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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
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|  29 February 1956 | South Africa Victoria West, Cape Province | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2110 GMT 29/1910Z | 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 Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION six seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE northerly ☐ O…

APPENDIX III
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 neces…

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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 (clouds) 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  |
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|  9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? | (Circle One): ☑ Yes | a. No b. 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…

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound it made no sound
b. Color a very terrific bright green and illuminating the smoky and around slowly

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 extreme trails or vapour trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

Half hummus closed
Bright green object
but great degree of water

18. The edges of the object were:…

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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

21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension. 150 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?

(Circle One):
a. Head of a gun
b. Feet
c. Dime
d. Nail
e. Gun
f. Half dollar
g. Silver dollar
h. Baseball
i. Gro…

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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? I was walking along a road in the wood-roof. I noticed the cloud and after a…

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22. In the following shrank, 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 (phyllos) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (phyllos) when you last saw it.

22. In the following shrank, 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 (phyllos) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (…

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|  34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?  |
| --- |
|  34.1 CLOUDE (Circle One)  |
|  a. Clear sky  |
|  b. Hazy  |
|  c. Scattered clouds  |
|  d. Track or heavy clouds  |
|  e. Don't remember  |
|  34.2 WIND (Circle One)  |
|  a. No wind  |
|  b. Slight breeze  |
|  c. Strong wind  |
|  d. Don't remember  |
|  34.3 WEATHER (Circle One)  |
|  a. Dry  |
|  b. Fog, mist, or light rain  |
|  c. Moderate or heavy rain  |
|  d. Snow  |
|  e. Don't remember  |
|  34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)  |
|  a. Cold  |
|  b. Cool  |
|  c. Warm  |
|  d. Ho…