PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2 '.OCATION
30 June 1949 30/23302 Seligman, New Mexico
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (METEOR)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
8 Seconds Object grey 01 sharply outlined straight and
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION apparent sound of power from object.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE

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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you natice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8 1 STARSCrcleOne 8.2 MOON(Circle One):
This questionnaire has been prepared so thot you can give the U.S. Air Farce as much 0. None Bright moonlight
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. b Alew Dull moonlight
Please try to answer as many questions as you passibly can. The information that you give will . Many c. No moonlight-pitch dark
be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements. d Don'tremember d. Don'tremember
conclusions, or publicatians without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the abject?
CLOUDS Crcle One: WEATHER (Circle One):
When did you see the abject? 2Time of day: 5:30 8 Clearshy 0. Dry
Hours b. Hazy Fog, mist, or light rain
? 49 c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
June und 1950 195 (Circle Oneh AM. P.M dThick or heavy clouds dThick or heavy clouds d. Snow
Doy Month Year Year Don'tremember Don'tremember
3. Time Zone: 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): The object oppeared: (Circle One):
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): Daylight Saving ? a 0 Sofid Solid d. As a light
b Central b. Central b. Standard SSandard 6 Transporent Dan't remember Dan'tremember
c. Mountain c. Mountain c. Vopar e Vopor
d Pasie d. Pasi
Ce-Oiher t Oiher
iappeared as a light, was ibrighter than the brightest stars?(Circle One 11. if ia appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One)
. Where were you when you sow the object? 4. Where were you when you saw the object? a. Brighter c. About the same
Laue milerton Lake milerton b. Dimmer d. Don'tknow d. Don'know
Friant Dam Frinut Dam Friant,Cali. Friant,Calif. Frenne
Neorest Postal Address City or Town Srotrer County 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object
None
S. How lang was object in sigh? (Total Duration) 15625
- Minutes
D. Certain c. Not very sure The edges of the obyect were
Fairly certain d Just a guess (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other.
3.1 How was time in sight determined? 4melu party (fhy si Like a bright star
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? YesV Sharply oulined
No d. Don'tremember
ebser vation time
What was the condition of the sky? 13.Did the object (Circle One for each questian)
Early DAY break NIGHT Appear to stand sthill at any time? Don't know
o. Bright Bright a Yes No
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy 6. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don'tknow toh of kelind
C. Break up inta parts or explode? Yes TO Don'tknow ahin
d Give off smoke? Yes To Don'tknow
I you saw the object during DAYLGT, where was the SN located as you looked at the object? Change brightness? Yes No Don'tknow
(Circle One): a. In frant of you Change shope? Yes No Don'tknow
To your left o Flash or flicker? Yes Don'tknow
b.In back of you e. Overhead Dsoppear and reappear? Yes 8 Don'tknow
c. To your right f. Don'tremember
FTD OCT 62 164 FORM Thus form supersedes FTp 164. jut 61. whuch is obudete
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Did the object disappear while you were watching i? If so, how? 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
rapidly (CircleOne) No ovir dan
'/ wostword beyoud and? 3-10mrh
IF you answered YES. then what speed would you estimale?. Slowly
Frient dam whind hill it Lit rall
15. Did the object mave behind 21 Do you think you can estlimate how far away fram you the object was?
something at any time, particularly a cloud? Yes
(Circle One): Don'tknow. CircleOne No
No IF you answered YES, then tell whar
it moved behind. hill wheit ktx Hillio uest
ancher s dam 22 Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
Cucle One aIn the business section of a city?
Did the abject move in frant of something at any time, particularly a cloud? a Inside a burlding b. In the residential section of a city?
(Circle One): Res No Don't know. iF you answered YES, then tell what b Ina car b Inocar CIn apen countryside? C. In apen countryside?
in front of: in front of it Soews to me it dirped ome it dipped bybu bylbour 2 c Durdoors d Near on airfield? d Near on airtield?
In an airplane Iype) In an arplane Iype) e. Flying over a city?
2dp2 8 dam 2d422 daw e. Arseo e. Arseo .Flying over open country? f. Flying over open country?
1 Oter On Milerton i g Other
17. Tell in a few words the following tbings about the abjoct: 1.Tell in a few words the following things about the abjoct: i smai cutfard bnt a s mai cutlard t
. Sound. Noul Nonul 24 If you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the lime. then complete the follawing questions: 24 if you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the lime. then complete the follawing questions
b. Color b. Color Grey. (similen riney ships) Nary ships) 24.1 What direction were you maving? (Circle One) 24.1 What drrection were you maving? (Circle One)
a North a North c Eost c. East South West
b Northeast b Northeas d Southeast d Southeast 1Southwest E Southwest h Northwest h Northwest
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object and note how much of the 3 3-4610 miles per hour. slow'y moter slows moter id1ug056
object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment af the time of the sighting. how much of object is covered by the head of the motch. If wou had perfor 24.2 How fast were you maving? _ 24.2 How fast were you maving?
the object would have been covered by the match head? 24.3 Did you stop ot any time while you were looking at the object? t ou
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Small spote Circle One Yes hak marshalli
25 Did you observe the object thraugh any of the fallowing?
. Eyeglasses Binoculars Yes
19. Draw a picture that will shaw the shape of the abject or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object b Sun glasses Tes 1. Telescope Yes
that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and eshaust trails or vapor trails Place an arrow beside the drawing e Windshield 9 Theodolite Yes NO
to show the direction the object was moving d Window glass Yes h. Other
rothing? alon 2In orde that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common abject or ob.
jects which. when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you saw.
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14. Time in sight: 3-Seconds.
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d. Maneuvers
e. Formation (if than two)

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scores, he said, alth they were seen troy sevornl widely ceynrstrd
stations.
These rororts trnd to take the lin' savcer" guestion out of tis
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BY MARVIN MILES weather balloon," but he declared
WHITE SANDS PROV. the enlisted technician is consid.
ered "a rellable man."
ING GROUND, N.M., Aug. Last Friday's object was scen
29- Flying saucers-or at by a senior officer shortly after 11
least mysterious flying "ob- a.m. and reported to the unit com-
mander. The observer was.prepar-
jects"_have been sighted by ing for a missile firing and scan-
service personnel I at this vital ning the skies through binoculars.
center of America's upper air "I don't know what it was, but
it came out of the north in a shal.
research. low dive and turned west. No. I
I talked with thrce mien. two wouldn't guess at speed or size."
senior ofhcers. and an enlisted He hastened to explain he is a
technician. who reported seeing skeptic
strange ohjects in the sky, one as Proot for Skeptle
recently a- last Friday during "Isn't seeing such a thing the
preparation for hich-altitude best proof for a skeptic." he was
asked.
misstle fight. "I should say it was," he smiled.
In all fairness, it must be . But I just saw something and
pointed out that other othcers reported it."
and engineers at White Sands In all. some five reports hive
scol at the reports and put then been made in the last six months.
weathtr one ufficer said, with only one ast
dowm to imagination. year.
bal oons, dual images in hign- On one occasion, he told me.
powered optical equipment. three of four officers saw a flying
ohject with the naked eye, and at
possibly distant planes reflecting another time two smaller objects
sunlight. were observed io "chase" a test
Experienced Observers rocket. These may have been dual
images on the t telescopes, he said.
Yet the men who gave there re- although they were seen from
ports presumably are fo: oar several w idely separated stations.
with such possibilities and e.I These reports tend to take the
acquainted with the appr we "flying saucer question out of the
realm of housewives' stories and
of balloons and planes re the tales of air transport
quixotic results of stari a pilots.
Still they have actually proved
fixed point in the sky nothing-merely added to the
moments. mystery.
One officer believes, sincerely.
that the objects seen are space
ships s and declared that a ballistic
formula applied to one observa- LOS ANGELES TIMES
tion through 1a photo theodolite
- showed the "ship" was 35 to 40 30 A0G 49
mileg high-an "eggshaped"

7. Apparent size (compare known
fist at arms length): , Appeared 12" diameter at 10,000* altitude
when directly overhead plus 5-degrees West.
Shape (give comare known cbject): Circle
10. Altitude (Angle of elevation above horizo
object
appeared to be): Estimated 12 miles
15 Direction of North -
. 14. Time in sight: 8 seconds
15. Speed (time to o distance): 2000 mph
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16. Sound and odor: None noticed UNCMED
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19. B ies, etc.):
None
20. Maneuvers (turns. climbs, dives. etc. - ch path):
Straight and level
21. Manner of out of
vision.
22. Effect oud tc.
23. Additional information concerning object: apparent sound of power -
has seen meteors this not one - no reflection vacant sky-
sparsely miles around.
Interv aduc di, steady and observant.
polaroid glosscs at time of sighting,
or was object viewed through canopy, window. or transparent material?
No glasses - viewed with bare eyes which are said be 20/20.
ONCLASSIHIED

30 June Details form specified.
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DISTRIBUTION ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO FILE STAMP
CG, AMC (Action cys) 2 Comman ding General
AMC, Wright-Patterson AFB
Dir of Intel, USAF 1 Dayton, Ohio
(Info) ATTN: MCLAXO-3
Hq. OSI 1
DO #19 (Info) 1 APPROVED
File 2 D
UNCLA
DOYLE E REES
Lt Col, USAF
District Commander.
AFHQ FORM 0-208 SI Form 4, 23 Jul S R 18--57744-1 U. B. GOVERNNENT PRINTING OPFICE
15 JAN 49

1. Raf L estie.ti:n distrist,
file and subject dei renorts of
investigation.
2. Attaohed are
ing obser incident occurin:
are ab proront
duriniacsst
month. Full reports will be forwarded as furtner
voloped.
DOYLE PEES
1 Incl: Rpt of Invest dtd Lt CoY, USAF
10 Aug 49 (dup) District Commander
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DECL. AUG 19
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6. Number of objects and sketch o
7. Apparent size i (compare known object, i.e.
fist at arms length): Appeared 1" diamate utitude
when directly overhead plus 5-degrees liest.
Dull grey
Shape nown object). Circle
9.
10. Altitude (Angle elevation above horizon - at horizcn, 90c
overhead):
appeared to ee
ight of object (s): Morth
130 Direction of
. 14. Time in sight: 8 seconds
2000 mph a ster
15. Speed (time
16. Sound and dor: Home notioed
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20. Maneuvers (turns. climbs, dives, etc. - ske
Straight and level .
21. Manner of In a clear aky - wer of
vision.
22. clouds: No clouds
23. Additional information concerning No apparent sound of power 0
has seen meteros - this not ane- no reflection - othervis vacant sky
area very sparsely populated for miles around.
24. Weather and ing: Perfectly clear
fishing - hunting -p rospecting
Comments of Interrogator relative to intelligence and character of observer
.
Intervi servant.
Did observer wear glasses, especially polaroid glasses at time of sighting,
or was object viewed through canopy, window, or cther transparcnt material?
Eo glasses
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27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" an the curved line to show how high the abject 30.
was abave the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place o '8" on the same curved line to show how high the object was
above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it Place a'8 on the com.
pass when you last saw the abject. No
90° 75°
N 31. Was anyone ele wth you at the tme you sow the object? (Circle One) No
31 1 IF you answered YES. did they see the object too? (Circle One) No
NE 31 2 Please list their names and addresses:
Dan Delenedet caliy.
30 (son) ?
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SW SE lis nnne ues Lynilk aho- bud not suex
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0 $${3. thomas
First Name
2 Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an the beginning of the path, a "8"at
the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. ADDREs 6 977 tangle ward Bd, San Diigo 9211, Cal/.
State
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Indicate any additional information obout yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent.
from stab
1949
33When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
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Doy 7Month Year
D. Dehemtto to Frenuo Aiportx
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Neuer heard 7 sucha thing
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