DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8406868
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1959
REPORTED LOCATIONDayton Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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2. LOCATION
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP
4. TYPE
0 Ground-Vi sual
D Air Visual
CF OBSERVATION
O Ground-Radar
D Air-lntercept Radar
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5. PHOTOS
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6. SOURCE
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7. LENGTH OF O3SSERVATION
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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
9. COURSE
12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical |
Other. ;
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
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11. COMMENTS
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This quastionnairs has been prepored so that you can giva the U. S. Air Forces a3 much
inferination os possible concerning the unidentified aerial phanomanon that you have observed,
Ploase try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. Tha information that you give will
bs used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material, Your name will nos
ba used in connaction with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your oa mission.
Wa request this personal information so that, If it is daamed necessary, wo may contac? you for
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further details.
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1, When did you saa the objoct? 2. Time of day: ba hs ay ETC a
“” a ee aie ¢ Hour Minutes
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Day c Month Yeoor (Circle One): AM, or P.M,
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3, Tima zone: ae] :
(Circla One):-a. Easter gies Ss “(Circle Ona): a, Daylight Saving
By Central ee ee Lat b, Standard f
¢c. Mountain wf? <i
d. Pacific
es, Other
4, Whee ou when you sow the object?
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Noarest Postal Addrots | : City or Town State or Country
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Additional romarks: Eis Rt baat, thoes
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5, Estimates how long you saw the object. ast e:,
tours Minutes Seconds
5,1 Circle one of the following to indicates how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
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“-b, Fairly certain
c. Not very sure
d. Justa quess
&. #hat wos the condition of the sky?
(Circie Ore): a. Bright daylight
b. Dull daylight
c. Bright twilight
d, Justa trace of daylight
e. No trace of daylight
f, Don't remember
7. 1 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
b. In back of you
c, lo your right
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e. Overhead
f, Don't remember
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» IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, of DAWN, what did you notica concerning the STARS ond MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None os. Bright moonlight
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Cb. Afe He b, Dull moonlight
¢. Many ¢. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don’t remomber d, Don't remember
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9, Was the object brighter than tho background of the sky?
(Circle Ona): { a. Yeu) b. No ec. Don't romambar
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10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky beckground, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
Pia (Circle One} a, Amile or more away (a distant cor)?
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é/ i: d. Several yards eway?
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1}, Did the object: (Circle Ona for each question)
a. Appecr to stand still at any time? Yes No Don’? Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush awey at any time? Yee No Don’t Know
c. Brock up into ports or explode? es No Don’t Know
d, Give off smoke? Yos No Don’t Know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know
f, Change shape? Yos No* Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos No Don't Know
12. ~Did the object move behind something ct anytima, particularly o cloud?
(Circle Gra): Yes iNo > Don't Know. IF you onswered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: Newer : ; Be
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13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
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(Circle One): Yes o”No Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, than tall what
it moved in front of: : Se ws
14, Did the object appear: (Circle Ona); fo. Solid? b, Transparent? c. Don't Know,
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15. Did you observe tha object through ony of the following? LE eh
a, Eyeglasses Yes No o. Binoculers Yes No
b, Sun glasses Yos Ne fF. Telescope Yes Neo
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d, Window giass Yes No h. Other -
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16. Tell ina tow words the following things chout te object.
“ Shy "¥ genase cop
O Sound aiken
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i7, Draw 9 picture thet wili show the shop» of the object er objects. Lebal and Include In your sketch eny detalis
of thy object thet you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and eapacially oxhaust trolls or vapor trails, Flacy
un arrow beside the drawing to shew the diractlon the object was moving,
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18, The edges of iho objact were:
(Circle One): 9. Furzy or blurred a. Other _ =
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Jd. Don’t remamber —
19, IF thera was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? = ‘
Drow a picture of how they were erronged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they wars traveling.
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20. Draw a pictura shat will show the motion that the object of objects mode. Place an “A” a? the beginning
of the path, a “8° of the ond of the path, and show any changes In direction during the COWSH,.
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21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what tha real size of the object was In Its longest dimension. :
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22. How large did the object of objects appear as comporsd with one of the following objects. held in the hand
and at about orm’s length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin (3. Silver dollor
b. Pen i Baseball
c. Dime é . Gropefruit >
d. Nickel “> “‘Baskeiball
e. Quarter k. Other
f. Halt doiler
22.1 (Circles One of the following to indicate how cortaln you ora of your answer to Question 22.
o. Certain m c. Not very sure
“be Fairly certain d. Uncertain
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23, How did the object or apiects os eget from view? a vt A Hh A th te rin Blow:
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24, In order thot you con give os cleor a pictures os possible of what you saw, wea would like for you to Imaging thet you could
construct the object thet you saw. Of whot type material would you moke 12? How large would I? ba, and whot shops
would It hove? Describe In your own words a Eommon object or objects which when placed up In the sky would give the
same oppearoncs o3 the object which you sow,
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object?
(Circle Gne):
e. Inside a building
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26. Were you (Circle One)
Sdn. the business section ofc city?
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d. Flying near an airfield?
e. Flying over a city?
f. Flying over open country?
f. Other SN al ER g. Other _ :
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? .
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What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
c. North c. East
b. Northeast d. Southeast
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How fast were you moving?
28. 1F you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then coinplete the following quastions:
e. South
f. Southwest
g. West
h. Northwest
miles per hour,
28.3
(Circle One) Yes
Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
| a. North ‘oil Lost. > e. South g. West
R 5, Northeast S8iThoost f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a, North c. East e. South q. West
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f. Southwest h. Northwest
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31,1 “>cen it first appeared:
a. From true North degrees.
b. From horizon. ___.. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true North... degrees.
b. From horizon — degrees.
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31. IF you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from troe “orth and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
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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 “B” on the some curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
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33. In the following 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 os an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
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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)
en ay Clear sky £:.> a. No wind
\“b. Hazy by Slight breeze —
c. Scattered clouds “-e, 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)
co. Dry a. Cold
“Tb. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderote 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?
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(Circle One) (Yes No
36.1 {F you answered YES, did they see the object too?
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(Circle One) / Yes _. No
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36.2 Piease list their names ond cddresses:
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. 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
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(Circle One) / Yes _. o No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
23. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might hove caused it?
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Please indicate any specict educational training that you have had.
Grade school Technical school
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