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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6786987
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONHomerville Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

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16 July 1956 Homerville, Ohio a Probably Bolloon

3. DATETIME GROUP 7 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ———————| Possibly Balloon

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GMT YW, 0500Z 0 Air Visvol 0 Air-intercept Rader Ox2Possibly Aircraft Jets

5. PHOTOS » SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical

O Yes O Probobly Astronomical
XIE No O Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 , Other___ —an
0 tnsufficient Dota for Evaluation
0 Unknown

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110, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS

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| 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? E. Zz / “
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(Circle One) Yes No
iF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? m.p.h. |
| 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? :
(Circle One) Yes No ss | = pL
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? foe Sees)

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| 41, Please give the following information about yourself:

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NAME ost No irst Name Middle Nome

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Street City

TELEPHONE NUMBER ____‘*° ee @ eat
What is your present job? — ay 7: a See
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| Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. 7 ate kx
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b. High school (Type) eeindcncapsbcia = si
c. College f, Other special training __.___EE eee |

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Post graduate

42, Date you completed this questionnaire: eo ed 5S
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)

In order thot your information moy be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use
the following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re-
peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add cny further comments,
statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached

if they ore needed.

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NAME
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SIGNATURE

| DATE
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CRGANIZA LOCATION

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CONCURRENCES, OR SIMILAR ACTIONS

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Form 12, 0 Nov 47, which

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U. $ AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Foree as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed,
Please try to onswer os many questions as you possibly can. The informetion that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded os confidential material, Your name will not
5» 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?

Hour Minutes

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(Circle One): A.M P.M,

2. Time of day: ———-LeS _ _ Oa __

3, Time zone:

(Cirele ws gh (Circle One): a, Daylight Saving
» Centrol b. Standard
¢. Mountain
d. Pacifie
e, Other

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4, Where were you when you sow the object?

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Neorest Poste! |Address y City of Town Stoje or Country

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=, Estimate -ow long you sow the obiect, — oS:

Hours Minutes Seconds

5,1 Cizcle 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. Justo guess

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& Whot was the eenditien ars the sky? jie oe Dr SS Ae iol, 7 ol ——.

(Circle Ore): a, Bright cayiight d. Justa trace of daylight
b, Dull daylight @. )No trace of daylight
¢. Bright twilight . Don't remember

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7, IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN N fecated os you looked at

the object” /
(Circle Ore): 3, In front of you d. To your left ve A
b. In back of you e. Overhead
¢, To your right f. Don't remember

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8, IF you saw the ovject at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

B.1 STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): acr”

e, None c. Bright moonlight

b, A few cm So ) b. Dull moonlight

c, Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember

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9, Wes the object brighter than the background of the sky?

(Circle One): ae b, No c. Don't remember

10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, wos the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:

Ges aad (Circle One) a. Amile or more away (a distant a
b, Several blocks away? .
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[me* ¢, Ablock away? a yy
B d, Several yards away?

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11, Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at ony time? Yes lo Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don’t Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don’t Know
d, Give off smoke? Yes e Don’t Know

| e. Chenge brightness? Oe Yes Na, Don't Know
| No*

f, Chenge shape? Don’t Know
| g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? = (Yes, Ne vont Knew

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12. Did the object move se oy i at anytime, porticularly a cloud?

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(Circle One): es No Don’t Know, IF you answered YES, then tel) what
it moved Sehind: ee Pree ~L~ be Paul _ ee ——* —

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13. Did the object move in front of — anytime, particularly a cloud?

No

| (Circle One): Yes 2 } Don't Know, IF you answered YES, than tell whot |
it moved in front of: — emenncas —-

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14, Did the object cppeor: (Circle One): a, Solid? b. Transparent?

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.) Don’t Know,

15. Did you observe the object through ony of the following?

a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No
, Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No

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16. Tell ino few words the following things about the object.
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17. Drow a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel ond inelude in your sketch ony details
of the object thet you saw such os wings, protrusions, ete,, and especially exhoust trails or vapor trails. Place
on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

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18, The edges of the object were: fy oy
(Cirela One): ao. Fuzzy or blurred @. Other a Sum
b, Like a bright ster

c, Sharply outlined

d, Don't remember

19, IF there wos MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there?
Drow © picture of how they were crranged, and pu? on arrow to show the direction that they were travel ing,

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20. Drow o picture that wil! show the motion thet the object or objects made, Place an “A” of the beginning
of the path, a “B” of the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

2). IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate the real size of the object was in its | s? dimension.
feet. p #: cea . wae ks.

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22, Hew lorge did the object or objects oppear as compored with one of the following objects held in the hand
and at about arm's length?

(Circle One): a, Head of a pin g- Silver dollar
b. Pea ( st og h. Baseboll
c. bina 7 . Grapefruit
d, Nickel j. Basketball
Se. Qvor ter k, Other
f. Half dollar
22.) (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d, Uncertain

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23, How did the object or objects disappear from view? ia sectpnere. orate Oras,
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24, In order that you con give as clear o pleture os possible of what you sow, we would like for you te imagine the? you could
construct the object thet you sow. Of whet type meterial would you meke it? How lorge would it be, ond whet shape
would it hove? Describe in your own words o tommon object or objects which when pleced up in the sky would give the

aame oppecronce as the object which you sew,

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25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object?

26. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):

a. In the business section of a city?
b. In the residential section of a city?

In open countryside?

a. inside o building
b, Ina car

Outdoors . Flying neor an airfield?
. In an airplane e, Flying over a city?
e. At sea f, Flying over open country?
#, Other

g- Other

27. What were you doing at the time 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 time, then complete the following 7 i

28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

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a. North
b. Northeast

28.2 How fast were you moving?

c. East
d. Southeost

e. South
f, Southwest

miles per hour.

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28,3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?

(Circle One)

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Yes No

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29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)

g- West
h. Northwest

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a. North East e. South g. West
b. Northeast BB rosrrocss f. Southwest (h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
0. North Sa East e. South g. West
b. Northeast de) Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest

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31.

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from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).

31.1 When it first oppeored:

a. From true North
b. From horizon.

31,2 When it disappeared:

a. From true North

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degrees.

degrees.

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139 degrees.

b. From horizon

49 degrees.

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32. In the following sketch, imogine 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. Place a “B” on the some curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you /ast saw it.

33. In the following lorger sketch place an “A” at the position the object wos when you first sow it, and a “B” at its
position when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.

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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object?

34,2 WIND (Circle One)

34,7 CLOUDS (Circle One)

Clear sky
GD hexy

c. Scattered clouds
d. Thick or heavy clouds Don’t remember

e. Don't remember

34.3 WEATHER (Circle One)

a. No wind
gn ne b. Slight breeze Wat fecrarins

c,. Strong wind

34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)

a. Dry a. Cold

b. Fog, Gist) light rain b, Cool

c. Moderate orheavy rain c. Warm

d. Snow Hot

e. Don’t remember | on’t remember

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35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?

Day

Month

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36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?

(Circle One)

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36.1 |F you answered Y
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36,2 Please list their names and addresses:

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37. Was this the first time thot you had seen an object or objects like this?
( Yes )

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37,1 |F you enswered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?

No

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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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