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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7070315
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONDayton Ohio
FRAMES53

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15-20 ft chick. Obj as sighting radiosonde mal-
moved slowly function and was lost completely
ft above ground bservr Posi
until 150ft vay h time not included. Star Regulus set- egulus set-
obsrvr shine obsrvr shined flashlight lashligh obj.Obj about 15
disappeared nstantly. Brightness of dgr elevation. No mention of how dgr elevatiar
estimate on distance determined.
feet. Evalua-tedeons NED.
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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 (Circl One)
a Dry Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c Warm
d. Snow d. Hot 1
Don't remember Don't remember
.When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
6th dit n 1956 datd
Day Mihth Te
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes (Cirele One) No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? 36.1 I IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes (Circle One) Yes No Il
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Cirele One) No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what cireumstances did you see other ones?
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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3Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? 7
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? icle = m.p.h.
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(Circle One) Yes
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME
Hom OHO
ADDRESS State
ScHOOL OHIO
Ho
TELEPHONE NUMBER
SCHOOL SCHOOL
What is your present job? the Mghtuolle
Ago19 Ago19 Sex Male
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
.Grade school a.Grade school ..Technical school . •. Technical school
.High school L P (Type)
c. College 2 f.Other special training
d. Post graduate.
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Month
Dav
OCT 8 1956
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DAYTON 10, OHIO OCT 8
3 PM
1956
OHIO
Department of the Air Force
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Fairborn, Ohio
Attention: AFOIN-4E4 Attention: AFOIN-4E4
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John.1 Ada
Daylian Contay Ca
7. Telyhoned M. Campene Daylton
Wethe Buran. Was unfoned that
a belloon Lezs landed at abt
Mr. Ademe sannt
2. Funthan and sust ingufient,
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
3 September 1956 Dayton, Ohio Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Local 1615 (D) x Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
a Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 03/2115Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS : 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER JECTS . COURSE o Other.
circling & 00 Insufficient Date valuation
1 minute Unknown
one disappeared
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object round, 10-15 feet in Checked Cheexed oy Capt by Capt
diameter. Color diameter. Color aluminum. Size of aluminum Size of WX balloon WX balloon (see (see cas case file). se file)
pea. Object was pea. Object was circling & just
disappeared.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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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.
Wo request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
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1. When did you see the object? .Time of day:
Minutes
3
Dey Menth (Cirele One): A.M or P.M.
3.Time zene:
(Cirel Ono): a. Eastacn (Cirel One): .Day.light Saving
b. ContraL b. Standard b. Standard
Mountain
d. Pacific d. Pacifie
. Other . Other _
Where were you when you saw the object?
City or Town Stewor Country Stew or Ceuntry -
Additional remarks: Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the objoct.
Hours Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
Corta in .Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the conditian of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
B. Dult daylight .No trace of daylight
c. Bright wilight f. Don't remember
the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d Ioyour lolt
b. In back of you . Overhead
c. To your right Fremember
ATIC FORM NO. 154 (13 OCT 54)
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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 (Cirelo One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Nona a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remamber . Don't remember
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Cirele One): a. Yes b. No c. Don't remember
IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d.Several yards away? d. Several yards away?
. Other . Other
1.Did the object: (Circle One for each question) (Circle One_for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos Yos Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Yes Don't Know
•. Change brightness? Yes Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? Change shape? No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Don't Know
Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than toll what
it moved in front of: _
Did the object appear: (Circle One): Soild? . Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses . Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yos f. Telescope Yes 8
e, Windshield Yes g. Theodolite Yos
d. Window glass Yes h. Other
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8. The edges of the object were: 18. The edges of the object were:
(Circls One): a. Fuzzy or blurred (Circls One): a. Fuzzy or blurred ① . Other
b. Like a bright.ster
Sharply outlined Sharply outlIned
d. Don't remember d. Don'tremember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Dapictu o hothy we range nd pun rro o show ecton that they we travel.
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10 feet. ihireton.
f the following objects held In the hand
and at about arm's length?
(Cirele One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime I. Grapefruit
d. Nicket i. Basketbail
.. Quarter k. Other_
f. Half dollar
22.1 (Cirele One of the following to indicate how certain you are of you answer to Question 22.
6. Cortain c. Not very suro
b. Fairly certain d.Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? lopreel eatpus din
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 2 Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
o. In the business sactian of o city?
a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city
b In acar c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplane . Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other _ g. Other
What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
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IF y wer MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE her vehic at h tm then coplet tfollowg questions:
a. North c. East e. South g. West
Northeast d. Southeast f. 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) (Circle One) Yes Yes No
a. North c. East e. South g. West
ortheast 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 Wa
b.Northeast d. Southeast f. 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:
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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32.1 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.
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 smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
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. b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
.. Don't remember
When did you report to some offcial that you had seen the object? 4
SEPT 1933
Day Month Year
36. Was anyone else with you at time you saw the object?
(Circle One) No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? ill
(Circle One) No 2
36.2 and addresses: 3
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Was this the first time that you had seen an object ar objects like this? 3
(Circle One) Y.s No
. IF you answered N then when, where, and under what cireumstancs did you see othr ones?
in you opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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D you think you can estimate the speed of the object? V3t
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 1500-200 Mp.
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
41. Please give the following g information about yourself:
NAME z
ADDRESS Dort OH10
Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job? _ What is your present job? elevisnia tit t hsine
Ago30 Ag30 Sex μ
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
.Grade school a. Grade school . •. •. Technical school Technical school e T.V. L.T.K.
.High school_ .High school _ (Typo) (Type)
c. College. .Other special training_
d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 3 SEPT 1956
Dov Menth Year
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1: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
4 September 1956 Dayton, Ohio 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
.Locel 0505 X Ground-Visual Ground-Reder Was Aircraft
000 Probobly Aireraft
GMT04/1005Z AlrVisuel Air-Intercept Reder Pessibly Aircraft
S. PHOYOS SOURCE x Was Astronomicol MarS
D'Yes D Probably Astronomical
XO No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION so NUMBER COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Eveluation
Unknewn
55 minutes one
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round object, size of softball. Astro (Mars).
Color of reddish orange.
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ATIC FORM 329 ATIC PORn 329 726 SEP S2) 726 SEP 52)
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. MAR'S I
Dayton Ohio, Sept.4th 1956.
Air Technical Intelligence Center,
Area A Wright Patter
Dayton Ohio.
Dear Sirs:
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almost over our home in Dayton View at 5-05 this morning.
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there was no longer light beaming from it and I could see the
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In the interest of Civil Defense
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The diminishing sizes of object more irregular in outline than
these sketches.
2 View of object.
Immovable in sky for Halo of light
several minutes. Then
veered sharply to
north where it was
lost to sight be-
hind trees for Orange cast yellow
several minutes.
Coming slowly back into
almost the spot where it was
first seen it then moved first Seen Ic Ch
slowly upward and slowly upward an vestward.No halo.
pale green (seemingly a light) −
#3 Viewed high and west-
Medium to pal yellow
ope in this manner.
1
"4 Viewed while talking
to Lt. Weber th object was
far west and nearer the Pale yellow
horizon seemingly.
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20930*3
7 SEP 1556
Mr. 4
Eta Phi Ma Fraternity
159 West Park Street -
wester Ohio
Dear Mr. Adams: T
Inelosed please find the standard USar questionnaire for reporting
unidentified flying objeets.. It is submitted in aecordanee with tele-
phome eonversation between you and Captain Gregory on 7 September i956.
we. would appreeiate your comploting this fora in as much detail as
possible and return to the Air Technical I Intelligence Center, Attention:
AFOIN-ARh.
We appreeiate also the prolapt reporting of this sighting.
Sinserely,
X
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Bar Teek' Infe Sheet Captain, USAF FL
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Following are extracts from SDo Capt
formation and necess action:
*2l00 hra Received report of UFOB (Report attached).
"2230 hrs Received report of Ufo from Mrs ve, Dayton,
phone Randolph Report stated same sighting as mailed to ATIC this
date."
1 Incl T. J. CONNAR, JR T. J. CONNAR, JR
ATIC Form 164 Major, USAF
Adjutant
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This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force ot much
information as oneerning unidentified cerial phenomenon that you have observed.
y questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for res search purposes, and will regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be 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. I CTT .
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1.When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: 0.500 05
Heu
$\rac {}$ Sep 56
(Circle One): or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): (Circle One): a. Eastern Eastern (Circl One): a. Daylight Saving /
b. Contral b. Standard Standard
c. c. Mountain
d. Pacific (Circte Org bor angi guertion) (Circte Ore hor sagt guention)
•. Other
Where were you when you saw the object? Where were you when you saw the object? to 2onKnow
No
Dag/0n. Dag/01.. N'o No Ohie Obie
Neerest dress 4 State or Country
Additional romarks Additionalromarks:
S. Estimate how long you saw the object. 55
Hours Minutes Seconde
,
Certain c. Not very sure
19. DM Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the conditian of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
7.IF you saw the object during DA
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)
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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
A fow .Dull moonlight
e. Many No moonlight - pitch dark
d.Don't remember dDon't remember
.Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Cirele One): Yos b. No .Don't remember
IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobilo headight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
dSeveral yards away? d.Several yards away?
. OthOR VERY BRIGHT . Other VERY BRIGHT
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? a. Appear to stand still at any time? Don't Know
.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't Know
c. c. Break up into parts or explode? Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? CO06 2222222 222222 Don't Know
Change brightness? Don't Know
f. Change shape? Don't Know
g. g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Don't Know Don't Know
Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly  cloud?
(Circle One): Yos Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
It moved behind:.
Did the object move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
It moved in front of:.
.Did the object appear: (Circle One): Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
1.Did you observe the object through any of the following? WEAR DON'T RNOW POWER
a. Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Tolescope No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes h. Other
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of the object that you saw such as wings, pretruslons, ete., and especlally exhaust tralls or vapor trails. Place
en errew beside the drawing to show the direetlen the ebject wes moving.
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durists on serding
2. slutet ATIC.
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18. The odges of the objeet were: 8. The odges of the object were:
(Cirele One): (Circle One): Fuzzy er blurred Fuzzy or blurred . Other
Like a bright star
. Sharply outlined
d. d. Don'tromember Don'tromember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Drew e picture of how they were orrangod, and put an arret show the direction that they were traveling.
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and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin Silver dollar
b. Poa
c. Dime Grapefruit
d. Nicket Baskotball
e. Quarter k. Other
f. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate
Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d.Uncertein
24.
construct the objoet that you saw. Of what type metorlel would you make It? How lerge would it be, and what shepe
weuld It have? Describe in yeur tommen objoet or objoete whieh when plosed up in the sky would give the.
seme appeerance es the ebleet whlch yeu sew.
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Asleep
IFy we MOVING IAN AUTOMOBILEr vehic a hth cople t fllowig questons:
28.1 What direction were you mov 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. East c. East e. e. South South g. g. West
b. Ncrtheast b. Ncrtheast d. Southeast d. Southeast f. f. Southwest Southwest h. h. Northwest Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 28.2 How fast were you moving? - miles per hour.
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(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No
What direction were you oking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North Noth c. East Soct South South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
(Circle One)
a. North c. East South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
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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39Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No INSTANTANEOUS
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ..m.p.h.
S IP
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, thon how far away would you say it was? ..foot.
Mrs,
NAME Lest Name First Name Middl Nome
ADDRESS
Street City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER. TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job?. HOUSE WIFE WIFE
Ago 67 Ago 67 Sex Sex_ W
Please indicate any speciul Please indicate any spe educational training that you have had. ducational training that you have had.
a. Grade school _ . •. Technical school Technical school
b. High school (Typo) - (Typo) -
Other special training —
d.Post gradato 2y
Date you complete ted this questionnaire: Dev Menth Year
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:. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
7 September 1956 Dayton, Ohio 100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Belloon
a
Locol. 0330 (N) Ground-Vi sual Ground-Radar o Was Aircraft
XProbobly Aireraft
GMT 07/03307 0915Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probobly Astronomical
:ONo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 0 Insufficient Date Insufficient valuation tion
Unknown
lminute two unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two objects size of dime, color Two objects size of dime, color Twe separate sightings by
bluish. Objects fuzzy disappeared youth on youth on paper route. Probable
over horizon. a/c sighting.
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This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
infermation as pos ncerning th unidontified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer any questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
b used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
Wo request this p ersonal information so that, if it is deemed necessary we may contact you for
further details.
J. When did you see the object? 2. Timo of day:
09 Hour Minutes
07 566
Month (Cirele One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Cirele Ono): (Cirele One): a. Eastern a. Eastern (Cirelo One): (Cirelo One): Daylight Saving Daylight Saving
b. Eontral b. Standard
c. Mountain c.Mountain
d. Pacifie
. Other
4. Whor wore you when you saw the object? Wher were you when you saw the object?
lrue KotterO chu cln
Ciy  Jon Ciy i  Jown State or Country State or Country
Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the object.=
Heure Minutes Seconds
Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answr to Question S.
.Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certaio d. Just a guess
.What was the condition of the sky?
(Cirele One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight . No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don'tremember
7.IF you saw the object during D SUN located as you loaked at
the object?
(Circle One): 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 (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
. d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
Was the object brighter than the background of t
dg
(Cirele One): a. Yos b. No c.Don't remember
) .
(Cirele One) or more away (a distant car)?
b,Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d.Several yards away?
. Other
1Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yos Yes No" Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't Know Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Give off smoke? Yes Don't Knew * 2id
.. •. Change brightness? Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Yes Know now
g. g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes Don't Know
.Did the object move behind something ng_at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes N Don't Know. IF you answer
it moved behind:_
Did the abject move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answere YES, than toll what
it moved in front of:
4.Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solld? b. Transparent? fdDon'tKnow.
Did you observe the object through any of the foilowing?
a. Eyeglasses Yes o. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes 22 f. Telescope Yes C
c. Windshield g. Theodolite Yes
d. Window glass Yes h. Other _
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IF you saw the ouject at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concernig th STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Cirele One): 6. Yes b. No c.Don't remember
IF it was BRIGHTER THAN th sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Cirele One) a. A mil ile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Soveral blocks away?
c. A block away? T
d. Several yards away?
. Other . Other 1
1. Did the object: 1Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a.Appear to stand still at any time? a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yos Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos No Don't Know
c. Break up into parrs or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? . Yes Don't Know
. Change brightness? Yes Yes 22 Don't Know
3. 5. Change shape? Yes Yes Don't Know
g. g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Y.s Yes Don't Know Don't Know
Did the soject move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answer YES, then toll what
it moved behind:
Did thebject move in front ofsomething a 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): .Solid? Transparent? c. Don't Know.
5.Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No .. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yas No f. Telescope Yes No
e. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yos No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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Tall In a few words the following things about the object.
e. Sound 21622
b. Color.
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ote., and especlally exhaust tralls or vaper trails. Place
en arrow beside the drawing to show the dirsetlen the obleet was moving.
The odges of the objeet were: . The odges of the objeet were:
(Cirelo One): a.) Fuzzy or blurred (Cirels One): a.) Fuzzy or blurred . Other.
Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE objeet, then how many were there?
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a. Inside a building
b. In a car C. In open countryside?
C. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplane e. Flying g over a city?
.At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Other
2.What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
IF  w MOVING I AAUTOMOBIL vhic tt cpl  follw questis:
28.1 What direction were you moving? ( 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) Circle One)
a. North c. East South g. West
b. Northeast b. Northeast 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 Yes No No
29. What direction were you poking 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 2 South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. 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:
a.From true North degrees.
.From horizon degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.
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IF PossBLE, ty to guess ar estimate what the real size of the object was in Its longest dimenslon.
feet.
red with one of the following objeets held In the hand
and at about arm's longth?
(Circie One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Poa h. Baseball Baseball
Dime i. Grapefruit Grapefruit
Nicket 1. i. Basketball
Quarter k. k. Other
f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Questien 22. 22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure c.Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objocts disappear from view? 72 L 23. How did the object or objects disappear
construet the objeet that yeu saw. Of what type meterlal would yeu make it? Hew lerpe would It be, end what shepe
would it have? Deseribe in your own werds  temmen obloet or objoets which when pleeed up in the sky weuld give the
seme appearanee as the object which you sow.
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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? m.p.h.
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 70 foot.
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Miudie Name
ADDRESS lrivie Kollring
Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job?.
Ago Ago Sex Sex
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school_ a. Grade school .•. Tochnical school Technical school
.High school. (Typo)-
c. College. f. Other special training -
d.Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 07 $\oqrac
Dev Menth
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4.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
Hazy b. Slight breeze
c. Scattered clouds C. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remember
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circl One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Cirel 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 •. Don't remember
When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
07 9 56
Day Month Year
36.Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? 36.Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? +
(Circle One) Yes No 5
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? 1
(Circle One) Yes Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circle One) Yos No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what cireumstances did you see other ones?
I
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
13 September 1956 Dayton, Ohio 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local__845 Dm EST_ (N)_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
a Probably Aireraft
GMT_14/01457 GMT 14/01457 AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D 0 PossiblyAircroft PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE Ox OX Was Astronomieal Was Astronomieat Mars
Yes ProboblyAstronomical
XO No Civilian o 0 Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.O3SERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.. Other...
000 000 Insulficiont Data for Evaluation
Unknown
30 mins, still in sight .one one stationary
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object One object star but brighter. star but brighter. Astro (Mars at l2odgr azimuth Astro (Mars at l2odgr azimuth
Observer first Observer first noticed object sitting noticed object sitting 30 dgr elevation) approximating
in living room. Noticed light through position given in posiiion given in rpt.
screen door. Stationary screen door. Stationary in SE. vin SE.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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. 5. AIR FORCE INFORMATION SHEET
This questionna as bean prepared so that you can give tha U. S. Air Force as much
Infermation as po concorning the unidentified aeria! phenomenon that you havs obsorvad.
Ploase try to answer as many quastions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
bo usod for rosearch purposes, and will bo regarded as confidantial material. Your name will not
b usod in connsction 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.
. When did you see the object? 4)
2.Timo of day: - Hour
Minules
13
Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M or P.M.
3. Time zone: 3. Time zone:
(Cirela Ona): (Cirela Ona): d. a.. Eastern (Circls One): a. Daylight Saving (Circls Ons): a. Daylight Saving
b. b. Contral . Standard
e. Mountain
d. d. Pacific
Othar . Othar .. NCK
4Where wore you when you sow tha object? 4. Where ware you when you sow tha object?
Dyer Dyp On10. On10
Nocrest Pogtal Addresa Nocrest Pogtal Address City or Town City or Town State or Country
AddIricnal remarks: Addirional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the objoct. 30
Hours Minutea Seconds
o. Certain c. Not very sure
.Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What wcs the condition of the sky?
(Circle Ona): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight .No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight .Don't remember
IF you saw th object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. in front of you .To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 154 (13 OCT 54)
100t
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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 (Circlo Ono): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remamber d. Don't remember
9.Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle Ona): a. Yos b. No c. Don't remember
(Cirela Ona) a. A mils or more away (a distant car)?
b. Soveral blocks away?
c. A block away? c. A block away?
d. Severa! yards away? d. Sevora! yards away?
e. Other
11.Did the object: 11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddonly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into ports or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
o. o. Change brightness? Change brightness? Yos (No No Don't Know
f. f. Change shape? Change shape? Yes Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos No Don't Know
1.Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then toll what
it moved behind:.
.Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than toll what
it moved in front of: _
14.Did the object oppear: (Circle Ona): a. Solid? b. Transparont? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the objoct through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope No
c. Windshiald Yes No g. Theodolito Yes
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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further details.
I. When did you see the object? 30
2aldent. 195C
Moith (Cirele Ono): A.M or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Cirele One): a. Eastern (Cirele One): . Daylight Saving
b. Contral Standard
. Mountain
d. Pacifie
•. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Danton Connta cub Danto hir
Nearest Pos Tewr State or Country
Additional ClgHfanee
5.Estimate how long you saw the object. 5. Estimate how long you saw the object. 30+.40 305 10
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
b. Patrly certain d. Just a guess
s. What was the conditian of the sky?
(Circl One): Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b.Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight Don'I remember dank eufire
7. IF you sow the object during L s the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Dan't remember
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 2 Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a. inside a building b. In the residantial section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countrysida?
c. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield? —
d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At seo f. Flying ovar open country?
f. Other g. Other
27.What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
SITTING N LUN'G 2o0n
Phik
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
c. North c. East e. South West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest si Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yes No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw t 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)
c. North East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. 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:
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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3.Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
Circle One) Yes ; No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?
40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was? …feot.
4. Ploase give the following information about yourself:
NAME Middla Nome
Name
ADDRESS aro
City Zons Stato
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Ago 23 Sex. 1/
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school . . e. Technical school
b. High school . b. High school .. (Typa) _.. (Typθ) _.
c. College _ c. College _ f. Other spacial training
d. Post graduate
Date you completed this questionnaire: Month Yoar
Dav
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f PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
24 September l956 Dayton, Ohio 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 0500 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 24/1000Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D:Probobly Astronomicol i 10
ONo Civilian o Possibly, Astronomical
7. 7, LENGTH OF OB LENGTH OF OBSERVATION SERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 00 Other. Other
000 Insufficlant Data for Evaluation Insufficiant Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
unknown on? one unknown
TO. BRIEP SUMMARY ON SIGHTING TO. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. COMMENTS
Bright Bright light larger light larger than a star, smaller than a star, smaller Bad report but very likely Bad report but very likely the the
than the moon. than the moon planet Venus at that time in
the morning. Venus at abit
20dgr elevation ogodgr azimuth.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 S2P 52)
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SECURITY CLASSI TION (lfuny)
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DISPOSITION FORM
FILE NO. SUBJECT
Extract from SDo Report, 2l Sap 56
TO AFOIN-LE4 FROM AFOIN-4X2a DATE 24 Sep 56 COMMENT NO. 1
Major Connair/meg
59117/B263/P A37
Following is an extract from SDO report 2l Sep 56 for y your i information and
necessary action:
"0500 hrs Mrs phon "led. She
saw a bright light east of her house at O500. Larger than a star, smaller
than the moon. No action taken."
P. J. GONNAR, JR
Major, USAF
Adjutant
DDFRB 96 REPLACES NME FORM 96. I OCT 48. WHICH MAY 9E USED 16-94801-3 U. 1. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OPFICE:1952 0· 9M875
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1. The edges of the object were: The edges of the object were:
(Cirele One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other •. Other
5. Like a bright star
c. c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember Don't remember
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an errow to show the directlon that thoy were travel in.
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and at about arm's length?
(Cirel One): a. Head of a pin Silver dollar
b. Pea Baseball
c. Dime Grapefruit wos
d. Nicket Basketball
. . Quarter
f. Half dollor
Question 22.
Cortain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certoin Uncertain
How did the object or objects disappegr from view? lal echtlsallo
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28. IF
a waen
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North C. East . South g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. afd learn
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
con ddta
a. North c. East South 7 g. West
.Northeast d.Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction werg you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) S
Can't
. North c. East South go West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
Cd
c. From true North _ degrees.
b. From horizon degrees. 1b
31.2 When it disappeared: Cobrne
a. From true North degrees.
b. From horizon 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.
—
AB
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 objoct was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complote the larger sketch.
B
A