PROJECT BLUE BOOK

* PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
25 August 1956 South Salem New York 00 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Loed45 EDT (PM) XGround-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aireraft
CK Probably Aireraft
GMT 26/0045Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Roder D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronamical
.OKNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Insufficient Date fer Evaluation Dat aluation
Unkno wn Unknown Y T
5 minutes one NE
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. 11. COMMENTS
One object, bullet shaped, size of Probable A/C.
half dollar, color like polished brass. like polished brass
Object long tail tail smoke and smoke and
sparks. sparks. ject moved with about the
same spe same ·an airlinter. No sound airlinter. No sound
and flew and fle - level evel till out o O
sight, ail of Smoke still visible
after obgec after obgect disappeared.
ATIC FORM 329 (RE) V 26 SEP 52)
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(Circle One) Yes No the Cruising speed of a commereial
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? Airliner. ._m.p...
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
NAME Name First Neme
ADDRESS Street City 2om .
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your pesent ob? House Wife Whot is you rosent iob? House ife
A_g0 60 Sox F Sex F
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school _ a.Grade school _ •. •. Technical school
b. High school b.High school (Typo) -
c. College f. Other special training-
d. Post graduate.
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 8 Scbi 1956
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6 September 1956
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Dear Mrs
This is in reply to your letter of August 28.
1956, concerning your sighting of an Unidentified
Flying Object.
We are most certainly still intereeted in these
sightings. Inclosed is a USAF Technical Information
Sheet for you to complete regarding the phenomenon T
you have obse ed.
Any aerial objects, o long as it remains un-
identified esents a potential threat to the
security United States: herefore, it becomes
of gree of grea wse Command which is. Command which is.
charged wit charged aerial protectior erial protectic f the Unit f the United States. ed States.
It has, for It has, fo now. been the ioin now. been the joint sponsi-
bility of Air Defense Air Tech-
nical Intelligence Center to investigate Unidentified
Flying Objects and to determine whether or not they
represent developments outside our own scientific represent developments outside our own scientific
knowledg
It is requested that you forward the completed
form directly to:
Air Technical intelligence Center
Attention: AFOIN-4E4
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
Your interest is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
TIMOTHY R. JOHNSON
Lt Colonel, USAF
Directorate of Intelligence
Incl:
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Please try to ans you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for res search purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statement conclusions , or publications without your permission.
We request. this personal information so that, if it is neces may contact you for
further details.
.When did you see the object? 43
Minutes
25 Auoust 19.56
MoRch (Circle Ono): A.M or P.M
3. Time zone:
(Cirele One): Eastern (Circle One): Daylight Saving
b. Contral Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other
were you when you saw the object?
South. Salem N.y. Soutb Salem. N.y.
Nearest Postal Address Nearest Postal Address City or Town Stare or Staro or Country
Additional remarks: I breezeway /ooking
S. Estimate how long you saw the object.
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
Certain c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess
sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight .No trace of daylight
Bright twilight f. Don't remember
.IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked a
the object? sun had Set beyond hill. It Would have bce
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
In back of you e. Overhead
To your right f. Don't remember

None ToD
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
.Don't remember d.Don't remember
W  it than tacgrounty
(Circle One): a. Yos b. No c.Don't remember
IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d.Several yards away?
. Other
1Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't Know
.Suddenly speed u and rush away at any time? Yes Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
Give oif smoke?combination Smoke Yos Don't Know
Change brightness? spark-like eyhaystY.s spark-like eyhaystY.s Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes Yes Don't Know
Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yo No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
Qut ef sight for a few Secands behind a 7
Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Y0 No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:.
thin cloud formation
Did the object appear: (Circle One): Soild? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
.Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No •. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d.Window glass Yes No h. Other
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an arrow boside the drawing to show the direetlon the objeet was moving.
The vapor trail stretched clear across the sky
and was teal bright for the first 1 may.
8. The odges of the object were: . Other.
(Cirele One): Fuzzy or blurred Like a bright stor
Sharply outlined
: A

and at about arm's longth?
(Cirele One): b. Pea a. Head of a pin h. g. Silver dollar Baseball
d. c. Nicket Dime i. 1. Basketball Grapefruit
Half dellar Quarter k. Other
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.
Fairly certain Cortain d.Uncertain c. Not very sure
23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? Simply Kept
Course actoss theSpy Was
ho lonpet visi
The best I can do is to say thatit Would be
a real bright, highly polished brass, Some what
in the shape of a bullet but tapered at both
As for the size I'd have no idea. it did not
ends. airliner.
to be as large 2s the arerage
appear
ferhabs like 2 set.or De-4

to:yardsthek Suddenly fiion bebind the frees appeared
28.1 What direction were you moving?( 28.1 What direction ircle One) rcle One)
a. North a. North c. East East South South g. West West
b. Northeast . Northeast d. d. Southeast f. Southwest h. h. Northwest Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 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 looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North East South g. West
.Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One).
North c. East .. South g. West
Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the objoct 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 1350 degrees.
b. From horizon _ degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true North degrees.
b. From horizon 45° degrees.

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3. 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. Placs a "B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
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33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" 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 at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its T
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
B
2
B_.
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e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Cirel One)
@ Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain Warm
d. Snow Hot
. Don't remember .. Don't remember
When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
28 CVT August 1956
Manth Year
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) •s No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
my husband.
I live in an ated Where com.nercial planes, √ets and Army
planes pass daily regularly, da; and night, and none has crer
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appeared like this. Furthermore,all of have an decompanyns
Dise, no matter bow distant- but this was silent.
They also hare riding lights which blink on and of. This Whole thing
olowed steadily from end to end.