DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6971039
DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONHamilton ANDCleves Ohio
FRAMES31
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE .LOCATION
12. CONCLUSIONS
16_March_1955 AND 0 Was Bolloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP Hamilton,Cleves, Ohio D Probably Bolloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Bolloon
Locol_1112EST_PM XIKGround-Visudl 0 Ground-Rodar MX Was Aircraft
GMT-17/04127 Air-Visual 0 Probably Aircraft
5. PHOTOS Air-Intercept Rador D Possibly Aircraft
DYes 6. SOURCE
000 Was Astronomical
XNo Civilian Probably Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Possibly Astronomical
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D, Other
3-4 minutes 0 0 Insuflicient Data for Evaluation
one East Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object brighter than sky. No sound. Patterson tower
Bright as a bright star, 3 Rpts: checked & reveal
approximating same ". s Apts: ed a/e at ed a/c at 30,000 30,000 feet over feet over Ham-
object. ilton at ilton at time of
sighting. sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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39. Do you thlnk you can ostimate the speed of the object?
(Circle Ona) Yes No
IF you answerod YES, then what spoed 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
IF you answered YEs, then how for away would you soy it was? fost.
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME
LustName Firat Noma Middis Noma
ADDRESS
Stroet City Zona State
TELEPHONE NUMBER.
What is your present job?
Ago - Age- Sex
Plause indicate any special educational training that you hava had.
a. Grade school o.0. Technical school Technlcal school
b. High school _ (Type)_
c. College f. Other special training
d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Month Yoar
Day
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Form B
U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)
In ordor that your Information may bo filed and coded as 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 already given in the quostionnalre, and add any further comments,
slatements, or sketches that you bellove ore Important. Try to present the dutalls of the observa- same siza paper tnay ba attoched
tion in the order in which thay oceurrod. Addirlonal pages of thes
if thay are neaded.
NAME (Do Not Write in This Space)
(Ploas Print) CODE:
SIGNATURE
DATE.
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Apprnle Apprde enntrl Cnatrl
6008D. 0008
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This questionnaire has bean prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
information as possi concerning the unidentifiad cerial phenomanon that you hava observed.
Pleaso try to answ many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will ba regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
b used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We requast this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
1. Whan did you see the object? 2.Time of day:
Hour Minutas
1955
Day Month Yoar (Circle One): A.M. o P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. b. Central b. Standard Standard
c. Mounta in
d. Pacific
e. e, Other Other .
4. Whore were you when you saw the object? 4.Whore were you when you saw the object?
SEAER Nearost Postal Addrass City or Town Stote or Country
Additional remarks: Additional remarks:
5. E Estimate how long you saw the object.
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answar to Question 5.
. Certain. c.Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
the object?
(Circle One): 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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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circla One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
α. None . Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remamber d. Don't remember
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): 0. Yes b. No c. Don't remember
(Circle One) a. A mila or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
e. Other . Other
1Did the object: 1.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Yes No No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yos Yos No No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No No Don't Know
e. e. Change brightness? Yes No No Don't Know Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No- Don't Know
g. g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? C Yes Yes No Don't Know
1. Did the object move behind sorething at anytime, particularly a cloud? d something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:
1. Did the object appear: (Circle Ona): a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses (Yes) No o. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound .
b. Cotorked
17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Labal and include in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., 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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a white-bhe lit (brig)
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18The edges of the object were: 18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other _ e. Other
b. Like a bright star b. Like a bright star 62
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? 2ahi
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they ware travel ing.
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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mada. Ploce an "A" at the baginning
of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
2. IF POssiBlE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.
feet.
22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hond
and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Pea h. Baseball
c. c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nickel Nickel i. Basketball
e. Quarter k. k. Other
f. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain d. Uncertain
2. How did the object or objects disappear from view? 23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? .
24. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possibla of what you saw, we would lika for you to imagine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of what type material would you moke it? How large would it be, and what shapa
would it have? Describe in your own words a common object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give tha
same appecrance as the object which you sow.
the objeots,beineligl S hod.
nas0iso Vop1sble.
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 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. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Other
What were you doing at the time you saw ths object, and how did you happen to notice it?
firttli) A3 SecOt
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28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUT MOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following quastions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. c. East e. South g. West West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast Southeast f. Southwest Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yes Yes No
2.What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) 29. What direction were you poking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) m
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
3. 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 (elavation).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a. From true North _ .degrees.
b. From horizon.. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true Northdegrees.
b. From horizon _degrees.
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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 last saw it.
v/eA
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 cn example of how to complete the larger sketch.
B
A
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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 a. No wind
Hazy b. Slight breeze
c. Scattered clouds Strong wind
Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remembar
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE
a. Dry a. Cold
Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
Snow d. Hot
Don't remember e. Don't romember
that you had sean the object? 7 01433
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Day Month Year
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle Ona) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One)Yes (Circle One) (Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addrasses: 36.2 Please list their names and addrasses:
.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, than when, where, and under what circumstances did you se other ones?
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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39. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? O0m.p.h.
(Circle One) Yes No
30000Pfeet.
lowing information about yourself:
NAME Last Nome
First Nama Middi Nama
ADDRESS
Street City Zone Stato
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job?StedUC What is your present job? Eoid Eoad
Age 23 Sex
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school a. Grode school e. e. T e. e. Technical school
b. High school (Type) - (Type)
c. College f.Other special training
d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Month Yoar
Doy
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SECURITY CLA CATION (IfdnW)
Multi T4
DISPOSITION FORM
FILE NO. SUBJECT
UFO Report
TO FROM DATE 17 March 1955 COMMENT NO. 1
ATIA ATING
Maj T.J. Comnair,Jr./bbj
73112/B263/2-D15
1. The following extract of the Duty Officer report for the period
16-17 Mar, 55 or necessary:
2345 MedLoeh
UFO reported over Hamilton, Ohio.
See report attached.
2350 Requested check of A/c in local Area from Pattorson Military Flight
Service Center.
Negative report.
Patterson control contacted Pattersor KOL contacted "Moonshine" who indicated a Jet A/C leatec a Jet A/0
© 30,000 ft, over Hanilton, @ 30,000 it over Hanilton, Ohio as same approximate time as that Ohio as aporoxdimate time as that
of UFO Report.
2. Attention invited to the attached Attention invited to the attached UFO Report prepared by UFO Report prepared by the Duty the Duty
Officer.
1 Incl: T/J. CONNAIR, JR., MajOr ASAF T/J. CONNAIR, JR , Major ASAF
USAF Tech. Info. Sheet USAF Tech. Info. Sheet Adjutant Adjutant
Air Technical Intelligence Center Air Technical Intelligence Center
DD F0 0 REPLACES NME PORM 3, 1 OCT 48, WHICH MAY 98 USED. 18--54801-8 U. 3. GOVENHWEN? PRINTIN OPPICH
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Form B
U. S. AIR FORCE TECHHICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)
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 information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you believe are importont. Try to present the datails of the obsarva-
tion in the order in which they ocrurred. Additional pages of the same size papar moy be attached
if they are needed.
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infermation as possibl concerning the unidentifisd cerial phanomenon that you have observed.
Plaase try to answar as many quastions as you possibly can. The information thot you give will
bo used for res purposos, and will ba ragarded as confidential material. Your nama will not
ba usod in connection with any statemants, conclusions or publications without your psrmission.
We requast this personal information so that, if it i emed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
1. When did you sae the object? Time of day:
Hour Minules
Day Month Yoar (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Tima zona:
(Circle Ons): a. Eostern (Circle One): 0 Daylight Saving
b, b, Central Central b. b. Standard Standard
c. Mounta in Mounta in
d. d. Pacific
e, Orher Other
4. Whare were you when you saw the object? 4. Whare were you when you saw the obieer?
Nearaat Postal Addrass Necroat Postal Addrass City or Town Stote or Country
Additional romarks: Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you sow the object. the obiact.
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Cirele one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(Circlo One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight
c, Bright twilight Don't remember
7.IF you saw tha object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, whare was the SUN located as you looked at
the object? Nicht,
(Circle One): o. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
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IF you saw the object at 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 c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remamber d. Don't remember
.Was the object brighte er than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): a.Yes b. No .Don't remember
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
Th- c. A block away?
WAS d. Several yards away?
e. Other e. Other
. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Yes, No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No No Don't Know Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Change brightness? Yes No No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Change shape? Yes Yes No" Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate?Th Yes> Yes> No Don't Know Don't Know
Did the object move bahind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? . Did the object move bahind something at anytime, particularly a ctoud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a-cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:
. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transparent? LIGh Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of tha following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes (OD Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope Yes No
CD Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other )
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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
.Sound Ho Soun d A
b Color_Bc1
17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
cn arrow beside th drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): . Fuzzy orblorred (Circle One): Fuzzy or blorred e. Other e. Other _ Thd
b.Like a bright star b. Like a bright s tar
c. Sharply outlined
Don't remember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they ware travel ing.
There were 2 Separate A\}$ Diferent fimes
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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. 1 IF POssiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.
feet. Un 5.
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?
(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
f. Half dollar
22.1 (Circla One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.
Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. Haw did the object or objects disappear from view? . 23.
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24. In crder that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you sow, wa would like for you to imagins that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of what type material would you make it? How large would it bs, and what shape
would it have? Describe in your own words a common object or objects which when placed up in ths sky would give the
same appearance as the object which you saw.
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 2Were 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. In a car G In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Flying near an oirfield?
d. In on airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying ovar open country?
f. Other g. Other
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
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IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the tim, hen complete the following quastions:
28.1 What direction were you mov oving? (Circle One)
. North o. North c. East e. South South g. g. West West
b. Northeast . Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 23.2 How fast were you moving? 33 33 miles per hour. miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes Yes No
2. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North 67 East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last so object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
3. 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 1 When it first appeared:
a. From true North degrees.
b. From horizon.. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
From true Nor th degrees.
b. From horizon _ degrees.
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. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Ploce 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 last 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, and 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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34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Cirela One)
a. Clear sky DIEAnaY cq. No wind
b. Hazy (b) Slight bresze
c. Scattered clouds Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds Don't remember
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circls One)
6. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain (6. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
Don't remember e.
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
2 1953
Day Month Year
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? -
(Circle One) Yes) (Circle One) Yes) No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes) (Yes) No
36.2 Please list their names and addrassas: 36.2 Please list their names and addressas:
R R Cinti oniD CintiOnID
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37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circle One) $\o}$ No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, whare, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
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38. In your opinion what do you think tha object was and what might have caused it?
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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) The smathon 20 to 20
Yes No timpehd
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 1 The tangs ooi
500+m.p.h.
(Circle One) Yes No The Bistanceevavied
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? feet.
NAME Lost Nams First Nams
Middia Nama
ADDRESS Cleves Ohie
Street City Zon State
TELEPHONE TELEPHONE NUMBER NUMBER
What is your prasent job?. What is your prasent job? phumben phumhen
Age_24 Sex_MAl-
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grode school a. Grade school e.e. Technical school Technical school
.High school . High school _ (Type) _ (Type)_
c. College f. Other spacial training
d. Post graduate
Msy 41 1935
Day Month Yoor
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Form A
U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This quastionnaire has bean prepared so that you can giva tho U. S. Air Force as much
information os possible concorning the unidentified derial phenemenon that you hove abserved. i
Pleaso try to answer as many questions os you possibly can. The information that you give will
bo used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your namne will nol
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your pormission.
We requast this parsonal information so that, if it is deemed necessory, we may contact you for
further datuils.
I. When did you ses the cbject? 2. Tima of day: 1/12
Hour Minutes
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Day Month Yeor (Circle One): A.M. P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle Ona): (Circle Ona): a.(Castern) a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving (Circle One): d. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b.Standard b.Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
.Whore were you when you sow the object? 4. Whore were you when you sow the object?
s CdeOr CdeDr. Arilton Arillon Ohio Ohio
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or Country State or Country
Additionol remarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. 3to4
Hours Minutes Seconds
. Certain c.Not vary sure
bFairly certain Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e.No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): o. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
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8. IFf you saw the object of NiGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you nofice coneernIng the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Cirelo Ono): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
0. None e. E Bright moonlight
b.Alow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many e. No moanlight - pltch dork
d. Don't remomber d. Don't romember
9. Was the objeet be lglver than the bockground of the sky?
(Cirele Ona) G. Yes b..No c. Don't remember
10. IF it wos BRiGHTER THAN the sky bockground, was the brightness like that of on automobile hoodfight?:
(Cirele One) a. A mile or moro away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block awoy?
d. Several yords away?
e. Other winer
11. Did the object: (Circle Ono for each question)
a. a. Appear to stond still of any time? Appear to stond still of ony time? Yes Don't Know Don't Know
b. Suddonly speed up and rush away at ony time? Yes Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or axplode? Break up into parts or explode? Yes @9: 209 @gi209 Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know
0. o. Changa brigbiness? Changa brighiness? Yos Don't Know
F. Change shape? Change shapa? Yes Don't Know Don't Know
g. g. Flicker, ihrob, or pulsole? Yes No Don't Know
12. Did tho object move bohind something of anytime, particularly o cloud? 12. Did the object inove bohind something of anytime, particularly o cloud?
(Circle One): Yos (N0 Don't Know. IF you onswered YEs, thon tell what
it moved behind:.
13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:
14. Did the object eppear: (Cirele Ona): a. Solid? b. Transparant? c. Don'r Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
o. Eyoglasses Yos e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Taloscope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No 9 Theodalits Yos 2
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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Tall tn o fow words the following things about the object.
. Sound No
6. Color breg
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and espacially exhaust tralls or vapor tratls. Pluce
an crrow beslds tho drawing to show the direetlen the object was moving.
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18. The edges of the object were: 18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): o. Fuzzy_or blurred (Cirele One): o. Fuzzy_or blurred . . Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined Shazaly oulinad
d. Don't remembar
19. F thare was MORE THAN ONE object, than how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they ware fravaling.
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20. Draw picture that will show the motion thot tho, ohject or objocts made. Place an "A* at the beginning
of the path, o "B* at the end of the puth, ond show any chonges in direction during the course.
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21. IF POssiBlE, try to guess or estimate what tha real size of the object wos in its longest dimension.
feet.
22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one o lowing objects held in the hand
and ot about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Pea h. Basaball
c. Dime I. Grapefruit
d. Nickel i. Basketball
e. c. Quarter cuarter k, Other
f. Half dollar f. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from view?
24. In ordor that you can givo as cloar a picture as passible of whot you sow, we would like for you to lmagine that you cous
construct the object that you saw. Of what type matorial would you make it? How largs would it ba, and what shape
would it have? Describs In your own words a common obiect or objects which when placed up in tho sky would glve the
sorna oppeurance as the object which you saw.
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25. Whara wore you located when you saw the object? 26. Wore you (Circle One)
(Circlo Ono):
a. In the businass secion of a city?
c. Insids o building In the rosidontial section of a chry?
b. Ina cor c. In open countryside?
c.Ouidao d. Flying near on alrfield?
d. In on oirplone e, Flying over a city?
o. At s0a f. Flying over open country?
Other g.
27. What wore you doing of the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notlce It?
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28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicls at the time, then complete the following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. North c. East c. East B, South South g. g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast d. Southeast - Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles por hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
.North a. North cEas cEas e. South e. South g. West West
b. Northeast d. Southeust f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the bject? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
If you are familiar with bearing terms (ongular 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:
o. From true North. degrees.
b. From horizon. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true North _ degrees.
degrees.
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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 haw
high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the sane curved lir. so
show how high the obinct was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it.
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33. In the following larger sketch place on "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
positlon 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 wers the weuther conditions at the timo you saw the object?
34.1 CLOUDS (Cirele One) 34.2 WIND (Cirela One)
a. Cloor sky a. No wind
b. Hazy . Sliglit braeze
c. Scattered clouds e. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don'tremember
e. Don't remomber
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Cirele One)
a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b, Coal
c. Moderate or heavy rain C. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don't remember 0. Don't remember
35. When did you report to some officlal thar you had seen the objoet?
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Day Month Yoar
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No) No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? 36.1 IF you answered YEs, did they see the object too?
(Circla One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
3. Was this the first time that you had sean an object or objacts like this? .Was this the first time that you had sean an object or objacts like this?
(Circle One) Yos No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then whan, where, and under what cireumstances did you ses other ones?
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?