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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE ; 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

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4 September 1956 Vandalia, Ohio re Probebly Balleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Belleon
Lecet__ 2035 _(N _ | XB Ground-Visuel D Ground-Roder B in te
omt05/0135Z D Air Visuel © Air-Intereopt Reder |F Possibly Aircrof
3. ~ TT T.151 7 3X Wes Astronomicel Mars
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomicel
XB Ne Civilian D0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Qo OO EE an
0D Insufficient Dete fer Eveluction
20 minutes one 7 er
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object round, size of pea. Color Conclude sighting to be cuused
reddish. Appeared to stand still. . by astro (Mars in SE at 25 dgr

elevation).

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

U. S| AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire hos 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 answer as many questions os 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 personal information se that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

| further details.

1. When did you see the object? 2 Time of dey: LOLS

Hour Minutes
Dey Menth Veer (Cirele One): A.M o CP.M, >
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern > (Circle One): a. Daylight Seving

b. Centrel b. Standard

¢. Mountein

d. Pacifie

By Other

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| 4, Where were you when you sew the object?

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City or Town Stote er Country
Additional remarks:
5, Estimate how long you saw the object, — ae OC
Heurs Minutes Seconds

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

‘e. Certain” c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a quess

é, What was the condition of the sky?

(Circle One): a. Bright doylight d, Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight eC No trace of daylight >
¢. Bright twilight f, Don't remember

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

ATIC FORM NO, 164(13 OCT 54)

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

8,1 STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
0, Nene o. Bright moonlight
bh A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember

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

(Circle One): c. Don’t remember

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

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

ce. A block away?
| d. Several yards away?

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| 11, Did the object: (Cirele One for each question)

a. Appear to stand still at ony time? Yes No Don’t Know

! b. Suddenly speed up and rush away eat any time? as No Don't Know

: ¢. Break up into perts or explode? Yes No — Don’t Know

| d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don’t Know

e. Change brightness? Yes No Don’t Know

| f, Change shape? 3 Yes No Don't Know

g. Flicker, throb, or pulsote? . Yes No Don't Knew -

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

(Circle One): Yes ‘Noi Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what _-
it moved behind: ol a ie

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

(Cirele One): Yes No Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:

14, Did the object appeor: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transporent? c. Don’t Know. :
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No
b, Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d, Window glass Yes No ee A al a

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20. Draw o picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made, Plece an “A” et the beginning
of the poth, 2 “B” at the end of the path, and show ony changes In direction duwing the course,

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, Hew lerge did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following ebjects held in the hond
and at about erm’s length? |

(Cirele One): a. Heed of a pin g- Silver dollar
&.-Pea> h. Baseball

c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nicket j. Basketball
e. Quvorter k. Other

f. Half deller

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22.1 (Cirele One of the following te indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 22.

a. Certain c. Not very swe
b. Fairly certgin d. Uncertain

23. How did the object or objects diseppear from view?

cee ee ces ——

24. In order thet yeu cen give os cleer « picture os possible of whet you sew, we would like fer yeu te imegine thet yeu could
construct the object thet yeu sew. Of whet type meteriel would you meke it? Hew lerge would it be, end whet shepe
would it heve? Deseribe in your ewn werds @ éommen object of objects which when pleced up in the sky weuld give the

seme eppeerence es the ebject which yeu sew,

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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
‘Bb. 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 (Cirele One) | 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. Dry a. Cold
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

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

Day . Month Year

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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

34.2 Please list their names and addresses:

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

(Circle One) Yes No 7
37,1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?

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

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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. Ina car c. In open countryside?
-€. Outdoors ~ d. Flying near an airfield?

~d. Inan airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?

| aaa g. Other

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

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? — émilees per hour.

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

(Circle One) Yes No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. Eos e. South g- West . “a Es = % :
b, Northeast d. Southeast > f. Southwest h. Northwest: “ie |

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

a. North c. East. e. South g- West
b. Northeast d,_ Southeas?> f. Southwest h. Northwest

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 ___________ degrees.
b. From horizon ____§$_______ degrees.

31.2 When it disappeared:

c. From true North ___$_______ degrees.
b. From horizon ___=___.—s degrees.

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39, Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
| (Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ee
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? _—
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
Middle Nome
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RSS RSE oe aaa eee, LA VO mt ee meee? a EES.
Street City Zone State
| TELEPHONE NUMBER a
| What is your present job?
iD ccmntcstibitianaiaiie Sex 70 74+< -_
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school _ eC —téiy. @, Technical school
| b. High sehool — (Type)
eT a f, Other special training
d. Post graducte
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