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2. LOCATION

13 0 Wos Ester
October 15958 Near : CO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a Ressitiy Letieer
iO 630-2 : ' Y 0 Was Aircraft
Lecel 22-40 Paid —_ a sitet D Ground-Rodor OQ Probably Aircroft
te 13/174G6Z 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE oO.
O Yes D Probebly Astronomicol
D-No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
0 Unknown
3 seconds one bast

12. CONCLUSIONS

[Wes Astronomical .2tcor

Insufficient Date for Evaluction

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Obj whiter
somewhat gmal ler
disappeared sudderdjy.

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11. COMMENTS

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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32. 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 o “B” on the some curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you /ast saw it.

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33. In the following larger sketch place an “A” at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a “B” at its
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.

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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, (Mo 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)
Oy) a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b, (Coo)
c. Moderate orheavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d, Hot
e. Don't remember e, Don't remember

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

AG. OctoBEeR AGES.

Day Month Y ear

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

s and addresses:

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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?

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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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39: Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) (Yes), No ABER NUR WRELAT Iv.

IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? m.p.h.
Dig REvHwinDigSEiT DES OBIEKTS WAR Mio ty iy = :

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40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?

(Circle One) Yes ‘

IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 7 feet.

1. Please give the following information about yourself;

Middle Name
BEI: ASCAF-
ADD . »S | reff BURCS VEVTIIGLAND
' tree / City Zone eV EST)
TELEPHONE — 4 |

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What is your present job? PEN S{ONisT/(EI SVHEFR! OBER STELIWER ISS MIE) STUER BE |
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Age G6 QO Sex MANN 1 cH

Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.

a. Grade school e.e, Technical school
b. High school aes (Type)
c. College f, Other special training __

d. Post graduate

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42, Date you completed this questionnaire: a OeSe NoveEmMBserR 0 3

Month

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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)

In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use
the following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed, You may re-
peat Information that you have already 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 ore needed.

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stern Germany
Oct. 16, 1958

Rocket Laboratory
USAF

On Monday, October 13, 1958, approximately at 6:40 PM Central
European Time, my cousin watched a phenomenon in the sky southeast
of Kleinostheim near Aschaffenburg. Although I was with him, I did
not see the appearance. Perhaps it was a shooting star. Since the
"Pioneer" moon rocket dropped back to earth about that time, perhaps
this phenomenon in the sky was the "Pioneer." -If you are interested in
my cousin's observations, please list the questions you are interested
in especially, for example, time and place of the observation, direction
in the sky, direction of the movement in the sky, form and color of the
phenomenon, etc. :

Yours truly,

(signed) Dr. =e

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5 January 1959

Deer Dr

The unidentified flying object viewed by your cousin on
13 October 1958 was not "Pioneer' as it returned six hours after

this sighting.

The object viewed was probably a meteor or bolide of short
duration.

Sincerely,

2?

LAWRENCE J. TACKER

Major, USAF

Executive Officer

Public Information Division
Office of Information Services

Western Germany

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10 November 1958

Dear Dr. CS

This is to acknowledge and thank you for your letter of 16
October 1958 concerning a sky phenomenon near Aschaffenburg,

Germany, on 13/October 1958.

As requested, I am inclosing USAF Technical Information
Sheet which should be completed and forwarded to this office as

soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Inclosure LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Executive Officer
Public Information Division
Office of Information Services

Western Germany

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U. S$ AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
information os possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed,

Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not

be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission,
We request this personal information to that, If it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

further details.

2. Time of day: n Sa ho dongefethnr

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]. When did you see the object?
Hour ~ Minutes
A3 OxtToBER 1958 :
Day Menth Year (Circle One): A.M or
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b. Standard

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4, Where were you when you sow the cbject?

4 .
BELA scHA BURG DEVTSHLAND weer
‘ City or Town State or Country
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5. Estimate how long you saw the object, WAN =) oe

Hours Minutes Seconds

Additional remarks: a \
DES DOREE S ish SinOosTHEIM,

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5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5, ..
"Qe c. Not very sure*. '
b. Fairly certain d, Justa guess
6, What was the condition of the sky?

(Circle One): a, Bright daylight d, Must a trace of daylight
b, Dull daylight é. = phe «| al

¢, Bright twilight f, Don't remember

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7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where wos the SUN located as you locked ot
the object?

(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. BER DIE SONNE. Overhead
c. 6 ight WAR SCHON SENTH Don't remember *
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8. IF you saw the object, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8,1 STARS (Circle One):

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b. A few
c. Many

d. Don't remomber

8,2 MOON (Circle One):

a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight

Cc. (lo moonligh) — pitch dark

d. Don't remember

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

Oe

(Circle One): b. No

c. Don't remember

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

(Circle One) a. Amile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?

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*d.- Several yards away?

e, Other

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11, Did the object:

Appear to stand still at any time?

b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time?
¢, Break up into ports or explode?

d. Give off smoke?

e. Change brightness?

f. Change shape?

g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate?

(Circle One for each question)

Yes fe) ' Don't Know
G29 ° Don't Know
y Don’ ow
Yes No gi Kno
Yes (No) on't-Kriow
Yes (No} Don't Know
Yes No Don't Know

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

Yes

Ge)

(Circle One):

Don't Know.

IF you answered YES, then tell what

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it moved behind:

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13. 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

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15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

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14, Did the object appear: (Circle One):

a. Eyeglasses Yes (No) e.
b. Sun glasses Yes D f,
c. Windshield Yes (No) g-
d. Window glass Yos (No) h.

c. Don't Know,

b. Transparent?

Binoculars Yes °
Telescope Yes 0
Theodolite Yes

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16. Tell In @ few words the following things about the object.

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17, Draw a picture that will show the shope of the object or objects, Lobel and Include In your sketch ony details
of the object thot you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
, on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving,

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18, The edges of the object were: .
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other

b. Li tor
¢. Gharply outlin
d. Dont r

19, IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? Pe Ca i Ae Pal Sle

Draw o picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were travel ing,

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20. Draw a picture shat will show the motion that the object ,or-gbjeais.made. Place an “A® of the beginning
of the path, a “B" at the end of the path, and show any changes | ligetion during the course,

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21., IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.
K|_FiNERALS“1 __ feet, AMENDE DER. SEWECUNG,

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22, How large did the. object or objects oppear as compored with one of the following objects held in the hand
and at about arm's length?

(Circle One): a, Head of a pin : g. Silver dollar
b. Pea Ss h. Baseball
c, Dime i, Grapefruit
d. Nicket j. Basketball
e. Quarter k. Other _&IWAS_/i<) = 4 N Mea ry,
f. ‘Half dollar ALS a eae ta

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22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how pty eal ore ° VENTE WER BRIN E &

a, Ce c. Not very sure
b, d, Uncertain

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23, How did the object or objscis disappear from view? me Bon ay DG (Se

24. tn order that you can give os clear a picture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you fo Imagine that you could
construct the object thot you saw. Of what type material would you make It? How large would it be, and what shape
would It have? Describe in your own words a éommon object or objects which when placed up In the sky would give the

same appearance os the object which you sow,

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| 25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object? 26. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):

a. Inthe business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?

b. In acar c. (if open countryside?
C. d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?

e. At sea f, Flying over open country?
f, Other oer g. Other __

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27. What were you doing’at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
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28. TF-you.were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
28,1 What directiofwere_you moving? (Circle One)
a. North - ~E< e. Sou g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeas ~ Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? Se miles~per_hour.

28.3 Did you_stop-at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No

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29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North c. Eas 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. Ea e. South g- West
b. Northeast d. Gouthoast) f. Southwest h. Northwest

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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 wag upward from the horize felevation). P Kn

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31.1 When it first appeared: at

a. From true North ___ degrees. 0
b. Fromhorizon_____——__—s degrees. i

31.2 When it disappeared: ; Rs y, ne B

a. From true North degrees. y, one
b. From horizon —____ degrees. we. “es

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