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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Mar 1958 | Kettering, Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 1945 GMT 11/0055Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 24 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COMMENT This is SE Determined to be a/c…

Definitely 2/c

# U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

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 that, if it is deemed necess…

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. 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

. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?

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

. 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)? (Just very visible)
b. Several blocks away?
c. …

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5. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound _No sound_
b. Color _White flashing - dim green on right, thin cream on left_

7. 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.
_No shape could be distinguished_

8. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One):
a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlin…

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1. 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.

Kettering

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

2. 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):
between
a. Head of a pin
b. Pea
c. Dime
d. Nickel
e. Quarter
f. Half dollar
g. Silver dollar
h. Baseball
i.…

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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 d. 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? e. 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? Out on beggars night and looking for spectator  |
| --- |
|  28. IF …

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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One)
a. Clear sky
b. Hazy
c. Scattered clouds
d. Thick or heavy clouds
e. Don't remember

34.2 WIND (Circle One)
a. No wind
b. Slight breeze
c. Strong wind
d. Don't remember

34.3 WEATHER (Circle One)
a. Dry
b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Snow
e. Don't remember

34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. Cold
b. Cool
c. Warm
d. Hot
e. Don't remember

35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day _________ Month _________ Year _________

36. Was anyone e…

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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? No 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? No feet.

41. Please give the following information about yourself:

NAME
Last Name First Name Middle Name

ADDRESS
Street Kettering City Zone 29 Zip State Ohio

TELEPHONE NUMBER

What is your present job? Manf. Rep.
Age 37 Sex M

Please indicate any special educational training that you hav…