PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
8 November l957 Dayton, Ohio D Probably Balioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locol__1520 Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 0 Wus Aircraft
Rinocylars xProbobly Aireraft
GMT. 09/2 Air-Intarcept Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
1st 30 seconds 000 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
2nd 5 or so one Bast
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING TO. BRIEF SOMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object, slightly smaller than dime, Object, slightly smaller than dime, Thore wore 7 jets in the air at There were 7 jets in the air at
silvery whib. First sighting sharply silvery whib. First sighting sharply time of sighting. The observer time of sighting. The observer
outlined. Second fuzzy or blurred. probably saw one of the jets.
Appearance of aluminum first sighting; Appearance of aluninum first sighting;
second sighting fuzzy clothlike materialt
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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the following space to write short description of the ovant that you observed. You may ra-
peat information that you havs already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
stctamants, or skotches 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 bo attached
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DATE DATE NOV 57
ATTC ATIC Connint: Comnint:
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
9 November 1957 Dayton, Ohio Probubly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 2200 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 10/0310Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE OX Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XNo ICivilian 0 PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
30 seconds 30 seconds one L...South South
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS |1I. COMMENTS
Blue light, size of light, size golfball. No sound. Probable meteor sighting. sighting.
Went over horizon Went over horizon to South.
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This quastionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
Information as oncorning the unidentified aorial phenomenon that you hava observad.
Ploase try to answ s many questions as you possibly can. The information that you givs will
bo usod for research 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 parsonal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
.Whan did you see the object? 10
Hour Minutes
Nou. 1957
Month Year (Circle One): P.M.
3. Tima xone:
(Circla One): a. Eastorn (Circlo One): 208072308 w. Doytight Soringa-
b. b. Contral b. Standard
c. Mountain c. Mountain
d. Pacific
.Other .Other _
4. Where were you when you saw the object? 4. Where were you when you saw the object?
2 DAYTON OAIO OALO
Necrest Postal Address Nocrest Postal Address City or Town Stats or Country Stats or Country
Additional remarks:
5.Estimate how long you saw the object. 30
Hours Minutes Soconde
5.1 Circla one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certain c. Not vaty sure
b. Fairly certain Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle Ona): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
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 d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right . Don't remember
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IF you saw the ouject at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, whot did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circlo One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a.None Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moon!ight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't romember
.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 tho brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Savaral blocks away?
Be lisht
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away? d. Several yards away?
. Other
11. Did the object: (Circle Ons for each question) (Circle One for each question)
a. Appoar to stand still at ony time? Yos No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos Yes No No Don't Know Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yos No Don't Know Don't Know
e. e. Change brightness? Yos Yes No Don't Know
f. f. Change shape? Yos Yos No Don't Know
g. g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos Yos No Don't Know 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 toll what
it moved behind:.
.Did tho object move in front of somathing 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 Ona): a. Solld? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the objact through any of the following?
a. Eyoglasses Yos No. o. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yos No f. Telescops Yes
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other -

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16. Toll In a fow words the following things about the objoct.
a. Sound. ho &ound
b. Color YS
17.
af the objsc: that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and ospeclally exhaust tralla or vapor tralls. Place
an arrow baside tha drawing to show the directlon the objoet was moving.
18. The adges of the object were:
(Circla Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
b._Like a bright star b. Like a bright star
c.Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremamber
. IF thare was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a pictur ofhow they were arranged and put an arrow t show te direction that they were traveling.
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20. Draw a picture thot will show th motion that
of the path, a "B" at the ond of the path, and show any changes In diroctlon during the course.
..frot.
22. How large did the objoct or objects appear compared with one of the following objects. held in the hand
and at about orm's length?
(Circle One): a. I Hood of a pin 3. Silver dollor
b. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nickal 1. Basketbaw
. Quarter k, Other-
f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circls One of the following to Indicate how cortain you are of your answer to Quastlon 22. 22.1 (Circls One of the following to indicate how cortain you are of your answer to Quastlon 22.
a. Certain c. Not very surs
b. Fairly certain d. Uncartain
.How did the object or objects disappeor from view?. Whuit he i200
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24. In order that you can givs as cloar a plcture os posslble of what you saw, we would like for you to imagine that you could
conatruct the objoet that you saw. Of what type materlal would you make it? How large would It be, and what shaps
would It have? Doscribe In yowr own words a common object or oblocts whlch whon placed up In tho sky would give the
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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?
o. Inside a building b.1 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 airplone e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other _ g.
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
Gtti tsnwti
IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then completa the following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. e. South g. West
Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 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 No
What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) . 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 Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. Sout g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
3. If you ar 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 1805 degrees.
b. From horizondegrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North legrees.
b. From horizon degrees.

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3. 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 ubove the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
a
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.
B
K Ae
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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
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds Don't remember
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
Dry a. Cold
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
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day Month Year
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) (Yes (Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes. Yes No No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
Con gut this l
.Was this the first time that-you had seen an object or objects like this? 37. Was this the first time that-you had seen an obiect or obiects like this?
(Circle One) Yes- No
37.1 1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
8. 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 astimate? m.p.h.
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? feet.
. Please give the following information about yoursalf:
NAME First Name Middlo Name
st Nama. N 2
L Fon Ohi
ADDRESS Street State
City Zone
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
Age 70 Sox Ficale sox Finale
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
Grade school.. . Grade school .. e.e. Technical school
b. High school _ (Type) _
c. College. .Other spacial training
d. Post graduate
42.Date you completed this questionnaire: Day Month Yoar
2TC Comnnin
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light pigig ionth.

9/20202
Miuctuers
U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnair bean prapared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
Information as possi unidentified aarial phenomenon that you havs obsarved.
Pioase try to answar as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
bo waed for ressorch purposos, and will bo regarded as confidential matorial. Your name will not
bo used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permisaion.
Wo requast this parsonal information so that, If it is doemed necessary, wo may contact you for
further detalls.
1. Whan did you sse the objoct? 2.Time of day: 520
Hour Minutas
9 Nev 19522
Day Month (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time 2009:
(Cirela Ona): a. Eastorn (Circl One)Daylight Saving
b.Contra b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other
4Whers wore you when you sow the ohincd
DAYTION
867039 City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the objoct.
2. Certain c. Not vary sure
Fairly cortain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle Ona): Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight .No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
the object?
(Circle One): (a.) In front of you d. To your left
b In back of you 157 e, Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't rememnber
ATIC.FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
10 November 1957 Dayton, Ohio 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_1820 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 10/2320Z Asvesrope Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE IXWas Astronomical Venus
Yes Probably Astronomical
CNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other Other
000 00 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
Unknown
indefinite one stationary
10. . BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object light bluish green at c Object light bluish green at one Side, one Side, Description and position points
red on other side with short white red on other side with short white to object being to object being Venus - very Venus very
tail, resembled astar, but 20 tail, resembled astar, but 20 times times bright this year. bright this year.
brighter. Changed brightness, shape brighter. Changed brightness, shape
and flickered.
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This questionnaira has baen preparod so that you can give the U. S. Air Forco as much
Infermation as possibl concarning ths unidantified aerial phenomenon that you hava observed.
Plodss try to answor as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for roseareh purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be usad in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
Wa reques? this personal information so that, If it is doemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
I. Whan did you sos the object? 2. Time of day: RD
Hour Minutes
ID... Nok
Doy Month (Circla One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Timo zono: 3. Time zono:
(Cirels Ona): 0 Ecstorn Eastorn (Circlo One): a. Daylight Saving (Circlo One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
e. Mountain c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other.
4, Where were you when you saw the object? 4.Where were you when you saw the object?
D0y/o Dyton ohio
Nacrest Poatal Nasrest PoatalA or Town Stat or Country Stat or Country
Additional romarks: Additional romarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. INuFiNite
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how cortain you are of your answer to Question 5.
Certain c.Not very sure
5. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a Bright doylight d. Just a trace of daylighr
b. Dull daylight e. No trace of doylight
Bright twilight f. Don't remomber
7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT IT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle Ona): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e, Overhead
To your right 1. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)

8.1 STARS (Circls Ona): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Nona . Bright moonlight
A few b. Dull moonlight
. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't romember
Was the object br
(Circls One): b. No. c. Don't remember
IF It was BRIGHTER THAN tha sky background, was tha brightness liks that of an automobil headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Severa! blocks away?
c. A block away? c. A block away?
d. Soveral yards away? d. Saveral yards away?
. Other
1.Did the ebject: 1.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? c. .Break up into parts or explods? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? d. Give off smoke? No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? No Don't Know
f. Change shape? No- Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? No Don't Know
Did the object move bahind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (No) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it movad behind:..
.Did the object move front of somathing at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes NO Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it movad in front of: -
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14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Soild? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
1.Did you observe the object through any of the following?
Eyaglasses Yos No . Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes No C. Tolescope Yos No
c. Windshiold Yes No g. Theodolito No
d. Window glass Yos No h. Other-

of the objoet thot you saw such as wings, protruslons, ste., and ospeclally oxhaust tralls or vapor tralls. Placa
an arrow beside tho drawing to show the direetlon the obleet was moying.
SAMe AS A STAR
8.The odges of the object ware:
(Cirels Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred (Cirsls Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
Like a bright star Like a bright star
c. Sharply outllnod c. Sharply outllnod
d. .Don'tromember
Draw a plchure of how they ware arranged, and put an arrow to show the directigr that they ware travsl ing.
−

Pmye A
of the path, a "B" at ths end of the path, and show any changes in directlon during the cowse.
Path down to the Hoxizan
straght
2. IF PossiBLE, try to guess or astimate what the real size of the object was In Iits longest dimenslon.
UNKfeer.
22. How large did the object or objects appe hald in the hand
and at about orm's length?
(Circle One): (Circle Ona): Head of a pin g. Silver dollar Silver dollar
b. b. Pea Pea h. Baseball Baseball
c. c. Dims Dime 1. 1. Grapefruit
d. Nickel i. Basketball Basketball
. Quarter Quartor k. Other_ k. Other
.Half dollar . Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you ara of your answer to Questlon 22.
Cortain Certain c. Not vory sur c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certaln d. Uncertain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from view?
did Not d15appeaR
24. In ordsr that you can give as clear a plcture as posslble of what you saw, we would liks for you to Imagine that you could
conatruct the objoct that you saw. Of what type materlal would you make It? How large would It be, and what shape
would it have? Describe in your awn words a common obloct or objocts which when ploced up in the sky would give the
same cppeoranee as ths obloct which you saw.

d. In an airplona o.
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
Other - g. Other
What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
F was hooking Foe it, Because this is the
Foueih tnie I haue Seen it.
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 West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? _ 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 No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) 29. What direction were you
a. North c. East e. Sout g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
c. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwes h. Northwest
3. If you are fomilor with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of dagrees 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:
c. From true North 1D5 degrees.
b. From horizon 3 3 degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. 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.
. 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.
Lookine SOUTH
(x)
A B

G Dry 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?
Nov 57 Wed The b Kotk
10
Doy Month Year
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Plecse list their names and addresses:
wiFe .SAMC. Adlress
BRotieR
Fathea
In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
Planet e STAR out OF Positisn
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Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Y0s No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? .m.p.h.
(Circle One) Yes S No 000dMiles Away
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NAME Last Name Middi Nam
ADDRESS
Street Zono somo State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job? T00M5c1
Age-22 Age22 Sex - Sex.
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Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
shoo! e.e. Technical school ochnicalscbool
b. High school _ (Type)--
c. College
d. Post graduate X
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 10 NOU 57
Day Month Yoor
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if they are needed.
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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 . Bright moonlight
NA b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many e. No moonlight -- pitch dark
d. Don't remamber d. Don't romember
9. Was the object brightar than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): a.(Yes) b. No c. Don't remeimber
(Circle Ona) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
SUISHTLY LESS b. Soveral blocks away?
THANSIZE o7 AIME c. A block away?
d.Severa! yards away?
e. Other
Did the object: (Circle Ons for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes) Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explodo? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes @09299 Don't Know
e. Change brightness? ONLT REFCCSTION Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
g. Flickor, throb, or pulsate? Yes Don't Know
.Did the object mova behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (No) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:_
1. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Cirale One): Yes No Don't Know.
it moved_in front of; WA5
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(Circle One): a. Soild? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
OND
Eyoglasses Yes No Binoculars Yas.
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Talescope Yos
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yos
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other -

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
10 November 1957 Dayton, Ohio D Prabably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local .... Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Aircraft
000 00 Probobly Aireraft Probobly Aircraft
GMT_ not given GMT. not given AirVisual Air Visual Air-Intercept Air-Intercept Rador Rador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomical
XONo XOKNo Civiliau 0 0 PossiblyAstronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 0 0 Other_..
X Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
6-8 minutes two stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Two objects, one below the other, Insufficient data.
color of fire. No eound. In west. color of fire. No eound. In west.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

This quastionnairs has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
Information as poss concorning ths unidontified aorial phenomenon that you hava obsorved.
s you possibly can. Tho information that you givs will
bo usod for research purposes, and wi regarded as confidantial material. Your name will not
ba usod in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your parmission.
Wo request this porsonal information so that, If it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further dotails. furthor dotails.
.When did the object? object? 2. Tima of day: 2.Tima of day:
Hour Minutas Minutas
10N00
Day Month Year Yoar (Circla One): (Circla Ona): A.M. or or P.M.
3. Timo zono: . Time zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle Ona): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other _
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
CREPrS awhere?
Naarost Postal Addross City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
s. Estimate how long you saw the object.
Hours Minutas Seconds
. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess Just a
6. What was the conditien of the sky? What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a. a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight d.Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight Dull daylight No trace of daylight .No trace of daylight
E Bright twilight f. Don't remember
.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 Ono): In front of you d. To your left
In back of you e. Overheod
c. To your right .Don't remember
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IF you aaw the object, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS dnd MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circl One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't romember
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): 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)?
b.Several blocks away?
c. A block away? C. A biocx awayr
d. Saveral yards away? d. Soveral yards away?
. Other . Other
11. Did the object: (Circla One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explods? Break up into parts or explode? Yes Yes No Don't Know
d. d. Give off smoke? Yos No Don't Know
. Change brightness? Yes No No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No- No- Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? a Elicker. throh. or pulsate? Yes 'Yes No 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: _
front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (o Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tall what
it moved in front of:
Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solld? b. Transparont? c. Don't Know.
Did you observe the object through any of the following?
. Eyeglasses Yes No . Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Tolescope No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolito Yos
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other _

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16. Toll In a few words the following things about the object.
of th object that you saw such as wings, protruslons, etc., and especially exhaust tralls or vapor tralls. Placs
an arrow boside the drawing to show the diroctlon the object was moving.
18. The edges of the object were:
(Circls Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred (Circls Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined c.Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow o show the direction that thay were traveling.
Two
THE OumER
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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. Ins ide a building b. 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 e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other . g.
2.What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
LookeD ).
IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following quastions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. East East e. South South g. g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 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) 2.What direction were you looking when you first saw the e 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)
a. North c. East e. South West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Northwest
3. If you are farniliar 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 degrees.
. From horizon __ degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
.From true Nor th degrees.
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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
Hazy b. Slight breeze
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 (Circle One)
a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow Hot
e. Don't remember e.
.When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day Month Year
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? 36. Was anyon ne you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes (Circle One)Yes No WIFE UIFE
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
.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?

about ten tines.
of in eyermment. the hero, Perseus, who is seen in the north. Farther east is Mars, risng abwoot an has
What you see is the planet Venus, now cast. ahead of the sun. Its brghtaes is aloot
reaching ts greatest prominence, which Andromeda's mother, Cassiopeia, is seen half that of Spica. Mer ury and Satur
comes jnst belore its disappearance from in the north, a group forming the letter M, are both too near the sun to be ersk vistule
the evening av early in lys8. above Polaris, the pole soar. Alongside her in November.
Venus is fir brighter than any other star is her husband, the king, Cepheus.
or pianet scen in the night sky and there Turning now toward the cast, we can see Shower of "Stars" to Come
is me difhicultv in inlentifying it. Indeed, it what is generally considered to be che finest
can be olserved long before the sky is dark. consteilarion in the sky making its debut for November is the mouth bringing one o
In fact, if wou know where to look, you can the season. the year's famous showers of mete rs. o
even see it in broad daylight! "shooting stars," which jp froh it
After it pussed bebind the sun last April Orion: Season's Finest the 13th to the 16th.
14. Venas has gradually been drawing to They are most numeras fhe: nide ghr.
he caat ot that bodv. That meant that it This is Orion, the warrior, easily recoy- because then we are on the tor id sde
tollowed the son in its dailv motion across nized because of the three stars in a row the carth in its mnnual movetien,t around
the shy, mhd so remained visible in the west that form his beit. Tor the left is Betel- the sun. Thas. we meer then heneo
atter the soun had set. On Nov. 18 it will geuse, to the right is Rigel, both of the first , This is differemt from the evetong los
we farther cast of the sun, hence remaining inagnitude, although being so low in the when we are on the rearward pat, shd
ins the sky tor the longest time atter sunset, sky they do not appear is bright as they only those thit catch up to
nearly thrce hours. After that it will start
moving toward the sun azain.
Becaase of its early settng. Venus does ANDROMEDA
not appeas on the aecompanving maps of NOVEMBER LACERTA Algoi
the Novenber evening skies. which show 1937 Ccheour PERSEUS
their appeatance about lO:od pam., your own
Lind of standard ume, at the first of Novem- CASSIOPETA
ber, "() p.m. on the 15th and 8:00 p.m. on eneb CERMEUS CAMECOPARDALIS
the 30th. GWUS
AURIGA
-Bright Birds in the Sky URSA
These maps do, however, show the stars JRS
that are now visible. AqUnA HERCULES MINI
Toward the west is Deneh, at the top of
the "northern cross," which is really part DIG DIDDER
of the constellation of Cygnus, the swan.
Deneb is in the bird's tail; in fact, the word AWEST Face North EAST>
is Arabic and means "tail. 1." The crosspiece
represents the wings, and the lower part of
the cross his long neck, stretched forward
in flight At the head is Albireo, a star of Apheratz
the second magnitude on the astronomical NOVEMSER TRIANGULUM TREAT
hrightness scale. Below Cygnus is another 1957 ARIE SQUARE
first-inagnicude star, Vega, in Lyra, the lyre. Markab
To the left is another bird. Aquila, the DISCES PEGASUS*
eagle, with the star Aitair.
liigh in the south you can see the four EQUULEUS
stars that form the "great square," part of AQUARIUS DEUPHINU
the constelladon of Pegasus, the winged
herse. Although these are not among the But
brightest. their characteristie arrangement PISCIS
inakes chem a good starting place from AUSTRINUS TAPRICO
which to fnd other The horse, 0OON PHDENIX
acaally, is upside down in the sky, as the
row of stars extending westward from the 4 EAST South WEST"
lover right corner of the square is his headl
The star at the uppe SS
h

No Case (Information Only) 9 November 1957
Fargo, North Dakota
At Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo Forum photograoh- At Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo Forum photograon-
er Alf T. Olsen saw and photographed a "cigar-shaped object" which hovered in view er Alf T. Olsen saw and photographed a "cigar-shaped object" which hovered in view
for several minutes about noon on November 9th. He was able to get three shots, for several minutes about noon on November 9th. vas able to get th: ree shots,
one of vhich shows two additional circular objects in the vicinity of one of which shows two additional circular objects in the vicinity of the larger. larger.
(No details are available concerning corroborating rrports.) (No details are available concerning co borating rports.)

at
night, but these reports were eventually discounted as being unrelated to the
missing airliner, Finally, on November l4th, - five days after the great
search began - airoraft from the "Philippine Ses" discovored bodies and some
wreckage go miles north of the intenied ri ath of Pan American Clipper
944
From that tine till now we have had no official comment re rarding
InPnot
Megazine.)
The flight path of the missing Clioper 944 specified a cruising
al titude of lo,coo feet and a trus airspeed of 226 knots, according to the CaB
report. The gross waight was 147,0oo pounds, and included ruel for about 13
hours. .
All required position reports wero made, and Flight N-g09l4 ro-
ported to Ceean Station veesel "November" at 12:0. when a radar rix es'ab-
lished ita position as lo miles east of the vessel. The airliner's last poal-

and recaiving systems, In addition, these syatems were eguipped with SELcAL,
elioinating the need for continuous pilot monitoring of the radio equipment.
SELCAL gensrates pre-set coded tonss which are trananittod on a voice communi-
cation frequency. This device is on the control pedestal between the pilots,
readily usable by both.
But why waan't
first
officor, second officer or navigato rom employing this lifo-saving dovice,
for their position would be unknown to rescue parties without this informa-
Ly talkdng with the erew members, were unabls to gain ary significant intalli-
sive research, t the Board could not definitaly establish that eny emargoney
transmisaions cane from Clipper 9t4. "
A chock with the ofricern of l4 other airline flichts to Hawaii on
November 8th-9th ravealed that none had received any comunication frem the
missing airlinor.

an arrow beslds the drawing to show the direetlon the obleet was moving.
DONT THINK so.
18. The adges of the object were:
(Clrel Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred ZND .Other
b. Like a Srlght stor b. Like a Srlght star
c.Sharpiy outlinod c. Sharply outlined IST IST
d.Don't romember d.Don'tromember
. IF there was MORE THAN ONE oblect, then how many were there?
)

sande flown from ths last reported position to the iapaet point, end of ths
tise reouired to traverse that distanes, shovs that the flight did not ,tuurn
back toward Ooean Station 'November.' Also, the ditehing to the north or the
planmed routs indicates that appreciable latoral distance, not on course and
was travereed arter the start of the
4
Some pathological tests showed avidenee of toxication fron carbon
monoxids. However, the avidance is not conclusivs and is being ro-evaluatsd.
Several wrist watches reoovered have esta lished a probable time
of impact at l:27 a.. (GMT).
A chack of the records of the entire crew showed nothing uruaual.
All officers had had a
good deal of provious
experisnce -s100 with the
Boeing Boaing 377, and the and the
orew menbers vere all vere all
under current certifi-
cetion by cetion by the CAA;AF- CAA;AT-
lins maintananes lins Taintananes Te- T3-
cords also indicated
nothing out of the or- nothing out of the or
dinary, althoumh althouh the
CAB was not satisried not satisried
with the thoroughnass
of some maintonance
reports,
Theie are the
findings reported by
the Clvil L Asronautics
Board:
"1. the crow.
hiroraft, end carrier
were currently certi-
ricated,
2. The flight
.was properly planned
.

13. No ovidonca of foul plar found.
l4. Irregularities of maintonance practices and/or procedures dis-
closed during the investigation could not be linked to the aesident.
7 The Board has insuffioient tangible evidonce at this time to de-
tormine ths ceuse of the aceidant. Further researeh and investigation is in
progress
tisaue of the aireraft oceupants.
"By the Civil Asronautics Eoard:
James R. Durfee
Chan Gurney
Harmar D. Denny
could casily atart a fire, knock out. Bome radio
equipuent, make ineffaetive, and dastroy
ronce Ti
ter than any other posaibilities."
But the faots stili recently

collect cn the unknown stamp to io
terefere, I don't really exect to hear from you so refer er to
the worer department.-.plsasm.
information: The ofricial Air Force exolana-
Cion on the case of the Wo seen by Ceauga County, Chio
1052%
good UrO sighting.
sincers in their acparent
I right saod 70 dat I colleet on that you don abcut
and aren't p eans.
:
Sincerely,
UFO Fle=36
Je2
Pind kaid. rferet .
20 ten
to ly in
; 2get
1 11 .10 .

spiritual quality who already know what faces humanity, and who might
on to
the nations.
Supporting this viewpoint is the report that General Douglas MacArthur
had made a remarkable statement t of Naples. Italy
during a visit to New York by thzeItalian dignitary. On October 1955
stated to the press:
77
hilarious. I did not think it sc funny four days later when one hovered
in my owm back yard. Because I sincerely thought these things exosted in
the minds of fiction writers and unreliable mental defecients when I saw
this thing I was not one bit afraid for I was certain it had a logical,
explanation. I watched it close hirty minutes before I convinced
myself there not only was none,but ntelligence was within that thing
wetching me. There is no logical explanation....for this object or the
burns I received while I watched. ( r the blood vessels that burst on
time
no female dog in my y kennel did not come in heat. I wonder about the cog

not know he was assiting your department. Of course know him only
slightly y for he has been irked with my refusal to use my story for
public release. would feel like a testimonial for God only knows what,
and yet perhaps 3I I am wrong for had I suspected I could actually be
harmed I surely would not have remained out to look.
Sincerely,

110/23302
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A. MESCRIPTION OFTHA ODJECT?
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S.ANY MISCEPMISLA FEATUTES OF IETAILS. (NOIE)
7.IAIL, THAIL, ON MAUST, 1 INCHULING BITE OFSAE COMPATED
1O SITA OF OBJECT. (NONE)
C.SOUM, IY A, ISCIL. HONE)
S.OTNEL PERTINEHT OR UNUSUAL FEATUIES. (NONE) S.OTNEL PERTIMEIT OR UNUSUAL FEATUIES. (NONE)
LESCNIPTION OF CONSC OF ORJECT. LESCTIPTION OF COINSC OF OEJECT.
VHAT FIIST OANIEN THE ATTRKTION OF ORCETVER TO VHAT FIIST CALIEI THE ATTARTION OF ORCETVER TO THE ORJECT? THE OPJECT?
I0T VNITE 1IELONSEIVEOM N5MOO VI2 T KT 9NITE 1IGELO3SEL 0M COM9IR
CANCLE OF SLVANION AT ATIDTH OF THE ODJICTOKN AT ORTEIVED.
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4.MESCHIPTION SLICKT PATH AND MANEUVERS OFORJZT
SLOLY MOVINC DEST
MAMER OF IISAPPEATANCR OF ODJECT.
DISAPPEAIED OVER THE MONITION (
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UST ONE OF ANY 08.. 0 9 COMDINATION OF THE FOLLONING ITENE.
(GROUNL VISUL) (GROUNLVISUL)
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S.IF TIE SIGHTIIG MAS MADE VKILS AIRDOTHE, GIVE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, S.IF THE SIGHTING NAS MADE VKILS AIPDOTME, GIVE TYPE OF AIRCTAFT,
INENTIKCATION MUISER, ALTITUNE, HEADIIG, AND HOWE STATION. (NOME) INANTIYCATION IUISER, AITITUDE, HEADING, AND HOE STATION. (NOME) - (
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G. MEATHER AND WINIS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AD F G. MEATHER AND VINIS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND F PLACE OFSIGHTINGS.
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S. REPORT FROM MEATEST ANS OR U.S. MEATHER BUTEAN OFICE QNVIND ATI
IIIECTION AND VELOCITY IN DEGRERS AND "NOTS AT SUTVCE, ,,
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4. VIISIITY. KOLE 2)
E. AHOUNT OF OLNVD CONE. CONE)
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OTHER UNVSAL ACAIVITY ON CONDITION, MTETIAOLOSICAL, ASTIOPIOAL
OR OTHENII HHICH TIT ACCOUIT FO fNS PICITIN. (OOIE)

S.CE1LINS. (CLSAT)
4. VIRIEIATY. (CLSAS 5)
S. ANOUNT OF CLOUD COVER. (NONE)
G. THMIDERSTORMS IN AREA AND DUADRANT IN WHICH LOGATED., NONE)
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H. ANY OTHER UNUSAL ACTIVITY OR CONLITION, HETEPOLOCICAL, ASTFONTICAL
OR OTHERVISE, WHICH MICHT ACCOUNT FOP THE SICHTING. (NONE)
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POSITION,TITLE ANLCAMMANTS OFTHE PREPARING OFFICER, INCLUDING
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EXISTENCE OF PHYICICAL EVILRNCE SUCH I AC MATCRIALS AND
PHOTOGEAPHS.INONE)
ALSO SICHTED BY PERSONAL OF THIS STATION.
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of the objet is aepactly the
Looe is eus.
ASTTO ASTTO
(VeNUS) (VeNUS)
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Venus, the only planet now visible in the evening, is will in the comng months. Then yoaui wsd
see them high in the south.
a briliant object in the sky ane - Just above Orion is Taurus. the bull, with
leonids, "shooting stars." brilliant Aldebaran, and to the leit ot thas
figure stands Auriga, the charioteer, with
first magnitude Capella.
not in Pegasus at all, but in the neighboring Although only Venus is now visable in
B JAMES STOKLEY. group of Andromeda. This constellation the evening, two other planers appear in th
represents the Ethiopian n princess who, ac- southeast before sunrise. Brightest of thewe
T r.AT  VoU sCE in cording to mythology, was chained to a rock is Jupiter, in the consteilation ot Vurgo. the
.utmtern siv these evenings as dark.- to be devoured by a sea monster, represented virgin. It is close to the bright star Spica.
is  a aipiane.a fiving saucer, by the constellation or Cetus, the whale, in However, it exceeds the star in brilliane
it a isi oynt mung in the sky as part the south. Fortunately, she was rescued by about ten times.
ua. the hero, Perseus, who is seen in the north. Farther east is Mars, rising about an hoatr
Wan we is the planer Venus, now case. ahead of the sun. Its brightness is alwou:
wng  greatest prowninence, which Andromeda's mother, Cassiopeia, is seen half that of Spica. Mercury and Saturn
wi  etove its disappearance from in the north, a group forming the letter M, are both too near the sun to be easilv visible
he ev fong iv cariv in l58. he evfong iv cariv in i58. above Polaris, the pole star. Alongside her in November. in November.
s is !r brighier than any other star rs s r brighter than any other star is her husband, the is her husband, the king, Cepheus. king, Cepheus.
piitet irn in the might sky and there Turning now toward the east, we can see Shower of "Stars" to Come *
.hithcurv in wlentitying it. indeed, it what is generally considered to be the finest
n te iserved long before the skv is dark. constellation in the sky making its debut for Noverber is the month bringing one of
a  : wou know where to look, you can the season. the year's famous showers of meteors, or
.it se it in broad davlight! a "shooting stars," which appear from about
weer pised behind the sun last April Orion: Seasen's Finest the 13th to the 16th.
Ves h graduaily been drawing to They are most numerous after midmight,
cist  iat bodv. That meant that it This is Orion, che warrior, easily recog- because then we are on the forward side ot
isari the sann in its dalv motion across nized because of the three stars in a row the carth in its annual movernent around
s ni  remaned visible in the west that forrm his bele. To the left is Betel- the sun. . Thus, we meet them head-on.
e v had set. On Nov. 18 it will geuse, to the right is Rigel, both of the first This is different from the evening hours
tar e se of the son, bence remaining magnitude, although being so low in the when we are on the rearward part, and see
twy r the lonigest nine after sunset, sky they do not appear as bright as they only those that catch up to us.
ry h e hours. Arter chat it will start
ng  ird rhe sin again.
rtcarly setting. Venus does ROMEDA
ayrar n the accopanving maps of NOVEMGER LACERTA Ascheair Algor
nin: evening skies. which show 1937 PERSEUS
ptance siout 1o;o p.m., your own
di  sn iard ime, at the first of Novem- CASSIOPETA
g1 m the 15th and 8: p.m: on Deneb CESHFUS CAMELOPARDALIS
de snh. CYOWUS AURIGA
*Polaris
Bright Birds in-the Sky Brignr Biras in-tne Sky LyP CO URSA TAURUS
AGITTA THE MINOR
These maps do, however, show the stars Theve maps do, however, show the stars leq
URSA
tht re now yole. t are no ysiole AQUTLA AQULA HERCULES HERCULES MAJOR MAJOR GEMINI
Towar.i the west is Deneb, at the top of T'owar'i the west is Dencb, at the top of 306 DDDER 306 DIPDER
e northern cross," which is really part
thg constetlation of Cvgnus. the swan. the aotsirllation of Cvgnus. the swan.
aet is i the bird's tai: in fhet, the word wet is a the bird's ai: in fhet, the word WEST North orth EAST
w d mrans "rail." The crosspiece ian md mrans "tail." The crosspiece
yircirns the sings, and the lower part of yrcirnts the wongs, and the lower part of
cn lns long neck. stretched forward lns long neck. stretched forward
right Ae the head is Albireo, a star of loheratz heratz
see nd magnutude on the astronomical see nd magnatude on the astronomical NOVEMSER TRIANGULUM TRIANGULUM GREAT
ghitarss wale. Below Cygnus is another 1957 ARIES SDUARE
eitaigitude star, Vega, in Lyra, the lyre. arkab
PISCES PEGASUS
he iete is another burd. Aquila, the >
. wth te sarAitar.
ii t the woith you can see the four EQUULEUS
that toum the "great syoare." part of ERIDAMUS AQUARIUS
aaiion of Pegasus. the winged
Nithodigh these are not among the aoiheut
.gy. dherr chariteristie arrangement PISCIS
place from Rigel AUSTRINUS
todsaher goups. The horve. DEION PHOENIX
Lultye wouuie down in dhe skv, as the
icending weatwand from the EAST Sauth WEST
sght gorner ot the sjuare is his head!
theaeat the upper rght, Alpherarz, is CHTNESS
~
:

11 - 15 NOVEMBER 1957 SIGATINCS
DAVE LOCATION OEFERVER WALUWTION
1.1 Hedord, Indiana (CAS: MISSING) Civilion Invufficient Date
11 White Sulphur Spring Virginia Insufficiant Tate
11 Lovelan), Ohio Ealloon
11. Dayton, Ohio Astre
1.1 St Charles, Missouri Astro (VENUS)
11 Lexington, Kentucky (CASE MISSIG) Civilian Aircraft
11 Knoxville, Tennessee Palloon
11 Salina, Kansas Military Astro (METEOR)
11 Benton, Pernsylvania Militery AstroMETEOR)
11 Springfield, Mi lssouri Insufficient Data
11-12 Peru US Citizen/Multi Astre (VENUS)
12 Osan AB, Korea Militery AstroMETEOR)
12 Sen Antonio, Texas Astro(METEOR)
12 Columbis, South Carolina Astro (MTEOR)
12 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Civilian Airlines Insufficient Data
12 Callicoon Center, New York Chilicoor senter, re" Insufficient Date Insui1lcient Data
12 12 Clark AFB, Philippines Military Balloon
12 Alpenn, Michigan Alrereft Aircreft
12 12 Akron, Ohio (CASE HISSING) Akron, Ohio (CASE HISSING) Civilian Civilian Insufficient Date Insufficient Date
12 12 Ogdensburg, New York- Astro (VENUS)
12 Grand Rapids, Mchigan (CasE MISSINa) Civilian Grand Rapids, Michigan (CasE MISSINa) Civilian Insufficient Insufficient Data Deta
12 Port Angeles, Wnsbington Insufficient Dats
12 Alpine, Arizona Astro (VENUS)
12 Los Angeles, California Los Angelas, California Astro (VEMUS) Astro (YENUS)
12 Ios Angeles, Colifornia Insufficient Insufficient 1 Data
12 Hurley, Nem MexIco hurley, Nem MexIco Aircraft Aircreft
13 12 Garden Grove, Celifornia Astro (VENU3)
12 Corone Del tiar, California Insutfieient 1 Data
13 CrownsviIle, Maryland Insufficient Data
13 Reese ArB, Tecas Multi Balloon
13 Rethesde, laryland" Not Reported Astro (METEOR)
Oneida, Nev York Ingufficient Ceto
Alpine Ranger Station, Arizona Astro (VENUS)
Las Vegos, Keveda Civilian Airlines Aircreft
1 Rothwesten, Germny Militery (RADAR) Other (FALSE RETUR
14 Johnson AB, Japan Military Other (CLOUD)
I 14 Brookville, Chio Millikan Cther (URELIABIE
14 Calveston, Texas Civilian Aiccreft
I! Canastots, New York (CASE MISSING) Civilian Ealloon
14 Hill City, Kansas Military Air Astro (VENUS)
74 Biloxi, Mississippi (PHOTOS & SKETCH)Astro (VENUS)
14 Marrero, Iouisiana Astro (STARS)
14 Beverly, Massachusetts Other (GROUND LIGH
1.5 Yellow Springs, Ohio (cASe NISSING) Civilian Insutricient Deta
15 Tampa, Florida Astro (vmus)
15 Newburgh, New York Aireraft
15 Milroy, Indiana Astro (ATEOR)
15 Harrisburg, Fennsylvenia Astro (V3:US)
15 Columbia, South Carolina Astro (VENA)

Peyad
Place an "A"at the beginning
of the path, a "B" at the and of the path, and show any changes In directlon during the cowse.
COING AFROM N TO SOUTH IST TiME
PIRECTLYAEOV IAN S7.
TIME - FACING SOUTH 17 WENT
2ND
FROM R
21. IF PossiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was In Its longest dimenslon.
fest. SHALLE THAN JETS.
22. MA
and at about arm's longth?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollor
b. Poa h. Bosaball
c. Dims 1. Grapefruit
d. Nickot i. Baskotball
. Qhrartor k. Other
. Half dollor
22.1 (Circls One of the following to indicate how certaln you ara of yow answer to Questlon 22.
. Certaln c. Not very sure
b. Fairly cortpin d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? A O07 OF VISION.
wouid it have? Describe In your own words a tommon objoct or objocts whlch when placed up In the sky would give tha
same appearance as tho objoct which you saw.
ALUMININER 1ST TIMC
FUZ2 CLOTHLIKE. MAF'L 2ND

DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
Nov Universe Science News Ltr
13 Greenfield, Massachusetts Newsclipping
15 CALHour Hheogea M lyping
1

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
19 November 1957 19 November l957 Dayton, Ohio D Probably Probably Balloon Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Locol1335 Locol1335 :Ground-Visual D:Ground-Vi sual Ground-Rodar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
CI Probably Aircralt Probably Aircroft
GMT 19/2335Z 19/2305Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE n D Was Astronomico Vexius Was Astronomicol Venus
Yes CJ C Probably Astronomieal Probably Astronomical
2OKN 2OON Civilian ka C1 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LÉNGTH OF.OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE D Other Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 hr 30 semds Unknown
one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Amber object appearance of bright Except for the direction of the
star. No sound Sharply outlined. sighting, this has all charac-
Object was stationary. Size of a silver teristics of being Venus. It is
dollar. possible there could be a mis-
take in the direction.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
.
i

ba used for regarded as confidential matorial. Your nams will not
ba used in connoction with any statoments, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
Wa roquast this parsonal information so that, Ii it is doemed necossary, we may contact you for
furthor derails.
1. Whan did you sea tho objoct? 2. Time of day: 2
Nou Minutes
12 57
Day Month (Circle One): A.M. or (P.M)
3. Time zone:
(Cirala One): (Cirela Ono): a. Eastern (Cirelo Ono): a. Daylight Saving (Cirele One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Cantral b. Standard
c. c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Othar_ Ort
-
4. Whore were you whan you sow the objecr?
MAIA DAYFON 0H10
Addrass City or Town Stots or Country
Additional :omarks:
5. Estimate how long you sow the object. O
Hours Minutes Soconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicats how certain you are of your answer to Quastion 5.
Certain c. Not vary sure
b. Foirly cortain d. Just a guess
6. What was tha conditicn of the sky?
(Circle One): Bright doylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight Don't remember
7IF you saw tha objec: during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object? N!A
(Circle Ono): a. In front of you d. To your left
hond

Puga ?
IF you saw the ouject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Cirele Ono): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Nono . Bright moonlight
6 A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight -- pltch dark
d. Don'tremamber d. Don't ramember
Wes the object brightor than the background of the sky?
(Circle Ono): Yos b. No c. Don't remember
IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobil headlight?: 10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was th brightness liks that of an automobilo headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mila or more away (a distant car)?
Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Savoral yards away?
. Othor . Othor
1.Did the object: 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each quastion) (Circla One for each guastion)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yos Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes 2G95899 Don't Know
. Change brightness? Yos Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes Don't Know
.Did the object move bahind something at cnytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes N Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
1
1. Did the object move in front of something af 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): Solld? b. Transparont? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. c. Don't Know.
1.Did you observe the objoct through any of the following? 15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses e. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yos f. Telescopa Yes
c. Windshield c. Windshield Yes Yes g. Theodolits Yos
d. Window glass Yes h. Other

T
Pogs 3
T6. Tell In a fow words the following things about the obloct.
a. SoundB SOUALD
b.ColarAMBER
17. -
the objoet that you saw such as wings, protruslons, ote., and oapeclally exhaust tralls or vapor tralls. Plaes
an arrow besido the drawing to show the direetlon the obiect was moving.
BRIGS+T STAR
i's
.The adges of the objoct ware:
(Cirela Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright stor
Sharply outlined
Don'tromember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE objact, then how many were there? ONLY ONE

WITHOUT BEING SEEN
. IF POssiaLE, iry to guess or estimate what the raal slze of the object was In its longest dimenslon. rmaoolo.wuawnaromg
UNK .feet. feet.
22 32 How large did the object or objects appear as compar n the hand
and ot about armn's length? and ot about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. a. Head of a pin Silver dollor Silvor dollor
b. Pea in. Baseball Baseball
c. Dime i. Gropafruit Gropafruit
d. Nickal Nickol i. Basketball Basketball
. Quarter k. Other. Othor
. Half doller
Cortain c. Not very sue
5. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from viow? (W ic
24. In order that you can glvs as clear a plcture as posslble of what you sow, we would liks for you to Imagine that you could
construct the objoct that you sow. Of what type matarlal would you make it? How large would it be, and what shape
would It have? Dascribe in your own words a common object or oblegte which whon placed up in the sky would give the
sams appeoranes as ths object which you saw.
OsJErT
CONSTRUCT
CONST
CAN NOT CAN NOT
.

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25. Whers 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 In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
Outdoors Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other __.. g.
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
WAS WACKING IN YARD AND HAPPEN TA
LOOK UP AND SEG OBJECT
IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
NIA
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c East e. South South g. West
b. Northeast Southeast f. f. Southwest Southwest h. h. Northwest 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
2. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
North 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 East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
3. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was 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). from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
UNFAMILIAR UNFAMILIAR WITH TERMS
31.1 When it first appeared:
a. From true North _ .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 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.
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
DID MOT 3Ea 1T MoVE.
B
-
A
,

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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
a. Clear sky a. No wind
b. Hazy b. Slight breeze
C. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't romember
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
Dry aJCold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don't remember . Don't remember
When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
NOV 1957
Day Day Month 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) (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 PR.
s7:
sT.
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?
-U.MAIN- SAW BRIGHT OBJE ECT
TRA DETNG AT HGH RATE OF SPEEO-SURE
IT WAS DST AN AIRPLANE.
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have causad it? 8In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have causad it?
No FDEA

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3Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
CircleOna) Yes No DID NOT SEE 1T nOvE
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? .m.p.h.
(Circle One) Yos No
IF you answered YES, than how far away would you say it was? foot
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Name irst Name Middl Name
ADDRESS DAYtON- Olfa
Stroet City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBE
Ago 14 Sex _ MALE
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school _ . . Technical school.
b. High school 9 -GRADE (Typo)_-
c. College f.Other special training —
d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: $1\frac{$ N04
Month
Cfeerlfon
Startt charadesistion of being Staiat' Charadesiatien of being Vettos. Stapesilo Vettos. Sopenile
thee could be a mitahe wn? thee Could be a mictahe wn? the diection ofshe the direction ofhe
sighting. sigchting.
ROS5 VeNOs POss VeNes

f. Other g. Other …
.What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
WENT OUTSIDE SAW 2 JETS AND UFOB.
28. IF yoU Were MOVING IN AN AUTC rOMOBlLE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the fol ollowing questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
NA a. North d. Norn East e. C. South Soumn Gi g. West west
NT . Northeast d. Southeast Southeast f. f. Southwest Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? - 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No No
29. What direction were you
North c. East e. South g. g. West West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. h. Northwest Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
North c. East e. South g. Wost
b. Northeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
.If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from trus 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:
a. From true North _ degrees. )
degrees.
.

.
I
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 o Was Balloon
20 November 1957 Davton, Ohio Davton, Ohio 0 Probably Bolloon Probably Balloon
3. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local 1715 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 00 0 Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircruft Probably Aircroft
GMT20/22152 Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE xWas Astronomical Venus Was Astronomical Venus
Y.s Y.s 0 Probably Astronomicol Probably Astronomicol
0 No :D.No D 0 PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomical
Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE 0 Other. Other..
000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown
20 minutes one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Solid appearing, stationary object, Description position of Venus.
pure white color, seemed to have Many reports re been received
4 points, size of car headlight, sighting Ven this year. Due
appeared in Sw. to brightness of that planet.
.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

.20/2215
ASTYO
liitues
U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnaira has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Forco as much
infarmration as possible concorning the unidentified derial phenomenon that you have obsorved.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. Ths information that you give will
ba wsed for resoarch purposes, and will bo regarded as confidential material. Your name will nol
be usod in connuction with any statemants, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
Wa reques: this personal information so thor, If it is deemed necessary, wa may contact you for
further details.
1. Whan did you sse the objoct? 2.Time of day: 17/5 20
1957 Hour Hour Minutes Minutes
Noo Now 17
Day Day Month Yoar Year (Circle One): (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): (Circle One): Easiorn (Circls One): a. Daylight Saving (Circls One): a. Daylight Saving
Contral b. Standard b. Standard
c. c. Mountain Mountain
d. Pacific d. Pacific
. Other
4. Where were you when you sow the objecr?
Aue DAyTON O/i0
Nearest Poatal Aadress City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks: -pLAc et RESIDENCE
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. 70
Hours Minutos Seconds
5.1 Circls one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
Certain c.Not very sure
o. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a. a. Bright daylight Just a trace of daylight.
b. b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight . Don't remember f. Don't remember
7.IF you saw tha object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you (Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left d. To your left
b. In back of you h. ln back of vou e. A Overhead Overhead
c. To your right- f. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)

Pugo 2
.IF you saw the ouject, at NIGHT, TWIL.IGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle Ona): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
Nono a. Bright moonlight
.b. A iew b. Dull moonlight
c Mony c. No moonlight  pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don'tremember
9.Was the object brightar than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): Yos b. No c. Don't romember
IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: 10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle Ona)  A mile or more away (a distant car? (Circle One) a.) A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Soveral blocks away?
c. A block oway? c. A block oway?
d. Several yards away? d. Several yards away?
e. Othor . Othor
1.Did the object: (Circle One for each quastion)
d. Appeor to stand still at any time? Yes Don't Know
b. Suddenly spead up and rush away at any time? as Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know
. Change brighiness? Yos Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos Don't Know
1.Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): 03 No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
onn et
Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): (Circle One): Yes Yes No Don't Know. Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tall what you ans d YES, than tall what
it moved in front of: _ it moved in front of:
14. Did the object appear: (Circle Ona): 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a.Solld? a. Solld? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15.Did you observe the objoct through any of the following? 1.Did you observe the objoct through any of the following?
a. Eyoglasses a. Eyoglasses No o. o. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. f, Telescope Telescope Yes No
c. Windshleld Yes No 8. Theodolits Yos
d. Window glass Yas No h. Other

17. Draw  pletura
of the oblast that you sow such as wings, protrualone, ete., and ospeclally exhaust tralls or vapor trolls. Place
an arrow baalde tha drawing to show the diraetlon the obloct was moving.
to ban C.
Remed pacit - 4 ede an X
abjit rond abpet rocend
78. The odgas of the object wera:
(Cirels One): o. Fuzzy or blurred . Other_
Like a bright star
Sharply ourlined
Don't remember ct
9. IF thore was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many ware there? _
-

Pego4
20. Draw a plcture thot wili show the motlon that tha objoct or objocts mads. Place an "A" at the baginning
of the path, a 8" at the and of the path, and show any changes In diroctlon during ths cowse.
70 322w
2. If PossisLE, ty to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was In lts longest dimenslon.
..fet. .feet.
22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of tha following objacts held in the hand 22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of tha following objncts held in the hand
and at about orm's longth?
(Circle Ona): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime i. Grapofruit
d. d. Nickal Nickat i. i. Basketball "DiDuLeadlit
. Quarter k. k. Othar.
f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circls One of the following to indicate how cartaln you cra of your answer to Question 22.
a. Cortain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly cortoin d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from yiaw?
Qlnal dina
24. In order that you can give as clear a plsture os possible of what you saw, we would like for you to Imagine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of what type matarlal would you moke it? How largs would it ba, and what shape
would It have? Describe in your own words a common oblect or objecte whlch when ploeed up In the sky would give the
sems appeorance as the oblact whlch you saw.
cars teant bgir with
i
ew

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25. Whore were you located when you saw the object? Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
In the business section of a city?
Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
p. In a car c. 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?
Other g.
2.What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
Draker s sed the wein danl
IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or ther vehicl at th tim then complet t followig questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 28.1 What direction were you moving? (( -
a. North c. East e. South g. West g. West
Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fost 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
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. Northwast
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle Ong) B The
This POS:TIOM
a. North c. East South F V. Northwet AT
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest
If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to astimate the number of degrees the object was 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to astimate 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 _ a.From true North . degrees.
b. From horizon b. From horizon _ degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared: 31.2 When it disappeared:
a.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.
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
B
a
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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
34.1 CLOUDs (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
a. Clear sky a. No wind
b. Hazy (b) Slight breaze
Scartered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remamber
e. Don't remember
34.3 V WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
@ Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain (6 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? 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
20 20 1957
Doy Month Month Year Year
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
Circle One) (Circle One) Yes
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
.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 sse other ones?
8. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have causad 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? ..m..h..
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? ftt
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Last Name Last Name First Nam First Name Middi Name Middi Name
ADDRESS DAy/N DAy/N Oh Oln
Cisy City Zone Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job?. What is your present job?
Age Sex
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a.Grade school __ . e. Technical school
b. High school . (Typo)
c. College_- Other special training
d. Post graduate.
42.Date you complated this questionnaire: Dov Month Year
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win dh to ite bigt aieme due to it brightie
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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.
9so
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 tha larger sketch.
B
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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 bregze
Cc. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remomber
. Don't reinember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
S. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don't remember e.
.When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
ATIC D.O
Doy Month 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) (Circle One) Yes No No)
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the objsct too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
.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 undar what circumstances did you see other ones?
2 4RS AGO 1 AN MA MORN GOING
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 Ona) Yes No FASTER THAN THE
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? JETS .....m.p.h.
4. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No 157 TIME
IF you answered YES, then how far oway would you say it was? 1000 feet.
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Last Name First Nama Middl Nam
ADDRESS Street City Zone Stato
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Ago 39 M
Sex-
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. NONE
a. Grade school. a.Grade school e. e. Technical schoo! _ Technical school
b.High school .. b. High school .. (Type) (Type) .
c. College f. Other special training -
d. Post graduate
42.Date you completed this questionnaire: Month Yoor
Day
DUT OFFICER OBTAINED FOLLONING
INFO FROM BASE AND VANDALIA:
L BALLOON LAUNCHED AT 1230 HOes. WIND
WEST All DAH MAX SPEGO
FROM THE
OF 90 KNE5 AT 30,Q00 FT.
WERE IN THE AIR AT
TIME OF SIEHTING. MA