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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8409690
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1959
REPORTED LOCATIONKettering Ohio
FRAMES20

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
10 Sep 59 Kettering, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
r Probably Aircraft
GMT 11/0145Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
0 No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
2-3 mins 6 hn.dowm.sideways
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Six bright red objs w/no particular arrange- Witness indicated that objs could
ment, sharply outlined. No sound. Moved have been blinking lights of an a/c.
Sighting made in location where many
fading fm sight in distance. a/c pass aerhead. Sighti ng during
twilight. Probably a/c.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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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. b. 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)
a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. e. Don't remember
When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
10 Sep 57 (ro ATle D0TY 0==
Day Month Year
(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: Please lis s and addresses:
MP DR KETTERING 4001410 42 0410
Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? Was this the fist time that you had seen an object r bjets lie this?
(Circle One) Yes) Yes No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMAR DATA)
In order that your information may be filed and coded as accuratoly as possible, please use
the following space to wr t a short description of the event that you observed. You may re-
peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to presert the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached
if they are needed.
NAME (Do Not Wite in This Space)
(Please Print)
CODE:
SIGNATURE
DATE 10 SeP 59
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1945. INSTRUMEUTS
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GROUND. PAEKNCE PACKNCE PARACHUTE 13 RED- REP
LGHTS. LIGHTS. PACKAGE COMING COMING DowN DoWN IN THHE THE MREA AREA
No No
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CLOUDS Pi 5/10 5l
WINDS 25000 FEET 300 DECRECS AT 18 KNOTS
dooro . 320 .. 24
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5r00 360 .. 1 7 ..
d AIRPORT CAA CONTROL TOWER SUPERUSOK
NOTHING UNUSUAL REPORTED
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Two (2) 2Y2"x2Y^2" negatives,
Six(6) 5"x7" prints Two (2)
8 11 X10 prints and Six (6)
2"x 2 11 slides (transpa
TOTALS TOTALS
Eight (8)
Eight (8) prints.
Six (6) Six (6) slides. slides.
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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 regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
1. When did you see the object? 2.Time of day: . 20 45
105 Sep Hour Minutes
59
Day Month Year (Circle Ono): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone: Eastern
(Circla Ona): a. (Circlo One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other -
4. Where wore you when you sow the object?
DRIVE KETERNE OHt10
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
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2-3
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
Ca, Certain Certain c. c. Not very sure Not very sure
b. Fairly certain b. Fairly certa in d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a traco of daylight
b. Dull daylight . No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight Don't remember
7.IF you saw the object during DAYLI AWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?.
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
.In back of you 8. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)
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8.1 STARS (Circla One): 8.2 MOON (Circla One):
o. None .Bright moonlight
b.Afow b.Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): d. Yes b. No c. Don't remember
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Soveral blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
. Other
.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos Yes No No Don't Know Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Give off smoke? Yes Yes No No Don't Know Don't Know
e. e. Change brightness? Yos Yos No No Don't Know Don't Know
f.' Change shape? Yes C No No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Flicker, throb, or pulsato? Yos No Don't Know
Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? .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:.
13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answerad YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:.
14.Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solld? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know,
Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses No f. Tolescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes g. Theodolito Yos No
d. Window glass Yas No h. Other
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of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especlally exhaust trails or vapor traila. Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the directlon the object was moving.
1.The edges of the object were: 18. The edges of the object were: 0.Oth0rLN1tN527% Or= 1645 Other LNTTN527/ Or L1645
(Circla One): a. Fuzzy or blurred (Circlo One): a. Fuzzy or blurred DUOVINISHED AT CENTER DUOUNISHED AT CENTER
b. Lika a bright star
c. Sharply outlined O1 OBJEeT OBJECT
d. Don'tremnember d. Don'treinember
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19.1 IF there was MORE
Draw a picture of how
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d. Uncertain
.How did the object or objects disappear from view? P COT SIGH7
24. In ordor that you can give an clear 24. In order that you can a pictur as p .
construct th object construct the objec you sowCof typ would you mak it How large would it bo, and what shape
- oblect or objects which when placed up in th he sky would give the
same appearance as the objoct which you sow. you sow.
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e. At sea
f. Other g. Other
What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
LOOKINE AT THE SiDRS! ATTENTIOU :HITRAETED TO
O3JE-CTS BY COLORAND BRICHTNESS.
28. 1
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? miles 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 bject? (Circle One)
a. 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? What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) (Circle One)
a. North North c.East. c.East.. e. South g. West
b. b. Northeast d. Southeast d. Southeast , f. Southwest h. Northwest 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).
NOT FAMIL1AR
31.1 When it first appeared:
a. From irue North degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true North degrees.
. From horizon degrees.
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3. 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.
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3. 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 as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
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(Circle One) Yes No
5MILES (ESr feet.
NAME Last Name
First Name Middla Name
KeTTCRING 40 01410
Street City Zone Stato
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job? STUDENT VAN BUREN √K.H.3.
14 Sex M
Ago
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
Grade school Grade school V e.e. e.e. Technical school Technical school
b. High school High school FPSH (Type) _
c. College c. College f. Other special training f.Other special training
d. Post graduate d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 10 Lep LEp
Day Month Year
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