PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
22_Oct 59 Vandalia, Ohio 00 Probably Balloon
3. Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local._ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 30/0110z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 800 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH LENG OF OBSERVATION RVATION a. a. NUMBER OF NUMBE OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 00 Other. Other_
Insufficient Dat Insufficient Data
D Unknown
4 2 secs one West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Blunt white obj w/fuzzy front & a tapering white obj w/fuzzy front & a tapering Characteristics of a meteor tion C101
tail, sharply sharply outlined. outiin ed. Obj moved fm East Obj moved fm East are present.
to West. Disappear to West. Disappear burning out. burning out.
ATIC FORM 329 (RX 25 SEP 52)
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We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessar may contact you for
further details.
.When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: - 20 18
29 oct. Hour Minutes
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Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Cirel One): Eastern (Circlo One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other -
the object?
Vonialia
Nearest Postal City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:-
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certain, c. Not very sure
b Fairly certa in d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight
c. Bright wilight f. Don't remember
7. IF you sow t WN, 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 oi you e. Overhead
c. To your right F. Don't remember
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8.1 STARS (Circle Ona): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
o. None a. Bright moonlight
5. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
(Circle One): (a. Yos) b. No . Don't remember
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
. Other
1Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed Suddenly speed and rush away at any time? Yos Yos No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into par explode? Yes Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yos Yos No Don't Know
. Change brightness? Yos No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No- Don't Know
g. g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then toll what
it moved behind: _
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(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of: _
14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): 0.Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
a. Eyeglassas Yes No o. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses No f. Talescope Yes
c. Windshield Yes) g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yas No h. Other

a. Sound _
b. Color
any dotails
an urrow beside the drawing to show the diroctlon the object was moving.
metenite
18. The adges of the object were: 18. The edges of the object were:
(Circie One): a. Fuzzy or blurred (Circis One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other Frens1 ., OtherFne
b. Like a bright star
c.Sharply outlined c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember d. . Don'tremember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? -
Draw a picture of how they were crranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.

of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in directlon during the course.
- W Enel
fallen 2+5  Elng
feet.
22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one
and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Paq h. Baseball
Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nickot i. Basketball
. Quarter k. Other _
f. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22. c.
Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objocts disappear from view? _
24. in order that you can give as clear a plcture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to imagine that you could
construct the object that you sow. Of what type materlal would you make it? ? How large would it be, and what shape
wouid it have? Describe in your own words a t ammon object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give the
% Busht
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d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other 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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28 IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. a. North North c. C. East East South South g. West West
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 50 miles per hour.
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28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No No
29. What direction were you lo 2. What direction were you lo when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. East e. South g. g. West West
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
. North c. East e. South g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast 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 180 degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North 180 degrees.
b. From horizon 20degrees.

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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 0. 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) 34.47 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
0. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don't remember e. Don't remember
.When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
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Day Month Year
time you saw the object?
(Circle One) (Cirele One) Yes) No No -
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) (Circle One) (Yes) (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 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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(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you astimate?
ject was?
(Circle One) Yes No)
IF you answered YES, then how far away wou feet.
NAME ast Name First Name Middl Name
ADDRESS Dagt 24 chin
Street City Zone State
What is your present job?. What is your present job? USAFN.Arn USAFN.An ..
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Ago 34 34 Sex YA -
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school _ e.e. e. e. Technical school _ Technical school
b. High school b. High school _ (Type)- (Type)- 7+
c. College -
d. Post graduate
Day Month Yoar