DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6969728
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONDayton Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
20 Fabruary, 1960 Dayton, Ohio 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 1945 Ground-Visual ¤ Was Aircraft
Ground-Rodor Probably Aircraft
GMT2/00L52 Air-Visual Air-intercept Rodar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 1 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 00 Probably Astronomical
No 9 No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OBJECTS . COURSE Other... Other..
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 seconds One One North to South Unknown
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING . COMMENTS
Very bright pinkish white object about the Insufficient information for evaluatior
size of a basketball dieappeared behind a Also a one witness sighting, Duration
cloud. cloud. and coler indicate a meteor sighting:
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP 52)
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This quastionnaira hos baan propored so that you can give the U. S. Air Foree as much
infermation as possible concerning the unidantified derlal phenomanon that you havs observed.
Please try to answar as mony questlons as you possibly can. The information that you give will
ba used for rosoareh purposes, and will ba regarded as confidantial material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your pormisslon.
We request this parsonal information so that, If it is deamad necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
1. When did you sea the abject? Tima of day:
Hour Minutas
Doy Month Year (Circle One): A.M or P.M.
3. Tima zona:
(Circrs One): a. Eastora (Circle One): Eastern (Circle Ona): d. Daylighr Saving (Circle Ona): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard b. Standard
c. c. Mountain
d. Pacific
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A Whore were you whon you sow the object?
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Noarast Postal Address Noarast Postal Address City or Town City or Town Stole or Couniry Stole or Couniry
Addirional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you sow the objoct.
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicata how certain you are of your answer to Quastion 5.
c. Certain Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6. What wes the conditicn of the sky?
(Circle One): a, Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight o. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight i. Don't remember
7.IF you sow tho object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, whers was ths SUN located as you looked at
the objoct?
(Circle Ono): a. I In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
C. To your right f. Don't remember
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8. IF you saw the object of NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circlo One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Nona a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b.Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - plich dark
d. Don'tremomber d. Don't remember
Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Yos b. No c. Don't remember
10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN tha sky background, was the brightnass like that of an automobils heedlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
. Other . Other
11. Did the object: (Circle One for each quastion) (Circla One for each quastion)
d. Appear to stand still at any tima? a. Appear to stand still at any tima? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into ports or explode? c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Change brightness? Yes Yes No Don't Know
f. f. Change shape? Yes Yes No- Don't Know
g. 8. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know
1.Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then toll what
it moved behind:_
.Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
It moved in front of:
14. Did the object appeor: (Circle One): a. Solld? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
1.Did you observe the object through any of th a following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes o. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yos No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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T6. Talt in a fow words the followlng thinga ohout the object.
u. Sound
Color
17.1 Drew a plcture that will show the shape of the objoct or objects. Labal and include In your sketch any dutalls
of the objoet that you sow such as wings, protruslons, ete., and oapeclally exhaust trolix or vopor tralls. Pluce
an arraw baslde the drawing to show the directlon the object was moving.
18. Tho edges of the objsct wore:
(Circle Ono): a. Fuzzy or blurred 0, Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined c, Sharply outlined
d. Don'tramembor d. Don'tremember
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19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there?
Draw a plclure of how thay were arronged, and put on arrow to show the direetlon that they wars traveling.
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20. Draw a pictura that will show the motion that the objact or objects made. Place an "A" at the begining
of the path, a "B" at the and of the path, and show any chonges In direction during tho course.
21. IF POssiBLE, try to guass or estimate what the reol slze of the object was in its longest dimension.
.feet.
22. How large did the object or objects app opoar as comperod with ona of the wing objects. beld in the hand
and at about orm's length?
(Circle One): d, Hoad of a pin g. Silver doilar
b. 2. Poa TOs h. Basoball
c. Dima i. i. Grapefruit
d. d. Nickel 1. 1. Basketball
e. Quartor k. Other Other
f. Half dollar f. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certaln you are of your answar to Question 22. 22.1 (Circle One of tho following to indicate how certain you are of your answar to Question 22.
a. Certain a. Certain c. Not vary sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects discppear from viaw? _ 23. How did the object or objects disappear from viaw?.
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24. In ordar that you can give as clear a plcture as posslble of what you sow, wo would lke for you to Imagine that you could
construct the object that you saw. Of whot typs materlal would you make it? How larga would it be, and what shape
wouid It hovo? Dexcribs in your own words a common object or objocts whlch whan placed up in the sky would give the
sams oppearancs as the object which you sow.
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 2 Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a cor c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplone 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?
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 c. East e. e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. d. Southeast Southeast f. Southwest h. 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
29. What direction were you lookin when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object?
North c. East e, South g. West
b. Northeast d. 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.
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4.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)
a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don't remember e.
35.. When d id you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day Month Year
36. Was anyone else with you at the tine you saw the object? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes (Circle One) (Yes No No
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:
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?
38.In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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3. 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.
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was? _feet.
NAME Lost Nome First Name Middle Name
ADDRESS Street City Zone Stato
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job?
Age Sex
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school . Grade school .. e. e. Technical school e.e. Technical school
b. High school _ (Type)__
c. College f. Other special training
d. Post graduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Day Month Yoar
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Direction of Motion
Satellite: FOIN-4F3, Mhone 69219)
Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc).....
Radar Analysia (AFCIN-4El)
Evaluation of Source Re lability.
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Analysis and Conclusions: /nsuffecsN
.. lSTNESS
2 CONCLnsnoN ONE
Erciend.