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|  1. DATE-TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
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|  12 December 65 13/001 OZ | Lancing, Michigan (4 Witnesses)  |
|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION Possible (AIRCRAFT)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 Minutes | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observers watched a whitish yellow fireball type object that flew in a unusual pattern. Object flew in a high arc and then zipped along the horizon. Object was watched for about 5 minutes then disappeared but later reappeared. Description is consistent with that of an aircraft observation. Observation after sunse
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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 (twilight)
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.
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? After watching it for about 5 minutes it disappeared for about 2-3 minutes, then it reappeared.
(see #28)

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 abou
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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? _______________  |
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|  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? _______________  |
|  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?
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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.

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" at the end of the path, and show any changes in dire
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
No

31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One)
☐ Yes ☐ No

31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One)
☐ Yes ☐ No

31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
[redacted]
[redacted]
[redacted]
[redacted]
[redacted]
[redacted]
[redacted]
[redacted]
[redacted]
[redacted]

[redacted] Ave. Lansing, Michigan
[redacted] Lansing, Michigan

32. Please give the following information about yourself:

NAME: [redacted]
First Name: [redacted]
Middle N
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire:
Day: 10
Month: July
Year: 1966

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.
By the time we had an 80 power telescope focused on it, it was so far away that we could not make out any more details of the object than when we first saw it with the naked eye. The object finally got so far away that we couldn't see it.

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