DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6966429
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONDayton Airport Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
7 Apr 58 Dayton Airport, Ohio Probably Belloon
DATS-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Bulloon
Local-1930 Ground-Visuel Ground-Rodar D Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 08/0030Z :Air-Visua! Air-intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical Probabiy Astronomical
No ONo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE D Other Mistaken Idan Other Mistaken Iden.
000 Insufhicient Dora for Evaluation Insufhicient Dara for Evaluation
4 mins 0 Unknown Unknown
one Vertical to Sf to Sh
10. BRIEF SUMAMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Very dark cloud blue obj, 6 to 8 ft blue obj, 6 to 8 ft Mistaken identity of conventional identity of conventional
diameter. obj, such as eloud, a/c, balloon, eloud, a/c, balloon,
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U. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This quastionnaire has bean propared so that you can givs the U. S. Air Force as much
Infcrmation as possible concerning the unidentifiad darial phenomenon that you hava obsarved.
Plaasa try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. Tha information that you give will
ba used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidantial matarial. Your nama will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this porsonal information so that, if it is deemed nocessary, we may contact you for
further details.
1.When did you ses the objact? 2.Tims of day: - 19
Hour Minutas
7 APK
Day Month Yoar (Circle Ona): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle Ona): Eastern (Circlo Ono): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e, Other -
4Where wore you whan you sow the object? WE ALE
DAA ALRPAR7
Nearosi Postal Addross Cily or Town City or Town State or Country State or Country
Addltional romarks: _ Additional romarks:
Estimate how long you saw the object.
Houra Minulas Seconds
Question 5.
c. Certain Not very sure 2. bur t
.Fairly certain d. Just a guass
What wes the conditicn of the sky? 1
(Circie One): a. Bright daylight d.Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight .No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight .Don't remember
AWN, where was SUN located as you looked at
the objecr?
(Circle Ona): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)
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8. IF you saw tha object, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS(Cirelo One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Nona a.Bright mooniight
b. A fow . Duli moonlight
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? KCL CLOVL
(Circls One): a. Yes b. No c. Don't remember
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Saveral blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yords away? d. Several yards away?
. Other . Other
1. Did the object: .Did the object: (Circle One for each quastion)
a. a. Appear to stand still at any tima? Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos No Don't Know
c. c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yos No Don't Know Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yos No Don't Know
f. i. Change shape? Yos No- Don't Know
9. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know
1. Did the object move bahind somathing 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 something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:
14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solld? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the objoct through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses a. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes f. Tolescope Yes No
c, Windshield Yes No g. Thoodolito Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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I6. Toll In a fow wards the following things about the obluct.
ct.
b. Color.
17. Draw o plature that will show the shape of the objoct or objocts. Label and Includa In your akatch any details
of the objaet that you saw such as winga, protruslons, ste., and ospecially exhaust ralls or vapor tralls. Plaee
on arrow beside the drawing to show the directlon the obloct was moving.
18. The edges of the objoci wera:
(Circlo Ona): d. Fuzzy or blurred (Circlo Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred 0. o. Other
b. Like a bright stor
. Sharply ourlined c. Sharply ourlined
d. Don'tremembar
19. IF thero was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Craw a picture of how thay wero arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that thay ware kraveling.
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Draw a pictura thot will show the motion thut the object or objecis mode. Place on "A" at the baginning
of the path, a "B" at the and of the path, and show any changas in direction during tho course.
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22. How large did the cbject or objects appear as comparad with one of the following objscts.hald in the hand
and ot about arm's length?
(Circle One): (Circle One): a. a. Hoad of a pin g. g. Silver dollar
b. b. Pea Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime 1. Grapafruit
d. d. Nickel i. Baskatball Boskatball
e. e. Quarter Quarter k. Other Other
f. Half dollor SUIMANING SUINANING POIL
22.1 (Circle One
a. Certain a. Certain c. Not very sure c. Nol very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain d. Uncertain
23. How did tho object or ob jects disappear from viaw?
24. in order that you can give as cloar a plcture as possibls of what you saw, we would liks for you to Imagins that you could
consiruct the object that you saw. Of what typy matarlol would you maks it? How large would it be, and what shape
wouli it hava? Describe in your awn words a common object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give the
same appearancs os the object which you sow.
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c. Flying near an airfield?
d." In an airplone e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over opan 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?
DENTHAEIE
LOKEOE
a. North East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
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28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yes No
a. North c. East e. South G West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw object?
a. North c. East e. South g. 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: Jrl
a.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true Nor th degrees.
b. From horizon. degrees.
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34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) a. Cold
. Dry b. Cool
b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Worm
c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Hot
d. Snow e. Don't remember
e. Don't remember
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day Month Yaar
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
Please list their names and addresses: ERLAECNAE RMECNAE
36.2
STODEM
(Circle One) Yes No
In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? 12H
(Circle One) Yes No L45
m.p.h.
3AE
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? feet.
NAME First Nama Middle Nama
ADDRESS City Zone Stats
TELEPHONE TELEPH NUMBER NUMBER
What is your present job? INS
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Please indicate any special educctional training that you have had. Please indicate any special I educetional training that you have had.
a. Grade school Grade school . e. Technical school . e. Technical school ADAR174142 ADAR 1741 42
b. High school . b. High school (Type)_
c. College f. Other special training
d. Post graduate.
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