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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

|  PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD  |
| --- |
|  3. LOCATION  |
|  Sacramento, California  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION  |
|  ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redue ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redue  |
|  5. SOURCE  |
|  GOC Post  |
|  6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  |
|  1  |
|  7. COURSE  |
|  N  |
|  8. COMMENTS  |
|  "Instant" length of time observed. No details.  |

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
040 PDT

3. LOCATION
Sacramento, California

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redue
☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redue

5. SOURCE
GOC Post

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

7. COURSE
N

8. COMME…

ACTION
SEP 6 00 19 1952
1. Atcar
2. Atia.
3. C files
15

7:50

DC13
JPP005
YDA001
EYE214
XDD234
JMPML1173

PU7 47
RR REPN JEDWP JEDEN 333
DK JMPML 55F

52 352 XHJ

FM CC 20TH ADIV DEF HAMILTON AFS CALIF

TO REPN/BIR OF INTEL KRUSAF WASHDC

JEDWP/AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CEN WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFS OHIO

JEDEN/CCADC ENT AFS COLO

ZEN/CGNADF HAMILTON AFS CALIF

20TH OID/9058 ATTN JEDWP CLN ATIAA-2C

ATTN CLN DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE PD

1. ONE . DARK BLACK DISK. SPEED REPORTED AS VERY FAST. NO SOUND.
2. 0840 PDT AND 0850 PDT, 3 SEPT. 1952. OBSERVED FOR AN INSTANT.
3. VISUALLY FROM GROUND (WITH BINOCULAR…

TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE -4759.00

SECTION A

1. When did you see the object:
1.1 Date: (4th) Thurs. 52
Day Month Year
1.2 Time of Day: 9 A.M. or P.M. (Circle One)
Hrs. Min.
1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
a. Eastern
b. Central
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
(Circle One):
a. Daylight Saving
b. Standard
1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above question 1.2:
a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

2. Where were you when you saw the object:
Col. West, Life Inc. Building
Social Address
Sacramento
City or Town
Calif. S…

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4. How did you happen to notice the object? On observation duty at time

5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day 4 Month 9 Year 52

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SECTION B

6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? Observation duty

6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the object? Try to list the activity or activities and the approximate amount of time spent on each.
had been on duty for 1 hr.

7. Were you moving at any time while you saw the object? (Circle One):
Yes ☐ or No ☑

IF you answered YES, then complete the following questions:
…

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8.1 What direction were you looking when the object disappeared?
(Circle One):
a. North
b. Northeast
c. East
d. Southeast
e. South
f. Southwest
g. West
h. Northwest by West

8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above question and preceding question (8 and 8.1).
a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

9. Were you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):
Yes or No

10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One):
a. Through window glass
b. Through windshield
c. Through binoculars
d. Through telescope
e. T…

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12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 12:
a. Certain
b. Fairly sure
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

13. Did the object look: (Circle One) ☑ Solid or ☐ Transparent

14. Did the object at any time: (Circle One for each question)

14.1 Change direction? ☐ Yes ☑ No ☐ Don't know
14.2 Change speed? ☐ Yes ☑ No ☐ Don't know
14.3 Change size? ☐ Yes ☑ No ☐ Don't know
14.4 Change color? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or explode? ☐ Yes ☑ No ☐ Don't know
14.6 Give off smoke? ☐ Yes ☑ No ☐ Don't know
14.7 Change brightness? ☑ Y…

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18.2 Move in front of something? (Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know
IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved in front of.

18.3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know

19. Which of the following objects is about the same actual size as the object you saw? (Circle One):
a. Pea
b. Baseball
c. Basketball
d. Bicycle wheel
e. Office desk
f. Automobile
g. Small airplane
h. Large airplane
i. Dirigible
j. Other about 9x11 in. at 3 mi.

19.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 19.
a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not v…

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23. In the following sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it.

Overhead

![img-0.jpeg](img-0.jpeg)

24. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place an "A" at the beginning of its path and a "B" at the end of its path.

A — B

25. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw and place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

![img-1.jpeg](img-1.jpeg)

Appeared black at …