PROJECT BLUE BOOK

A PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bulloon
e Nilea, Illluola 00 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT 23 02007 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilion 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.. Other
000 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
2to 2 1/2 mins 2to.2 1/2 mins one ward ward
70. T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Ind, white obj, appeered us a bright star, Ind, white obj, appeered us a bright atar, Insuffieient informstion for proper Insuffieient informstion for proper
idse of a half dollar. Obd was ascending uise of a half dollar. Obd was ascending evaluation.
nd disnppoared in a high eloud bunk. Speed nd diseppoared in a high eloud bunk. Speed
Patimuted at looo MPH ot e distance of 1o to 2p Patimuted at looo MPH ot a distance of io to 2p
iles. iles.
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ATIC FORM 329 (RX 25 3EP 52)
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Y6. Tall in d faw wgrds the following things about the objoct.
d. Sound thive
b. Color.
17. Drow a plature that will show the shape of tha objoct or objocts. Lobal and inelude in your sketch any datalls
of the objeet that you sow such as wings, prolrusions, atc., and oopoclally exhauat tralls or vapor tralls. Ploce
an arrow beside ths drawing to show the directlon tha objeat was moving.
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18.The edges of the objoct were: 18. The edges of the objoct were:
(Circle Ona): a. Fuzzyorbluccad_ (Circle Ona): a. Furzy or blucead_ Other
(6. Like a bright stor 6. Like a bright stor
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember Don'tromember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE objest, then how many were there?
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and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollor
b. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dima i. Grapafruit
d. Nickat i. Basketball
0. Quorter k. Other t
f. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One
o. Cortain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
GRADUALLY YWENT 12
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24. In ordar that you can give as cleor a plcturs as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to lmagina that you could
construct ths obiect that you saw. Oi what type materlal would you make it? How larga would it ba, and what shop
would it havs? Doscribe in your own words a common object or objacts whlch whan placad up in the sky would give the
sume appearancs as the objoct which you saw.

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. 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 "B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
. In the foilowing larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
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B
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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. HaZYVERVHIGL 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 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
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.
Dcy Month Year I
36.V 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? KNO KNOW
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes (No) No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
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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an Unldantirled objeet sighting near Mles,
LiL1101s. Ilinois.
vlld valld 1 conclusion. Thererore, I am inclosing U.S. Air conclusion. Thererore, I am inclosing U.S. Air
Foree Technical Information Sheet which should be com- Foree Technical Information Sheet which should be con-
pleted and forwarded direet to the Air Technical In- pleted and forvarded direet to the Air Technical In-
telligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
When an eva When an eval and/or and/or
ploted, you will ploted, you will hear from us. 19 from us.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
Inel LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Ma.jor, USAP
Executive Officer
Publia Information Division
Mles 3l, Illinois

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3.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? f.0 _m.p.h.
(Circle One) Yes No MILES
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 10-λ0 fs0t.
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Last Name Middl Nam
ADDRESS NiLES H8 litines
Stred City Zona Stato
TELEPHO
What is your present job? NONE.
Sex MALE
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school e. e. Technical school_ e. e. Technical school
001) (Type) - (Type)
c. College _ f. Other special training
d. Post graduate
Date you completed this questionnaire: l0
Day Month

tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the sume size paper may be attached if they are needed.
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inicrmation as possibla cancerning the unidentified aarial phenomenon that you have obsarved.
Please try to answar as many questions as you possibly can. Tha information that you give will
be used for res rch purposas, and will ba regarded as contidantial material. Your nama will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this parsonal information so that, If it is doemed necessary, we may contact you for
further datails.
1. Whan did you see the object? 2. Tima of day: 5-7
Aspil 1959 Hour Minutes
22
Day Month Yoor (Circle Ona): A.M. or P.M.
3. Tima zona: 3. Tima zone:
(Circle Ona): (Circle One): a. a. Eastern Eastern (Circls Ona): (Circls One): a. a, Daylight Saving Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other- e. Other
4, Whore were you whan you saw the object?
Miles les Viles Vilee Cleai
Nearest Postal Addrass Noarest Postal Addrass City or Town Stats or Country
Additional remarks:. Addltional remarks:
5.Estimats how long you saw the object. 2T 30
Hours Minutes Soconds
5.1 Circle one of the indical your answar to Question 5.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the conditicn of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight Don' i remomber
.IF you saw tho object during DAYLIGHt WILIGHT, 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
c. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)

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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):
a. Nona . Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remamber d. Don't remamber
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Cirele One): c. Yes b. No c. Don't remember
IF it was BRiGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brighiness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or mora away (a distant car)?
.Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards gway? hart
e. Othor Chil
1. Did the object: (Circle One for each quastion)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any tima? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any tima? Yes No Don't Know
c, Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
e. 8. Changa brightness? (Y0s) (Yas) No No Don't Know
F. Change shape? Yes No No Don't Know
8. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos Yos No No Don't Know) Don't Know
1.Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yo No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:.
1.Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes N Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than toll what
it moved in front of:-
14Did the object appear: (Circle One): . Solld? b. Transparent? e. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the objoct through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yas o. Binoculars Yos
b. Sun glasses ② f. Talescope Yes 222
c. Windshiald Yes g. Thoodolite Ya's
d. Window glass Yos h. Other