28954865.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  7 June 53 2200Z | Norwood, Ohio  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Balloon  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Balloons do not usually burst in less than one hour. Since balloon was in area, case regarded as balloon observation.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  10 - 15 Minutes | One small round sharply defined object traveled first toward the W then toward the NW. It hovered directly overhead. It disappeared behind a cumulus cloud. One hour after balloon release. Contract astro-p…

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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 such 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…

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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…

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound None
b. Color White or silvery

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.

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

19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how…

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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.

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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
g. Silver dollar
h. Baseball
i. Grap…

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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? We were watching a Kami airplane buggy a neighborhood house  |   |
|  28. IF…

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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.

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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.

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39. 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? ______________ m.p.h.

40. 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? ______________ feet.

41. Please give the following information about yourself:

NAME _________________________________________________________
ADDRESS _______________________________________________________
City _______________ Zone _______________ State _____

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