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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6966299
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONSilver Springs Md
FRAMES16

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING I1. COMMENTS
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of moon, Lig moon, Lighi refracted refracted UFO's, considered unreliable source.
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in a transparent in a transparent manner. Elevation manner. Elevation
lestimated at loo,OC estimated at loo, t, speed at 1200 speed at 1200
mgh.
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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, may contact you for
further details.
1. When did you sas the object? Eight Twenty five PM
Hour Minulas
Monday, 5 August 1957
Day Month Y2ar (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Cirele One): a. Eastern x (Circl Ong): a. Daylight Saving H
b. Cantral b, Standord
=. Mountain
d. Pacific
a, Other
Silver Spring Maryland
Naarees Poxtal Address City or. Town State or Country
Additianal remarks: sighting made from fror yard
5. Esrimate how long you object. G 4 30
Haurs Minutes Seconds
3.1 your answer to Question 5.
a. Cartain c. Nor very sure
. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
(Cirele One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No tace of daylight
C. Bright twilight x f. Don't remember
7. iF you saw ine abjectd during DAYLIGH SUN located as you looked at
the ablear?
(Cirele Onel: a. 1 In front of you d. To your left x but not visible because 1t
b. In back of you 8. Overhead was setting
c. To your right 1. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)
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c. Many c. No moonlight -- pitch dark
d. Don't remember
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Cirele One): a.$Yos$\}$ b. No c. Don't remember
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
5. Several blocks away? I (48locks)
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
. Other
1.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes NoX Don't Know
b. Suddenly soeed up and rush away at any time? Suddenly soeed up and rush away at any time? Yes Yes No x Nox Don't Know Don't Know
c. C. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Yes $Nox}$ Nox$ Don't Know
d. Give off smake? Yes No-% No-x Don't Know
0. Change brightness? Change brightness? Yes №ox$ №ox Don't Know
f. Changa shape? Change shape? Yes No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No No Don't Know
1. Did the abject move behind samething at anytime, particularly a cloud? 12. Did the abject move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No x Don't Know. IF you answered IF you answere then teill what then toill what
it moved behind:
13. Did the abject move in front of something of anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle Qne): Yes No z Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front af:
14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): Soild? x b. Transparent? c. Dan't Know.
15. Did you abserve tha object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No o. Binoculars Yes No (Fok siet pekiod)
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telascope Yas No
C. Windshlald Yes g. Theodolite Yos No
d. Window glass Yes - №o h. Other
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8. The edges of the object were: 13. The edges of the object were:
(Cirete Onei: a. (Cirete Onej: a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
b.Like a bright star b.Like a bright stor the senldyitdeen
Sharply outlined -c. when seen when sen narle Vrle
d. Don'tremember d. Don'tremember bybenudau bybennudar
there? there? a4d
Draw a picture af how they were arranged, and put an a Draw a picture of how arranged, and put an tshow the directien that they were traveling.
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<5.Fairlycertain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from yiew? 4d
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24. In order that you can give as clear a picture os possible of what you saw, we wouid iike for you to imagine that you could
construct the cbject that you saw. Of what type material would you make it? How large wouid it be, and what shape
would It have? Describe in yow own words a bommon object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give the
seme appearance os the object which you saw.
whach the the
forhation with sertch tope adAerh polrikid dimie
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c. e.
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Northwest
miles per hour.
loaking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
Ge Gve LAL Is cne Th
a. North c. East East e. e. South West
b. b. Northeast d. Southeast Southeast F. f. Southwest Northwest Northwest
30 What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Cirele One)
A des dese ded) aed) the the S MeLt Meet
a. North North c√East cJ East e. South e. South 9. West West
b. Nartheast d. Southeast f. Southwest 6n 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 W When it disappeared:
a. From true North5 ..degrees. √
b. FromhorizonL degrees.
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32. 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 abject was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
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33. 33. In the failowing larger sketch place an "A" at the pasition 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.
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(Cirele One) Yos No
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like this?
(Circle One) Yes Yes No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see ather ones?
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IF you answered YI
Conte f ied 70.
(Circle One) Yos No
NAME First Name Middi Name
ADDRESS Crlina
City Zone State
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Male rithe
Sex. F?
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Cont Cart
a. Grade school V e.a. Technical I schaol
b. High school V (Type)_ Thmis crès
c. College V f. Other special training Other special training -
d. Post graduate d. Post graduate.
42. Date you complered this questionnaire: 15 1157
Doy Day Month Year Year