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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

3 Jul;~r 1954 F . 'ia Wos Balloon

3. DATE·TIME CROUP

aJ.rchil d AFB, 1.'lashington o Probably Balloon I -::~=-:-:=-=::-:-=-:-:-:-:-:---------+4.~-:-T-:-Y:-:-P-E--:-O...,.F-0-8-S-E-R~V-A-T~IO-H----=-~-----l O p 0 s , ; bl Y Balloon

Locol J 81;0 - ?000 a. Ground- VI suol 0 Ground- Rod or 0 Wa s Ai 1 crof I 0 Pro bably Aircraft

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0 Air- VI suol 0 Air• Intercept Radar 0 Pos s ibl y Aircraft ~~~~==================~-+76 .• _;so~U~R~C~E~~------~~~~~~~~~~ 0 Was Astronomical

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8. NUMBER mr OBJECTS 9. COURSE

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0 Insufficient Data for Evqluotion 0 Unlcnown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING App~~=-'3d translucent . ~Jo sound. Sha;cd like tea rdrop .

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ATIC Eval : Balloon trac~s check~d .

Res . fulloon iP. a r e a a t ti."'D.c of sichting .

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39. Do you t hink you con tlstimate the speed of the object?

(Circle On.,) Yes

' IF you a nswered YES, then what speed woul d you es ti mate? ________ m.p.h.

40. Do you think you c an estimate how for owoy from you the object was?

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IF you answered YES, then how far oway would y ou soy it was? 6~ ooo

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41. Please give the follow•nn information about yourself:

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Please indicate any special educational training that you have hod.

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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

(SUMMARY DA TA)

In order that your Information may be filed at1d coded os accura tely as possi b l8, pl~se use the following space to writa out a short descr ipt ion of the event t hat you obs~rved. You may re­peat information that you hove already given in the questior.nolre, and odd any further commenh, state ments, or sketches that you believe or<! important. Try to pres ent the detai ls of the observe· tion In the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same siz& paper may be attached if t hey a re needed.

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Came on duty in Ccnt~cl Tower at 1615 hrs . Pacific ; ~ as adv i sed cf object at 1840 h:

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Bagan t o t ake pictures at 1900 hrs of shor tly after . Cbj ectappeared almost over t he st t a t fir s t a nd mc.ved fr om1'iE to S"N vthile su.:-f~ce winds were fr om t he s·;~ a t. about 5 miles p .r hcur . Gieger Tower was askad concerning object and advised t hey had seen it all say afternoon . Spokane Radio advised thier first report was by a civilian pilot about l 400h ~ and otj ~ct was over CCU&~ D A ' LE~~, ID~HL a t that time .

Gie ger Tower had t~ o j e t fighters re port en t he object . Firs t jet a t 43 , 000 f t . and s ec cnd jet a f - 860 at hi gher altitude a nd both aircraft advi 7ed the cbject t c be a t least 60 , 000 fe t t , and a ppeared like an encrrncu.s balihon.

Gieger CAA weather s ta ticn repcrted t r.e f irst favor able wind movi ng in the direction of the object to be at 60 , 000 ft .

Lbject was observed through 7 x 50 b;ncculars a nd appeared in sha~e of a teardrop , and l eaked cf a translucent c olor as if we cculd see th~ough it , and appeared t o have an cb§ect attached to it similar t o a weather baleen .

The s ky ccnditicns a t t he time was very clear with nc clcuds a t all and the vis abili 3 was ur~i rni ted •

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This quest io nna ire ha s been prepa red so t hat you con g iv"' the U. S. A ir Force a s much infor mat ion os pos s ibl e concerning the unide nt ifi ed a er ial phenomenon tha t you have observed. P leas e try to a nsw e r as mony questions a s you poss ibly can. The informa t ion tha t you give w ill bo used for r e searc h purpos e s , and wi l l be re garded a s confide ntial material. Yo ur name wi ll not be us ed in connect ion with a ny s tate men ts , c onc lus ion s , Of' publicat ions w ithou t your per mission, We req uest thi s p.'J r s onol informat ion s o that , if i t is dee med necessary, we may contac t you for further deta ils. .

When d id you see the ob je c t ? 2. Time o f day: / cf/.f/0 - ~t/c> ..:;, 4'r~. . ;;:· ;y Hour Mi nu tes

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T ime zone : (Circle On e ): a. Eastern (Ci rcle One ): a~l ight Sav ing

b. C entra l ~StO'n~ c. Mo unta in

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Whet"e w~re you when you sow the ob ject?

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Estimate how long you sow the object. / ~0 u"'/f~ · J ' ..- '7-.... Hours Minu tes Seconds

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What was th e cond i t i a~ o f the s ky?

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b. ~~ r-dOyl igh t

c . Brigh t twi l ight

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oF the oblect that you sow such aa wings , protrus ions, ote., and espec ia ll y exha ust trails or vapor tra ils. Place an arrow beside the draw ing to show tho direct ion the object was mov ing •

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19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ______ __:·~--------------------· Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the di rect ion that they were traveling.

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8. IF you sow the oujec t, ot NIGHT, TWI LIGHT, or DAWN, wha t d id you notico concerning the STARS and MOON?

8. 1 STARS (Circfe One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): -~

None-- Bright moonlight '-o. a.

b. A few b. Dull moonlight

c. Many c . No moon ligh t - pitch dark

d. Don't rerr..::mber d . Don't remember

9. Was the objec t brighter than the backgro und of the sky?

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1 o. IF it wa s BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headl ight?:

(C ircle One) a. A mile or more away {a distant cor) ?

b. Several blocks away?

c. A block away?

-d . Severo I yards away?

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a, Appear to stand still at any time? ~ No Don't Know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes CffO? Don 't Know c. Break up into ports or explode? Yes ~-:;-? 0 , Don 't Know d. Give off smoke? - Yes c:NV Don't Know e. Change brightness? Yes ('~ Don't Know f. Change shape? Yes ~} Don't Know g. F Iicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes (!:!(;"/ Don't Know

12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?

( C irc/e One): Yes ~ Don't Know. IF you onsw&red YES, then tell what it moved behind:

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(Circfe One): Yes rNoJ '- / Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what

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14. Did the object appear: (Circfe One): o. Solid? (iJT ronsporent? c. Don't Know,

15. Did you observe the ob ject through any of the fo llowing? _...,...~

Cfu) a. Eyeglasses Yes (Jio I e . Binoculars No -+ ~~-b. Sun glasses Yes ( t'lol f . Te lescope Ye3

I c. Windshie ld Yes & a? g. Theodolite Yes @ o_'i d. Window gloss ~S) No h. Other

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o. Inside o building

b. In o ca r c. Outdoors d. In an airplane

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o. In the business section of o city? b. In the residential section of a city? c . In open countryside? d . Flying neor an airfi<!tld? e. Flying over a city?

e. At sea f. F I ying over open country? - I q '>, k ,._, /.!_,_. f. Other e ... ",. lrJ / bc/t: .,... . g . Other h 1 ;klt,X:/ ?'ruG • .,

27. Wha t were you doing at the time you saw t he object, and how did you happen to notice it?

28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the t im!!, then complete the. following questions:

28.1 What direction were you moving? (Ci rcle One)

a. North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest

28.2 How fast were you moving? -----------miles per hour.

28.3 Did you stop at a ny time while you were looking at the object? •

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29. What direction were you looking when you f irst saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North c. East b. Northeast d . Southeast

30. Wha t direction were you looking when you last sow the object? (Circle One}

a . North b. Northeast

c. East d. Southeast

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g. West h. Northwest

g. Wes t h. Northwest

3 1. If you are familiar with bearing terms {angular d irection), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon {elevation ).

31.1 When it first appeared:

o. From true North / JO degrees.

b. From horizon 70 degrees.

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a. F rom true North :J~ degrees.

b. From horizon degrees .

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20. Draw a picture thnt will show the motion that the.objec t or objects mode. Place on "A• ot the beginni ng of the path, a "B " at the end of the path, and show any cha nges in direc t ion during the course •

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22. How Iorge did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following ob jects held in the hand and a t about arm' s length?

(Circle One): a. He ad of a pi n g. Si I ver dollar

@Pea h. Basebal l c. Di me I. Grapefruit d . Nickel • I . Basketball e • Quarter k. Other f. Half dollar

22.1 (Circle One of the fo llowing to ind ico te how certain you ore of yolK answer to Question 22.

o . Certain @ Fairly certain

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24. In order that you can giv~ as clear o picture o:~ po :~s ible of what you sow, we would l ike for you to imagine that you could

con:~truct the obfect that you sow. /of what type material would you make it?..2How lorg~ would It be.;'oncl what shape

would it have? De:~cr i btt in your own words o common object or objects which when placed up in the sky would giv& the

s ome appe arance os t h~ object wh ich you :~ow.

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34.1 C LOUDS (Circle One)

/a~ ~ C lear sky - b. Ha zy

c. Sca ttered clo ud s d . Th ick or heavy clouds e . Don 't remember

34.3 WEATHER (Circle One}

(!'.) Dry &. F og, mist, or light ra in c. Moderate or heavy rain d . Snow e. Don't remember

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(0: No w ind .._._.. b. S light breeze c. Strongwind d, Don't re member

34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One}

o . C old b. C ool c • Worm

Hot eft e. Don't remember

35. When did you report to some official that you hod seen the object?

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(C ircle One) (!!I:: No

36.1 IF you onswMed YES, did they see the object too?

(Circle One} (!!j:' No

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37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object Of objects like this?

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37. l IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances d id you see other ones?

38. In yo ur opin ion what do you th ink the ob ject was and what might have caused it?

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