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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Bolloon
13 Sep 63 Dayton, Ohio 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locoal2110 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probobly Aircraft
GMT 14/02102 AirVisual Air-Intercopt Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE PEK Was AstronomicalJupiter
Ys 0 Probobly Astronomical
ONo civilian 0 Passibly Astronomical
Y. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
in sight one Southerly 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
O.BRISM 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING AMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS ABOUT. ABOUT.
Light brighter and larger than a star moving Light brighter and larger than a star moving Jupiter at 2pdeg elevation in the Jupiter at 2Odeg elevation in the
very gradually. Observed at 45 deg elevation in East (loo deg azimth) and would give East (loo deg azimuth) and would give
East. Southerly movement. Moved 3 deg horizon- the appearance of Southerly movement.
tally in three minutes. Case evaluated as Jupiter.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice conceming the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight 1
a. None
b. Afew ree pet tuiligt b. Dull moonlight
c. Many C.No moonlight - pitch dark
d.Don't remember d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER(Circle One):
a Clear sky . Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c, Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid d. As a light
c. Vapor
1. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter c. About the same
. Diminer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
strathihthe ptn lig
12. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright star
Sharply cutlined
d. Don'tremember e  o  an m ae m  a
Did the object: .Did the object: (Cirele One for each quastion) (Circle One for each question)
G. d. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't know Don'tknow
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes (2)$ (2$ Don't know Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't know Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Yes Don't know Don't know
e, Change brightness?nc diiy ditqutm Change brightness?nct dinig ditequh Yes Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Change shape?- dwn yo the ai thyeth LwM To he aethyi Yes No Don't know
g. a. Flash or flicker? Flash or flicker?-- Yes No No Don't know -
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don'tknow
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14. Did the object disuppear while you were watching it? if so, how?
aly deit gating and
takong fom tn
15. Did the objoct movs 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: -.
16. Did the objeet move in front of something at any tine, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, then tell whor
in front of:
17. . Teil in a few words the following things about the object:
Soued Soiind
donpeom To
the tgi tadtbel,
I it
19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your skatch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
shape
Aod frm Fw to NE dri tie
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20.Do you think you can estimate the speed of the objoct?
(Circle One) Yes No
2. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Cirele One) Yos No
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Ware you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
. a. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building in the residential section of a city?
b. in a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d.Near on airfield?
d. 1 In on airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea i. Flying over opon country?
1. Other  fext , MatNr bnaethe g. Other
aNorth c. East . South S Wese
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _ _miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yes No
25. Did you observe the object through any following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars No
b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope Yes No
c. c. Windshield winashieio Yes №O g. g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes Yes No No h. Other_ h. Other INouc
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you s
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27. In the following sketch, inugine that you ore at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved fine to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Plose a "B" on the same curvod line to
show how high the object was dbove the horizon (skyline) whan you last saw it. Place dn '"A" on the compess
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the objoct.
90° 75°
57 2
Nw
a
15 15 ct
W
28. . Draw a pieture that will show the motion that the object or objects mede. Piace on "A" at the beginning of the
path, a "s" ar the and of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
SW to NE
stuight pote
2. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? . NEUNNYVTIUNZSIS
Draw a picture of how they were orranged, and put on arrow to show the direction shat they were traveling.
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. lif so give date or dates and location.
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31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did thay see the object too? (Cirele One) No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
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Shi th t frist
32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NA NA S
First Nome
ADDRI Pato 29
Streat City Zono Stare
TELEPHONE NUMB AGE SEX MA
Indicate any additional information about yoursalf, including any spacial exparience, which might be pertinent.
33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? 33. When and to whom did you report that you had sean the object?
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 15
Day Month Yeor
Information which you foel pertinent and which is not adequatsly covered in the spacific points of the
quastionnairs or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INPDRMATION
This questionnaie been prapared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified cerlal phanomenon thot you have absarved.
Please try to onswer es many questions os you possibly con, The infermatlon that you givs will
be used for research purposes. Your nume will not be used in connection with ony stale vents,
conclusions, or publieations without your permission. We requesr this personal informution so
thar if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detalls.
1: When did you see the objec'? 2. Time of day: -
Hour mimuras
(Circle Ona): A.M. or or PM
Day Day Month Year
3. Time Zone:
(Circle Ona): (Circle One): Enstern (Cirdle One) (Cirele One) o. Doylight Sawing
5. 5. Central Central % 6 Standard Srandard
c. c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Neorsst Postal Address City or Yown State or Counvy
How long was object in sigh Total Duration)
Hours Minura Soconds 02155
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
5.2 Was obiect in sight continuously? Yes
6. What was the condition of the sky? 6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT AT
a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
wy9 snamet.
7. IF you scw the object during DAYLIGHT, where wos the SUN located os you looked at the oblject? 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLiGHT, where was the SUN located os you looked at the oblject?
(Circie One): a. In front of you (Circie Ona): a. In front of you d. To your lehr
b. In bock of you to bock of you e. Overheod
c. To your right f. Den't ramember
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8. 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 Ohe):
.None a. Bright moonlight
b.A Fow b. Dull moonlight
C. Many . No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remamber d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the tine you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER(Circle One):
a Clear sky Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
Scattered clouds c. Modercte or heavy roin
Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow Snow
e. Don't remember Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One): 10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid dAs a light
b. Transperent e. Don't remember
Vapor
it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars?Circl One):
.About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common objact:
.The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other t
Lika a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. d. Don'tromember Don't romember -
.Did the object: .Did the object: (Circle One for ecch question) abelly abald
a. a, Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at ony time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at ony time? Yes No Don't know
c. c. Break up into parts or explods? Break up into parts or explode? Yes Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Give off smoke? Yes No No Don't know
e. Change brightness? Change brightness? Yes No Don't know PSA
F. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
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15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
.Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. Don't Know. IF you onswerad YEs, then tell what
in front of: in front of: .
17. Toll in a few words the following things about the object: 17.  Toll in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound_
b. Color_
8. 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 experimant at the time of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covared by the match head?
1. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any dotails
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vaper trails.
Pluce an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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2Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
1.Do you ink you can estimate how far away from you the object was? 3
(Cirele One) Yes No
iF you answered YEs, then how far away would you soy it was? _
.Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. in the business section of a cily?
a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In opan countryside?
Outdoors d.Near an airfisld?
d. In an airplane (type) Flying over o city?
. At sea 6. Flying over open country?
5. Other
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South s. West
b. Northeast d. Southaast . Southwest h. Northwest
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24.2 How fast were you moving? —mniles per hour.
(Circle One) Yos No
2Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes 5. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yos g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
26. in order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your awn words a common
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the dbject which you saw. object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appeurance as the dhject which you saw
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27. in the following sketch, imagine that you are at the poini shown. Place an "A" on the curved lina to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Ploce a "s" on the some surved line to
show how high the abjeat was above the horlzon (skylina) when you last sew in. Plare an "A" on the compass
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you las! saw the ohject.
90 D 1
75
60
A
NW
5
15 N
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28. Draw a picture that will show the motlon thar the object or abjects made. Ploce on "A" at the begianing of the
path, a "g" ot the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were thara?
Draw a picture of how hey were arranged, and put an crrow to show the directlon that they were traveling.
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar objedt before. If so give date or duies and locatien.
31. Was anyone eise with you at the time you saw the objsct? (Circle One) Yes No
31.1 IF yeu answered YEs, did they see the object tea? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Please list thair names and addresses:
p2ple
rprtel 1U.EO.8
32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME
Midile Name
ADDRESS
Zona State
TELEPHONE NUMBE
Indicate any addirional information obout yoursalf, including any special experience, which might be pertinent.
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33. When and to whom did you raport thar you had seen the object? 33. When and to whom did you raport thar you had sean the object?
Doy Month Year
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
15 September 1963 Dayton, Ohio Was Bolioon
000 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local. 2035 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
CMT. 16/01357 AirVisual Air-Intercopt Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE EX Was Astronomicaleteor
CYs 0 Probably Astronomical
No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
Y. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other..
2 minutes 2 minutes one NE 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insurficiant Data for Evaiuotion
Unknown
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O. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 30. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. 111. COMMENTS
Object very much Object nter than stars, compared stars, compared
Ito a streetlight observed to a streetlight by pedestrian, sharplly Object descriptive of meteor.
loutlined observed to disintegrate. N outlined observed t disintegrate. No sound. sound. Speed consistant with meteor
Object in flight from SW to NE. Atlitude estimated observation. However, some observation. However, some
it 3 miles. Tear drop shape. No wings, protrusipns, inconsistancy in estimation of
exhaust or trail. Speed estimated at 2,Ooo mph. exhaust or trail. Speed estimated at 2,Ooo mph. duration. Probable error in
Object believed to be 5 miles distant. Straight Ooiect believed to be 5 miles distant. Straight estimating time. Since obj com- estimating tine. Since obi com-
flight from 15 deg elevation in SW crossing pared to a previous meteor
zenith to 15 deg elevation in NE where object observation, this case is evalu-
brake up. Observation similar to meteor observed ated as a meteor.
1939.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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U.S. AIR PORCE TECHNICAL INPORMATION
This questionnaire has been prepured so that you can give the U.s. Air Farce as much
informatien as possible concerning the unidentified doriol phenomenon that yau have observed.
Please try to onswer os many questions as you possibly con, The information that you give will
be used for ressarch purposes. Your nume will not be used in connection with any statamants,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
thar if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details,
1. When did you see the object? 1. When did you see the obiedr? 2. Time of day: 20 35
Haur Hour Minotoa Minoraa
165 15 Sip (Circle One) (Circle One): A.M. A.M. or
P.M
Dey Month Yoor Yuor
.Time Zone: . Time Zone: NNTU
(Circle One): (Circle One): a. o. Eastern Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving (Circle Oneh: a. Daylight Saving
b. Central (b.) Stondard (b.) Stondard
C. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4.Where were you when you saw the object?
Near
Dat Nh
Nocrasr Postal Address City Or Town Stete or Courty
5.How long was objact in sight? (Total Duration) 2
Houra Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sura
.Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? _ Estuiate
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? saayee.n sgeommoousiy Yes No _
6. Whar was the condition of the sky? .Whar was the condition of the sky?
DAY DAY NIGHT
c. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy 6. Cloudy
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7. IF you sow 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 of you c. Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't remembar
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