PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT IO073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
08/2120 MDT
3_Aug 50 09/0320Z
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military Astro (METEOR)
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One (1)
5. LENGTH OF 5. LENC TION TION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS
8 8 seconds See Case.
6. TYPE OF TYPE OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
Confi Conflictinz
. PHOTOS
n Yes
W No
9. PHYSICA IDENCE
07 Yes
No
FORM
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17 DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICA3LE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE CHEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES EINO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? DNO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF-THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSISLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON.
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT OURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF "YES," DESCRIBE.
1O
A. OID THE PHENOMENON DISTURS THE GROUND PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. 0 YES NO.
IF "YES,* DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER S OR A SIMILAR PHENOVENON 9EFORE YES CIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
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23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? NO. IF "YES," DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ASOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST-NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (Staet Ciy Sate and Zip
87116
TELEPHONELArncode aRd numbED) AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERFINENT.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID THAT YOU
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MONTH
2S. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHEMOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-2233
THIS QUESTIO RE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE ERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL STIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUI IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR). WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR8O-[7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
SECUREL FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU ISEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY7 MONTH YEAR1969
2. WHAT M E DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PH ENOMENON?
HOUR3202 MINUTES. A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT IM E DID ou L AST SIGHT T H IE PH OM ENON? 15
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERS OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
KIRTLI AFB New Mexice
officer of DAY Officer of DAY
By By
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A° ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WMEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
N
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
SW SE
SSW SSE
B
7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A* AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A *B* AT THE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE *A ANO *B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN *A* AND B. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEAREO TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CHeCk epPrOPriate bloCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW HOW MUCH MUCH OT TRA = C WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? ANY AIRPLANES? YES YES NO. NO. IF YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON PH EN O MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIMES X CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT NOT VERY SURE
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
Wa V
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONT NO. IF NO. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE ND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
NO
11. CoNOITiONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LoW luffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLouDS (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) (2) MOON
NONE NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL(New Or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? THE SUN VISIBLE? YES YES NO N IF YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Near nOON)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR SIGHTING. SUCH AS THE SUN. HEA OR
STREET LAMP. STREET LAMP. EIC.-FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION.SPECIFY ETC..FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION. SPEIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. D TANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
B D G
LIGHTIN rom
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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like
looked a
self
light
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SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
looking divectin N
in
was imidiatly aparent
A. HOW DID IT F A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
turned orange oange
and and then then blant blank
if landed
as
B.OID THE YES PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND NO. IF"YES," DESCRIBE. OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
Possible
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HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EAHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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I6. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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