PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
28 & 23 Jul 61 North Dayton, Ohio Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bailoon
TPE OP OSSERYATIUN
Local Local 2145 &0140 2145 80140 Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
000 0 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT GMT 0245 & 0640 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE D Was Astronomical
Yes 00 D Probably Astronomical
O. No O.No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Othor_ Prob Eaho Other. Prob Echo.T
00 D Insufficiunt Data for Evaluation
6-12 min D Unknown Unknown
1. 1 NE
10. BRIEF sUMMARY oF sIGHTING Bright starlike objt, BRIEF sUMMARY oF sIGHTING Bright starlike objt, 11. COMMENTS I n. commants It is apparent witness was wat is apparent witness was wat
moving across sky to NE appesred to move side ching for Echo I in early morining s hrs
to side. lst sighting 6 min; and l2 min. Color when I he saw it second time. A plot of
bluish white. Appeared to be in orbit. Faded Echo I indicates thet it could be scen m
lin NE about 20-30° above horizon. this area moving in direction reported y
witness, but at a lowe vation. How-
is very hard to estimate accurately, evn o7
experienced personnel. Most people have a
tendency to over-estimate elevation by
several degrees. Objt therefore probably
Echo I. Side to side novement attributed to
refraction or stering at objt by oBserver.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

FIRST SIGHTINO IN INK - 2ND SIGNTING N RED PENCiL.
U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnaire has been proparad so that you can give the U. S. Air Forco as much
information as pos ncerning the unidontified aerial phanomenon that you have observed.
Plaase try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. Tho informalion that you give will
ba used for research purposas, and will regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statomants, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
Wa requost this parsonal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further dotails.
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1. When did you see the object? 2Time of day: _
22 July 1961 Hour Minutaa
23 ui 11
Day Day Month Yoar Yoar (Circle Ona): A.M A.M or (P.M.) (P.M.)
. Time zone: 3. Time zone:
(Circle One): (Circle One): 9 Eastern (Circle Ona): (Circle Ona): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central Central 6 Standard
c. c, Mountain Mountain
d. Pacific
Other -
4. Whare ware you when you sow the object? HOME BACK YARD) CAN 1
Huber Heishrs  Dry ToN Ohio.
Nearest Postal Addross City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you sow the object.
Hours Minutas Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answar to Quastion 5.
a. Certain c.Not very sure
5) Fairly certa in d. Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One) a. Bright daylight d. d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight No trace of daylight
c. c. Bright twilight Bright twilight 5. 6. Don't remember
7.IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at .IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left To your left NA. NA.
b. In back of you b. In back of you 8. Overhead
c. To your right To vour right f. Don't remember Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)

Pniga ?
.IF you saw the ouject at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS end MOON?
8.1 STARs (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circlo One):
a. None Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
Many c. No moonlight -- pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): Toutre one7 a. Ye3 b. No 9. c. Don't romember G. contromembar
iF it was BRiGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobils headlight?: F it was BRiGHTER THAN the sy background, was th brightness like that of an automobilheadlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
LIKE BRIGNT STAR OR b. Several blocks away? b. Saveral blocks away?
SATEILITE MOVING ACRCSS SATEILTE MOVING ACRCSS c. A block away? c. A block away?
SKy fROM Southwest To d. Several yards away?
NORThCAST. . Other
11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appecr to stand still at any time? tm Yes No Don't Know
S SIDE tims No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't Know
. Change brightness? Yes 99999 Don't Know
. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos Don't Know
1. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answerad YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
13. Did tho object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): (Circle One): Yes No No Don't Know. Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, than tell what IF you answered YES, than toll what
it moved in front oft _ it moved in front af;
14. Did the object appear: (Circle Ona): Solld? Solld? b. Transparent? b. Transparent? c. Don'r Know. c. Don't Know.
1.Did you observe the object through any of the rollowing? 15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes (N2 0. 8. Binoculars Yes N
b. Sun glasses b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope f. Telescope Yes 992
c. Windshield Yes 222 g. Theodolite Yes
d. Window glass Yes h. Other LiNE efSiGNT - VISUA1

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16. Tell In a faw words the following things about the object.
0.SoundNONE
b.ColorBhaistwhite LIKE BRIGHTSTAR DR keflccriou
17. Dra a picture that will show the shape of the object or bject. Labaland Inelude In yur skotch any datalls
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protruslons, sle., and ospeclally exhouat trails or vapor trails. Plaes
an arrow baside the drawing to show the directlon the object was moving.
N/A N/A
18. The adges of the object were:
(Circle One): a Fuzzy or blurred .Other_.
6) Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
Don't remember
19. - IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show th direction that they were traveling.
N/A N/A
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Pngo A
20. Draw a picture that will show the motlon that tha objoct or objects mads. Place an "A" at the beginning
of the path, a "B" at tha end of the path, and show any changes In diractlon during the courso.
follow A BAse COuRSe
N/A
N.E. As if iN orbiT. Whew overhead
of S.W.TO
ERRATIC fROM SIDE TO SIDE AND
PATh WAS
U/RespECT
FolloweD ERRATIC
SP
21. IF POssiBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real sizs of tha objact was in its longeat dinansion.
.feet.
22. 22. How large did the object or objects appear as comparad with one of the lollowing objacts held in the hand
ond at about erm's langth? ond at about erm's langth?
(Circle One): a. Hoad of a pin g. Silver dollor Silver dollor
b. b. Pea h. Basoball Bosoball
c. Dime Dime i. Grapafruit Grapefruit
d. Nickal 1. Baskatball Baskatbail
e. Quartor &. Othar k. Othar MATCH HEAD
f. Half dollar Halt doller
22.1 (Circle One of tho following to Indieste how certaln you are of your answer to Quastion 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly cartain d. Uncertoin
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24. In ardar thar you con give os cloor o plerurs as possiblar of whot you sow, wo would fikr for you to lmogine thot you could
would it hors? Dascribe In your own words a common object or objocts whlch whan plocad up in the sky would glvs the
A SpUTNik BOosTeR OR Echo SAtelliTe
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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. In a car c. In open countryside?
C3 Outdoors d. Flying neor an airfield?
d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
g. Other
a
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. e. South South g. West
. Northeast 5. Northeast d. Southeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? N/A
(Circle One) Yes No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
5. Northeast d. Southeast E Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e, South g. West
5. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
31. If you are fomiliar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was 31. If you ore fomiliar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeared: 5 31.1 When it first appeared: (21
b. From horizon .. b. From horizon.. 80°dogrees. 80.dogrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true North 450 45 degrees.
b. From horizon _ degrees.
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34. What were the weuther conditions at the time you saw the object?
34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
Clear sky a. No wind
b. Hazy b. Slight breeze
C. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds Don't remember
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
.Dry a. Cold
Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heovy rain c. Warm
d. Snow (d. Hot
e. Don't remember e. Don't remember
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35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? OD - TheN CAllCD
61
Day Month Year FTD. OD
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses: (ADDRESS below)
MR & MRS
AND ADDRESS
NCion boRs
37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circle One) Yes) No
37.1 1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
HAD SeeN SpurNik BoosTeR AND Echo
S4TelliTE
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
WAs objeCT (ie: Echo, SpurNiC CTe) iN oRbir. Due
ThOuGHT iT u Cs
TO ERRATIC SIDE TO SIDC MOUCMENT AND SPCED ChANGES CHANGES
CSANGEDNiND AND
MintMeD 1intNeD whev object ws overhenD -
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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes) No
Same As Echom.p.h.
IF you answered YEs, then what speed would you estimate?
40. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object was? HiGH - possible
(Circle One) Yes No) Very
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was? 100mi(+)fook
41. Please give the following information dbout yourself:
NAME First Name Middls Name Middla Nams
Last Name
Hubccltis. Hubcc/vis. DAyrow 24 DAyroN 24 Ohio
ADDRESS City Zona Zona State
Stredt Stre
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
(OfficeR in NAv.ReS.)
What is your present job?.
Age 30 Sex . M
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school.. e. e. Technical schoo!_
(Type) _. yuu
b. High school . f. Other special training
c. College _
d. Post graduate
200 EST) 23 1961
42. Date you complated this questionnaire: Day Month Year
FTD dut SHfin FTD dut SHfin
Gomplated by t Complated by
K.ES
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