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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7812127
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONDayton Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
13 Avril, 1960 Dayton, vhio
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Was Belloon

Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION

1 Ground-Vi suvel O Ground-Reder
0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intereopt Reader

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Was Astronomical Meteor
0 Yes Probably Astronomical
Ne Civilian Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE ee
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS
Bright, white light which gave off two Cox Municipal Airport was contacted
red balls. Came to a short sudden stop. and they saw a greenish light of 3-5
Dimued before disappearance. seconds duration at the same time. No

explanation for it. From this descriptijon
the object is assumed to be a meteor,

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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)

In order that your information may be filed and coded as 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 attached
if they are needed.

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U. S AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepored so that you can give the U. S. Air Force os much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed,
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 regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, If it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details,

|. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: 2/3 /7-a! | :
Hever Minutes
(Circle One): A.M or
3. Time zone:
: (Circle ene Eastern (Cirele One): a, Daylight Saving
» Centrol Cb) Standard
¢. Mountain
d. Pacifie
e. Other

Where were you when ypu saw the object?

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earest Postal Address City or Town Stote or Country

Additional remorks:

5. Estimate how long you sow the object, RRR te AE 3 2X
Hours Minutes Seconds

5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.

Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Justa guess

6, What was the condition of the sky?

(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d, Justa trace of daylight
b, Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight if A/ ( S bts
» Bright twilight f. Don't be f .
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7. \F you saw the 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 ». Overhead

¢. To your right f. Don't remember

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16, Toll in a fow words the following things about the object.

17. Draw o picture that will show the shape of the object or objects, Lobel and Include In your sketch eny details
of the object thot you sow such os wings, protrusions, ate., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails, Place
on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving,

18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a, Fuzzy or blurred e. Other — més
Like a bright star

c, Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember

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19, IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there? a Siiind
Draw o picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.

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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 (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b.) A few | b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don’t remember

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

(Circle One): Co, Yes) b. No c. Don’t remember
10, IF it wos BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, wos the brightness like that of an outomobile headlight ?:

(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?

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11. 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? Yes Don’t Know
c. Break up into ports or explode? a Don’t Know
d. Give off smoke? es Don’t Know
e. Change brightness? Yes» Don’t Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don’t Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? ‘Yes Don't Know

12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly o cloud?

(Circle One): Yes CD) Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what
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13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what

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14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transporent? c. Don’t Know,
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

a. Eyeglasses Yes ® e. Binoculars Yes No

b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope Yes No

c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No

d. Window glass Yos No h, Other - =a

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25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object? 26. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One): |
@) In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building . In the residential section of a city?
b, Ina car c. In open countryside?
Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?

d. In an airplone e. Flying over a city?
e. Atsea — f. Flying over open country?
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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 complete the following questions:

28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

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

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28.2 How fast were you moving?

28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No

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

a. North c. East e. South g. West

b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. Northwest
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30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)

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

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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 / 75 “! ig
b. From horizon = degrees.
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a. From true North & GO degrees.

b. From horizon 4e77t4- ___. degrees.
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20. Drow a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. 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.

21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension. M4

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22, How large did the object or objects appear as compored with one of the following objects. held in the hand Way

and at about arm’s length? S/V2e! AS LARES AS HOULDIVg THUMA ' a
(Circle One): a. Head pig A FURST Fite ER verdolle ~ oe gt
b. Pea h. Baseball pA Peer
c, Dime i. Grapefruit PreK § LGwWa Te
d. Nickel j. 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.

a, Certain c. Not very sure
b, Fairly certain d, Uncertain

23. How did the object or objects disappear from view?

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24. In order that you con give os cleor a picture os possible of what you saw, we would like for you to Imagine that you could
construct the object that you sow, Of whot type material would you make it? How lerge would it be, and what shope
would it have? Describe in your own words a tommon object or objects which when pleced up in the sky would give the

same oppearance as the object which you sow,
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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?

(Cirele One) No MACK SC

IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? M sp vi Seton m.p.h.

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

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IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? a

41, Please give the following information about yourself:

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Lost Nome

First Name Middle Nome

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treet City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER@@Sie

What is your present job? Cas T_ f a... CLO Y aU f Pikes, ERGs Sears diblpneneeenan
Age TFA ras Sex LMALE

Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.

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b. High school _ 4 _ (Type)

c. College 43/59 Foe f. Other special training

d. Post graduate ____ ‘ilies

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42, Date you completed this questionnaire:

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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
Ce.) Hazy WIG RA tth4ee 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) .4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)

Dry a. Cold

Fog, mist, or light rain Cool RIX
Moderate orheavy rain Warm

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Don’t remember . Don’t remember

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

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

(Cirele One) No

36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?

(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 Gio)

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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