DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6967986
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONDayton Ohio
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHHICAL INFORMATION
(SUMMARY DATA)
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lin order thot your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use
the following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re-
peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size paper may be attached
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INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnaira has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force ag much
information as possible concerning the unidentified corial phenomenon that you have observed.
Ploase try to answer as many questions as you possibly can, The information that you give wil!
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will no»
ba used in connaction with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission,
We request this parsonal information so that, If it is deamed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
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], When did you see the object? poo) 2. Time of day: { Cs ee
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5, Estimate how long you sow the object,
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5.1 Circle one of the following to indicates how certain you are of your answar to Question 5,
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c. Not very sure
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&, Whot wes the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright doylight
b. Dull daylight ( s Accent
c. Bright twilight
d, Justa trace of daylight
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7, IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT/ or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you |
the object?
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c. To your right
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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TwILIC HT,or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8,1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circio One):
o. Nena a. Bright meonlight
Dek iw b. Dull moonlight
Many oo ‘No moonlight ~ —- pitch dark
d. Don’t remombar d. ‘Don’ hremeniber SOS~*
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9. Was the object brightor than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): ( Q Yes ) b, No ¢. Don’t remember
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10, IF i} wos BRIGHTER THAN the sky act ea wos the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
a Ge \ | uN (Circle One) a. A mile or more away {a distant car)?
b Yr a J y ee b. Several blocks away?
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11, Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a, Appecr to stand still at ony time? Gos) No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush eway of any tims? Yos ‘No’ Don’t Know
c, Breck up into parts or explode? Yos aA Don’t Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Now Don't Know
e, Change brightness? Yos (Now Don’t Know
f. Change shape? Yes Nox Don’t Krow
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes ( No Don’t Know
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12. Did the object move behind something at anytima, particularly a cloud?
(Circle Ona): Yes (No } Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
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13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
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14, Did the object appear: (Circle Ona): (Gs ia Y b. Transporent? c. Don’t Know,
15. Did you observe the object through sny af the following? /
a, Eyoglasses Yos No ©. Binoculars Yes i No
b. Sun glasses Yos No f, Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes | No g. Thoodolite Yes No
d, Window giass Yos No A | eer a eS ae
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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object of objects made. Placa an “A® ot the beginning
of the path, a “B” at tha end of the path, and show any changes in direction ducing the course.
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and ot about arm's length?
(Circle One): g- Silver dollor
b. Pea h, Baseball
c, Dime i, Gropofruit
d. Nicket j- Basketball
e, Quarter k. Other —
f. Halt dollor
22.1 (Circle Ons of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Quastion 22.
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24. $n order thot you can giva os cleor o picturs oa possible of wha? you sow, wa would like for you to imogina tast you could
construct the object thot you sow. Of whot type material would you moke it? How jorge would I? be, and wha? shape
would It have? Descride in your own words a tommon object or objects which when ploced up tn the sky would give the
same cppeoranes a8 the object which you saw. ;
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object?
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27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you huppen to natice it?
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8. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. 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?
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What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One
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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 One)
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b. Hazy b. Slight breeze
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 TEMPERATUPE (Circle One)
a. Dry _ / a. Cold
( “bre Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate orheavy rain oe. Warm i
d. Snow d. Hot
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35. When did you report to some official that you had. seen the object?
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36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
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36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
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37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
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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. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
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