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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7198242
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONDayton Ohio
FRAMES9

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1. DATE

2; Se, tember

2. LOCATION

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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Dexvton, Chino

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.

Locel_ 2110-2115

OMT 25 /02102Z
5. PHOTOS
O Yes

2 vc : +e wt ae 8
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.

15-236 mins

|. SOURCE

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TYPE OF OBSERVATION
72 Ground- Vi sual
0 Air Visual

DO Ground-Rodeor
O Air-intercept Radar

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NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

Goo ooG odo

c ' Prov Try bad
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One white Lugo
N3 moving SE joined
three came back to W
one red
the other
Obj returned going N& d
All motion was in 2 ziz-
Objs size of pea,

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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11. COMMENTS

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12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft .
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomical

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Unknown

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U. $ AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S$. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.

Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will nor

be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessory, we may contact you for

further details. >

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}. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: (= , P a
ut Minutes

Z rd Seer
y Menth (Circle One): A.M or P.M. |

3. Time zone: |

(Circle One): a. Eqstera — (Circle One): a, Daylight Saving
b, Central * be Standord
¢. Mountain |
d. Pacific

6: Oller ... |

4. Where were you when you saw the object? |

Nearest Pos Clty er Town Stete or Country

Additional remarks:

5. Estimate how long you sow the object} EE —s—<ié— LS - A

Hours Minutes Seconds

5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
» Fairly certain d. Justa guess

6. What was the condition of the sky?

(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d, Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight
¢. Bright twilight f, Don't remember

4 7. 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
¢. To your right f. Don’t remember

ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)
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‘8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
@, None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many ¢. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don’t remomber d. Don't remember

9, Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): a, Yes b, No c. Don't remember

10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:

(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?

A 6 er é wy t ve b. Several blocks away?
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a or ra ¢. Ablock away?

d. Several yards away?
e. Other

11, Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
¢. Break up into ports or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes “No. Don’t Know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? ‘Yes No_ Don’t Know
12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what

it moved behind: _._ EE

13. 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. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No

b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No

ec. Windshield Yes No g- Theedolite Yes No

d. Window glass Yes No h. Other _#y¢s O27 Only
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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.

@. Sound

b. Color SEI NTL SG Ee a

17. Draw o picture thot will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., ond especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a, Fuzzy or blurred e. Other

b, Like a bright
¢. Sharply outlined
d. Don’t remember

19, IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there? eee. ee) eR Ls AS, ee

Draw o picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were travel ing.
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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an “A” et the beginning
of the poth, a “B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.
feet.

22, How large did the object or objects appear as compored with one of the following objects. held in the hand
and at about arm's length?

(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g- Silver dollor
b. Peo h. Baseball
ce. Dime 1, Grapefruit
d. Nickel j. Basketball
e. Quarter k. Other

#. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.

a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain

23. How did the object or objects disappear from view?

24. In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to imagine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of what type material would you make it? How large would it be, and what shape
would it have? Describe in your own words o éommon object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give the
same appearance as the object which you sow,

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25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object? 26. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. Ina car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d:—Th an airplane : e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f, Flying over open country?
f. Other = g. Other :

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28. 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? __ sémilees per hour,

28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? _
(Circle One) Yes No

29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)

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~@. 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)

c. East e. South West

oo, North.
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Northwest

31. 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 ___m______ degrees.

a. From true North __________ degrees.
b. From horizon __._______ degrees.

31.2 When it disappeared: |

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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)
a. Clear sky. a. No wind
b. Hazy b. Slight br
¢. 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)
a. Dr a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate orheavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot

e. Don’t remember e. Don't remember

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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?

(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No

36.2 Please list their names and addresses: _..

37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?

(Circle One) Yes No
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?

(Circle One) Yes No Vat Wks gO ed a. Pp hy toi Se

IF you enswered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ee ee Ye

40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?

(Circle One) Yes No

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IF you onswered YES, then how for away would you say it was? pte 2 ae, rn

41, Please give the following information ebout yourself:

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Please indicate any special educational training that you have hed.

e. Grade schoo] _. ee —t—éis . Technica! schol

b. High school — Ge (Type)
i Cnn f. Other special training

d. Post graduate

42, Date you completed this questionnaire:
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