DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6782349
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONAnderson Indiana
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
9 November 1967 Anderson, Indiana 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local2100.2 Local2100 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircruft Was Aircruft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMTL0/0200Z GMTLD/0200Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. b. SOURCE ux Was Astronornical Was Astronorical IMeteor Meteor
Yes D Probably Astronomical
.C No .CNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LÉNGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other_ Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unkno wn Unknown
113 minutes 1 13 minutes l each of a tihesfalling l each of tihesfalling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING I0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS [11. COMMENTS
Green object with red & white cast at Other than the time in sight, Other than the time in sight,
outer edges, size of basketball. Both outer edges, size of basketball. Both description is very description is very similar to similar to
objects identical. Grew in size as they a fireball. Case evaluated as
approached the ground. Very bright. meteor sightings.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Information os p oncerning the unidentified aerial phanomenon that you hava obsorved.
Please try to answer as s you possibly can. The information that you give wil!
be vsad for resoarch purposas, and will be regarded as confidential matarial. Your nate will not
b used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your pormisslon.
Wa request this parsonal information so that, If it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
furthor detoils.
1. Whan did you sos tho objoct? 2. Timo of day: -- 703
Hour
Day Month -So (Circle Ona): A.M. or
(P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastorn (Circla One): a. Eastorn (Circls Ons): a. Daylight Saving (Circls Ons): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral h. Contral b. Standard
c. Mountain c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other_ . Other _
4. Whore wore you when you saw tho object? 4. Whore wore you when you saw the object?
inndhisson
Naarost Postal Naarost Poatal Address Addrese City or Town City or Town State or Country
Additional romarks: Additianal ramarks:
Estimate how long you saw the object. 1-2
Houre Minutes Saconds
5.1 Circis one of the following to indicats how cortain you are of your answer to Question 5.
Certoin c. Not very sure
5. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6.What was the sondition of the sky?
(Circlo Ono): c, Bright doylight d.Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight DARK
c. Bright twilight .Don't remamber
IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
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Paga ?
.IF you saw the object, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Cirele Ona): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Nons . Bright moonlight
b. Afew b. Dull moonlight
e. Many e. No moonlight -- pitch dork
d. Don'tremember d. Don't romember
9. Was the objear brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): Yos b. No c. Don't remember
10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headiight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
Soveral blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Saveral yards away? d. Saverd! yards away
. Other . Other
11. Did the object: (Circla One for each question) (Circla One for each question)
a. Appeor to stand still at any time? a.Appeor to stand still at any time? Yes Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b. .Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes 2222222 2222922 Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos Yos Don't Know
Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes N$ Don't Know. IF you answerad YEs, then tell what
it moved behind: _
.Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, than toll what
it moved in front of: _
14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): Soild? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses No e. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yos No f. Telescope Yes No
c, Windshield Ye3 No g. Theodolito Yos No
a. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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an arrow besido the drawing to show the diroctlon the obleet was moving.
Crtan red + whete
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fireball. Backetbale
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8. The odges of the objsct were: 18. The odges of the objsct were:
(Circls Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurrad (Circls Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurrad . Other . Other
b. Liko a bright star
Sharply outlined Sharply ouilined
d. Don'tromember
. IF there was MORE THAN ONE objact, then how many wore there?
Both weri idential
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and at about arim's length?
(Circle One): a.Heud of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Poa h. Baseball
c. c. Dins Dims 1. i. Grapofruit Grapofruit
d. Nicket d. Nickat 1. Baskotball 1. Baskotball
. Quartor k. Other_ k. Othor-
Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certaln you are of your answer to Question 22. 22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certaln you are of your answer to Question 22.
Certain a Certain c. Not vary sur .Not very sure
. Fairly certaln . Fairly cortaln d. Uncertain d. Uncortain
23. How did the object or objocts disappear from view? 23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? _
24. In order that you can give as cloar a pleture os posslble of what you saw, we would like for you to lmagins that you could
construet the objoct that you saw. Of what type materlal would you maks it? How large would it be, and what shape
would it hovs? Dascribe In your own words a common obloct or objects whlch whon placed up In the aky would give the
same appeorance as ths objoct whlch you saw.
Dow fonte
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d.In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea Flying over open country?
f. Other__ g.
What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
the wihee lit
28. IF you were MOVING TOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East 6) South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 20-25 miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle Ons) Yes No
2. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) 29. What direction were you I
a. North c. East e.) South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
0. North c. East South g.7West
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:
a. From true North _ degrees.
b. From horizon __ _degrees. effeulto a
31.2 When it disappeared:
.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon.. degrees.
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34.What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle Ona)
a. Clear sky a. No wind
b. Hazy Slight breaze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remember
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
Dry a. Cald F30F
D. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
. Don't remember . Don't remember
3.When did you report to some official that you had sean the object?
l 1/ 1957
Day Month Year
3. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
- (Circle One) Yes) (Circle One) Yes) No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes (Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
Choed Ind hoed Ind
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?
+ (Circle One) (Yes No
37.1 1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstancss did you se other ones?
.In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
hani
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Do you think you can estimate the spaed of the object?
Yes Libc atar atracheUrang
(Circle One) No
Ou ag aln it ibder blsn
IF you answared YES, then what speed would you estimate? .._.m.p.h.
Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was?
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME /
rame 3t Name Middl Name
ADDRESS Street Zone Stata
City
TELEPHONE NUMBER Wood Shad
/
Ago 2 9 Sex.
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school. a. Grade school_. e. e. Technical school e. e. Technical school _
b. High school.. (Type)_
c. College _
d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Dav Month Year
ATIC Comnint:
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