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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6786392
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONColumbus Ohio
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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Wos Balloon
17 June 1956 Columbus, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 1630 EST Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
K.XProbably Aircraft
GMT. 17/2130Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
X No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
3-4 seconds 2 or 3 SW
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |11. COMMENTS
2 or 3 objects size of pencil, color objects size of pencil, color From the meager information given From the meager information given
of flashbulb. Objects solid and of flashbulb. Objects solid and in this report i in this report indicative
straight, straight, flashed on then off solid that the object or objects rptd
overeast. overcast. were probably a/c that disappeared
in the overcast. Observation from in the overcast. Observation from
inside of house through window
accounting for short duration.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION (If any)
DISPOSITION FORM
/ Wituss
FILE NO. SUBJECT Extract from SDO Report - 17 Jun 56
re: UFO
TO AFOIN-LEL FROM AFOIN-4X2a DATE Jun 56 COMMENT NO. 1
Maj Connair/meg
59117/B263/P A37
"1905 hrs Received call from Mr Columbus,
Chio (tel reporting unidentified flying object. Took details
on form. Used telephone authorizat 75, account 330."
1 Incl Lac1 J. CONNAIR, JR
UFO Rept Major, USAF
Adjutant Adjutant
DD FBSO REPLACES NME FORM 96, 1 OCT. 48, WHICH MAY BZ USED 16-54801-8 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 195S 0-3SB861
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Please try to you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for res regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
W 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? .Time of day:
Minutes
Month Year (Circle One): A.M 8 P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): Eastern a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. Mounta in
d. Pacific
e. Other_
4. Where were you object?
Nearest Postal Address City or Town City or Town State or Country State or Country
Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. 30-1
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
b. Fairly certain Just a guess
. What was the condition of the sky? 43
Ouiat- break
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight .Don't remember
7. IF you sow the object during DAYL GHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. I In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
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IF you saw the ouject, 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. None .Bright moonlight
b. A few .Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d.Don't remember
9.Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Yes b. No c. Don't remember
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
.Several blocks away?
c. A block away? jotal dg
d. Several yards away?
. Other e. Other
Did the object: (Circle One for each question) (Circle One for each question) 3
3-4seond om
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Yes No No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? es No Don't Know
c. c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes es Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes o Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Change brightness? Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? Change shape? Yes Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes Yes Don't Know
1Djd the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 1911
it moved behind:_ 440
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: -
Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No •. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses No f. Teloscope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes g. Theodolite Yos No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other-
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Pogo 3
. Sound
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 directlon the object was moving.
. The edges of the object were: 18. The edges of the object were:
(Circie One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . oner lid ilnight eice
b. Like a bright star Like a bright star
e. c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember Don't remember
. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
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Drawa picture that 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 path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
IF POssiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.
feet.
22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with gobjects held in the hand
and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): (Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver do!lar
b_P.a h. h. Baseball Baseball
c. c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nickel Nickel i. Basketball
e. Quarter k. Other
f. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22. 22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain . c. Not very sure c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from view?
24. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to imagine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of what type material would you make it? How large would it be, and what shape
would it hava? Describe in your own words a common object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give the
same appearance as the object which you saw.
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28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AI
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. East e. e. South South g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 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 No
.What direction were you 29. What direction were you object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East South
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest . Nors
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 f.Southwest onwer 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:
a.From true North _ degrees.
b. From horizon.. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon _ degrees.
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34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
a. Cloar sky a. No wind
b. Hazy .Slight breeze x5ts0nh
c. Scattored clouds c. Strong wind
d.Thtck or heovy cloude d. Don't remember
ntremember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain . Cool
Cr c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
.Don't remember . Don't remember
.When did you report o some official that you had seen the objeet?
Day Month Year
object?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they seo the abjeet too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names fresses:
Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? -
(Cirele Ono) Yos No
In you opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
Don'it baane-
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3Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 1
_m.p.h.
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME First Name
ADDRESS Calene Oho
Clty Zone State
TELEPHONE TELEPHONE NUMBER NUMBER
What is your present job? Ld
26 Mal
Age Sex. Sex
Ieducational training that you have had.
a.Grade school _ a.Grade school e. e. Technical school e. e. Technical school.
- . High school _ (Typo) -
c. College f.Other special training
d. Post graduate
.
Day Month Year