USAF record 302583991
302583991
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 23/0555 EDT 23 Oct 69 23/0552
2. LOCATION Vandalia, Ohio
3. SOURCE Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One (1)
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] minutes
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
7. COURSE W to NW
8. PHOTOS X No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE X No
10. CONCLUSION Probable Balloon
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: The observer sighted a brown ball about 8 ft in diameter that had a flashing lights. The observer thought it was a plane until he noted its odd flight path and heard no sound.
COMMENTS: The description is similar to that of a weather balloon or garment bag hot air balloon. There are also numerous aircraft in the area. Note the observer is only 12 years old.
FORM FTD SEP'63 D-229 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 23/0555 EDT 23 Oct 69 23/0552 2. LOCATION Vandalia, Ohio 3. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One (1) 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] minutes 6. TYPE…
- Page 2 SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL NUMBER 21-834 THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE…
- Page 3 6A. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO…
- Page 4 B 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? 11. CONDITIONS (Check appropriate…
- Page 6 13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN HOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? [HW: ] STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? [HW: ] SHOULDER SHOULDER UP AND RUN AWAY! [HW: ] BREAK UP INTO PARTS AND EXPLODE! [HW: ] CHANGE COLOR?…
- 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. 23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? [YES] NO. IF "YES," DID THEY SEE IT…
- 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. [HW: No apparent propulsion] PAGE…