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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION

pesearaneane New Albany, Missts

3 Bp.

12. CONCLUSIONS

QO Was Balloon
QO Probably Bolloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Local

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1909 0): Ground- Vi sual

0 Air Visual

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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

O Ground-Radar

O Air-Intercept Rador

0 Possibly Balloon

OX Was Aircroft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE

O Yes
0 No Civilian

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

5 mine eli

9. COURSE

We-iW

Other

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Unknown

Insufficient Doto for Evaluation

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Reddish-silver obj which appeared to be

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11. COMMENTS

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motionless in the western sky. In size it was| Of an a/c w/the except e
close to bhe diameter of the sun; however, initial observation of being mot
not rnd, but oblong & at a 5° angle. After Obj was probably moving toward t
about 3 min, a thin white trail, about 4+ ti witness or away fm her & gave th
length of obj was noticed leadigg away fm obj| impression of being stationary.
in 2 parallel line. Shortly after this the ob} are often then & fliffy. Evidene
began to move & disapre: 1 into the clouds, ind ves that this was an a/c
climbing. Unlike vapor trail in that it wa igaving.
apin and fluffy. Went in house and. got BX.
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20. Drow a picture thot will show the motion that the object 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 direction during the course.

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21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess ‘or estimate whot the real size of the object wos in its longest dimension.

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and at about arm’s length?
(Circle One):

a. Head of a pin
b. Pea

c, Dime

Cd. Nicket

e. Quorter

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

g- Silver dollor
h. Baseball
i. Grapefruit
j- Basketball
k, Other

f. Half dollor

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

<7 Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d, Uncertain

23. How did the object or objects disappear from view?

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24. In order thot you con give as clear a picture os possible of what you sow, we would like for you to imagine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of whot type moteriol would you make it? How large would it be, ond what shope
would it hove? Describe in your own words o tommon object or objects which when ploced up in the sky would give the |
some oppeorance as the object which you sow.

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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.

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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34. 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 Ca, No wind >
b. Hazy ? ‘by 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)
as Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate orheavy rain c. Warm.
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don’t remember e. Don’t remember

35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?

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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:

37. Was this the first time that you hod 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?
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38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? /

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39. 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.

40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?

(Circle One) (Yes™ No

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. IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 1S Panne? four.
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41. Please give the following information about yourself:

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Middle Nome

Lost Name First Name

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treet Zone

TELEPHONE NUMBER .

What is your present job?

ADDRESS _ hil, Lh is bd cL
-_ S : City / State

Age __4 Sex 2k]

Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.

a. Grade school e. e. Technical school
b. High Senoot a. (Type)
c. College pes f. Other special training =! >.
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42. Date you completed this questionnaire: s :
: : . " Day Month Yoor

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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 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 same size paper may be attached
if they are needed.

NAME Ce ee (Do Not Write in This Space)
(Please Print)
CODE:

SIGNATURE

DATE ___ Bg LOC eT “

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ZS IJSVUL¥Y CF
SAFIS-" ‘Maj Tacker/mhb/72291

30 July 1959

Dear Mr. Sea?

This is to acknowledge your letter of 7 July 1959
concerning an Unidentified Flying Objecg sighting on
5 July 1959 at New Albany, Mississippi.

Your letter contained insufficient data to allow
@ valid conclusion. Therefore, request you complete
the inclosed Alr Force questionnaire in regard to this
sighting and forward the completed paper to the Air
Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force
Bese, Ohio, for analysis and evaluation.

Sincerely,

Inclosure LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Chief, Magazine & Book Branch
Office of Information Services

Mr.
Box

New Albany, Mississippi

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U. S| AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force os much
Information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed,
Please try to answer os mony questions as you possibly can. The information thot you give will
bo used for ressorch purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will nos
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessory, we may contact you for

further details.

1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: toe aoun
| F, 2 Hour Minutes
~~ Month Yeor (Circle One): A.M or P.M,
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3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a, Daylight Saving
b, «Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4, Where were you when you sow the object?
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Nearest Postol Address City or Town Stote or Country
Additional remarks: oar) OP Le aE. . CS Aa
5, Estimate how long you sow the object, — au
Hours Minules Seconds

5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5.

‘a. Certoin c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Justa 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 rwilight f, Don’t remember

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7. IF you BP 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 Jest hel ee d. To your left
b. In back of you UN SES EUS ne, 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 Ahyak ake tli As- Aighf.’ Vow oat b. Dull moonlight
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meer clea vetidl . d. Don't remember a

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

(Circle One): a. Yes b. No c. Don't remember

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10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:

(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 ony time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at 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 pulsate? 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: 2. De . Wi,

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13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?

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(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered ‘YES, than tell what

it moved in front of: — eit fins
14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): 6a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don’t Know. |
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

a. Eyeglasses Yes No eo. Binoculars Yes No

b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No

c. Windshield Yos No g. Theodolite Yas No

d, Window glass Yes No h, Other - SS = 2

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16. Tell in a fow words the following things about the object. /
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a, Sound

b. Color EG 3 eT

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17, Drow a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and Include In your sketch ony detotls
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
on arrow beside the drawing to show the diraction the objact was moving,

18, The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred eo. Other _
b. Like a bright star ;
€. Sharply outlined ee fe
. Don't remamber :

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19, IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there? ‘

Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.

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25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object? 26. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):

a. In the business section of a city?

a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. Ina car c€. In open countryside?
es Outdoors” d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Other ;

27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?

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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? miles per hour.

28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No

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29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North c. East e. South ge West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest hs 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 f. 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:

a. From true North é degrees.
b. From horizon - degrees.

31.2 When it disappeared:

a. From true North ; degrees.
b. From horizon _ _ degrees.