DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9549190
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1953
REPORTED LOCATIONSyracuse N Y
FRAMES10
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1. DATE ·TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
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3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civ. Monan CONFLICTID REPORT
4. NUMBER OBJECTS
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5. LENGTH OF OBSE TION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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Syratnce 6 2.y.
Nearest Posrgl Address or Town State or Cquhry
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5. Estimate how long you saw the abiect.
(Cirele One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight
sthere. Bright hwilight f. Don't remember
7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWiLIGHT, orC DAwN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object? 1
(Circle Ona): 0. In front of you d. To your left 1003371
In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right F. Don't remember
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b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
. Other
1. Did the object: sttime (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at uny lime? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rus away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
C. Break up into parts or Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Give off smoke? Yes No No_ Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know
f. F. Change shape? Change shape? Yes Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate Yes No Don't Know
12. Did the abject move behind soirething at anytime, particularly ya cloud?
(Circle One): Yes N Don't Know. IF you answered Yi ES, then tell what
it moved behind:
13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (No) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
It moved In front af:
14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): (a. Solid? b. Tronsparent? Don't Know.
15. Did you abserve the abject through any of the following?
d. Eyaglasses Yas No 8. Binaculars Yes No
NS Tulbscina No
Widshtad No T Theedslne
d.Windew glass No h. Other
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18.The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy er blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply ulined)
d. Don'tramirwr
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d. Mickal i. Baskerball
Quarter k. Oer wao pelan,
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a. Cortain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23How did the object or objects disappear from view? rttimp-distamlrTries -
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28.1 What direction were you maving? (Circle One)
a. North . East e. South g. West
Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
miles per hour.
(CircleOne) Yes No
29. Whar directicn were 29. loaking when you first saw the (Circle One) Circle One)
a. North tocth c. East e. South g. West W/
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
5.' Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 Whenit First apoeared:
a. From true North degrees, X
b. From horizon degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared: —
a. From true North degrees.
1. Frow hortzen lea
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high the object was above the horizon (skvline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was abova the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
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33. In the following larger sketch plce an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its 33. In the following larger sketth place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its SS
position when you last saw it. ewr to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. position when you last saw it. wr to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
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Yes
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see rhe object too? 2feit
(Circle One) Yes No Stations aTts
36.2 Please list their names uddresses: winstead
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37.Was this the first time that y iseen an object or objects like this?
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(Circle One) Yes
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? m.p.h.
40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Cirele One) Yes No about a mile
it was? feet.
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
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NAME (hma.
First Name Middle Nara
ADDRESS Sipacnel 10 2.4.
Strent ycir Zone S+at0
TELEPHONE NUMBEI
Age 127 Sox Female
Please indicate any specialducational training that you have had.
a. e.e. Technical school
b. High school L1 (Type)
College 1: f. ining 30ure.inU.5.Gort.
d. Post graduare writndhistrical
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 13nh→ 1953
D=y Month Year
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