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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .!
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1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
° Was Balloon
3 Sep 59 Trotwood, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon 7
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
2305 Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Local □ Probably Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 1/2 mins 1 East
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright orange obj w/slightly blurred Possibly an a/c.
edges. No sound. Looked like ball of fire.
Obj traveled fm Northeast, made a circle &
gradually faded away to the East.
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object was?
(Circle One) Yes No afnt
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? rfect.
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NAME Last Name First Namo Middid Name
ADDRESS TRITWOOT 26 OHIO
Street City Zone Stato
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Stulal - Trtnl hil Studand - Tutan hhh
What is your present job? -
Age Age 15 Sex Sex
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. a. Grade school . Grade school L e.e. Technical school Technical school
b. High school _ (Type) _ (Type)_
c. - al College- College - 4
d. Post graduate
42.Date you completed this questionnaire: 3 SEPT 1959
Day Month Year

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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMAYION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)
In order that your information may be filed and coded as accuratoly as possible, please use
the following space to writ short description of that you observed. Yeu may re-
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 e size paper may be attached
if they are needed.
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
3 Sep 59 Trotwood, Ohio 00 Probably Balloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
2305 Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Local Probably Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 1/2 mins 1 East
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright orange obj w/slightly blurred Possibly an a/c.
edges. No sound. Looked like ball of fire.
Obj traveled fm Northeast, made a circle &
gradually faded away the East.
ATIC forM 329 (REV ATIC ForM 26 SEP 52)
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information as po the unidentified aerial phenomonon that you have observed.
Please try to answer you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for rese garded as confidential material. Your name will not
ba used in connection with any statements , conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: — 11 05
SEPT Hour Minutes
3 1959
Day Month Yoar (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): d. Eastern (Circlo One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other _
the object?
Fhrtnod Ohi
Nearest Pqsil Address City or Town State or Country
AddItional remarks: 2- near edge sntt
Minutes
5.1 Circle one of the following to Question 5.
Certain c.Not very sure
b.Fairly certain d. 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 Don't remember
where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): In front of you d. To your left N/A
b. In back of you θ. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't romember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)

(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Saveral blocks away?
7he c. A block away?
d.Sevoral yards away? d. Sevoral yards away?
an . Other
11. Did the object: . Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No No Don't Know
b.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yos Yes 999 Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know
6. Change brightness? Yos Yos Don't Know
f. f. Change shape? Change shape? Yos Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes Don't Know
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: ..
13. Did the object move in
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answerad YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:
1.Did the object appear: (Circle One): (a.)Solid b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
.Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses . Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield $2$ g. Theodolito Yes No
d. Window glass Yes h. Other

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1The edges of the objoct were: The odges of the objact were: Shghly Shghly
(Circla One):Ca. (Circlo One):(a. Fuzzy oblurredj Fuzzy o blurred . Other . Other
b. b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember Don'tremember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were travel ing.
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. estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension. 071
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How large did the object or objects appe 2.2 22a,
22. hidow
and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Hoad of a pin g. Silver dollor
b. Poa h. Baseball
c. Dime 1. Grapefruit
d. Nickol i. Basketball
o. Quarter k. Other
f. Half dollor
a a Cortain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certaln b. Fairly certain d.Uncertain
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23. How did the objoct or objects disappeor from view? 23. How did the object or objects disappeor from view?
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24. In order that you can give as clear a pleture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to Imagine that you could
construc? the object that you saw. Of whot type materlal would you mak, it? How large would It be, and what shape
would It have? Doscribe In your own words a common object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give the
same appearance as the of lect which you sow.
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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. 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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a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
n/a
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
you first saw
a North c. East e. South g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? - (Circle One)
a. North 3 East e. South g. West
Northeast 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: O
a. From true North _ Is degrees. 20"-25N 0F= E
b. From horizon.. 40 degrees.30-3,-
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North
b. From horizon 15 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.
A
40°
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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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a. Clear sky a. No wind
b. Hazy b. Slight breeze
O Scattered clouds NeAr loriZoN c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remember
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATU Circle One)
a Dry Ca. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don't remember e.
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:
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