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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
26 August 1958 Lexington, Kentucky 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local1915CDT Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 27/0015Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical was Asrronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical o Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian 0. D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER ECTS CTS 9. 9. COURSE 0 0 Other_ Other.
XInsufficient Data XInsufficient Date for Evaluation for Evaluation
D 0 Unkno wn
3C mins 30 mins two two varied W
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A cigar shaped obj, copper in color, Possible balloon sighting;
was sighted when someone called obsvrs someone called obsvrs however, copper color & other however, copper color & other
attention to it. data not conclusive. Case data not conclusive. Case
listed as insufficient data.
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U. S. FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
infermation as p oncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to any questions you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for re regarded as confidential material. 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 may contact you for
further details.
1. When did you see the object? Time of day: 1:15
Hour Minutes
26 Aub \5
Day Month (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Cirele One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
Central b. Standard
c. C. Mountain
d. Pacific d. Pacific
. Other •. Other
were you when you saw the object? you when you saw the object?
LEXINGTON
06 rTown Town
Additional romorks: Addltional romorks:. TRAVELLED MILES MILE5 FIRST OBSERUATIOK. FIRST OBSERUATION.
GOT OUT GOT OUT NED AGMM AGNM
S. Estimate how long you saw the object. 30
Hours loutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question S.
Q. Certain c. Not very sure
.Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
-b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAV WN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): In front of you NOTE d. To your left
b. In back of you Overhead
c. To your right .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?
8.1 STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circlo One):
.None Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
e. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d.Don't remember
9.Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Cirele 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)?
.Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
. Other Other .
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? N Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Don't Know Don't Know
•. @. Change brightness? Don't Know
f. Change shape? Change shape? Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? 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 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: _
Did the object appear: (Circle One): Solld? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes 22 f. Tolescope Yos
c. Windshield Yes g. Theodolite
d. Window glass Yos h. Other NAKED EX F

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16. Toll in a fow words the following things about the oblect.
Sound ho Soun D
b. Color._ LR0 CoppeR SpBeTRUr
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protrusions, otc., and espoclally exhaust tralls or vapor trails. Place
an orrow boside the drawing to show the directlon the objoct was moving.
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NORTIH 7 To SOUTH T1 Er SouT1 To NORTIA
18. The edges of the object weret
(Circl One): a. Euzzy or blurred (Circle One): a. Euzzy or blurred Other .
b. Like a bright star
Sharply outlined c.
d. Don't remember d. Don'tremember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?.
Daw a picture o how they were arranged and put an arrow to show te drection that they were traveling.
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2.Draw a picture that will show the motlon that the objoct or objocts made. Plece an beginning
of the path,  "B'at the ond of the path, and show any changes in directlon during the course.
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IF PossiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was In Iits longest dimension.
feet.
H a
and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Poa h. Basoball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nicket d. Nicket I. 1. Baskotball Baskotball
Quarter k. Other k. Other
Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain d.Uncertain
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24. In order that yeu cen give as clear a pleture as possiblo of what you sew, we would like for you to Imagine that you could
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 your own words a tommon oblect or obleets whlch when placed up in the sky would give the
same appearance as the abject which you saw.
CoppeR- SO FT LONG . CIGiR SHAPED
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LID OF A COPPER KETTLE LOCKING
EDGEWISE WITH NOHANDLE
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25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object? 2Were you (Circle One)
(Circlo One):
a.In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. la asar cC In open countryside?
Outdoors Two PosIT d. Flying near an airfield?
In an airplane Flying over a city?
At sea f. Flying over open country?
Other g. Other
2.What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
LEAUiNC HOUsE WlEN SOMFONE
1TTENTION T0 1T.
IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILEooher vehicle at he tim thn complet th following questins:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. East C. East e. South g. West
.Northeast d. Southeast Southeast f. f. Southwest 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? 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 looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. East c. · East . South West
. 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 West
. 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
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 260 degrees. s2e IT&M 17
b. From horizon 60 degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
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b.From horizon _ 68degrees.

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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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In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its .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 bject?
34.1 CLOUDS_ (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
Clear sky .No wind
Hazy b. Stighf breeze
G. Scattered clouds . Strong wind
Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remember
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 orheavy rain G. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
•. Don't remember
When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? T
26 1958
Day Month Year
Was anyone else with you gt the time you saw the object?
(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 addre REpORTRA
MRS RASS AS As
MRX MRS 6TOM 6ToM
ky. Ky.
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?
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38 In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
2o OpINIon
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3Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Cirele One) Yes No B-52
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ExceSs or
m.p.h.
(Circle One) (Yos) No MILES
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 10 foot
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Name
ADDRESS LEXINIGTON KY
Street City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Ago 40 Sex
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
.Grade school Technical school.
.High school _ (Type) _
c. College f. Other special training LAwiyE R
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