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LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

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2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Balloon Garden Ci t.:r , ~ fr· YJ York 0 Probably Balloon

-i. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon

M Ground· Vi suo I 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Pro bob I y Ai rc roh

0 Air-Visual 0 Ai r-Interce pt Radar 0 Possibly Ai rcra ft

6. SOURCE Iii Was A stron omical ?·1:.. '!' ~CR 0 Probably Astronomi col

Civilian 0 Possi bly Astronomical

B. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other 0 lnsurficient Ooto ro r Evaluation

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11. COMMENTS

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34. What were the weather conditions a t the time you sow the object? •

34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One ) 34 .2 WIND (Circle One)

o. Clear sky o . No wind b. Hazy ® 51 ight breeze

@ Sca ttered cloud s c. Strong wi nd d. T hick or heavy clouds d. Don't re me mber e. Don't re member

34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One )

@ Dry o. Cold b. F og, mist, or light ra in b. Cool c. Moderate or heov y ro in @; Worm d. Snow d. Hot e. D on't remember e. Don't remember

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

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36. 1 IF you answered Y S, did they see the ob ject too?

(Circle One) Yes No

36.2 Please list the ir names and addresses :

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37. Was this the first time that you hod seen an ob ject or objects like this?

(Circle One) @ • No .. 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what c ircumstances did you see other ones?

38. In your o pin ion wha t do you think the ob ject was and what migh t have caused it? J.. ;T~vc.> ,J c)

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U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECHNICAl IN F 0 R MAT I 0 N SHEET

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In order that your information may be filed and coded as acc:uratsly as poss ibl e , p leose use tho followi ng space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re­peat information that you hove already given In the quest ionnaire, and a dd any furt her comments, statements, or sketc:h.,s tho t you b '!' li l!:vl't ore important. Try to present the details of t he observa­t ion in the order in whi ch th~y or.rurred . Addi t ional pages of the same size paper may be attached If they ora needed.

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The :Ur Technical Intell:tgenee Center would like to thn."lk ;:ou 1'·'r the ! nto•"t1Bt1on :roo :plhazit.tad concerning the 3 ig.ht:L-,g or an u.,:tdentU'1ed i"l~ing object.

In order that Tft m1 obtain a ~ complete l"e(:ord or the s ighting. it 1s requested. that you f1ll out and return t he i :lclosed tecnnical 11·lforma t1on sheet.

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• 8 . IF you sow the ooject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you not ice concerning the STARS a nd MOON?

8.1 ST ARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON ( C ircle One ):

o. None o. Br igh t moonl igh t

® A few b. Du ll moonl ight

c. Many c . No moonlight - pitch dark

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9. Wos the object brighter than the background of the sky?

(Circle One): @Yes b. No c. Don't remember

10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of on automobile headlight?:

(Circle One) a. A mile or more away {a distant car}?

b. Sevsral blocks away?

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.. d • Severo I yards away?

e, Other --- --- - -1 1. Did ihe object: ( C irc/e One for each question)

a , Appear to stand still at any time? Yes <$? Don't Know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes IN~ Don't Know c . Break up into parts or explode? Yes ~

Don't Know d . G ive off smoke? Yes Don't Know e. Change brightness? Yes N~ Don't Know f. Change shape? Yes ~;f Don't Know g. Fl icker, throb, or pu lsate? Yes 'N~ Don't Know

12. Did the object move behind sorr~thing at anytime, part icularly a cloud?

(Circle One): ~ No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: /V L-.Jc"f !) cJ if 1/t, • 71-1-c--i tJ S v<.r:- U...V ])o-C;t..... "- u/'-'7tr..._ V C"'--GY A o~.S._.....

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I (C ircle One): ~ No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what it moved in front of: ( rJ uP._J

14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): (§ Sol id? b. Transparent? c. Don 't Know,

15. Did you observe the ol> ject through any of the follow ing ?

o. Ey~g l asses Ye5 ~ "· Binoculars Yes (Ng)

I b. Sun glosses Ye s f. Te lescope Yes ( N9 Wi ndsh ie ld Yes & Theodoli te Yes (N) c. g.

d. Window gloss Yes h. Oth~r

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This quostionna ir& has been pr~parod so that you can give t he U. S. Air Fore~ a'l much infour.ation as poHible concerning the un ident ified a&rial phonomanon thot you hove ob.ierv.:td.

Please try to answer as mony questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for reuorch purpo:ses, and will be r& gardad a s confidontiol material. Your namo will not bo used in connection with any statements, conclusions, Of' publications without your permission . We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

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9 _, -When did you see the object? 2. Time of day:

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3. Time zone : (Circle One): (§)Eastern

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4. Wh ere were you when you sow the object? .

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5. Estimate how long you sow the object. 2- 0 Second s Hours Minutes

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

a. Certain @ Fairly certain

6. What was the cond i tia~ of the sky?

(Ci rcle One ): a. Bright daylight b. Dull day I igh t

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d. Jus t a trace of day I ight (e.} No trace of daylight

f. Don't remember

7. IF you s ow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked

the object?

(Circle O ne): a. In front of you d. T o your left b. In bock of you e. Overhead

c. To your right f. Don ' t remember

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20. Draw a picture thot wlll show thtt motion that the objec~ o.r objects mode. Place an "A• a t the beginning of the path, a " B• at the end of the path, and show anY. changes In direct ion d~ing the course.

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21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object wa s in its longest di mensio':"· I :lO feet.

22. How large did the object or ob jects appear as compared with one of the following objec.ts . held in thtt hand and a t about arm's length? ·

( Circlet One): a. Head of a pin b. ~Pea c. Dime d. Nicket · e. Quarter f. Half dollar

g. Silver dollar h. Baseball i. Grapefruit j. Basketball 1 k • Other _--UH...:C:...:A_;_i> __ o F:..__t..tf_<J II_!J_.:-,J NIT c H l·7"'4

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23. How d id the o b jec t or o b jttct s d is appear from v ie w? _ _.1::....:/f:,._~ .... _,,_'f _ _.fjr......:..:((..<.lf:......:....v-=c:-_L:.:.._t..._-.:-_;_il _ _:./ # _ _:.A...:..._--=:.)_L_I_G=--fl._/:..._ __ _

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24. In order that you c:an give os c:le or a picture as possib le of what you sow, we would l ilce for you to Imagine that you c:ould •

construct the object that you saw. Of what type material would you molce It ? How Iorge would It b e , ond what shape

would It ha v s ? Describe in your own words o common object or objech which when pl ac:ed up In the slcy would give the

same appearance as the object wh ic:h you saw.

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17. Draw o picture that wil l show the shape of the obj~tct or objects. Lobel a nd Include in your sketch any detai ls of the object that you sow such a s wings, protrus ions, etc:., and espec ially exhaust tro ll s or vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the draw ing to show the direction the object was moving.

18. The edges of the object were:

(Circle One):~ Fuzzy ot blurred ~ like a bright stor

c. Sharply out I ined d. Don' t remember

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19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ____ V.r....:..fl-:...-~....;c--=c.-_-_____________ ,

Draw a pic:hJre of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.

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' 25. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One):

a. Ins ideo building b. In a cor

{i) Outdoors d. In an airplane e. At seo

f. Other

26. Were you (Ci rcle One)

o. In the businus section of a city? b. In the re5idential section of a c ity? c. In open countrys ide? d. Flying near on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? g. Other !1. ~ 1 i)~ ,A .. // /lj-L. .rc-e?-.- .J.-../

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27. What wf!lf'e you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?

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28.1 What direction went you mov ing? (Circle One)

a. North c . East e . South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwe s t

28.2 How fas t were you moving? ----------miles per hour .

28.3 Did you s top 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 objec t ? (Circ:le One)

a. Nor th c . East @)South g. Wes t

b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. NOf'thwest

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

o. North b. Northeast

c. Eosr d. Southeast

e. South f. Southwest

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3 1. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (ang ular direction), try to estimate the 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 f irs t appeared:

o. From true North 5 ()

degrees . r>v b. From horizon degrees.

. 31.2 Wh en it disappeared:

If>.:> From true North degrees. a.

b. From horizon 6 I) " degrees.

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32. In the following sketch, imagine tha t you ore a t the pQin t shown. Place on •A" on the curved li ne to show how high the object was above the hor ;zon (s~yline) wh~n you ftrs t sow ir. Place o "B" on the sen e :::ur v~d l i n~ to show how high the objec t wa s a bove the horizon (s kyli ne) when you la5t sow it.

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IF you answered YES, then wha t speed would you e s t imate?

40. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object wos?

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IF you a nswered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? /::.- - -:2-0

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41. P lease give the following information about yourself:

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Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.

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