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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 02  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. January 66 | 09/07/02  |
|  3. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 5 - 10 minutes  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | Stationary  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | Astro (MOON) JH  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Observer saw a huge orange light about the size of a room about a quarter of a mile away. It looked as though the woods were on fire. It seemed to be 20-30 feet off the ground. It went up a little 
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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 o
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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 (handwritten note: "less air except room air" and "room air" written above)

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

CLOUDS (Circle One):
a. Clear sky
b. Hazy
c. Scattered clouds
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.
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
It either disappeared by either going straight west or quickly faded away. It was gone within one minute.

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: When we seen it, it was behind some trees in a dense part of a wood's.

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. Te
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑
*When moving up and down it would be slow movement.*

IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?
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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?
*At miles or less*

22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One):
a. Inside a building ☑
b. In a ca
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27. 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. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.

28. 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 dire
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
No

31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One)
☐ Yes ☐ No

31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One)
☐ Yes ☐ No

31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
Only me & my wife.

32. Please give the following information about yourself:

|  NAME | Last Name | First Name | Middle Name  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ADDRESS | Street | City | Zone  |
|   |  |  | Ohio  |
|  TELEPHONE NUMBER |  | AGE | 33  |
|   |  | SEX | M  |

Indicate
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire:
Day 22 Month Feb Year 1866

35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.

you can get an exact picture of what we seen in the January 1866 Popular Science Magazine on Page 75. The one in the right hand bottom picture. We seen the picture the following day.

The object was there longer than we saw it. How much we don't know. It was there in the middle of the tree when we seen it.

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