PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
60 Chula Vista, California 0 Wos Bolloon
27 Nov D Prabobly Bolloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Salloon
3. DATE-TINE GROUP
Loeat. 1930 C Ground Vi seal Ground-Roder 0 Was Ancroft
0 Probably Aireroit
0330Z AlrVi sud 0 Air-lntereept Redor D Possibly Aireraft
GMT_
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS T3. SOURCE 5. SOURCE Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yas Yos DOD D0D Probobly Astronomicel Probobly Astronomicel
Civilian and Military Possibly Astronomieul
C No
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION S. HUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. HUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE 0 Othar... Othar.
00b ob Insufficient Date for Evaluation
20-30 min Varied Varied Unknown
one one
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING |17. COMMENTS
Object was a bit redder than Nars (orange red) Cbject has many characteristies of a Cbject hes many characteristics of a
and was deseribing huge circles in the air. It and was deseribing huge cireles in the air. It refracted astronomical cbject, but the refracted astronomical cbject, but the
then came to a sudden stop and hovered. Re- movellent fn E-W and the high elevation
sembled a plenet, but it had something coonectel angle tends to rule out this possibllityl
with it e planat does not have. This thing Witnesses indicated they were watching
recembled "a 4th of July sparkier," which object thru binoculars; therefore a
appeared to go in and out on one side. balloon ar a/e should have been recognize
and 3o min is a long time for an a/c to
be in sight if flying in ony one directioh
for any length of time. This case is
classed as an "Unidentified."
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32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Ploce on "A" on tho curved lins to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Plase a "B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost sow it.
Usiigsage binoculsra the objeet resolved about the
slIghtiy, soelier then Meroury when ferthest south. clghted'it was closer When first auue size or
onough to Mars for.
In Bize and color.
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34. What were the wecther conditions ot the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One)
(o. )Cleor sky Excoptionally (α.) Dry Santa Ane conditiola
b. Hozy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Seattered clouds c. Moderere or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
35. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? Whom aid you repor: Tur,yoo haun
November November 1960 1900 Hr Projeet,
Day Day Month Yoor Yoor MDONATCH.
36. Was dnyone else with you at the time you saw the object? 36. Was dnyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) (Cirele One) Yos) Yos) No
3, I they see tho object too?
(Circle One) (Yes) No
36.2 Pleose list their nomes ond oddrosses: Mr.dirs.
Mr.&ro (and us) C11
Chule Vista,Oslif.
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3. Wes this the first timo that you hod seen an object or objocts like this?
(Circle Qne) (Yes) No
37.1 IF you answered NO, thon when, whore, ond under what cireumstances did you see othar anes?
38. in your opinlon what do you think the object was and what might hove coused it? 38. in your opinlon what do you think the object was and what might hove caused ir?
It was unquestiomably sone kind of intelligantly It was unquestionably sone kind of intelligantly controlled
atr or spsoe vehicle. air or spsoe vehicle.
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39. Do you think you con estimate the spead of the object?
(Circle One) Yes (No) AlL 1e cnn say ie it must bove beon
very hirh and Going at n terrifie Breed
IF you answered YES, then what spead would you estimate?
40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Cirele One) Yes (No) No way to triengulate.
IF you enswered YES, then how for eway would you say it was?
4. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAMEMn.&
Lest Name Firat Name Miedle Noms
ADDRESS ADDRESS Chula Vists Chula Viata Celifor
Strael City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Age_55 (both) Age S Sex&E Sex.
Indicate any additional informotion about yourself, including any education, which might be pertinent.
meteoritos, comets, inversions, zodiacal iight, sun-doge, ete.
4. Dote yov completed this questionnaire: 6 Pob 960
Day Month Your

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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)
In order that your information may be filed and coded es accurately os possible, pleose use
the following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You moy re-
statements, or sketches that you belleve ore important. Try to present the deteils of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Addirional pages of the same size paper may bo ottoched
if they dre needed.
NAME 2 (Do Not Write in This Spaca)
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DATE 057
This is one of the most unusual sightings we havo ever hod.
Mainly because of the great distance the fleshing whito light
traveiled bnck and forth from the main red-orange body and
sppeared only on one side, No, have seen many unusunl meteors
god meteorites und have watehheny meteor showers. We have
hbserved ell the visible Soutniks and Echo meny times and
we are positive that this wus pot a natural phenomona.
Thore were seven vievers, three with binooulers watohing it
for from twenty to thlrty fiye minutes. I The other five
observers ere not as femiliar with the sldes as we are but
it exeited their intorest very mueh.
We are still wondering and disoussing this amazing sighting
and if you ean give us any 1 you ean information about it we would tion about it we would
apsreoiate i. It might give us a little more stimulation aorreolate it. give us a little more stimulation
for oentinued for oentinued sky watohing fer objeets of thld oort aed aky watohing fer objeets of thld oort eed
and stimulate more sky-watchlng on ths sart of others. more sky-watchlng on ths sert of others.
Our Our five neighbors have booode intecsely interestcd in five neighbors have booode intecsoly interestcd in
s'y sky intehing. itehing.

Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planot,etc)
Radar Analysis (AFCIN-hEl)
Nutural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc)....
Other
Evaluation of Source Relisbility
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By JOHN BUNKER By JOHN BUNKER ing as a satellite woudd. We then got binoculars and ing as a satelite woudd. We then got binoculars and
EVSNING TRIBUNE MilTaRY Wrir EVBNING TRIBUNE MilaRY Writer watched it.
Two Navy pilots today reported seeing a strange, Two Navy pilots today reported seeing a strange, "At first it was almost due east," said Jacanin. "It "At first it was almost due east," said Jacanin. "It
flying object in San Diego skies. seemed to he moving east to west. Then it made a 50 seemed to be mnoving east to west. Then it made a 90
Lt. Bill Friel and Ens. Jim Jacanin of North Island's degree turn toward the north. A minute or so later,
All Weather Fighter Squadron 3 spotted the object object it turned another 30 degrees and went back east."
The fliers Seid the object was visible for eight or
about O:s last night. about 0:) last night. 10 minutes.
The Air Force radar station on Mt. Laguna said What intrigued us was the light from this object," What intrigued us was the light front this object,
it did not pick up an unidentified object. aaid Feiel. aaid Frlel.
The station tracks all aireraft approaching the San snoungoaina 11 "It wasn't the kind of light you see from a reciproeat. It wasn't the kind of light you see from a reciproeat.
ing engine exhaust at night or from a jet afterburner.
Diego area. "The nearest you can describe it is to say it looked
We were just going home from a routine alert when like a steady stream of electrie sparks. Something
I saw this unusual light in the sky," said Iriel. like a sparkler on the 4th of July.
"We ware three blocks from our house at 3it First Friel and Jacanin belong to the only Navy lighrerin-
St. When we got there, the light was still visible. At terceptor squadron in the Air Force's North American
first I thought it might be a satellite, but it wasn't mov- Air Detense network.
EVENING TRIBUNE SAN DIEGO. CALIFORNIA
Tues., Mar. IL. 19St Z
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March 14, 1961
ATIC
Dayton
Ohio
Dear Sirs:
I am forwarding I em forwarding the enelosed cligping the enelosed clioping to
you because it so closely resembles the you because it so closely resembles the
sighting sighting made by us in this made by us in this vicinity on vicinity on
November 27,1960.
My husband and I husband and I sent you a report on sent you a report on
our sighting but sighting but I did not have the
exect date on the exect date on the report. Since thon I
found the page of the celendar where I
had marked it and the date given above is
correct.
We did not receive eny acknowledgment from
you of our i reoort but I suppose a sighting
iike this is just as mysterious and unex- -
plainablo to you as it is to us.
Very
Mrs
Chula Vista, California

Chula Vista and San Diego and Mexico about a month ego.
There wes an oxceotionally clcar sky that evening and
seven of us viewed the objec twenty minutos and
two for thirty minutes.
Firet, I wish to make it cloar to you that we are com-
petent observers. We have been amatour astronomers for
many years t and are well acquainted with all the constell-
ations and nlanets. We are also able to recognize a
meteor when we Bee one. During moteor showers we often
Watch the night and we heve soen many varleties
and many speotacul ar meteors. And we knew them for what
they were, of irge. We are also very used to jet plane
sightings, weather and observation balloons, satellites.
see a staggering to
sight. It was en objeet a bit redder
red) and was deseribing huge circles
in the air. Then it would come to a sudden ston and hover.
Through the binoculers closoly resembled e planet, but
it hnd something conneeted with it a planet does not have.
The best way I can describe it is to say it looked like
a tth of July / sparkler connected to the side of the object
and appeared to go in and out. glow
woat out and the e wo.t out and the sparlder part kept sparkdler part kept right on making right or making deshes
at terrific spoeds. It wont way down into Mexico and and then
clroled some more and then returned end from where we then returned and from where we were
viewing it went out over North Island and hovered some more. it went out over North Island and hovered some more.
Kindly remomber that seven people (three with binoculars) that seven people (three with bincculars)
were viewing this objeet for a long this objeet for a long time. 1 time. Then it venished. Then it venished.
And did not And did not reaonear. onear.
There was no noise connected with it. There was no noise connected with it. And there was not And there was not a 0
plane of any plane of any description in the sir thet night. (It was
a Sunday evening). That is very unusuel here, especially
on clear nights.

seems to me it
If you agree with me then you can inaist that they send
someone out hore to take testimony from all or any of us
that saw it. My_husbend would be the best one to interrogate.
He and Mr. menager of this treiler court) never took
their binoculers off it. And my husband has a theory about
the sparkle bar and rocketry that he could tell them about.
We could not resolve the white ,light that seomed to go in and
out from the red-orange light but we were able to resolve the
red-orange light. It seemed to be very, very, very far away espec-
lelly when directly overhend. The definitioi on of the orange-
red iight was muoh smaller than we exoected to be. The
sparkling white light seemed to nove
tance, possibly es much as a hundred diemeters. It loft the
impression of e very bright light fastened on long pole
that could only be seen on one sido and every time the polo
would go sround you could see the bright white light go in
and out on one side of the main body only. The whole thing
maneuvered so muoh in ciroles and going to and from us that
wo must have viewed it from all sides.
This was the most mysterious, unexplainable and Spectaculer
sighting we have ever made and we will appreciate any
explenation you can make of it.
My husband seys I should state that the one hundred diameters
means diameters of the main body.
Sincerely Sincerely
Chula Viste, Califoria Chula Viste, California

1 February 1961
Dear Mr. and
This will acknovledge recaipt of your latter of Al January This will acknovledge recaipt of your latter of 2l January
in which you reported the sighting of an unidentified flying
a month ago. objeet in the sky over Chuls Vista, Sen Diego and Mexico about objeet in the sky over Chuls Vists, Sen Diego and Mexico about
Your letter contaiued ingufficlent inforuation for a valid Your letter contaiued ingufficient inforoation for a valid
evalustion. Therefore, requent you fill out the attughed Air evalustion. Therefore, requent you fill out the attached Air
Force quetionnaire in dotail and send the coapleted document Force quetionnaire in detail and send the completed document to the Cormar
to the Cormander, Aerospace Technieal Intelligenes Center,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Baee, Ohio, for their anslysls and/ or evaluation.
Bincerely,
Attschoent LAVRENCE J. TACKER
Lt. Colonel, USAF
Publia Infordatlon Division
Office of Informstion
Carovan Trak fer Court
Chula Vista, Califoraia

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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnoire hos boen prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified gerial phenomenon that you have obsorved.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly cdn. The information that you give will
be used for rosearch purposes, and will be regarded as confidential mcteriol. Your nume will not
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We request this personal Information so that, if it is deemed necessory, we may contect you for
further details.
1. When did yousee the object? 1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: Soyen 2. Time of day: …Seyen. Thiuty Thi uty
Hour Minutes
87 27 November 1950 1950
Day Day Month Month Ysar (Circle One): (Circle One): A.M. or (P.M.)
3. Time Zone: 3. Time Zone:
(Circle Onek . Eastern (Circle Ona): Daylight Saving
b. Central () () Stondard
c. C. Mrawntein Mountain
d. Racifiel
e. Other
4. Where were you whon you saw the object?
ChulaViate California
ddross City or Tawn Stote or Country
Additional remarks:;
5. How long was object in sight? 20 to _30
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 How was time in sight determined? By the clock IV program
a. (Cactaln) c. Not very sure
b. Foirly certain d. Just a guess
6.What was the condition of the isky?
DAY DAY NIGHT
o. Bright Bright c. (Bright)
b. Cloudy 6. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, whare was the SUN located as you looked ot the object? 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, whare was the SUN located as you looked ot the object?
(Cirele Onek a. In front of you (Cirele Onek a. In front of you d. To your loft d. To your left
6. In boek of you b. In bock of you e. Overhead
c. To your right 1. Don't remember
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8. IF you saw the object ot NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
o. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c.(Many) c. (No moonlight - pitch dark)
d. Don't remember
9. The object appeored:
(Cirele One): a.(As a.light) b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don't remember
10. If it dppeored as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? 10. If it appeored as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? No. No. About About the came came
megnitude as Mars when the main body of the object was was
illuminated. Identioal in color with Mrs, also.
11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
d. Aopear to stand still at any time? a. Appear to stand still ot any time? (Yes) No Don't Know Don't Koow
b. Suddenly spaed up and rush away at any time? (Yes) No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes ( No Don't Know
3. Change brightness? Seotton went out Yes No Don't Know
6. Change shape? Exolanation later Yos No Don't Know
g. Flash or flicker? One soction (Yos) No Don't Know
h. Diseppear and reappear? Yes (0) Don't Know
12. Did the object move behind something at any time, partieularly a cloud?
(Cirele One) Yes (No) Don't Know. IF you anawered YES, then tell wha?
it moved behind:
13. Did the object move in front of something of any time, purticularly a cloud?
(Cirale One) Yes (Na) Don't Know. I IF you answared YEs, then tell what
In front of In front
14. Did the objoct appsar: 14. Did she object appsar: (Circle One): a.(Solid) 6. Tronsparent e. Vapor d. Don't Know d. Don'tKnow
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
o. Eyeglosses c. Eyeglosses Yes No e. Binoculors Binoculars Yes) Yes)
b. Sun glosses Yes No f. Telescopo Yes
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes
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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the objeat or objects made. Ploce on "A ot the beginning of
the poth, a "B" at the end of tho path, and show any chonges in.direction during the course.
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2. How lorge did the object appear to you as compared to an object with which you cre familier?
Ovarhoadow* Kars.Down over Naxieo tkMeroury.
2. We wish to know the ongular size. Hold a match stick at orm's length in line with a known object.ond note
how much of the objoat is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxperiment ot the tlime how much of the objoct is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxperiment ot the time
of the sighting, how much of the dbject would have boen covered by the match head? Coverod of the sighting, how much of the cbject would have been covered by the match head? Coverod
23. Did the ebject disoppear while you were watching it? If so, how? Yes.. It sesmed to hover
over North Island and then disaooear but undoubtedly it simply
travelled out of slght a stright line from our vlewooint.
24. In order that you can give as clear a pleture as possible of what you saw, doseribe in your own words a
common abject or objects which, when ploeed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object
which you sow. Mare, vith a very long antenna rod attached and a
flashing white light running beck and forth tho whole length of
the roi. Rod fifty to one hundred dlameters of the main ronolved
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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound No_ sound
b. Color Resembled Mers in oolor.
17.Draw o plsture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobal and include in your sketch any details
of the cbject that you saw such as wings, prolrusions, ete., and espscially exhoust troils or vapor trails.
Place on orrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
18. The edges of the object wore:
(Cirele One): a. Fuzzy er blurred e. Otherunadh
. Like a bright star renolvedxithbinooulana
C. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a pieture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were troveling.
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25. Where were you located when you saw the objeat? 26. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
o. Inside a building Somi 6) In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdbors_) (d. )Neor on airfield?Nes,r four
d. in on cirplane (type) o. Flying over a city? (andherch.9 al: Nort
e. At sed f. Flying over open country?
F. Other Other (Brown'ic
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, ond how did you hoppen to notice it?
Watohing television. Hanager of Trailor Court knocked and aoked
us to ploass come out and try to identify the strange ohjeot they
aerewntohineBa 1aviauarointanostodinagt
the sky on ell olear nights for meny years.
28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBiLE or other vehicle ot the time, then complete the following quastlons: 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBiLE or other vehicle ot the time, then complete the following quastions:
28.1 What direetion were you moving? (Circle One)
o. North c. East c. South g. West
. Northeust d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yes No
29.1 What direction were you looking when you first saw the cbject? (Circle One)
The peoole watohing it before us Bald firot vlewed(s) West
c. North East . South h. Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overheod
30. What direation were you looking when you last saw the objoct? (Cirele One)
West
a. North c. East o. South Morthwast
b. Northanst d. Southeast d. Southeast f. Southwest f. Southwest 1. Ovurhead 1. Ovurhead
31. If you cre familiar with hearing terms (angulor direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was 31. If you are familiar with hearing terms (angulor direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from frue North (thru east) and olso the numaber of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). from true North (thru east) and also the nuraber of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeured: 31.1 When it first appeured:
a. From true North a. From frue North 45 degrees. from Polaris cent
. b. From horizon b. From horizon 40 degrees.
31.2 When it disoppeored:
a. Froin irue North degrees. west fron Polaris
b. From horizon_ degrees.
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