DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6966851
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1957
REPORTED LOCATION2sightingsin Dayton Ohio
FRAMES18
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CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS
PROJECT 0 Was Balloon Probably Balloon
LOCATION D Possibly Balloon
2. Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft
000 Possibly Aircralt Venus &
1. DATE TYPE OF Ground-Roder Was Astronomical Jupiter
August 1957 4. .Ground-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Probably Astranomicol
DATE-TIME CROUP 00 Possibly Astronomical
3. Local8:30:40E5T (N) AirVisal Other.. Data for Evaluation
08/0130Z 15. SOURCE 000 Insulficient
GMT Civilian 9. COURSE in Unknown
PHOTOS Yas BJECTS stationary
5. 5. NUMBER west interviewed by
t2No two 11. COMMENTS was determined
7. LEI seconds These people were land it
minutes 30 size M/Sg
10 than stars, these planets Jupiter & Venus.
10. brighter
Two objects TwO
of peas. of peas.
26 SEP 52)
ATIC FORM 329
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the following spaca to write In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, plecse use out a short description of the event that you obsarved. You may ra-
peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments, 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 tha if they are needed. e size paper may be attached
NAME (Please Print) (Do Not Write in This Space)
CODE:
SIGNATURE
DATE
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DAYTON OHIO
Nearest Postai Address City or Town State or Cauntry
Additienal remarks:
the object. 30
Hours Minutes Seconds
how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
=. Certain c. Not very sura
b. Fairly certain d. just a guess
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b. Several blocks away? ?G
Srialtcer Ha st
c. A block away? lage
d. Several yards away?
. Other
11. Old the object: (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? Yes Yes No Don't Know
c. Braak up into parts or explode? Yes No No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No No Don't Know
9. Change brightness? Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know
F. Change shape? Yes Yes No* Don't Know
8. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know
1. Did the object move behind samething at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele One): (Cirele One): Yes No No Don't Know. IF yau answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: . it moved behind: _
. Did the sbject move in frant of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? owach cjoud?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, than teil what
it moved in front of:
14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the fallowing?
. Eyeglasses Yes 9. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yas f. Telescope No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodalite Yas No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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. Sharoly ouilined . Sharoly ourlined -
d. Dan't remember d. Don'tremember
1. IF there was MOR THAN ONE abject, then how many were there? ther? 2
Draw a picture of H the direction that they were travaiing. were travaiing.
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a. North c. East e South 3. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 15 miles per hour.
while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
29 What direction were you first saw object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East East e. South g. g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast F. Southwest h. Northwest Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw abject? (Circle One)
a. North c. East Fast e. South South g. o. Wast 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:
. 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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c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
. Don't remember e. Don't remember /
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day Manth Yoar
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
36.2
Was this the fist time that yu had seen an object or bjects lie this? Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circle One) Yes No
38. in your apinion what do you think the object was and what t might have caused it?
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3. In the foilowing 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 fallowing larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "8" at its 33. In the foilowing larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "8" at its
pasition when you last sow it. pasition when you last saw it. Refer to smaller skatch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
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was? feet.
41. Please give the following information about yoursalf:
NAME _ast Name Firat Name Middi Name
ADDRES Qa 2
Srreet Ciry Zone State
NUMBER
What is your present job? asementaualivi
C
Ago 31 Sex.
tional training that you have had.
. Grade school .3. Technical school
. High schooi (Type)_
c. College f. Other special training
d. Past graduate
4. Date you completed this questionnaire: 4Date you completed this questionnaire: 9 1252 1252
Dov Dav Month Month Yaor
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be vaed in connection with any statemants, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We reques? this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further detalls.
1. Whan did you sea the object? 2. Time of day: - 8
Hour Minules
7 AUG 1957
Doy Month Yoar (Circle One): A.M or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a. Ecstern (CirelsOne): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b. Srandard
e. Mountain
d. Pociflc
# Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
He Dartor artor
Necres: Postal Address Necres: Postal Address Stete Stete Couin
Additional ramarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. Estimate how long you saw the object. 10
Houre Minutes Secande
Question 5.
. Cerrain c. Not very sure c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Fairly certain d. Just a guess d. Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky?.
(Cirele One): g. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight a. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight i. Dan't remomber
the objeer?
(Cirele Øne): a. In front of you d. To your lelt
b. In back of you e. Overhead
e. To your right i, Don't remember
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8.1 STARS (Circle Ona): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b.Dull moonlight
c. 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 One) a. Yes b. No c. Don't remember
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
. Other
11Did the object: (Cirele One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Yes No No Don't Know Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts explode? Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
d. Give off smake? Give off smake? Yes No) No Don't Know
e. Change brightnass? Change brighinass? Yos Yes No No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Change shape? Yes No- No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsote? Flicker, thrab, or pulsate? Yes No No Don't Know
12. Did the abjecr move behind something at-anytime, partieularly a cloud? 12. Did the abjecr move behind something at-anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One)s Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
13. Did the abject move in frant of something at anytime, partieularly a eloud? 13. Did the abject move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele Oneh Yes No Don't Know. F you answered ES, than tell what
it moved in front of:
14 Did the abject appear: (Ctrale One): a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you absarve the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yas No o. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yos No f. Talescope Yas No
:. Windshleld Yes g. Theodalite Yas No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other V
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Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremamber Don'tremember
19. IF there was HORE THAN ONE object, then how many wer THAN ONE object, then how many we there? 2 2
Draw picture of Draw pictur r arranged, and put an arrow arranged, and put an S uvoring
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and at about arm's length?
(Circle One) a. Head of a pin g. Silver dallar
5. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime 1. Gropefruit
d. Nicket i. Basketball
.. Quarter k. Other
F. Half deilar
22.1 (Clrele One of 22.1 (Cire/e Un foilowing to indicate cate now cartain you ara or your answer fo Guestion 22. how cartain you are of your answer to Question 22.
o. Certain Certain C. Not very sura Not very sure
. Fairly cartain 5. Fairly cartain d. Uncertain Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects
construet the nbject that you sow. Of what type material would you make it? How large would it be, and what shape
would it hare? Deseribe in your own words a dommon object or objects which when ploced up in the sky would give the would it hare? Describe in your own words a common object or objects which when ploced up in the sky wouid give the
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f. Other _ g. Other
27What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
E0 H0SE
IF you were MOVING IN ANA OMOBlLE or other vehic at the time, then complete the following questions:
a. North c. East e. South West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? zo.z row fast were you tkoving? mtes per hour. miles per hour.
stop at any tim stoo at any time wh nile you were looking at the object? ile you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
29What direction were yo 2What direction were ing when you first saw the the object? (Circle One) object? (Circle One)
c. North c. East East e. South g. g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast F. F. Southwest h. h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw object? biect? (Circle One)
a. a. North North c. East e. South gWest
b. b. Northeast d. d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
If you ae familiar with bearing ters angular direction, ty to estimate the number of degrees the objct 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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In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the abject 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.
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33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the abject 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.
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2 c.
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don't remember Don't remember
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
8 Avc 1957
Day Month Year
36. Was anyone eise 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?
(Cirele One) Yes (Cirele One) Yes No No
36.2 Please list their names and and addresses: dresses:
Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? .Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circie One)(Yes (Circle One) Yes No
37.1 IF you answered NO, , then when, where, and under then when, where, cas did you see other ones?
in your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
NO OPINION
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40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the
(Circle One)
it was? fest
41. following information about yourself:
NAME Last Name First Nam Middla Name
ADDRESS DAITIH
Street City Zons Stats
PROGRAMMNNG
Ago_3.5 Age Sex Sex M
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
. Grade school .. .. Technical school
b. High school _ .High school (Typo) (Typo)_
c. College _ f. Other special I training
d. Post graduate d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 9 A0NG A0G 1252
Dav Month Year