DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7813198
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONDayton Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
HENRY, Geneva
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
6 Jun 60 Dayton, Ohio Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 0115 - 0130 C Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 26152 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar PossiblyAireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE x Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Civilian Probably Astronomical
No 0 PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION O. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 sec one descending Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A bright bluish-green glow appeared in the NE, The description is typical of a meteor
moving toward the witness while it fell at an at high altitude.
angle. Witness stated it was just like a
shooting star, but different than any she had
seen. Object disappeared benind trees. seen. Object disappeared behind trees.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SRP 52)
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET -
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
Information as pos oncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for res search purposes, and will 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.
1. When did you see the object? 2.Time of doy: 20/5--Q130
Hour Minutes
June 60
Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circl One): (Circl One):/ Eastern (Circle One): (Circle One): a.Daylight Saving a. Daylight Saving
b. b. Central Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other. . Other
Where were you whon you saw the object?
DAYION DAYION OH10
Address dross City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the object.
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
. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle Ono): a. Bright daylight d.Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull doylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
.IF 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 e, Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
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IF you saw the ouject 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 Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
Many c. No moonlight - pitch dork
d. Don't remamber d. Don't remember
Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): . No c. Don't remember
IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b.Several blocks away?
c. A block away? Bright light
d. Several yards away? d. Several yards away?
. Other
1. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Yes Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes 222222 2222222 Don't Know
.Change brightness? . Change brightness? Yos Yes Don't Know
1. i. Change shape? Yes Yes Don't Know Don't Know
g. g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes 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 tell 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 appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses No . Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yos
d. Window ghss scrllrYes No h. Other
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16. Toll In a fow words the following things about the objeet.
.Sound
6. color Blvish -gren glo
17.Draw a pleture that will show the shape of the object or objocts. Label and Inelude In your sketeh any dotalls
of the object that you saw such as wings, protruslons, ote., and especlally exhaust trails or vapor tralls. Place
an arrow beslde the drawing to show the direetlon the obleet was moving.
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18. The edges of the object were: 8. The edges of the object were:
(Cirelo One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE oblect, then how many were there?
Draw a plcture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the directlon that they were travel ing.
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20. Draw a plcture that will show the motlon that the objoct or objocts made. Place an "A' the beginning
of the path, d gf the end of the path, and show any changes In directlon during the course.
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Approf
(yard)
2 IF possiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in Its longest dimenslon.
..fet.
How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand
and ot about arm's longth?
(Circl One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollor
b. Poa b. Pea h. Baseball Baseball
c. c. Dime Grapefruit
d. Nicket Baskotball
. . Quarter Quarter k. Other_ Other_
f.Half dollor f. 'Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your answer to Questlon 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d.Uncertain
23. How did the oblect or objects disoppear from view? 23. How did the oblect or objects disappear from view? 2l2
24. In order that you can give as cloar a pleture as possible of what you sow, we would like for you to imegine that you could
construct the objoct that you saw. Of what type materlel would you meke it? How large would it be, and what shape
would It have? Describe in yow own words a tommon object or objects which when pleced up in the sky would give the
same appearance as the object which yeu sew.
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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 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?
. . 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?
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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 East e. e. South South g.' g. 1 West
b. Northeast . Northeast d. Southeast f. 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
2. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
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
b2 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).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a. From true North 4s degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
0. From true North 43 degrees. )
b. From horizon dehw ZZee2 degrees.
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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 (Circl One)
Clear sky a.No wind
Hazy Slight breeze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d.Don't remember
.Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circl One)
Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
. Don't remember
35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
D TuNe 1960
Day Month Year
Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes (Circle One) Yes No)
36.1 IF you answered YES, did thoy see the object too? 36.1 IF you answered YES, did thoy see the object too?
(Circle One) (CircleOne) Yes 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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3Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
CircleOne) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ..._m.p.h.
40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was? feet.
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
Last Name First Name Middl Name
ADDRE OH10
City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBI
Age Sox E
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school . e. Technical school.
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