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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  14 October 1958 | Dayton, Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local CMT 15/0019Z | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Rader |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE E to SE  |
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Miller

# 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 ma
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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 Blue-green then more turned red
than disappeared

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.
as described
indeterminate

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
side
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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. Pen
c. Dime
d. Nickel
e. Quarter
f. Half dollar
g. Silver dollar
h. Baseball
i. Grapefruit
j. 
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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 *on street* | 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? *brightness*  |   |
|  28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicl
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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? very fast m.p.h.

40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑ Very high
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? Field employee
Age ______ Sex M

Please indicate any special educational training 

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