PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
25 Nov 59 Boundbrook, New Jersy 0 Probably Bolloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION 0 Possibly Bulloon
. DATE-TIME GROUP
l.ocal Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar CX Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireroft
CMT. 26/0100Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 1 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
two mins one INW
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Red orange obj like a bright Red orange obj like a brignt star star moved across the Probably a high flying jet type a/c
sky fm the SE to the NW. In sight two mins. sky fm the SE to the NW. In sight two mins.
Obj described as rnd & traveling at extseme Obj described as rnd & traveling at extzeme
speed.
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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 tha 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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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. 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)
o. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow Hot
Don't remember e.
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Doy Month Year
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes 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 No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
-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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3Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? m.p.h.
(Circle One) Yos No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? feot.
NAME Last Name Noma
ADDRESS Zone State
City
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUN
Student
Ago Ago Sex Sex _
Pleas indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school Grade school e.e. Technical school
b. High school b. High school (Type) __ (Type) -
c. College - f. Other special training
d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Jan 10 1960
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMAYION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)
In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use
the following space to write cut a short description of the event that you observed. You may re-
pect information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add uny further cumments,
stotements, 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 (Please Print) (Co Not Write in This Space)
CODE:
SIGNATURE
DATE
athile in hile
waling oudo at 900AM on 1/25/57 2 walkin owrdoy at 900 A.M on 1/2s/572
sight ox
red orange oyect alot the red orange obyect alout the
sige ofapia sige ofape
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starited to move rapidly
d\$ At abew second afterdg. a bew siconaa after d sig lted.
mond inan arch ta poition
ebeition about 600 approviniately 3150

90°
Zenith
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902 PM
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225 270
SW W 315
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Other
Evalvation of Source Rel iability_CMvew
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Analysis and Conclusions: Tres CASE 15 CEASSEO ns
DsE 7 THE FACT.
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SSGHTING was A H1GH
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ain an uru obyect te U.FO.was sas
I am sure to high to be an aiplane becaise it
of the stard the objict we moving ata torripit of the stard the objit wee moving ata trriit
rate of speed in a nertheeastirly derectin bot
αi0n weered ff co e and headed nerth to weith ie and head sorth toeith
- wvest
If you do bnow angthing obout this would
you please, if possible, reply to my litter.
Lincerely,
2d.
Bound Brood, NnJoraty

SUBJECT:
1 The approp te boxes have been marked to indicate action
required o
2 The first addressee this memcrendum has action responsi-
bility for Staff. including necessary coordination with
other Air Staff agencies. Information correspon dence
have been forwarded to other addressees. have been forwarded to other addressees.
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SAFLL ACTION OFFICER: Major Van Dyk
SUSPENSE.
INCLOSURES: Ltr f/consti Pres, 26 Nov 59
REMARKS: FOR DIRECT REPLY
GORDON B. KNIGHT
Colonel, USAF
Chief, Congressional Inquiry
Division
Office of Legislative Liaison
INQUIRY
EXPEDITE

SAFoI-3a/Maj Tacker/mbb/72291
21 December 1959
Dear. M
Eisenhover, Your latter of 26 November 1959 addressed to President
has been referz ob.ject
this office.
Your letter contains 1 insufficient information for s valid
conclusion. Therefore request
Force questionnaire in regard to the sighting and forward the
completed paper to the Aerospace Technical Intelligenc Center,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for G-fdsterson Alr Force Base, Ohio analysis and analysis and evaluation. lluation.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
Inclosure LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Public Information Division
office Office of Informetion
Mr
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Bound Brood 1, New Jersey
Comeback OI-3d
Reader OI-1

U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give tho U. S. Air Force as much
information as oncorning the unidentified aorial phenomenon that you hova observed.
Ploase try to answ y questions as you possibly can. The information that you givs will
ba used for res ch purposes, and will bs rogarded as confidential material. Your nains will not
ba used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your pormission.
Wo request this porsonal information so that, If it is deamed nocessary, we may contact you for
further details.
.When did you soe the object? Time of day:
Hour Minutes
Doy Month Year (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zona:
(Circle One): a. a, Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving (Circle One): a.Daylight Saving
b. Contral b. Standard
c. c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. e. Other — Other-
4, Whore waro you when you sow the object? 4, Whors wers you when you sow the object?
f
Nearest Postal Acsross City or Town Stat or Country Stats or Country
Additional remarks: _ Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you sow the object.
Hours Minutas Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answar to Question 5.
a. Certain c.Not very sura
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(Circls One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight .No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
7.IF you saw the object during DAYLI , TWiLIGHT, or DAWN, where was tha SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you θ. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't romember
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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 (Circla One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few .Dull moonlight
c. Mony c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't romembar
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Yos b. No c. Don't romember
1.IF it was BRiGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or mora away (a distant car)?
b. Soveral blocks away?
c. A block away? c. Ablock away?
d. Soveral yards away? d. Soveral yards away?
. Other o. .Other
1.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush awcy at any time? Yes Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yos No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
e. o. Change brightnass? Changs brightness? Yos No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Yes No- No- Don't Know Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know
1. Did the object move bahind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered Y , then tall what
it moved behind:
1. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, porticularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos No Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, than tell what
it moved in front of:
. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solld? b. Transporent? c. Don't Know,
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses No e. Binoculars Yes No
b, Sun glasses f. Talescops Yes No
c. Windshield Yos g. Theodolito Yes No
d. Window glass Yos No h. Other

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6.Tall In a few words the following things about the object.
o. Sound.
of the objoct that you saw such cs wings, protruslons, ote., and ospeclally exhaust tralls or vapor trails. Place
an arraw beside the drawing to show tho direetlon the object was moving.
Cn 1Z0
ogt appeael bo e d
18. The edges of the object were: 18. The edges of the object were:
(Circlo One): a. Fuzzy or blurred (Cirelo One): a. Fuzzy or blurred o. Othar 0. Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember
19. IF thero was MORE THAN ONE objest, then how many wore there?
Draw a picturs of how thay ware arrenged, and put an arrow to show the directin that they wers traveling. S
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20. Draw a picturs shat will show the motlon that the objoct or objects made. Place en "A" ot the baginning
of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
Coth- from due south,
Clevatina app.45 tevend
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horth west
.feet.
22. How large did the objoct or objects appear compared with
and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Haad of a pin g. Silvar dollar
b. Poa b. Poa h. Baseball
c, c, Dime i. Grapafruit Grapefruit
d. Nickel i. Basketball
5. Quarter k. Other
f. Half do!lor Hall dollor
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly cartain b. Fairly cartain d. Uncertain in
23. How did the object or objects disappear from viaw? 23. How did the object or objocts disappear from viaw?
24. In order that you con glve as clear a plcture as posslbls of what you saw, we would liks for you to imagina that you could
construct the obiret that you sow. Of what type materlal would you make It? How large would It be, and what shape
wouid it have? Dascribe In your own words a common object or objocts which when ploced up in the aky would give tho
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 2Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a. Ins ide a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
C. Outdoors d. Flying near an girfield?
d. In an airplone 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, cnd how did you happen to notice it?
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. North a. North c. c. East East e. e. South South g. g. West west
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast Southeast f. f. Southwest h. h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you wera looking at the object? 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. East c. East e. South g. g. West
b. Northeast Northeast d. Southeast. d. Southeast f. Southwest Southwest h. h. Northwest Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
Northeast Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
31. 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 degrees.
b. From horizon.... degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared: -
a.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon.... degrees.