DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE—
DATE OF SIGHTINGDate not recorded
REPORTED LOCATIONLocation not recorded
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PROJECT 10073 RI
2. COH/RD
LOCATION
I' 1958 12. CONCLUSIONS
3. OAPI PIWT CROUP Kettering,_Ohio
Lac' 5 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Was Balloon
D 0 Probably Balloon
GuY Ground-Visual Possibly Balloon
5. PHOTOS AirVisual I1 I Rodar Was Aircraft
CY.s 6. SOURCE 0 Probably Aircraft
C No rcept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Civilian 0 Was Astranomical
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 00 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
9 D Possibly Astronomical
CIUS 112 us Other_
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING one 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
White flashing 11. 11. Unknown
on riht &din obj w/dim green light TS
green on left. No green on left. No
shaje could ve' distinguished, size shaje could ve'distinguished, size .: .: mined to be a/c w/new mined to be a/c w/new
between hoad of pin & pea.
collision light.
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Ploase try to answer as s as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for rosearch purposes, and regarded as confidontial material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your pormission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is doemed necossary, we may contact you for
further dotails.
.When did you see the object? 2.Timo of doy: - 107
Hour Minutes
Qut 1958
Doy Month Year (Circle One): A.M or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle Ono): Eastern (Circle Ono): a.Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. c. Mountain Mountain
d. Pacific
.Other- .Other_.
4. Where were you whon you saw the object? 4Where were you whon you saw the object?
Kettorna Ohra
Nearest Postal Addread Nearest Postal Addresd City or Town
AddItional romarks: Additional romarks:.
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. 253
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicato how certain you are of your answer to Question 5. ..
Certain c. Not very sure
.Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky?
(Circlo One): a. Bright daylight d.Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight Don't remamber
7. IF you saw the object during DAYL SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle Ono): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhoad
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?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a.None a.Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): Yos b. No .Don't remember
IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One)A mile or more away (a distant car)?(
b. Several blocks away? V.1s1b1+)
c. A block away?
d. Sevoral yards away?
. Other . Other
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos No No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
. Change brightness? No No Don't Know
i. f. Change shape? Change shape? es No Don't Know
g. g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? period approx /sec Ys Flicker, throb, or pulsate? period approx /see Yos No Don't Know
Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, thon 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: .
Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solld? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
Did you observe the object through any of t following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes •. Binoculars Yos No
b. Sun glasses Yes No T. Telascope No
c. Windshield g. Theodolito Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other -
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6.1 Tall In a fow words the following things about tho oblect.
0. SoundNo sore
b. Color.
Draw a pleture that will show the shape of the object or oblocts. Label and include In your sketch any detalls
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protrusions, otc., and ospoclally exhaust tralls or vapor tralls. Place
an arrow besido the drawing to show the directlon the object was moving.
e shlope eold i dingided
The edges of the object were: .
(Circlo Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred Other .Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremembor d. Don't remembor
IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? Qily Labsiad
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0. Draw a picturo that will show the motlon that the object or objocts mado. Place an "A the beginning
of the path, a "B' at the ond of the path, and show any chgnges in diroctlon during the course.
Kettering
I. IF PossiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the objoct was In Its longest dimension.
2 .feet.
How large did the object or objects appoar as compared with or
and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): : a. Hoad of a pin g. Silver dollar
between-b. Poa h. Baseball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nickot I. Baskotball
e. Quarter k. Other k. Other
f. Half dollar f. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certaln you are of your answer to Question 22. 22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certaln you are of your answer to Questlon 22.
Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
How did the oblect or objects disappear from view? - How did the oblect or objects disappear from view?. 2dp03d od p
(5222 22 1TM31.2
In order that you can glve as clear a pleture 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 materlal would you make it? How large would it be, and what shape
would it have? Describe in your own words a common oblect or oblects which when placed up in the sky would give the
same appearance as the oblect which you saw.
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25. Where were you located 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. In a car c. In open countryside?
Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplone e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other __ g.
What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen. to notice it?
/
Spentonile
IF you we MOVING AN AUTOMOBILEer vehicle at the tihn coplet th follow questins:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North d. Norfn c. East c. East e. South e. South g. g. West es
. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast f. f. Southwest h. Northwest 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? 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) ) . Yes No
29. What direction were you look oking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
? West
a. North a. North c. · East e. South g. g.
.Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
. Northeast 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:
.a. From true North __ 4505 degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true Nor th 135
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b. From horizon3 degrees.
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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 . Slight breeze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind a
dThick or heavy clouds d. Don't remember
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
.Don't remember . Don't remember
When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Doy Month Year
Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes Yes No No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? 36.1 l IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes (Circle One) Yes No No
Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? .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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Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?
4Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was? No oor.
NAME Last Name First Name Middia Name
ADDRESS Kettering 29 Oh10
City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMB
What is your present job? What is your present job? Momfe. Repn maf. Repe
Ago 37 Age 37 Sox _ Sox_ M
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. a. Grade school _ .e. e.e. Technical school _ Technical school_
B High school _ High school _ (Type) (Type) . .
College College f. Other special training/ f. Other special training Pilot Froining roining
d. Post graduate San Antones
.has approx 200ohrs flymgtime
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 30 Qct 1958
Day Month Year
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