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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | July 1958 | 2. LOCATION | Little Neck, New York  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local night GMT not given | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 5 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | about 20  |
|  9. COURSE | Southerly | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | About 20 objects in formation like ducks observed at night. Flight from East to SouthEast.  |
|  11. COMMENTS | Objects observed in 1958. Reported in…

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Washington 25, D.C. March 14, 1963

PUBLIC AFFAIRS MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION, USAF SUBJECT: Referral of Correspondence

The inclosed correspondence is forwarded for consideration and appropriate action to include direct reply to the writer who has not been notified of this referral. Information copy of your reply is not requested.

Incl: Ltr dtd March '63 Little Neck, N.Y.

Staff Assistant Directorate for Special Activities Room 2D 776, The Pentagon Liberty 5-6700, Ext. 76462

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Appendix III

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION S…

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|  8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?  |
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|  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): ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ 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…

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30. Does 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.

A — B
THEY WENT STRAIGHT FOR A WHILE
THEN BROKE UP, WENT MANY DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS, THEN SLOWLY DISAPPEARED

31. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its largest dimension.
Just. COULD NOT TELL

32. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand
an…

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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 (abyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (abyline) when you last saw it.

[Image of a diagram showing a path with labeled parts: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z]

33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at i…

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|  29. 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.  |
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|  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? H0,000 feet.  |
|  41. Please give the following information about yourself: NO ☑ Last Name: _______________ Last Address: _______________ ADDRESS: _______________ STATE: LITTLE ROCK 62, N.Y. Telephone Number: _______________ What is your pr…