PROJECT BLUE BOOK

8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, whet did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):

a. Bright moonlight

d.

9. Whot were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

CLOUDS (Ci h _- WEATHER (Circle One):
/G. Clear sky a. Dry
‘br Hay ~b. Fog, mist, or light rain

No meonlight—piteh da

c. Scatrered clouds c. Moderate or heovy rain

d_ Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow

e. Don't remember

10, The object appeared: (Circle One): —— —
~ 4 intl:
. e. Don't remember

11. Ii appecred os © light, was it brighter then the brightest sters? (Circle One)

c. Aboutthesame—_..
b. Dimmers. > d. Don'thnow = -

Shc Yes
ent : xproce Yes
| d. eRe ON Y : Yes

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“Gueppearand reappear? =} Yes
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No
No
No
No

Don’t know
Dont know
Dont «now
Dont know
Don't know
Don't know
Don't know
Don't know

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U.S. AM FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try te answer os many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will
be used for reseerch purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
thot if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.

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1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of dey: WP 00 _
Hours

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7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locoted as you looked ot the object?

(Circle One): a. tn front of you d. To your left ae :
b. In back of you 2. Overhead 4
¢. Te your right f Don't remember 1 | :
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34 Dare you completed this questionnawe: Fe nie Sativa A9G7_

Doy Month Yeor

25. Information which yeu feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the
questionnaire or @ narrative explanation of your sighting.

xy 4 he 2 . ox S “Ms . + . re
* \ miatuyr oooh a) aon on
¢ " \ i . i .

Wwe abh ian che es

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27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place on “A” on the curved line to show how high the object

* was love the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place @ “8” on the same curved line to show how high the object wes
above the horizon (skyline) when you lest sow it. Place an “A” on the when you first it. Place a “8” on the com-
ST doe Undusled Gio ao

pase when you last saw the object.
rae WOU Wenn CO SS Zee

28. Drew © picture that will show the motion that the object or object mode. Ploce an “A” at the beginning of the path, 6 “8” ot
the and show in direction the
SS eee NSE TIN
fae ‘ne & But Rear movemés
Sa ms a . LD ntevee tow
TT «2% wo Fin,

29. Pid hits wan collin has ov wap ibe AR Ait
rene OY cereus om Onecare onr o One aren rrnranEe Res
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?  1- drdmt See xe oped, EL only
(Cirele One) Yes [we ] ong iv hove, vn one gts tsa ot & one

IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? it wos so Fest, we dat

Soa. Ue mous ie ott arrrume d

ry vd el » Wer — oF oa ory s “+
21. Do you think you oe, eT Leowdn te hcwntsant td whi Wc. 3n “Fealwa”

Spey s & Aastra), 42S, Ve seer ed bee

ber apa a ta ate eS 2 on Uae ee

would you say it wos?
22 Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
@. In the business section of a city?

a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. Inacar c. In open countryside?

[~<] Outdoors d. Near on airfield?
d. in an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. Atsea f. Flying over open country? i
t. Other ol a See

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

24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

a. North ¢. East e. South g. Wew
b Northeast d. Southeost f. Southwest h. Northwest

24.2 How fast were you moving?____ miles peer hour.
24.3 Did you stop at ony ime while you were looking at the object?

(Circle One) Yes No
25. Did you ebserve the object through any af the following? Y :
sop F ; ' ~ie
2. Eyeglasses Yess - ®. Binoculers ~ Yes SoA
b. Sunglenes - Yes. _ &. Telescope Yes +. Vac els
c. Windshield Yee  @&. Theodolite Yes mT ca ae
d. Window gia «Yea. _ he Other eal se,
-! : : . - ‘ *=+ tty iui

26. scenes = Girne abe nernsn techs brmen white enaee
jects which, whee ploced up in the siy, would givethe seme appearance os the object which you sow.

2 sheliow moda | Dewi, tamed om Ma cdap oped

5 oe Wa, a clom suii__ The vein, tiles ~
Pasion erent, Rind. —-- mgqiennn © fo oo) ee

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14. Did the object disappeor while you were watching it? If so, how? Yes. iT WOVEZED saeour SMmwute
4 SMEDETELY VT Wee COmMPLETery Gonrne& Soe S oa 10 Seconds.
THEM we wer'ceD iF Was iw & OIeAcoKst teat Tages Ina ——

qo ee ee <>
mee BEEN, THis +oeren SE S Times. ; ,

15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes [Ne Don't know. IF you answered YES, then teil what

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it moved behind: -_ omen |
16. Did the object rove in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? |

(Circle One): Yes [ne\ Don't know. if you answered YES, then tell what
in front of

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18. with to knew +e enguler size. Meld @ match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the
. ye i? le covered tw the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of

‘¢ hoo woud Rave uae covered by the match head? DS conk do dun, S co whdnd

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“&._IF you sew the object ot NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS ond MOON?

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8.1 STARS (Circle One) 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
¢. Many c. No moonlight- piteh dork
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember

9, What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object?

CLOUDS (Circle Oneh [=m] Oneh
gs la. Ory_|
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rein

c. Scattered clouds c. Moderote or heavy rain
d. Thidk or heavy clouds d, Snow
e. Don’t remember

se

10. The object eppeered: '€ 1. Onep

| o. Solid | é. Ase light
. Teeneperent e. Don't remember

¢. Vaper

11. If it eppeored os Blight, mee # brighter then the brightest stars? (Circle One):

“en Wight ¢. About the some
b. Dimmer d. Oon't know

11.1 Compore brightness te eames common object: :
re Nike motel on siluen lcokes un Dunehone,

12. The edger of he object wore Be sia 3 oe
(Cirla Ona a. Fusay or blurred Pi Oa ne SEE ENB yo BE alee
b. Likee oon
EBB fon
13. Did the object: (Circle Cre for soch question)
2. Appear te stand still at any time? ; __ Yas No Don't know
b. suddenly speed up and rush away ot ony time Yes No Don * know
<. Break up into parts or expiode? Yes No Don't know |
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
e. Chonge brightness? Yes No don? krow |
§. Chenge shone? Yos No Don't know
g. Fics or Hicker? as “oa 5 ow

enpeor sed -vercenr’

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DATE

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LOCATION EVALUATION
Dayton, Ohio Uneeived-

Key West, Florida Possibly Batioon

DOVNG?S DED 7
DECLASS Li

12 YBAS.

1D DIR 5200.10

SIGHTINGS FOR AUGUST 1953

DATE LOCATION EVALUATION
“28 Turner AF Base, Georgia -Possibty~Balloon
~“ 28 Jamestown, North Dakota _Inowtetetenttata | |
.,28 San Rafael, California Provaviy-Aetronemicat >
27 Falls Church, Virginie Ineutlicient Data —
~2T7 Greenville, Mississippi Insuffte tent’ Data
- 26 Bermuda Insufficient Data
w" BS Port Moresby, New Guinea Insuff tcient—Data
\ 22 San Antonio, Tesns Possibly Aircraft
~ 20 California Area Insurficient Data
" 27 insta, Ala met Probably Astronomical - Meteor
f f 17 South Central ocance \ / Poweteny Balloon
| 37 —-"Wetherefiela, Hngland= + ~ ——-—propavty-Bsttoon
’ OF Peoria, Tlline ia Posstory Astronomical
16 Ramore, Ontac) y Janada Unserve> 51
“15 Madison, -Wiscorsin Possibly Bekicon
L- 12 Wate, Cait*ornia Probably Aircraft
“ 12 Leesburg, Virginia “ProvasryAircrace—-
“1 Barksdale AF Base, Louisiana © Probably Astronomical - Meteor
10 Wilmington, North Carolina Other - Unreliable Source
g Moscow, Idaho Other - Probably light reflections
; Martha's Vineyard, Mass. RS ar ata
5 San Antonio, Texas Possibly Balloon
5 Rapid City, South Dakota Unsolved
Onide, South Dakota Tnsuffics 4
S& Point, Neorasses POugsOny- ALTCY alt
311156 28

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ay _ Sightings for the month of August 1953 continued
DATE LOCATION EVALUATION
3. Dayton, Ohio Unsolved
Key West, Florida Possibly Balloon

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SIGHTINGS FOR AUGUST 1953

EVALUATION

DATE LOCATION
28 # #Turner AF Base, Georgia Possibly Balloon
28 Jamestown, North Dakota Insufficient Data
28 $=San Rafael, California Probably Astronomical
27. +#&«Falls Church, Virginia Insufficient Data
27 Greenville, Mississippi Insufficient Data
26 «= Bermuda Insufficient Data
23 Port. Moresby, New Guinea Insufficient Data
22 San Antonio, Texas Possibly Aircraft
20 California Area Insufficient Data
17 Creola, Alabama Probably Astronomical - Meteor
17 South Central France Possibly Balloon
17 Wethersfield, tagztand Probably Balloon
17 Peoria, Illincis Possibly Astronomical
16 Ramore, Ontario, Canada Unsolved
15 Madison, -W! sconsin Possibly Balloon
12 Ventura, California Probably Aircraft
i2 Leesburg, Virginia Probably Aircraft
11 Barksdale AF Base, Louisiana Probably Astronomical - Meteor
10 Wilmington, North Carolina Other - Unreliable Source
9 Moscow, Idaho Other - Probably light reflections
on clouds
7 Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Possibly Astronomical
5 San Antonio, Texas Possibdly Balloon
5 Rapid City, South Dakota Unsolved
4 Onlda, South Dakota Insufficient Data
+ #06 Point, lebraska Possibly Aiscrart
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SEPT 1953 BALTIMORE. MARYLAND ‘(KEYMOE=1960 P 206) 1 WITNESS 00
____DRe gage. se. A SALTIMORE ASTRONOMER, OBSERVED FOUR LARGE 01!
LIGHTS AS HE WAS WATCHING A TRANSIT OF THE STAR FOMALHAUTs o2

_*AT_FIRSTs 1 SAW THEM WITH THE NAKED EYEs* HE REPORTEDse #THEN I IMMEDIATEL YO”
OBSERVED THEM THROUGH SEVEN-POWER SINOCULARS. THE LIGHTS MOVED SLOWL_Y. I SAwo4
—_THAT_THEY CAME FROM THE NOSES OF _TwO ENORMOUS OSVJECTS WHICH MORE THAN FILLED 905
THE BINOCULARSe I OBSERVED 4A CASIN IN THE NOSE AND PORTS ON THE SIDES OF THE of

__HULLS_IN EACH CRAFTo# ee ee a
THE HUGE OB VECTS+ Ds QM sTATSD. wEeRe EITHER CIGAR-SHAPED or oF
CYLINDRICALs _ ai

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NO CASE (INFORMATION CNLY) Sept 1753
“ en ‘Source: Mri New Milford, Chio

Dec. 6, 1954

Dear Sir;

I had read of @ meteorite in Alabama so I have decided to
write you about my rocks: They fell in our back yard last
Sentember 1953. The earth was scortcned around trem and & white
cowder covered the rocks which I thought indicated great
There is @ terrible snell about them aod they seen to eat Phrough

rate I have trem

Rather these things deterriorate.

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cloth or paper,
in & Can,

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I have given many pleces away in an atteapt to find out what
taey ape and mever succeeded. However, I decided they were
meteorites and hive kept them, I ama standing Joke to everyone
over then but I still keep tnem and show thea to anyone interested,

I would dear'y love to know if they reasliy are meteorites and
I think you would kuov,

Thanking you kindly,
hirs

New Milford, Ohio

We are locaved on @@gMMMy 19 miles out of Acron, Ohio.
My husband is employed 8s 2 lineotype operator 2t tne Axron Betcon

Journal in Axcron,.

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th agcordanee with telephone conversation on 29 December 1954
betweem Mr. George Switser of your effice and T/Sgt Albert Drepperd
of this Geater, te inelesed letter from irs. SOUGSUEEEPr, New Mil-

ford, Chie, is fomwarded for your dispesition.

Sinserely,

. Ine R. C. SCHUM
Ltr fm Brs, Moser cW0, USAF
dtd 6 Bee. 5% Asst. Adj.

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—~Oiice of Record

4 JAN 19855
ATIAES/CAH/re/69216

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Dear fire. Giguums

Your letter ef 6 December 195% has been received and read with
interest by the Aip Peshnieal Intelligence Center.

From the description of the objeets and their characteristics,
no positive identifieatien eculd be accemplished by this Center.
However, we have forwarded your letter te the J. 3. National Museun
(Smithsenion Institute), Washingten 25, D. ©. The UJ. 3. Hatienal
Museum is steffed with the apprepriate seientific persennel] and is
equipped with the faeilities te perferm an analysis ef your objects.

Thank yeu for yous interest,

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1 Septenter 1953, Lavisdale, Maryland oh : oe ait

dar ten udp UP oe nual KOU, 10 Oip, 4 Ba: S bas” F des, 0 s. ame reportes
seeing a round white light appearing slightly larger than a star, something
like an airplane's landing light, although no beam was seen. When she observed

the obj, it was moving from the NE to the SW and then beared slightly to the left
and disappeared over the city of Washington, D.C. The light would alternately go
fast and slow, et times appeared to hover. ‘The elfased time from when the light
was first observed in the NE until it disappeared to the S was from 20-30 minutes.
There were 2 more witnesses to the sighting. Mrs. mother

of Mrs.q@@MMB:; same address, estimate of relisbility unmowm. Mrs.

sister of Mrs. same » estimate of realiabdility ‘anknown.
ro Soran Lewisdale, Maryland, has been
calling opers at Bolling the last year and it may be concluded with-

out confirmation from people in the community that Mrs. may ve over-esti-
ma very routine thing, Preparing Officer states that the reliability of
Mrs. can be somewhat doubted as to what she actually sees. The Preparing
states that he does not doubt that Mrs. SEM sees something but after

ey Uaee tT tiidaiel emetit i ie tee amet wo

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30. Have you ever seen this, or a simiior | before. If so give date or dates ond location.
|
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31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) je st
, /”

No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No

31.2 lee ee. tes
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Indicate any edditionel information about yourse!f, including any special experience, which might be pertinent.

33. When end te whem did you repert thet yeu hed seen the object?
No ove

Dey Month fear

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Boy Month Yeor
35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object?

(Circle One) Yes Ne h, is ll,
IF you answered YES, dash whet sued wedi yoo ectmane ey4 C

21. Do you think you can estimate how fas away from you the object was?
Fa

(Circle One! Yes No ide
If you answered (ES, then how away would you soy it wos?" Anil wnt e5
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the busi ;
a Inside @ building Cinretdete aienstased >
b. -in a car ¢c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an oirfieid? ,
d. In on airplane ity @. Flying over a city?
 @ Atsee f. Flying over'open country? — : :
|. Other Back Torcls | [ve ng g- Other_ 7
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é IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: -

24.1 Wher direction were yey moving? (Circle One)

o. North e Bost e Sovh og. Wat

b. Northeast  @. Southeast ae ee Oh. Northwest
243 0A you pa ent he you werent set

26. tw cider that you can givd 6b deer © picture os pansiole of whe uasenn deeathe io pais Gen wart 0 chaaasabinn or ob
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27. In the follewing sketch, imagine thet 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 saw it. Place a “B” on the same curved line to show how high the object was
obeve the horizon (skyline) when you lest saw it. Place an “A” on the compass when you first saw it. Place a “B” on the com-

pass when you last saw the object.

ag. Drew © picture that will show the motion that the object or object mode. Place on “A” at the beginning of the poth, o “8” ot
ee OW ree in direction during the course.

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?

pce oan Peg Ones

15. Did the object move behind something of any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle Oneh Yes (> Don't know. If you answered YES, then tell what

it noved behind:

16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, porticulariy a cloud?

(Circle Oneh feos Don’t know. IF you answered YES, then tell what

in front of;

17. Telline ede edna

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18. We wish to hnow-the enguier site. Hold @ metch stich ot ESSER LIE SS. SORES SP
object «s covered by the head of the match. If you hed performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, hew much of
Se Rie ere ney Wem sevired by tho manh tend?

andrea brant op Label ond include in your sketch ony details of the object
Petes eee
te abject wen moving." See

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