28953976.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  23 March 53 24/0432Z | Bay City, Michigan  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Actronemical (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Sky was hazy causing the object to appear to be fuzzy around the edge. Movement of object is very similar to the of a meteor.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  4 Seconds | Oval shaped, greenish object traveled an arc of 20 deg in a period of 4 seconds appearing to change brightness.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | Wes…

1 Witness
25/1122
Any County
25/1122
16

March 25, 1953.

Commanding Officer
Wright Field
Dayton, Ohio

Re: "Flying Saucers" ? ?

Dear Sir:

I wish to report an unusual celestial phenomenon quite different from single meteors, meteor showers, and lighted aircraft which I have witnessed. The attached data was recorded forthwith except room measurements verified the next day.

Very truly yours,

IWB:b

Inestionnaire sent.

1. DATE: March 23, 1953.

2. LOCATION WHERE OBSERVED: North Fractional 1/2 of Southwest Fractional 1/4 of Section 6, Town 14 North, Range 5 East, Bay County, Michigan. (greater detail on request)

3. TIME: 11:32:05 p.m. EST (verified within 15 seconds with Bell Telephone).

4. DURATION: Approximately 4 seconds (verified immediately after observation by counting "one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two" etc. at speed trained for use in photographic dark room)

5. DIRECTION OF VIEW: Approximately due west from point of observation (checked with pocket compass).

6. COLOR, SIZE and SHAPE: Color; green…

72"
80%

Northwest side of room
"A" to floor = 61"
"B" to floor = 51/2"
floor

Northwest wall
floor of room

Eye point "E"
was 26" above floor.  06-18"  Eye

Distance E-A = 92" approximately
" E-B = 105"  "
" A-B = 29 1/4"  "

North east wall

Form A

# 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 …

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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. S…

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound None heard. Window was closed.
b. Color Greenish tinge like fluorescent paint on clock dial in dark.

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.

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

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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.

Not seen in windows 1 and 2 although #2 was definitely in the field of view.

![img-0.jpeg](img-0.jpeg)

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

__________ feet. Not possible

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…