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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  DATE | LOCATION | LOCATIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  20 August 52 | Sonoma, California | ☐ Gas Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  DATE-TIME GROUP | TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Gas ☐ Ground-Red ☐ Ground-Red ☐ Air-Vis ☐ Air-In/air-rot ☐ Air-Vis ☐ Pass ☐ Other  |
|  Local 0932 POT | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Red | ☐ Air-In/air-rot ☐ Air-In/air-rot ☐ Air-Vis ☐ Pass ☐ Other  |
|  CMT | SOURCE | ☐ Gas ☐ Air ☐ Air-In/air-rot ☐ Air-Vis ☐ Pass ☐ Other  |
|  PHOTOS | COC Post | ☐ Gas ☐ Air ☐ Air-In/air-rot ☐ Air-Vis ☐ Pass ☐ Other  |
|  ☐ Yes ☐ No …

TENTATIVE
ORSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE

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SECTION A

1. When did you see the object:
1.1 Date: 20 August 1952
Day: Month: Year: 1952
1.2 Time of Day: Times indicated (A.M. or P.M. (Circle One))
Hrs.: Min.: (A.M. or P.M. (Circle One))

1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
a. Eastern
b. Central
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other

(Circle One):
a. Daylight Saving
b. Standard

1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above question 1.2:
a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

2. Where were you when you saw the object:
Postal Ad…

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4. How did you happen to notice the object? While acting as civilian
Ground Observer in the Air Defense System.

5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
20 August 1953
Day Month Year

SECTION B

6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? Searching
the sky for aircraft.

6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the object? Try to list the activity or activities and the approximate amount of time spent on each.
Same as 6.

7. Were you moving at any time while you saw the object? (Circle One):
Yes or No
IF you answered YES, th…

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8.1 What direction were you looking when the object disappeared?
(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g. West
d. Southeast h. Northwest

8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above question and preceding question (8 and 8.1).
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess

9. Were you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):
Yes or No

10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One): a. Through window glass e. Through theodolite
b. Through windshield f. Through sunglasses
c. Through …

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12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 12:
a. Certain
b. Fairly sure
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

13. Did the object look: (Circle One) ☑ Solid or ☐ Transparent

14. Did the object at any time:
(Circle One for each question)

14.1 Change direction? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.2 Change speed? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.3 Change size? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.4 Change color? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or explode? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.6 Give off smoke? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.7 Change brightness? ☑ Y…

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18.2 Move in front of something? (Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know
IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved in front of.

18.3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know

19. Which of the following objects is about the same actual size as the object you saw? (Circle One):
a. Pea
b. Baseball
c. Basketball
d. Bicycle wheel
e. Office desk
f. Automobile
g. Small airplane
h. Large airplane
i. Dirigible
j. Other
Gets in driving distance, the object must have been an image and

19.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question …

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23. In the following 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.

Overhead

Horizon  Horizon
You

24. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place an "A" at the beginning of its path and a "B" at the end of its path.

The objects travelled in a straight line until just before they disappeared into the clouds, at which time they seemed to fly in tight circles for a few seconds.

25. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object. Label and include in your sketch any details of th…

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SECTION E

26. Was this the first time that you have seen an object like this?
(Circle One): ☑ Yes or ☐ No

26.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what conditions did you see other ones?

27. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
I have no way of knowing what the objects were. Please see my further comments on page 8.

28. Give the following information about yourself:
|  NAME | Last Name | First Name | Middle Name  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ADDRESS | Street | City | Zone  |
|  |   |   |   |
|  |   |   |   |
|  |   |   |   |
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