PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
BX Was Balloon //
27 July_ 1956 Mechanicsburg, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 0403 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar a Was Aircraft
¤ Probably Aircraft
GMT. 27/0943Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes a Probably Astronomical
No Civilian D PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 minutes NE/45 Unknown
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1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object resembling 0iinga flat shaped llat Shaped Location approximately 30-35
light bulb, approximately size of light bulb , approximately size of miles from WX balloon site and
grapefruit from where grapefruit from re objectdserved. objectdserved. slightly NE. Winds aloft at that
Moved NE and disappeared. time generally from the west at
25-35 knots. This would bring
ballonn directly ballonn directly over over or near or near
observers location in approx
1 hour.-Balloon launched at
0315 UFO sighting at 0315 -UFo sighting at
0405.
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. Whan did you ses the object? 2. Time of day: 4:03
Hour Minutes
Tily 1956
Day Month Year (Circle One): A.MB o P.M.
. Time zone:
(Circls One): a. Eastern (Circle One): Daylight Saving
b. Central Standard
c. Mountain
1. d. Pacific
. Other_.
4Where wore you when you saw the objoet?
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Nodrest Poatai Addrosa City or Town State or Country
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. Estimate how long you saw the object. 5. Estimate how long you saw the object. 5
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circls one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Quastion 5.
. Certain i-i i - Not very sure
B Fairly certain just a guess
6. What was the sondition of the sky? 6. What was tha sondition of the sky?
(Circla One) c, Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
C. Bright twilight Don't remember
the object?
(Circle Onel: a. 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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8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circla One):
a. None Bright moonlight
5. A. fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many .No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't romember
9. Was ths object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): Yes b. No c. Don't remember
IF it was BRiGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automoblle headlight?:
(Circle One) c. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block awoy?
d. Severa! yards away?
e. Other ht so hril on lu mineus
1Did the oblect: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Y No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at ony time? Don't Know Don't Know
c. Breck up inte parts or explode? Breck up into parts or explode? 2 Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? . Give off smoke?. Yes Yes 29290 Don't Know
3. Change brightness? Yes He Don't Know
F. Change shape? Yes No Don't Know
9. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No No Don't Know
1. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
3 (Circle One): (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:- it moved behind:. 5
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1.Did the object move in front of something at anytimo, porticularly a cloud? 1. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, porticularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front oft .
Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Soild? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
1.Did you observe the object through any of t the following?
c. Eyeglasses Yes No o. Binoculars Yes.
b. Sunglosses Yes No f. Tolescopa Yes $\2\fra}$
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolit Yes
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other -

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18. The adges of the objoct were: .The adges of the objoct were:
(Circls Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred (Circls Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred a. Other Other
b. Liko a bright star
Sharply ourlined Sharply ourlined
d. d. Don't remember Don'tremember
1. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many wore there? 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE objeCt, there?
Draw a pleture of how they ware arrenged, and put an arrow to show the direetion that they were traveling. Draw a plcture of how
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24. In ordsr that you can give as clear a plcture os possibl of what you saw, we would like for you to imaglne that you could conatruct the object that you saw. Of what type material would you make it? How lorge would it be, and what shape
would It have? Describe in your own words o common object or objocts which whan placed up in the sky would give tho
aame appeerance as the object which you saw, aame appeerance as the object which you sow,
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a. North c. East e. South West
6.1 Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 28.2 How rast were you moving? miles per hour. miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) What direction ware you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
C. North North c. East East South g. West 1 /
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direstien were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) 30. What directicn were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North a. North C. c. East e. South g. g. West
b. Northeast h Northecrt d. Southeast Southaaet Southwest Southwast h. Northwest R
3. 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 160 degrees.
b. From horizon 59 degrees.

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.In the following sketch, imagine 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 same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
3. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its 33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
position when you last saw it. Refer to smalier sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. position when you last saw it. Refer to smalier sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
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21 1956
Day Month Year
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? D
(Circle One) Yes N0
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
37. Was this the first time that you had seen an objest or objects like this?
(Circle One) Yes No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
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Please give the Ilowing information about yourself:
NAME First N Midai Nome
ADDRESS Maclouic langzon
Street City Zone
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job? _ Asm Assis
Ago Sex Faale
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
e. . e. e. Technical school. Technical school.
b. High school (Type)___ (Type)_
c. College f. Other special training Other special training
d. Post graduate. d. Post graduate M.A.  Prdu Ini aarmadaig icab Aamada lcal
DA ND .Salluig ,01
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: At- hyat 1356
Dov Month Month Year
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