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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - —
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
22 Sep_59 South Charleston, West Va. 0 Probably Balloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 23/0100Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE XWas Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomicol
DNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other._
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10 sees one SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Eright green obj observed to burn w/bright Characteristics of boliie observation
vellow tail. Exploded. present. Case evaluated as a Meteor.
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ATIC FORM 329 (RE ATIC FORM gv 26 SZP 52) SEP 52)
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34. What ware the weather conditions at the time you sa v the object?
34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
@. Clear sky No wind
b. Hazy b. 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)
@ 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 e. Don't remember
3.When did you report to some official that you hac s ren the object?
822 Sept 1959
Day Month Yo
(Circle One) Y_3 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:
uth Charleston 3 W.Nw.
.Was this the first time that you had seen an bject o objects like this?
(Circle One) Yes No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, wher, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
severel
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8 In your opinion what do you think the obje t was and what might have caused it?
A Flying Sancer.
Coming iNto atmosphere.

(Circle One) Yos No
,then how far away 10,000 foet.
following information about yourself:
NAME ast Name First Name Middle Nome
ADDRESS So Chas. 3 WNa
Streot City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job?E
Ago 14 Sox Male
it you have had.
a. Grade school _ . .. . Technical school_ Technical school
b.High school b. High school (Type)_ (Type) = I
c. College _ c. College f.Other special training f.Other special training .
d. Post graduate
Date you completed this questionnaire: Oct. 1959
Month Yoar
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if they are needed.
NA (Please Print) (Do Not Wite in This Space)
CODE:
SIGNATURE
DATE @et
T0 hile watching stars with
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light about 9o
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SW W 315
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South Charleston 3,
West Virginia
( Department of The Air Force
Washington 25,D.C.
Dear sirs:
Iwish to report an Unidentified Flying Object.
Sept.22,1959-8:00PM-EST
About as large as- a large star,round heading west.It flew in
a stright line stopping once for about 2 or 3 seconds.A very
bright green.It mad no sound.I watched it forbabout 6 seconds
and then it disappeared.The sky was completly fairly fast. disappeared.The sky was co clear.It traveled clear.It traveled
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West Virginia West Virginia 26 26 loti loiti
Age 14 kaed 1ed
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28 September 1959
Dear Mr.
This is to acknowledge your letter of 23 September 1959
concerning an Unidentified Flying Object you sighted on
22 September at South Charleston, West Virginia.
Your letter contained insufficient data to allow a valid
conclusion. Therefore request you couplete the attached Air
Force ForCe Questionmarre in regard to Questionnaire in regard to this this sighting gignting and forward and rorward
the the completed paper to the Air Force paper to the Air Force Technical Intelligence
Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Center, Wright-Patterson Air For iBe, Ohio, Ohio, for analysis
and evaluation.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
Inclosure Inclosure LAWRENCE J. TACKER LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAP Major, USAP
Public Information Divi ion
Office of In mation Services
South Charleston 3, West Virginia
Comeback IS-3d
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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 as much
information as possible concorning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Ploase try to answer as any questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and egarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements s, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so tl that, if it is deemed necessary, may contact you for
further details.
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1. When did you see the objoct?
Hour Minutes
22 September 1959
Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M. 8 P.M
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): (Circle One): a. a.) Eastern Eastern (Circlo One): (Circle One): a a. Daylight Saving Daylight Saving
Central Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
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4. Where were you whon you sow the object? 4. Where were you when you saw the object?
South Charleston West Uirginia South Charleston West Wirginia
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or Country State or Country
AddItional remarks: AddItional remarks: _
10
Hours Minutes Seconds
how certain you are your answer to Question 5.
Certain c. Not very sure
6. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
(Circ!e One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight 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 8. Overhead
c. To your right 5. Don't ramember
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ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 0CT 54)
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IF you saw the ouject 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 fow b. Dull moonlight
Many
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
Was  ghr than  acgoun  sy?
(Circle One): a. Yes b. No c. Don't remember
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? )
Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
. Other
1.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
6 Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos No Don't Know
c Break up into parts or explode? Yes - Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know
o. Change brightness? Change brightness? Yos 29⑨ 22 Don't Know
f. Change shape? Change shape? Yes Don't Know
9 g Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos Don't Know 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:H12
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of: _
14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses . Yes (No . Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope Yes
c. Windshield Yes g. Theodolit Yos,
d. Window glass Yas h. Other Wkker

of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and espoclally exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the directlon the object was moving.
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Brightgreen
Exhaust tail
Bright 4ellow
18. The adges of the object were:
(Circla One): a. Fuzzy or blurred Other . Other _
Lik a bright star
c. c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember d. Don't remembor .
. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of ho they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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260 t0300 foot. /
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and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Hoad of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Poa h. Baseball
c. Dime 1. Grapefruit
d. Nicket i. Basketball
o. Quarter k. Other
A Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of
a. Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Uncertain
the borizon. theborizon
24. in order that you can give as clear a plcture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to imagine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of what type material would you make it? How large would it be, and what shape
would it have? Describe in your own words a common object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give the
cent iece held about aw,
a Fifty
arms . Burning very bright
Length away.
greew.

f. Other _ g. Other
What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
NioT1cEB A F/ash.
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. C. East e. South g. g. West
b. Northeast d. d. Southeast f. f. Southwest h. Northwest
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28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yes No
What direction were you What direction were you oking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast O Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast 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 _340 degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.
31.2 V When it disappeared:
a. From true North 340 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.
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position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of hcw to complete the larger sketch.
A B
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