USAF record 302555691
302555691
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PROJECT 10373 RECORD
DATE · TIME GROUP 8 September 66 09/0132Z
LOCATION Clarksburg, West Virginia (Multiple)
SOURCE Civilian
NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 70 Minutes
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
COURSE NW
PHOTOS [HW: Yes]
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [HW: No]
CONCLUSION Astro (ARCTURUS) [HW: Jst]
At the time of the observation Arcturus was on an azimuth of 283 deg at an elevation of 15 deg.
BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: Observers watched an object in the western sky for over one hour before it appeared to begin to move toward the NW. The object was spinning like a top and had lights flashing from it. Its movement would similar to a helicopter-up and down sideways. It would completely black out at times and then appear in a different place. ARCTURUS being a yellow-orange colored star with a stellar magnitude of approximately 0.2 is quite bright when low on horizon. The available information is consistent with that of a star.
FORM FTD SEP43 C-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10373 RECORD DATE · TIME GROUP 8 September 66 09/0132Z LOCATION Clarksburg, West Virginia (Multiple) SOURCE Civilian NUMBER OF OBJECTS One LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 70 Minutes TYPE OF OBSERVATION…
- Page 2 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…
- Page 3 Page 2 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…
- Page 4 Page 3 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? [REDACTED] 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF…
- Page 5 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? [ILLEGIBLE] 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from…
- Page 6 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…
- Page 7 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before? If so give date or dates and location. [HW: 8] 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) [HW: Yes] No 31.2…
- Page 8 Page 7 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: [STAMP: 2 Oct 1966] 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a…
- Page 9 FTD (TDETS)46 Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 27 September 1966 Mrs. Nutter Fort, West Virginia 26303 Dear Mrs. Reference your unidentified observation of 8 September 1966. The information which we…
- Page 10 1 Sept 16, 1926 Sir: I don't know exactly how to write this letter except to say that I am a good deal older and intelligent, which is very peculiar. I don't think my father had ever seen anything…