PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8682743

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONCenterville Ohio

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 1 10073 RECORD CARD A
: 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 2. LOCATION
0 Was Balloon
Centerville, Ohio Probably Balloon
11 May 61 D Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
Local0115 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 000 Probably Aircraft
Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
GMT 0615Z AirVisual Was Astranomicol
6. SOURCE 0 Probably Astronomical
5. PHOTOS D
Yes Civilian D Passibly Astronomical
No 9. COURSE Other_
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
5-10 min 1 E
light golden in 11. COMMENTS Form sent for additional
10. BRIEF S SUMMARY OF S SIGHTING Bright returned blank. Insufficient data.
color, size of star was seen in N at about 20 info;
elev. In sight 5-10 min. Hovered, then moved .
E slowly and picked up speed as it moved.
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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, may contact you for
further details.
When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: Q/ Is
Hour Minutes
May
Month Yoar (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. (Circle One)a. Eastern
Central (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Centerville chio
Nearast Postal Address City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
How long was object in sight? How long was sobject in sight?
Hours Hours Minutes Seconds
determined?
a. a. Certain c. Not very sure Not very sure
b. Fairly certain b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLI was JN 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
ATIC FEBRM 164 This form supersedes ATIC 164, 13 Oct 54.

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D you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered S, then what speed would you estimate?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?.
41. following information about yourself:
NAME am
Middl Name
ADDRESS. Street State
City Zone
TELEPHONE NUMBER 4
Ago Sex
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any education, which might be pertinent.
Date you completed this questionnaire: 42. Date you completed this questionnaire:
Day Month Month Yoor Yoar