DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8603305
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONLynbrook Long Island New York
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rs PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10 Dec 60 Lynbrook, Long Lyubrook, Long Island, New York Wos Bolloon
000 Probobly Boiloon Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OSSERVATION Possibly Selloon Possibly Salloon
DATE-TIMS GROUP
Locol1730 Local 1730 " Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar D Was Ancroft
a Probobly Aireroft Probobly Aireroft
GMT. 10/2230Z Air Vi suel Air-intarcept Redor D D Possibly Aircroft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Wes Astronomicol
Yes Yes 0 00 Probably Astronomical
Civilian Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
CNo Prob reflection
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECYS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE CK. CX. Other
D Insutficlent Data for Evaluation
1 min one stationary D Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Looked like a moon, full and the sane color Size of the object was reported to be that
as a newly risen harvest moon, Fnded out and of the 1 moon. It is possible that there vad
reappeared once. Seemed to grow dimmer and a low hanging cloud which was reflecting
dimmer as it faied out. Then when it resppeared lights from the ground. There was no C other
it grew larger and larger until it was the sizd report of anything unusual from this ared,
of the moon, then it grew progressively smaller and certainly if there were anything un-
until it disappeared. seen
by my I people, eopecially during the earlly
evening hours. The alternate appearance
and disappearance of the object was probaplj
due to the cloud slowly moving to the E
with the usually prevailing westerly winds.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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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 sow it. Place a "B" on the same curvad line to
show how high the object wus above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
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CLOUDS(Circle One) WEATHER (Cirele One)
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hozy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
C. Scattered clouds TriayAa e. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
o. Don't remember
35. Whan and to whom did you report thot you had seen the object?
Day Month Your
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answared YEs, did they see the object too?
(Cirele One) Yes No
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Ws thisthft tie that you had seen an object jects li this?
(Circle One) Yos) No
37.1 IF you answered NO O, then when, where, and under what cireumstances did you see other ones?
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38. In your opinlon what do you think the objeet was and whar might have caused it? 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and whar might have caused it? 1
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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yos No 2nd ttoia
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you astimate?
(Circle One) Yes but ir dea
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was?
4. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME NAY Nome First Nama
Nom Midala Noms Midal Nom
ADDRESS .
Straet Street Ciry State
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
Age 67 SexE-
Indicate any additional information dbout yourself, including any oducation, which might be pertinent.
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42. Date you completed this questionnaire:
Day Month Yoor
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)
In arder thet your information may be filed ond coded as accurately as possible, please use
the following space to write out a short description of the event thar you observed. You may re-
peat information that you have alreedy given in the quastionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you believe ore inportant. Try to present the datoils of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be cttached
if they ore needed.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
OFFICEOF THE SECRKTARY
27 Febrnary 1961
Deer Hrs.
Phis will aclmowledge receipt of your Letter dated i February Phis will ackmowledge receipt of your Letter dated i February
19s1, ont postmarked 22 February l9hl, concerning toe sighting by 19il, ont postmerked 22 February l96l, concerning toe sighting by
you end your husband of an unidentified flying object on lo Decembar you end your husband of an unidentified flying ob,ject on Lo Decembar
1900.
Your letter contained insutricient information for a velid
conclueion. Tnerefore, we aok that you fill out the attscbed Alr conclueion. Tnerefore, we aok that you fill out the attscbed Air
Force Cuestionneire in detail end when completed that you forwsrd 8
is to the Commander, Aerospace Technieal Intelligence Center,
evaiustion.
Sincerely,
Inclosure
Captain, USAF
Public Information Division
office of Informstion
Mrs
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET 7
This questionndire has bean 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 questions as you possibly cdn. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be regorded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publicatlons without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessory, we may contact you for
further details.
1. When did you see the object? 1.When did you see the object? 2.Time of day: Time. of day: Hour Minutes
10 2 (Cirele One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Year Year
3. Time Zone: 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. (Eastern) (Circle One): a.(Eastern) (Circle One): . Daylight Saving (Circle One): Daylight Saving
b. Contin Central b.Standord b.:Standord
c. Mountain
d. Pocifle
c. Other
Where were you when you saw the ohject? IN DRIVEWAY
YASS
Aueress City or Town Stuto or Country
Additional remarks:
TIME
5. How long wes objeet in sight? Hours Minutes Seconds
How was time in sight dotermined?
a.Certain c. Not very sure
b.Fairly certain d. Just d guess
6.What was the condition of theisky? 6. What was the condition of theisky?
DAY DAY NIGHT NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you booked at the object? 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you locked at the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you (Circle One): c. In front of you d. To your loft d. To your loft
b. In back of you e. Overhend
e. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FEB 60 FOPM 164 This form supersedes ATiC 164, 13 Oet 54.
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8. IF you sow the object of NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOCN?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
o. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight -- pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
9.The object appeared:
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(Circle One) a. (As a light "(As a ngm. b. Shiny. c. Dark d. Don't remember d. Don'7 remamber
10. If It oppeared os a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? 10. If it oppeared os a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? YE:
11. Did the object: (Circle One for each quastion) (Circle One for each quastion)
c. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly spead up and rush oway at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? MAYHAVEBEEN VAPOR Yes No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know
f. Change shope? DEapNut LAreGrR Yos No Don't Know
. Flosh or flicker? Yes No Don't Know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't Know
12. Did the object move behind something at any time, particulorly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
13. Did the object move In front of something at uny time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): (Circle One) Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what IF you answered YES, then tell what
In front of in front of
14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Solid b. Transparent C. Vapor Vopor d. Don't Know
15. Did you observe the object through ony of the following?
o. Eyeglasses Yes No e, Binocufars Yos No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window gloss Yes No h. Other
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16.Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
c. Sound
b.Color
17.1 Drow a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label ond includa in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhoust trails or vapor troils.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the objeet was moving.
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18. The edges of the object were:
(Cirele One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply ourlined"
d. Don't remember
19. IF there wos MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there?
Draw a pieture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place an "A at the boginning of
the path, o "B" ot the end of the path, and show any chonges in directlon during the course.
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21. How large did the objsct appear to you as compared to an object with which you are fomillur? 21. How lorg , did the obi fomilior?
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We wish to know the angulor size. Hold a motch stick ot arm's length in lino with a known object and note . We wish to know the angulor size. Hold a motch stick ot arm's length in lino with a known object and note
how.much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this exparlment ot the time how.much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this expariment ot the time
of the sighting, how much of the object would hove bean covered by the match hood? of the slghting, how much of the object would hove bean covered by the match hoad?
23. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
24. In order that you can give.os clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a
common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object
which you sow.
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25. Where were you locuted when you saw the object? 2 Ware you (Circle One)
(Cirele Ona)
a. In the businass section of a city?
c. Inside a building b.i In the residential section of a city?
b. In a cor c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near on airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) o. Flying over a cily?
e. At sed f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Other
27. What were you doing of the time you saw the object, ond how did you happen to notice it?
8. IF you were MOViNG iN AN AUTOMOBlLE or other vehicle of the time, then complete. the following questions: IF you were MOVING iN AN AUTOMOBlLE or other vehicle ot the time, then complete.the following questions:
28.1 Whet direction were you moving? 28.1 Whet direction wero you moving? (Circle One) Circle One)
e. North No-th c. East e. South S. West
6. Northeast d. Southenst f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving?. milles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
22. What direction were you looking when you first saw object? (Circle One)
g. West
o. North c. East e. South h. Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead
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30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
g. West
a. North c. East e. South h. Northwest
b. b. Northeont Northennt d. Southeest d. Southeost f. Southwest F. Southwest i. i. Overhead Overhead
31. If you ore famillar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estinate 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: 31.1 Whon it first appeared:
a. From true North degrees.
b. From horizon_ b. From horizon_ degrees.
31.2 When it disoppeored: wet
a. From true North degrees.
h. From horizon degrees.