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Cold Open. This is a declassified United States Air Force Technical Information Sheet, Project one zero zero seven three, dated nineteen fifty‑eight. It is a questionnaire used to collect reports of unidentified aerial phenomena, and it appears in the public archive of The Black Vault. Provenance. The document was released to the public through The Black Vault, archive.org entry titled “1958‑xx‑7201861‑Kettering‑Ohio.” The release date is not specified in the archive metadata. The declassification authority is the United States Air Force, which authorized the document for public distribution under the Freedom of Information Act. The canonical URL for the PDF is https://archive.org/download/1958-xx-7201861-Kettering-Ohio/1958-xx-7201861-Kettering-Ohiodjvu.txt. The Document. The sheet begins with the heading: U‑S. A‑I‑R. F‑O‑R. C. E. T‑E‑C‑H‑N‑I‑C‑A‑L I‑N‑F‑O‑R‑M‑A‑T‑I‑O N S‑H‑E‑E‑T This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the United States 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 you for further details. The first set of items asks for basic observational data: Where did you see the object? – Month, Day, Year. Time of day – Hour (circle one): A‑M or P‑M. Time zone – Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Other. Where were you when you saw the object? – Postal address, additional remarks, daylight saving, city or town, state or country. Estimate how long you saw the object – Hours, Minutes, Seconds. Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question five: Certain, Fairly certain, Not very sure, Uncertain. What was the condition of the sky? – Bright daylight, Dull daylight, Bright twilight, Just a trace of daylight, Don’t remember. If you saw the object during daylight, twilight, or dawn, where was the sun located as you looked at the object? – In front of you, In back of you, To your right, To your left, Overhead, Don’t remember. If you saw the object during night, twilight, or dawn, what did you notice concerning the stars and moon? – Stars: None, A few, Many, Don’t remember. Moon: Bright moonlight, Dull moonlight, No moonlight, Pitch dark, Don’t remember. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? – Yes, No, Don’t remember. If it was brighter than the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight? – A mile or more away, Several blocks away, A block away, Other. Did the object appear to stand still at any time? – Yes, No, Don’t know. Did it suddenly speed up and rush

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This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked on this page so the citation chain is auditable.

1958 Xx 7201861 Kettering Ohio

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Cold Open. This is a declassified United States Air Force Technical Information Sheet, Project one zero zero seven three, dated nineteen fifty‑eight. It is a questionnaire used to collect reports of unidentified aerial phenomena, and it appears in the public archive of The Black Vault.

Agency: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
Source document: View the primary source documenthttps://archive.org/details/1958-xx-7201861-Kettering-Ohio

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Source document: https://archive.org/details/1958-xx-7201861-Kettering-Ohio

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What was 1958 Xx 7201861 Kettering Ohio about?: Cold Open. This is a declassified United States Air Force Technical Information Sheet, Project one zero zero seven three, dated nineteen fifty‑eight. It is a questionnaire used to collect reports of unidentified aerial phenomena, and it appears in the public archive of The Black Vault.
Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.

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