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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  27 June 1963 | Ironton, Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☑ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 2100 GMT 28/0200Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | …

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APIN: 19655 (29 Jun 63) Page 3 of 3 Pages

PAGE THREE RUWGNH 245

6 KTS 10,000 FT 070 DEGREES 3 KTS; 16,000 FT 310 DEGREES 6 KTS 20,000 FT 050 DEGREES 10 KTS; 30,000 FT 330 DEGREES 10 KTS; 50,000 FT 010 DEGREES 24 KTS; 60,000 FT 060 DEGREES 18 KTS.

/3/ CEILING 35,000 FT SCATTERED HIGH SCATTERED. /4/ VISIBILITY 10 MILES. /5/ SCATTERED CLOUDS. /6/ CB BUILDUPS OBSERVED FROM KELLY WEATHER STATION 6 MILES NORTH OF THE OBSERVERS POSITION/CSS OBSERVED NORTH NORTHEAST TO EAST MOVING NORTH. SMALL BUILDUPS SOUTH. /7/ VERTIC…

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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 …

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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. The object appeared:
(Circle One):
a. As a light ☐
b. Shiny ☑
c. Dark
d. Don't remember

10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars?
yes

11. Did the object:
(Circle One for each question)

a. Appear to stand still at any time?
☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't Know

b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any…

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound no sound
b. Color color of bright lights

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.

wheel flat with lights. covered it

18. The edges of the object were: (Circle One):
a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
e. Other

1…

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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.

21. How large did the object appear to you as compared to an object with which you are familiar?
automobile wheel

22. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would have be…

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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 (type) 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. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? g. Other _______________  |
| --- | --- |
|  27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? *Driving into town, spotted from back seat 7 car, costed until the afraid fr…

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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

|  CLOUDS (Circle One) | WEATHER (Circle One)  |
| --- | --- |
|  a. (Clear sky) | a. Dry  |
|  b. Hazy | b. Fog, mist, or light rain  |
|  c. Scattered clouds | c. Moderate or heavy rain  |
|  d. Thick or heavy clouds | d. Snow  |
|   | e. Don't remember  |

35. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
FTO
27 June 63

36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) ☑ Yes ☐ No
4 + 1

36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) ☑ Yes ☐ No
monitors
…