28954188.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  31 March 53 31/2045Z | Williams AFB, Arizona  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | BALLOON A/c in the area was not reported to ATIC. A pibell weather balloon is scheduled to be launched at 2100Z (15 minutes before sighting) at Phoenix, Arizona. Winds aloft were not reported to ATIC. Description consistent with Airborne Balloon observation.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  One | Silver disc shaped object traveled at a high rate of speed in A S direction. Object was observed 16 miles W of Willi…

Multiple
TT-52
2 April 1953
ATIAN-5

CSAF ITEM 2 (REDACTED)
FROM CAPTAIN HARRY B SMITH
TO LT GLASON ATIAN-5

THE FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED AS A CIRCLE REPORT
FROM WILLIAMS AFB DTG 312314Z AT 1245
HOURS MET THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS RECEIVED
BY PHOENIX TWR. QUOTE MR (REDACTED) FLY A
CIVILIAN ARIGRAFT TYPE UNKNOWN REPORTED
AND UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT PART OF SO MT.
THE OBJECT WAS TRAVELING FROM N TO S AT AN
ALTITUDE OF 5, (REDACTED) FEET AT A TERRIFIC RATE OF
SPEED. THE LOCATION IS APPROX AS BEING 6
MILES SE OF BY HARBOR APT. (33 DEGREES 21
MIN N LATITUDE AND 112 DEGREES 4 MIN E
LONGITUDE). THE OBJECT A…

Form A

# 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 …

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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?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. S…

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound NONE
b. Color SILVER

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.

PHY - AIRPORT
COURSE 1
315° MAG
TRUE NORTH MAG NORTH
OBJECT
TRAVELED
FROM
SOUTH NORTH
TO
SOUTH

18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharpl…

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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.

SEE .17.

21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.

9 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. Baseball
i. Grapefruit…

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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 _________________  |
| --- | --- |
|  27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? *MAKING A 500' A MINUTE LET DOWN TO PHOENIX*  |   |
|  28. IF you were M…

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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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