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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0D Was Belloon
16 Feb 59 Palacios, Texas o Probebly Bellon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2 a
0 Was Aircroft
Local EXGrouné- Vi suel O Ground-Reder a Probebl y Raverdts
GMT . D Air Visuel O Air-Intereept Reder |9 Possibly Aircroft
5. oTO! OUR 0 Wes Astronomical Sr cturus
O Yes | DUP robably Astronomicel
1.Ne O Possibly Astronomiced
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION O Other
O Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Wh oe
Bright glowing red obj moving at a cuase for this sighting is
speed almost as fast as a shooting star. ndidas aberration of the light
Later a mass of very simll lights, white as from the star arcturus by the
the stars, but smaller, appeared with the window screen, coupled with norml
red obj moving clockwise within the mass pulsating.

of small lights.

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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 a “B” on the same 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 os an example of how to complete the larger sketch.

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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? j eT VW, Tl 7 A. Kio WING DIS} TANG E

(Circle One) Yes f No)
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IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? TRE EAL S m.p.h,

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40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from oe the object was? / iy IM
_ (Ci rcle Yes { No KoA f Thi 0 be )
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41. Please give the following information about —"
ADDRESS a
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TELEPHONE NUMBER _Ny DP ANE

; Cl irst Name

What is your present job? aw. sf ‘
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Age ) sh Sex
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. "i a a
ea ate any special educa ng c rE rH) GAL
(a) Grade school _. TT tétt eg. - Technical school
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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)
(aj Clear sky | fa.) No wind
. Hazy - 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)

. Dry a, Cold
b. Fog, mist, of light rain (b. Cool
c. Moderate orheavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don’t remember e. Don't remember

had seen the object?

35. rie did you report to some “e that you id
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36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?

(Circle One) Yes (No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No

36.2 Please list their names and addresses:

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37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?

(Circle One) Yes No |
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?

38. In 1 opinion what do - think Re vi was sand what might haye caused it?
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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 thot you observed. You may re-
peat irformation that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you bulieve are important. Try to presert the details of the observo-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached
if they are needed.

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PALACIOS TEXAS —
2 April ty59
Major, Lawrence J. ihacker
USAF Exeative Officer of Information Services
Wright-Patterson Air Force Bese, Ohio.

Dear Major Thacker:-
After mailing the questionnaire on yesterdays
meil I thought ofa.an omission that might de of vast imnortance in
estadlishing the distance and size of the odjects.

The star ( which I first thought to de the Commendent of the group)
veing larger) when first seen was adout one half the radius from the
West rim and center of the circle of lights,then in close to three -
tirpee minuts { wish I could %e more nresize on time ) it hed moved to
the center of cluster ; Then after much thought I came un with a4
formula that I sunnose you use dayly.

In addition to the angular calculations from 2 given point on the
earth, let us assume that we are on the star trained on 2 given noint

on the earth and noteing the distance said noint moved with the
rotation of the earth which we know to be avout 16 4miles rer minute

Then in three minutes of timethe distance from the center of cluster
to point that star was first seen would re $3 X 7 = 48 miles from
centerjwheR& star w-s first seen to center=46Mge1/2 radius then
the diameter of circular cluster would be 4 X 48 or 192 miles
minus projection, adout 5 degrees triangulation from viewing point
Ohtihand this to the mathemattician its too much for me.

Let us say the projecton ratio on three degrees is 20: 1
then the distance to odject would »e ma ¥% BWV = 4000 niles.

Then as to speed: If 3 degrees = 4000 miles and the odject
traveled say 21 degrees in 2 minuts or less the sreed would de the

ratio of 2y5or 7 and 7 X 4000 = 24,000 # 2 = 14,000 miles per Yin.

Now let me quote from a ten vérse noem I comnosed in 1916
» There'll] se new methods of flying not with our crude machine,
In o'ercoming gravity the science wil] convene: |
It may %e a chemists comnound that gravity wil) renel);
What-e'er the umknown power we']] wait for time to tell.

Now let us change the Jast two lings to read:
It may de an electro ray that wil] nullify al] weight:
Then will al] airvorn craf;: de truely out of date.

Then assumeing some supper intelligent »eing way out in snece
has realy accomplished the feat: Weightlesness multinited sy
a Million Gs. would stil] »e weightless and 2 man without weight
would suffer no ill effects dy such a tremendious rate of

acceleration.
Sincerely, |

LIBRA
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Mr. Gaines Corporon

[Route
Dalacios, Texas

Mar. 4th, 1959.

Commander In Chief U. S. Aw Be a, ‘ by

Wash ington, 25, D. C.

Dear Commander: -

An unidentifiadle odject anneard in
the sky Fed. i6. at edout 5:40 A.M. Which was traveling
South oy a few degrees Bass and stopped by the star (7 )

in VERGO; THEN there app-eard a mass of smal] lights
around it and it had an abdility to moove c]ock-wise among
the lights in an eratic cource about one-third the radius
from the outer rim of the circular mas of lights, then
after completing about 7/8 of a circle it moved to the cehter
of the mass ani came to rest with its North site almost
touching the star, then I failed to see the smal] lights
they seemed to vanish a]] at the same ites, thee the mein
object seemed to thenge its design; the length seemed to

change to its depth and in less than 16 seconds it grew so

gmal]] that it was invisidle, as tho vanishing in the distance. |

The odject was adout two times longer than its width

and its depth appeard to de two-thirds of its width; with al]

corners roundad, Shineing with a neonish red glow.

Thot you night de interested or help me contact someone
who is. |. Yours truely. Jigen

25 March 1959

Dear Mr. amma

In regard to your unidentified flying object sighting of
16 February, request that you fill out the attached questionnaire

forwarding the completed paper direct to the Air Technical
Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

To further aid us in our analysis, please supply Air
Technical Intelligence Center with the following additional
information:

Color of lights.

Angular diameter of the lights (cluster) and an estimate of
their distance.

Angular rate and distance of prime object.

Total time object in sight.
| Estimate of at least one dimension of the prime object.

Sincerely,

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

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PEEL LIE
Palacios, Texas

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 as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as mony 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 nor
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

further details.

1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: —W24

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Menth Yeer (Circle aan

3. Time zone:

(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b) Central (by) Standard
‘c. Mountain
d. Pacifie
e, Other

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5. Estimate how long you sow the object. a >a ies — —— fs P A |
AITE a VIEWING SKY 7D LOVATE STAR G)) H4p ME WAS SF: $7 'C CSI.
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain Ci Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky? P
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight cd.) Just @ trace of daylight
b, Dull daylight “w. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight i, Don't remember

7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at»
the object?

(Circle One): a, Infrontof you i ANG Yi’ “dy To your left
(b.) In back of you St" e. Overhead
c. To your right {, Don’t remember

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U. &$ AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION

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

Please try to answer as mony questions os you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name ewill no?
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

further details.

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1. When did you see the object?

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3. Time zone:

(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): o. Daylight Saving
(b,) Central (be Standard
¢. Mountain
d, Pacific

e, Other

4. Where were you when you sow the object?

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S. Estimate how long you sOw the object. Howe — “Teeonds iE WAS

Ay yoy VEMING REY AMP MARKING STAR Oy STARCHALT TEM
pas "8, Ti GAT ae le how el heel tee answer to Question 5.

a. Certain ¢. Not very sure
b. 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 e. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don’: remember
7. IF you sow 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 » Mapize "'d. To your left

(b.) In back of you PA; 0 f- e. Overhead
c. To your right f. 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): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
(¢ Many | | (.) No moonlight — pitch dork
d. Don’t remomber d. Don't remember

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

(Cirele One): (a.) Yes b. No c. Don’t remember

10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky bockground, wos the brightness like that of an automobile headlight? /V

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

c. Ablock away?
d. Several yards away?

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11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes) No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away ot any time? (Yes) No Don’t Know
c. Break up into ports or explode? Yes No: Don’t Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No} Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes {No ) Don’t Know
f. Change shape? Yes No" Don’t Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsote? ‘Yes (No) Don’t Know
12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: ______--___
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13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, porticularly a cloud? | \ ol & vay Vv bam EVT,

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14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): <p Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No)

b. Sun glasses Yes !No f. Telescope Yes Ne)

c. Windshield Yes ] No Q- Theodolite oN ‘Yes ee {Now <M

h, Other : Yd A. ee 2 OE Se i

, d, Window glass Yos _ No i 3

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a teeide OME
». Coler MAIN OBJECT COLON OF THIS WK = A
P= MAL Vi LIGHTS IN ROUND CLUSTER

17, Draw a picture thot will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and Include in your sketch any details
of the object thet you saw such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving, = Site re! le ms

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18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): .o. Fuzzy or blurred
(b) Like a teight star ~ B

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d. Don't remember VIET ED

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19, IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? : } ,
Draw o picture of how they were arronged, and ey grew to show the direction thot they were travel ing.

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20. Drow o picture that will show the motion thet the object or’ objects Inade! ‘Placed J bees Aes 3) the beginning
of the path, a “B” at the end of the path, and show any ‘changes in direction during the course.

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- IE POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate whet the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.

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22, How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects. held in the hand

and at abo h
ot vars ew (a PR OME

(Circle One): _ of a pin g- Silver dollor
Ae ey h. Baseball
i b. Grapefruit
ae Nicket j- Basketball
b-> a> @. Que ber k. Other

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22.1 (Cirele One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22,

oe. Certain '  €.) Not very sure
b. Foirly certain “a, Uncertain

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23, How did the object or objects disappear from view? AL ily Ui ANAL
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24. In order thet you con give os cleer o picture os possible of whet you sew, we would like fer you to imagine that you could
construct the object thet you sew. Of whet type meterie! would you moke |1? How lerge would it be, ond whet shepe
would it have? Describe in your own words a Lommon object or objects which when ptened In the sky would give the

seme eppecrance os the object which sews A SIH Th CRISEED J Oey vi Fei. Yj RE]
ay POSAIPLY ay eS be NAN sbi crak 7 f.

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26. Were you (Circle One)

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

a. In the business section of a city?
b. In the residential section of a city?
Ces In open countryside?

“d Flying near an airfield?

e. Flying over a city?

f. Flying over open country?

g. Other

“a; Inside a building
b. Ina car

c. Outdoors
d. In an airplane

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| E Other WINDOW DP dab AZAD ON oie 4

27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
LOOKING AT STARS
WAS TOMEI | Ir: a AMERY L ee sb A iD bls JUBTED

28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:

28,1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

a. North c. East e. South g- West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest

28.2 How fast were you moving? —... ST somiles 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)

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a. North c. East C eS South ‘ -g.) West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h, Northwest

30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North c. East e. South g- West
b. Northeast d. Southeast (t) 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 was upward from the horizon (elevation).

31,1 When it first appeared: ;
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a. From true North-_! |
b. From horizon AD 0-7 (ot degrees.

31.2 When it disappeared:
ABT 924

a. From true North’! Lan Soe degrees.
b. From horizon “! 4 Uegrees.

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