DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8713766
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONPoughkeepsie New York
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1. DATE

17 Juns 1954

"ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

i% Location

zhkeepsie, New York

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

(4. TYP® Of OBSERVATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Bolloon
Probably Bolloon
Possibly Balicon

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GMT L7/LILE oe CO tin Vi wol O Air-Intercept Rodor OG Possibly Aireralt
5. PHOTOS (6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomicol
Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE O Other :
0 Insuificient Dota for Evaluation
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS
Glass or silver or unpainted meatal. Round. Probable balloon sichtine,
Appeared as round plastic halloon, Moved at
sLow rate of speed.
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36. Wes anvons alse with you at the thie vou saw the object?

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37. Was this the first time that you »od sean an object of objects like this?

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37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you 344 other ones?

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U. S. AIR SCRCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaires bcs been prepared 30 that you can give the U. S. Air Forces as much
information as possicis concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hava observed,
Please try to answar cs any questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purcoses, and will be regarded as confidential material, Your nome wil! nor
be used in connaction « 'n any statements, conclusions, of publications without your permission,
We reavest this persona! iniormation so that, 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 day: eke
Hour Witwtes
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Day Monen ' Year (Circle One): A.M, or Ph
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| 4. Where were youwher ©. «1% the pa ae
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Neeres! Posie! Address 2zh or Fawn Stata of Country
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5. Estimate how long you so the object. fl
Hours Minutes Seconds

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

@ fa.) Certain ¢. Not very sure

Fairly certain d. Justa guess

&, What was the condition of the sky?

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(Circle One): (a.) Bright doylight d. Just a trace of daylight
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¢. Bright rwriignt §, Don't rememoer
7. |F you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN locared as you isoked at
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17, Draw a pletura that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobe! and include in your akeltch any datcl's
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19, IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how mony were there? aa

Drow o picture of how they were orranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, ~WILIGAT, 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 faw ot b. Dull moonlight
| c, Many ¢. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember

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9, Wos the object brighter than the background of the sky?

(Circle Ona): a. Yes b, No c. Don’t remember

10, Fe owas BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, wos the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:

(Cirela One) a, A mile of more away (a distant car)?

b, Several blocks away?

c. A block away?

d. Several yards away?

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1}, Did the objeet: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still ot 9. ome? Yes “No ¥ Don’t Know
b. Suddenly speed up and russ sway at any time? Yes No Don’t Know
c, Break up into parts or e«eiote? Yos No Don’t Know
d. Give off smoke? Yos No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No- Don’t Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsars? Yes No, Don’t Know

| 12, Did the object move behind someen na at onytime, particularly o cloud?

(Circle One): Yes No) Don’t Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: eof

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

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(Circle One): Yes No ) Don’t Know, IF you answered YES, than tell what
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14, Did the odiect anpear: (Circle Ona): fa., Solid? 5, Transoarent? c. Don’? Know,

15, Did you observe the object through any of the following?

Eyeglasses Yas No e, Binoculars Yes Mo
un qiasses Yas No +, Telescope Yos No
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25. Whara ware you located when you sax toe sbfect? 26, Were you (Circle One} |
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a. in the businass section of « city? |
a. Inside o building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. Ina car c. In open countryside?
| c, Outdoors. AY d. Flying near an airfield?
d, Incn cirplane ty, e. Flying over a city? |
e. At sea ery 2S f, Flying over open country?

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

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28. IF you were MOVING IN Af 6) TOMORILE of other vehicle at the time, then completa the following auestions:

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29.1 Whot direction wera you moving? (Circle One) LV ji #

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a, orth >, East a. South g. West
b. Northeast | Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28,2 How fost were you moving! x miles per hour.

28,3 Did you stop at any time «hile you wers looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No

29. What direction were you lookirs » san vou first saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North s. East e. South g- West
BL Northeast 4. Southeast f. Southwest Northwest

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

at North c. East e. South g. Wast
b. Northeast d, Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest

31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimats the number of degreas the objact wos
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).

31 san 1) fies? appeared:
=-om true North Ah? A degrees,
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20. Draw o picture that will show the cer shat the, object or objects made. Place an “A® at the beginning
of the path, a “"B” at the end of th cars, ood show any changes in direction during the course,

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]. |F POSSIBLE, try to guess or ostimate what the real siza of the object was In its longest dimension.

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22. How large did the object of objects appear as compared with one of the following objects hald in the hand
end at about erm's length?

(Circle One): a, Heolota pin g. Silver dollor

b, Pao h, Basaball
c. Dine 1, Grapafruit |
d. PMiclesl j. Basketball
e@. bjonetme k, Other — —
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22.1 (Circle One of the following ~t:cate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 22.
GO, Carters c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain

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24. In order that you can give os clear > picture as possible of what you saw, we would like foe you te Imagine thet you cov! :
construct the object that you saw, Of what type moterial would you moke it? How large would it ba, and what shape

would it have? Describe in your own words a Eommon object of objects which when placed uo in the sky would give the
same oppearance as the object which you saw,

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Do you think you can estimate the speea a) he object?
(Circle One) Yes
IF you anawered YES, then what speed woud you estimate? ___m.p.n,
10, Do you think you can estimate how ‘ar away from you the object was?
{(Circie One) Yes Ne
IF you inswered YES, than how far away would you say it was? feet.

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Please give the following information avout yourself;

NAME pe on Fe i,

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ADDR AMA ie Tes i 2,
‘ City Zone tote :
TELEPHONE NUM2 _ lS !
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What is your present job? = ia. WM >A! cai +E ia " Biers j= ros |
Age _-2-2 Sex EE |
Please indicate any specicl edu« stional training that you have had,
a. Grade school Com a a e. @. Technical school
b. High school (ram sed ns ode (Type)
c. College See. t, Other special training MAVAL E>
d. Post graduate S412 SST IEA P/2' DCN 99S
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42. Date you completed this questionnaire: a bar. ay) ee E = =