DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8302273
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961
REPORTED LOCATIONTroy Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE © 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
0 Was Belloon
7 Sep 61 Troy, Ohio QO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
el" 958 O Was Aircraft
Local 31 & 1 EXGround- Vi suel CD Greund-Reder Broken Averett
GM TEL300532_& OOSE D Air Visual O Air-Intercopt Redar | 2% Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTO OU 0D Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probebly Astronomical
XKNe Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other
Insufficient Deta fer Evaluation
- O Unknown |
1-2 min 1 SW-NE |
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 2 sightings, light, aboutil. CommentsCould not be satellite. Satellite
like star, white glow approaching red, going |would take 10-15 min to cover the distanc:
away. lst objt looked like satellite with Gnd|observed. Witness also stated contrail or
as booster following. Vaport trail 100-200 ydgother evidence of propulsion occurring with
following speed estimated 4-5 times that of |objts. Sighting was probably high flying
jet a/c. Travel straight SW-NE. At about 30° q jet a/c as evidenced by speed and contrajls.
elev. 5 min between objts
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)
In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use
the following ‘space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re-
peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches thot you believe are important. Try to present the detoils of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached
if they are needed.
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnaire has been 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 can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will-nof
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications. without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
2. Time of day: 1752 ns ot (135k)
1. When did yousee the object?
. ~"iHour Minvies
ee waAth Gf (Circle One): A.M.. or P.M. >
3. Time Z
ime Zone; (Circle One): a Eastern — (Circle One): a. Daylight aye
Central be Standard _
- Mountain
Pacific
Other
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earest Postal Address State or Country
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5. How long was object in sight? ; Wh «ye | aes oa Qrinuten Rr
Minutes Seconds
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
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a. Certa . Not very sure
b. Fairly certain . Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the:sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright fBright’- sS7aes Vo Mean
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
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7. \IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN 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
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IF you saw the object.at NIGHT, what did you notice. concerning the STARS. and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull. moonlight
oo oe <g._Ne moonlight — pitch dark >
d. Don't remember d. Don’t remember a
The object.appeared:
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(Circle One): Ca. Asatight - b. Shiny ce. Dark d. Don’t remember
If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest ‘stars?
ete th. St a
. Did the object: | (Circle One for each questten)
. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes lo Don’t Know
. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes , , Don’t Know
Break up into parts or explode? Yes ) Don’t Know
Give off smoke? | Don’t Know
‘Change brightness? . Don’t Know
- Change shape? } Don’t Know
- Flash or flicker? Don't Know
- Disappear.and reappear ? : Don’t Know
. Did the object move behind something et any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes We : Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what.
it moved behind: . .
- Did the object.move in front of something at any time, particulorly.a cloud?
(Circle One): , Yes (Nev Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, then tel] what
in front of: ‘Aaa ) | |
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. Did the object appear: . (Circle One): b. Transparent c, Vapor d. Don’t Know
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g- Theodolits Yes No
d, Window glass Yes No h. Other A°4Kea 2 ye
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| 16. Tell in a few words the following things ebout the object.
| a. Sound Sus
b. Color 4 Act
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17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object .or objects. Label.and include:in your sketch any details
of the object:that you saw ‘such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially.exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow. beside.the drawing to show the direction.the object:was.moving,
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like.a bright star
c. Shorply outlined
d. Don’t remember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? 7
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Draw a picture of how they. were arranged, .and put an orrow to show, the direction that they were traveling.
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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects.made, Place on ''A"’ at the beginning of
the path, a ‘"B’’ at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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21. How lorge did the object appeor.to you as compared to an object. with which you are familiar?
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22. We wish to know the angul{ size. . Id: watch stich/at ofm's length in line. with a known object.and.note
how.much of the object .is: covered by, the head of the match. If you had performed:this experiment:at the time
of the sighting, how much of the object/would have been covered by the match head? |
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23. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? .
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24. In order that you can give as clear:a picture os 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 saw.
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object?
(Circle One):
26. Were you (Circle One)
a. In the business Section ofacity?
(Blithe residential section of « city? >
c. In open countryside?
d. Near an airfield?
e. Flying over a city?
f. Flying over open country?
g. Other
a. Inside a building
b. Ina car
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d. In an airplane (type)
e. At sea’
f. Other
| "2. What were you doing at sing time you saw the ee and how did you Wappen to notice it?
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28. 28. 1F you were MOVING IN A
/auTOMOBIL 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. South .g. .West
b. Northeast: 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?
(Circle One) Yes . No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
(as) West
a. North c. East e. South h. Northwest
-b. Northeast d. Southeast <a west—>—~- i, Overhead
30. : What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
g. West
a. North c. East e. South jh. Northwest
b. Northeas d. Southeast f. Southwest ' i, Overhead
31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a. -From true North_______——— degrees.
b. From horizon ee ee degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true North _ degrees.
b. From horizon ___ Af "degrees.
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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One)
a. » Clow skp | De >
b. Hazy : b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don’t remember
35. When and é whom did you i you had seen iy see Y eagengd
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36. Was — else with you at at the time you saw the object?
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object. too?
(C ircle One) Yes J No
37. Was this the first time : hat you had seen an object or objects like this?
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(Circle One) Yes No ~
_ 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and whot might | have caused it?
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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 saw it. Place a “B” on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
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33. In the following larger sketch place an “A” at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B” at its
position when you /ast saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
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39. _Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) ~_ Yes / No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? A. 45 t vit
40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Cc ircle One) Yes No
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IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was?__Z GU - JS Z 400 ce.
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