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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7203574
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONCleveland Ohio
FRAMES13

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
10 December 1953 Cleveland, Ohio 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local10:23_AM Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar D Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircroft
GMT 10/1525Z AlVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probobly Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE OtherUNB
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown .
3-5 seconds one Ho
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Qval, silvery obj seemed to be Observed through window. Covered
traveling quite fast. It was about GOdgr are in a.5 secs. During day
50ft long. This was also the diameter.light. Rpt dnconsistent w/initial
Its height through the center was a letter. Witness has had previous
about 20 foet. rpts & is a Ysaucer fan."
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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34.2 WIND (Circle One)
a. Clear sky a. No wind
b. Hazy-. b. Slight brooz
c. Scattered clouds c. .Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remomber
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
. Don't remember e. Don't remember
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
10 Dec. 1952
Doy Month Year
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 No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
.Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? 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?
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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(Circle One) Yos No
5000 feot.
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Last Name First Name Middl Nam
ADDRESS tr Rd Sieeland 10
Stroot City Zono Stato
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job? S
Ago 16 Sex Me/e Sex
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any special educational training that you havs had.
a. Grade school__ a. Grade school_ L 2 - e.e. e.e. Technical school
b. High school _ b. High school __ (Typo)_ (Typo)__ =
c. College c. College - f. Other special training - f. Other special training
d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 221 221 e 6. C. 1958 1958
Day Month Yoar
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HE Road
Cleveland22, Ohio
Dear Sir:
At 10:25 a. m. on December 10,
1958. I saw an U.F.O was ldoking
north and the object traveling east.
It was san oval, silv seemed
to be going quite f ossed an arc
of about 60 degree .
seconds. I e estimate
feet. It was about 3Odegrees above the
horizon. Its length was about 50 feet.
This was also its diameter. Its height
through the center was about 20 feet.
Cultion -2 swthid
Sincerely Sincerely yours, rs,
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AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
OHIO
18 December 1958
MT
Road
Cleveland 22, Ohio
Dear
We are in receipt of your letter postmarked ll December
1958, in which you report unidentified
flying object.
The information which you have The information which you have submitted is very limited submitted is very limited
in nature. It would be appreciated if the attached question-
naire be accomplished in as much detail as possible and re-
turned to this Center. turned to this Center.
Sincerely,
tikl Pt 2iidl P
I Incl: H. K. GIIBERT
ATTC Fm #164 Colonel, USAF Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Science Deputy for Science
and Components and Components
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Ploase try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
bo wsed for research purposes, and will b ragarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statamenta, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
Wo request this personal information so that, li it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
1. Whan did you see tho object? 2. Time of day: - 25
Hour Minutes
10 1958
Day Month Yoar (Circle Ona): A.M. or P.M.
3. Timo zone:
(Cirals Ono): a. Eastern (Circls One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b. Standard 7
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
o. Other
4. Whers were you when you saw the object?
Cleveland Warrensrille Hts
Noarest Poatal Address City or Town Stata or Country
Additional ramarks: _
5. Estimats haw long you saw the object. 3
Hours Minutes Minutes Soconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicat 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how cartain you are of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certoin c.Not very sure c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain b. Fairly certain d. Just a guass Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(Circl One): Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight Don't remember
.IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
5. 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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IF you saw the ouject at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
B.1 STARS (Cirele Ona): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many e. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remamber d. Don't remamber
9. Was the abject brighter than the background of the aky?
(Circle One) . Yos b. No c. Don't remember
10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN tho sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobila headlight?:
(Cirele Ona) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Soveral blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Sevaral yards away?
e, Other
11.Did the object: (Circle One For each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any tima? a. Appear to stand still at any fima? Yes Yes No No Don't Know Don't Know
d.s d. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos Yes (No No Don't Know
c. c. Break up into parts or explode? Yos Yos No Don't Know Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Give off smoke? Yos Yos No Don't Know
8, Change brightness? Yos Yes No Don't Know
f. f. Chonge shape? Yos No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos No No Don't Know
1. Did the object move bahind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? 1.Did the object move bahind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. Don't Know, IF you onswered YEs, then tall what IF you onswered YEs, then toll what
it moved behind: _. it moved behind:_
13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? . 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 toll 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 objoct through any of the following?
. Eyeglassos Yes No e. Bincculors
. Sun glasses Yes f. Telascopa Yes No
Windshield Yos g. Theodolita Ye3 No
d. Window glass Yos No h. Other -
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an arrow baside the drawing to show the direcllon the obloet was moving.
78. The edges of the object ware: T8. The edges of the objoct were:
(Cirel One): a. Fuzzy or blurrad (Circl One): a. Fuzzy or blurred o. Other Other
b. Like a brighi stor b. Like a brighistor
c. Sharply outlined
d.Don'tromomber d.Don'Tromomber
IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? . IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a plcturs of
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and at about arm's langth?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
(b.7 Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime 1. Grapofruit
d. Nicket I. Basketball
e. Quarter k. Other
f. Half dollar
a.Certain c. Not vory sur
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objecta disappear from view?
24.In order that you can give as clear a picture as posslble of what you saw, we would like for you to Imagine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of what type materlal would you maks It? How large would It be, and what shope
would It have? Doscribe in your own words a dommon oblect or objeets which when placed up In the sky would give the
aams appeoranes as tho object which you saw. sams appearance as ths object which you saw.
I would onake it of ito alminum. Iteod
be oval, 30fetin length and 10 fet high. An
Clmtmen obyect
whah reandlid it.
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d. In an airplana e.
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Other.
What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
ont i the
Lys fisld fnisi
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? -
(Circle One) Yes No
What direction were you 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. a. North c. East e. e. South South g. g. West
b. b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest Southwest h. h. Northwast
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw 0. What direction were you looking when you last saw object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East c. East e. South e. South g. Wost g. Wost
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
. If you are fomiliar 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 _ 33 degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true Nor th degrees.
.From horizon degrees.
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32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "8" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
A - B$
33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the objoct was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its 33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller skatch as an example of how to complete the larger skatch.
B
A
- O -
a
91-3
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