DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8768507
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1952
REPORTED LOCATIONOntario California
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Was this the first tine 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
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30. Please add here any further comments which you believe are important,
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SUMMARY. \F 5, Oran. othe yt Amaury SEE te s Tbiatence in final v1 one sentence paragraph. Liat inclosures al lower left. “Begin tert of report on AF Porm 112—J'art 1)
1, “ois resort contains information obtained from personal contact end interrovation
0? AM eleeee Ts. 62 19, private pilot CaAa License gimme ,
2. I[neldent *LIQSAPT was first reported to LOL, 27+h ADiv (Def) by phone from dut7
officer, Control Cemter ADCO 27th ADiv who had received PLYCER?? from CAA in
Jatario, California; private pilot QUEM having revorted in first instance
J CRS” Ontartoy:
3, Qileiein ws Clying a Cassna - 149 alreraft 1C 77099 having derarted from El
Fonte alrror® on 22 Juguat 1952 ut 1450 hours with Cable iield, Cleremont, Cale
ivtormla ag his local flying deatination,
4. Approximately 1500 hours VFR 3,000 foet, course heeding estimated 90° due oast,
TAS 195 “PH, he obtained a "Vlagh Lacornition” view of an unidentified flying
odjact, which had crossed hia flight, path approximately 1/2 mile dead ahead cn
a course from i#-Sk, seneral haading valton Sea at super sonic speed,
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5. Severe turbulence experienced when the respective flizht patha of the Cassna erd
the flying object crossed.
O. <A check with the AC&4 squadrons revealed "Dishran"™ have a G,0.C. track Zebra 50
in ovea Baker Dog 5146 ond reported milti engine, very high, heading 59 at 1509
hours (date in question) Pacific Daylight Time or 2209,
7e Uogative detection of flying object or Cessna by AC&W squadron, ™
°, Senjanin SumbbteepB, cosided with hia parents i ea Ontario,
California. vA
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', “he reliability of information obtained during interview: MOB rerrative of
his observation end experience while airborne can be encep ted as trutatul, ol-
ctough he waa unable to odtain a more detailed sree it ia eviden* he saw an '
No object” of high speed and unidentified beyond bhe deserintion given from a Sleat-|\
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DI, Seadanarters (ADF, I anilton A¥3, Hamilton, California
ROTEL THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DUFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, DU SC —
3) AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION O8 THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROMIBITED BY LAW,
IT MAY NOL BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN LIMITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT GY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF, “VESERAETE
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Your reoant report of unidentified aerial phenomena has besa
rocelyed by the Air Tochnical Intelligence Center, Inclosed is a
questionnaire, which, when completed by you and returned in the
inclosed, aslf-addressed envelope, will aid in standardizing the
data and will provide a complete ranord of the occurrence,
Your interest in reporting the matter and your public spirited
desires to be of service are greatly appreciated,
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TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE
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SECTION A
le When did you see the object:
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Day Month Year
1.2 Time of Day: eT A.M. or P.M.) (Circle One)
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1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of
your answer to the above question 1.2:
Be Gertain) c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain ad. Just a guess
2. Where were you when you saw the objects
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3. Where were you located when you saw the object:
(Circle One): a. Inside a building d. in_an airplane’)
b. Ina car eé. At sea
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(Circle One): a. In the business section of a city?
b. In the residential section of a city?
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ad. Flying near an airfield?
e. Flying over a city?
f. Flying over open country?
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le 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?
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6, What were you doing at the time you saw the object?
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6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 mimtes before you saw the object?
fry to list the activity or activities and the approximate amount
of tine spent on each.
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7. Were you moving at any time while you saw the object? (Circle One):
IF you answered YES, then complete the following questions:
7.l. What direction were you moving?
(Circle One): a. North es Sonth
b. <Hortheas® f. Southwest
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dad. Southeast he Northwest
7-2 How fast were you moving? 2 3- miles per hour.
763 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One): Yes or (19)
68, What direction were you looking when you first saw the object?
(Circle One): a. Forth) e. South
b. iortheast f. Southwest
c. East ge West
ad. Southeast h. Worthwest
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8.1 What direction were you looking when the object disappeared?
(Circle One): ae North e. South
b. Northeast £. Southwest
c. East fe West
d.\ Southeast > he Northwest
8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of
“your answer to the above question and preceding question (8 and
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a. Certain > c. ot very sure
b. Fairly certain ad. dust a guess
9. Were you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):
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10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One): a. Through window glass e. Through theodolite
b. chhrouplt tindshieldS f£. Through sunglasses
ce. Through binoculars ge Through open space
d. Through telescope he 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)
ae Clear sky ae Dry
b.C Hazy b. Fog, Mist, or light rain
ce Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds dad. Snow
e. Don't remember ee Don't remember
11.2 WIND (Circle One) 11.4, THMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. flo wind ae Cold
b. Glight breeze, b. Cool
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12. Estimate how long you saw the object?
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12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your
answer to Question 12:
Qe Gertain) c. Not very sure
b. Fairly sure d. Just a guess
13. Did the object look: (Circle One) (Solid or Transparent
1h. Did the object at any time:
(Circle One for each question)
14.1 Change direction? Yes No) Don't know
14.2 Change speed? Yes CNo} Dontt know
1.3 Change size? tes “0 (Dontt know)
1.4 Change color? Yes (io) Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or Yes cil) Don't know
explode?
1.6 Give off smoke? Yes (10) Don't know
1.7 Change brightness? Yes (iio) Don't know
14.8 Flicker, throb, or Yes (Ho) Don't know
pulsate?
14.9 Remain motionless? Yes No) Don't know
15. Did the object give off a light? (Circle One): Yes (io) 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?
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16.2 Color
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17. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? “~/,, P39
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:
18,1 Move behind something? (Circle One) Yes (ilo Don't know
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IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind.
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18.2 Move in front of something? (Circle One) Yes ) Ho Don't know
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18.3 Blend with the background? (clrete 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):
ae Pea f. Automobile
b. Baseball ge Small airplane
ce Basketball he Large airplane
dc. Bicycle wheel. i. Mirigibte)
e. Office desk je Other
19.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your
answer to Question 19.
aeC 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? S02 fect.
20.2 How far was it from you? féet or yY1- miles.
20.3 How fast was it going? 7 ssa ve! miles per hour.
20. Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your
answer to the above questions:
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a. Certain > c. Wot very sure
b. Fairly certain dad. Just a guess
21. How did the object disappear from view?
(Circle One): a. CSuddenly > c. Other
be. Gradually ad. 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 sat it. Place a "B" to show where it was when
you last saw it. Overhend
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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.
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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 inelude
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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