PROJECT BLUE BOOK

DATE LOCATION 12.
4 Aug 52 KALL AFB, S...
0n Wos Balioon
Pubably Balioon
Posshy Ba.0on
1. DATST F GROUP .
Lcst DOt Ground-Visual Ground-Hoda- Was Avrerchv
Pnbabiy Arerait
GMT C Ai~Vigual BA~intercap: Rador OPoss.biv Airereit
5. PHOTCS SOLRCE Was Astronem:col
CYes 0 Probadiy Asrpnomiral
CIVILIAN MAN Possibly Astranomesal
No
LENGTH OF CBSERVATION A. AUMBEROF CRJECTS ?. COLASS 7 Othgr_
3 nsuificient Oata
5 sec 2 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMA CCa
Telephone repairuan cream-colored
discs hovering over HAFB and s spinning
rapidly. No one else saw objects despite
heavy air traffic and large number of
people in area. Two a/c were airborne .
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Your intera opirited
appreciated.
Sincerely
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1.2 Time of Day: 21 32 (Circle One)
Hrs. Min.
1.3 T Time Zone: (Circle One):
Eastern d. Pacific
Central e. Other
Mountain
(Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
Standard
1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how
your answer to the above question 1.2:
a Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Just a guess
b. In the residential section of a city?
In open countryside?
Flying near an airfield?
e. Flying over a city?
f. Flying over open country?
g. Other

SECTION B
6. g at the time y ject?
6.1 What had you been you object?
of time spent on each.
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(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g• West
d. Southeast h. Northwest
7.2 H
bject?
(Circle One): Yes or No
. irst saw the object?
(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East West wNes
d. Southeast Northwest

your answer to the ques and preceding
8.1).
a. Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. J Just a guess
. Were you wearing ey (Circle One):
Yes or NO
10. How was the object seen?
a. Through n window glass e Through theodolite
b. Through windshield f Through sunglasses
c. Through binoculars g Through open space
a. Through telescope Other
11. What do you rer w the
object?
17.1 Gimle One) 71.3 WEA THER inalo One
a. sky
Hazy Fog, Mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c.. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember e.
11.2 11.4
a. No wind Cold
Slight breeze b. Cool
Strong wind C. Warm
Don't remember d Hot
Don't remember
SECTION C
12. Estimate object? Second
Hours Minutes

14.1 Change direction? Yes No Don't know
14.2 Change speed? Yes NO Don't know
14.3 Change size? Yes Don't know
14.4 Change color? Yes Don't know
114.5 Break up into parts or Yes 1O Don't know
explode?
14.6 Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know)
14.7 Change brightness? Yes No Don't-know
14.8 Flicker, throb, or Yes Don't know
pulsate?
U4.9 Remain motionless? Yes No Don't know
15. I Did the object give off a light? (Circle One): ( - Yes No Don't know
Leousn GeEeN
16.
Draw a picture of how they were arranged an arrow
direction they were traveling.
18. Did the object at any time:
18.1 Move behind something? (Cirele One) Yes Mo Don't know
IF you answered YES, ti ehind.

19.1 to
ansver to Question 19.
Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Uncertain
20. Try to tell t ings about the object:
20.1 it?
20.2 How far was it from you? feet or miles.
20.3 How fast was it going? miles per hour.
20.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how cert your
answer questions:
Certain c.
(Circle a. Suddenly c. Other
Gradually d. Don't remember
SECTION D
22. In the following at the point shown. Place an ""
on the curved line to show how high the object mas above the horizon
skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" to show where it was when
you last saw it. Overhead
R Horizon
You

Horizon Hor
You
24. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place an
"A" at the beginning of its path and a
A
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AFTERBUR FOK
ABRC ON
28. Give the fol llowing about yourself:
Last Name First Name Middle Name
ADDRESS NOTE AFB 1LLINOIS
Street City Zone State
OBJECT.
SONS,

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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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COM THE GROUND? 41es CTNO
EMaked Byo
LJBinoculars
Tologcope
Tnoodolito
CYes (CNo
CiBy Ono Sot
C By Thro Seta
CIBy Thrae Seta
6. WAS ITHE AIR? Yos
A/C Observed Objoct
ClInterception Attempted
No Intercept Attempted
?n WORE Yes 13N0
A/C Scrambled
Visual Contact Made
CA/I Contact Made
ENo Contact Mado
g. CHANGE DIRE ANY TIME? C Yos No
CJNormal
rrviolent
9.11 IT: U Blinking
E1 Stondy
10. LENGTH OF TIME 111-15 Seconds
unl. 1-5 Minutes
1] Ovor 10 Minutes
11. REPORTIN 11. REPORTING S - Number nd Lailing Address) Malling Address
GG, Chanute AFB. Del.
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
NOTED?
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOWNNARD? I!Yes No
DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !! Yes CINo
U5. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? liYes CINo
16. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE SUNSET (Data From
CMight
C Day
CSunrise
CiSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
17. NOTED IN AREA? SYes 1o
. Ong Aircraft
Toro Than One Aircraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? 1Ye3 No
19. WERE THERE TNDYCATICISO No
2O. TAS THE OBJECT VIEMED ABOVE LSO EI ION Yes L1No
STIC

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YDA144 1952 90G 5 11:0
YB146.
TDB114
EZ A179 22 A179
AGA A62
APOP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN 333 APOP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN 333
DE JHPCR 18A . .
OP/G 351230Z OP/G 351233Z
FM CO 1500 FM CO 1500 ABW HICKAM AFB TH AFB TH ..
TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC -
JEDWP/AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CENTER VRIGH OHIO .
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO . •
INFO ZEN/C 5. ACDIVATS HICKAM AFB TH
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3 ATTN ATIAA-2C WRIGHT PATTERSON PD ATW-AG C-550
PD FLYOBORPT PD TWO DISKS PLATE LIKE IN APPEARANCE SIX TO EIGHT •
INCHES IN DIAMETER REPT SIGHTED AT ONE SIX FOUR FIVE LOCAL OVER HICKAM •
AFB TH ON FOUR AUG-FIVE TWO PD OBJECTS APPERAED TO BE SPINNING CMA
WERE CREAM COLORED AND MOVED IN CIRCULAR LIKE MOTION BEFORE .
DISAPPERAING PD OBJECTS OBSERVED FOR PERIOD OE FIVE SECONDS CMA
VEATHER CLEAR CMA ALTITUDE OF BBJECTS APPROX TWO ZERO ZERO ZERO FT
CMA SPEED APROX FOUR ZERO ZERO MILES PER HR PD OBSERVER WALKING
LN HICKAM VILLAGE NBR ONE CMA HONOLULU TH ABOUT ONE MILE FR HICKAM

a. RUUSAF
b.
e.
d.
(attach overlay)
V. EVALUATION
22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
Excellent C Good
CrGood CFalr
C]Fair [5Poor
[.JPoor Insufficie luate
Unrsliable
Exctremely Doubtful
Hoax
Was Balloon Was Astronomical
Brobably Balloon 7 Probably Aa.r nomical
Possibly Balloon Posaibly Astoonouical
B

(knots) (degrees) (feet) (knots) (degraes)
0 25,000
1,000 30,000
2,000 35,000
3,000 40,000
4,000 45,000
5,000 50,000
6,000 55,000
7,000 60,000
8,000 65,000
9,000 70,000
10,000 10,000 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000
18,000 95,000
20,000 100,000
5. WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED? ClYes LJNo
(If yes, at what altitude? )
6. WERE ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN AREA? Yes No
(If yes, at what t quadrant?
7. CLOUD COVER: I was
feet. tenths at feet. MILES.
tenths at feet. tenths at feot.
TS:
ATIC Tost Form 33

SEDNU 116
PP JEPHQ JEDUP JEDEN 444
DE JEDNU 76
P 161700Z ZNJ
FX CG CHANUTE AFB ILL (
TO JEPNQ/DIR OF INTELL USAF WASHDC
JEDUP/AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON .C.
LDEN/CG ZNT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
JEDST/CG ATRO SCOTT AFB ILL E
ANsK/ 7H ATTN ATIAA-2C WR-PAT AFE. FLYODRPT L
IGHTED 2132 CDT 15 AUG 52 SINGLE OBJECT SIMILAR TO GREEN COLOR
IF JELDING TORCH FLAME, ROUND SHAPED WITH NO TAIL APPEARED SEVERAL
IATETERS LARGER THAN AVG STAR NOTICED AT APRX 278 DEGREE COMPASS
IEADILG AT APRX 73 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON THEN MOVED IN STRAIGHT
LIHE TO 43 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MADE AN ABRUPT RIGHT ANGLE TURN
LID MOVED IN A HORIZONTAL PATH TO APRX 3AD DEGREES BEEFORE ABRUPTLY
PISAPPEARING OBSERVATION MADE FRON DRIVE-IN THEATER 2 MILES NORTH
F URBANA ILL OBSERVED BY LT COL LEELEF REGULAR AIR FORCE
PM C CHANUTE AFB WE SIGHTED

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
23 Acguot 52 Was Balloon' 4
: Aluron, Ohio J0n Probably Salicon
N-44 Posvbly Bat'oon i
DATF-TIME GROUP 4. TYRE OF OBSERVATION :
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ocal.. CH1O EDL D Greunc-Visoal 6. Ground-Redor 3 Wn Areraft
D Probosly Atrtrai
F C AirVisuol Arintereopt Radar C Possibiy Arerah: -
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1 Was Astronom:col
DYes : Dreroby Astronon cs. 1
Cfricer C Frossiby Astronamical
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LENOTP OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OP SHUFCTS 2. COURSE Gther -
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CRISF SUMMARY OF SICHTING I1. COMMENTS
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disappearan letormire aporeximate 30 altitude, speed other
charrcteristics and relative pcsition with res oint of observation,
wihich are deteiled or. the attacheyd cauura, Ve then rroceeded to the Atwateer
Station gas station ani I alerted It, of Youngstown A roe Base and
I then
cautioned the two sailors to silence cn what thsy had seen ani informed them of
respective Immediataly upon
to duty. I took down their serial and station at
which time contimed our travel tbound.
7-3719-15
O8ICLS
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VISTRIBUTION ORIGINATOR
NOTE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFFCTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITEO STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U. S. C.-
3I AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED F PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
(CLASSIFICATION)
10-5560r1 22 U.S.GOVERNMENTPRINTING
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enst shie crossing ,highway in flighb over the
Atwater Station and contimuing on an extimated vector of l20 degrees.
At this time I stopped the nde further observations cutside
lst visual sighting E 1 4004
Disappearance of 5458
"Inilight ND
Naval Receiving
HErig unknown.
TANSS V. EVAIS
lst I6., USAP .
Intelligence cer
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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 5O U. S. C. —
3I AND 3, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS GONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZEO PERSON IS PROHIBITED DY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE,USAF.
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(CLASSIFICATION) 18-54570-1 DRVICE
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CG ADIV 14 1'
CITE FLYOBRPT TAFR IN025.
C54 NR VIS AFB FM HICKAM AFB, ALTITUDE 6500 FT.
TRUE AIR SPE HEAD 2 CREW
MEMBERS OBSEF
RAVELIN ALTITUDE
SERVERS STATE OBJJECT LARGE
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TO FOUR DEGREES FR OBSERVER PD TWO CONVENTUAL ACFT CMA ABLE CHARLIE .
FOUR SEVEN AND ABLE SMALL PRIVATELY OWNED ACFT IN VICINITY OBJECTS e
AT TIME OF SIGHTING PD REPT MADE TO ONE FIVE ZERO ZERO ABW DY OFF
AND ONE FIVE ZERO ZERO ABW INTEL OFF AT T HICKAM AFB TH
05/1335Z AUG JHPCR
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Eastern) d. Pacific
b Central e. Other
c. Mountain
(Circl Daylight Saving
Standard
1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate
your answer
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
2 the object:
b. In a car e. At sea
C. Outdoors f. Other
3.1 Were you:
(Circle One): In the business section of a city? i0
In the residential section of a city?
c. In open countryside? 15
d. Flying near an airfield?
e. Flying over a city?
f. Flying over open country?
g. Other

Try to list the activity or activities a -
of time spent on each.
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7. - - (Circle One):
7.1 What direction were you moving?
(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g West
d. Southeast h. Northwest
7.2 ….miles per hour.
7.3 D Did you stop at any time while you were looking object?
(Circle One): Yes or No
8. What direction were you rst saw the object?
(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Mortheast f. Southwest
c. East g. West
d. Southeast h. Northwest

. Fairly certain Just a guess
9. Were you yearing eye g (Circle One):
- Yes or Mo
10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One): a. Through window glass e. Through theodolite
b. Through windshield f. Through sunglasses
C. Through binoculars g. Through open space
d. Through telescope h. Other
11. What do you remember
object?
11.1 11.3 VEATHER (Circle One)
b. Hazy Fog, Mist, light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember Don't remember
11.2 WIND (Circle One) 11.4
a. No wind a. Cold
Slight breeze b. Cool
c. Strong wind C. Warm
d. Don't remember Hot
e. Don't remember
SECTION C
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12. Estimate hou long you
Hours Minutes Seconds

14. e
141.1 Change direction? Yes Don't know
14.2 Change speed? Yes Don't know
14.3 Change size? Yes Don't know
14.4 Change color? Yes Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or Yes Don't know
explode?
14.6 Give off smoke? Yes Don't know
14.7 Change brightness? Yes Don't know
14.8 Flicker, throb, or Yes Don't know
pulsate?
14.9 Remain motionless? Yes N Don't know
15. I Did the object give off a light? - (Circle One): (Yes Mo Don't know
COLGR OF RAYS OF
ACENTLEYN TORCH
16. Tell in a few words the following things the object?
16.1 Sound NO SOUNA
direction they vere traveling.
18. Did the object at any time:
18.1 1 Don't know
IF you answered YES, hind.

a. Pea
b. Baseball g. Smell airplane
c. Basketball h. Large airplane
d. Bicycle wheel i. Dirigible
e. Office desk j. S12E
CFDINNER FLATE
19.1 Circle one following to
ansuer Question 19.
a. Certain) c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
0. Try to tell the following object:
20.1 ? feet.
20.2 How far was it from you? . feet or 7 miles.
20.3 How fast was it going? ARour y5epm.miles per hour.
20.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how ce: your
answer to th ne above questions:
a Certain c. Not very sure
SECTION D
22. In the following sketch, imagine; at the point shown. Place an "A"
on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon
you last saw it. Overhead
Horizon
You

B
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(Circle On Yes or Mo
26.1 IF you answered NO,
ones?
27. E have ceused
it?
T . CAUSE unkwown.
28. Give the following information about yourself:
NAMI
First Name Name
29.1 1
(Circle One): (Yes)o or M
29.2 Please list their names and addresses:
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PROJECT 10O73 RECORD CARD
1. DATE -- 2. Li 'TION F ! "ONCLUSIONS
24 Auz 52. i 1 .Is Chur ginia Was Balloon
i Probosly Boiloen
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Ballonn
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local.24/1735 EST. 4 X Ground-Visual D Ground-Reder Was Aurcraft
n Drobaoly Airerai
24/21352 D Air-Visuot Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircralt 1
GMT. !
5.. PHOTOS t 6. SOURCENSTAST D Was Astronomieal
CYos C Probobly Astronomucoi 1 .
1 military C Possibly Astronomical
X No 1 i
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJFCTS 9. COURSE D Gther...
Insufiicient Dara for Evalvation:
1 min. 1 Unknown 1
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11. COMMENTS m
88
Cireular object, aluninun colored moved 4
.erratically across Source, Lt/Col, USAF
was impressed by speed ranid acceleration.
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@ Eastern d. Pacific
b. Central e. Other
c. Mountain
(Circle a Daylight Saving
Standard
1.4 Circle one of the following to indicats how
of your answer to above question 1.2:
Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Just a guess
Cutdoors f. Other
3.1 Were you: 7-37
In the business section of
b. In the residential section of a city?
In open countryside?
Flying near an airfield?
e. Flying over a city? .
f. Flying over
g. Other 15

6.1 What had you bean the 30 minute
object? Try to list the activity or activities, and the
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7.3 Did you stop at any S - E object?
(Circle One): Yes

(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast C Southwest
c. East West
d. Southeast h. Northwest
8.2 Circle one of following to indicate how certai are of
your answer t e above twe questions. (8 and 8.1).
a) Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
.
. ah object? ircle One):
Yes or
10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One): a. Through window glass e Through thecdolite
b. Through windshield Through sun glasses
C. Through binoculars Through open space
a Throua
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember e. Don't remember
11.2 WIND (Circle One) 11.4 One)
No wind Cold
Slight breeze Cool
c. Strong wind c. Warm
d. Don't remember d. Hot
e. Don't remember

Hours Seconds
12.1 Gircle one of the following to re of
your answer to Question 12:
@ Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly sure d. Just a guess
13. Did the object look: (Circle One) . Solid or Transparent?
14. Did
14.1 Change direction? Yes No Don't know
14.2 Change speed? Yes Don't know
14.3 Change size? es Don't know
14.4 Change color? Yes Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or
explode? Yes Don't know
14.6 Give off smoke? Yes Don't know
14.7 Change brightness? Yes No Don't know

18.3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes s (NO)! Don't know
19. Which of the following objects etual siz ze 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. Dirigible
e. Office desk j. Other
19.1 Circle one following to are
of your answer Question 19.
a. Certain
20.3 hour.
20.4 Circle one of the following are
of your answer to above questions:
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
r from view?
Suddenly c. Other
b. Gradually d. Don't remember

when you first saw it. Place a "B" to show where it was en when you
last saw it.
Overhead
F
Horizon
Your eye
23. In the following sketch place an nos object was
when you fir saw it, and a position you last saw it.
Overhead
A

did you see ones?
27. -
caused it?
TELEPHONE NU
Age
Sex
Last School Attended__
Year of last attendance a is school

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30. Please add re any comment which you believe important.
Use additional sheet e same size paper if necessary.
Inadint is refald bicane - o7 the offarnt
occollenatin dideed fricedd
of th objict
T he wthe nfet fan Biig Af offor bly
cne hov lefie ducndint :

seaned poD uowar
ning mtion and disappeared causing prOm
duced by heat So.moving parts no smole.
excaust exdgust axleaio0s or noiges nois emanating manating from from the objeet. the Objeat. De out oute
starding eeogition mition feature of the feature objeet. objeet was was its plate-like appearance, appearanee.
It sated that the that the objeet about about 'the th aise of a.corventional entionel
3. ebjeets abjeets 500 reported were at altitude of about 2,o0o feet. altitude of about 2,000 feet.
Frthe Frther gation ro saled that th that the ob Ro: the objeets at a 35 objeets at a 35
to 50 to 50 clear. clear, slight breese, breese The The
distance distange t the ebjeats could 1 the objeata could nct be estimated.at estimated.at the
time of t sigatins observer stated rstated that the that the at least two
planes planss reinity rieinity of the objeets. No of the objeets. No report report of a flying
ebjeet objeet mnde by aads .military military personnel on that date. persomnel on that date Although hundreds Although hundreds
o siviliens on foot and in automobiles were in the vicinity (the sighting o sivi an foot Hin.automobile the vicinity (the aighting
eceurred at the end of the norjel working. day), no other reports were.re- th
voBtthe ting
CONAENT BY PREPARING OPPICER:
1.-7e objeets were allejedly hovering in an area'located betreen
John Bodgers (Honoluln International Airport) and Hickam Air Force Base.
Tha oojeets would therefore have been over the runway used by ailitary and
civilian airerart.  Neither military nor sivdllan control to wers sighted
any str abjeets area.
2. the observe telephons repair trade and has been living
in the vicinity y of Hicken Air Force Base for a per i or 10 years. . His
1 kovledge of aircraft is quite extensive.
NED M. PETTIT
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JEDENZCG ADC AT3
JEPNB/CG EADF F STEWART AFE NEWBURGH IN 12
YELLON COLOR CHA SPEED APPROX 6S2 MPH CMA OBJECT VENT INTO VALLEY
AND CHANGED DIRACTION FROM EAST TO MESTERLY IEADING CMA
REIGHT ESTINATED AT 2EEZ FEET CMA IN CHANGING COURSE OBJECTS SPEZD
DECREASED CMA COLOR CHANGED FROH YELLON TO RED CHA ORIGINAL
FRIGINAL KEADING SOUTR' PD 7
(2) 12/S159Z CMA 1s MINUTE3 PD (3) VISUAL
(S) CBSERVERS THREE NCNBERS GOC ALBAMY NEV Y N MAN 3859 PD
TLIGNT MAZE PD (7) YORK PD (6) CLEAR .
NGME (0) NONE (9) NONE (1s) UNKNOMN PD S
-3/25202 AUG JEPPN . CO PD

CARD -.
1 i .
iate LOCATION 5 CONCLDSIONG
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i 55 . Grbam, Il-nole Net Boilonn
d Frobusy oulleon
a C Pos/ts-
- 3. DATSTIM .. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
2Groune-Viseal 6 Groune-Rota Was Airertt
Proddsi/Au
DAmVisool D Aniateie 4040 PosuayAr.nir
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PAOTOS 5. WsA.Hos.
5Ye. USAy It col. ProbeslyAsrsomcul
2 N. C PobyA aoic
F NUMDER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE -
17. IOROT. CF CAIERVATION 3
1-5 cocoxds 1 . Unxnowa
1 1
1
1 1 260-5.
1 Round shaped. .
:
Maxwell AITN A Accospac Ditector

the green welding torch and several
times larger in diameter thar average star The objsct was
round without any apparent tail. remained in sight four (4)
or five (5) seconds. There was no sound. Ths weather was clear
with no apparent clouds icymedia
A58 revealed that 2 B-25s
were flying wers flying locally between locally betwsen CHANUTE AFB and BLCOMINGTON, Illinoi3
during the pertinent period. The crews of the 53 observ nothing
unusual during the evening
1003363 7.3719
APPROVED:
orsh
FORREST G. GENTRY 12
lst Lt, USAF
INCLS. Wing Intell icer
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Dirsetor of Intelligence, Headquarters USAP
Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, O
Director of Intelligence, TTAF, Gulfport, Miss. (Info cy)
Air training Command, Scott , Ilinois
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