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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  13 May 65 14/0300 | Storm Lake, Iowa  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | AIRCRAFT  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Possible A/c observation. Detail observed inconsistent with weather conditions.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  1-2 Minutes | Cloudy night, dull moonlight. Brighter than a bright star. Disappeared behind clouds. White with a red light. Whistling buzzing sound accompanied with flight. Object looked like it was spinning. Estimated speed 800 mph, altitude at 1 mile. 
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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
d. Don't remember

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. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid
b. Transparen
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
YES, IT WENT BEHIND A CLOUD

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: A CLOUD

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. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound A HIGH PITCHED, WHISTLING BUZZ
b. Color OVERALL WHITE, WITH A RED LIGHT

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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) ☑ Yes ☐ No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 800 m.p.h.

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? 1 mile up

22. 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 (type)
e. At sea
f. Other _______________

23. Were you (Circle One)
a. In the business section of a city?
b. ☑ In the residential section of
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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.

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:
STORM LAKE, IOWA
STORM LAKE, IOWA

32. Please give the following information about yourself:
|  NAME | Last Name | First Name | Middle Name  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ADDRESS | Street | STORM LAKE | City  |
|   |  | Zone | Iowa  |
|   |  | State |   |
|  TELEPHONE NUMBER |  | AGE |
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire:
Day: 21
Month: May
Year: 1965

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.

I was on the south side of our house, hunting night crawlers with my brother and my friend.

I was watching the ground when exclaimed, "There's a satellite," and pointed to the object in the sky. When we looked up, we immediately spotted the fast-moving object. I said something to the effect, "That's not a satellite, it's too low, and it's moving to

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