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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE ·TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
February 69 Grosse Ile, Michigan
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable SATELLITE
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS D
One -
5. LENGTH OF OB ATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
. The observer sighted a white light that traveled SSE and
3 Minutes
6. TYPE OF O3SERVATION was visible for 3 minutes.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
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3. PHOTOS
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PATTERSON AFB, CHIO 45433, IAW AFR SO-[7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
X DAY MONTH YEAR19()
2. WHAT TIME DIO YOU FIRST SIGH T THE PHENOMENON?
X HOUR MINUTES JA.M. p≤P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU L AS SIG H T E PH ENOMENON?
* HOUR MINUTES A.M. Y.P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE C DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC COTHER
5.' WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE F PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY. IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
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6. 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN "A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN "A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENCN WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A PH WAS AROVE THE HORIZON OR SKYLINE WHENFIRSTSEEN. PLACE A 3°ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO BON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN "A* AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. AND A *B* AT THE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE "A* AND *B* WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN *A AND "B". THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
X OUTDOORS EX STANDNG ON DRURCWNY IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESID DENTIAL SECTION N OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT n AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS S AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINOOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH o T ER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON IAND WHERE AND WHERE THEY THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE WAS THE PH ENO MENON M IENON IN SIGHT? IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME LENGTH OF TIME 3 minde CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
3 miniles X FAIRLY CERTAIN
JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME RMINED?
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WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF NO," INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE' DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
11. CONDITIONS (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUs CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS AO (2) linst aaster MOON and C20 AM
NONE x BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS =
UNKNOWN UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
O. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN O. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? VISIBLE? YES N WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeW noon) OVERHEAD (New noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLIO OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN STRAIGHT LINE? X
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? nt
SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY? X
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE?
CHANGE COLORT ×
GIVE OFF SMOXET X
CHANGE BRIGHTNESST
CHANGE S-A=E- x
FLASH OR FLICKERI
DISAPPEAR 4ND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE X
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? *
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? HOW DIDIT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B.01D THE =HENCMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES C NO. IF DESCRIBE.
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15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN -3LE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COV VEREO BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD X TELESCOPE X SEARS DSCOvEgez 233 pasek
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOMPANE OTHER
A DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YESNO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEEDOF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF S SPEED 301en R PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE 50m
20. IN OPDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A CCMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON.
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES 0 NO. IF*YES,DESCRIBE.
A. OID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE LEAVE ANY PHYSICAI EVIDENCE. 0 YES BNO.
IF *YES."DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF Y E DATE AND
LOCATION.
2. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES 0 NO. IF THEYS SEE TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME FIRS DLE NAME
TELEP
MALE FEMALE
INDICA TTIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUI ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
schort student and amsteur atrononer schost sludent and amsteur astrononer
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25. WH NHOM DID YOU REPOR T THAT YOU H AD SIGH THIS PHENOMENON?
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NAME Hah AC MONTHFOl YEAR 196
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26.DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
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