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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8713793
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONOlmsted AFB Middletown Pa
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2203ECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1, DATE ;2 Loca TON 12. CONCLUSIONS
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Te oo 4 TX. Was Bolloon
16 dune 1954 _ Cimsied AFB, Middletown, Pa |G Probobly Solloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP i T¥>* oF OBSERVATION |B Pessibiy Belleon
—— poh) 0 Was Aiscraft
Locel — D Gewnd Visual 5. 5 Greund-Roder Q Probably Aircraft
omT__1%, 11422 Panes Sain Viol O Alr-Intercop? Reder |2 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS _ : | 5. SOURCE = OC Was Astronomicol
Yes Videon O Probobly Astronomicol
No Photos Military D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 10 Other ,
. OC Insufticient Dota for Evalvotion
3 hours 1 7, OD Unknown
10, SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1), COMMENTS
‘ Wit i lyear phiar hayvertrs MEET | 7, . : 7
found, SLiver ob % novering to 55 (Iwo ftrs scrambled and resorted object

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f server 30 be A balloon.

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20. Draw a picture thot 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 parn, and show any changes in direction during the course.

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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 lorge did the object of objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand
and at about arm's length?

Silver dollar

(Circle One): @ Head af a pin g.
Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime i, Grapefruit
d. Nicks j. Basketball
a. Quarter k, Other —.

Ff. Hal? dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following 'o iedicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.

a. Certain c. Not very sure

&) Fairty Sartain d, Uncertain

23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? Faded Aw Ay 22 Za 2 _disfgnce

24. In order that you can give as clear o picturs os possible of what you sow, we would like for you to imagine thot you could
construct the object that you saw. Of whot type moteriol would you moke it? How lorge would it be, and what shape
would it have? Describe in your own words a tommon object of objects which when placed up in the sky would give the

same appecrancs as the object which you saw,

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1. Toll in a fow words the following things about the object.

o. Sound ALO 22umd

b, Color Wn Teo + Tres par emL_

17, Draw o picture thet will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any detoils
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., ond 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): a. Fuzzy of biurred e. Other _
b. Like a bright star
(©) Sharply outlined
d. Don't remamber

19, IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how mony were there? ___Jus7 om<2 ;

Draw a picture of how they were orronged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling,
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32. In the following sketch, imagine thot vou ore 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.

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33. In the following larger sketch place an “A” at the position the object was when you first saw it, onda “B” at its
position when you Jast saw it. eter to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the lorger sketch.

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25. Where were you located when you saw the 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. In acar c. In open countryside?
(& Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
g.

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27. What were you doing at 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, than complete the following questions:

28.1 What direction wera you woving? (Circle One)

: a. North | & Ces? e. South G: West
b. Northeast 1 Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? —_ miles per hour.

28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking ot the object?
(Circle One) Yes No

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

l a. North c. East e. South g. West
b, Northeast £8 Southeast GE Southwest h. Northwest

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

a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast EF Southeast C#.) 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).

Vhen it tirst anceored:

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9. From true North AY 2 degrees.
b. From horizon _ 2° __ degrees. “7

? When it disecpecrad:
From troe North ar 2... degrees.

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39. Do yow think you can estimate the speed of the object?

(Circle One) Yes (No)
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? m.p.h.
40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object wos?
(Circle One) Yes (No)
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? __ feet.

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41, Please give the following information about yourself;

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NAME

ADDRES SiMMMNOGMMa, Ors fag PED
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What is your present job? _ (— ) 1) 4 row Loaw ey Lf co/ F
Age AL Sex Be aX

Please indicate any special educational training that you have had,

e. @. Technical school Conroe &

a. Grade school

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(Type)

b. High school Pastas se 1 2

c. College

f, Other special training 2 Yo 42-3 ~xerrrsnc e

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d. Post graduate

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42. Date you completed this questionnaire:

Day Month

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34, What were the weather conditions a the time you sow the object?

34,1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
a, Clear sky a. No wind
b. Hazy (6D Slight breeze
(CE) Scattered ciouds ¢. 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)
(a) Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b, Cool ,
c. Moderate orheavy rain (©) Warm 67
d. Snow d. Hot |
e, Don't remember e. Don't remember

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

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Day Month Yeoor

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

(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) os No .
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37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object of objects like this?

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(Circle One) 3) No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?

22. In vour s0inion what do vou think the object was and whot might have causad |?

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Form G

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 writs out a short description of the evant that you observed. You may re-
peat information that you have already given in the questionnaires, and add ony further comments,
statements, or sketches that you beliave ars important. Try to present the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred, Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached
if they ore nesaded.

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the obfect and told us to take picktures of it. ‘“e sootted the object right away
and began taking pickures. The first roll was sed » ») incase the film wasn't
any good,as it had been in *e camera for onite some time, the second roll was
taken. The object was as jiscribed in form A, Rotnd with dg what anreared to

be a string hanging from the bottom. It was first sootted to the sw, it acreared
to be moving away and slisntly to the richt. The rbject was below the clouds

wnich the Weather department estimated to br 31,000 feet. There was =o appreditable

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ATRNYAYS AND AIR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
LSL2TH AACS SQUADRON (MATS)
17.2=-3 \ACS DETACHMENT

Olmstec A?S, Middletown, Pa.

a. June 195L

TBJECT: U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet

Commanding General

Air Technical Intelligence Center
Attn: ATIAR-5

Wright-Patterson Air Force 3ase
Dayton, Ohio

ie Forwarded herewith U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet
ining to an wii dental fied object observed in this vicinity 18 June

2, Two (2) exposed films taken of above cited object are being

formarded under sec4rate cover,

3. Reavest ‘4s 'his organization be supplied with a fresh supply
of films for the ‘\ sion Camera.

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FE TO ROSLYS CONTROL /ADC/. ROSLYN SCRAMBLED THO. /D/ FIGHTERS - WAS
aDVISED AT 529k TO CLOSE LOG AND ASSUME OP JECT WAS A WEATHER PALLCCN.
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8. IF you saw the ovject at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8,1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. hone a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Meany c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d, Don’t remember d. Don’t remember
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): @ Yos b. No c, Don't remember
10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky bockground, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One) @) A mile of more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. Ablock away?
d. Several yards away?
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11, Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a, Appear to stand still at any time? (Ys) No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don’t Know
c. Break up into ports of explode? Yes KD Don’t Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes (Nx&> Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes Noy Don’t Know
f. Change shape? Yes No- Don’t Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes CN Don't Know
12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, porticularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
| 13, Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
| (Circle One): <a No Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, than tel! what
| it moved in front of: _ _-CAsuds ts41 2A Tae WW < ATae x si gtiom Esl, meg led
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| 14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? () Transparent? c. Don’t Know,
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

a, Eyeglasses Yas No 2, Binceulers (Vay No
b, Sun glasses (Yad No f, Talescove Yes (NB
¢, Windshield Yes Ne g. Theodolite Yos NSD
h, Other .

Window glass (Yas No
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Form A

U. S| AiR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Foree 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 usad for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, of publications without your permission,
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

further details.

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], When did you see the object?
| Hour Minutes
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| Day Montn Year Circle One) ALM or PM
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3, Time tone:
Circle Ona): a) Eastern (Circle One): go. Daylight Saving
bh, Central ( 6.) Standard
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Mountain
1. Pacifie
a, Other

4. Where were you when you saw the object?

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Nearest Postal Address City or Town Stote or Country
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enrough the binoculars, also took nicknres with vidion cararg
5. Estimate how long you saw the object, one fifty a
Hours Minutes Seconds

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

a.) Certain c. Not very sure
. Fairly certain d. Justa guess

5, What was the ¢ondition of the sky?

(Circle One): (3) Bright daylight d, Justa trace of daylight
b, Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight

2, Brignt trwilignt i}, Qon't rememoer

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7, \F you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at

the object?

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circls One): a. 'n tront of you 1, to your

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} 8. IF you saw the ovject at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8,1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. bone a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dork

d, Don’t remember d. Don't remember
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): @) Yos b, No c,. Don't remember

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

(Circle One) @) A mile or more away (a distant car)?

b. Several blocks away?

c. Ablock away?
d. Saveral yords away?

e. Other

‘ 11, Did the object: (Circle One for each question)

*. a. Appear to stand still at any time? (Yes) No Don't Know

; b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don’t Know
c. Break up into parts of explode? Yes es Don’t Know

| d. Give off smoke? Yes (No Don’t Know

i e. Change brightness? Yes ae Don’t Know

F f. Change shape? Yes Don’t Know

; g. Flicker, throb, or pulsare? Yes Ne Don't Know

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12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?

( Circle One): Yes “Ne Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:

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13. Did the obiect move in front of something at anytime, particularly « cloud?

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| (Circle One): Yes No Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, than tel! what
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| 14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): a, Solid? &> Transparent? c. Don’t Know,

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

. Bineoculers ‘Yay No

| q. Cyegiasses Yas No 2 ns ‘ |
Qo, Sunglasses (Yap No f, Talescoce Yes ‘ND

¢, Windshield Yes Ne g. Theodolite Yos ND

1, Windew glass Yas No h, Other. a

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