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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 10 November 1957 | 2. LOCATION Muncie, Indiana |   | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 10/23:02 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |   |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian |   | ☐ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☑ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION unknown | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE horizon to 
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10/2340Z
Plots - Connorsville, FWD
Witness
U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
ATTACK
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
a. None
☑ b. A few
c. Many
d. Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember

9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One):
a. Yes
b. No
c. Don't remember

10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One) ☑ a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound _________________________________________________________
b. Color Bright Weight Light

17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
e
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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.
feet.

22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand and at about arm's length?

(Circle One):
a. Head of a pin
b. Pea
c. Dime
d. Nickel
e. Quarter
f. Half dollar
g. Silver dollar
h. Baseball
i. Grapefruit
j. Basketbal
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|  25. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In a car c. Outdoors ☑ In an airplane e. At sea f. Other _________________ | 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? ☑ Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? g. Other _________________  |
| --- | --- |
|  27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?  |   |
|  ________________________________________________________________
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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? __________ m.p.h.

40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? __________ feet.

41. Please give the following information about yourself:

NAME
Last Name
First Name Middle Name

ADDRESS
Street City Zone State

TELEPHONE NUMBER

What is your present job?

Age __________ Sex __________

Please indicate any special educational training that you ha
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STRIKH LINE.
Pilot,
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CONNERSVILLE IND.
F/Y. IN 3802 POPA.

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