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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
9 Jan 61 Jan o1 Bothell, Washington Botheli, Washington 00 Prabably Balloon Prababiy Bailoon
D Possibly Bolloon Possibly Bailoon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local Local 0719 Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT 091519Z Jan 61 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar PossiblyAircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes D00 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other_ Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
6 min 2 Descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object was burnt-orange n. commentsIt is possible the objects verd
in color, moving very swiftly toward the W and a/c flying in the area from one of the many
falling as it I4 had gone down behind the military and civilian airports in the
horizon in an and over manner such as area. Paine Field is located in the direc-
tunbling. As isappeared another object tion the objects were observed and it is
burst with real high in the sky and possible that they were a/c preparing td
out of o cloud L of white and it too turned al- land.
host at once a burnt-orange color and started
the same type process.
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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 objact was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
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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
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34.What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle Ona) WEATHER (Circle One)
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy:clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
35. When and to whom did you raport that you had seen the object?
6 10 Jamuary 1961 Colonel Carl M. N-lson
Day Month Year
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the objact?
(Circle One) Yos No
36.1 IF you answered YE , did thay see the object too?
(Circle One) Yos No
Was this the first time that you hod seen an object or objects like this? Yes, like thes- two
perticular ones
(Circle One) Yes No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstancss did you see other ones?
Cn Nov. 30. 1260 th- larxe and br obiec a raport,
-uiled to vou thia All. No sinilarity houave ad the
twe sscond objects describ-d her-in.
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
If anyone in Everatt, the town ll miles north of ve wer- shooting off skyrockets
then they could have bern sky rockets, howev-r, I naver saw skyrockets fumble over
and over,iirst bright and then d rk and on ad infinitun until they disapreered.
knother thing I doubt that ony skyrooket rould have gone as high in the sky as the
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Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No Very swiftly
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Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was?_
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME _ast Nom Firsr Nam Firsr Name
Last Name Miadla Nams Miadl Nams
ADDRESS Dothell 'iashineto: inshington
Streat City Zon Zons State
TELEPHONE NUMBER P
Age. =4 Sex_ F-ninine gender
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any education, which might be pertinent.
On first report weiled to your offies this AM.
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: January 24, 1061.
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 possibla, 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) /
Jeoss Print) CODE:
SIGNATURE
DATE January 74,
quickly outsite the front door so ss to view this object better. It was burnt-nrange
in color, moving very swiflty toward the west and folling as it moved. It hnd gon~
down bshind the horizon in an over and over wanmer cuch a tumbling. As it disarnesred
another objeot burst with real glory very high in th- aky and out
and it too turned slnost at once a burnt-ersnge color and
turning over snd over in a tumbling manner, firet light, then dark th-n light and thn
dark agein. Froo the tine I looked at wy wrist wotch in the kitch-n and it was all
I hope I don't s s"e : anywore of these unidentified obj-cts knxxxxxxxx: XKXXXXOPKX
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SENT PHOTO OF NOUSE IN PIRST REPORT THIS AM
Sum house, came dirrction and in sbout the very ste area in the cky
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SAFOI-34 Burnard/72291
18 January 1961
Dear Mrs
This will scknowledge receipt of your letter to Colonel
Carl
your sighting of an unidentified ying object on norning
of 9 Junuery. Junusry.
As in your previous letter, there was As in your previous letter, there was insufficient evidence
contained in this one for a valid conclusion. Therefore, we ask
that you fill out the attached Air Force Questionnaire in detail chat you fill out , the attached Air Force Guestionnaire in detail
and forward it to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, and forward it to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; ettention: AFciN-kE2x Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; attention: AFciN-hE2x
for their analysis and evaluation. for their analysis and evaluation.
Sincerely,
Inclosure LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Lt. Colonel, USAF
Public Information Division
Office of Informetion
Bothell, wasnington
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correspondence.
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copies of subject correspondence have been forwarded to other addressees.
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SUSPENSE:
please provie reason so that expla the agressional interest.
COCRDINATICN SHCULD BE ACCMPLISHED IN ACCCRDANCE WITH HOI 11-2 and Paragraph 5, HOI 10-20.
The Air Staff office having primary interest is responsible for securing full coordination
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Legislative Liaison to serva as a basis for a reply. A statement as to the degree of
coordination ootained should be included in all correspondence directed to SAFLL
in response to a Congressional Inguiry.
INCLOSURES: (Please return) ts foconst to Cot Welon fane
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Han d ln
19. NY E GORDON B. KNIGHT
19. HY ES / - Colonel, USAF Colonel, USAF
Chief, Congressional
Inquiry Division
Office of Legislative Liaison
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RETURN THIS MEMCRANDUM WITH CORRESPONDENCE
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Bothell, Washington
Janpary 10, 1961
Carl M. Nelson
Colonel
Congressional Inouiry Division
Office of Legislative Liason
D-pertwont of The Air Fores
Washington, D.C.
Dear sir:
On December 19, l96o a copy of a letter of mine addressed to Senator
was sent to My letter was in reference to
sn unidertifi-d obj-ct which I sighted the evening of November 30, l960.
I sent this report tor Jackson becsuse I did not know to whom I
should report.
Now I come again with second satisfied that have th
proper o
Yesterday AM, January 9, 196l, at the hour of 7:19
saucers or strunge space people, eo I have to
conelude that these lest two objects are put out by huwan hands and are
known to the ailitsry. I find tyself irked at seeing these objects and f-el
that I must report them to your offioe. It could become s veritabl- nuisane
Incidentally, the tise -lement involved two : visible
was frow 7:l9 to 7:25.
It is interesting to note that I heve sten these objeots at tiues when
peopl- are going to and frou work and world be unltkely to notice the sky. peopl- are going to and frou work and would be unltkely to notice the sky.
Unless you want ds to notify your office of the unusual snd unsoliolt-d .
obeervations thet I have and uight see again, I will just ignore anyt' ing
that appours in the future. I I as, if you will rardon wy nersonal nots,
beginning to feel ridiculous.
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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
ba 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? When did you see the object? 2.Time of day: _ 19
Hour Hour Minutos Minutes
Jeruary Jenuary 1951
Month Year (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time Zone: (Circle Ona): a. (Circle One): a.
Eastern (Circle One): g.Daylight Saving (Circle One): g._Daylight Saving
b. Centrel Centrel b. Standard
c. Mountain Mountain
d. d. Pacific Pacific
e. Other
Where were you when you saw the object?
Both-ll Jashington - Snohonish
Neorast Postal Address City or Town Stats or Country
Additional remarks:
5. How long was object in sight? SIXAN XXXX
Hours Minutes Soconds
sight determined? clocked by wrist watch.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky? Half dawn, but som- whitish cloud ir sky
DAY DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
(Circle One): (Circle One): In front of you d. d. To your left
b. In back of you b. in back of you e. Overhead
To your right) Just a low To your right)Just a low f. f. Don't remember
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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 C. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight  pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
9. The object appeared: No-l. dpprared as though a sky rocket hed burst on soan-
No.2. Apprared as _lst objeet diegpp-ered, high sbove, B9m way
(Circle One): a.As a light b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don't remember • Don T Tememuer
Both
0. If it appeored as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? 10. If it appeered as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? No.
11.Did the object: (Circle One for each quastion) (Circle One for each quastion)
a. a. Aapacr to stand still at any time? Appear to stand still at any time? Briefly at burst Yos Briefly at buret Yos No Don't Know Do-it
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes $2r$ Don't Know
o. Change brightness? Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't Know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't Know
h. Disappear and reappear ?as thy turned Y+Na Don't Know
12.Did the object move nind something at any time, particularly a cloud? Burst out of cloud at their
initial aop-arance.
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: Fallinr suiftly
tehind the horizon
13. 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: you answered YES, then lell what
14. Did the object appear: Did the object appear: (Circle One): a.Solid b. Transpcrent b. Transpcrent c. Vapor d. Don't Know
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following? .Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses a. Eyeglasses Yes Yes No e. e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun alasses b. Sun glasses Yos Yas No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a.Soundon
Draw a picturs that will show the shape of the object or objects.Label and includs in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was.moving.
n. O No.2
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ALMOST ALMOST SAMEAREA
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18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other ihen they burst on the seane
b. Like a bright star they iware like a larke ale rockat-
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? 2.
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the path, a "B" at the and of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
cUeY
OULY OUd
How large did the object appear.to you as compared to an object with which you are familiar?
Baak-t Balls
22. 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?
Less than half
(Ieall attention to Dy other report on which I wnde sn error i in enswering this
question).(I said I It All" and I should have seid just a dot) All" and I should have seid just a dot)
2. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? Y-s. Turning over ond over they
seewed to be tumbling as they were dark and theu light and then dark, ete. th- second
object lighted and derkened in o more systeratic wanner than the lat. Dosappeered b-low
common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object
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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 I ran outside es b. in the residential section of a city?
b. In a car + fast as I could to sed c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors th-w better. d. Neor an airfield?
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d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f.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?
A.sin soing to the sink to do routine duti-s. I saw the firot one burst out of
was cuite startled to oba-rve a srcond onz swich hi hrr in the eky kurst out of a.- was cuite startled to obs-rve a srcond onz swich hi hrr in the eky kurst oyt of a._
cloud and behave in the sare wenn-r. Tiord th-e both. cloud and behave in th- sare menn-r. Tiord th- both.
2. IF you Were MOVING IN AN AUTI OBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complet the following quastions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. North c. East c. East e. South g. West g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving?. miles per hour.
object?
(Circle One) Yes No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
g. West
a. North c. East e. South h. Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) -
g. West yery
a. North c. East e. South h. Northwest slightly)
.Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead
If you cre familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was 3. If you cre 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 de from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward fro degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a.From true North_ a.From true North_ degrees. degrees.
b. From horizon_ b. From horizon degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared: 31.2 When it disappeared:
c.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.
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