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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Herhrande, N.J. 0 Prabably Balloon
0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local 8 My My Ground-Visual O Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 0 Probobly Aircraft Probobly Aircraft
GMT. 0400 0400 AirVisuol AinVisuol Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
S. 3. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE 0 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical tair
No Civilian D Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
4rins 4 7
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING TD. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. 11. COMMENTS
Obj w/white glaring rin & dark center. Ohj w/white glaring rin & dark center. The ArIc conalution is that a The ATIc conalution is that u
Red, green, & white lights appeured to Red, green, & white lights appeured to refrected imge of the gtar Altalr refracted imge of the star Altahr
finish the cirele, Size of a banketball. is rerponadble for this oighting.
Guddenly disappenred.
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Natural hemomena
Evaluation of Source Rel iability. CONnSON.
Analysis and Conclusions: Tre OGSCRISTOEN 24 THIS LITNGSS
FITS THAT of 7 REFRACTED PLANST ore STAK..
AcrAIR. ONE af TE Be-oHTaR STABS WAS 1~
A D.GCrIN CORRSSPWJONSE TNAT GISEN 27 PMC
wOTNESS AND WAs LO oN THE to tsrd.
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U PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Aircralt
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ Air-Visuol Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical 6.:02
OYes 0 Probably Astronomical
No I1ter, 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unxnown Unknown
not given Iven 1 Horth
TO. BRIEF SUWMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
Rocke: Rocket or Or meteor burnirg out in abmoophure meteor brrnirg out in abmosphure) This ohj wed rptd by an AF & This ohj wad rptd by an AF & i lev
pulot. Desoription is thut ib wur Uot. Deseription is that ib wun ois
d, retepr or rocket. Pren the dererip d reteor or rocket. Pron the dererir
tlon & she Pait Shat Shore io ho tlon & She Paet Shat Thore do ho
corelntdon w/hotellite dati, the correlatdon w/hotellite dati, the
concluaion i that the obj was prebnbl concluaion i that the otj wus prebeblg
6 meteor.
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Appendix III
FormA
U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnelre hes Sren prepored so that you con girs tho U. 5. Air Force es much
infarmation as possible conowming the unitentitied carial phenamenan that yw have ahoervel.
Pleose try to cnser as miany qvestions os yuu posuihly ean. The inlornarion that you give wil
be lre r revecrc pureaes, and will be reparded a cantdenticl mataral. Your name will so
be used in connectien with any statesents, conelualens, or publientions without your permission.
We res est thbis pereonal informatizn so that, if it is denmed necoasory, we may contaat you lor
furth daails.
1. Whem did you see the object? 1. whem did you see the obleat? 2. Tine of day: Tiane of day:
F Have 341nut40 34nt40
De. De. Mun Yoer (Circle One) (Circle One): A.M A.M. P.M.
3. Tima zone
(Curele Onsh a. Eostwa (Curele Onsh a. Eastwn (Cirele One): c. Deylight Saving
b. Central b. Central b. Srandord b. Standard
c. Mauntain
d. Posific d. Pocific
e. Other e. Other
4. whore were yout you sw thy objnet? whore were you-t you siw thy objet?
AoarenPostal Adaes AoarenPostal Adaress Cilyur Tonn Stute or Country
4 Addirional remares: Addirional remarks: _
5. Estimote hoe long you saw the objmct. S. Estimote h-e long you saw the object.
How Hour Secenda Secenda
5.1 Crrcle ane of the following to indicate how certain you ore of your ans ver to Qivastion S.
c. Certoin c. Not vety sure
b. Fally cortain d. Justa guess
Whet wos the condition of the shy?
(Cirele Cre) Brighe daylight d Just a trace of day lighe
b. Dull doylight a. No tace of doyllght
c. Bright hwilight . Dan't ro-ber
IF you sO the Dmer dutiNg DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, o DAWN, e ws the SUN Jocated as yoN louLd a
the abjeer?
(Circle O-e): 3 In front of you d. To your lofr
. In back of you . Oroheod
z. To you right 1. Don't reer
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8. IF yoU Snh bj  NIGHT, TWILGHT, DAWN, What dd you nOTiC concera'ng th STARS endNCON?
B.1 STARS (Cirele Qna]: 8.2 MOON (Circl One):
C. Nona . Briglit muonligh
b.Afow . Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moerlight - pitch durk
d. Dan':rommber d. Don'tromember
9. Woy the abject beigheer than the bockground of the sky?
(Ciucls Cnoh a. Yes b. No c. Don'tromember
TO. IF It w DRaHTER THAN they   brighme like rha ofn uambie heodigh?
(Cirele One) . A i =ure awoy (a distan ca)?
b. Sevmal blocks sway?
c. AblocK away? c. A bloc away?
d.Several yurds away?
.Oti-er .Ori-er
11. Did the sbject (Cirele One far eoch question)
.Appear to stand stitl at omy time? . Apcear to stand stitl at omy time? Yes ND Don'ty Know Don'y Keow
b. Suddenly speed vp and rush awny ut any time? b. Suddenly speed vp and rush awny ut amy time? Tos Den't Know
c. Breck ep Lato parts or explodo? c. Breck vp Lato parts or exploda? Yea 22222 222 Don't Know Don't Knew
d. Girn off amcke? Yes Den'tKnom Dun'tKnom
. Change brighitnesa? . Change brightnesa? Yes 22 Don't %row Don't %row
f. Change sliape? f. Change sliape? Yes No Can's Know Dan's Know
. Flicker, thiral, or puisate? 5. Flicker, tliral, or puisate? Yes Yes tio to Don's Knew
12. Did the sbject move behind something at amyrime, partieularly a cloud? 12. Did the object move behind something at amyrime, partieularly a cloud?
(CirelOnch (CrslOnch Yos Yes No Don't Know. Don't Know. IF you ans wered YES, then tell wha IF you ans wered YES, then tell wha
it movodbohind: at novod bohind:
13. Dud the object aove in frant af soething at snytime, partleulerly a cloud? 13.Dd the object aove in front af soething ot anytime, partleulerly a cloul?
(Cireie Gnek (CireieGnek Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell whet IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved in front oft it moved in frent oft
14. Did the object appeurs (Cirele Onek a. Solid? b. Transparem? c. Den's Know.
1 15. Did you shoserve the chjwer through any of the fallow ing?
o. Cyeglasses No e. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glosses No f. Tolescope Yes 212
c. Windshield Yes 22 9. Thendolirs Yos
d. Window glass Yes . Other

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Toll in a fow words the fallowing things about the abject.
a. Sound.
b. Color.
IZ. Draw a picture that will show the shupe of the ebject or objacts. Label and inelude in yeur sketch any details
of the ebject that you saw such as wings, pratrusions, ete., and especially exhoust trails or vapor trails. Place
en arrow beside the drawing to show the directiun the objwat was moving.
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The elgms of the abiect wera: 15. The elgms of the abijeet wera:
(CincleOne): (CincleOne) a. Fuzzy o blurred a. Fuzzy oe blurred . Other
b. Lice a brighe stor b. Lice a brigist slor
c. Sharply ourined c. Sharply curined
d. Don't remo-ber d. Don'treme-ber
19. (F there was MORE THAN CN object, then how many wore thare? 19. (F there was MORE THAN CNE object, then how many wore thare?
Draw a pichus of how they e araned, and put an arrow to shw the irection that they wer treli. Draw a pichun of how they were arranged, and put an arraw to show the direction that they were trrveling.

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20. Draw a pisture that will shaw thas mution thor the ehject or obincts made, Place an "A* ar th baginsing
of the poth, a *B* at the and af the jath, and show any charges in directinn duriny the cuwrss.
21. IF Possi3LE, ty to guess or ostimnsty what the reol alse of the object was in its longest dimenason.
het.
22 tow lerge did the object or ahjects appear as comporad with one of the foilowing objects held in the iond
and ot about ura's length?
(Cirala Onel o. Heod of a pin g. Silve dolioe
b. P_s b. Po1 h. Basball Baasball
c. $Dim c. Dime . Grapatruin .Grapetruie
d. Nickst d. Nickal i. Bastthalo Bashthalo
. Custor . Cuator
f. Hali dofio f. Hali dafio
22.1 (Circle On- of the fallowing to indicate how cartsin you cre of your answer to Dunstion 22. 22.1 (Circle Oh- of the fallowing to indicate how cortsin you cre of your answer to Dumstion 22.
a. Coutain . Coutain c. Nos vor, 3ur c. Nor vor, sue
b. Foirly cartaes b. Foirly cartais d. Unceregin d. Uneeregin
23. How did the object or objects diseppeer for view? 23. How did the abject or objects diseppeer fror view?
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24. In wrdo tat  ig 2s cler  plqture me poseble of whet you sum, we would tke for youto cmogin shot jo tul 24. In wrdor that r ge 2s cle  plture me poseble of what you som, wy would lke for you t smoglm sht jo tula
comatruut whe ajec thar yow aow. of whoe type moterlel wauld vou moke it? Mow sege weals tho, crd what hap. eomatroct whe ahiec ha yow sow. of whae tyoe motelel would vou moke it? How ige woalt , crd what shape
would is hove? Coscribe in your gwn wowte  domunan objuct or nhjueta which when plscnd wp an the iky -ould grey he would is hove? Cosarihe in your gwn wwto  domunan objnct or nhjuete which whan plscnd ug on the iky -ould grey he
wame appearanoe as the sljeat whizch 2oe sam. some appearanoe 2s the sljeat which 2oe som.
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25. Where war you located when you saw the abject? 26. Ware you (Circl One)
(Cirele Ona)
o. In the business section of a city?
a. inside a building h. In tie residential section of o ciry?
b. tn car c. In opess countrysica?
. Ouo d. Flying rear an alrtiald?
d. In aalplone . Flying over a city?
. At s9a f. Flying over open country?
6. Other_ g. Other
27. What wor you doimg ot the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
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IF yov HOVING IN AN AUTOMOBLE o e vahic  ti then complatT followig questiOn:
23.1 What dinectlon were yhu mowing? (Cirele Ome) 23.1 What diroetlon ware ynu mowing?(Cirels Ome)
0. North C East . South .South West
S. Northmost . Northmest d. Southenal . Southwast
28.2 How fost were you moving? .__. miles par howe. miles par howe.
23.3 Did you atap at amy sinme whils you were looking at tha abject? 23.3 Did you atap at amy sime whils you were looking at the abject?
(Cirels One) Yos
29 What directian were you iooking whan you firat sow the ebinat? (Cirele One) 29 What direectian were you leoking whan you firat stw the ebjnct? (Cirele One)
0. Noarth 0. North 4034 COB. .South . South g. West 2. West
b. Northweest b. Northeest d. 50s o1 d. 50r o0 f. Southwast h. Marthwest
J What diraction were yeu looking whnn you isst suw the objnet? (Cirel Oma) JO. What diraction were yeu looking whnn you last suw the abjoct? (Cirele Omu)
0. North 0. Narth c. Ecat .South . South 3. Wosr g. Wosr
6. Northeast b. Northeust d Suutheanr d. Southeanr 1. Southwest i. Southwest h. Nerthwest
If you  fiiar wish baringfer (nguirectony t stia the numbr egres tht ws Ify arwharguyth eths
from true North and clso the nuarber of dognes it was upward froum the horizun (al-vation).
31.1 Whan It firat appeared:
a. Fron trua Narth . degrees.
b. Fram harizon _ dngreet.
31.2 When it diseppeared:
a. Finm true Neeth
b. From horison
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32. In the followlng skelch, imagine that you tre at the point shown. Plnse an "A" on the curred line to shov how
high the abjeat was obove the horizon (skyline) when you firsr aw it. Place o " an the stane Curvnd line to
show haw high the objsct was nbows the horizon (skyline) when you lask sow it.
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In the fellowing farger sleatth ploce an "A" ot the pesltien the chjeet was whan you firat aow it, and a "B at tts In the following farger sleatth ploee an "A" ot the pesltien the cbjeet wns whan you firat sow it, and a B at tts
positicn when you fast sow it. Refer to smuller slntch as an ranrple of how to comulete the position when you fast sow it. Refer to smullfer slintch as un ranmaple of bow to comulete the lerger slotch. lerper sletch.
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34. What ware the weather condsians at the tine you saw the objeet?
34.1 CLOUOS (Cirele One) 34.2 WIND (Circle Ome)
a. Claars'ky o. No wind
b. H=zy b. Slight breeze
c. Scuttwed clouls c. Strang wind
d. Thick or heavy clowd d. Dan't romembar
.Don'tromewnber
34.3 WEATHER (Cirel One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Cirel O)
o.Dry . Cold
b. For, miat, or light raim b. Coul'
c. Modwate arheavyrain c. Warm
d. Sno d. Hot
. Dan't romnember . Don't remamber
35. Whan did you teport to some official that you hod ssen the object?
Dny You
? Was anyore else with you at the tine you saw the object?
(CirclOne) Yos No
36.1 IF you onswarad YES, did they sne the object too? 36.1 iF you onswarod YES, did they sne the object toe?
(CircleOne) (CircloOoe) Yes No
36.2 Pla 36.2 addrssses:
37. Was this the firat time that you hud sean an abjoct or objects like thia? Was this the firat time that you hud sean an objmct or objects like thia?
(Circlo Ore) (Circlo One) Y=s No
37.1 IF you unswered NO, then whan, where, and urder what ciromstances did you se cthar ores? 37.1 IF you unswered NO, then whan, where, and urder what circomatances did you see cther ores?
my Ithn saw shec my hthn 1aw He c2e
In you opin wt  youthink thtwas ad what imigh har ouaed it?
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3.Do you think you con ostimate the spead of the abject?
(Circle Qnn)
IF you anawarad YES, then whar spead would you estilmate? mp.l
40. Do you think you dun estimate how for away from you the object woa?
(Cirels One) Yos to
IF you answared YE5, then how for oway would you say it was? 100t.
41. Please give the fallowing Infarmution chout youraelt:
NAME
ADDRESS
Sere
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job?
Sa_
Plense indieols any spesia! aducational training that you have had. Plense indieol any spetial decational training that youhave had.
0. Grode scheal . Grode scheal .. Technical achioal .. Technical achoul
b. High sthool (Typa)
c. Collng f. Ooe spoclol traiaing F. Oste spocial training — —
d. Post gradvete .. d. Post groduete __ -
42. Date you cowpleted this queslionnire: 42. Date you cowpleted this questionnnire: Day Man Ma Yoce Yoc
would you plane bit one hsow the
Ifyfowant to pl a and
the fer a frunde, ande for
chonhgou,
Dt Ious- Puy.
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