PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
29 September 1957 Piyua, Ohio 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 1205 :Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar DX Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 29/1705z AirVisual Air-Intereept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomicol
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
:No Military - Air Natl Guard PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data fer Evaluation
Unknown
5-7 seconds 5-7 seconds one one unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
An object that looked & acted like an An object that looked & acted like an The observer said himself it was The observer said himself it was
aircraft was sighted over Piqua at ver Piqua at an a/c. an a/c.
high altitude showing no vapor trail.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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This questionnair bas been you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
Information as possi concerning unidontified aerig] phenomenon that you have observed. 2
ou possibly can. The information that you give will 3
be used for rosearch purposes, and will garded as confidential material. Your name will not
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, we may contact you for
further details.
1. When did you see the objoct? 1. When did you see the object? Time of day: Time of day:
Hour Minuto Minuto
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Day Manih (Circle One): (Circle One): A.M A.M
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle Qne): Eastorn (Circle One): a, a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b. Contral . Standard cnfund
c. Mountaln on hes hes
d. Pacifie This biner
Oher.. a UE0.
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Piqua s. the Goin d
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:-
.Estimate how long you saw the object. 5-70sc
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
.Fairly certain d.Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky? 6. What was the
(Circla Ons): (Circla Ons): d. a. Bright daylight d.Just a trace of daylight d. Just a tracs of daylight
b. Dutt-daylight Dutt daylight e. No trace of daylight .No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight c. Bright twilight f.Don't remember .Don't remember G! AX!
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLI 7.IF you saw the object during DAYL VILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you,looket at
the object? luc
(Circle One): a. In front of you leilo d. To your leff
b. In back of you . Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't romember
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IF you saw the ouject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None . Bright moonlight
b. A fow NA b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pltch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? Cooad li ingct fgig
altitude, 2e5-vayr taf. vo-sonne.
(Circle One): a. Yes . No c. Don't remember
IU, "r Ir Was BRiGhT ER THAn Yhe sky background, was Yhe brigntness Tikd fhar or an duromobile hedaligny?:
had Ae at rorroft had Ae at 1o0reft (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
.Several blocks away?
theysn wothng theysie wothng c. A block away?
d.Several yards away?
. Other . Other
11.Did the object: 11.Did the object: (Circle One for each question) (Circle One for each question)
Yes No Don't Know
Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? No Vapor tail Yes Don't Know
•. Change brightness? Yes 22212 Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsoto? Yos Don't Know
Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:.
Did the object move in front of somothing at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:
Did the object appear: .Did the object appear: (Circle One): o.Solid? o. Solid? b. Transparont? c. Don't Know. c. Don't Know,
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following? Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses No . Binoculars Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses es es No f. f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshleld Windshield No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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16.Toll In a fow words the following things about the oblect.
. Sound1/one.
of the object that you saw such as wings, protruslons, ote., and especlally exhaust tralls or vaper tralls. Place
an arrew beslde the drawing to show the direetlen the object was moving.
18. The edges of the objeet were:
(Circlo One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply owiined
d. Don'tremember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there?
Draw  pict of how thy we rangedand pnarrow show te dectlon that thy we trav.
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a. b. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfiold?
d.In an airplane •. Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
. Anr 0d dod Air Fild g. Other
27.What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
He fod an As at pnt and was trig  loate ome
tccn  Th  th tchc n it. Cdthe s by ath. Tmitdtn..
28. IF you Were MOVING IN AN AUT IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE oroher vehicl at he time then complet th following questions: JTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: -
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North a.North c. East c. East e. South South g. . West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. d. Southeast f. Southwest Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? .. miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) up,
a. North c. East e. South g.West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Northwest
If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was 3. 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). 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. degrees.
b. From horizon ___ b. From horizon_ degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared: 31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true North _ degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.

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20. Draw a picture that will show the motlon that the object or objects made. Place an "A'a the beginning
of the path, a "B' at the end of the path, and show any changes In direction during the course.
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IF PossiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real slze of the objoct was In Its longest dimenslon.
.feot. Cauvef C
22 How large did the objoct or objects oppear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand 22 How large did the object or objects oppear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand
and at about arm's longth? A/cat A/cat all a
(Cirel Ono): (Cirel One): a.Head of a p a. Head of a g. g. Silver dollar Silver dollor
b. Pea h. Basoball Basoball
c. Dime Dime i. Grapofruit
d. Nickot d. Nickat I. i. Baskotball
e. . Quee te9 Qrusew tae k. Other _ k. Other
f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your answer to Questlon 22.
a. Cortain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the oblect or objects disoppear from view?
24. In ordor that you can give as clear a pleture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to Imegine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of whet type meterlal would you make it? How lorge would it be and what shape
would it have? Deseribe in yowr own werds a tommen object or obloete whlch when pleced up In the sky would give the
same appearance es the oblect whlch you saw.
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3Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 1C00 m.p.h. +
n you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was? feet.
Please give the following information abou
Name
Dayton Dayton Chis
ADDRESS Zone Zone State State
TELEPHONE NUME
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Sex _
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
.Grade school_ . e. Technical school
b. High school _ (Type) -
c. College f. Other special training _
d. Post graduate.
Date you completed this questionnaire: 2 F
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34What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
....Clearsky a. No wind
b. Slight breeze.
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d.Thick or heavy clouds dDon't remember
.Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Cirel One)
a.Dry. a. Cold F--55
b:Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Snow d. Hot d. Hot
Don't remember .Don't remember Don't remember .
When did you report to some official that you had seen tho object? 3When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
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Doy Doy Mghth Year
36 Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yos) (Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the-object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list s-and addresses:
Hir uand, Springield
.Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circle One)( Yes No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what cireumstances did you see other ones?
in your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? . in your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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