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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION - 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
21 August 1957 Centerville, Ohio Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP |4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locol 2130 EST Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT22/0230Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE XWas AstronomicolUFM
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
CXNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data Evaluation
Unknown
18 minutes two
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS JUPHeR
Two star-l: objects. Venus & Areturus, very bright at
this time and disappear rather
rapidly after sunset.
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be used for research purposes, and w regarded as confidential material. Your natme will not
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 may contact you for
further details.
When did you see the object? .Time of day: 2100 30
21 Hour Minutes
AUGUST 1957
Day Month (Circle One): A.M or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One):) Eastern (Circl One): a Daylight Saving
b. Contral b Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e, Orher
4.Where ware you when you so object?
CENTGRVILLE CENTERVILLE MONTGOMERY
Nearest Postal Noarest Postal Addrass City or Town Sntry $ontry
Additional remarks: Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the objoct. obect. 10
Hours Minutes Seconds Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5. Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
0. Certain Certain c. Not very sure Not very sure
Fairly certain Fairly cortain d. Just a guess
What was the condition
Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
Dull daylight .No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remamber
TWILIGHT, or UN 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
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(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
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c. A block away?
d. Soveral yards away?
6. Otho & sili lncy
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at cny time? Yos No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts or explode? Yos Don't Know Don't Know
d. d. Give off smoke? Don't Know
e. Change brightness? 99 Don't Know Don't Know
f. Change shape? Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsote? Don't Know E
.Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
.Did the object move in front of somothing at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what IF you answered ES, than tell what
it moved in front of:
14,Did the object appear: (Circle One): . Solld? .Transparent? Don't Know.
1.Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes o. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope
e. Windshield Yes g. Theodolita Yos
d. Window glass Yos h. Other _

of the object that you saw such as wings, protruslons, etc., and especlally exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
an arrow beslde the drawing to show the directlon the object was moving.
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The edges of the object were:
(Circla One):a Fuzzy or blurred . Other =
b. Like a bright siar Like a brlght siar
c. Sharply outlined Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremomber Don'tremember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many we there? here? 2
Draw a picture of how w they were arranged, and put an ar
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and at about arm's length?
(Circl One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
Poa h. Baseball
c. Dime 1. Grapefruit
d. Nicket I. Basketball
. Quarter k. Other
f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate
a. Cortain a. Certaln c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
rom view? fons siu Iss siiu
24. In order that you can give as clear a plcture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to Imagine that you could
construct the object that you sow. Of what type material would you make it? How lorge would it be, and what shape
would It have? Describe in yowr own words a common objoct or objocts which when placed up In the sky would give the would It have? Describe in your own words a common object or objocts which when placed up In the sky would give the
same appearance as the oblect which you saw.
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Dutin youd.
following questions:
28.1
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 2o.z Flow lusr were you hraYmg? — mres per •oor miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? 28.3 Did Iyou stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
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29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) object? (Circle One)
a. a. North c. East c. East e. South Squth g. West
b. Northeast Northeast d. d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you loo oking when you last saw object? (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. East eSquth eSquth g. West
b. b. Northeast d. d. Southeast Southwest Southwest h. Northwest
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
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon degrees:Buil

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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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b. Hazy Slight breeze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds Don't remember
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER ircle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. Dry aCold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
Don't remember e. Don't remember
that you had seen the object?
Doy Month Year
(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES_did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
Hustand Hustand
(Circle One) Yes Yes No
In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
Wenthu boloon, sin shining on kt
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IF you answered YE
following information about yourself:
NAME ast Name Middle Nome
ADDRESS MAMISBIRG OHIR
City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your p Nor wbing
Ago Sox Fenuale
a. a. Grade schoolcj Grade schoolc/ e.e. e. e. Technical school
b. High school._ (Type)_ (Type)_ =
c. College c. College Sance Sane f. Other special training f.Other special training
d. Post graduate
Date you completed this questionnaire: Month Month Year
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