as clear a picture os possible of what you sow, we would like for you to imagine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of what type material would you make it? “How large would it bey” fond whot shape

would it have? Describe in your own words ao éommon object or objects which when ploced up in the sky would give the

same oppecrance as the object which you saw,

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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)
/a.) Clear sky (@, No wind
~b. Hazy b. Slight breeze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remember
e. Don't remember

34,3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
< Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate orheavy rain c. Warm aus
d. Snow (a) Hot ae
e. Don't remember “e. Don't remember

35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?

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“Day Month Yeor

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36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?

(Circle One) Yes 5" No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) (Yes> No
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36.2 Please list their name resses: Petet wages Det xo h fl 4P Le, mn,
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37. Was 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?

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

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