PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE CATION CONCLUSIONS
23 October 1952. Toledo, Ohio Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_1830 EST Ground-Vi sua! Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
- 00 Probobly Aircraft
GMT 2330Z DAY AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE Was Astronomical
XYes 000 Probably Astronomical
D No Possibly Astronomical
9. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 10. COURSE D Other 1
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Insufficient Data for Evaluation
s 0
15 minutes 6 D Unkno wn
IC. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING !11. COMMENTS
Six yellow orange objects were observed 2 civilians, 1 military. All of
flying due south. No sound. Objects seemed werb riding in a car. When they
to be trailing fire and from horizon to observed the objects. they stopped the
horizon when first observed, objects appeared car, got out and one observer took a
to be standing still, then started moving. series of five color slides.
Observed by three persons.

8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
(0 None .Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
Was the cbiect brighter background of the sky?
(Circle One): .Yos . No c. Don't remember
10. IF it was
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
. Other
1. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? es No Don't Know
.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes No (Don'tKnow)
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other_
toak ures
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18. The edges of the objoct were:
(Cirel One): Fuzzy or blurred . Other.
he Like a bright star
.Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember

21. IF POSSIBLE, try guess or imate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.
_.feet.
22. How large did the object or objects hand
and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollor
b. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime 1. Grapefruit
d. Nickel i. Bosketball
e. Quarter k. Other.
f. Half dollar
.22.1 (Circle One of the following to ind icate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.
Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Uncertain
from view? ramd

a.North c. East e. South West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Northwest
miles per hour.
oking at the object?
(Circle One) No

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In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
B
direetly
Leninge. to Long

Dry a. Cold
Fog, mist, or light rain Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain Warm
d. Snow Hot
.Don't remember •. Don't remember .
Dey Month Year 70t
(Cirele One) No fa 1
aluskk
(Circlo One) Yos No
36.2 Please list their names dresses:
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.Please give the following information about yourself
NAME
Middlo Name
ADDRESS Zone
CiV Stary
Ago 21- Sex M
Please indicate any spec cational training that you have had.
.e. Technical school_

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them. atated
have trailing
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M R O E
5 TOLEDO
DETROIT 51
uttawe Lake
+ Sylvanie N
a 560 NORTH BASS 1. I9 S1. G19
120 Berkey MAUMEE
Matamiore Richfeld BAY
Lyons Seward Center o 3A 223 MIDDLE BASS I.
2 3 8 Silica Middle Bass
5 6 20-120 2C
Attumngtion 0.5 2 x Toledo
37 Rasb Ottawil BHE SOUTH BASS I.
C00 . 10 Put-in-Bay
64 Buoth 18 Bono
6 TOL12G BOUTH BASS 19LARD PERRT'E TICTOU WEMORN
Holland 2.5 STATE PARC
2 24 120 Curtice CLACIAL EAOOVER
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17 20 25 Ross'ord 57
belta Swanton 2 Maumee 0 Walbridge Trowbridge 33 catawte
. U 9 X 23-63-68 Clay o 4 CATAWBE IOLANG
0.5 Center 590 StarE PARE
16 RALLEN 5 Limestone 2
S. Delte TIMBERS Q.4 795 Martin o 9 Camg Perry EOTNANGOR Lakeside
useon MOW TParrysburg Milbury 120 5 CANO Port 63-35. NTICE PARS Marts
6 7 Rocky
65 Lime Ridge Oak Lacarne Clinton
20 A Harbor7 163
(109 Whitehouse 6 T City 163 153
5 Stony Ridya Genos
Watervile 3.5 t0S Gyasuma luury BAY
Dowling Lemoyne 5 21
9 3 o 23 19 aElmore 5 SANDUSKY Baybridge
3 $3
Liberty Center 2.5 Salleyone 1.5 4i 3.5 2
5 SA 1.5 5
5124 55 Haskins Lucksy 20 523 0.5
Teeas 6 1.5 Venice 6
24 E 107 13 TI 5 Woodville Lindsey 25 12
7 (110n 25 Bowling Scotch 2.5 3.5 Kingsway 8 8 6 2.5
Ridge 199 20 101 ON
Grand 2.5 Tontogany G4-1 Green 1 2 STRJE NEN Castaliank
9 69 10S 3 Hessvill D 19 9 7
2.5 Rapids 3 4 4 Pemberville 5 5 3 Vickery
5 7 6 o
6 3 Gibsonburg 590 27400 Erlm 12 PIGl
MoClure 2 2 Woodside 3.5 11 8
Weston New Hochesiee Parkertown
Grelton Rolflersvitte 1.5 2.5 6 oFremont 510 8 o Bfooming
32 5
c Milton Bradner 730 Helena 05 3.5 101 Kimba
linta Portage 20 37 c 5 99
65 Centar D Green Cren' o
5 0 MiEfergville Havens 5 Clyde 5 20-113 3
N Westhoos 3 Rudoloh Mermill 2.5 5 635 11
7 Wayne 9 S3 19 15 2
29 25 2.5 Green 6 1.5
2 5 Custar Jarry City Burgoon 12 19 Bellevu
Wingston 3 Rising Springs 113 2.5 85 E
6 D Sun 5
1.5 Hamier Kansas 113 T 3.5 5
Cygnet 3 3 O5
23 W.Millgrove Langley 0.5 Bettsville Old Fort 2 11.5 18 Flat Rock
Hammansburg 23 o 3.5 178 0.5 Monroeville
Arsden  5 1.5 4 269
Maple Grove Ft. Seneca 0.5

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coorpleted and the following conclusions were attained: From the
cryparent flight path, forzations and maneuvers, it is believed that
the six objects closely reseabled short vapor condensation trails
P.2 high flying aircraft. Usually, such vapor irailn are or longer
ATIR Leane 2 trail sky with which you
bration, and across the are rrobably
miliar Hovever vapor trail kl ot dissipat elatively
short period Poroation length of this type of
srail is dependent upon the altitude ling
a altitude.
ATIX The color ttributed to .
ing files. This case
could serve as an excelleni reports
a siadlar nature.
He again thamk you for erest.
ATIA
1.W. ,7/26/55 Sincerely,
MARY L. STORM
Inel 1st Lt. USAF
slides Assistan' Adinye
OTHERS AF-WP-O-1 MAR 54 3M
11.2 PERMTEMP RETENTION PERIOD
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s matter
and he insists that the objexts appeared to stand still at times,
which still leaves some doubt in my mind as to whether the objects were
the conventional type air craft.
Enclosed you e e that y
files.
Sincerely yours,
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2330 Zebra time. According to the reporting observer, who took a series
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. fire. When first observed and after they appeared to be moving, the
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under certain atmospheric conditions.
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one of his son's slides to Sgt. Jenkins for officia
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accomplished by the above mentioned letter.
Sgt. Jenkins, after receting the letter, failed to act upon it. A
few months later, Sgt Jenkins was assigned o/s and his i were turned over
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request for the additional color slides. The questionnaire and four color
slides were received by ATIAR-5 on 18 July 1955.

‘ DREPPERD
T/Sgt, USAF

pictures were taken.
further help to you in this matter please
contact him at Sampson AFB ere he will be statio
Director of Civil ,Defense
Tuscarawas County
BKP m
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This is one of he too's the latter nart Octobor, 1952
abont six o'clock botwed chigan and
Toledo Ohio.
If you would Cormation i sugcost nat you send
quostiomnire to ny Son who is statlonod at Eilson alb in Aaska, his
address is;
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information as oncerning the h unidontified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used forr arch purposes, and wi egarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements ,conclusions,or publications without your permission.
We request this rsonal information so that, if med necessar contact you for
further dotails.
1.When did you see the object? 30
Time of day: Hour Minutes
October 19.52
$$3 rac{}$ Month (Circle One): A.M. P.M.
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3. Time zone: (Circle One): Eastorn
(Circle One): Daylight Saving
b. Central .Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other
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Nearest Po City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:- 62 4.5.#20
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. S