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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3 Sep 59 | Trotwood, Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2305 Local GMT | 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 ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 1/2 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE East  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright orange obj w/…

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 3 Sep 59 | 2. LOCATION | Trotwood, Ohio  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 2305 Local GMT | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1 1/2 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE | East | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Bright orange obj w/slightly blurred edges. No sound. Looked like ball of fire. Obj traveled fm Northeast, made a circle & gradually faded away to the East.  |
|  11. COMMEN…

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DANIEL G.
TROTWOOD, OHIO

# 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 …

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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?:
(Brighter than the stars — but no exceptional brightness appeared to be about 1 mile away)

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound _______________ no sound
b. Color _______________ bright-orange

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.
Round Ball all the way.
Facing North - GYNE
NE
Needing Towards South
No Trail
Crossed out
Grandpy Crossed over
Crossed over

18. The edges of the object …

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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. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.
feet. Cannot estimate - but 15 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 pin
b. Pea
c. Dime
d. Nickel
e. Quarter
f. Half dollar
g. Silver dollar
h. Baseba…

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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? Was plsary aware borealis - called to attack by another member of party  |  …

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

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

33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.

![img-1.jpeg](img-1.jpeg)

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