PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Belloon
4 October 1957 Dayton, Ohio 00 Probably Balleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locel705 XR Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aircroft
GMT 04/2305Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
aYes 000 Probably Astronomical
XO No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
5 minutes 5 minutes one one South South
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
One object, seeme One object, seemed to bob rapidly bob rapidly Typical characteristics of a Typical characteristics of a
from side from side t ide, also up & down. , also up & down. balloon at summset balloon at sumnset
It appeared It appeared very high. Seemed very high. Seemed
to have a red glow. Object had look to have a i . Object had look
of sphere, not round, more like a of sphere, not round, more like a
ball squashed down.
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PROJECT 100/3 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 October 1957 Was Balloon
Dayton, Ohio 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balleon
Local 1945 Ground-Reder Was Aircraft
xGroundVisual 000 Probably Aireraft
GM5/0045Z AirVisuel Air-Intereept Radar PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE XWas Astronomical Venus
Yes Probably Astrenomical
XCNo Civilian Possibly Astrenomieal
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OI COURSE Other.
still visible 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
when reported one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING NeP SUmmARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object, changing colors, flashing Definitely Venus.
or shinmering. Seemed to move faster
than the stars.
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnair has beon prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Foree as much
information as unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to ansv you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for r rch 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 so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further dotails.
1. When did you soe the object? Minutes
$rat 1957
(Circl One): (Circl One): A.M or or P.M. P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a. a. Eastorn Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b, Contral b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacifle
. Orher O.
4.Where were you when you saw the object?
Davhan
Nearest Postal Address Cltyor Town State or Country
Additionalremarks
5. Estimate how long you saw the obe •cl, 20000
Hours Minutes Seconde
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to 10 Question 5.ute
c.Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d.Just a guess
6.What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): (Circle One): a. a. Bright daylight Bright daylight Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight Dull daylight No trace of daylight No trace of daylight!-
c. Bright twilight Bright twilight Don'tremember
7. IF you sow the object during DAY 7. IF you sow the object during DAYL SHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at LIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object? . '.
(Circle Ono): a. In front of you (Circle One): a. In front of you N/A d. To your left
b.In back of you .In back of you e. e. Overhead Overhead
c.To your right f. Don't remember
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IF you saw the oulect, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
Don't remamber Don't remember
Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Yes b. No c. Don't remember
1. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automoblle headlight?: IF It was BRIGHTER THAN thesky background, was the brightness like that of an automoblle headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distont car)? (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distont car)?
b. Several blocks away? . Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d.Several yards away? Geep
. Other
Did the object: semed to bov 4f2ster (Circle One for each question)
a.Appear to stand still at ony timo? 1h2n tars
Yes Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away ot any time? Yes Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? "Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes 2222% Don't Know
. Change brightness? Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos Don't Know
12.Did the object move behind 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 toll what
it moved in front of:
14.Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? . Solid? b. Transparent? Don't Know.
Did you observe the object through any of the following? 15. Did you observe the objoct through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses a. Eyeglasses No Binoculars Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses No Telescope Telescope Yes Yes N Na
c. Windshield Yes V g. Theodolits Yos
d. Window glass Yos h. Other

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16. Toll In e few words the following things about the oblect.
.Sound
olors flashing or shinnering
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protrusjons, ote., and especlally exhaust tralls or vapor tralls. Place
an arrew beslde the drawing to show the direetlon the object was moving.
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The odges of the objoct were:
(Circle One): Fuany or blurred Other
b. Kike a bright star
Sharply outlined
d.Dan'tromomber
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many wore there?
Dphy  octn tay
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20. Draw a picture shat will show the motion that the oblect or objects made. Plece an "A't beginning
of the path, a "B' at the ond of the path, and show any changes In directlon during the course.
2. IF PossiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was In its longest dimenslon.
.feet. feet.
22 22 How large did the object or objects oppear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand How large did the object or objocts oppear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand
and at about arm's length? and at about arm's length?
Silver dollor Size Size.
(Circle One): (Circle One): a, a, Hoad of a pin g. g.
b. Pea b. Poa h. h. Baseball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit Grapofruit
d. Nicket 1. i. Basketball
•. Quanto Qrnanto k. Other_ Other-
Hall dullow
22.1 (Circle One of the followirng to Indleate how certaln you are of your answer to Queston 22.
a. Cortain S.Not very sure
b. Falrly certain
. How did the object or objects diroppear from view?
24. In order that you can give as clear pleture ds pbselble of you saw, we would like for you to Imegine that you could
construct the objoct that you saw. Of what typefmaterlal would you make It? How large weuld it bo, and what shope
would it have? Deseribe in yowr own words a &gmmon oblect or oblocte which when placed up in the sky would give the
seme appearance as the oblect which yeu sew.
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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. IIn the residential section of a city?
b.In a car C.. In open countryside?
Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
In an airplane e, Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over 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?
noticed evening s.tar and got
IF you wer MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE  hr vehic at th ti thn complet t followig questions: 2. 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. e. South g. g. West
b. Northeast Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. Venms
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)
Cannt
North c. East e. South West estimate
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h.Northwest lsn
ar
What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h...Northwest 1M
,
. I 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_ Q80 degrees.
b. From horizon _ 3 C degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
0 degrees.
b. From horizon_. .degrees.
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What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circlo One)
a. Clear sky No wind
b.Hazy b.Slight breoze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d.Don't remember
. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circl One)
a Dry Cold
6. Fog, mist, or light rain Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
Don't remember .Don't remember
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? 3When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day Month Year Year 1
3Was anyone olse with you at the time you saw the object? Was anyone olse with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No BH
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they seo the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and uddresses:
wite
37. Was this the first time that you hod seen an object or objects like this?
(Circle One) Yos 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? 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might haves caused it?
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39Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? m.p.h.
Do you think yoy 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? feot.
4Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Last Name rst Name Name Middl Name Middl Namo
ADDRESS Deytan Deyton
Strest City City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job?
Ago 38 Sox_
Please indicate any special oducational training that you have had.
a.Grade school _ .. Technical school
.High school _ (Typo) _ =f
c. College Other special training
d.Post graduate encer
42.Date you comploted this questionnaire: 4 Oc7 52
Day Month , Year

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
5 October 1957 Dayton, Ohio 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
.Locel 1821 CKGreund-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT 05/2321Z AirVimual Air-Intereept Radar Possibly Alrcraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
aYes 000 Probably Astrenomical
CKNe Civilian Possibly Astronemical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER O OBJECTS 9. COURSE OK Otherground lights
D Insufficient Date for Evaluation
stationary Unknown
1 min 5 sec one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11.COMMENTS
Blue glow, fuzzy outline, Blue g low. fuzzy outline, size of a size of a Sources statements indicatea Sources statements indicatea
basketball. Appearance of fluorescent certain unreliability. Object certain unreliability. Object
light 200 t long. Low long. Low on horizon. on ground level - on ground level - probably con- probably con-
ventional ground light ventional ground light of some of some
sort. sort.
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnaire has been propared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
information as pos he unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer
be used for re h purposes, and will 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 so that, If it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further dotails.
1. When did you see the object? Time of day:
5 5 OeT. OCT. 1957 1957
Day Day Month Year (Circle One): (Circl One) A.M A.M. or M P.M.
3. TIme zone: 3. Time xone:
(Circl One): (Circl One): G Eastaca a. Eastaca (Circl Ono): a. Daylight Saving
b, Contral b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific d. Pacific
. Cther . Cther
4. Where wore you when you saw the object?
DAYTON OH10
Cily or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
S. Estimate how long you saw the obyect.
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicgs how certain you are of ydur answer to Question 5.
O. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a Bright daylight dJust a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight .No trace of dayligh
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember 7:0310 7.03
7.IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object? the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead Overhead
c.To your right f. Don't remember
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This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Foreo as much
Information as possibl concerning the unidontified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Pleass try to anawer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
bo used for researeh 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 so that, if it is deomed necessary we may contact you for
further details.
(5:05)
1. When did you soo the objoct? .Time of day: - 17! 05
Hour Minutes
Oct 1957 1957
Day Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M or P.M.
3. Time zone: .Time xone:
(Circle One): Eastern (Circl Ono): (Circl Ono): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral . Standard . Standard
c. c. Mountain
d. Poclfic Pacific
.Other. •, Other
4Where were you when you saw the objec!?
CilbeotMaster ElectriCo. Dayton Ohio
Nearest Poatal Address City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks
5. Estimate how long you sow the obiect.
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certoin c.Not very sure
Fairly certain d.Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(CirclOne): (CircloOne): a Bright daylight Bright daylight dJust a trace of daylight d.Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight Dull daylight No trace of daylight No trace of daylight
C. Bright twilight . Don't remember . Don't remember
7. IF you saw the object during DAY 7IF you saw the object during L AYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at T, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object? the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e Overhead
c. To your right Te yow sioht T. Don't romember 'asomomh
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IF you saw the ouject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
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a. None .Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many had e. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember
1e
9.Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Cirele One): 0. Yos b. No .Don't remember
1IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: I0. " "" " was BRiort ER ThAi fhe sky background, was fhe brigniness Tikd that or an dutomobrte hedaiighyr?
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
.Soveral blocks away?
c. A block away? c. A block away?
d.Several yards away?
. Other . Other
1Did the object: 1 Did the abject: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at ony time? No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? es Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know
. Change brightness? Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? r. Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes Don't Know
12. Did the object move behind 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.d, Did the object cppear: 1.. Did the object cppear: ( (Circle One): (Circle One): (a. Solld? a. Solld? b. Transporant? b. Transporant? c.Don't Know.
Did you serve the object through any of the following? Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses a. Eyeglasses N Binoculars Binoculars Yes Yes
.Sun glasses b. Sun glasses Yes U Telescope Tolescope 8
c. Windshield Windshield Yes 009 Theodolite Yos
d. Window glass d. Window alass Yes h. Other Other

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16.Toll In a few words the following things about the object.
serlt Hhue
17.
of the object that you saw such as wings, pretruslons, ote., and especlally exhaust tralls or vapor trails. Place
an arrew beslde the drawing to show the direetlen the obleet wes moving.
18. The odges of the object were:
(Cirelo Oneka. Fuzzy or blurred Other
Like a brlohi sher
c. Sharply ouilined
dDon't remember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE oblect, then how many were there? N/Z

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Draw a picture that will show the motlon that the oblect or objocts 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.
IF POssiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was In Its longest dimenslon.
750foot.
22 How large did the object or oblects appear as compared with one of the following How large did the object or oblects appear as compared with one of the following objects held Iin the hand
and at about arin's longth? and at about arin's length? lange
(Circle Ono): (Circle One): a, Hoad of a pin g. g. Silver dollor Silver dollar Pey
b. Pea h. Baseball onl
c. Dime 1. Grapefruit 2 w u
d. Nicket Nickst d.Baskathalt d.Baskathalt
. Chawter Crawter k. Other alvp
f. Half dollor
a. Cortain c. Not very sure
Ealcly certain .Uncertain
23. How did the oblect or objocts disoppear from view? A tin the oue
get my srip,aten d came tth rjint imeme
24. In order that you can give as clear a plsture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to Imagine that you could
construct the objoct that you sow. Of what type materlal weuld you make it? How large would it be, and what shepe
would it have? Deseribe in your own words a cemmon obloct or objocts which whon placed up In the sky would give the
seme appearance as the obloct which you sew.
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 2 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 In open countrysid
rC. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d.In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
At sea f. Flying over 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?
Ment oitpill is empy the tat.
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28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 2IF 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 East e. e. South South g. West
b. Northeast d. d. Southeast f. f. Southwest h. 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. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
North c. Eust 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)
North c. East South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Northwest
If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was 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 (elovation). from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeared: 31.1 When it first appeared:
a.From true North_ a.From true North _ degrees.
b. From horizon_ b. From horizon degrees. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North _ From true North degrees. )
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.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.
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3. 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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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
b. Hazy Slight breoze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
Thick or heavy cloods d. Don't remember
Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circl One)
a. Dr a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. d. Snow Snow d. Hot d. Hot
Don't remember . .
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
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Day Month Year
36Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yas Yes
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and uddresses:
37.Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? .
(Circle One) No
37.1 IF you answered NO, thon when, where, and under what circumstances did you soe other ones?
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38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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3.Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No N/4
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? _m.p.h.
(Circle One) Yes No Imile
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? fet.
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME First Name Middl Name
ADDRESS DIYTON 0110
Zone State
TELEPHONE
d. Post graduate
Date you completed this questionnaire: 5 1957
Day
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
5 October 1957 Dayton, Ohio 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
Local 1821 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT 05/2321Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
2OKNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION OBJECTS 9. COURSE POK Othergroundlights...
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 min 5 sec stationary Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Blue glow, fuzzy outline, size of a Sources statements indicatea
basketball. Appearance of fluorescent certain unreliability. Object
light 200 ft long. Low on horizon. on ground level - probably con-
ventional ground light of some
sort.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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523212
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/ Wituees
U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnaire has been propared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
information as possibl oncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will regarded as confidential terial. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
Wo request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
. When did you see the object? Time of day:
Hour
5 OeT. 1957
Day Month Year (Circle One): (Circle One): A.M. or or M P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): Eastarn Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b, Central Central b. Standard b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific d. . Pacific
. Other •. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
5713 DEMAINSER RP. DAYTON OH10
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
5.Estimate how long you saw the object.
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicsty how certain you are of yaur answer to Question 5.
. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
rong, Ca
What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight dJust a trace of daylight Evilighy
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d.VJust a frace of daylight
b. b. Dull daylight .No trac of daylirah .No trace of dayligh ? didntand
c. Bright twilight Bright twilight .Don't remember . Don't remember 7:03PA 7:03PA
IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at 7.IF 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 810121 18. 8H0A21 To your left
b. In back of you b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. f. Don't remember
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IF you saw the ouject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.STARS (Cirele One): 90 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
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a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonllght
c. Many hal c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d.Don't remember ex cept .Don't remember
Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Yos b. No c. Don't remember
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)? meewywe
b. Several blocks away?
gurgir
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away? d.Several yards away?
. Other
Did the object: Did the object: (Circle One for each question) (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? a.Appear to stand still at any time? No No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? es es NB Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes IO Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
•. Change brightness? Yes Na Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes Don't Know
Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(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 Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of: _
Did the object appear: 14.Did the object appear: (Circle One): Solid? Solld? b.Transparent? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following? Did you observe the objoct through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Sun glasses Yes Tolescope Tolescope Yes 8
c. Windshield Yes Yes Theodolite
d. Window glass Window glass Yes Yes h. Other

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IF you saw the ouject 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 N/t a.Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
9.Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Yos No c.Don't remember
1IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automoblle headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
.Several blocks away?
NA c. A block away? c. A block away?
d.Soveral yards away? d.Several yards away?
. Other
1Did the object: Did the object: (Circle One for each question) a
a. Appear to stand still ot sny Iime? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Ne Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know
Change brightness? Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes Don't Know
.Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(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 toll what
it moved in front of:.
14. Did the object appear: Did the object appear: (Circle One): (Circle One): Solld? b. Transparent? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. . Don't Know.
Did you observe the object through any of the following? 15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses .. e. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses b. Sun glasses Yes 999 f. Telescope Yes
c. Windshield Yes Yes 999 g. Theodolite
d. Window glass Yes h. Other es

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16. Toll In a fow words the following things about the oblect.
. Sound.
.Color a srlt thue
17.
of the obleet that you saw such as wings, protruslone, ote., and especlally exhaust tralls or vapor trails. Place
an errew beside the drawing to show the direetlon the ebjeet wes moving.
. The edges of the object were:
(Cirele Oneko. Fuzzy or blurred •. Other
Like a bright tstar
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? -NZ

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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objocts made. Place en "A' the beginning
of the path, a "B' at the end of the path, and show any changes in directlon during the course.
2 IF POssiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was In its longest dimenslon.
150 feet.
22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the 22 How large did the object or objects appear as compared with on following objects held in the hand following objects held in the hand
and at about arm's length? and at about arm's longth? longe
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. g. Silver dollar Silver dollar Py Pery
b. Pea h. Baseball Basoball
c. Dime 1. Grapefruit wold would
d. Nicket drBaskathalt drBaskotbalt 1
•. Quarter Quartor k. Other atog tog
f. Half dollor f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certaln you are of your answer to Qu 22.1 (Circle One of the followina to indicate how certain vou are of
a. Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? A
git my urip, anten d came pe
24. In order that you can give as clear a pleture es possible of what you saw, we would like for you to Imegine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of what type materlal would you make It? How large would it be, and what shepe
would it have? Doscribe in your own words a tommon oblect or objoets which when ploced up In the sky would give the
seme appearance as the oblect which you saw.
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 2 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 countrysid
Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over 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?
Meat outpill i empy the trut.
28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 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) 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a.North a. North c. East C. East e. e. South g. West West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? - 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. miles 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)
. 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 f. 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). from frue Nortn and diso the humber of degrees if was upward from the horizon (eievarion).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a.From true North a.From true North_ degrees. degrees.
b.From horizon _ b. From horizon _ degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon b. From horizon _ degrees.

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. 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.
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.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
b. Hazy Slight breeze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
Thick or heavy clouds dDon't remember
Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.41 TEMPERATURE (Circl One)
a.Dr a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
.Don't remember Don't remember
When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
5 Ot. Ot 1957 1957
Day Month Year Year
Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? 3Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
Circle One) (Circle One) Yes 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:
3. 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? 3In 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?
CircleOne) Yes No N/17
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ._m.p.h. +
4Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) No I mile
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? feot.
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME STROUP EDWIN 0.
Last Name First Name Middlo Name
ADDRESS 5713 DENLINGER Stree DAYTON 0410
City State
TELEPHONE NUMBER M0 7 6094
What is your present job? TooL NFkER N.C.R.
34
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Tel OR4573. Tel 0R4573.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Ox OK Was Balloon
20 October 1957 IDayton, Ohio IDayton,Ohio 0 Probably Balloon
. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon PossiblyBalloon
.Local1140 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireraft Probably Aircraft
GMT 20/16407 20/16407 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHO70S PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE Was Astronomical W
QYes D Probobly Astronomical
No Civilian 0 PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A very shiny object was moving slowly W/o Fox of DytonNational Guard
above Ty tower near Germantown in statd a balloon had been released
Dayton. approximately l mile from said
sighting at 1100.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
.
.

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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION ()
I BAllODM
DISPOSITION FORM
FILE NO. SUBJECT
Extract from SDo Report 20 Octo ber 1957
TO AFCIN-LXh FROM AFCIN-LX2a DATE 21 Oct 57 COMMENT NO. 1
Maj T J Connair/dnt
59117/B 263/P A37
Following is an extract from SDo Captain H Tom's report of 20 October 57 for
your information and necessary action:
mllk5 - S/Sgt L Sherwood of AMC Command Post reported a call from Mrs
Road, Daybon. Phon about a very shinzy object
moving very slowly above the Tv Tower near Germantown in Dayton at 1l4o. No
USAF Technical info sheet was made because Mrs was traveling out of
town. W/o Fox of Dayton Air National Guard stated that a balloon was re-
leased i from 29oo West Second, aprx l mile north of said sighting place at
1100"
.
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:
DD FF 50 REPLACES NME FORM 36. I OCT 48. WHICH MAY BE USED. 10--54801-8 * U. S. GOVERNNENT PRINTING OFVICE

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
28 October 1C600Sr 1957 1957 Dayton, Ohio lbayton, onso D Probably robobh Balloon boiloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D 0 Possibly Possibly Balloon Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP
Locol1005 Locol1005 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Ground-Rodor 0 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
Probably Aireraft Probably Aircraft
GMT GMJ 29/0005z 29/0005Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar 0 PossiblyAircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 6. SOURCE Was Astronomicol Venus
Yes Ys 00 D Probobly Astronomical
XQNo XNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other_ Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
15 minutes 15 minutes one descending
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Apparently stationary object, changing Object appeared in SSW, station-
brightness. No nd. Very bright, ary, was probably Venus.
slowly descending. Larger & brighter
than any star.

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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET 7
This questionnaire has been proparod so that you can'give the U. S. Air Force as much
Infermation as possibls concerning the unidentified cerial phenomenon that you hove obsorved.
Please try to answer as many quastions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
bo used for rossarch purposes, and will bo regarded as confidential ma srial. Your name will not
ba used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
Wa request this parsonal information so that, If it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
furthor details.
1. Whan did you soe the object? 2.Time of day: 19 05
Od Hour Minutes mrhore
28 28 57
Doy Month (Circle One): A.M. or P.M. P.M.
3. Time zono: 3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a a. Eastern (Circlo One): (Circls Ons): Daylight Saving
b. Cantral b. Standard
c. Mountain Mountain
d. Pocific
e. Other_
4. Where wore you when you sow the objoct?
Dayton Oheo
Noarast Poatal Addrass City or Town State or Country
Addltional remarks: _ Employ CD
5. Estimate how long you saw tho object. 15
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how cartain you are of your answer to Question 5. 1
Certain c. Not very sure
.Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): (Circle One): a, Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight .No trace of daylight e. No trace of daylight
Bright twilight f.Don't remember f. Don't remember
7.IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN where was the SUN located as you looked at
the objoct?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)

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16. Toll in a few words the following things about the oblect.
a. Sound
b.Coler Red Glow
17. Draw a pleture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and Inelude In your sketch any dotalls
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protruslons, ote., and especlally exhaust tralls or vapor trails. Place
an arrew beslde the drawing to show the direetlon the object was moving.
6 2
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Stdgli
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18. The edges of the object were:
(Circlo One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
C. Sharply ouilined
d. Don'tremember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE objoct, then how many wore there?
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IF you saw the oujoct, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circl One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): d.Ye3 b. No c. Don't romember
IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle Ona) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
Soveral blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Severa! yards away? d. Severa! yards away?
e. Other . Other
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any tlme? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explods? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
a. Change brightness? Yos No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't Know
g.Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know
.Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes CN Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then toll what
it movad behind: _.
Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Knaw. IF you answared YES, than toll what
it moved in front of:.
14. Did the object appear: ( (Circle One): a. Solld? b. Transparent? Don't Know,
15.Did you observe the object through any of tha following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes o. Binoculars No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope ND
. Windshield c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yos
d. Window glass Yes h. Other . ove
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1. Tell In a few words the following things about the objoct.
.Sound
b.colon very hrobt, oloaely deninch
17.
of the obloet that you saw such as wings, protruslons, ete., and especlally exhaust tralls or vapor trails. Placs
en arrow beside the drawing to show the direetlon the obleet was moving.
O
↓
Horizan S.SN S.SN .
Largen +brighben than any Larger +hrighber than avy
20 20°
2150 tuds star
3. The edges of the object were:
(Cirel One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
5 Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Dra a picturs ohow thy wer aranged and put an arrow  show th direetlon that they were traveling

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Draw a picture thnt will show th motion that the objoct or objects mads. Place an A at thn beginning
of the path, a "B" oi the ond of the path, and show any changes In directlon during the cowso.
A None othen thae this
0 B
. IF PossiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in lts longest dimension.
200it. 20 .feat. feat.
22. 22 : How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objocts hald in the hand How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objocts held in the hond
and at about arm's length? and at about arm's longth?
(Circl One): (Circl One): a. Head of a pin g. Silvar dollar
b. Pea h. h. Baseball
C Dime Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nicket Nicket 1. Basketball
e. Quarter k. Other
. Half dollor
22.1 (Cirels One of the following to indicate how certaln you are of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the oblact or objocts disappearfromviow? 5/owt/y cra/ avez
barizon
24. In order that you can give as clear a plcture as posslble of what you sow, we would Iike for you to imagins that you could
construet the objoct that you saw. Of what type matorlal would you make It? How large would it be, and what shape
would It have? Doscrlbe in your own words a common objoct or objeets whlch whon ploced up In the sky would give the
same appearanes as the object which you sow.
a large balon far. with bright
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 2. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building 57 In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplane c. Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over 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?
gota call winl to see
28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 2. 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) 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East c. East e. e. South g. g. West
b. Northeast d. 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. What diraction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
. Northeast Southeast Q Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was 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 When it first appeared: 31.1 When it first appeared:
a. From true North 220° degrees. actvally didnt so didnt soe
b. From horizon.20  degrees. -- disaphearence, vhea I disaphearinee, when I
31.2 When it disappeared:
.From trus North _ 9. From trus North degrees. degrees.
degrees. gone

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. 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.
A
iill
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.
B
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4.What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
Clear sky a. 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)
a. Dry @ Cold
b.F Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain Warm
d. Snow - d. Hot
. Don't remember e. Don't remember .Don't remember e. Don't remember
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
28 Ot 57 5Z
Doy Month Yor Yoor
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(CircleOne) Yes No
36.2 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
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? 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 answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?
Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes Na
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? feet.
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Last Name First Name Middl Nome
Middl Nome
ADDRESS ADDRESS Dayton Dayt 4 4 Chio Chio
Street City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is you prosont op Clork, Ciu/Dofense What is your present job? k CinlDofense
Ago 21 Sex
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school e. e. Technical school
b. High school._ (Type)__
c. College-2yr
d. Post graduate - T
Date you completed this questionnaire: 28 Ot
Dav Month 5

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(SUMMARY DATA)
In order that your information may bo filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use
the following space to w short description of that you observed. You may ro-
peat information tha Iready 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 are neaded.
NAME (Do Not Write in This Space) (Do Nor irrma in This Spacs)
(Please Print) Print
CODE:
SIGNATURE SIGNATURE
I
DATE DATE Ost 2×,1957 125,1957

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Bolloon
31 Ocbober 1957 Dayton, Ohio 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local1300 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 0 Was Aircroft
Probably Aircroft Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT. 31/2300Z AirVisual AinVisual Air-Intercept Rador Air-Intercept Radar D 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical Was Astronomicol Yenus Yenus
Yes Probobly Astronomical
XD No XO No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE 00 Other_ Other_.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
20 minutes one one stationary stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Stationary object, changing bright- Almost exact elevation & position
ness, yellow color, larger than a of Venus.
large pumpkin, brighter than the
moon but was six pointed.
ATIC FORM 329 (RZV 26 SEP 52)

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1WStu4EL Fajo7n
1800 31 OC
8. IF you saw the ouf WEIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circlo Ono): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember
.Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Yes b. No c. Don't romember
IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobil headlight?: 10. IF it wes BRiGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automoblle headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block oway?
d. Saveral yards away? d. Savera! yards away?
e. Other
1.Did the object: 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still ot any time? Yos 1 No Don't Know
b.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
. Change brightness? YosL No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know
12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tall 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 appear: (Circle Ona): 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? V b. Transparant? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe tha objoct through any of the following? .Did you observe tha objoct through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses a. Eyeglasses Yas No . •. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses b. Sun glasses Yes Yes (Na No f. f. Telescopa Yos No
e. Windshleld Yes Yes. 8. Thoodolita Thoodolita Yos No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other-

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2. Draw a plcture that will show the motlon thet the obloct or objocts made. Place on "A' at the beginning
of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in directlon during the course.
2 IF PossiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was In its longest dimenslon.
feot. the sizeof a westher balloon "
22 How large did the object or objects oppear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand
and at about arm's length?
(Circl One): a. Heud of a pin Silver dollor
b. Peo Basoball
Dime Grapofruit
d. Nickol i. Baskotball
Qurw toe Other
construct the object that you saw. Of what type materlal would you make it? How large would it be, and what shape
would It have? Describe In yowr own words a temmen obloct or objeets which whon ploced up In the sky would give the
seme appeorance as the obloct which yeu sew.
othors vieving didnit agoe.

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1s. Tall In a fow words the following things about the ablect.
a.SoundVi
the objoct that you saw such as wings, protruslons, ate., and especlally exhaust trails or vapor tralls. Place
an arrow besido the drawing to show the directlon the objoct was moving.
Obicirik ded wot
see le obsicr mave
x Hewerer, while Hewerer, while Folkmg folkng
171e D.o..If Appuecntly 17le D.o..If Ajpurntly
Dored doun uand since moied do an uand since
it hds it has tower in the SKy t SKy
when cbserioe noted it hfteo when cbrerioe noted it After
he phone co.
18. The adges of the object were:
(Cirelo One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other.
b. Lika a bright star
c. Sharply ourlinad
d. Don'tromember
. IF there waa MORE THAN ONE object, then how many war there?

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Draw a picture thot will show the motlon that the objoct or objocts mads. Place an A' at the baginning
of the path, a "B" at the ond of the path, and show any changes In directlon during the couse.
/
i te lips
21. IF POssiBLE, try to guess or astimate what the real size of the object was In its longost dimenslon.
.feot. Obsenvir Creld i7s2 esrennta
How large did the object or objects appear as comparsd with one of the following objocts hald in the hand . How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objocts hald in the hand ?
and at about arm's longth? and at about arm's longth?
(Cirela One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar Silver dollor
b. Poa h. Baseball Baseball
c. Dime 1. 1. Grapefruit
d. Nicket j. Boskotball Baskatball
. . Quarter Quarter k. Other ∠liyer lhois1
f. Haif dollor f. Haif dollor pun?prein. pum?prein.
22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how sertaln you are of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure-.
b. Fairly cortain d. Uncortain
23. How did the object ox objects disappear from view? Vd
121tn20mietcs viewing
Clne
24. In ordor that you can givs as clear a pleture as posslble of what you sow, we would like for you to Imagine that you could
construct the objoct that you saw. Of what type materlal would you make it? How large would it be, and what shape
would it have? Doscribe In your own words a commen obloct or obloets whlch when placed up In the sky would give the
same appearance as the objoct which you saw.
Cbisevey e
h2s Alvemely losge, bongter the the moon
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 2. 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 In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. g. Other
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
Ebeivin hal seen p ufe lesr 3ummer Mnd as 1
resell she fie qusatly loks fo thm This is
whot She wns e
IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complste the following quastions: 2. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complste the following quastions:
Nor Moriig Nor morig
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. e. South g. West West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast 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. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
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)
o. North East South - 2 Wost
c. e. g.
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was 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 When it first appeared:
.From true North a.From true North 180 degrees.
b. From horizon .._ b. From horizon . 23 degrees.
Noit obvect did not dipgpor duning 20
31.2 When it disappeared: Minule Coqvosarel MinuleCeqvossarelw x1 1
a. From true North a. From true North 180 degrees. 2
D.0
b. From horizon_ 15 degrees.
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In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high thte 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.
Ct
Ged! 2le-ot Venus,
ovc o1
0
S H
6nu
hore wult hore wult boutt. boutt.
C12 522 ape a pe ,)
i)
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.
B
A0
Losbn imey a
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.What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circla One)
(a. Clear sky) a. No wind
b. Hazy b. Slight breeza
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remomber
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circl One)
a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain C. Warm
d. d. Snow Snow d. Hot d. Hot
Don't remember e. Don't remember Don't remember e.Don't remember
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? .When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
31 31 OC1 OC 1 57
Doy Doy Month Year
3 Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes (Circle One) Yes (No (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:
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 circumstancss did you see other ones?
Chsikrer San pnd Reinte!
albcisp
I what   hias  hat t havcus? 38. In your opinion what do you think tha object was and what might have caused it?
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3. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No ~durng CDscknct
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? O
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? feot.
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Last Name Last Name First Name Middls Nome
Middl Name
DAyTON DAYTON 32 Oho
ADDRESS Street Zono Zone
Ciny City State State
.
TELEPHONE NUMBER
House wfe
Sex F
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school _ .e. Technical school
b. High school Ur/0 (Type) _
c. College _ f. Other special training
d. Post graduate
-
2.Date you completed this questionnaire: 31 Oc 57
Dov Month Yoar

the southwestern sky these evenings as dark- to be devoured by i sea monster, represen ted virgin. It is close to the bright star Spica.
resy falls is not an airplane, a dying saucer, by the constellacion of Cetus, the whale, in However, it exceeds the star in brilliance
or some brignt light hung in the sky as part the south. Fortunately, she was rescued by about ten times.
of an experiment. the bero, Perscus, who is seen in the north- Farther east is Mars, rising about an hour
What you see is the pianet Venus, now east. ahead oé the sun. Its brightness is sbout
reaching its greatest proninencs, which Andromeda's mother, Cassiopeia, is seen haif that of Spica. Mercury and Saturn
comes inst betore its disappearance from in the north, a group forming the letter M, are both too near the sun to be easily visible
the evening sikv carlv in 1958. above Polaris, the pole star. Alongside her in November.
Venus is far brighter than any other star is her husbaad, the king, Cepheus.
or planet seen in the night sky and there Turning now toward the east, we can see Shower of "5tars" to Come
is no duficuity in identitying it. Indeed, it what is generally considered to be the finest
can be observed long before the sky is dark. constellation in the sky making its debut for November is the month bringing one of
In f.nt, if you know where to look, you can the season. the year's famous showers of meteors, or 24
even see it in broad davlight! "shooding stars," which appear from sbout
After it passed behind the sun last April Oriom Season's Fingst the 13th to the l6th.
14, Venus has gradually been drawing o They are most numerous after midnight,
the east of that body. That meant that it This is Orion, the warrior, casily recog- because then we are on the forward side of
followed the sun in its daily motion across followed the sun in its daily motien across nized because wé the three stars in a row nized becauuse w the three stars in a row the earth in its annual movement around the earth in its annual mnovement around
the skv, and so remained visible in the west that form his belt. To the left is Betel- the sun. Thus, we meet them head-on. the sun. Thus, we meet them head-on.
aiter the sun had set. On Nov. I8 it will aiter the sun had set. On Nov. I8 it will geuse, w the right is Rigel, boch of the first This is different from the evening hours
be farther east of the sun, bence remaining magnitude, aithough being so low in the when we are on the rearward part, and see vaed ort anl see
in the sky for the longest time after sunset, sky they do not appear as bright as they oniy those that catch up to us.
nearly three hours. Aiter that it will start
moving toward the sun again.
Because of its carly setting. Venus does MEDA
not appear on the accompanying maps of NAVEMGER LACEATA
the Noverber evening skies, which show 1937
their appearance about 10:00 p.m, your own
kind of standard time, at the first of Novem- CASSIOPTA
ber, y0) pm. on the 15th and 8:00 p.m. on ylaneb CEPNEUS CAMELOPAADALIS
the 30th. rYaUs AURIGA
Phlaris
Bright Birds in the Sky SAGITTA Lni TIRSA TAURUS
UITLE A MINOR
These maps do, however, show the stass Ua
that are now visible. AQUMA NERCULES
T oward the west is Deneb, at the top of 316 34
the "northern cross," which is reaily part
of the constellation of Cygnus, the swan. WEST
Deneb is in the bird's tail; in fact, the word EASTA
is Arabic and means "tail." The crosspiece
represents the wings, and the lower part of
the cross his loag neck, stretched forward
in light. At the head is Albirea, a star of in lighe. At the head is Albirea, a star of
the second magnitude on the astronomical the second magnitude on the astronomical "OVESSGEA TRIASGINUN IANGILUN TREAT TREAT
brightness scale. Beiow Cygnus is another brightness scale. Beiow Cygnus is another 1957 HUES SOTUARE SOUARE
irst-magnitude star, Vega, in Lyra, the hyre. arkab Varkab
PASCES PEGASUS PEGASUS
To the left is another bird, Aquila, the
eagle, with the star Altair. eagle, with the star Altair. 1 "
tigh in the souch you can see the four tigh in the souch you can see the four CETUS EQUWLEIS EQUWLEUS
stars that form the "great aquare," part of AQUARIUS
the constellation of Pegasus, the winged MBS
horse. Although these ire not among the horse. Although these wre not among the
brightest, their characteristie brighuest, their characteristic arrangement PISCIS OPR
makes them a good starting makes them a good starting place iroen place froea ryuy AUSTRINUS
which to find ocher zrouos .The hocse PUDENIX
ctuaily, is upside down in the shy, as the
row of stars extending wesrward irom the Jouth WEST>
lonver right corner of the square is his headl
The slar as the upper righe, Alpheratz, i BRICHTNESS
So Lngh she
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 2. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
tn the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. In the residontial section of a city?
b. In a car C. In open countryside?
Outdoors d. Flying near an airfiold?
d. In an airplane . Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over 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?
IF you wer MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicl at the time, then complet the following questions: 2 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 6. . South g. West West
b. Northeast . Northeast d. Southeast J. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
N/A
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)
North c. East e. South g. West
Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One). Overherd
a. North c. East @. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was in bearmg Terms (angurar airecmon), iy re esh
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (olevation).
31.1 Whan it first appeared: 31.1 When it first appeared:
a.From true North a.From true North __ degrees.
b. From horizon _ b. From horizon.. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North .. a. From true North degrees.
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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
b. Hazy b. Slight breeze
Scattered clouds c.Strong wind
Thick or heavy clouds .Don't remember
.Don't remember
34.3 V WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circl One)
a.Dry Cold
Fog, mist, or light rain Cool
Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
Don't remember
When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day Month Year Year
36.Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(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?
(Circle One) No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
Coall
37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? .
(Circle One) 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? In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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3 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? ..m..p.h.
Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No 35,000
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Last Name First Name
First Name Middl Nome
ADDRESS D2ytan Oh d ohi
Street City Zone State State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job?
Sex_
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a.Grade school . . Technical school _
b. High school (Type)
c. College. f.Other special training -
d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Oct G2
Month Year
) *

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(SUMMARY DATA)
In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use
the following space to wr ashort description of the you observed. You may re-
peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statoments, or sketches that you beliove are important. Try to present the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the ame size paper may be attached
if they are needed.
NAME (Do Not Write in This Space)
(Please Print)
CODE:
SIGNATURE
DATE
erkesd.
Chir 0/
1121041
BAllos Bpllogr
Color02 3
Obserser s0iT6 65 Obsereer
G1166