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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6782518
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONMuncie Indiana
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Wes Balloon
10 Novomber 1957 Muncie, Indiana D Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP . TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local_ .Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 10/23-0Z Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5.. PHOTOS - 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No lCivilian Civilian xPossibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF .OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other Other_
horizon to 00 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown Unkno wn
unknown unknown one one horizon
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One luminous long white streak long white streak going Description, flight path indicate
from horizon to horizon. to horizon. that this was probably a meteor. probably a meteor.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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This questionnaire propared so that you can give tho U. S. Air Force as much
information as unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hava obsorved.
Ploase try to answe you possibly can. The information that you give will
bo used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
ba used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
further dotails.
INCONSIS
1. When did you see the objoct?
Hour Minutes
Doy Month Yoor (Circle One): A.M. P.M.
3. Tima 2one:
(Circla One): O. Eastern (Circl One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
Other
4. Whors were you when you sow the object?
MoNE1 1
Nearest Rostal Address City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks: -
5. Estimate how object.
Hours Minutas Seconds oN SighT?
sow lody WAS
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certa in c.Not very sura
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky?
(Circie One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight DAIK
Bright twilight f. Don't remember
7. IF you saw the object during DA
the objact?
(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 romember
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IF you saw the ouject at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning th STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
o. None .Bright moonlight
6. A fow .Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remombar d. Don't remember
. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circla One): a. Yes b. No c. Don't remember
Circle One) A mile or more away (adistnteor
.Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
. Other . Other
1.Did the object: 1. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yos Yes Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos Yes Don't Know
c. c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know
. . Change brightness? Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yos Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos Don't Know
Did ths object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then toll what
it moved behind:
1. Did the object move ont of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answared YES, than tell what
it moved in front of: _
14. Did the object appear:( (Circle Ona): a. Solld? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses f. Tolescops Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Thaodolite Yas
d. Window glass Yos No h. Other
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16. Tall in a fow words the following things about the object.
Sourd
b. Color
17.
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and ospecially exhaust tralls or vapor tralls. Place
an arrow beslde the drawing to show the directlon the objoct was moving.
18.The odges of the object were: .The odges of the object were: 3
(Circlo One): a. Fuzzy or blurred Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremembor
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they ware traveling.
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and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Hoad of a pin g. Silver dollor
b. Poa h. Basoball
c. Dima I. Gropofruit
d. Nickol 1. Baskatball
. Quarter k. Othor_
f. Half dollor
a. Certain c. Not very sue c. Not vary sure
b. Fairly certain b. Fairly certain d. Uncortain
How did the object or obj 23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? from view?. ON
24. In order that you con give as cloor a plcture os posslble of what you sow, we would like for you to Imagine that you could
construet the objoct that you saw. Of whot typs materlal would you make It? How large would It be, and what shape
would It have? Describe In your own words a common object or objacts which whon placed up In the sky would glve the
same appearance as the obloct which you saw.
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b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
In an airplane e Flying over a city?
e. At sec Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Other ...
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
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IF you were MOVING i AN AUTOMOBILE  her vehicle at the time, hen complete th following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
North North TO c. East South South g. West
Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 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) (Circle One) Yes Yes q
29. What direction were you 2. What direction were you oking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
where Was Ob) FIrs? seen 2
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast Southeast f. Southwest Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
CoM adicTory To 1TeM23
o. North C East e. South g. West
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:
.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon._.. degrees.
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Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?
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? feet.
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAMI
Last Name First Name Middls Nams
ADDRESS
Stroot City Zono State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job?
Age Sex
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
.Grade school _ a. Grade school e.e. Technical school
b. High school _ (Type)- (Type)
c. College f. Othar special training — .
d. Post graduate
Date you completed this questionnaire: Month Yoar
Day
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