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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARO

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2. LOCATION

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Baliocon

O Probably Balloon
Oh Possibly Balloon

Was Aireratt
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomical

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In sufficient Dara for Evaluation
Unknown

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1 GMT. : ? 0D Air Vi aol 0) Air-Intercept Radar 0
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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4%. 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 fa. No Wind
b. Hazy b. Slight breeze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
ad. Thick or heavy clouds ad. 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 fb. -Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
@. Snow ad. Hot
e. Don't remember e. Don't Remember

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

Day Month Year

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36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?

(Circle One) Yes No

35.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?

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(Circle One) Yes / No
Please list their names and addresses:

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37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this:
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Circle One) t Les No

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F you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you
ee other ones?

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38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?

39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?

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(Circle One) Yes No

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IF you answered YES, then what speed. would you estimate?

ho, Do you think you can estimate how

‘ar away from you the object was?

hl, Pleas ve the following information about yourself.

First Name Middl

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City Zone State
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Please indicate any scecial educational training you have had.
a. Grade School e. Technical school

b. High School (Type )

c. College f. Other special trainin;
d. Fost graduate

2. Date you completed this questionnaire: 4S

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739TH RADAR SQUADRON (SAGE)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Wadena Air Force Station, Minnesota

REPLY TO a
ATTN OF: 739CeS

sussect: Report of Unidentified Flying Object

ro, Air Technical Intelligence Center
1, Attached are reports of UFO by civilian and military personnel,

Report by military personnel is submitted by this means in lieu

2.
of procedures outlined in AFR 200-2 due to lack of A Yorm 112,

POR THs COMMANDCR

MELVIN W. MAYS fj 2 Atchs a/s
1/Lt, USAF
Admin Officer

The following is a report of Unidentified Flying Object reported »y in
hae of near Park Rapids, Minnesota (>) A) on 17 March 1962 at

2345L time. Visual sightings were made at this station by MSG? Reuter, Soul
Gwalley, A/1C Humphrey, A/C Broyles, A/2C iricko, A/2C Fowkes and A/2C Crandall.

a, Description:

(1) Shape: Star shaped.
(2) Size: Head of a pin. |

| (3) Color: White with a reddish bint.
(4) Numbers One |
(5) Formation: N/A. |
(5) Details: None. |
(7) Tail, Trail, exhaust etc. Nous
(3) Sound: None. '

(9) Other unusual features: None
b, Description of Course:

(1) N/A.

{2) Low on horizon 280 degrees from this station.

(3) Low on horizon approximately 275 degrees from this stavion,.

{4) Northerly direction to 285 degrees from this station, then Southerly
to about 250 degrees then Northerly again till fade out about 275 degrees,

(5) Pade away.

(5) One hour twenty minutes.

i ec. Manner of Observation:
(1) Ground-visual.
(2) None used at this station.

(3) N/A,

ad, Time and Date of Sighting:

(1) 17/05552.
(2) Night.

e, Location of Observers:
*) Air Force observers located at Wadena AFSTA, Minnesota.

f. Nia

g. Woather & Winds:

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h thru l. N/A.

) Clear.

) N/A.

) Clear.

) Unlimited.

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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
mich information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phonomeon that you
have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The
information that you give will be used far research purposes; and will be~regarded
as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any state-
ments, 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. by

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1. When cic you see the object? 2. Time of day =
Hour Minutes
ae ie JU ALCS! LGEDZ (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Year
3. Time zone:
{Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
(bs Central (ob. Standard
c. Mountain
ad. Pacific
e. Other a.
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
ge OE PE DA St Bets Fe Oh gat 2 oes 8M be
Nesrest Postal Address City or Town State or County
Additional Remarks: Pr) 4 ACL Asia - re Dts io vad
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5. Estimate how long you saw the object. —“\ — ¢ A
Hours Minutes Seconds

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

ertain c. Not very sure
sirly Certain d. Just a guess

6. What wes the condition of the sky?

{Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
db. Dull daylight () No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember

7- If you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located
at the object:
(Circle One): a. In front of you ad. To your left
eee b. In back of you e. Overhead
Soa, ec. To your right f. Don't remember

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18. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.

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a. Sound VY ayes fLEP Ae be

b. Color [A & << T = 7+ yoy 7 ye as if 4 ‘~~ Jf g) Je
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T Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label ani
include 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.

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18. The edzes of the object were:

zy or blurred e. Other
e 2 bright star

c. Sharply outlined
a. Don't remember

19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, than how many were there? SOLVE pat tf
; Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction
that they were traveling.

20. Draw a picture that 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.

2l. F POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its
lonzest dimension. feet.

22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following
objects held in the hand and at about arm's length?

(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g- Silver dollar
b. Fea h. Baseball
c. Dine i. Grapefruit
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d) Nickel i. Basketball
e. Quarter k. Other
f. Eelf Dollar

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

‘@, Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain ad. Uncertain

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

2}. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, we
would like for you to imagine that you could construct the object that you saw.

f what type material would you make it? How large would it be, and what shape

woule it have. Des
wnen placed in the
Sav.

cribe in your own words a common object or objects which
sky would give the same appearance as the object which you

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25. Where were you located when you saw the 26. Were you (Circle One)
object? (Circle One):
(a. Inside a building a. In. the business section of a city?
b. In @ car b. In the residential section of a city?
c. Outdoors fc, In open countryside?
d. In an airplane Gd. Flying near an airfield?
e. At sea e. Flying over a city?
f. Other f. Flying over open country?
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)

tat a. North c. East e. South g&. West
b. Northeast a. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? Se miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g West
: b. Northeast ad. Southeast t) Southwest h. Northwest

30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North Co. FZast Be South &- West
b. Northeast d. Southeast £.) Southwest h. Northwest

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31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (anguler direction) try to estimate the

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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 eppeared:

s. From true North degrees ’

bo. From horizon degrees

31.2 When it disappeared
a. From true North degrees
b. From horizon degrees