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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 26 Feb 64 | 2. LOCATION Trenton, Michigan | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP • Local 2105, 2120 GMT 27/0205Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual TX ☐ 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 35 min (?) | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS two, one (?) | 9. COURSE West & East  |
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Feb 26, 1964
Trenton Michigan

Dear Sir, (s)

At 2:105 and 30 seconds eastern standard time, I sighted a U.P.O. over Trenton Michigan. It came out of the clouds at the poisons of 42. languitude and 97 latitude, traveling from northwest to northwest. At 9:20 it came from out of the clouds recaping its route going to opposite way. It was traveling to far to be a star, besides, a star traveling far is called a canal and has a tail, this didn't have a tail. I tracked it and caught a glimmer of it through my telescope. It looks like this, i

I assure you it was weather & stars

this end
was in …

United States Air Force

Washington D.C.
FTD
EW (UFO)

WESTCHESTER
FEB 17
1964
4:10 PM

Explicitly Data

5 March 1964

Trenton, Michigan

Dear Mr.

Additional information is essential for evaluation of your sighting, such as date of sighting, direction of flight and color of object. Would you please complete the inclosed form and return it to Hq Air Force, SAFOI-PB, in the envelope provided.

Thank you for reporting this unknown object to the Air Force.

Sincerely,

RECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr
Captain, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena
Branch

The new fiscal year has just begun, and I hope that the newly formed Atmospheric Optics group can be given its own head of steam - some $10,000 wort…

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 obje…

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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
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 – LOW ON HORIZON
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. So…

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? YES, it disappeared
INTO SOME CLOUDS LOW ON THE HORIZON AT
AN ACCELERATED SPEED.

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. Tail in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound NO…

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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One)
☑ Yes
☐ No
I HELD A YARD STICK 1 FOOT AWAY FROM EYES, THE OBJECT MOVED 3 IN. IN 2 SECONDS.
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?

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 busines…