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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 0 Was Balloon
Williams Bav, Wisconsin 00 Probably Balloon
3 Jul 59 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
Local_1020 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 8K Probably Aircraft
Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircroft
GMT_ 03/1620Z AirVisual
Ae4 6. SOURCE ° Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 0 Probably Astronomical
Yes LOT DBJECT 0 Possibly Astronomical
No Civilian Other.
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Data for E Evaluation
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 00
Unknown
3 secs 1 North
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A bright point of light, size of pinhead The witness probably saw a jet
or smaller. Appeared to be sunlight reflect- a/e reflecting the sun's rays.
ing off aluminum. Appeared a jet a/c
except that the speed wa high
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b. Hazy b. Slight broeze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remember
. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a.Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don't remember Don't remember
3. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
9 July 1959
Day Month Year
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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
object without the aid of sunglasses, and also because
none of the others vere looking in the correct direction
I don't believe you I don't believe you could learn I could learn anything additional by
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(Circle One) Yes No
37.1 I IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
On Dec. 13, 1953 at 7:23 P.M. (cST)_ I_saw a bright_yellow-
a CTa bus two blocks from my home. It was traveling east
with perhaps a tendency towards the southeast.
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
As you may know, interestel Urgis and balieve meny of
then have an interplanetary origin. Hovever, in this case, I
would not hazard a guess. As I said in my letter, It may have
been a jet-powered aircreft, but it would haye had to heve baen
of a t type fester thnn the stenderd onerational jet based in
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Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No Only so fer es to sey it vas faster tion
a jet at the same apparent altitude.
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? m.p.h.
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES
NAME Last Name First Name Middle Name
ADDRESS Chicago 18. .IL.
Streot City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job? …Tuinior in hich school What is your present job? / ..Junior in hich school
Age _15 Age _13 Sex_ Sex Mele
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Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school a. Grade school e.e. Technical school Technical school .
.High school (Type)_ (Type)
c. College_ C. College f. Other special training f. Other special training
d. Post graduate
Date you com d this questionnaire: 3 Aucust 1959
Day Month Yoar

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In order that your information may be filed and coded as accuratoly as possible, please use
the following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. Yeu 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 presert the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the size paper may be attached
if they are needed.
NAME (Do Not W.ite in This Space)
(Please Print)
CODE:
SIGNATURE .
DATE
I can thin'k I can thin'k of nothing " nothing in addition to what I in addition to what I wrote in wrote in my
letter of
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Question 26, rage 5: 7e were behind one of the cottages the cottages
on the side of a hill with on the side of a hill with trees beginning about za-30 feet
dom the side of the hill. The water's edge was about loo dom the side of the hill. The water's edge was about 100
feet or so down the incline.

address, and that of the CurOR are one and the same.
report. This
photograph is of the aroe of the sighting, and was taken some tize after
tha ineident. It is suegested that the photograph be re turned to Mr.
as it 0o tains no information which is holpful to ATIC.
FOR THE FOR THE CC NDERT
MHILIP G. EVANG PHILIP G. KVANG 2 Atch:
Colonel, USAF 1. Photograph Ihotograph
Deputy for Soienues and Deputy for Seienoes and mponents aponenta 2. ltr 3 Aug fr
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WISC
30 July 1959
Dear Mr.
This is to acknowledge e your letter of 9 July 1959
concerning the Unidentified Flying Object sighting on
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Your letter contained insufficient data to allow
a valid conclusion. Therefore, request you complete
the inclosed Air Force questionnaire in the inclosed Air r Force questionnaire in regard to this regard to this
sighting and forward the completed paper to the Air Force sighting and Che completed paper to the Air Fonce
Technical Intelligence Technical Intell Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force son Air Force
Base, Ohio for analysis and evaluation. nalysis valuation.
Sincerely,
Inclosure Inclosure LAWRENCE J. TACKER LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF TISAR
Chief, Magazine & Book Branch
Office of mation Services
Chicago 18, Illinois
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4 December 1959
Dear
Your letter of 3 August 1959 concerning the UFO sighted
near Williams Bay, Wisconsin 1959 has been referred
to this or The photograph questionnaire
is returned herewith.
The object in aircraft reflecting
the sun's rays.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
Inclosure LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF Major, USAF
Public Public Information Division
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object could not have been
"conventional ai roraft By this I 3I meant a prop-driven t a prop-driven
plane. The only kr plane. The only k object it might have heen is an object i heen is an
cutremely fast jet aircraft. If it catremely fast craft. it was that, I don't thik was that, I don't thrk
it was a plane based in this area, as area, as I have never Seen I have never Seen
a jet in this area travel at a jet in this are travel et Th ame speed.
I checked today with the four one
had a UFO report for that de that d
Would you please acknowledge t? Also, I AlSO. I would
like to like to know know any any conclusions to and what
promted these conolusions.
Since:
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Tilliams Bay, Wisconsin, o 959.
I have tried my I have tried fomation I ormation huve about have about
the incident. the incident.
I leve Bay and
Tontena (across tie lake fiom the camperoueds), Wisc. In their camerounds), Wisc. In their
replies, they seid that no one re replies, they seid that no one re_ orted sueing anything unusual orted sueing anything unusual
ou that dete. ou that dete.
I would appreciate it very much if you would notify me of any
and what promyted that and vhat promgted that concluaion. concluaion.
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Information as poss concorning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Ploase try to answor as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for resear rch 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 so that, if it is deemed necessary, w may contact you for
further dotails.
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: - 10 20
Hour Minutes
3 July 1959
Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M. P.M.
3. Tima zone:
(Circl One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b.Contral b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
.Other._
4. Where were you whon you sow the object?
Conference Point Camp Wiscnosin Wiscnosin
Noarest Postal Address City or Town City or Town State or Country
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Houra Houra Minutas Minutas Seconds
5.1 Circle one of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
M b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
. What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle Ono): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight o. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remamber
7. IF you saw the object during DAYL IGHT, TWILIGHT, or DA I located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. Tn back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't romember
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IF you saw the ouject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning th STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None DOES NOT APPLY a. 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?
(Circle One): a. Yes b. No c. Don't remember
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Saveral yards away? d. Saveral yards away?
. Other . Other
Did the object: .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 Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos Don't Know
c. c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes 214212}$ $21$222$ Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yos Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
g. g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos Don't Know Don't Know
1.Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered Y YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
.Did the object move in 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:
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.Did th object appear: (Circle One): a. Soiid? b. Transparant? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of following?
a. Eyeglasses o. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope No
c. Windshield Yos g. Theodolito Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other

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16. Toll in a faw words the following things about tho object.
a. Sound Eone
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of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, atc., and especlally exhaust tralls or vapor trails. Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the directlon the object was moving.
Object was just a bright point of light; see enclosed photo
for path of abject.
8The odges of the objoct were: 1The odges of the objoct were:
(Circlo One): a. Fuzzy or blurred Other _. .
b. Liks a bright star b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember Don'tremember
. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how
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2. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the objoct or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning
of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes In diraction during the course.
see photo
feet.
22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared of the following objects. held in the hand
and at about arm's longth?
(Circle Ono): a. Hoad of a pin possibly a li g.Silver dollar
b. Poa smaller h. Baseball
c. Dimo 1. Grapefruit
d. Nickol 1. Basketball
. Quortor k. Other-
f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly cortain d. Uncertain
24.
construct the object that you saw. Of what type materlal would you ma How large would it be, and what shape
would it have? Describe in your own words a common object or objocts when ploced up in the sky would give the
type of shiny metal,
such as aluminum. I vould l guess that its size would be'about
the same as a jet fighter aircraft.

b.1 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 airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. g. Other See Summary data
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
As I said in my letter, I vas in a guest group and was lying on
the grass listening to the discussion. I wasclooking up as t there
was nowhere else to look and the glint caught my eye.
IF you Were MOVING IN AN AUTC MOBlLE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
DOES NCT APPLY
28.1 What direction were you moving? emon wond you movmg.Temere omey ircle One)
a. North a. North c. East e. South South g. West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. d. Southeast f. Southwest Gi h. Northwest Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 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? I 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 object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
.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 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_ 120 degrees.
b. From horizon 75-80 degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true North 110-115 degrees.
b. From horizon5-3 degrees.

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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 last saw it.
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3. 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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