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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  14 November 1960 | Cincinnati, Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1803 GMT 14/2303Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor ☐ Air-Intercept Redor | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3-6 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | 9. COURSE Down & up.  |
|  1
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AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
OHIO

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: AFCIN-4X2

SUBJECT: Extract from Duty Officers' Report

15 NOV 1960

TO: AFCIN-4X2 (Maj. FRIEND)

The following, extracted from Capt. Menosky's Report dated 14 November 60, is quoted for your information.

1915 Capt Steele at Military Flight Services called and reported a UFO sighting by a B-47. ATC relayed the report of the pilot. He reported seeing an in air explosion near Evansville Indians. Another aircraft in the near vicinity was queried by ATC and claimed seeing a shoo
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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 may contact 
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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? Cloudy

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
☑ None
☐ A few
☐ Many
☐ Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
☑ a. Bright moonlight
☐ b. Dull moonlight
☑ c. No moonlight — pitch dark
☐ d. Don't remember

9. The object appeared: As a Bright Light
(Circle One): ☑ a. As a light
☐ b. Shiny
☐ c. Dark
☐ d. Don't remember

10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars?
Possibly not

11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)

a. Appear to stand still at any time?
☐ Yes ☑ No ☐ Don't Know

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

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.
object appeared circular with tail when it came down, when it went back up the tail was no longer visible

18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One):
a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a brig
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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.

n/a

21. How large did the object appear to you as compared to an object with which you are familiar?
Commuters by force than a star.

22. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the 
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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 (type) 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? *NEAL* d. Near an airfield? *Housing de-stept* 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?
*Visiting*

28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE 
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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

|  CLOUDS (Circle One) | WEATHER (Circle One)  |
| --- | --- |
|  a. Clear sky | ☑ a. Dry  |
|  b. Hazy | b. Fog, mist, or light rain  |
|  c. Scattered clouds | c. Moderate or heavy rain  |
|  ☑ d. Thick or heavy clouds | d. Snow  |
|   | e. Don't remember  |

35. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
Day: 11
Month: 11
Year: 60

36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑

36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑

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