DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8712958
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONBoston Massachusetts
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> RO ECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE (2. .OCAaTION 12, CONCLUSIONS
1 Jun 95! eee oe a ee _ Wos Balloon
+ vurne 1954 Jn 2ssacnusetis, oO Probably Balléan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP a. T¥e: © OBSERVATION = eee aioon
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Local 0730 (DS ) © Sion Visual 0 Ground-Radar c os aereratt fy
01/1330 O Possibly Aircraf
OMT =¥ m 5 Als vi sual G Air-intarcept Radar CASEY eh PEERS,
5. PHOTOS &. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes ee. es O Probably Astronomical
D Ne PtA! SLLOT ane QO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other ____ hae
cee O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
5 —- & Minutes ine a QO Unknown
10,, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS es a
Very hign, ‘apreared as milky ballocn like Grenicr AFB released bellocn 0430 hes
object, 5 or more men on around observing Pilot feels it was a balloon.
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34. What ware the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
34,1] CLOUDS (Circle One) 24,2 WIND (Circle Ona)
a, Cleor sky a, No wind
Bs, Hee yr b, Slightbresze = 7
cy Scattered clouds beef A cy Strongwind fo i
d. Thick cr-hsavy clouds d, Don'tramember a as
e. Don't remember yr
34,3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. Dry / a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, of light rain b. Cool),
c, Moderate orheavy rain c, Warm
d, Snow — se , d, Hot
e, Don't remember e. Don't romember
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35. When did you rapor to some official that you had sean the object?
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36. Was anyone alse with you a} tis tine you saw the object?
(Circle One) | Yes Mo
34,1 IF you answerad YES, did they soe tha object too?
(Circle One) (Yes No
34.2 Please list their names oid u idrosses: .
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37, Wes this the first time thet you had saen an object or objects likes this?
(Circle One) ( Yos. No
37,1 IF you answered NO, then when, whers, and under what circumstances did you ses other ones?
°3, ‘nh vaur opinion whar do you think the oblect was and what might have caused it?
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)
!n 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 that you observed. You may re-
peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you believe ore importont. Try to present the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size paper may be attached
if they are needed.
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8, IF you saw the object ot NIGHT,
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8.1 STARS (Circle One):
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8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
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>= 7, of DAWN, what did -you notice concerning tha STARS and. MOON?
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Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
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b. “Several Slacks away?
c. A block away?
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a, Aopear to.stand still 5 phima? CY¥es: No . Don't Know |
b, Suddenly speed up are \ twoy at any time? Won No Don’t Kriow a
c, Break up into parts of +64 His’ Yes No Don’t Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don’t Know
e. Chenge brightness? Yes No Don’t Know
f. Change shape? Yes No> Don’t Know
g- Yes No Don't Know
Flicker, throb, or pulsars’
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12. Did the object move behind «©. *1*9¢ at anytime, particularly a cloud?
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14, Did? the sob ject appeor: (Circle One): Solid? b. Transparent? __ c. Don’t Know,
Cid you observe the coject through any of the ratiow!ng? :
3, Eyeglasses Yes No 2, Bineculors Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes Mo f, Talescope Yos No
c. Windshield Yeas No g. Theodolit Yos No
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U5. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
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This questionnaira sc been prepared so that you can giva thea U. S. Ais Foree as much
information as possit!s concerning the unidentified aeria! phenomenon that you have obsarvad.
lease try to cnswer as mony questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research ourposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name wil! not
be used in connection wirh 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
furthar details. |
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Kr When did you see the object? | 2. Time of dgcy: aie So ist eigen atta ei eeek
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5.1 Circle one of the fo'lawing to indicate how certain you cre of your answer to Question 5,
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6. What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight? d, Just a trace of daylight
. »b, Duthrdeavtight e, No troce of dayliahr
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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion teat the,object or objects made. Place an “A® at the beginning
of the path, a "B” of the end of the eath, aod show any changes in direction during the course.
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21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess 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 compored with one of the following objects held in the hand |
and at about aem's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b: Pad - -h. Baseball >
c. Dios a fe. Grapefesit— ae
J. Nickel i Basketball .
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22.3 (Circle One of the following to tidicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22,
d. Cur) mn c. Not very sure
b. Fairty certain d. Uncertain
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23, How did the object or objects disappear from viaw? J l= me
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24. tn drder that you can dive os clear » »' cture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to imagine thet you could
construct the object that you sow. OF what typs material would you make it? How large would it ba, and what shape
would it have? Describe in your own words a éo:nmon object of objects which whan placed up in the sky would give the
sain appearance as the object wh ch you saw.
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17. Draw a picturs that will show the shops of the object or objects, Lobel and Include in your sketch any 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,
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18, The adges of the object wera: — ae y |
(Circle Ona): a, Fuzzy of © orred e. Other _ zann sl
b, Lika.g bei she soe :
Cc. Sharply Sut ered
d, Don t re man’ oe
| 19 IF thers was MORE THAN ONE oo,-et, then how many ware there? :
Draw a picture of how they wera orronged, and put on arrow to show the diraction that they ware travaling,
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25. Where ware you located when you saw He object? —. 26. Were you (Circle-One)
(Circle One}:
a. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b, In the residential section of a city?
b, laa car c, In open countryside?
c. Outdoors. « -s d. Flying near an cirfiald?
d. In an airplane - e. Flying over a city?
a. Atsed f. Flying over open country?
f. Other S g. Other
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27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, end how did you happen to notice it?
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28. 1F you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complate the following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a, North — c, East e. South : g. West
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28,2 How fast were you moving? © ae | mils per hour.
23,3 Did you stop at any tins while you were looking at the object? -
(Circle One} fes ( No |
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29. What direction were you locking +!en you first sow the object? (Circle One)
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c. North é. East / .,-_ South, gq. West
b, Northeast d. Southeast | °° #4 Southwest \ h, Northwest
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30, Whar direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a, North c. East e. South g. West
b, Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
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3}. If you are fomiliar with bearing tarms (angular direction), try to estimata the number of degrees the object was
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizan (elavation).
31,1 When it first appeared:
a. From true North). es degrees.
b. From horizon to __. degrees.
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32. In the following sketch, imagine thot you are at the point shown. Place an “A” on the curved tine to show how
_ high the object was above the horizon (s*yline) 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 last saw it,
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33.. In the following larger sketch i ico ai “A” at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a “B” at-its
position when you last saw it, Hester to smaller sketch as an example of how to completes the lorger sketch,
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39. Do yow think you can estimate the sosed af the object?
(Circle One) Yes if My
IF you answered YES, then whot speed would you estimate? m.p.h,.
40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes \ No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you aay it was? feet.
$1, Pleaso give the following information about yourself:
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Lost Names : First Name Middle Nome
ADD! fa Ot Ss
Ni. awe : 4 City
Zone Store
TELEPHONE NUMBER __/ eee
What is your present job? ~ x AOE ee ae ; YEE,
Age _-7_/ Sex 2 A) ea
Pleasa indicate any special elu ational training that you have had,
a. Grade school —_..-—. -@, @ +=Technical school aaeedet A x
b, High schoo! __ i eet eel (Type) — a
c. College - a f, Other special training
d. Post graduate Fe ee ye Bi
42, Date you completed this questionnaire: eter mas a
Day f Month Year
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