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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 3 Sep 60 | 2. LOCATION | Dayton, Ohio  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 2230 CMT 04/0330Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 45 min plus | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |   |   | stationary  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | A green light with red light revolving around it. Was seen through binoculars and telescope. A match head would cover the object.  |
|  11. COM
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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 necessary, we may contact 
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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, 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. The object appeared:
(Circle One):
a. As a light
b. Shiny
c. Dark
d. Don't remember
Green with red light revolving around it

10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars?
No.

11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)

a. Appear to stand still at any time?
☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't Know

b. Sud
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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound: None
b. Color: Green in the dark, light, or light, as shown in

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. Other: Clear, light

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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. How large did the object appear to you as compared to an object with which you are familiar?

22. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the
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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 (type) 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. 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?<br/><br/>Walking dog

28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other veh
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32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.

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

33. In the following larger 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. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.

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

![img-2
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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

CLOUDS (Circle One)
a. Clear sky
b. Hazy
c. Scattered clouds
d. Thick or heavy clouds

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

35. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
ATIC - SDO
00 Day 00 Month 00 Year

36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) ☑ Yes ☐ No
Mrs. [redacted]
Mrs. [redacted]
Mrs. [redacted]
Mrs. [redacted]
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) ☑ Yes ☐

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