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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7819583
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONClover Vermont
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
L August, 1760 Glover, Vermont 00 Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 o Was Aircraft
100 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 04/00202 GMT Q4/0020Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS •. e. SOURCE a a Was Astronomical Mqteor Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Y.s 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
Y No No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION .. •. NumBer of Objects NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other.
000 000 Insufficient Data for for Evaluation
3-4 Secune one Forth Forth Unknown
10. BRIEF BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
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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.
In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a B" at Its
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What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One)
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hozy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
3When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
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Day Month momm Year Feur
(Circle One) Yes Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YE , did they see the object too? - .
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names s and addresses:
Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circle One) (Yos No
37.1 IF you answere , where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
In your inion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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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?_
A fect was?
(Circle One) Yes No
ion about yourself:
NAME_ Last Name Name Fret Name ret Name Midai Name
Name
ADDRESS ADDRESS Verm em
Street Street Zone
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
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Date you completed this questionnaire: 6 Statembir 1960
Day Month Year
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEEY
(SUMMARY DATA)
- In order that your information moy be filed and coded as accurately as passible, please use
the following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re-
statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the observa-
tlon in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached
if they are needed.
NAME (Do Not Write in This Space)
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DATE SEpT 6 , 1960
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Dear Senator Prouty:
Your Your letter letter of 15 August 1960 to the Seoretary of 15 August 1960 to the Seoretary
Defanse Defense in behalf of Mr. of Mr. of
been forwarded Glover, Vermont, Glover, Vermont, has has
to this office for reply. Mr. wrote
to you concerning concerning the sighting sighting of an unidentified flying
object object by M Glover.
Mr letter does not contain letter does not contain sufficient sufficient
inforation on which inforation on which to arrive at valid to arrive at valid conclusions. conclusions.
Therefore, Therefore, would would you please have Mr. complete
the attach the attached Air Force questionnaire and forward
the completed a it and
report to the Aerospace
Center, Wright-Patterson Ar Force for their
analysis and evaluation.
Please convey app:
bringing this ma for
our ntion.
Sincerely yours,
Inclosure
Honorable Winston L. Prouty
United States Senate
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25 Aug 1960
ATTENTIEN: Mi
The
inquiry.
"I refer to your letter of 15 August to the Honorable "I refer to your letter of 15 August to the Honorable
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letter from Mir. letter from Mr. cerning the sighting of en unider erning the sighting of an unide tified tified
flying ob Glover, Vermont.
"Mr. letter tained insufficient information for information for
cut the attached Air Force Questionmaire and forward the completed
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Patterson Air Force Base, Chio for their analysis evaluation."
Inclosures
LAWEENCE J. PICKER
Lt. Col., USAF
Chier. Magasine & Book Branch
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LISTER HILL, ALA., CHAIRMAN
JAMES E. MURRAY. MONT. JOHN F. KENNEDY, MASS. BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ. EVERETT MC KINLEY DIRKSEN, ILL. 1
PAT MC NAMARA. MICH. WAYNE MORSE, OREG. JACOB K. JAVITS, N.Y. CLIFFORO P. CASE, N.J.
RALPH W. YARBOROUGH, TEX. JOSEPH S. CLARK, PA. WINSTON L. PROUTY, VT. NORMAN BRUNSDALE, N. DAK. Qnited Slates Senake
HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., N.J. JENNINGS RANDOLPH. W. VA.
COMMITTEE ON
STEWART E. MC CLURE, CHIEF CLERK
August 30, 1960
Mvermont
Dear Mr
Attached herewith is a copy of
a reply, together with enclosures, which I
received from the Department of the Air Force
in response inquiry in behalf of Mr.
naire could completed eturned to the
appropria
to let
me know.
Sincere.
Winston L. Prouty
United States Senator
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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 possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as many yquestions as you possibly can. The information that you give 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? When did you see the object? .Time of day: Time of day: 5 20
Hour Minutes Minutes
Onj 1960 1
$\rac$ $\rac Month Year (Circle One): A.M.j or
3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One):a.
Daylight Saving Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw object?
Nearest Posral Address City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks: --
5. sight? 35t
Hours Minutes Seconds
was time sight determined?
a Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a quess
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright Bright V Inet befor Snon Bright
b. b. Cloudy Cloudy b. Cloudy
7.IF you saw the object
(Circle One): (Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you b. In back of you e. Overhead up yet u yet
c. To your right L f. Don't remember
ATIC FFE 600 FORM 164 This form supersedes ATIC 164, 13 Oct 54.
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IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle 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 remember dDon't remember
The object appeared:
a. As a light b. Shiny c. Dark d.Don't remember
.If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars?
Did the object: Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Yes No Don't Know
b. b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or expl Yes IVNO Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes Don't Know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes Don't Know
Did the object move behind d something at any time, 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 any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of:
. Did the object appear: Did the object appear: (Circle One): a.Solid Solid b. Transparent c. Vapor c. Vapor d. Don't Know
Did you observe the object through any of the 15. Did you observe the object through any of the following? following?
a. Eyeglasses a. Eyeglasses Yes No No Binoculars Yes Yes
.Sun glasses b. Sun glasses Yes No Telescope Yes 2
c. Windshield Yes No Theodolite Yes
d. Window glass Yes No Other
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.16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound yie holzi- luao lned Tn
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of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was. moving.
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18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other =
b. Like a bright star
e. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
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Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made.Place an at the beginning o
the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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How large did the object appear to you as compared to an object with which you are familiar?
how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time
of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
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d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Other
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IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at th time, then complete.the fol questions:
a. North c. East e. South e. South g. West West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yes No
What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
g. West
a. North c. East South h. Northwest
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead
What direction
g. West
.North c. East South h. Northwest
.Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead
If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeared: 31.1 When it first appeared:
.From true North_ _degrees.
b. From horizon b. From horizon. degrees. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared: 31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North Erom true North degrees.
b.From horizon_ .degrees.