PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6977846

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONFremont Wisconsin

FRAMES15

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5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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25. Whore were you located when you sow the object? 26. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?

a. Inside o building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. Ina cor c. In open countryside?

Outdoors d. Flying neor an airfield?

In an airplane e. Flying over a city?

e. At sea f. Flying over ¢c ?
t. Other JA 4) BOAT AT ANCHOR 9. Other_OM A LAKE

27. What were you doing ot the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice It?

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28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:

28,1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

@. North c. Eost e. South g- West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest

28.2 How fast were you moving? — ~~ EE smiles per hour,

28,3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Cirele One) Yes No

29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One)

eo. North ce. East ) e. South g- West
b. Northeast ; heast f. Southwest h. Northwest

30. What direction were you looking when you last sow the object? (Circle One)

a. North ond e. South g- West
b. Northeast Southeas! 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 When it first oppeored:
a. From true North __t0 degrees.

b. Fromhorizon ___ GO degrees.

31.2 When it disoppeored:
@. From true North S40 degrees.
b. From horizon __.3O __ degrees.

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32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are 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 sow it. Place a “B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it.

33. In the following larger sketch place an “A” at the position the object was when you first sow it, ond a “B” ot its
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as cn examp!e of how to complete the larger sketch.

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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object?

34,1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
" ~ td sky a. No wind
» Hazy b, Slight breeze
GE) Scattered clouds —E.-Sirong wind MODE KATE wi Np
d. Thick or heavy clouds d, Don’t remember
e. Don’t remember
34,3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
Dry a. Cold
+ Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
¢. Moderate orheavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow @ Hot
e. Don't remember e. Don’t remember

35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
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36. Was anyone else with you at the tims you saw the object?

(Circle One) (Yes) No

36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) (fes”) No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:

MR.
Morton, ITLLiNols

37. Wes this the first time thet you hod seen an object or objects like this?

(Circle One) No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?

38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?

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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes (No )

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. IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? aa CU

40. Do you think you con estimate how far away from you the object wos?

(Circle One) Yes (ne)

IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? ——

41, Please give the following information about yourself;

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City Zone Stote
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Please indicate any special educational training that you have hed.

e. Grade schoo! JA9 ssw... Technical school
b. tds eked! 4-2 (Type)

c. College La. . es f. Other special training

d. Post graduate =. a +

42, Date you completed this questionnaire: m3 ___ Qukiiae / 23 3

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U. S AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)

In order that your Information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use
the following space to write out a short description of the event thot you observed. You may re-
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statements, or sketches thot you believe are important. Try to present the datails of the observa-
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HEADQUARTERS
520TH ALR DEFENSE GROUP

TRUAX FIELD

Madison, Wisconsin Aa JUL 1957

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SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Objects

TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

Reference to inclosure #1, Report of Sighting of Unidentified Objects,
for your information.

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U. S AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire hos been prepared so that you con give the U. S. Air Fores os much
infermation os possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon thot you have observed,

Please try to answer as mony questions os you possibly can. The information thet you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded os confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permiasion.
We request this personal information so that, If it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

further details.

2. Time of day: Ls -

(Circle One): (A.M) or P.M,

(Circle One): a, Eastern (Circle One): «. Daylight Saving

¢. Moyntein
d. Pacific
e. Other

1}. When did you see the object?

3. Time zone:

4, Where were you when you saw the object?

_FARPENONT _ WscoNs/il

Nearest Postel Address City or Town Stote or Country
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5. Estimate how long you sow the object, — ______
Houre Minutes Seconds

5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your onswer to Question 5,
¢. Not very sure :
. Fairly certain d. Justa guess

6. What was the condition of the sky?

(Circle One): o. Gright deylighd d, Justo trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight @. No troce of daylight

c. Bright twilight #, Don't remember
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One):(c) infront of you “ d. To your lof?
>». In back of you fe) Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember

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8. IF you saw the object ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8,2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember

so ——. ae —— —_

9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?

(Circle One): b. No + Don't remember

10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN “ sky background, was the brightness like hen of an automobile headlight?:

Comurt heerde (Circle One) o. A mils or more away (a distant car)?
tim abe Several blocks away?
Cc.

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A block away?
@ . Several yards away?
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11, Did the object: (Circle One for each question)

a. Appeor to stand still at any time? Ce No Don't Know

- Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? es (No) Don’t Know

. Break up into ports or explode? Yes Be Don’t Know

d, Give off smoke? G5 Don't Know

e. Change brightness? es aD Don't Know

. Change shape? Wed No* Don't Know

g. Flicker, throb, or pulsote? Ves @) Don't Know

12, Did the object move behind something at inatiniii particularly a ae
(Circle One): (Yes) += No.——Con't Know. IF you answered YES, thon tell what

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13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?

(Cirele One): Yes (No*) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what

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14, Did the object oppeor: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes

b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes

c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yos

d, Window glass Yes No h, Other

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.

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b, Cor tds Lawecasee a gaths Lp scaacatre tatty

17. Drow @ picture thot will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any detolls
of the object that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

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18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): fay Fuzzy or blurred €.. haw, @. Other
Like a bright stor weet
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember P22~hg

19. IF there wes MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there? ,
Drow o picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were travel ing.

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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the, object or objects made. Place on “A® at the beginning
of the path, a “B’ at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

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A B

21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.

22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand
: ond at about arm's length?

(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
CE Pea h. Baseball

c. Dime 1. Grapefruit

d. Nickel j. Basketball

a, Quarter k. Other

f. Helf dollar

22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.

Certain c. Not very sue
. Fairly certain d. t=

23, How did the object or objects disappeor i view? “SURDEALY. IN A CLEAR
BLUE BACKGRouUND, JT wouro @e 41Ke 'snveceing

24. In order that you can give os clear o picture os possible of whet you sow, we would like for you te imagine thet you could
construct the object thet you sow. Of what type moterial would you moke if? How lerge waeld It be, and whet shape
would it have? Describe in your own words o tommon object or objects which when ploced up in the shy would give the

some appearance as the object which " sow. ory