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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  14 Sep 59 | Maple Heights, Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1900 GMT 14/2406Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ 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 10-15 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE stationary  |
|  10. BR…

Maple Heights, Ohio
September 15, 1959

SUBJECT: U.F.O. Sighting - Area: Cleveland, O. - September 14, 1959

U.F.O. Project Officer
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

Gentlemen:

Following is a report of a U.F.O. sighting made at approximately 19 hundred hours,
September 14, 1959.

LOCATION: West of Maple Heights, O. - estimated to be considerably in excess
of ten miles distance.

HEIGHT: Probably 50,000 feet or more.

SIZE: Slightly larger and brighter than North Star when viewed with
the naked eye.

MOVEMENT: None (from viewing position) Observed for ten to fifteen minutes
until o…

14 SEP 59
SAFIS-3d/ | Tacker/mhb/72291

28 September 1959

Dear Mr. [redacted]

This is to acknowledge your letter of 14 September 1959 concerning an Unidentified Flying Object you sighted recently near Maple Heights, Ohio.

Your letter contained insufficient data to allow a valid conclusion. Therefore request you complete the attached Air Force questionnaire in regard to this sighting and forward the completed paper to the Air Force Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for analysis and evaluation.

Sincerely,

LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Public Information …

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 may contac…

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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?
d.…

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound None
b. Color Light tan - as though raye of low use passing thru white or silver object

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.
No markings - No movement

18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply o…

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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.

Motionless in telescope stationed on tripod.

21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.

200 feet. or more

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. Pea - then 50 power scope
c. Dime
d. Nickel
…

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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 _________________  |
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|  27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? Neighbors noticed it due to billiards & called me to come out & bring my…