DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7480923
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1952
REPORTED LOCATIONRedondo Washington
FRAMES12

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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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ll. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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SECTION D

22. In the following sketch, imagine your eye at the point shown. Place an
"A" 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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Your eye

Horizon

23. In the following sketch place an "A" at the position the object was
when you first saw it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it.

Overhead

Eorizon Horizon

Your eye

24. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place
an "A" at the beginning of its path and a "B" at the end of its path.

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25, Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object. Label and include
in your sketch any details of the object that you saw, and place an arrow
beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving,

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SECTION E

26. Was this the f time_that you have seen an object like this?

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26.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what conditions
did you see other ones? _ =$ C Ys

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27. In your ovinion what do you think the object was and what might have

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28, Give the following information about yourself:

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NAME
Middle Name

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Stree te Ly zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER

What is your present joo?
Age 2. $

Sex . Mths
Last School Attended
Year of last attendance at this school AF 75
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29. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
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(Circle One): Yes or (_ Ho’
29.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One): Yes or No

29.2 Please list their names and addresses:

30. Please add here any further comments which you believe are important.
Use additional sheets of the same size paper if necessary.
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NAMED OBS IS MCCHORD PX EMPLOYEE CMA HS REPORTED PRIOR SIGHTING

SAME ARE CMA CONSIDERED FAIRLY RELIABLEe OTHER OBS RELIABILITY UNKNOWN.

Ss WEATHER NEAREST OBS TIME AVAIL IS 1942 PST CAVU CMA WINDS 32d

DEGREES CMA 38 KNOTS AT 15922 CMA 58 KNOTS AT 25202. OBS RPT
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IDENTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION

APOTMRAT Lin 735

Reverence sightings of similar unidenti?ied objects on o July anc 23, 19, ani 17

sure 1952, Request that you check with .my, Javy, Coast Guard and Soeing Aircrart
Co. civing them dates, times, and locations of resorted object “o determine whether
or 2ot they had any type or aircraft or ovject that was only tested on these nichts

or not thay ever observed this object. ‘
in reoly eite 2roject Blue Sook.

that could be object in question, Also recuest that «uestionnaires left with you on
“7 June be comoleted amd that the tower 2% Tac be contacted te determine whether

CRAFTER S NAME (and signature, wien required) RELEASING OFFICER'S SIGNATURE

Ls: J. X Rothsteinjrs

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1, When did you see the object:

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SECTION A

Date: 6 af Ay (952.
:s Day on

Year

Time of day: _ 9 20 AM, or(?.M) (Circle One)
Hrs, Min.

Time Zone: (Circle One):

a.) Eastern d. Pacific
. Central e. Other
c. Mountain

(Circle One): a, Daylight Saving
(6) Standard

Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are
of your answer to the above question 1,2:

a> Certain c, lot very sure
. Fairly certain d, Just a guess

2, Where did you see the object?

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Postal ress City or Town State Country

3. Where were you located when you saw the object:

(Circle One): a. Inside a building ad, In an airplane
b. In a car e. At sea
CG Cutdoors f. Other

3.1 Were you:

(Cirele One): a. In the business section of a city?
¢ In the residential section of a city?
ec. In open countryside?
dad, Flying near an airfield?
@. Filyinz over a city?
?, Flying over open country?
Ee Other
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4, How did you happen to notice the object? C7  / srs: Le ge ;

5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?

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Day Month Year

SECTION B

6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? L144 Lhcrf

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6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the

object? Try to list the activity or activities, and the
approximate amount of time spent on each.

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7, Were you moving at any time while you saw the object? (Circle One):

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IF you answered YES, then complete the following questions,
7,1 What direction were you moving?

(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East ge West
d. Southeast h, Northwest

7.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour,

7.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?

(Circle One): Yes or Mo
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8, What direction were you facing when you first saw the object?
(Circle Cne): a, North e. South
b. Northeast £. Southwest
Ca, East g. West
Cad.’ Southeast h, Northwest

8,1 What direction vere you facing when the object disappeared?

(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g. West
(a) Southeast h. llorthwest

8.2 Cirele one of the following to indicate hew certain you are of

your answer to the above two questions,

(a, Certain

Fairly certain

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10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One): a. Through window glass es
b,. Through windshield f.
ec. Through bincculars
ad, Through telescope h.
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the object?

11.2 CLCUDS (Cirle Cre)

Ce Clear sky (a)
. Hazy b.
c. Scattered clouds Ce
ad. Thick or heavy clouds d.

Don't remember

(3 and 8.1) .

Not very sure
Just a guess

\lere you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):

Through thecdolite
Through sun glasses
Through open space
Other

What do you remember about the weather conditions at the time you Saw

11,2 WEATHER (Circle Cne)

Dry

Fog, Mist, or light rain
Mederate or heavy rain
Snow

Don't remember

11.2 WOOD (Sirele One)

11.4 TOMPERATURE (Circle One)

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Cae Yo wind a. Cold
b. Silizht breeze b. Cool
c, Strong vad (fe, Warn
ad. Don's renonber de fot

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Ton't remember
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SECTION ¢
12, Estimate how long you saw the object? _ () Fe es
Hours Minutes Seconds

12,1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of
your answer to Question 12:

aw Certain c. Not very sure
b, Fairly sure ad. Just a guess

13. Did the otject look: (Circle One)/ § So1ia \ or Transparent?
14. Did the object at any time:

(Circle One for each question)

14.1 Change direction? No Don't Imow
14.2 Change speed? (Yes) 1 Don't _ know
14.3 Change size? Yes Don't know
14.4 Change color? Yes hi Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or

explede? Yes Glo) Don't knew
14.6 Give off smoke? No Don't knew
14.7 Change brightness? Yes o> Don't know
14.8 Flicker, throb, or

pulsate? Ye Don't knew
14.9 Remain motionless? fas . 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? Oedwwa¢
16, Tell in a few words the following things about the object?
16.1 Sound AVA, a

16,2 Color ’ “agi (ana py WP

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17. If there was MCRE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? (ax racks Orr
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrew to
show the direction they were traveling.
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18, Did the object at any time:
18,1 Move behind something? (Circle One) Yes (Mo) Don't know
IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind.

18.2 Move in front of something? (Circle Ore) Yes (No) Don't Inow
IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved in front of.

18.3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes Don't know

19. Which of the following objects is about the same actual size as the
object you saw? (Circle One):

a” Pea f, Automobile

~~ b,. Baseball g. Small airplane
c. Basketball h, Large airplane
d. Bicycle wheel i, Dirigibdle
e. Office desk j. Other

19.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are
of your answer to Question 19.

7a. Certain c. Not very sure
b,. Fairly certain d. Uncertain

20. Try to tell the following things about the object:

20.1 How high above the earth was it? 500 feet.
20.2 wow far was it from you? (2.7 feet or niles
20.3 How fast was it going? ss“) hanery miles per hour.

20.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are
of your answer to the above questions:

“ao Certain ¢. Not very sure

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b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
21. How did the object disappear from view?

(Circle One): a. Suddenly ce. Other
en Gradually d. Don't remember