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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
18 Feb 59 Dayton, Ohio 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Binoculars 000 Probably Aireraft
GMT 19/0225Z 0 Air Visuel Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE CkxWas Astronomical Sirius
a Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
QNe Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OURSE Other
000 insufficient Date aluation
Unknown
one hour 5 min one West
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, red and blue obj, looked like a Adult observer was under impression
large bright star. Appeared to move from obj j was a star, but her son's curiosit
side to side and turn. After one hour was wasn't satisfied. A check with astro
still visible, but appeared smaller and charts shows the star Sirius to be
still varied in color through binoculars. Glll varled ln co in exact location given. in exact locacion given.
Seemed to have protuberances. ances.
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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
18 Feb 59 Dayton, Chio 0 Probably Balloon
3DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
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Local K-Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 19/0340z 0 AirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE OX Was Astronomical Meteor
a Yes D Probably Astronomical
x3.No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation
Unknown
5-10 secs one falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round obj size of basketball at arms The description, time, duration,
length, color orange-yelbowish, looked and flight path is typical of a
like a ball of fire falling vertically, meteor.
was sighted fairly low above horizon.
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFOR SHEET
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
information as po oncerning the unidentified aerlal phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to ans yquestions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for r ch purposes, and wi •garded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necess may contact you for
further details.
I. When did you see the objoct? Time of day: — 10 40
Hour Minutes
18 Fel 5
Doy Month (Circlo One): A.M 8 P.M
3. Time zone: (Circle One): a Eastern
(Circle One): a Daylight Saving
Contral b. Standard
c. c. Mountain
d. Pacific
a. e. Other- Other-
4. Where were you when you sow the object? Where were you when you sow the object?
DAYTON OHIO
City or Town State or Country
Additional romarks: Additional romarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. 5-10 5-l0
Hours Minutes Seconds
Question 5.
Certain C. Not very sure
Fairly certain Cd. Just a guess
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
UN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a.I In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right 1. Don't romember

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8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None . Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c.No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Cirele One): .Yos b. No .Don't remember
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Soveral yards away? d. Soveral yards away?
. Other
Did the object: 1. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) (Circle One for each question)
a.Appear to stand still at any time? 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 Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes N Don't Know
•. .. Change brightness? Yos Don't Know
f. f. Change shape? Yes Na No Don't Know Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes ? No No Don't Know
.Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answe
It moved behind:.
!.Did the object move front of something at anytime, parti ularly 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): (0. SolidD firey .Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you ohserve the objoct through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yos
d. Window glass Yos No h. Othor Syper

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a.Sound
b. Color Drange -yellounieh
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, atc., and especlally exhaust trails or vapor tralls. Place
an arrow beslde the drawing to show the directlon the object was moving.
18. The edges of the objsct were: 18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred Other =
b. Liko a bright star b. Liko a bright star
c. c. Sharply outlined
Don' tramember Don' t ramember
1. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arangod and put an arrow  show th ection that thy wer travelig.

and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Hoad of a pin g. Silver dollor
b. Poa h. Basoball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nickel I. Basketball
. Quarter k. Other
f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the Ilowing to Indicate how certaln you are of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain .Not very sure
.Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from viow? Illent Lewn
same appearance as the object which you saw.
basketball sje and shape but hed
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28.1 What direction were you movir ircle One)
a. North a. North c. East c. East e. e. South South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast d. Southeast f. f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No
What direction were 2. What direction were yo ) object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest ch. Northwest
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest ch. Northwes
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 doe fai lo
b. From horizon
31.2 When it disappeared:
.From true North degrees. √
b. From horizon degrees. blae

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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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B
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 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.
BO B
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b. Hazy b.Slight breez
Scatteredcloud c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't ramember
. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
. Dry a.CQld
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
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Day Month Year
(Circle One) Yos NO
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yos No
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Was this the first time that you ad seen an bject ojects lits?

(Circle One) Yes
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? feot.
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Name First Name Middle Nome
ADDRESS OH10
City
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is you present iob? Refired
Ago 74 Ago 74 Sex MALE
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. a. Grade school Grade school ..Technical school .. Technical school _
b.High school _ b.High school_ (Type) _ (Type) - I
c. College c. College _ f. Other special training — '
d.Post graduate
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. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INF SHEET
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
infermation as concerning the unidentified aerial phenomonon that you have observed.
Please try to many 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.
W request this personal information so that, If it is deemed necess may contact you for
further details.
1. When did you see the object? 25
7ck Minutes
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Doy Month Year (Circlo One): A.M 8 P.M
3. Time zone: 225
(Circle One): a Eastern. (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard .
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other .
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
DAYTDN 4 Chr
Nearest Pastal Addrees City or Town State or Country
Additional romarks:
5. Estimate how long you sow the object. -
f yow answer Question 5.
a. Certain) c. Not very sure
. Fairly certain d.Just a guess
(Circle Ono): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight i. Don't remember
7.IF you saw the object during DA
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c.To your right f. Don't remember

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8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None Bright moonlight
b. A few b.Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
dDon't remember d. Don't remember
Was the objoct brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): Yos b. No Don't remember
(Circlo One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d.Several yards away? d. Several yards away?
Other
Did the object: 1Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? a. Appear to stand still at any time? (Y0S (Yos Don't Know
.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Yes Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? d. Give off smoke? Yes 29922 2@9922 Don't Know
Change brightness? Don't Know
f. f. 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 Ne Don't Know.
it moved behind:.
. Did the object move In n 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): a. Solld? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know,
1.Did you observe the objoct through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No . Binoculars Yos No snall
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope No
c. Windshield Yes g. Theodolite Yos No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other

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16.Tall in a fow words the following things about the object.
a. Sound
b. Color red  biine nt C
17.
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protrusions, otc., and ospoclally exhaust tralls or vapor tralls. Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the directlon the oblect was moving.
riund to bje 8 wth
18. The edges of the object were:
(Circlo One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Othor Zh h bricr
B. Like a bright staz b. Like a bright stal lange lange 2 hlve
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember
1. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Dra  pict  hotey warane n u n aro howt ctin that te wav.
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Draw a picture that will show the motion that the objoct or objocts made. Place an A' at the beginning
of the path, a "B" at the ond of the path, and show any changes in directlon during the course.
dive tion wewined
IF PossiBLE, ty to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was In its longest dimenslon.
wee .feot.
22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of t
and at about arm's longth?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin Silver dollar
b. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nicket I. Basketball
•. Quarter k. Other_
f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of
a. Cortain . Cortain C...Not..yery sure c.-Not.yery_sure
b. Fairly certain .Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from view?
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construct the objoct that you saw. Of what type materlal would you make it? How large would it be, and what shope
would it have? Describe in your own words a tommon oblect or objecte which when placed up in the sky would give the
same appearanee es the objoct whlch you sow.
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d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying
. Other _ g. Other
27What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
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IF yu we MOVING  AAUTOOBLE hr vehic  t h cople t followig quests:
a. North a. North c. East c. East - e. South South g. West West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast Southeast f. Southwest ai h. Northwest Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 28.2 How fast were you moving? a miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any tine while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No
29. What direction were you
. North a. North c. East c. South West West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Northwest
30What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
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 _ degrees. i
b.From horizon. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared: 7
.From true Nor th degrees.
.From horizon degrees.

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. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
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. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its 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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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 d. Don't remember
.. Don't remember
34.3 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circl One)
a. Dry a. Cold.
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
Don't remember .Don't remember
When did you r report to some official that you had seen the object?
18 Tak 57
Day Month Year
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 object too? 36.1 IF you answered YES,did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
37.Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objts lie this?
(Circle One) Yos No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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3.Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? _m.p.h.
4Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? feot.
Please give the following information about yourself: (2observers)
NAME Last Name First Name Middle Nome
ADDRESS DAYrON 4 DHID
City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job? What is your present job
Ago 11 Ago 11 Sox NACE
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school .. Technical school -
b. High school _ .High school (Type) _
c. College c. College _ f. Other special training_ f. Other special training .
d. Post graduate
Date you completed this questionnaire: Month Year
Day