PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
14 3ep 59 Miple Heights, Ohio 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local1000 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 14/24062 AirVisual Tels scOpe Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE OX Other_ Reflection
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
10-15 mins one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Brilliant translucent obj, light tan in Probably the rellection of the sun
color as though rays of low sun were fm a high cloud.
passing thru white or ailver obj. Motion-
less, Egg shuped
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3 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
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
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 wh
foct that it remained
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40. Do 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?
NAME Last Name First Name Middle Name
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ADDRESS Street meple Highr
Zone State
Whar i youuout ly ly.
Ago 40 Ago 40 Sox Misle Sex. V
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Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any special I educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school___ a. Grade school ___ L .. Technical school_. Technical school _ '
b. High school ... High school.. (Typo) Cuahei (Typo)Cerahoi
c. College c. College f.
d. Post graduate Trefleiito.b
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 2 9 10 '59
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of ten miles distance.
HEIGHT:
SIZE: Slightly larger and North Star when viewed with
the naked eye.
MOVEMENT: None (from viewing position) Observed for ten to f 'teen minutes
until obscured by dark until obscured by dark clouds clouds in western sky. in western sky.
OBSERVATIONS WITH 50 POWER TELESCOPE:
SHAPE: Elliptical (vertical) 20 percent off perfect circle.
COLOR: Light tan, believed to be reflecting Light tan, believed to be reflecting color color of setting sun as though
through the object. Appearance is that of through the object. Appearance is that of sun's rays passing through
a white a white or silver translucent object. or silver translucent object.
HEAT Object gave off Object gave off dancing dancing heat heat waves distance ercent
INDICATIONS: of its size.
CONCLUSION: CONCLUSION: Object could be a huge weather
air or gasses of sufficient temperature to cause heat waves in
cold upper atmosphere.
ArthurI

14 SE5 59
SAFIS-3a/ Tacker/mbb/72291
28 September 1959
Dear Mr.
This is to acknowledge your letter of 14 September 1959
concerning an Unidentified Flying Ob.je recently
near Maple Heights, Ohio.
Your letter contained insufficient data to allow a valid
conclusion. Therefore request you complete the attached Air
Force questionnaire in regard to this sighting snd forward
the completed paper to the Air Force Technical Intelligence
Center, Wright-Patterson Air analysis
and evaluation.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
Inclosure LAWRENCE J. TACKER LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Public Information Division
Office of Information Servicex
ET
Maple Heights, Ohio
Comeback IS-3d
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We requast this personal information so that, If it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details. :
1. When did you see the object?
Minutes
14 9 59
Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e, Other _
4. Whore wore you when you saw the objoct?
Maple siaht
Nearest Poatai Address Cyy or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. 5. Estimate how long you saw the objoct. -. -10-15 10-15
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certain a. Certain c. Not vary sure
.Fairly certain .Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(Circl One): a, Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright rwilight 6. Don't remember
7.IF you saw the object during DAYLI where was SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circla One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back or you e. Overhead
c. To your right—200 f. Don't remember

8IF you saw the ouject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle Ono): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dork
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
9.Wes the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): a.Yos b. No c. Don't remember
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Soveral yards away?
Did the object: (Circlo One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? a. Appear to srand Sr " at any rime? 163 Yes No YO Don't Know Dont Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Yes No Don't Know
C. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yos Yes No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No- Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know
12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? .Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. you an IYES, then tell what YES, then tell what
It moved behind: x
to sense sjost to dne sjit
13. Did the object move in front of something at ima, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of: _
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14 Did the object appear: (Circle One) (a. Solid? b. Transporont? c. Don't Know.
Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses o. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope Yos No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolit Yos
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other

8.The adges of the object were: 18. The adges of the object were:
(Cirels One): a. Fuzzy or blurred (Circls One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other o. Other
b. Like a bright star
c.Sharply outlined c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tromember d. Don'tromomber
IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were . IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? S ther?
Draw a picture of how they ware orranged, and put an arro Draw a picture of how they ware orranged, and put an arre
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24. in order that you can give as clear a plcture as possible of what you saw, wa 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 shape
would it have? Descrlbe in your own words a common object or objects which when placed up In the sky would give the
same appearance as the oblect which you saw.
Coming fom the reas

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d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g.
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
out  b
28.
a. North c. East e. South g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 28.2 How fast were you moving? How fast were you moving? miles per hour. miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yes No
What direction were you 29. What direction were you object? (Circle One) object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. g. West
b, Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
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 45÷50° degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North 2 degrees.
b. From horizon_ degrees.

Poge 6
.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.
A-B
. 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.
B
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