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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8227880
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONLorain Ohio
FRAMES16

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Prabably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERYATION 0 Possibly Balieon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local 0 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aicreit
0 Probably Aireralt
CMT 14/07522 AinVisual Air-intercept Radar D Possibly Airerait
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yas 00 Probobly Astmnomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
0:00 Insulficiens Data for Evaluation
18 min four W-S Unknown
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bluish-white - pale orange colored objects, The information provided indicates that
otarll barlike ke, same brightness brichtness as Echo I. First witness probably witness probably saw natural phenomena.
appeared appeared as one as one object, but object. but after after making a However thare is However thare is insufficient data for insurficient data for
50 turn appeared as four awpeared as four cbjects cbjects following a valid a valid conclusion. conclusion.
each other in a straight each other in a straignt line evenly evenly spaced.
Cbjects suddenly disappeared Cbjects suddenly 'disappeared in the in the earth's
shadcv one by one while shadcv one by one while 35 to 402 above the
horizon.
ATIC FORM
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0.
i. Other 9. 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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1F you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMCBILE or other vehicie at th? time, then complete the following questlons:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
. North East a. South 9. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
miles per hour.
28.3
(Circle One) Yes Yes No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
9. 9. West
a. North c. c. East .. South h. Nothwest Nosthwest
b. Northeast Northeast d. Southeast f. f. Southwest i. i. Overhead
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the objeer? looking when you last saw w the objset? (Cirele One) (Cirele One)
g. West
. Nerth c. East East a. South h. Northwest
. Northeast 3. Northeast d. Southeast f. i. Southwesr 1. Overhead
3. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object wes
from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first oppecred:
a. From frue North degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared: 5T
d. From true North qg2 degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.
.
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33. In the foilowing
pasition wheny you lost saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
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34. Whar were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Cirele One) WEATHER (Circle One)
Clear sky Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy raln
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember
35. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
Day Month Yoor NICHS
36. Was anyone eise with you at the time you saw the ohject?
(Circle One) (Yos No
the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
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PAFTY PAETY DO NIT KNIU Dy NT KNTU
CNTATEZH NATEIHS
37.Was this the first time that you had seen n an object or objects like this?
(Cirele One) Yos No 6TheA Th9n SoTTAut6 CNeA Th9n STTALTc:
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what cireumstances did you see other ones? where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
38. In your epinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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(Circle One) Y No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was?
41. Please give the fallowing information about yourself:
NAME *
Last Name AT Nama Middl Name
ADDRESS Rone Ene OAO
City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUME
Sex MALC
Indicatany additional information about yoursel including any aducation,which might b pertinent.
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42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Nf 10 60
Day Month Month Your Your
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flying by
porning of 14 September.
Your letter contained insufficient inforgation for a
velid conclusion. Therefore recuest that you and the other
two persons who witnesaed this sighting rill out the attached
Air Force Questionnaires and send the completed forms to the
Commender, Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-
Patterson Air evaluation.
Sincerely,
Inclosures LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Lt. Colonel, USAF
Public Information Division
Orfice of Information
Road Road
Lorsin, Ohio
Comebeck BL-30
JaDter 31-1
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7 AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
UNITEO STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
. OHIO
ArTN of HEPLY TO
APTIN-LE2x
SURJECTE URO Sighting
TO: SAFOI-3d (L/Col Packer)
It is surgested that Mry be forwarded thres questionnaires (ATIC
Form #l6h for completicn by himself and the two persons who were with
him at the time of the sighting.
FOR THE
F
PHTLIP G. EVANS 1 Atch:
Colonel, USAF Cy ltr 29
Deputy for Science and Components Sep 60, fr r
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GAFOI-3d (L/Col Tacker)
It is suggested forvarded three questiomnaires (ATIC
Form #l6h for campletion himself and the two Dursons who wore with
him at the time of the sighting acdiress is as follows:
Lorain, Chio
FOR
PHILIP G. EVANS 1 Atch:
Colonel, USAF
Deputy for and Components
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Hour Minutes
5 1162
Day Month Year (Circle One) A.M. or P.M.
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One)ra. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Soving
b. Cantral Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
a. Other
4.Where were you when you saw the object?
earestPasral arest Postal Address ify or Town or Town State or Country State ar Country
Additional remarks: Additional remarks:
S. How long was abject in sight? 5. How long was abject in sight? 13
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 How was rime in sight derermined? T5 Hpeit Afin Te Hoe wt T5 Het Afin Te toe wt
PJED TIME TIPE DIAL DIAL
(d. ( Certain c. Nor very sure
b. Falrly certain b. Fairly certain d. d. Just a guess
5. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
o. Bright Bright
b. Cloudy Cloudy
7. F you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as yau looked at the abject?
(Cirele Onek d. In front of you To your leit
In back of you 8. Ovarhead
C. To your right f. Dan't remember
ATICF% 164 This form superaedes ATIC 164, 13 Oet 54.
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HOOUT
1Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
c. Appear to stand still at anv temwe? Yes Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rusn any time? Yes 2$ Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or exp Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
9. Change brightness? S Yes No Don't Know
F. Change shape? Change shape? Yes Yes No No Don't Know Don't Know
g. Flash or flicker? Yas Yas No Don't Know Don't Know
h. Disappear and reappear ? Yes No Don't Know
1.Did the abject move behind 12. Did the object move behind an time, particularly a cloud? any time, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele Onek (Cirela Onek Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell wnat IF you answered YES, then tell wnat
it moved behind:
13.
(Cirele One): (Cirele One): Yes Yes 1- Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whar
In front oft In frant oft
14. Oid the abject appear: (Cirere CSmae) 2. Solid b. Transparent c. Vepor d. Don't Know
15. Did you observe the abject threugr 7 = owing?
a. Eyeglasses 1 e. Binoculars Yes No
Sun glasses Y1s F. Telescope Yes No
:. Windshield 8. Theodolite Yes No
Window glass Y = = h. Other
SERTOPATY
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Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
hey appead ar a Mi diffnd
cirele of light a2.
18. The edges of the object were:
(Cirele One): o. Fuzzy or blurred (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
Like a bright star 5. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outiined
d. Don't remember
.(F there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? 19.1 IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of he
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all it.
Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? Te The 8ETOF
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