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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6966843
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1959
REPORTED LOCATIONAlpha Ohio
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2. LOCATION
3 Dec 59 Alpha, Ohio _ ope
3. DATE-TimE GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Loca! 1915 MX Ground. Vi sual O Ground-Rodar
GMT_2 +/0015Z_ 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Redor
“S$. PHOTOS é. SOURCE
0 Yes
20 No Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION & NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
____ lL min 30 secs one WSw

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CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possivly Balloon

Wos Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other

Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown

10, BRIZ® SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Rnd, yellow-white obj, pulsating, size of pea
No sound.

11. COMMENTS
" Balloon could not have moved fm NW at
30° elev to the WSW at 40° elev in 1
min 30 secs. Probably the F-101 or T-33
in the air at the time cf the sighting.

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In order that your information may be filed and coded os accurately as possible, please use
the following space to write out 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 atrached
it they are needed.

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This questionnaire has bean praparead 30 that you can giva the U, S. Air Force a4 much
information as possible concerning the unidentified cerial phanomenon that you have obsorved,
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be ragarded as confidential material, Your naina will nor
o* used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your periission.
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2. Time of day: ‘Aes Ls

1, When did you see the object?
Hous Minviss

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Dey Month Yoor (Circle One): A.M, or EY

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3, Tims zone:
(Cirela Ona): @. Eastern) (Circle One): ving
b, Standard

b, Conira
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d. Pacific

e, Other ae

4, Where were you when you saw the object?
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5, Estimote how long you saw the object, f BO Mintimer
Hours Minutes Seconds

5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Quastiom 5,
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é, What wes the condition of the sky?

d. Justa trace of daylight
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(Cites Gane): a. Bright daylight
b. Dull daylight
¢. Bright twilight

7. 1 you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you locked at

the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d, To your left

bh, In back of you e, Overhead
c, To your right f. Don’t remember

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8. 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 (Circle One):
a, None q Bright moonlightD or BUC EA, papna ty
| b. A fow b. Bull moonlight Fae fro full f

| G Cc. Many) c. No moonlight — pitch dark
. Don't remomber d, Don't remember

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9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?

(Circle Ong): b, No c, Don't remember

10, iF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:

(Circla One) G@. A mile or more away (a distant car)?

b. Several blocks away?

e. Ablock awey?
: d. Saveral yards away?
| e. Other

| 11, Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appecr to stand still at any time? Yos Don't Know
b, Suddenly speed up and rush away at eny tims? Yes Don’t Know
c. Break up into ports or explode? Yos Don’t Know
d, Give off smoke? Yes Don’t Know
e. Change brightness? No Don’t Know
f, Change shape? Yes Chad Don't Know re od €lejter

g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? No ites sd) Pale ED, Qik Anerm

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12.> Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? )
(Circle Ore): Yes Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then tall whar %? bor ssi

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13. Did the object mova in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?

(Circle One): No Don't Know, IF you answered YES, than tell what
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| 14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid) b, Transparent? C. Don't Know,

15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

: a, Eyeglasses Yes : e. Binoculars Yes Of

: b, Sun glasses Yes (No) f. Telescope Yes (Fis)

| c, Windshield Yes : g. Theodolite Yos GP
d. Window glass Yes Koy h. Other

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an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object wea moving.

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18, The edges of the object wera:

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(Circle Ona): > Fuzzy or blurred other pulteRyo, Other - i ey

b, Like a bright star |
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19. JF thero was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony wera thera? Ora tonl

Draw ¢ picture of how they ware arranged, and pu? an arrow to show the direction that th. y Wore Hoel ints

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20. Drow a picture thot will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an “A” ot the beginning
of the path, o “B” at the end of the path, and show any changes In direction during the course.

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21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimates what the real size of the cbject was in its longest dimension.

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22, How large did the object or objects cppear as compared with one of the following objects. held in the hand
and at about orm's length?

(Circle One): a. ad of a pin g. Silver dollor
G. Pea > h. Baseball
¢, Dime . Grapefruit

d. Nickel » Basketball
©. Qvorter . Other
f. Half dollor

22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you cra of your answer to Question 22,

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©. Fairly certain > d. Uncertain

23, How did the object or objects disappear from view? Steve ef fr pulse j2 Cn Prore
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24. In order that you can give os clear a pieture as possible of what you saw, we would like for you to Imagine thet you could
construct the cbject thot you sow. Of whot type moterlal would you make it? How large would It be, and what shape
would It have? Describe in your own words a Eommon object or objects which when placed up In tha sky would give the
same oppecrance as the object which you saw,

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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 26. Were you (Circle One)

(Circle One):

a. In the business section of a city?

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a. Inside a building Ke In the residential section of a city

b. Ina car c. In open countryside? ,

c. Uutdoors™ d, Flying near an airfield? ZL (atag ee
, dn airplone e. Flying over a city? As Att mire |

e. At sea f. Flying over open country? Rp re ronan ding

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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 coinplete the following questions:

28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

a. North c. East e. South q. Wes
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest <o

23.2 How fast were you moving? '¥ miles per hour.

23.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?

(Circle One) Yes No

29. Whot direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North c. East wae cee g. West
b, Northeast d. Southeast Northwest

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30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North c. East e. South g. West
b, Northeast d. Southeast f, Southwest h. Northwest

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31. If you <re femiliar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from tree North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation),

31.1 When it first appeared:

a. From true North. slo _. degrees.
b, From horizon __ 43 O___ degrees.

31.2 When it disappeared: ins

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a. From true North a Seen degrees,
b. From horizen —___ Yo _.. degrees.

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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 o “B” on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you Jast 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” ot its
position when you /ast saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.

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34, What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object?

d. Thick or heavy clouds | d, Don’t remember
e, Don't remember

34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. Dr ht a, Col
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c. Moderate orheavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow d, Hot
e. Don’t remember e, Don’t remember

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34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One) :
a. Clear sky Ce Ne wind >) or viry 2 beh}
b. Haz >~-Shghtbrasze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind

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35. When did you report to soma official that you had seen the object?

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36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the objact?

(Circle One) Yes fio)

36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No

36.2 Piease list their names and addresses:

~37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?

(Circle One) LEE | .

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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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?

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(Circle One) Yes S. si. See es ferrsgrensatclile
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IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? At of trl iP€ yi ad

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40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?

(Circle One) Yes (Ne)

IF you onswered YES, then how far away would you say it was? Kae TF

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41. Please give the following information about yourself:

NAME ee
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Aopress _ <i. Ht bea oda
Street City Zone Stote

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What is your present job? Fres Ancn, (ee ver Gursghe tS
Age /Y 5 Sex hal |

Pisase indicate any special educational training that you have had.

c. Grade school us e.e. Technical school

‘ High school / (Type) --
c, College — f. Other special training | :

d, Post graduate

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42, Date you completed this questionnaire:

Day Month Vous
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