DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8770480
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1952
REPORTED LOCATIONCutbank Montana
FRAMES12
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TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNATRE
1. When did you see the object:
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1.1 Date: 2 C Atta es J G5 cs
Year
1.2 Time of Day: /2 30 A.M, of Pal. (Circle One)
irs. Nine
1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
ae Eastern ad. Pacific
be. Central e. Other
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(Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
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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:
Ger Cortain ce Not very sure
» Fairly certain a. Just a guess
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3. Where were you located when you saw the object:
(Circle One): a. Inside a building ad. In an airplane
b. Ina car ec. At sea
(Es Outdoors f. Other
3.1 Were you:
(Circle One): a. In the business section of a city?
b. In the residential section of a city?
Ce In open countryside?
d. Flying near an airfield?
e. Flying over a city?
f. Flying over open countny?
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le How did you happen to notice the object? _ Aas
5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day ont Year
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SECTION B
6. What were oH) doing at the time you saw the object? th. oth sai PPX, Jf,
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.
7- Were you moving at any time while you saw the object? (Circle One):
Yes or No
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 Ee West
ad. Southeast h. Northwest
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7-2 How fast were you moving? zie miles per hour.
7.3 Did you stop at any time while yon were looling at the object?
(Circle One): Yes or Ko
8, What direction were you looking when you first saw the object?
(Circle One): ae North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
ce East e West
de Southeast Ch Northwest
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8.1 What direction were you looking when the object disappeared?
(Circle One): ae North e. South
b. Northeast f£. Southwest
East Ze West
Ca 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
Bal).
fe. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain a. Just a guess
9. Were you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):
“Yes or No
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10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One): a. Through window glass e. Through theodolite
vs Through windshield f. Through Saag
8 Through binoculars ge Through open SPae | be sth y
‘4 Through telescope he Other A Lttinss
ll. What do you remember about the weather conditions at ea il saw the
object?
11.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 11.3 WEATHER (Circle One)
"go Clear sky 7a, Dry
Hazy be. Fog, Mist, or light rain
“i Scattered clouds ce Moderate or heavy rain
% Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
Don't remember e. Don't remember
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11.2 WIND (Circle One) 11.4; TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
cw Wo wind a. Cold
» Slight breeze b. Cool
c. Strong wind (Gs Warm
ad. Don't remember ad. Hot
ee Don't remember
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12. Estimate how long you saw the object? OO 4-2 C
Hours hinutes seconds
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12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your
answer to Question 12:
Certain c. Not very sure
» Fairly sure ad. Just a guess
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13. Did the object look: (Circle One) Solid or Transparent - (Lntenae———
1k. Did the object at any times
(Circle One for each question)
1.1 Change direction? Yes No Don't know
14.2 Change speed? Yes Wo WonTt Knap
1.3 Change size? Yes No Vontt know)
1.4 Change color? Yes {io> Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or Yes Cito) Don't know
explode?
U.6 Give off smoke? Yes
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(19 Don't know
15. Did the object give off a light? (Circle One): (Yes) No Don't know
11.7 Change brightness?
1.8 Flicker, throb, or
pulsate?
U:.9 Remain motionless? Yes
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15.1 IF you answered YES, what was the color of the light? Ww
16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object?
16.1 Sound a
16.2 Color wks Ly
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.
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18. Did the object at any time:
18.1 Move behind something? (Circle One) Yes (i> 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) } Don's kao
IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved in front of.
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18.3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes Cito ) 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
(Db. > Baseball g» Small airplane
~t. Basketball he Large airplane
a. Bicycle wheel i. Dirigible
e. Office desk je Other
19.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your
answer to Question 19.
fi? Certain ce. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Uncertain
20. Try to tell the following things about the object:
20.1 How high above the earth was it? ied... ae
20.2 How far was it from you? feet or /fa, fh emetiilese
20.3 How fast was it going? (). dxapeyo= miles per hour,
20.) Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your
answer to the above questions:
‘a Certain ce Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
21. How did the object disappear from view?
(Circle One): a. Suddenly c. Other
b. 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 saw it. Place a "B" to show yhere it was when
you last saw ite
Overhead
A 5°
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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
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Horizon Horizon
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2h. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place an
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255 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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26. Was this the first time that you have seen an object like this?
(Circle One): Yes or (No?
26.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what conditions did
you see other ones? (7 / he ee
27. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused
it? | donT Wnow
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Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER “ae
What is your present job?
Age “2 i
Sex “ry ,
29.2 Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One): fed or No
29.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One): (es) or io
29.2 Please list their names and addresses:
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