PROJECT BLUE BOOK

7 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD \ |
1. @aTE - . ( 2 LOCATION ( 112. CONCLUSIONS
J 6 Aug 52 ~*~’ WASHINGTON, D. ‘ve iQ Was Baltoon
‘CO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP <% TYPE OF OBSERVATION {|S Possibly Galleon
tecet 0O/O915 EST XX Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar Go Wes Aircraft
i GQ Probably Aircraft
GMT 06/115 Z ‘0 Aire Vi wal O Airintercept Radar GO Possibly Aircraft
i es a A ee on ee ek Whee eae
C Yes QO Probably Astronomical
Dro Civilian Man 'O Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION @ NUMBER OF OSJECTS | 9% COURSE Other --
‘ Insufficient Data for Evaiuaron
2 ,;O Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING , NN, COMMENTS
Two discs, the sire of a fifth-cent ) |
steace, "floated" towards Andrews AFBat jet | |
speed. Cne dise maintained censtant course |
other side circled it.
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ATIC PORM 329 (REV 16 SZP 52)

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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

Horizon

2). 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 draving to show the direction the object was moving.

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26. Was this the first time that you have seen an object like this?
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Circle One): \Yes \ or / Vx

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25.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what conditions did

you sce other ones?

27. %In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused
At? 0 da uot Kuo, IF it frevelled at wrud velorety of fo mpl so

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25. Give the following information about yourself:

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‘irst Name Middle ifame
ADDRESS se (Wadhiuagte, Ze DC.
Stree City zone State
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Jnat is your present job? = Mechanrecal Euatue:
Age Ub
é Sex M ale.

29. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One): Yes or (2 )
29.1 IF you answered YES, dia they see the object too?
(Circle One): Yes or ilo

29.2 Please list their names and addresses:

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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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West aud South Alar,

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A number of other publicized cases listed as “Unknown” were
in all probability balloons. Since a probability, however good, is not
che same as an establis! — fact, these sightings remain in the Un-
known category even though their actual explanation is reason-
ably certain. Such a case was that near Hermanas, New Mexico,
which, like that a few weeks earlier at Hamilton Air Force Base,
may have abeen stimulated by the 1952 saucer panic in Washington
(Chapter vir).

On Aucust 24,
fornia to Georgia in an F-84-G plane at an air speed of about 290
miles an hour, At 10:15 (A.st. M.S.T., when near Hermanas, New

1952, an Air Force colonel was flying from Cali-

Mexico, he observed two round, silvery objects about six feet in
diameter sorne two miles north of him and traveling east at high
speed; they showed no trail or exhaust. During the three minutes
they were in view, one object suddenly began a right turn while
the second aceclerated rapidly; they changed in shape and in color,
became clongated and gray, and then disappeared. A few minutes
later over El Paso, Texas, he saw two similar silvery objects, also
traveli 2 east, During the ten minutes they were in view, one object
seemed to climb straight up for 2000 or 3000 feet, followed im-
mediately by the second one. Assuming that the same puir of ob-
jects v
they v

s involved in both sightings, the observer concluded that
re going much faster than any plane, and reported the
to ATIC.

The ><havior described is typical of that of balloons, Rising into
a new vind stream, they may move rapidly and change their
orientation so that they look sausage-shaped instead of round; re-
flectins the sun at a different angle, they look gray rather than
silver. ‘nvesticotors checked with Biggs Air Force Base, White
Sands, snd El Paso International Airport; both White Sands and
Fl Pas. had released weather balloons at 8:00 that morning which
had troveled southeast and burst some time before the sighting at
Herm as. Since no single recorded balloon could account for the
sightir z. it was Usted as Unknown [e].

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This squiry can scarcely be called thorough. Apparently no check
was mde at Holloman Air Force Base or at more distant buses
whose sveather balloons might well have traveled into the area.
The in-vestigaters apparently accepted the pilot’s assumption that
the ob ects in the two sightings were indentical and were therefore
trave!. z at incredible speeds; yet there was no evidence to support
the as- smption. It is far more probable that he was observing two

sets o>
are al!

bjects. not one. The estimates of size, distance, and specd
neertain because no fixed reference peint existed. The report

does state whether the objects seemed to be above or below
the pe, and ¢.es not give the exact heading of the objects,

The objects -cked and behaved Jike balloons, Another possibil-
ity is at thes were fragments from the balloons that had burst
carlice the observer was looking into the sun and could have mis-
intery sted thon But the explanation of this incident remains un-

know:

veeaut too few facts were determined.

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AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER { '
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE ;
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Weshington, D.C.
Door Mrs, iia

Your veesnt roport of wnidentlfied asrial phenowsns haw Leon
received ty ths Mtr Sooknical, Tat telligancs Canter, Inolosad is «
questiomaire, which, whea coupleted by you and reurned in ios
Juclosed, salt addressed enyalopa, will aid in standerdising vhs
data end wild provide a complete record of the oconurrense,

. Your interest in reporting the matter and your public gcpleh ied
desive to ba of service ave greatly appreciated,

Sincerely yours,

i
ae ALE, pS SO
2 Tncla ROBERT EB, KENNEDY
e/a Major, USAF

Air Adjutant CGensral

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TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNATRE

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1. When did you see the object:

1.2 Dates 2c Auoy vit Lue.
Day lionth Year
1.2 Time of Days 3 5G A.M, or(P.if,! (Circle One)
Hrs. Mins eT
1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
Ca. -Bastern) d. Pacific

be. Central e. Other
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(Circle Onc): Car “Daylight: Saving)
b. Standard

1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of
your answer to the above question 1.2:

tt =. eee
Cre Certain » ce Not very sure
b. Fairly certain ad. Just a guess

2. Where were you when you saw the object:

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5 ane i Dp ea eeneay - Penguin oe ee eee
Ostal Address City or Town State Country

Additional Remarks:

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

(Circle One): a. Inside a building 4d. In an airplane
b. In a car ee At sea
Ce. Outdoors f. Other

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3.1 Were you:

(Circle One): a. In the business section of a city?
<b, In the residential section of a elty?»
Ce. In open countryside?
ad. Flying near an airfield?
e. Flying over a city?
ff. Flying over open country?
ge Other

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lhe How did you happen to notice the object? Notse of awplane In Sale

av of AM CE a ee a ee at ee

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

aA Buoqoirx ifs
Day Honth Year

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6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? § taudrvuy j bo sty A

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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):

Yes or (ite »)

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

(Circle One): a. North ee. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
Ce East ge West
a. 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 No

8. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object?
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(Circle One):( a. North) e. South
e ~ Jlorthea st f. Southwe st
ce East g.- West

ad. Southeast he. Northwest

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8.1. What direction were you looking when the eae disappeared?

(Circle One): a. Worth Ce. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East ge West
d. Southeast he Northwest

8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of

ere answer to the above question and preceding question (8 and
8.1

a ae - i,

Cae Certain > ce Wot very sure
. Fairly certain de Just a guess

9. Were you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):

10. How was the object seen?

(Circle One): a. Through window glass e. Through theodolite
b. Through windshield f,—Through sunglasses
c. Through binoculars Cg. Through open space—>

d. Through telescope h. Other
11. What do you remember about the weather conditions at the time you saw the
object?
11.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 11.3 WEATHER (Circle One)
Ca, Clear s ¥> Cas Dry)
b. Hazy b. Fog, Mist, or light rain
ce. Scattered clouds ce. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember e. Don't remember
11.2 WIND (Circle One) 11.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
»-llo_ wind ae Cold
Che Slight ‘breeze > be—Cool__
c. Strong wind C ce. Warm _
ad. Don't remember ad, Hot
e» Don't remember
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12. Estimate how long you saw the object? ¢ 5D oe

Hours Minutes Seconds

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12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your

answer to Question 12:

Ca. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly sure d. Just a guess

13. Did the object look: (Circle one) Goad } or Transparent
ly. Did the object at any time: >

(Circle One for each question)

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1.1 Change direction? ( Yes ) No Don't know
14.2 Change speed? es No Don't know
1.3 Change size? Yes To }=© Don?t _know
1.4 Change color? Yes Yo Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or Yes No Don't know
explode? a at
14.6 Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
14.7 Change brightness? Yes lio Don't know
1.8 Flicker, throb, or Yes Yo Don't know
pulsate?
1;.9 Remain motionless? Yes No Don't know

15. Did the object give off a light? (Circle Ons): 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?

16.1 EET ee
16.2 Color White, [Ke «a hsovbeut co thou oY wkite clood ou jyurte do |

17. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?

Draw a picture of how they were arranged and put an arrow to show the
direction they were traveling.

18. Did the object at any time:

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13,1 Move behind something? (Circle One) Yes Gey , Don't know

IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind,

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18.2 Move in front of something? (Circle One) Yes (2) ) Don't know

IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved in front of.

18.3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes (No \ 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 ge Small airplane

ce Basketball h. Large airplane

d. Bicycle wheel i. Dirigible, , ty ok. dete
e. Office desk 4e Other '/g diavecrerval ¢

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

a, Certain ce Not very sure
Cb. Fairly certain ) de Uncertain

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

20.1 How high above the earth was it? feet.
20.2 How far was it from you? feet or miles.
20.3 How fast was it going? ____miles per hour,

20.) Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your
ansver to the above questions:

a.» Certain ce Not very sure
irly eer ¥ d. dust a guess
Caanet fell, | Gprttlin ay fo apeed.
21. How did the object ad Bing pi view?
(Circle One): a. Suddenly _ c. Other
ch. Gradual ly > a. Don't remember
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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
(skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" to show vhere it was when
you last saw it.

Overhead

Horizon

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