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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 8 Dec 1943 | 2. LOCATION | Annandale, Virginia  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 530PM GMT 8/2230Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 Seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   | Object moving through 30 deg arc in two seconds. Appeared to oscillate brighter than North Star. Red glow dimmed in intensity. Plume zig-zagged. Witness observed object at dusk.  …

December 27, 1963

Dear Colone:

This is in reference to the unidentified sighting you reported to this Headquarters earlier this month.

Your observation was discussed with Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Professor of Astronomy at Northwestern University, Director of Dearborne Observatory and USAF Consultant to Project Blue Book. Dr. Hynek is of the opinion that the sighting was probably a meteor. While unusual, vapor trails do appear to oscillate. A red trail is not as common as a white or blue-green trail, however, a redish trail can be accented at dusk by rays from the setting sun.

The speed of this …

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

REPLY TO: TDEW
ATTS OF:
SUBJECT: Evaluation of UFO Sighting (Lt Col)

TO: Hq USAF SAF-OIPB (Mrs Gaiser)
Wash 25 D C

The following information is provided to assist you in preparing a letter to Lt Colonel [redacted], Wm [redacted], Annandale, Virginia.

a. The observation of Colonel [redacted] was discussed with Doctor J Allen Hynek, Professor of Astronomy at Northwestern University, Director of Dearborne Observatory and USAF Consultant to Project Blue Book.

b. Dr …

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION

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. 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 you for further details.

|  1. When did you see the o…

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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 DusK
d. Don't remember

9. 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

10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid
b. Trans…

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? Yes, as it moved across the sky, I remained in intensity and the trail of light left by the object displayed as the object disappeared.

15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't Know. If you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind:

16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't Know. If you answered YES, then tell what in front of:

17. Tell in a few words the following things about …

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20. 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? _Osmosis, I return speed_

21. 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? _Way in oil, absorption_

22. 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 _______________

23. Were you (Circle One)
a. In the business section of a city?
b. In …

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27. 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. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.

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28. 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…