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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

|  1. DATE | LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  16 Aug 52 | Cobati, California | ☐ Was Belonged ☐ Probably Belonged ☐ Possibly Imposed  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Arrested ☐ Probably Arrested ☐ Possibly Arrested  |
|  Local 1245 PDP CMT 1445 | ☐ Ground Visits ☐ Arm Visits ☐ Amistadment Roster | ☐ Was Accompanied ☐ Probably Accompanied ☐ Possibly Accompanied  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☐ No | COC Observer |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER …

Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio

22 September 1952

Pres. Bar

- connection - Misc - Santa Rosa Calif

Miss _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Santa Rosa, California

Dear Miss _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Your recent report of unidentified aerial phenomena has been received by the Air Technical Intelligence Center. Inclosed …

(J) 33.01

TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE

SECTION A

1. When did you see the object:
1.1 Date: 16 August 1952
Day Month Year
1.2 Time of Day: 12 35 A.M. or P.M. (Circle One)
Mrs. Min.
1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
a. Eastern
b. Central
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
(Circle One):
a. Daylight Saving
b. Standard
1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above question 1.2:
a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

2. Where were you when you saw the object:
Observation Post Santa Rosa California U.S.A.
Postal Address City or Tow…

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4. How did you happen to notice the object? I was serving my shift as a ground observer.

5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
16 Day
August Month
1952 Year

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SECTION B

6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? Watching for planes

6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the object? Try to list the activity or activities and the approximate amount of time spent on each.
Started my shift at Observation Post at 12 noon. Objects began to appear at 12:35 P.M.

7. Were you moving at any time while you saw the object? (…

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8.1 What direction were you looking when the object disappeared?
(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g. West
d. Southeast h. Northwest

8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above question and preceding question (8 and 8.1).
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess

9. Were you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):
Yes ☑ or No ☐

10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One): a. Through window glass e. Through theodolite
b. Through windshield f. Through sunglasses
c. Thro…

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12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 12:
a. Certain
b. Fairly sure
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

13. Did the object look: (Circle One) ☑ Solid or ☐ Transparent

14. Did the object at any time: (Circle One for each question)

14.1 Change direction? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.2 Change speed? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.3 Change size? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.4 Change color? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or explode? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.6 Give off smoke? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.7 Change brightness? ☑ Y…

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18.2 Move in front of something? (Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know ☐
IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved in front of.

18.3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes ☑ No ☐ Don't know ☐

19. Which of the following objects is about the same actual size as the object you saw? (Circle One):
a. Pea
b. Baseball
c. Basketball
d. Bicycle wheel
e. Office desk
f. Automobile
g. Small airplane
h. Large airplane
i. Dirigible
j. Other ping pong ball

19.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 19.
a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not very s…

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23. In the following 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.

Overhead

Horizon  Horizon
You

24. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place an "A" at the beginning of its path and a "B" at the end of its path.

25. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw and place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

G

Just a perfectly round-white object - extremely high, …