USAF record 302580041
302580041
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DA*E TIME GROUP 14/2100CDT 14 Sept 68 15/0100Z 2. LOCATION Kawonna, Indiana (Multiple) 3. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Two 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 90 Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual (EX) 7. COURSE See Case 8. PHOTOS No 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE No
CONCLUSION Probable Astro (AROTURUS)
BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
The observer sighted what at first appeared to be a star. Of course the stars were out and it was quite dark out. This object seemed very red and orange by just looking up at it. Of course through the binoculars we seen flashes off and on. The object was seen fairly low in the WSW and last seen in the WWN. The Observer also saw another similar light to the S.
COMMENTS: There was a temperature inversion in the area at the time. Base Control Tower stated that a bright star or planet was in the night sky in the general bearing of the reported "UFO". Initially Arcturus was at approximately 17 deg elevation, 281 deg azimuth, at the end of the sighting it would have been at about 3 deg elevation, 255 deg azimuth. Thus the first object was probable Arcturus and second object also a Star/Planet but there wasn't enough information [REDACTED]
FORM FTD SEP'63 O-329 (TDE) Previous form [ILLEGIBLE] A be used
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DA*E TIME GROUP 14/2100CDT 14 Sept 68 15/0100Z 2. LOCATION Kawonna, Indiana (Multiple) 3. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Two 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 90 Minutes 6. TYPE…
- Page 2 SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL NUMBER 21-838 THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE…
- Page 3 6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN "A" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE…
- Page 4 8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.) OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN…
- Page 5 10. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING? [HW: There were two. This one moved up…
- Page 6 13. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY? BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE! CHANGE COLOR? GIVE OFF SMOKE? CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? CHANGE SHAPE?…
- Page 7 15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN…
- Page 8 17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL, TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA. EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS…
- Page 9 22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? ☐ YES ☐ NO. IF "YES," GIVE DATE AND LOCATION. [REDACTED] 23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? ☐ YES ☐ NO. IF "YES,"…
- Page 10 27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. My next door neighbor Mr.…