DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7072780
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONEnglewood Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
28 October 1956 Englewood, Ohio 000 Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local... 1745 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircraft
CMT_ 28/2245Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
aYes 00 Probably Astronomical
QNo No Civilian Civilian - Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.O3SERVATION 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
15_minutes 15_minutes one circling
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Solid Solid object cbiec timated to be 50 miles Object observed circling Object observed circling in West.
away t twilight. Object Sun was setting at time. Color of
was curle was cur. , no wi ,no wir protrusions, protrusions object was pink. objeet was pink. Witness tness 14 yr old 14 yr ol
no vapo trail. motio trail. moti down, obj obj boy. Distance estimated at 50 boy. Distance estimated at 50
circled back to circled back to its its ginal position. position. miles away. Maneuvers indicate
Color pink. Sharply outlined. Thought Color pink. Sharply outlined. Thought possiblo a/c sighting. Duration ting. Duration
to be 500ft long. Still to be 500ft long. Still in sight at n sight at consistent with this analysis. consistent with analysis.
time of rpt. Object was in West. (since object was circling).
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 5EP 52)
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICALI INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnaira has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
information as possibl concerning the unidontified aorial phenomenon that you have observed.
Ploasa try to answer as many qusstions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for ressarch 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 requsst this parsonal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further dotails.
I. Whan did you sea the object?
Minutes
28 OCT 5
Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M or P.M.
3. Time zone: .Time zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastorn. (Circle One): a. Eastorn (Circle Ons): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b. Standard b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
•. Orher Orher _
4. Whor
ENGCEWEOD EnGCEWerD
POss City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw ths object.
Hours Minutes Seconde
o. Cortoin c.Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d.Just a guess
6.What was 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 f. Don't remember
IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or , whare was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): d. 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 oujoct, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning tho STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circlo Ono): 8.2 MOON (Circla One):
a. Nono .Bright moonlight
b. A fow 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 the sky?
(Circle One): a. Yas b. No c. Don't romember
10. IF It was BRIGHT sbackground was the rightness like that f an autoobilheadlight?
(Circle One) a. A mila or more away (a distant car)?
b. Soveral blocks away?
c. A block away? wil
d. Severa! yards away?
. Other
11. Did the object: 11.Did the object: (Circle One for each question) (Circlo One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? -I Yos No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any tims? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos No Don't Know
c. c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
. o. Changs brightness? Yos No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No- No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes Yes No Don't Know
.Did the object move bshind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, thon 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 tell what
it moved in front of:
14. Did the object appear: (Circle Ona): . Soild? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes o. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescopa No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yos No
d. Window glass Yos No h. Other
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16. Tell In a fow words the following things about the object.
. Sound.
b.
17.
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protruslons, ete., and aspeclally exhaust tralls or vapor tralls. Plass
an arrow boslde the drawing to show the diroetlon the oblect was moving.
frsTreeer
to mings
Mota Gail
Novel dowme
linled arund toigmal
Gositin
8. The odges of the objoct were: . The odges of the objoct were:
(Cirelo One): a. Fuzzy or blurrad (Cirelo One): a. Fuzzy or blurrad . Other . Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply ouilined. c.Shazply ouilinod
d.Don't ramember
9. IF there was MORE THAN ONE oblect, than how many wore thera?
one bjet
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20. Draw a pleturs that will show the motion that the object or objocts made. Place an "A'l the baginning
of the path, a B" at tho ond of the path, and show any changes in directlon during the cowse.
Anned.
Virdl
IF PossiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was In Its longest dimenslon.
....feett.
22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of t following objects hald in the hand
and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollor
b. Poo b. Pea h. h. Baseball Baseball
c. c. Dime 1. Grapefruit
d. Nicket i. i. Baskatball Baskatball
e. e. Quorter k. Other_ "souchi gue
f. Half dollor f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how cartaln you are of you answer to Questlon 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly cortoln d. Uncertain .Uncertain
2.How did the object or objocts disappear from view? 23. How did the object or objocts disappear from view?
24. In order that you con giva as clear a pleture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to Imagine that you could
construct the objoct that you saw. Of what type materlal would you make It? How lorge would it be, and what shape
would It have? Describe in your own words a commen object or objocts whlch when plaeed up In the sky would give the
same appearance os the objoct which you saw.
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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 residential section of a city?
b. In a car Dn breyele c.In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplone . Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Orher _ g. Other
27.What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
28. IF you were MOVING IN OMOBiLE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: OMOBiLE or other vehicle at the time , then com the following questions:
28.1 What diraction were you moving? (Circle One) 28.1 What diraction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southeast f. Southwest Southwest h. Northwest Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 28.2 How fast 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 loking at the object? -
(Circle One) Yes No
What direction were you ooking 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 object? (Circle One)
a. North c. 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:
.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 lins 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 objoct was whon 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 exampls of how to complete the larger sketch.
B
A
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.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
b. Hazy b. Slight breazo
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 (Circle One)
a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. .. Don't remember
.Whan did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
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Day Month Year
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes (Circle One) Yes No No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes (Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
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37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circlo 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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38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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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? 150
._m.p.h.
Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yos No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 500i
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME First Name Middla Name
ADDRESS ENltJecD OkiC
Street City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present
Ago Age Sex_ Sex _
Ago
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. . e. Technical school e.e. Technical school
b.High school.. b. High school._ (Type)- (Type)-
c. College _ Other spacial training .
d. Post graduate
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