PROJECT BLUE BOOK

22 Aug 60

CO Yes
B Ne
7. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION

10 min

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Bluish-white light which changed to yellow.
Size of street light 3-5 miles away.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SFP 52)

LOCATION

Durenville, Texas
3. DATE-TINE GROUP] & TYPE OF OBSERVATION
a ot!

MT 22 [0 745Z

¥ G 0 Air Visual O Air-iIntercept Rader
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE a —_

Civilian

2 Ground- Vi sual

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|12. CONCLUSIONS

10 Wes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balicon

Was Aiicraft
Probably Aireratt
Possibly Aircrofe

O Ground-Rodar

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomicol

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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

one

Other ‘
Insufficient Deta for Evaluation
Unknown

| 9. COURSE

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11. COMMENTS
| ft is impossidle to determine from the
information provided by the witness what
he saw or if he actually saw anything. It
is oovious that the witness has the desir
to see codjects in our upper atmosrhere
and in space; it is therefore possibile
that this sighting is a complete figment
}or his imagination or some natural

occurrance to which his imagination has
added considerable Pringe.

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

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This questionnaire has been prepared so thot you can give the U.S. Air Force os much |
information as possible concerning 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 research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential! material. Your name will-not
be used ‘in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publicotions without your permission.
We request this personal information ‘so that, if it 1s deemed necessory, we may contact you for
further details.

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]. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: / qn 4S

Hour Minutes

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~~ Day Year (Cirele One): A.M.) or P.M,

3. Time Zone:

(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving © -
Ch. Central> &. Standard 7

¢. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other

4, Where were you when you sow the object?

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Nearest Postal Address City of Town State or Country ;
Additional :remerks: The Actenl Siehring AAS AT Dukewviiie 2 frites A0RnTh Of
Grid thw A) L612 tnd B ALowswood, Z738 An Ad wighT GAS RM Gad | a hen Sk Fe ee Es
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’ wate ck Soe ws 2 Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 How was time ‘in sight determined?
“. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Justaguess _
5. Whot was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright @. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
'. \F you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, 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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| 8. 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 .
( e Many ° Ce. No moonlight — pitch dork
d. Don't remember d. Don’tremember

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9. The object appeared:

( Cirele One): Ges Asa light >) b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don't remember

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| 10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? 47 “457 1471'S. 9 Ww 7 r was
ZeOSS PARIGhHTOCR THAN MAeEAK Rur AS UT weur voeu Fs LATeCRAL se rien And
i SlCowed dew aw 1T PRech&me BR GATCR 7 0 47S APOTIaenmLe SS POSIT’ OCH + F WAS AS

BRST OCR BREATECR than SIRAIVS., ae
| 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 (Ne Don’t Know
c. Break up into ports or explode? Yes (No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes (No) Don't Know
e. Change brightness? (Yes ) No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes (Nov Don’t Know
g- Flash or flicker? Yes ZNo! Don't Know

Yes

Disappear and reappear ? Don't Know

(Circle One): Yes (Ne » Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell wnat
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13. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?

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(Circle One): Yes No Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot

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14, Did the object appecr: (Circle One): a. Solid b. Transparent c. Vapor 4. Don’t Know |

15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

a. Eyeglasses C Yes) No e. Binoculars Yes
>. Sun glasses Yes (No f, Telescope Yes
c. Windshield Yes (No g- Theodolite Yes
ag. Window glass | h

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20, Draw @ 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.

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21. How large did the object appeer to you cs compared to an object with which you ore familiar?
| UNABLE TO Se —- Since »;rwas only #4 LehT

22. We wish to know the angular size: Hold a match stick ot arm's length in line with a known object and note
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?

would (PRobnbly ft Ue? Covered rhe fread

of MATCH

23. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? M0y FTF cow tT Kvow whar
pnppenwed To 17, FT Hal Te fapaee ftv SAN ANTONIO. SO minvtes WAS
ALC LT observed.

24. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a
commen object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object
which you saw.

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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 26. Were you (Circle One)

(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?

a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b, ina cor Ce. In open countryside? \

c. Outdoors > ‘d. Near an airfield?

d. in an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?

2. At sea #. Flying over open country?

‘, Other g. Other _ “a He

27. Whot were you doing at the time you saw the object,.and how did you happen fo notice it?

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Bud DoT GAS + ak Locked Ar The Clecg’ whey Lwalked ovr eL CALL sr Beas f¢-LZIAY

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J Lew Alked AWAY FHOTT The’ STATION ony 7 Ag be Ind E& TKUCK WARN PuT aC (4) AAKKAYFS.

28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle.at th time, then complete the following questions:

28.1 What-direction were you moving? (Circle One)

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

23.2 How fast were you.moving?___ _=S>s miles per hour.

28.3 Did.you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect?

(Circle One) Yes | No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
_—_ iia g- West
a.( North -wererheasr» ec. East e. South h. Northwest
b. Neviheaat — d, Southeast f. Southwest i. Overheed
30, What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
; g. West
¢. North c. East e. South h. Northwest
5. Nertheast d. Southees? f. Southwest i, (Overhead Alacsr

31. !f you are familiar with bearing terms (engulor direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North (thru east) ond also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).

31.1 When it first appeared: |
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a. From true North_____s degrees. ? 7

b. From horizon ss degrees.

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31.2 When it disappecred:

a. From true Nerth degrees.
>, From horizon degrees.

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32. 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 ao "B” on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you /ast saw it.

33. In the following larger sketch place an “A” at the position the object wos when you first saw it, ond a “B" ot 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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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?

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(Circle One) Yes (Ne | VARV A ble

'= you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?

40, Do you think you can estimete how far away from you the object was?

Pee —) 2 >A pwld IT WAS Ow THE OvTeje Lr iege
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IF you answered YES, then how far.away would you say it was?

41, Please give the following information about yourself:

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TELEPHONE NUMBER. WOW

Age 42 Sex_ MALE

indicate any additional information about yourself, including any education, which might be pertinent.
Heh School ~ 2 yrs College — E ysars Clectnowses Tech. Gf yserd a5 Jrald Seavice

fuqinec& — of 4+hese Zurs tw Seevicd of Liwle AviaTiow, Cel esdiald WAV IQA] &
TRA. n ees As wellap~as tusTRue Tien of Celestial paAviqurTion) _ lL teepsed

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42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 17 USC FOERAA YS PLd-

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

In order that your information moy be tiled and coded as accurately as possible, please use
the following space to write out o short description of the event that you observed. You may re-

| peat information that you have olready given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present 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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September 30, 1960

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“San Antonio i, Texas
Dear Mr. GD: |
We thank you once ret 2 for enatiier fine observation
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Ss is, of course, virtually dmpossible to determins
the nature of the object you saw with only one report to
evaluate. We are therefore forwarding your letter to;

Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center
United States Air Force

(AFCIN-4E2x)

Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio

so-that your report may be compared with any: others which
may have been raceived there. |

aS ¢ you should experLence further sighting of the
object, please report directly to the above address.

Thani. you for your ‘time and interest.

Respectfully,
v 1} C ea Warren W. McCurdy
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SAFOI=-3d (L/Col Tacker)

1. Reference copy of attached letter to the Harvard Observatory from

2 NE 8 dated 2) August 1960.

2. The Harvard Observatory forwarded this letter to Spacetrack who in
turn forwarded it to ATIC and informed Mr Schrader of their action.

3. The information provided in tr Cena letter is not extensive
enough to allow an analysis. Suggest you forward ATIC Form #16) to
Mr ith instructions to forward the completed document directly
to ATIC.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

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Colonel, USAF 1. Cy ltr 23 Sep 60, sgd
Deputy for Science and Components — Warren W, McCurdy

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Dear: Kr. <a

Your letter of 2h August addressed to the Harvard Observatory

‘ eoncerning the sighting of an unidentified flying cbject by you has
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| ‘Your-letter contained insufficient inforsation for a valid
conclusion. Therefore, we ask that you fill out the attached Air
Force questionnaire and forward the completed document to the
Commander, Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson
-, Air Force Base, Ohio for their analysis and evaluation.

Sincerely,

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- Reference copy of attached letter to the Harvard Observatory from

Raia ccs dated 2h August 1960.

2. The Harvard Observatory forwarded this letter to Spnacetrack who in
turn forwarded it to ATIC and intormed Mm of their action.

3. The information provided in MreqgggMmlMs letter is not extensive
enough to allow an analysis. Suggest you forward ATIC Form #16 to
Mr Schrader with instructions to forward the completed document directly

to ATIC.
YOR THE COMMAND
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Colonel, USAF 1. Cy ltr 23 Sep 60, sed
Deputy for Science and Components Warren W. McCurdy

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Wright-Patterson Air Force base
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.. Any Purther correspondence regarding this
matter should be sent directly to them.
You can get star charts for’ $1.00 each by
writing to1 Ae ook pate ae |
: Sky Publishing Corporation
Harvard College Observatory
Cambridge 38, Massachusetts
Rhank-you for your time and interest.
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