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|  1. DATE | LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
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|  5 Aug 1951 | Herkimer, New York | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2330 GMT 06/0430Z | 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 3 - 5 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE South  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Solid ob…

Dept. of Defense
U.S. Air Force
Office of Public Information
Washington 25, D.C.

Dec. 4, 1953

Sirs:

Subject: "Flying Sauers"

Note: D. E. Kayhoe's book, *Flying Sauers* from *Outer Space*, lists in his Appendix, a "Form A, U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet", I wish to request a copy of this form.

Do not claim to have seen a "Flying Sauer," but, if you're interested, will report a fireball, seen in level flight in the Adirondack's some time ago. Inquiry regarding some was made at the time to the Hayden Planetarium — they had no reports at the time of fireballs, thought it meteoric.…

C-30214

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
8 Dec 53

MEMO FOR Captain Hardin

Would you please send this man a questionairre? I have made no reply to his letter.

Thanks
Lt White

We do not know of any special meteor which was seen on the date you mention, but records of these do not appear until later, in the magazines.

It might have been an ordinary airplane, perhaps; we cannot tell as well as you. There were no special meteor showers due on that date, but very often there are "spurious" meteors, that is, those not belonging to any particular shower, which fall and are seen, singly. Some o…

Form A

# U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

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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,…

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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 bl…

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound *In the silent night of the quiet forest, absolutely no sound heard.*
b. Color *Spherical reddish object, partly obscured by vivid green light which surrounded it and streamed behind it. No dimming nor brightening seen.*

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 movi…

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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.

A ———————————————————————————————————————— B

Steady, straight, level, unwavering flight.

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?

(Circ…

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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 _________________ | 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 In the woods  |
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|  27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? *Was awakened from sleep by snapping of deadwood, got out of sleeping bag to …