DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7812511
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONSan Gabriel California
FRAMES14
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
12 May 60 San Gabriel, California Was Balloon 7
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2040 C Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 13/04402 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s 000 Probably Astronomical
30 No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
080 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
one --- Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Saw a flying saucer coming toward him. The information submitted in this letter
was very limited. Additional information
was requested from the witness but was
never received.
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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 agele tindigi 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 mre Cike
c. Moderate or heavy rain Warm modeito
d. Snow Hof
.Don't remember e. Don't remember
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day Month Year fouhar my ote
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes 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?
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DATE July 10, 1960
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Dear
This is to acknowledge your recent letter regarding the
sighting of an unidentified flying object.
Your letter contains insufficient information for a valid
conelusion. Therefore, request that you complete the attached
Air Force Questionaire in regard to the sighting and forward the
completed paper to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center,
Wright-Patterson Air F rce Base, Ohio.
Sincerely,
Inclosure LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Lt. Col., USAF
Public Information Division
Office of Information
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It is suggested that.standand UFO questionnaires be forwarded to each
of the foll individualss
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St Louis 8, Mo
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REFLECTION INVERSION PRESENT INVERSION PRESENT PHOTO ANALYSIS _
SUN DOG SUN DOG _ LENTICULAR CLOUD LENTICULAR CLOUD. PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: INFORMATION SBMITTEO SUBMITTEO ON THIS ON THS
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SIEHTING Is VERY UECY COMITEO.ADOITION ORMATION GRMATION
WAS REQU S76O FROM THE WITNESS BUT was
NEVER RECEIVED.
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CONCLUSION:
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1. Draw a pleture that will show the shape of the object or oblects. Lobel - fJuly.
ofthe object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, t., and especlally exhaust tralls or vapor trails. Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the directlon the object was moving.
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18. The edges of the object were: 18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred - . . Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremember d. Don'tremember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were travel ing.
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2. Draw a picture shat will show the motion that the objoct or objocts made. Place an "A" at the beginning
of the path, a "B" at the ond of the path, and show any changes in directlon during the course.
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2. IF PossiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was In Its longest dimension.
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22 How lorge did the object or objects appear as compored with one of the following objects. held in the hand
and at about arm's length? Dige Uk onns ad evenin flano
(Circle One): a. Hoad of a pin g. Silver dollor
b. Poa h. Baseball wit he Jugeer
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nicket i. Basketball stan
e. Quarter k. Other
f. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certaln you are of your answer to Question 22.
a. Cortain C. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappeor from view? wm
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24. In order that you can glve as clear a picture as posslblg of what you saw, we would like for you to Imagine that you could C.
construct the objeet that you saw. Of what type materlal would you make It? How large would it be, and what shape
would it have? Doscribe in your own words a common oblect or objects whlch whon placed up In the sky would give the
same appearance as the oblect which you sow.
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In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors 1 d. Flying near an airfield? al
d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city? W2 mdis
e. At sea f.
f. Other g. Other
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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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IF yu wer MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE orother vehicle at te time then complete th following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southeast f. Southwest h. h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any tine while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
2. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
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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? (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 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: -7.5
a. From true North _. degrees.
b. From horizon/degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
b. From horizondegrees.
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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.
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3. In the 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.
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(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, ,then what speed would you estimate? _m.p.h.
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4.Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
10.to 15 ninles-
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was? feet.
4. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Last Name First Name Middl Name
ADDRESS San Gabriel (none) Calif.
City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Mantainence man for Luurderymat at 1256 S Mantainence man for Launderymat at 1256 S. G1 dale
Age - Age _. 52 Sex Mammm Male
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Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. AB University of Missouril930
In 1934 Calculus at Washington University at St. Louis,Mo Calculus at Washington University . Louis, Mo
Grade school .Grade school e. e. Technical school _
b.High school _ b.High school_ (Type)_ (Type)-
c. College _ c. College f. Other special training Took home study eourges
d. Post graduate in Electricity and Accontancy.
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: July 10 1960
Day Month
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