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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6965932
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONKettering Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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2. LOCATION 112. CONCLUSIONS

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3. CATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |
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7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other pus is

Insufficient Data for Evaluation
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i0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS oe es te am =
Obj Looked like a truck, white flame Probably an a/c.
color. No trail. Very slender, Bong
w/some width, Went South turned East
ind disappeared to NE toward WPAFB,

ATIC FORM 323 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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. This questionnaire has een-prepared so that you can give the U. 5. Air Force a3 much
iniormation as possible concerning tha unidentified carial phanomenon that you have obsorved,
"8958 try to answor as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you givs will
| be used for research purposes, and will be tagarded as confidential material, Your name will nor
2a Used in connection with any siataments, conclusions, of publications without your permission,
n9 request this personal information ao that, If it ls doamed nec 2asary, we May contact you for
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}. Whon did you see the object? 2. Time of day: See 2
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Day ' Month Yoor (Circles Ons): A.M or P.M,
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Additional remarks: 2 z ecinieihsieioees
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- 5. Estimate how long you sow the object, =~ TE eat Se :
f Hours Minutas Seconds
. 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how cartain you are of your answer to Quastion 5.
a, Certain c. Not very surs
b, Fairly certain d. Justa guess”
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6, What wes the condition of the sky?
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(Circle Ono): a. Bright daylight d, Justa trace of daylicht—
b. Dull daylight e.. No ttoce-of-daytigh?
q c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
7, \F you saw the object during DAY LIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
: the object?
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TG (Circle One): a. In front of you d, To your left
hy b, In back of you 8. Overhead |
c. To your right f. Don't romember |
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B. IF you saw the object, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
1 STARS (Circle One): §.2 MOON (Circle One):
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Cc. None = GC, Bright moonlight, i
fb. A few" b. Dull moonlight
~e. Many ¢c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don’t remomber d. Don’t remember
9, Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? fy
(Cirela Ons): af a, Yes , b, No c. Don’t remember
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10, IF it wos BRIGHTER THAN-the sky background, was tha brightness. like that of an automobile headl!ght?:
(Circla Ona) a A tile or more away (a distant car)?
b> ~Severat-biocks away?

c. Ablock awoy?

d. Several yards away?

e. Other

1], Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appecr to stand still of any time? Yes “No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush awey at any tims? Yes No- Don’t Know
¢. Break up into parts or explode? Yos No- Don’t Know
d. Give off smoke? Yos No Don't Know
e, Changs brightness? Yos ‘No Don't Know
f, Change shape? Yos No* Don't Know {
| g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos No. Don't Know
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| 12, Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? |
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(Circle One): Yes /Ko ) Don’t Know. IF you enswered YES, thon toll what
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(Circle One!: Yes No Don't Know. IF you onswered YES, than tel! wha?

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| 14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): a, Solid? b. Tiansparent 4 aoe Don't Know,
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| 15. Did you observe the object through any of the following? . |
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a, Eyoglasses Yes No 9. Binoculars Yes / No
b. Sun glasses Yos No f. Teloscops Yes {| No
ec. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d,. Window gloss Yos No UNS eee eee ee rreran e ae
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D. IF thera was MORE THAN ONE object, then how meny wore there? —. SIRS Paar an a See ee TD
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| 20. Drow a picture shat will show the motion that tha object of objects mada, Place an “A” ot the beginning
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j 21. If POSSISLE, try to guess or estimate wnat the real size of the oblect was in its longest dimension,
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22, How large did the object or objects cppaar as compared with ons of the following cbjactsa hold in the hand

and at about orm’s length?
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(Circle Ons): a. Head of a pin g- Silver dollar
| b. Pea h. Baseball
c, Dima i. Grapefruit
d. Nickel j. Basketbali .
ec, Qvarter k. Other £4 7) LS

f. Half dollar (—=f7— a pear

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22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicats how certain you are of your cnswar to Question 22. _

24. In order thot you can give as clear a picture as posalble of what you saw, wa would Ike for you to Imaging that you could
conatruct the object thot you saw. Of what type motoriol would you make it? How forge would It ba, ond whe? shape

would It have? Describe in your own words a tammon object or objects which whon placed up In the aky would give the

sume oppecrance ot the object which you sow,
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b, Foirly certain d, Uncertain
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23. How did the object or objects disappear from view? ES J. ‘
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25. Where were you located when 4

you saw the object? | 26. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?

a, Inside a building b. “li the residential section of a city?
b. In acar c. In open countryside?

Pan Outdoors” d. Flying near an airfield?

“chron airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
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27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?

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28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:

What direction were you n

a. North

ioving? (Circle One)

c. East e. South g. West

b. Northeast

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29, What direction were you locking v

How fast were you moving?

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while you were looking at the object?

Yes No

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30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
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c. North ‘c. East,” e. South
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31.1] When it first appeared:
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b. From horizon

31.2 When it disappeared:

a. From true Morth

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> familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was

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from true North and also the number of decrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation),

g. West
h. Northwest
g. West
h. Northwest
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he point shown, Place an “A” on the curved line to show
vhen you first saw it. Place a “B” on the same curved line to

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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 on “A” at the position the object was when you first sow it, anda “B” at its

position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an exemple of how to complete the lorger sketch.

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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?

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36. Was anyone else with you atthe time you saw the object?

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(Circle One) , Yes / No
36.1 IF you onswere VES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) ‘Yes No

36.2 Please list thelr y names and ddress ses!

34,1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34,2 WIND (Circle One)
a. Clear Skye a. No wind
b.- Hazy b, Slight breeze
c. Scattered clouds Cc. 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)
ve. Ory a. Cold
~b.° Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
¢. Moderate orheavy rain c, Warm
d. Snow d. Hor
e. Don’t remember e. Don't remamber

37. Was this the first time that” you hed seenan object or objects like this?

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(Circle One) Yes No

37.1 IF you onswered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see

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38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?

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39. Vo you think you can estimate the sp ved of the object
(Circle One) Yes No
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iF you onswe! xd YES, then what speed would you e stimate? =o ne m p.h.
40. Do you think you can estimate low far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No \;
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say if was? i oa __fest.

sive the following information about yourself:

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TELEPHONE NUMBE!

What is your present tob? + -_t =~

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loase indicate any special educational training that you have had.

a. Grade school ——________-—— e.e. Technical school ___—

b. High school _»— Ci, )

ec. College — {, Other special training ——___—____--—

d, Post graduate ______-

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42. Deote you completed this questionnaire:

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