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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
3 MaV 50 Dayton.Ohic a Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Local Probably Aircraft
00 Possibly Aircraft
GMT. AiVisual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 18. SOURCE a Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
T D No ciyilan 0 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF NUMBER OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE 0 Other. Other-
D Insufficiant Data for Evaluation Insuffician Dota for Evaluation
0 Unknown
not given not given 1 not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Bright light, larger than a star, over Bright light, larger than 8 ster, over Insufficient infommation to form a Insufficient infomuation to form
Wayne Avenue. Wayne Avenue. valid conelusion. valid conclusion.
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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) 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? feot.
41. Please give the following information about yourself: 4/7
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NAME Lost Name First Name Middle Mome
ADDRESS Zono Stata
City
TELEPHONE NUMBER office
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Age 34 Age 34 Sex
Plaase indicate any special educational training that you have had. Plaase indicate any special educutional training that you have had.
a. Grade scheol Grade school e. e. Technical school e.e. Technical school
b. High school (Type)
c. College AeErH f. Other special training
d. Post graduate -
Date you completed this questionnaire: 3 Man 59
Day Month Yoar

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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 quastionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to presert the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may ba attached
if they are needed.
NAME (Plaose Print) (Do Not Write in This Space)
CODE:
SIGNATURE
DATE DATE
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the pait of Majin mlidat. Seggat inemad coliet a, inten
wlw well by uro office belte Tham ifo get dy Thyphant
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TH2 Wk T42 BALLOaN LNCN WNCN WAS NELEASED RELEAJED
Other
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Analysis and Conclusions: APPSARs THAT THS Low
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COULD HAUs BEEN AN ERROr in rere TAE 34 Em
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SUBJECT: Extract fron Duty Officer's Repore 3-4 May 59
TO AFCIN-4E4 FROM AFCIN-4X2a DATE 4 May 59 COMMENT NO. 1
AFCIN-4X2a/Capt MeNetl1/ps
59117/B1dg 263/Hangar C/Rm 4
Folloving is an extract ATIc Duty Officer, Captain Johd S. Pletcher's report
ded mation and necessary action:
2100 - Received a call from Capt. Nichols, Duty Officer Fl, Bldg lo. He
infored me that Dayton, Ohio (uo phone) reported a
bright light (larger starover layne Ave at approx 2040 hrs. I callled
all the organizations listed in the Duty Officer's Book regarding such natters
but noue of ther could offer addltional information. but none or them could offer addltional intormation.
mal
JOHN C. MeNEILL JOHN C. McNEILL
Captain, USAF Captain, USAF
4X2a
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
2. 2. LOCATION LOCATION
1. DATE 1. DATE 0 Was Bolloon Was Bolloon
0 Probably Balloon
5 My_59 5 My59 IDayton.Ohio 0 Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION TYPE OF OSSERVATION 0 Was Aircraft
3. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft
Local - 0 Possibly Aircraft
06 0001 YO 0 AirVisud Air-Intercept Radar
GMT_ GMT_ 0 Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 5. 5. SOURCE 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
Yes 0 Possibly Astronomical
O No Militar Militewy Other
- 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE 000 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Unknown Unknown
7 shot
10.15 mins 11. COMMENTS
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING A check ravealed there war a bulloon
A very bright obd whieh reflected light in urci of sighting w/a red parachute
shining thru overeast. Obg circular w/small
hanging Im it, which is probuhly the
giuie of tha aighting.
formed o triangular
configursticn & in same aree except one piecd
of a dull mrterial w/red marking fell.
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
Information as possible concarning the unidentified aerial phenomanon that you have obsarved.
many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
ba used for ros earch purposes, and will ba rogarded as confidential matarial. Your nama will not
bo used in connoction with any statarnents, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is doemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
I. Whan did you soe the object? 2.Tima of day:
Hour Minutes
59
Day Month Year (Circla One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone: .
(Circle Ona): G. Eastern (Circlo Ons): o. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b, Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Whore woro you when you sow the object?
Cntenc
Noaroat Postal Addross Cily or Town State or Country
Addltional remarks:
Minutos Seconds
5.1 Circla one of y cortain you are of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certain c.Not very sure
b._Fairly certain
6.What was the condition of the sky?
Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
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
To your right f. Don't remember
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B. IF you saw the objoct at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notico concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Cirela One): 8.2 MOON (Circle Ona):
a. Nona a. Bright moonlight
6. Alew b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remamber d. Don't remember
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circla One): a. YosMach b. No c. Don'tremamber
1. IF it was BRiGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobils headjight?:,
(Circle One) a. A mils or more away (adlstant cat?
b. Saveral blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
e. 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? Ya No Don't Know Don't Know
c. c. Break up into parts or explode? 3 LLC Y No Don't Know Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? d. Give off smoke? Neram Nerami 102 Yes Yes Na Na Don't Know Don't Know
o. Change brightness? p1 o dwll Y{o}$ No L1 Don't Know
f. Change shape? dropped Yos No- Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know
1. Did the object move behind something akanytime, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tall what
it moved behind:.
Thinhiahsarsrot btibrictsh. ol hine
13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos (No Don't Know. IF you answared YES, than tall 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 object through any of the following?
G, Eyeglasses Yes e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes F. Tolascope Yes No
c. Windshiald Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window gloss Yes No h. Other

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16. Toll In a fow words the following things about the object.
. Sound
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., cnd especlally axhaust tralls or vapor tralls. Place
an arraw basids the drawing to show the diroctlon the object was moving.
Cincila to elleyteal, emall biet aiclej
dsarend it
18. Tho adgas of the object were:
(Circle Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred a, Other
b. Like a bright star
C1
patten in Qane
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22. How large did the object or objects appear as
and at about arm's lengih?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Poa h. Basoball
c. Dima i. Gropafruit
d. Nickelt i. Baskelball
o. Querter k. Other
. Hall dollor
the following to indicata how cerialn you are of your answer to Quastion 22.
CoCertain c.Not very sure
b. Fairly certaln d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects discppear from viaw?
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24. In ordar that you can give as clear a plcture as posslbls of what you aow, wa would like for you to imagine thal you could
conatruct the object that you sow. Oi what typa matarial would you maks it? How lorge would it be, and what shap
wauld it have? Describe in your own words a common objact or objecrs whlch when placad up In the sky would glve the
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 26. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. 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. Orher
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
Northeast d. Southeast 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) Yes No
20 rcle Onel Te
213 beaning May
a. North c. . East South g. West
Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
Golr
a. North c. East e. South g. West
Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
3. If you are fomiliar 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 V When it first appeared:
a. From true North dagrees.
b. From horizon _ 700 dogrees..
31.2 1 When it disappeared:
a. From true North 213 degrees.
b. From horizon 700 degrees.

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34. What ware 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
cScattered 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)
C. Dry a. Cold
Cb. 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 rear
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 5
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 Yes No No
37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circle One) Yes No
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?