PROJECT BLUE BOOK

12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Probably Bolloon
Possibly Balloon

Wes Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Wes Astronomical Meteor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicel

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7. LENGTH OF ATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE eee et
5 « 6 seconds one NE to SE oo oe renee
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING — 11, COMMENTS

Obj appearing as blob of light which Fireball observation.

changed brightness. Obj achieved max
luminosity at the posttion directly in
front of the observer.

ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 GEP 52)

Appitions. (NFoRMaATION Not CoveRep IN Form.

Tus cexecT WAS A PULSATING KIGHT, OBSERVED ‘THRoucH

Four ComeseTe Creses. THE PeRiodD Was APPROXIMATELY |
SEconDS, AND A RoveHw PERIOD -AUMINOSITY CURVE ON THE
hocaritTHMic STELLAR MAGNITYDE SCALE 1S DRAWN BELOW:

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The PART OF THE Comue BELOW THe DoTTED LINE IS EXT RAPOLATED
BEYOND THE hLimMii GF UNAIDED VISION )

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“THe IDENTITY OF TMS OBTECT CAN BE DEFINITELY ESTABLISHED
To BE THe SAME AS [HAT GF THE ONE OBSERVED AT O8GE ASKANIA,
By INTER-SOM Ex cHaAn ob IMMEDIATELY FolLLowiNG THe SIGHTING .

Tue OPERATOR WHO CONFIRMED THIS OBSERVATION FRom 0Aace
ASKANIA STATION WAS: |

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FAIGUT DETERMINATION LABSRATORY,
WHITE SANDS PROVING GROUND,
has GCaruces, N- Mex.

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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed vt the object? 30 AxIMvTH / SEC. AT MIDPOiInT.
ASSUMING A) R4UGH TRIANGULATION

| (Circle One) Yes No FROME OGoe Te BE VALID,
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? _IRk, 309 ___ m.p.h. 8 3300

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40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? Ass ipabaiee Sn

(Circle One) Yes No

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(Re MILES «ioe, £3 Mies.

IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 5 &

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41. Please give the following information about yourself:

/ NAME “ee “pears - Pa
irst Name Middle Nome
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TD sae: CRUCES New MERICO,
=— ‘Steent ma City >| + Zone ‘nr State a
, WHITE SANBS
| TELEPHONE NUMB R) PRewnG G.

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What is your present job? TeceNtciaN — Tecunican Servucce Un ir, Oronance. Cares,

Age >. io MALE...

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WHITE SANOS PROVING Geound,

Please indicate any special educ itional training that you have had.

a. Grade school =. = FD. e. @. Technical schooi =
b. High school TSO. Oe eS oe
c. College _Ce,uneir Ua ieRSITY . §. Other speciol training SEE Below ao
; d. Post graduate . a - = i —
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| 42, Date you completed this questionnaire: Al. “ JAN aa i<53.
Day Month Y ear

UNOER SPECIAL TRAINING, (I~ ADDITION TS MY CoiEceE WORK, MAY Be
ANISTED FIVE YEARS ExXPERIEACE IN ASTRONOMY Anp ASTRONGH icAL
| TESERVING | (NCLUPING WORK AT AdrWwBLe DBSERVATORY, TZ AGSTARE |

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1X Y4NA IND AS A FAC MEMBER > = -siTy OF

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S4'SASS, IN PEPT. OF ASTRANESMY AT YERKES OBSEAVATIAAY.

L HAVE OBSERVED MANY THovsanas oF METEORS AND CAN DEFINITELY
STATE THAT THiS OBSEcT WAS Not ANY TYVE OF METEDAR.

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Uncias sift i@a PPS-161 ° 7~
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U. S AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

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 to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your nome will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

further details. |
|, When did you see the object? | 2, Time of day: 2200 _ —
our nutes

ae JAN. J a3 ! (Circle One): A.M. or (Pm)

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3. Time zone:
(Circle One}: a taustern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
bon

d. f° icific

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4. Where were you when you saw the object?

Wuite Sanos Provine Grovno, Aas Cruces , New Mexica.

Neorest Postal Address City or Town Stote or Country

! Additional remarks: ATM. KneA CUT tunes Pron ORY. Baase Haass, AZ* >
| OF ZEBRA AIKANIA _ Mom ARMY S4AG°CK Housé, AX= 36

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| 5. Estimate how long you saw the object. O_ — pied, IN =. &

Hours Minutes Seconds

5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.

| c. Not very sure
) . Fairly certain d. Justa guess

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5. What was the condition of the sky?

(Circle One): a. Bright deylight d. Justa trace of daylight
b. Oull davlight [ «. No race oF Taylight )

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c, Bright twilight t, Don't remember |
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7, IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at |
the object? 4 |
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Circle Ore): a. In front of you d. To your !eft

b. In back of you 2. Overhead

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8.1 STARS (Circle One):

a. None
b. A few

d. Don’t remember

IF you saw the object at NIGHT, T*iLIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and

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8.2 MOON (Circle One):

a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight

¢. No moonlight — pitch dark

d. Don’t remember

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

(Circle One):

b. No

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c. Don't remember

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

BRIGHTNESS VARIED FROM LESS THAN b. Several blocks away?

(Circle One) [a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?) See Nere AT
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AND BaAacK Sid

+G@ To Gver ~-1 on The Jog Srescar
MAGNITUOE ScALE.

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11, Did the em

| a. Appear to stand still at asy time?
b. Suddenly speed up and sual oway
| c. Break up into ports or & «plude?
d. Give off smoke?

e. Change brightness?

f. Change shape?

g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate?

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12. Did the object move behind sommihiag at

) (Circle One): Yes
it moved behind: ___

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c. A block away? OF NEAT TOLAS

d. Several yards away? PAGE.
(Circle One for each question)

Yes Don’t Know

at any time? Yes Don’t Know
Yes Don't Know

Yes Don't Know

(Yes) Don’t Know

Yes Don’t Know

Tres] . Don’t Know

anytime, particularly a cloud?

Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what

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

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| (Cirele One): Yes [No] Don't Know, IF you answered YES, than tell what
| it moved in front of: __._____ siete [Cte ke, Sa = —
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| 14, Did the obiect appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? h, Transparent? c. Don’t Know, |
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15. Did you observe the object through any of the ‘iteliaet |
a, Eyeglasses 2s No e. Binoculars Yes No | |
b. Sun glasses ‘es No f. Telescope Yes |No|
c. Windshield Yes No } g. Theodolite Yes No
1. Wiedow glass Yes LNo } h. Other - = ae
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* THe ceavecr WAS A AIGHT SHOWING oney LuUMinesITY wiTH No PHrYsicaL

DIMENSION peETECTABLE.

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

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; STRLL4AR TYPE Go ON HARUAR
b Color YeEnow Waite Raviation Curve, (Seeerene cepssipicarion

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17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch ony details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place |
an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

As NoTED ABOVE, THE OBTECT WAS A PoINT Soorce OF AIGAT
Nor RESOLVABLE 6Y THE UNAIDED EYE INTO ANY PHYSICAL -
| DIMENSION.

18. The edges of the object were:

(Circle One).| a. Fuzzy or bienved } e. Other ___ ‘ /
. Like a bright star

c. Sharply outlined |

d. Don't remember —_—_- _—-- — —
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE cbiect, then how many were there? —_ 2) aaa

Drow a picture of how they were crranged, 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 an “A* at the beginning

of the path, a “B’* at the end of the path, and show any chonges in direction during the course.

Pant OF
MAX LYMINGSIT?S.

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ORIZONTAL PROTECTION, OBSERVERS BACK “FwoArps FRONT:

Arrsnrey
DISAPPEARED.

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

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22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following slideuns held in the hand

and at about arm's length? RoveHLy A PoimT Sovace.
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar

bh, Pea h. Baseball

c. Vine i. Grapefruit

d, Nickel! j. Basketball

e. Quarter i | rae

f. Half toto

22.1 (Circle One of the following to imticate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.
{ a Ce: isin ) c. Not very sure

nirly certain d. Uncertain

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23. How did tthe object or objects dis appear from view? _ BRIGHTNESS FELL OFF AS A _FoNnctia
OF ee THe OBJECT BECAME 724 FAINT To OBSERVE,

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24. In order that you con give os clear a picture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to imagine that you could
construct the cbhiject thet you saw. Of whet type material would you meke it? How lerge would it be, and what shape
would it have? Describe in your own words a Eommon object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give the

same appeuronce as “he object which you sow.

l CANNST EXTRAPOLATE MucH MORE, THAN THaT
iT WAS A SOVRCE OF LIGHT. Ts Rie CONFUSION
Sees | CAN POINT OvT, THAT (iT MOST DEFINITELY

WAS NWOT A METB0R. WHAT IT Was { DANT KNdu)

PNY i MUST RBFUSE TS Guess.

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| (Circle One) Yes No

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25. Where were you |ocoted when you saw the cbject? 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 car re. Incpen countryside?) DESERT. |
ying near an airfield?
4. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other saiion “— g. Other |

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27. Whot were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?

| { WAS PREPARING A CANERD STATIS Or ISSiLE SHOOT. AND
WAS ASKING YUP AT_THE STARS To See iF TuHey were

SuITAsLE For A) UALUSTIC CAMERA STAR CAAIERATION. |
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78. 1F you were MOVING IN AN ALF OMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:

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28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

a. North c. bast e. South g- West
b. Northeast 1. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you mo.) 14/ ee Miles per hour.

28.3 Did you stop at any tine while you were looking ot the object?

29. What direction were you looking «ten you first saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North «. East e. South g. West

d. Southeest f. Southwest h. Northwest

30. What direction were you looking when you lost saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North c. East e. South g. West

b. Northeast 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).

i,} When i? fies? cppeared:

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30-45, MUM ELF UNAT A;
a. From trve North 30 — “3 degrees. AT MAK ‘ ELFEUATIAN ANS |
b. Fromhorizon 25 5S _ degrees. AUMINSS ITY, if HAD AN fA- /
iIMVTH OF ALOUT 40° ad ioc” ANS |
ca 2 When it disappecred rs og ei
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32. In the following sketch, imagine thar 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 above the horizon (skyline) when you /ast saw it.

C = MAXINLUM
ELEVATION .

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33. In the following larger sketch plice an ‘A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a “B” at its
position when you last saw it. eter to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.

OBGIECT SwePi OUT |

APPPAYEIM ATELY? 1 4.0/7 iN

ALIMUTH.

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34. What were the weather conditions at the tine you saw the object?

34,1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
3. No wind

>. Hazy b, Slight breeze

c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind /

d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don’t remember

e. Don’t remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)

b. Fog, mist, or light rain |

c. Moderate orheavy rain ¢. Warm

d. Snow d. Hot

e. Don't remember

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26. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?

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35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? |

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(Circle One) Yeas [ No] However, iT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT |
es eo sen ANOTHER STATION OPERATOR OB-— |
36.1 ‘kee ae lid the, ay object too? SERVED IT FAOM O@DE ASKANIA
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e One e 1% MILES SouTH FAST OF MY 50 |
36.2 Please list their names od addresses: PosirTisn. His APPROXIMATE /ARN TH

E> ELEVATION WAT 306° swepT AS
From NotTh. (ANW) Any AgovT 4"

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37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?

: (Circle One) Yes i Ne |

37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? i

| Mov of iS / | O@SeRVED Two o@cBcTs, A@ouT THREE Horns |
APART oN THE SAME EVENING. THey WERE FiReeaciS AND PPPapeRD

A FAAME TEST ON Copper. iT MYST HAYE COME FROM

AS GRBEN AS
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METEOeS oF AN EBxTREMLY UNusuAL Tyee, Teves | DeusT

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in your opinion what do you think the object was and whet might have caused ir?

33.

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