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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 13-27 Sep 59 | 2. LOCATION | Risley, West Va. | 12. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astromedical ☐ Possibly Astronomical ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1830-1930 Local CMT | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |  |   |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian |  |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF 
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SUNSET

SEP 12
1815 EST @ 75.00 LONG.
1843 LOCAL @ 82.00 LONG

SEP 27
1750 EST @ 75.00 LONG.
1818 LOCAL @ 82.00 LONG.

END EV. TWILTS

SEP 17
1849 EST @ 75.00 LONG
1917 LOCAL @ 82.00 LONG

SEP 27
1836 EST @ 75.00 LONG.
1904 LOCAL @ 82.00 LONG
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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 so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contac
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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
*No Moon*

9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One):
a. Yes
b. No
*seems to have a light hanging from blue to red. Not steady*

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 (a distan
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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound No
b. Color Object 'tell' changes colors blue to red

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.
oblong

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 plain outline

19. 
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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.

much longer - than an end. star.
+ much brighter

21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension. _____ 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
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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 *on trip for a hill*  |
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|  27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? _____________________________________________________________________
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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One)
a. Clear sky
b. Hazy
c. Scattered clouds
d. Thick 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. Hot
e. Don't remember

35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day _________ Month _________ Year _________

36. Was anyone e

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