PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
18 Oct 61 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 1850 XGround-Visuol Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 1823507 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol METCOR
Yes OX Probably Astronomical
XD:No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 00 Other_
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 min 1 NW 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Objt moving slowly for 11. COMMENTS Objt hes all characteristics
5 min red-yellowish tail. Vanished in of meteor of fireball class except of meteor of fireball class except that it that it
seconds. Looked like comet very closc. At dusk. seconds. Looked like comet very closc. At dusk. was viewed moving was viewed moving slowly for 5 min and then slowly for 5 min and then
vanished in seconds. Witness enclosed
drawing and description of fireball. This
along with statement that objt vanished ip
seconds indicates fireball observation.
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ATIC FORM 329 (RE ATIC FOrm 1329 (REV V 26 SEP 52) 26 SZP S2)
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36.1 I IF you answered YES
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36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
YES
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(Circle One) Yes) No
IF you answered
(Circle One) Yos No
following information abou yourself:
NAMI Name First Nome Middl Name
ADDRESS PENN
City Lono State
TELEPHONE NUMBI
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Date you completed this questionnaire: 18TH Oc7 1961
Day Month Yeor
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was e Big
object like i seen in l9la the Hailey Comet, yet this object was s00 clo3e to
the ground, somebhing like we have never seen before. At 7 P.ll it Eaided into
the sky, and that was all we seen of it.
object that the United States Governnent nay have had in nind at that time if
they have sent up any Misslie at that tine, or not. No report have i heard from
the Press on this matter, but what ever it was it was BIG and 1 have never seen
Hailey couet in l9l2.
Again final recort. Cbject Ball of fire with tail, noialess,
again noisless, speed like the Hailey Conet slow, flying ecross sky, that is the
report, but a Most Beeutiful siht.
7 7
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Most Faithfully Most Faithfully Yours Yours
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doubt if this was a Russia nade skyrocket of
some sort, the fr this object was red, Unless we take more time and
look towards the Heavens we nay be caught somo day unprepared. At first 1
thought it was a comet like the one I seen in l9l? the Hailey Conet, but as
l see it now it could be Russian nade project.
Thanking you for the filled out form here in, and how
mamy nore of your party seen this. Thank you for reading this letter, and
for the Ser for the Ser ce you ren lered lenta rk, lam k,l an Very Pleased with
it all. vOUr
enclosing
address. Most Faithfully Yours
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We request this personal information so that, if it Is deemed necessary, may contact you for
further details.
1. When did yousee the object? 50 P.M
Hour Minutes
182h oet 19C1
Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): 0.) Daylight Soving
b. Central 6. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Philodelffin Ga Pinna
Nearest Postal Address T State or Country
Phila Ra Ghilad Ra
5. How long was object in sight? How long was object in sight? 8 minutin 8 minut
Hours Minutes Seconds
gh dtermned?.Loof at match
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
(a.) Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7.IF you saw the object during
(Circle One):(a In front of you d. To your left
In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FEORO 164 This form supersedes ATIC 164, 13 Oct 54.

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8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many
d. Don't remember
The object appeared:
(Circle One): o. As a light Shiny c. Dark d. Don't remember
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
0.) Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break op ihfo parfs or expiode? Yes Yes No No Don't Know Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes No No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Change shape? Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
g. Flash or flicker? Flash or flicker? Yes Yes No Don't Know
h. Disappear.and reappear? Yes Yes No Don't Know
2.Did the object move .Did the object move d something at any time, particularly a cloud? something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Yes No No) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? .Did the object.move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of:
Did the object appear: (Circle One): Solid b. Transparent Vapor d. Don't Know
following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes (No) e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes N0 Theodolite
g. Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other

Tell in a few words the followng things about the ject
a. Sound Dilent
b. Color_ Jellow toil. Red-Piplot room.
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.
RED troveling
fust
Sfud north
18 mest
feltw toil Wind
and Ridiah
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Moving
Vostsfed in Dltonda
18. The edges of the object were: Libe a Comet
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b.Like a bright stor
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were travsling.

rance as the object
which you saw. Vlry Cloze to
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Rofing leaven ositside. My telfu
dau the Obyect fist or clre
my attention to it
o. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving?. 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
What direction were you What direction were looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) looking when you first t saw the object? (Circle One)
9.) 9 West
North c. East e. South h. Northwest Northwest
Northeast d. Southeast f./Southwest i. i. Overhead
Soking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) (Circle One)
g. Wost
North c. East e. South h. Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead
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 fro horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a.From true North_ _degrees.
b. From horizon _degrees.
961-6:50P.M
31.2 When it disappeared:T)/ -
a.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.

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32.1 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.
33.1 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 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 last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
B
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A B
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