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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6964097
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONFairborn Ohio
FRAMES9

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Ox Was Balloon
25 Ju19 1957 IFairhorn, Ohio Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Loco!1905 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircroft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT AiVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOYOS 3. SOURCE 0 Was Astranomical
Yes 0 Probubly Astronomical
0 N0 Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insulficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
13 minotes one S to sW
20. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGNTING 11. COMMENTS
A round swall object the size of a dide, Vandalia rotd a balloon
tright color, color.was was sighted to sighted to the Sy, the Sy. launching at ls3o. This is
The object The object disappeared behind a cloud disappeared behind a cloud. probably what was sighted.
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ATIC FORM ATIC 7ORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 57)
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Doy Month Y0or (Circle Ona): A.M. 3 P.M.
3. Time xona:
(Cirsle One)r G. Eastern (Circls One): a, Daylight Saving
b. Central Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
a. Other
Where were you when you sow the object?
OH10
Nearost Postal Address City or Town State geCountry
Addirional remarkar OBT FRONFAIRBOR LTHON
Da TZ X2ia
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. , 2 IS O
Minutes Secands
your answer to Question 5.
.Cartain c. Not vary sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
b. Dull daylight a. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
7.
the object?
(Circle Onek: a. 1 In front of you. d. To your left
b. In back of you 8. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NQ. 164 (13 OCT 34) Bad
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a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yas No Don't Know
a e. c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smake? Give off smake? Yes No Don't Know
e. . Change brightness? Change brightness? Yes No No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No" Don't Know
8. s. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
12. Did the abject mave behind something at anytime, particulorly o cloud? 12. Did the abject mave behind something at anytime, particulorly a cloud?
(Cirale Onek (Circle Onek Yes No No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tall what IF you answerad YES, then tell what
It moved bahind:. it moved bahind:. REH
13. Oid the abject meve in front of somerhing at anytime, particularly a cloud? in front of somerhing at anytime, partieularly a cloud?
(Cirale One): (Cirale One) Yas Yas No No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it maved in frant oft
14, Did the abject appear: (Circle One): a. Solld? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you cbserve the object through any of the following?
o. Eyeglasses Yas o. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telascope Yas No
e. Windsoield Yes No 9. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes h. Other
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78. The odges of the abiect were:
(Cirel One): a. Fuzzy or blurred 9. Other
b. Like a bright stor
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember
19, IF ther Was MORE THAN ONE 19, IF ther Was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were object, then how many there?
Drew a pieture of how they were arranged, and put an arroy Drew a pleture of how arranged, and put an thow the direetion tha they were traveling.
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(Circle One): a. g.
b. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nicket 1. Basketball
.. Quarter k. Other
F. Haif doilar
22.1 (Cirele One 2.t-ireeo
. Cartain c. Not very sure c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? 23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? QEHNECLOUOS ②E NCL3UOM
24. In order that yeu can give as clear a picture as passible of what you saw, we would like for you to imagine that you could as clear a picture os passible of what you saw, we would like for you to imagine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of what type materiai wauld you make it? How large wouid it be, and what shape construct the object that you saw. Of what type material would you make it? How large wouid it be, and what shape
would It have? Describe in yeur own wards a common object or objeets which when piaced up in the sky wauld give the would it have? Describe in yeur own wards a common object or objeets which when piaced up In the sky wauld give the
same appeprance as the object which you saw. aame appenranee as the objecr which you saw.
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28.1 Whar direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East . South 9. West
b. Northeast d. Sourheast f. Sourhwest h. Northwest
miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yes No
29. What direction were oking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East South South t g. West West
b. b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest Northwest
30What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) 30. What direction were you e object? (Circle One)
a. North G. North c. c. East South g. West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. h. Northwest
3. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North and aiso 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. G
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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
Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
Don't remember Don't remember
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Day Month/ Year
36. 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) Yes No
J0.2 Pi0use 13.
Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects lie this?
(Circle One) Yes No
D, then when, where, and under what cumstances did you see other ones?
38In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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NAME Last Name First Name
Middl Name
ADDRESS .FAIQBORN O4L2
Street City Zone Stato
WORKS FOR GE. FECLMAN Co.
What is your present job? M
SPRINGF IELD,OH1O
Sex MALE
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
. Grade school . Grade schooi e. 3. e. o. Technical school Technical school
b.1 High schooi High school (Typo)_ (Type) .
c. College F. f. Other special Other special training training
d. Post graduate Post graduate
42. d2. Date you completed this questionnaire:
Dav Honth Yaar
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the following space to write In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re-
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 are needed.
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