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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 10. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  6 Oct 1963 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1800 OHT 06/2350Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 Seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | 9. COURSE Manuvered  |
| …

6 Oct
22 November 1963

HQ USAF
SAF-GIPB
WASHINGTON, D.C., 20330

Dear Sirs:

I am enclosing FTD Form 164; U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION.

Contained in this questionnaire are details of a sighting which took place during the early evening hours of 6 October 1963. The original information was compiled on the day of the sighting.

The information contained on the enclosed form is, to the best of my knowledge, true and correct. I shall be happy to notarize a statement to that effect.

It would be appreciated if I may be informed of your analysis of this sighting.

Sincerely

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
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. Transparen…

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
Vanishing completely, though much more rapidly than if you compared it with turning off a light bulb.

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 the object:
a. Sound no discernibl…

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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? 40-60 mph

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? 7 miles

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: Aqp 4-6 key building

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

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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.

[Diagram: A 3D sketch with labeled parts: "90", "75", "60", "44.8", "95", "30", "15", "A", "B", "A (looking south)"]

28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object …

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34. Date you completed this questionnaire:
Day: 22
Month: 11
Year: 1963

35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.

The day following this sighting, I contacted the U.S. Weather Bureau at International Airport and the Franklin Institute Astronomy Dept. Both sources said they received no reports of a meteor on the day of the sighting.

There was a light plane located below and to the east of the object. Its red navigation lamp flashed and was easily discernible.

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