PROJECT BLUE BOOK

JJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Bolloon
7 February 1955 Fort Wayne, Indiana Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ 1955_EST Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircroft
GMT 08/0055Z XKAir-Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
8:No Civilian (pilots AA) D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other
%Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
5 unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Appeared as stars intermittently. Rpt taken by phone by ATIC DO. Rpt taken by phone by ArIc DO.
Object Object was stationary, then speeded was stationary, then speeded Rec'd fr T/Sgt Tubaugh, Patt.
up and rushed up and rushed away Groups and 3 Flt Service Center, whp had Flt Service Center, whp had
rec'd it from Chicago air route rec'd it from Chicago air route
traffic control center.
Obs fr airlines flt 266. Obs fr airlines flt 266. Possibly reflections. Possibly reflections.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Cenka-, 1
Taiph astenites %o be
their w0s
sioord as nod.
30-40000 f007
7f Goskn A
The hir Trappine Coatral Coglieo checfiad

sireraf thas 100s to be HF28785
ahclnd Ifound )cnbit
erth
Checs made Tabouph savenied yo ather iet
gooupr is that
girerast poming oud f tayu, Ind
Aany  Arloal Klay T Hrlol
20d he 10 208 be
HHe Dity Ne Daty Offices 7820655 Opfiies 7820655

I Witue 24
This sloyed to HTIC
7 Ws Tah o ln Mlitony Fgh Sie 4/1911250 my Iijm Mont
lifer and a receind by horn jrom Chioye Air
Boute Troice Control Centa. Boute Troyie Cantol bn
HIC Duty Of/rcn HIC Duty Ofhcn
2ht da

you possibly can. The information that you give will
bo used for rosearch purposes, and will be rogarded as confidential matarial. 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.
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of doy: CSI
Hour Minutes
Feb 1955
Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle Ona): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b. Standord
c. Mountain c. Mountain
d. Pacific d. Pacific
e, Other_ e, Other -
4. Whare were you when you sow the object? 4. Whare were you when you sow the obiect?
Noarest Postal Address City or Town City or Stote or Country
Additional remarks: Additional remarks: - Aoeran trlnes wiite
5.Estimate how long you saw the object. 5. Estimate how long you saw the object. 151 651
Hours Minutea Soconda
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. Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky? Nst
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. 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
c. To your right f. Don't remember

Pege ?
8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you noties concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
o. None Hppiared STars a. Bright moonlight
b. Alew b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dork
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remamber
Was the objet brighter then the background of the sky? ren, fogically yes
(Circle One): a. Yes . No c. Don't remember
10. iF it wus BRIGHTER THAN the sky bockground, was the brightnass like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
e. Other
11. Did the object: (Circle One for each quastion)
Appear to stand still at any tima? Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
C. C. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts or explode? Yes Yos No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
a. a. Changa brightness? Yes No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Yes No- Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No No Don't Know
12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then te!l what
it moved behind:
13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, than tell what
it moved in front of:
14. Did the object oppear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
o. Eyeglasses ? Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yas No f. Telascops Yes No
c. Windshield YoD No g. Theodolito Yes No √
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other

Nof Gin
18. The edges of the object were: Hit Gi0ag 157 Gi09g
(Circla Or): a. Fuzzy or blurred (Cirela Or): a. Fuzzy or blurred a. a. Other Other
b. Like a bright siar b.Like a bright siar
c. c. Sharply outlined Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember d. Don't remember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, than how many wore there?
Draw a picture of how they ware orranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
stated that tey id
Only
S. Fbably
joined 2
gioup? of 253.

24. In order that you can give as cloar a picture os possiblo of what you sow, we would like for you to lmagine that you coule 24. In arde
construct the object that you saw. Of what type motorial would you moke it? How large would It bo, and what shapo
would it have? Describs In your own words a cormon object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give ths
sarn oppeurance as the object which you saw.
-

Page 5
25. Whsro wore you located when you saw the object? 26. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle Onv):
a. In the business section of a clty?
a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In opan countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Flying near on airfiold?
d. In an oirplane (e. Flying over a city?
e, At sea f. Flying over open couniry?
. Other.
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice It?
N Gin (Pstal the pilt)
28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complate the following quastions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
$aNorth c. East e. South 9. 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 29. Whot direction were you looking when you object? (Circle One) object? (Circle One)
Ca. North c. Eost e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction ware you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. Wast
Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angulor direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from trve North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first oppeared:
a. From true North. C degrees.
b. From horizon_ degrees. 37-
31.2 V When it disappeared:
a. From true North degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.

Poge 7
34. What ware the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? Cijaan
34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Chela One)
a. Cleor sky a. No wind
Hazy b. Slight breeze
c. Scattered cloud C.. Strong wind
d. Thick or hoavy clouds d. Don'tremamber
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (CIrele One)
a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or lighi rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Worm
d. Snow Hot
e. Don't remember o.
35. When did you report to some officlal that you had seen the object?
7 Fab 5
Doy Month Year
e s y    te
36. Was anyone olse with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes No ?
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the objact too?
(Circle One) Yes No
37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? 37. Was this the first time that you had sean an object or objects like this?
(Circle One) Yo3 No 7
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you se other ongs?
In your opinion what do you think the object was and what mlght have caused it?
16tGiacn

Paga 8
39. Do you think you can astimate the speud of the object?
(Circle Ona) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then what speed would you estimate? m.p.h.
40. Do you think you can estimote how far away from you the cbject was?
(Circle One) Yes No Hot Cien
you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? foot.
informa ion about yourself:
NAME Last Name First Name Middia Nome
ADDRESS Street Zona State
City
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job? What is your present job?
Age Sex
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any speclal educational training that you have had.
. Grade school _ o. Grade school e. e. Technical school
High school High school (Typθ)_- (Typθ)-
c. College - f. Other special training
d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Day Month Year