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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6968538
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONSylvania Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon 7
Sylvania, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_1930 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 8/0032 AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS PHOTOS . SOURCE 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
X No X No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.. Hallucination
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 seconds seconds one one variable variable Unkno wn Unkno wn
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING T1. COMMENTS
Windows of bright light and dark contrast, This report contains several contra- This report contains Several contra-
on yellow-white with black object. This was dictory statements. Witness stated that
all that was visible. Disappeared instantlyd she was told that she would see this
object by mental telepathy. States that
she observed the path of the object by
- perception prior to the visual observation
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SZP 52)
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DAYA)
In order that your information may be filed and coded as accuratoly as possible, please use
the following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You moy re-
peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you believe ara important. Try to present the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size paper may be attached
if they are needed.
NAME (Do Not W.ite in This Space)
(Plaase Print)
CODE:
SIGNATURE
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information as pos concarning the unidentified aerial phanomenon that you hava observed.
Please try to answ war as many quastions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for re h purposas, and will ba regarded as confidential material. Your nama will not
b used in connaction with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permisslon.
We request this parsonal information so that, if it is deemed necossary, we may contact you for
further dotails.
. When did you see the object?
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27 196
Day Month Yoar (Circle One): A.M. P.M.
3. Tima zone:
(Circle One): a. (Circlo One): a. Eastern Eastern (Circle Ona): (Circla Ona): a. Daylight Saving Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard Standard
c. c. Mountain Mountain
d. Pacific
, e, Other .
4. Whore wore you when you saw the object? 4. Whore wore you the object?
Noarost Postal Addross Noarast Postal Addross City or Town State or Couniry
Additional romarks: _
5. Estimate how long you sow the object. 7
Houra Minutes Soconds
a. Certa in c.Not vary sure
b.) Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight a, No trace of daylight
Bright twilight . Don't remember
7.IF you saw tho object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, 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 of you θ. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't rameinber
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 34)
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.IF you saw the ouject at NIGHT, TWiLIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notica concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
None . Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't romember
(Circle One): a.Y b. No c. Don't remeimber
IF it was BRiGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightnass like that of an automobil headlight?:
light
b. Soveral blocks away?
Jsterai
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. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yos No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? d. Give off smoke? desbness Yes No Don't Know
o. e. Changs brightnoss?7 Yos No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't Know
8. a. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Elicker. throh. or pulsate? Yos Yos No Don't Know Don't Know
1.Did the object move behind something at anytime, particulorly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answer ES, then tell what
it moved behind: _
13. d the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered ES, than toll what
it moved in front of:
14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solld? b. Transparent? Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the objoct through any of the following?
a. Eyoglasses Yos e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolits
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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16. Teli in a few words the following things about the object.
Color..
of the ablvet that you saw such as winga, protruslons, ete., and ospoclally exhaust tralls or vapor fralls. Placo
an arrow bes ids the drawing to show the directlon the objeet was mowing.
TELL
18. The edges of the object were: 18. The edges of the object were:
(Cirelo Ono): ) Fuzzy or blurred (Circlo Ono): Fuzxy or blurred Othar .Other tha
b. Like a bright stor b. Like a bright stor
c. c. Sharply ourlined
d. Don't remember
19. IF thero was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there?
Draw a pietur of how thay wer aranged, and put an arrow to show the irection that they wore traval ing.
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20. Draw a plcture that will show the motion that the object or objects mada. Place an "A" at the beginning
of the path, a "B' at the end of the path, and show any changes In direction during the course.
e to The
21. iF PossiBLE, try to guess or astimate what the raal slza of the object was in its longest dimension.
22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects. hald in the hand
and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Hoad of a pin g, Siiver dollor
b. Pea h. Boseball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nicket i. Busketball
e, Quarter k. Other.
f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicata how certaln you are of your answar to Questlon 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sura
b. Fairly cartain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disoppear from viow?
the amathe the
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a. In the business section of a city?
c. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c.) Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
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?
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. c. East e. e. South South West West
b. Northeast d. d. Southeast f. f. Southwest Southwest Northwest 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 No
29. What direction were you you first saw the e object? (Circle One) object? (Circle One)
c.North c.) North c. East e. South e. South g. West West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 6 Northwest
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
3. 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).
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31.1 When it first appeared:
a. From true North.__degrees.
b. From horizon ._. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeored:
a. From true North__O. degrees.
degrees.
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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 the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
pasition 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 (Circla One)
a. Cloar sky a. No wind
b. Hazy b. Slight breeze
c Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d, Don't ramember
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
- a. Dry a Cold
5. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow Hot
e. Don't remember e. Don't remember
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Doy Month Year
Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they sea the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
1:l.eshi?
(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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Do 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.
object was?
(Circle One) Yes 5 No
IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was?
NAME Last Name First Name
Middls Name
ADDRESS OH10
Street City Zone Stata
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
22101C
Ago 45 Sex Sex .
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school. a. Grade school._ e. e. Technical school _ 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: 8 13
Day Month Yoar