PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
4 August 1956 Beavertown, Ohio Q Probably Balloon
oes —_ ~ 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
= OG Was Aircraft
bere! bj ff Ground: Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar O Probebly Aircraft
GUD EVO AS Fr D Air Visual © Air-intercept Radar | 7 Possibly Aircraft
5S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE XOX Was Astronomical VOZAa |
0 Yes : O Probably Astronomical |
XXNe Civilian (phoned to ATIC) |& Possibly Astronomics!
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE 0, Other —
oO pole Dara for Evaluation
O Unknown
1_ hr 30 min One. none 52]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS

Very bright pin-to-pea size object, Check with astro diagram and
Directly overhead, Later observed | data for that location and

| with glasses. time discloses bright star

|; Vega directly overhead (as
reported) at time of sighting,
Balloon tracks and winds aloft
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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 os 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 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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3 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET |

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
informetion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed,
Ploass try to answer os 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 will not |
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission,
We request this parsona! information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

further details,
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], When did you see the object? 2. Time of day; ~ lee. '
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(Cirele Ora): 9, Eastern. (Circle One): a, Daylight Saving
b, Central b, Standard
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d. Pacific
e, Other
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! 4, Where wore you when you saw the object? a
Necrast Postal Addrass - City or Towa State or Country |
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| Additiena! sererks: |
| §. Estimate sow ‘Ong you sow tt) odiect, fab shat —_
“ours Minutes Seconds

,1 Circie ore of the following to indicete how certain you are of your answer to Question 5,

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so, Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Justa guess
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| 6, What was tha condition of the sky?
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Bright deylight d, Justa trace of daylight
Dull daylight @, No trace of daylight
Bright twilight f, Don't remember

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AYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at

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the object?

(Circle One): a. in front of you d. Toyour left
b. {n back of you e. Overhead
¢, To your right f, Don’t remember

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| 8, IF you say the object, ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
9.°. STARS (Circle Cna): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
o. None o. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Duil moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
¢. Don’t remomber d. Don't remember
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9, Wes tho chject brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): 3. Yes b. No ¢. Don’t remember
10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, wos the brightness like thor of an cutomobile headlight?:
{Circle One} a. Amile or more away {a distant car)?
| i b, Several blocks away?
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7 d, Several! yords away?
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c. Appear to stand stil! a? any time? ps "No Dont Know
| b, Suddenly speed up and rush awey ct ony time? “Yes No Don’t Know
¢. Brack up into parts o: explode? Yes No Don’t Krow
d, Give off smoke? Yes Ne Don't Know
®, Chengs brightness? Yes No Don’t Know |
f, ‘Chonce shape? Yes No” Don’t Know
g. Flicxer, throb, or pulsete? Ye: Ne Don’? Know
12, Did the obiect move behing something ot gnvtime particularly 3 cloud?
(Cirele Ores Yes Neo Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what
1¢ moved behind: _ i inc ae
' 13, Did the abject move in front of something ot anytime, particularly a cloud? |
| {Circle Gre): Yes Kio Don’t Know, iF you answered YES, than teil what
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| ¥4, Did the object aprear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b, Transporent? c. Don’t Know.
15. Did you ohserve {22 object through any of tha following?
e. Eyegiasses Yas No @, Binoculars Yes No
b, Sun ciasses Yes Ne §. Tealescopa Yes No
é, Wiadshielg Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yos No h, Other 4
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16, Tell tn © few words the following things about the object.
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@, Sound ow

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17, Draw o picture that will show the shaps ef the object or objects, Label ond Include In your akotch ony dotalla.

of the object thot you sow such as wings, protrusions, ete., ond especially exhaust trails or vapor trails, Place
on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object wos moving,

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18, The adoos of the object were:

(Clrela Ona): o. Fuzzy o blurred a, Other
b, Like o wigh? ster
¢. Shersly outlined

2, Don’? ramomber

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19, 'F thera waa MORE THAN ONE cbjec?, then sow meny were there? : ;
ore st how they were orrenged, 27g 5y? on arrow to show the direction that thay ware travel ing.

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20. Drow o picture shot will show tha motion that the object or objects made, Placa an “A” at the beginning
of the poth, c "B” of the ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

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21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate whe! the real size of the object wos in its longest dimension.

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22, How large did the object or obiects cppear as compored with one of the following objects held in the hond
and at about arm's length?

(Circle One): c. Head of a pin g- Silver dollor
b, Psa ne h. Baseball
c, Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nicket j. Basketball
e. Quvorter k. Other cipeaiaaaics

f. Half dollar

22,1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you ora of your answer to Question 22,

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| 23, How did the object or objects discppeor fom view? —— see is

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24, in order thet you con give as cies: o picture os pessibia of what you sow, wa would Jika for you to imagine that you could
construct the oblect tha? you sow. Of whot type material would you make i#? How large would It be, ond what shope
would }} have? Describe in your own words o tammon object or oblecta which when placed up In the aky would give the
Rame cppecrcnes os the oblast which you sow,

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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?

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

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, Orher g. Other

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28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

28. |F you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:

a, Narth c. East e. South g. West
| 5.) Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
| 28,2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.

28.3 Did you stop ct any time while you were looking ot the object?

‘Circle One} Yes No

29. What direction were you looking when you * rst saw the object? (Circle One)

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30. What direction were you locking when you ‘ss sow the object? (Circle One)
a.-North | c. Eas: e. South g- West
b. Northeast d. Southeast

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31. If you are familior with searing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was

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from true North onc ciso the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).

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31.2 When it diseppecred:

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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 /ast saw it.

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33, In the fo!lowing larger sketch nlace on “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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34. Whot were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

34.7 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34,2 WIND (Circle One)
a. Cleor sky’ a. Nowind
 »b. Hazy b. Slight breeze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don’t remember
2. Don’t remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. byt a. Coid
b, Fog, mist, or light rain b, Cool
c. Moderate orheavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don’t remember e. Don’t remember

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

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

(Circle One) Yes No
36,1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? ~
(Circle One) Yes No

36.2 Please list their names and addresses:

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| 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
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(Circle One) Yes No

| 37,1 |= you onswered 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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| 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No

iF you enswered YES, then what speed would you estimate? om m.p.h.
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| 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?

(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? pe Sen feet.
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
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ADDRESS es oe My 7s ee ant
| Street City Zone State
| TELEPHONE NUMBER Te a

What is your present job? asi a
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Age _ Sex
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| Please indicate any special educational training that you have hed.
: a, Grade school e,e. Technical school __
: b, High schoo! (Type)
| c. College f, Other special training —
? d. Post graduate . Sen.
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42, Date you completed this questionnaire: aati ie ec
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