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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
27 Sep to 0400 PDT
10 Oct 69 1100 Z San Francisco, California
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable Astro (vENUS)
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One_(1)
5. LENGTH OF OBSE 5. LENGTH 03 VATION ATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF NARY AND ANALYSI3
Several hours Several hours Observers sighted a sighted a light in the East that rose into the
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF air and disappeared at dawn.
Ground-Visual COMMENTS: COMMENTS: F Probably Probably y the planet Venus. the planet Venus.
7. COURSE 7. COURSE
Rising in the East Rising in the East
a. PHOTOS
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PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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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 TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? XYES 1NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
ZO. IN ORDE- THA  AE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON 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.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF. TUE PHENO FEFF
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF *YES. * DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. LI YES NO.
IF YES,"DESCRIEE
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF YES,"GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. IF "YE5.' DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAVES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDQLE N
Code
MALE FEMALE
LINFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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23. WNEN ANO YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME MONTH YEAR
26.DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
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TAIL, TRAIL, EXHAUST(Explain)
SOUND
UNUSUAL FEATURES
OBACNED 0400 ZWECKS
For
DAILY
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
WHAT CALLED ATTENTION TO OBSERVER?
ANGLE OR ELEVATION & AZIMUTH O F OBJECTS WHEN FIRST OBSERVED
AZIMUTH OF UPON DISA PEARANCE
HOW DI D T o EAR (Instantly to north, e:c.)
HOW LONG VISIBLE
MANNER OBSERVED
ROUND VISISLE. AIR VISELE, AIR OR GROUND RADAR
OPTICAL AIDS
IF SIGHTING WAS AIREOPNE, LIST TYPE AIRCRAFT, IDENT, ALTITUDE, HEADING & SPEED(USe PeVORSO If neCENSATY)
OTHER CONDITIONS
TIME/DATE LIGHT CONDITIONS
LOCATION (Street and City) NAME OF DISPATCHER
SGOPS FORM ADC - HAMILTON AFB, CALIFORNIA
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-R258
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAV E OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL OF QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATIC YOU GIVE WILL RESEARCH PURPOSES
ANY OF YOUR STA R CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FO G TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB,OHIO 45433,IAW AFR 80-17. (IF ADDITION. LSHEETS ARE NE OR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECUREL Y TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID = THE N ENON?
DAY. MONTH YEAR_
FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES_ FA.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DIO YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES 7 J A.M. 0 P.M.
4. TIME ZONE STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE OU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH.BEFERENCE 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 IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH PI ACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. W PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. W FIRST SEE FIRST SEEN PLACE A B ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO B* ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HON HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST EEN.
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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.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING V IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR R AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE A5 PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLE ETETHE FOLLOWING:
WHAT D =ECTION YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
MORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHESIN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW H OW MUCH MU L OTHER o ER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? TRAF FIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU D YOU NOTICE NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? 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
SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
5. 9. HOW LONG HOW ONG WAS WAS THE THE PHENOMENON PH ENOMENON IN IN SIGHT?
LENG LENGTH TH OF TIME N0A CERTAIN CERTAIN OF OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
C0AM AM 1/
FAIRLY CERTAIN FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSL Y7 NYES 7NO. IF NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE SEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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10. 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. SXY 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 ADOVE
C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING AAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISISLE? D. IF SIGHTING AAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISISLE? YES NO. IF NO. IF YES.  WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THEPHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeGr nOON) OVERHEAD (NeG nOOn)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUGH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR E. 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 SOLID CR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INOICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEN.
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FLASH OR FLICXERT
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE ATOF
MAKE A NOISE
FLUTTEROR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B.DIO THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND ORIN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
NO IF YES,"DESCRISE.
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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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15. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT. SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THEMOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOWIF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENOV WOULO HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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