DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6964341
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONLongmont Colorado
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1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
27 or 29 Jul 57 Sun Jipst rising Longmont, Colorado
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
Civilin UNIDENTIID
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION AXT AND ANALYSIS
10 Minutes 10 Minutes Letter containing observation of objeet in l957 observati of object in 1957 7 sent to Dr sent to Dr
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Hynek in 1965. Hymek in 1965.
b. B.
Cround-Viaual Ground-Viaual COMINTS: COMMINTS: This report This report was was submitted to Dr Hymek after eight ye rs subnitted to Dr Hymek after eight ye Irs
elay, and 'hile no plausible ile no plausible explanation is rendily available explanation is rendily available
7. COURSE 7. COURSE to explain sighting, it does not seem reaIistic to include sighting, it does not seem reaListic to include
183, 354 183, 359 a case as UNIDHiTIFrD without the opportunity to inveetigate the UNIDHITIFIED without the opportunity to inveetigate the
eighting While it is otill fresh in the mind of the witness. eighting While it is otill fresh in the mind of the vitness.
S. PHOTOS
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9. PHYSICAL 9. PHYSICA EVIDENCE ENCE
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FORM
FTD SE9 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous sditions of thie form may be ueed.
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1. When did you see the object? 2.Time of day:/7 Juy 29
Hour Minutes
29 1457
Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M.) or P.M.
4 1957 Suu-up
3. Adyue 1958
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): Daylight Saving
b. Central 5. Standard
Mountain
d. Pacific
o. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or Country
Additiongl remarks:Z
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5. Estimate how long you saw the object. Estimate how long you saw the object. 20
Hours. Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of t following to
o. Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certa in 5. Fairly certa in d. Just a guess
6. What was the conditicn of the sky?
fulle daylight at drem
(Circle One): Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Duli daylight e. No trace of daylight
c. Bright wilight f. Don't remember
7. IF you saw the object during DAy ,TWiLIGHT, of DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Cirele One): In front of you d. To your left
In back of you e. Overhead
e. To your right f. Don't remember
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d. Don't remember
9.Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): Yes b. No c. Don't remember
10. IF it was BRiGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One) d. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
e. Other Ibicbul ale hle welding
11. Did the abject: (Circle One for each question)
a. a. Appear to stand still at any time? Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
6. b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No No Don't Know
c. c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes CNo CNo Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Give off smake? Yes Na Don't Know Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes No No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Yes №o №o Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yeso Yeso No Don't Know
1. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? 12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Y45 No №o Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what IF you answered YEs, then tell what
it moved behind:
1. Did the cbject move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? 13. Did the abject move in front of something at anyfime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. iF you answered YES, than tell what
it maved in front of:
14, Did the abject appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
c. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yas No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
1.8. The edges of the object were: 18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): Fuzzy or blurred Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
Like a bright star 5, Like a bright star
Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember d. Don'tremember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? 19. 1 IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? only only ore
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were travel ing.
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c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nickel i. Basketball
e. Quarter k. Other belig
f. Half doilar
22.1 (Circle One c f the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.
a. Certain Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23.How did the object or objects disappear from view? aet vel
at BlAARE to the Saithsst
24. 1 In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, we would like for yau to imagine that you could
construet the abject that you saw. Of what type material would you make it? How large would it be, and what shape
wauld it have? Describe in yaur awn words a cammon abject or abjects which when placed uo in the sky would give the
same appearance as the object which you saw ree tib
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IF you were MOVING IN AN A AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following 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 you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
What direction were y when you first saw object? object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South South g. g. West
667 67 Northeast Northeast d. d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the dbject? (Circle One) What direction were you looking when you last saw the abject? (Circle One)
a. North c. East East e. South South g. West
b. Northseast b. Northeast d. Southegst d. Southeast Southwest Northwest
if you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the cbject 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 275 degrees.
b. From horizon 7 degreas.
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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.
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 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
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to camplete the larger sketch. positian when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to camplete the larger sketch.
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c. Moderate or heavy rain Warm
d. Snow Hot
e. Don't remember e. Don't remember
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
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Day Manth Year
6. Was anyane else with you at the time you saw the abject?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
Was this the first time that you had seen an object or abjects like this? 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or abjects like this?
(Circle One) Yos Yes No
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2 thnding feet.
IF you answered YES,
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Last/Name First Name Middie Name
ADDRESS Zone
City State
Age 33 Sex MAlE
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school Grade school e. e. e.e. Technical school Technical schooi
b. High school (Type)
c. College f. Other special training f. Other special training
d. Post graduate
42.Date you completed this questionnaire: 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 20 20 July 1964 1960
Doy Day Month Year
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house which
is located approximately six miles west of Longmont, Colorado. The time of
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Second sighting was so later. The craft did not
as I remembe as I rememberg ow. It rection, SSW.
I will look forward to visiting with you I will look forward to visiting with you on your next trip to trip to Boulder. Also I Boulder. Also I
would be interested in what further informa would be interested in what further informat might have concerning
other sightings. Could I be of help in this area in the future?
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