PROJECT BLUE BOOK

- PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
23 May 1956 Lumberton, Ohio 0 Probably 2 Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_2112 EST XGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aireraft
0 Prabably Aircraft
GMT_ 24/0212z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS SOURCE 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys Y.s 000 Probably Astronomical
XNo Civilian Civilian Passibly Astronomical Passibly Astronromical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
100 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown
30 min at 10 m intervals 30 min at 10 m intervals one back & forth
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object described as a One object described as a blue flare, After talking with observer it observer it
size of grapefruit, color blue white. blue white. was determined this was determined this was an a/c
Object Object appeared appeared from behind trees and running tests from WADC.
disappeare ehind trees. First from
left to right thenee right left left.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? --__m.p.h.
how far away from you the
(Circle One) Yes . No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 5,00 foo0..
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NAME Name Middle Nome
ADDRESS New ualngtio ol:
Street State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Ago ~9 Age α29 Sex E SexE
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school Technical school .. Technical school
b. High school V (Type)_
c. College f. Other special training -
d. Post graduate A
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 25 56
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Xenia area.last night flooded
Wright-Patterson Air Force base
with calls about flying saucers -
in the area.
T According to the reports, the
. saucer was being hotly pursued
by an F-86 fighter from the
56th Fighter-Interceptor squad-
ron which eventually overtook
the interloper.
The facts aren't quite so fas-
cinating, but Xenia residents
may take consolation from the
fact one WPAFB pilot who with
his wife saw the pursuit also
telephoned the base in wonder-
ment..
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MONDAX, MAY 28, 1956 -29
Not Martians,
King-Size Bulbs
If you see bright lights moving
14 through the skies between now
:t and June 15, don't start looking
n for Martians.
n Chances  are the. lights are
caused by an earth-type RF-84F
in jet plane on a photography mis-
ed sion for the Wright-Air Develop-
ed ment center's aerial recorirrais. IT'S A PLANE,
7- sance laboratory.
r The  flights will be made EXPERTS SAY
nightly in the southern Ohio, Ken- etnoidunnelh
2 2 tucky and western Pennsyivania OF SAUCER' OF SAUCER'
T area. if the weather is clear. The
light is from high intensity mer- light is from high intenshty mer MIDDLETOWN, May 28.-It
7 1 cury are lamps mounted on the wasn't a flying saucer. So say
plane and used. like plane and used. like king-size experts at the Wright Air De-
O photofloods..
velopment center at .Dayton.
about a "saucer'' some Middle- about a "saucer' some Middle-
IL tonians saw in the sky here tonians saw in the sky .here
last Monday night. last Monday night.
2 The blueish object was an
RF-84F test plane, experiment-
ing with night aerial photog- ing with night aerial photog-
raphy. WADC spokesmen said. raphy. WaDC spokesmen said.
The plane carried two wing
pods with many high-intensity
mercury are lamps.
Officials said tests by the
rpat tBTC plane probably would continue.
This ws through mid-June.
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b used in connection with any statements s, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
Wo request this personal information so that, if it is deemed neces ay contact you for
further details.
. When did you see the object?
Hour Minutes
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$2a$ Year (Circle One): A.M or P.M
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastecn (Cirel One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral . Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
•, Other _
Where were you when you saw the object?
LUMBERTON O/t10 CLYNTON
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
S. Estimate how long you saw the object. 30 a antvals
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. Just a guess
What was the condition n of the sky?
(Cirele One): a. Bright daylight d.Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
Bright twilight f. Don't remember
7. IF you sow the object during DA T, TWILIGHT, or D SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In backof you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)
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Was the object brighte er than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): 8. Yos b..No c. Don't remember
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
Several yards away?
e. Other
.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't Know
b.5 Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or exploda? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, thob, pulsate? No Don't Know
hees
. Did the object move in front of something at an
(Circle One): .Yes No Don't Know. iF you answered YES, than toll what
it moved in front of:.
14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): Co. Solld2 b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
he following?
a. Eyeglasses No . Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses No f. Telescope Yes
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite
d. Window glass Yas No h. Other.

tch any details
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protruslons, ete., and especlally exhaust tralls or vapor trails. Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the directlon the obloct was moving.
list
8. The sdges of the objoct were: 18. The sdges of the objoet were:
(Cirels One): a. (Cirels One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
Like a bright star Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tromembor d. Don'tremember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were her?

what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.
22 How large did the object or objects appec compared with one of th following objects held in the hand
and at about orm's longth?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollor
b. Peo h. Baseball
c. Dime Grapefruit
d. Nicket i. Basketball
•. Quarter k. Other
f. Half dollor
a. Certain c. Not very sure
.Fairly certain d. Uncertain
would it have? Describe in yowr own words a comman objeet or objeets which when pleced up in the sky would give the
a ble flare. almontsteb
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28.1 What direction were you moving? ( 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) ircle One)
a. a. North East South g. g. West West
b. Northeast d. Sourt Sou Southwest outhwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? les per hour.
28.3 Did you step at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
What direction were you looking when you frst saw the object?Circl On) 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 f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
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).
31.1 When it first appeared: bath of olgict
a. From true North_ degrees.
b. From horizon _ degrees.
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31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true North degrees.
b. From horizon degrees. um hadsether

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In the following larger sketch place an  at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a  at it
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.What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
a. Clear sky a.No wind
b. Hazy b. Slight breez
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)
a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d.Hot
. Don't remember
When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
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36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see 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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statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to p present the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the paper may be attached
if they are needed.
NAME (Do Not Write in This Space)
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DATE DATE 25 May 56 25 May 56
At 9:l2 o'clock, EST, on 23 May 56, I was walking in the driveway of my home At 9:12 o'clock, EST, on 23 May 56, I was walking in the driveway of my home when when
I noticed I noticed a light too bright to be aircraft lights (unless it was a landing light). lights (unless it was a landing light).
The light The light seemed to be seemed to be travelling at a medium fast speed an nd no noise was discernable.
The light disappeared ehind trees and reappeared in approxi approx: five minutes and
traced it cours course back e back disappearing behind disappearing behind trees my left. ny left.
Object appeared from my left and from my left and disappeared
disappeared on left n left two and one half times. (traveled from left to right 3 times, two and one half times. to right 3 times, from
right to left two times)
The appearance of Pas searchlight was noted at several different times. The rest of
time the light seemed to obe a steady bluish white light with a star-like brilliance.
If my estimation n of altitude of 5,00o feet is correct, then the light was travelling
at approximately 75 MPH.
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