PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT J0073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Bolloon
18_March 1955 San Francisco, California 0 Probably Belloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local.. XM Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircraft
GMT 19/0405Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar XX Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomicol
Yes Probably Astronomical
XKNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
NW to NE 0 Unknown
twenty seconds one are
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round pinkish-orange One round pinkish-orange object, size object, size The The short sighting shor time of the time o the
of pin head held of pin head held at arms at arms length, length, UFO and sudden disappearance
arced across the sky from Nw to NE. from NW to NE. suggests a suggests curn in urn in the flight the flight
Observer did not see it disappear. Observer did not see it disappear. path path f a jet a/c. Possibly the Possibly the
Weather was foggy. Sighting at Weather was foggy. night.aafterburner of a jet. No inves-
tigation authorized.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Other UFOs in "Stack" Formation
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A correspondent has reported sighting very similar to the
Norfolk case, almost certainly by the mechanism just de- the mechanism just de-
scribed.
In the late spring of 1955 a physicist, N.r. Z, was driving west on In the late spring of 1955 a physicist, M.r. Z, was driving west on
the highway betwcen Dayton and Yakima, Washington, in a region the highway betwcen Dayton and Yakima, Washington, in a region
of low-lying hills. The time was shortly after dark; the sun had set
but there was still a suggestion of light in the west. Suddenly a line
of five glowing UFOs appeared in the western sky, apparently three
to five miles away, traveling east at high speed, and accelerating as
they approached. Flying in a "stack" with the leading saucer on top,
the individual saucers were oriented in horizontal planes, but each.

Bay UFOs.) The top saucer advanced more rapidly than the bottom
one, so that as they flashed through the sky at the left of the observer
they appeared to be in single file. Startled, he stopped his car and
got out to scan the sky, but the saucers had disappeared. Some
fifteen to twenty seconds later a similar formation appeared in the
west. As they approached he could see t that they y were thin, flat
disks, glowing with a white light, sharply defined and circular in
shape, and apparently fifty to a hundred feet in diameter. As they
passed, the stack again spread out into single file. When they were
apparently about ten miles east, the three lead saucers suddenly
on the bottom made a
sharp turn to the north, as abruptly as balls bouncing off a wall.
Concluding that the saucers might be images produced by an
airfield beacon shining upwar through very thin horizontal clouds,
beacon. but some-
on the assumed stratified layers overhead, and sometimes not. After
twenty minutes or so, the appearance of the phenomenon changed.
The top three saucers merged gradually into an indistinct blur, while
the bottom two remained sharp and distinct and continued to dart
abruptly to the nor st before disappearing.
Although the observer was not able to see the very thin layers
of cloud overhead that would be required to account for the sharply
defined shape of the saucers, he concluded that his explanation was
the most reasonable one [1o].
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JOURNAL HERALD, DAYTON, OHIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1955
Summer's Near, jwas described as having a rectan-
guiar shape.
A sharp light, flashing at in-
"Object" Seen tervals of approximately one sec-
ond, drew attention of the men.
An unidentified, and unex- They estimated the object at
plained object appeared over about five miles away, over the
Wright field at Wright-Patterson field.
Air Force base at 10:I0 a.m. ves- "I first thought I was seeing
terday, a civilian reported. things," Jikutz said. But he added
The Air Force said it found that the technician saw it too.
nothing after checking the report. notnng after checking the report. The men then got out a stop The men then not out a stop
Theodore Theodore Jikutz, chemist at Jikutz, chemist at watch watch and checked the flashing and checked the flashing
Beavercreek disposal plant, disposal plant, and and lights. They added up to approx- lights. They added up to approx-
a technician a technician saw the object. saw the object. It imately 74 in one minute.
The men reported the object
stayed in approximately the same
place for 17 minutes from the
rime they first sighted it. They rime they first sighted it. They
were getting ready to set up a were getting ready to set up a
transit to pinpoint the Iocation transit t to pinpoint the Iocation
when it disappeared.
The information was turned turned
over to Air Technical Intelligence
Center (ATIC) here for evalua-
tion. ATIC handles all unidenti-
fied object reports.

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APRIL 1955 SIGHPIN3
DATE LOCATION OSSERVER EVALUNTION
Eik, New Mexico Vulti Astro (NSTEOR)
Dayton, Ohio Aircraft
Jemestown, California Balloon
Beeumont, California Palloon
BekersTield, California Astro (JUPITER)
Atlantic Ocean Military Insufriciant Data
Gander AB, Newfoundland Military Insuffioient Data
Plettsburg, New York (cAsE MIssInG) Civilian Other (UNRELIABLE RPT)
Mira Loma, Cnlifornia Balloon
San Francioco, Celiforalo Astre (METEOR)
Hollywood, Californie Insufricient : Data
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Other (KITE)
Ios Angeles, California Ealloon
Burtonwood, England Military Astro (METEOR)
Manitou Springs, Colorado (CASE MISSING) Civilian Other (REFLECTION)
15 Decatur, Georgia Palloon
18 St Johns, Newfoundland Civilian Aircraft
20 Kansas City, Missouri Other (SEARCHLIGHT)
20 20 Van Muys, California Van Muys, California Aircraft Aircraft
21 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana Aireraft Aireraft
22 Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania Shore, Pennsylvania Aircraft
23 Flathead Lake, Montana (CASE MISSING) Civilien (pilots) (CASe MISSING) Civilien (pilots) Astro (MENEOR)
23 Hollywood, California Aircraft
25 Roscomnon, Michigan Roscomnon, Michigan Other (UNRELIABLE RPT)
Kisarazu, Japan Civilions Astro (MNTEOR)
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Astro (JUPITER) Astro (JUPITER)
23 Dahlgren, Virginis 1. Vis:Astro (JUPITER)
ilita. (RADAR) 2. Rad: Belloon
8 Pendleton, Oregon Aireraft
Newfoundland Military Astro (VENUS)
88888 Live Cak, Florida Insufficient Data
Travis County, Texas UNIDENTIFIED
Rome, Georgia Airereft
ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINOS (NOT CASES)
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
C Rockford, Illinois (UFo Investigator) Alleged AF Firing on UFO......
410 1s Las Vegas, Nevada (Newsclipping) Atonie Shot at Altituda

UFCB InDEX CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1.3 Was Balloon 7
Narch 1955 San Frensisco, California 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
X Probably Aircraft
GMT_19/04062 Nar 1955 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Clvilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
Twenty (20) Seconda One (2) Arc,Mto NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (i) round, pinkish-orange object, the The short sighting time of the UroB
size of the head of a pin held at arms length, and sudden disappearance suggests a tun
arced across the dky from NW to NE, ( arced across the to NE, Observerin Observerin the flight path o thetlight path a jet jet aireraft, aircraft,
did not see it disapoear. did not see it disamear. Weather: Weather: Foggy. Foggy. Possibly the after-bu Possibly the after-burner of a jet. rner of a jet.
Time: Night. No investigation authorized.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) *44381844500034.143 47.438284 37003413

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
31March 1955 San Francisco, California 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Bolloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircroft
GMT_01/0227Z Air-Visuol Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE EX Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes D Probably Astronamical
No Civilian, GoC observer D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10 seconds one straight NE
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round object size of grapefruit Probable meteor sighting based
held at arm's held at arm's length, from a silvery on description and on description and duration. duration.
red to reddish orange red to reddish orange in color, with
a tail a tail resembling steam, glowing steam, glowing
brightly, was observed brightly, the San
Francisco area.
No Report No Report In File.
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 8. IF you saw the
8.1 STARS(Circ
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much G. None
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. 5. A fev
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will c. Man)
be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, d. Don'i
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.
What were the
CLOUDS (Circle
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: 00 a. Clear sky
Hours Minutes b. Hazy
c. Scattered clo
NAR. 1955 (Circle One): A.M. P.M. d. Thick or heav
or
Day Month Year
3. Time Zone: 0. The object appe 0.The object appe
(Circle One): a. Eastern Eastern (Circle One): a_Daylight Saving (Circle One): a Daylight Saving a. Solid a.Solid
b. Central b. Standard Standard b. Transparent
c. c. Mountain c. Vapor
d. Pacific
e. Other _ e. Other_
11. If it appeared as 11. If it appeared as
4. Where were you when you saw the object? 4. Where were you when you saw the object? . Gright Bright
Toul Rosicres A.F.β Toul Rosicres A.F.B Rosieres Rosieres FRANCEM.M) FRANCEM.M) 6. Dirm Dimm
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or County 11.1 Compare b
20 Ave A ve
. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration)
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure The edges of the
Fairly certain d. Just a guess (Circle One)
171 My wAith
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes No
6. What was the condition of the sky? Did the object:
DAY NIGHT a. Appear to stc
a. Bright a. Bright b. Suddenly spe
b. Cloudy b.)Cloudy
c. Break up into
d. Give off smol
7. IF yau saw the object during DAYliGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the abject? Change brigh
f. Change shap
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left g. Flash ar flicke
b. In back of you e. Overhead h. Disappear an
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 This form supersedes F'TD 164. jul 61, which is obsolete.

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8. IF you saw the object at NiGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS(Circle One): 8.2 MOON(Circle One):
as much a. None a. Bright moonlight /
observed. b. A few b. Dull moonlight
give will c. Many c. No moonlight-pitch dark
aituments, d. Don't remember d. Don'tremember
nution so
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky a. Dry
Minutes b. Hazy bFog, mist, or light rain
c.Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
or P.M. d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don'tremember
0. The object appeared: (Circle One): 10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid a. Solid d.As a light d. As a light
b. Transparent e e. Don't remember Don'tremember
c. Vapor
1. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
.Brighter t./0 Brighter c. About the same
NcE(MM) Ncel b. Dimmer d. Don'tknow
Stale or County 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
A ve2y bRighT fLashinG BULB
12.The edges of the object were:
(Circle One) a F Fuzzy or blurred e. Other.
Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember
1.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'tknow
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No) Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don'tknow
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don'tknow
Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
Shot STRAIGHT VPWARD iNTO THe ChOODS
5. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes) No Don't know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: The cloods QfTeR SIANDING
STLL FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTeS AND DISAPP
ARed
.Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): (res) (res) No Don't know. Don't know. IF you answered YES, then tell what IF you answered YES, then tell what
in fron of: in fron of: When we figsT When we fIXST SAC SAO0 17ET v15 7 v17s
fLyine Behow The Clouds
17. Tellin a few words the following things about the object: 17. Teil in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound No No SOUND SOJND
b. Color Red LighTs, ANn LighTyelhow Red LighTs AND LighTyelhow
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the
object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of
the object would have been covered by the match head?
19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object 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. Place an arrow beside the drawing
to show the direction the object was moving.
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes (No)
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?..
Louds
2. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
tell what
NG IF you answerad YEs, then how far away would you say it was?
D1
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? . Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a.city? a. In the business section or a.city?
a.Inside a building a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
tall what b. In a car c. In open countryside?
Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) d. In an airplane (type) e. e. Flying over a city?
e. Atsea Atsea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other 9.
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the fallowing questions: 24. IF you were MOViNG IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
note how much of the
ighting, how much of 24.2 How fast were you moving? _miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars
dulails of the obiect b. Sun glasses No f. Telescope Yes E39
beside the drawing c. Windshield No g. Theodolite Yes
d. Windaw glass Yes No h. Other
26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common object or ob-
jects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you saw.
Like A Pale yelhowish BALL wih A BRIghT
Red BULB ON ITS
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was above the horizon sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object
pass when you last sawt above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the composs when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the com- (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was 30. Have you ever se
the object.
90 75
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NW 31.1 IF you answer
300B NE 31.2 Please list thei
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CLoe Lou 23. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place ain "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B"at 23. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" of the beginning of the path, a "B"at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. the end of the path, and show any changes in direction NAME CARI NAME CARI
during the course.
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INTO CLOVDS INTC CLOVD3 We fiRST sAW iT.
WAS UP AND BOWN WAS UP AND BOWN Indicate any additional Indicate any additional
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. Draw a picture af how they were arrang oNE
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show how high the object 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
how high the object was
Placo a "B" on Ihe com-
31. Was anyone élse with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
NAME AND Addeess UNKNOUN
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32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME
Last Name First Name Middle Name
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ADDRESS
City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER :3 SEX. N
LIGiT when
SAW iT. Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent.
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