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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 Jun 60 Springfield, Ohio Was Balloon
090 Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local2003 XGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 05/01037 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
XNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
8-9 min one Fading Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS
Silvery object at zenith, brighter than a Probably a weather balloon reflecting
star, appeared as a light. Appeared stationary sunlight at a high altitude. The fading
but fading. was probably due to the setting of the
sun at the altitude of the object.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC fOrM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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3Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 0 m.p.h.
(Circle One) Yes No 2-3
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
41. Please give the following information abaut yourself:
NAME Middle Name
ADDRESS City Zone
TELEPHONE NUMBE
What is your present job? Eceppcy WPAFB- OHID BLDE 206 BLDE 206
Ago 34 Ago 34 SoxnaCE Sox MACE
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
.Grade school.. Grade school.. .. Technical school
b. High school _ . (Type)_
c. College c. College _ f. Other special training f. Other special training - . .
d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 6 Juve 60
Day Month Yoar

ReAnsT ReansT STAR.
Radar Analysis (AvcIN-4El) Radar Analysis (AF
Natural Phemomena (Bali Lightning, etc) Natural Phemomena (Ball Lightning, etc)_
Other
Analysis and Conclusions: THIS OBUECT WAS PROBABCY
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
27 Jun 60 Springfield, Ohio Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2253 .Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft (Light)
00 Probably Aircratt
GMT_ 28/04532 AlrVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Civilian 000 Probably Astronomical
No Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10-12 sec Possibly two N Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING II. COMMENTS
Cigar-shaped object, very bright and shiny. Probably an a/c, with light appearing
Object disappeared and r reappeared, finally oblong due to atmospheric conditions.
disappearing behind cloud.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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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 concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research 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, we may contact you. for
further details.
1. When did you see the object? 2.Time of day: 10 53
Hour Minutes
Jisne 60
Month Year (Circle One): A.M.. or (P.M)
3. Time Zone: 3. Time Zone: (Circle One):
Eastern (Circle One): (Circle One): Daylight Saving Daylight Saving
b. Central Standard
c. Mountain
d. d. Pacific
e. Other
Where were you when you saw the object?
Ohio Onio
Nearesrodiar Address Nearest rodtar Address iy or Town or Town State or Country
Additional:remarks: - Additional:remarks:
5.How. long was object in sight? 10-12
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.11 How was time in sight determined?
a. Certain Not very sure 1
b. Fairly certain Just a guess
What wgs the condition of the:sky? ,
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy (5) Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FEB 60 FORM 164 1 This form supersedes ATIC 164, 13 Oct 54.

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IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight /
A few b.Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember Don't remember
.The object appeared:
(Circle.One): As a light b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don't remember
0. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars?
Yes
1. Did the object: .Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't Know Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed.up.and rush away at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know
e. e. Change brightness? Change brightness? Yes Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
g. Flash or flicker? g. Flash or flicker? Yes Yes Don't Know
h. Disappear.and reappear? Y es No Don't Know
1. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No, Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: Cloud
.Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of:
Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid b. Transparent c. Vapor Don't Know
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No )
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other Nske eye

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Tll in a few words the following things about the object.
a. SoundNove Ttory HOM
b. color Vere biright sud shiny
Draw a plcture that will show the:shape of the object or objects. Label:and include:In your sketch.any details
of the object:that you:saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Pldce an.arrow.beside. the drawing to show the direction the object was.moving.
0 leugth to width z 611
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(too ot 0 Hoo wot s0
The edges of the object were: 18. The edges of the object.were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright star b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined C. Sharply outlined
Don't remember
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.

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Draw a plcture that will show the motion that the oblect 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.
--A
2. How large did the object appear to you as compared to an object with which you are familiar?
About /u"1oug
We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note
how much of the object Is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time
of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
Object object would just just project. project.
Whuae
23. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 2.Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
Disappe ared + reappeared. Disappeared reappesved. Finally Finally disappeared disappeared behind cloud, behind cloud
24.In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a
common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object
which you saw.
Cigar with wovepper.
colajtioxirpad
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 2Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a.Inside a building (b. In the residentlal section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open.countryside?
Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Other
2What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen.to notice:it?
Heard loud moise of jets and went outDoors to lonk
for them.
IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicl.at th tie, then complete.the following questions: 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle. at tho time, then complete.the following questlons:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East c. East e. South e. South g. West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Southwest h. Northwest 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 obiect?
(Circle One) No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
g. West
a. North c. East South h. Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Overhead
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
g. West
North c. East . South h. Northwest
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead
If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate: the number of degrees the object was 3l. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate:the number of degrees the object was
from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a.From true.North a.From true North .degrees. degrees. Naticed Neticed divecthy overhead, divectly overhead,
b. From horizon degrees. disappeared near disappeared near Polevis. Polevis.
31.2 When it disappeared: 31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North .From true North degrees. degrees.
b. From horizon.. degrees..

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3. 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.
adrnmeslhoa
B?
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.
B
1
1
B?
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AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER CCOC
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 88
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
OHIO
REPLY TO AFCIN-4X2/59117
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT: Extract from Duty Officers' Report 6 June 1960
TO: AFCIN-4E2 (Major Friend)
The following, extracted from Captain Prueher's Report dated 4 June 1960,
is quoted for your information.
1945: Received a call from O.D. #l who informed me that Mr.
had .called in to report a UFo sighting.
This call was not transferred to me, but O.D. #l in-
formed me of the call by Mr told me that
Mr.e.
Ohio. This was the report that I received.
2015: Called Major R. J. Friend and informed him of the
reporting. Major Friend told me that he would take
care of the report. This was a long distance call care of the report. 1 This was a long distance call
to Springfield, Ohio.
Major, USAF
AFCIN-4X2
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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One)
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
Don't remember
35. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? L+. Doneld W. Drogosz
27 Jia 60 ATIC SDO
Day Month Year
3Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) (Yo No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? 36.1 IF you answered YES, did thoy see the object too? -
(Circle One) Yos No
36.2 Please list thoir names and addresses:
Wife
37. Was this the first time that you had 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?
Regularly obseued passzges of Sputrike. us
fani liav witl fice if arcuvvenses.
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
Thought : to be possibly stage of rocket
ass ociated with satellite.

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3. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
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Do you think you can estimate how far.away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
low
4Please give the following information about yourself: 41. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Last Name ast Name Name Middl Namo Middl Name
ADD ADDI Zone Oiie Oie.
State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Ago 44 SexM
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any education, which might be pertinent.
Nove
Date you completed this questionnaire: 27 Go
Day Month Year
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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 present 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 (Do Not Write in This Space)
(Please Print) CODE:
SIGNATURE
DATE
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Howeva, dietion
Cleched with
results. Ms from 58th Tigelan Szdu
n WADD Flight Thet Duisin. AACS states
that B-52 B-52 cane in from crors crors county county
flight fright a}$ a afferfimati tinne fferfimati tinne of sighuling of sighling and and
woald hove flowm woald hove floun ore.
11L7 USAF
ATIC SDO.
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnair has been prepored so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
infermation as oncerning the unidentified aerlal phenomenon that you have obsorved.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
bo used for res arch purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material., Your name will not
bo used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
W request this personal information so that, If it is deomed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
1. Whon did you see the object? 2Time of day:. 2003
Hour Minutes
4 Junk 60
Doy Month Year (Circle One): A.M. o P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): 6. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific d. Pacific
.Other . .Other .
4. Where were you when you saw the object? 4. Where were you when you saw the object?
SPRINCFIECD SPRINCFIECD OHIO
Nearest Pos Nearest Pos ddress ddross City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks: AddItional romarks:
5. Estimate how long you sow the object. 8-9
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6. 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 f. Don't remember
.IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object? OBJECT AT ZENITH.
(Circle One): a. In front of you . To your left
b. In back of you a. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't ramember
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IF you saw the oulect, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
9.Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): Yes b. No . Don't remember
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. Soveral blocks away?
BRICHTER THAN STAR c. A block away?
C. A biock dwdy!
d. Several yards away? d. Several yards away?
. Other . Other
11. Did the object: 1.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? d. Give off smoke? Yes Yes Don't Know Don't Know
. •. Change brightness? Yos Yos 2222$ 22$ Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Yes Don't Know
g. g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? 'Yes Yes 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 YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
1. 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: _
4. Did the object appear: (Circle One): Solld? 2 CLC b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglassas Yes No e. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope $
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolits Yas
d. Window glass Yas No h. Other_

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16. Toll in a fow words the following things about the oblect.
.Sound
SCUER
1. Draw a pleture that will show the shape of the object or objocts. Label and Include In your sketch any dotalls
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust tralls or vapor trails. Place
an arrow beslde the drawing to show the directlon the object was moving.
ibilooteviieg
loauenll
18. The odges of the object were: 18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . . Other- Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. d. 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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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 direction during the course.
STATONAY
2 IF POssiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the objoct was in its longest dimenslon.
4-5 ..feet
How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects. beld in the hand
and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Poa h. Baseball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. d. Nicket Nicker 1. Basketball Basketball
. . Quartor k. Other
f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certaln you are of your answer to Questlon 22. 22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certaln you are of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly cortaln d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from view?
FADINC- -
24. In ordor 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 materlal would you make it? How large would It be, and what shape
would It have? Describe in your own words a common oblect or objects which when placed up In the sky would give the
same appearance as the ablect which you saw.
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25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object? Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a.I In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. 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?
.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?
PLAYING BALC WITH CWILOREN-
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 a. North c. East c. East e. e. South g. g. West
b. Northeast d. 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 Yes No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) 2. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. East c. East e. South 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 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 degrees.
b. From horizon _ 90 degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon _. G0 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-B
ce
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 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. position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
XA-B $xA \BqrtB$
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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 a.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 (Circl One)
(a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
Don't remember .Don't remember
35.When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
4 JUNE + JUNE 60 30
Day Month Month Year Year
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes Yes No No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addre 36.2 Please list their names and addr
MRs
37. Was this the first time that you had 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?
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?