DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8728064
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONOLMSTEDAFB PENNSYLVANIA
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP
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2. LOCATION
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10. CONCLUSION
PROBABLY BALLOON
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
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5. LENGTH OF O3SERVATION
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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34,1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle Ons) ew
a. Cleor sky eo, No wind
b. 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)
ao, Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate orheavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d, Hot
e. Don't remember e. Don't remember
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35, When did you report to some official that you had saan the object?
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36. Wos anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
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(Circle One) Yes) No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they sea the object too?
(Circle One) Yes) No
26.2 Please list their names and addresses:
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34, What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? E400 15 55/45
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37. Was this the First time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circle One) Yos (No
37.1 IF you answerad NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you ses other ones?
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38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
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(Circle One) Yes flo.
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 33 m.p.h.
40. Do you think you can estimate how far oway from you the object was?
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(Circle One) Yes \ No}
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? Z _foat.
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41, Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME
ADDRESS — cere: : Tit __Olmcte/ AFG
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42, Date you completed this questionnaire:
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Day Month Yoor
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Street City Zones Stote
TELEPHONE NUMBER <i
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What is your present job? __ Con #re 1 fowe- LO 8 pry bes — i
Age AY Sex __/42l¢
Please indicat» any special educational training that you have had,
a, Grade school atl i. ti «Technical school - Contra) Jowir 2723)
b. High school — x (Type) __tmce Oacracte -
c. College = : f, Other special training Are Fraffos bentrol x 220
d. Post graduate a fe pekesnye dt Funfamemtnis 29 %20
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U. S$. AIR FORCE ECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)
: In order that your information may be filed and coded as eccuratsly as possible, please use
. the following space to write out a short description of the event thot you observed, You moy re-
i peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
tion in the order in which they occurr
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statements, or sketches that you baliave ure important. Try to prasent the datails of the oosarva-
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U. S| AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give tha U. S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomanon that you have observed.
Please try to answar as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
bs used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material, Your name 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.
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1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: — LZ AD
see Hour Minutes
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Day Month Yoor (Circle One): A.M. or P.M,
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): G@.) Eastern | (Circle One): a, Daylight Saving
b, Central () Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
ce, Other
4, Where ware you when you saw the object?
Nearest Postol Addrass City of Town State or Country
Additional remarks: Ol va gts of AE Ss .. Moll Leto vy) Per 72 Pu
Estimate how long you saw the object, ww) ag Bessy
Hours Minutes Seconds
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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
(B) Fairly certain d. Justa guess
6, What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d, Justa trace of daylight
©) Dull daylight e, No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f, Don’t remember
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a, In front of you d. To your left
b, In back of you e. Overhead
(2) To vour right f. Don't remember
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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): &.2 MOON (Circle One):
(a) Nona a. Bright moonlight
‘ b. A few b. Dull moonlight
: c. Mony c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remamber d, Don't remember
9, Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): @,) Yes b. No c. Don’t remember
10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness lik that of an automobile heodlight?:
(Circle One) a, A mile or mors away (a distant car)?
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ce. Ablock away?
d. Several yords away?
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; 11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
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My a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
i b, Suddenly speed up and rush away ot any time? Yes Ng Don’t Know
i c. Sreak up into parts or explode? Yos No Don’t Know
j d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
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| 2. Change brightness? Yes No) Don’t Know
he f, Change shape? Yes Nor Don’t Know
f g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No } Don’t Know
12. Did the object move behind something at anytims, particularly a cloud?
L ( Circle One): Yes (No) Don't Know. IF you answerad YES, then tell what
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13. Did the object move in front of something at anytims, porticularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (No) Don’t Know. IF you answarad YES, than tell what
it moved in front of: i sett x J roe
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14, Did the object oppear: (Circle Ona): a. Solid? Kb.) Transparent? c, Don't Know,
15. Did you observe the object through any of ths following?
ao. Eyeglasses Yes lo @, Binoculars Yes) No
b, Sun glasses Yes No f, Talescops Yes No
; c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yos No
Cts d. Window glass Yes No h, Other
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16, Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
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17, Draw a picturs that will show the shape of the objact or objects, Label 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, Places
an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the objsct was moving,
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18, Tha edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other —
b, Like a bright star
Co Sharply outlined
d. Don't ramembear
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there? xX is
Draw a picture of how they ware arronged, and put on arrow to show tha direction that they ware traveling,
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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 poth, a "B® at the end of the path, and 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 compared with one of the following objects held in the hand
and at about arm’s length?
(Circle One): a. Head of « pin g. Silver dollar
b. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime i, Gropefruit
d. Nickel j. Basketball
Quarter k, Other _ ae fae, 5 Ui
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(A Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
) Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from viaw? ___ Dar line 35 Cawsernd he
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24. In order that you can gives as clear a pictura as possible of what you saw, wa would like for you to imagina that you could
construct the objact that you saw. Of whot type material would you moks it? How Jorge would it bs, and what shape
would it have? Describe in your own words a éommon object of objects which whan placed up in the sky would give the
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saine appearance as the object which you saw,
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25. Whare were you located when you saw the object?
(Circle One):
ce. Inside a building
b. Ina car
c. Outdoors
d. tn anairplane
e. At seo
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25. Were you (Circle One) -
a. In the business section of a city?
b, In the residential section of a city?
c. In open countryside?
d. Flying near an airfield?
e. Flying over a city?
f. Flying over open country?
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f. Other
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27. What were you doing at the tima 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 tims, then complete the following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b, Northeast d. 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 at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
29, What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast ) Southwest h, Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast €) Southwest
h. Northwest
31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degreas the object was
from true North ond also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31,1 When it first appeared:
a. Fromtrue North 210 __ degrees.
b. From horizon 60 degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true North le
b. From horizon .
degrees.
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32. In the following sketch, imagine that 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. Ploce a “B" on the sams curved line to
show how high tha object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it,
33, In the following larger skatch place an “A” at tha position the object was whan you first saw it, and a "3" at its
position when you last saw It, Refar ta sinaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger skatch,