DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6309222
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1949
REPORTED LOCATIONSarasota Florida
FRAMES10
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Observer sighted a frosty white light in the sky whic
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10. CONCLUSION
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11, ARIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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29, Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One): Yes or No
29,1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too!
(Cirele One): Yes or No
29.2 Please list their names and addresses:
30, Please add hers any further comments which you believe are important,
Isa additional sheets of the same size paper if necessary,
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SECTION A
1. When did you see the object:
1.1 Dates: a
Day Month Year
1.2 Time of day: | A. A.M, or P.M. (Circle One)
1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
a, Fastern d. Pacific
b, Central e. Other /-
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(Cirele One): a, Daylight Savin,
b, Standard
1.4 Cirele ong of the following to indicate how certain you are
of your answer to the above question 1.2:
a, Certain c. Not very sure
b. fairly certain d, Just a guess
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2, Where did you ae@ the object?
Postal Address City or Town State Country
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i, Where were you located when you saw the object:
(Circle One): a, Inside a building a, In an airplane
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co, ina car e, At sea
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c,. Outdcers ff. Other
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0. in the residential section or a city
. In opan countryside’?
flwing near an airfield
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4. How did you happen to notice the object?
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5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day Month Year
6, what were you dotng at the time you saw the object? —__
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6,1 What had you bean doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the
object? ry to list the activity or activities, and the
approxijate amount of time spent on each,
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7, Were you moving at any time while you saw the object? (Circle One):
Yes } Nae,
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If you anawered TES, then complete the folloing questions,
7,1 What direetion were you moving?
(Circle One): a, North a, South
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b. Northeast , wouthwest
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&, What direction were you facing when you first saw the object?
(Circle One): a, North 6, South
b, Northeast f. Southwest
c, East g. West
ad, Southeast h, Northwest
8.1 What direction were you facing when the object disappeared?
(Circle One): a. North a, South
b. Northeast fi. Southwest
c, Hast g, West
ad. Southeast h. Northwast
3,2 Girele one of the following to indicate hew certain you are of
your answer to the abova two questions 8 and 8.1).
a, Certain c. Not very sure
bh, Fairly certain ad. Just a guess
9, Were you veorlng aye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):
Yes or in
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10, How was the ‘sat seen?
{Circle One): a, Through window glass 6, Through thecdolit
bh, Through windshield f, Through sun glasses
s, Through binoculars g. Through open space
i, Through telescope Si |
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il, What do you rememder about the weather conditions at the time you saw
the object?
11.1 GLOUDS (Circle One) 11,3 WEATHER (Circle One)
ae Clear sky a, Dry
b, Hazy b, Fog, Mist, or light rain
ce. Scattered clouds c, Moderate or heavy rain
a, Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
9. Don't remember e,. Don't remember
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12, Estimate how long you saw the object?
Hours Minutes Seconds
12,1 CGirels one of the following to indicate how certain you are of
your answer to Question 12:
a. Certain co, Not very sure
b, Fairly sure d, Just a guess
13, Did the object look: (Cirele One) Solid oor Transparent?
li, Did the object at any time:
(Circle One for each question)
d4,L Changs diraction? Yea No Don't know
4,2 Changa speed? Yes iio Don't know
14.3 Changa size? Yes No Don't know
14.4 Change color? Yes Vo Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or
oxpleda’ Yes lig Don't know
14.0 Give off amoke? Yos No Don't know
\4.7 Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
14.58 Flicker, throb, or
piisate? Yes No Don't know
14.9 Remain motionless? Yes No Don't know
15. Did the object give off a light? (Circle One): Yes No Don't know
15,1 If you answered YES, what was the color of the light?
16, Tell in a few words the following things about the object?
15,1 Sound
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18. Did the object at any time:
18,1 Move behind semething? (Cirele One) Yes No Don't know
if you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind.
18.2 Move in front of something? (Circle One) Yes Ne Don't meow
If you answered YES, then tell what it moved in front of,
13,3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes No Don't know
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19, Which of the following objects is about the same actual si
object you saw? (Cirele One):
A, Tra f, Automobile
bo Haseball g, Omall airplane
G, Basketball h, Large airplane
d, Hicyels wheel i, Dirigible
6, Office deak Jj. Other — .
of your answer to Question 19,
a. ULoertain 6c, Not very sure
b, Yairiy certain d. Uncertain
20, Try to teli the following things about the object:
20,1 How high above the earth was it? Poet,
20.2 How far was it from you? feet or niles
20.3 How fast was it going? __ miles per how’,
20.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are
of your answer to the above questions:
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a. Certain ¢. Not very sure
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ob. Fairly certain dad. Just a guess
W Aid the oDb'ect disappear rrom view?
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SECTION D
22. In the following sketch, imagine your eye at the point shown, Place an
"At on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon
when you first saw it, Place a "B" to show where it was when when you
last saw it,
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23, In the following sketch place an "A" at the position the object was
when you first sav it, and a "B" at its position whan you last saw it,
Horizon See eee, \ Horizon
24. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place
on
an "A" at the beginning of its path and a "B" at the end of its pata.
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25. Draw a picture that will show the shane of the object. Label and includ:
in your sketch any details of the object that you saw, and place an arrow
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pesids the drawing to show the direction the object was moving,
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26. ‘Ins this the first time that you have seen an object like this?
(Circle One): Yes No
20.1 IF you ansverad NO, then when, where, and under what conditions
did you 399 other ones?
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7. In your opinion what do vou think the object was and what might have
caused it?
23, Give the following information about yourself:
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cated into our present study of unidentified asrial phenomena.
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