PROJECT BLUE BOOK

D Wos Bailoon
2-3 May 1962 Vandalia, Ohio 00 Prabably Bolison
3. DATE-TIME GROU 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2000 GroundVisual Ground-Rodor Was Alscrolt
a Probably Aircroft
GMY Ain-Visal Air-Intereept Rador 0 Possibly Aircrolt
5. PHOTOS 13. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical VENUS
CY Probobly Astronomical
20 Civilian D Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 3. NUMBEN URSE Other
a Insufficient Data for Evqluation
D Unknown
1 Hour (Approx) 1
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS
Witnesses observed object toward NW, quite lobject was probably planet Venus. Planet
low, low, displayed many colors displayed , many colors and appeared to and appeared to was in a direction coincident with
move very slowly toward N, Witnesses witnesses observed that reported by the witnesses and that reported by the witnesses and set I set
object with 7x50 binoculars but object with 7x5o binoculars but were unable were unable at approx. et approx, same time as conclusion of same time as conclusion of
to determine to deter shape. Disuppeared Disappeared by suddenly by suddenly sighting. Venus was of nagnitude 3.3 sighting. Venus was of nagnitude 3.3
flashing out. Witnesses did not flashing out. Witnesses did not t watch object watch object ht tine of sighting. Venus is on oppo-
continuously but returned te house for short bite side of sun from earth and has a semil
periods between observations. liameter of only 5".52; liameter of only 5".52; therefore, it lerefore, it
Ls understandable that witnesses were
unable to determine shape through 7x50 unable to determine shape rough 7x50
binoculars. Cause of binoculars. Cause of sightingnisidentifi-
bation of Venus.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 7 26 SKP 52)

We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary,
further details.
When did yousee the object? 2.Time of day: 2090
Hour Minutss
2 hay 62
Day Month Yoar (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): c. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
Vandalia
Noarest Postal Address City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 How was time in determined?
c. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright 0.
b. Cloudy b.
7.IF you saw the of ect 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 FEB 60 FORM 164 This form supersedes ATIC 164, 13 Oct 54.

Paga 2
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Cirele One):
. None a, Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Mony c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
9. The object appeared:
(Circle One): a. As a light b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don't remember
0.If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? +
1. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
o. 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? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes Yes No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yos Yos No Don't Know
3. Flash or flicker? Yes C Yes No No Don't Know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't Know
.Did the object move hind something at any time, particularly a cloud? nind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: it moved behind:
Did the cbject move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? Did the cbject.move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answersd YES, then tell what
in front of
4. Did the object appear: (Circle One): c. Solid b. Transparent c. Vapor d. Don't Know
Did you observe the object through any of following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Thoodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound _ Yon
b. Color
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 tha direction the object was moving.
The edges of the objoct were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were thera?
Draw a picture of

f. Other 9. Other
27.What were you doing at the time you saw the objact, and how did you happen to notice it?
questions:
28.1 V
. North c. East e. South g. Wost
Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
miles per hour.
28.3
(Circle One) Yes No
mored mooed to to 5
ooking when you first
g. West
o. North o. North c. East e. e. South h. Northwest h. Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead Overhead
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. Northeast 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. 7
b. From horizon_ degrees. -
31.2 When it disappeared:
a.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.

b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
35. When and to whom did you report that 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 answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 P Please their names and resses:
Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circle One) Yes No
where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?

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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
cob ject movd
(Circle One) Yes No slowly
IF you ans wered Y nat speed would you estimare?
7
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?.
ing information about yourself:
NAME_ Middi Name
ADDRESS Street City Zone Stat
TELEPHONE NUMBER
A_o S=x
Indicare any additional information about yoursalf, including any education, which might:be pertinont.
:Day Month Year

We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: 20 00 →
1962 Hour Minutes
3M0
D=y Month Yoar (Circle One): A.M. or P.A
3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. Eastern
(Circle One): c. Dayiight Saving
5 Central BStandard
c. Mountain
d. Pocific
e. Other
4. Where were you wha SOW the object?
Yondalii
or Town Stata or Country
Additional remarks:
5. How long was object in sight? How long was object in sight?
Hours Minutes Seconds
How was time in si t determined? determined? Sfenuin Sfe 1N SiGiT SIGHT
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY Duph NIGHT
o. Bright a.
6. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
4enk doun
(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
FORM
FTD JUL 61 164 Thisform superandes AT1C 164, Foh 60, whlch ts chaolete.

8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
5 A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember Don't remember
9. The object appeared: Lot be dennt
(Cirele.One): .As a light b. Shiny c. Dark . Don't remember
2
11. Did the object: 11. Did the object: 15-20n 1520n (Circle One for each question)
G. 3. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Yes No No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away ar any time? X res No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break:up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don'tKnow Don'tKnow TW
e. Change brightness? Ref pun gyle f Red gienggillen Yes No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Change shape? Yes Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
g. Flash or fiicker? No Don't Know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't Know
1.Did the object move hind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then teil what
it moved behind:
1.Did the abject move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whar
in front of:
14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a Solid b. Transporent c. Vapor d. Don't Know
15.Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yas No e. Binoculers Yos No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h, Other

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18. The edges of the object were: cnlt tell - It glestig
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other- e. Other -
b. Like a bright star b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how -
twi: lut -

22.
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?
Soinithin
Rv tl
24. in crder that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a
common abject or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same apped ance as the obiect
lamed
Sut fo pontiy

a.
f. Other g. Other
Outile l pten
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28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
c. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southaast Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fas: were you.moving?.. _miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yos, No
(Circle Ong)
g. West
a. North c. East South h. Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest i. Overhead

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Poga6
. In the following sketch, inagine that you are at the point shown. Place dn *A" on the curvad 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) whan you last saw it.
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Mre to the Foutt
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
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35. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? 62 Dute OfF
3 MAY
Day Month Yoar
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object?
(Circle One) No
D.
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(Cirele One) Yer No
36.2 F nehirs
Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects lie this?
(Circle One) Yos No
37.1 iF you answered NO, then when, where, and under whai circumstances did you sae other ones?
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In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
PuntKn

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Pega B
39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered
(Cirle One) Yes No)
IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was?
ing information about yourself:
NAME Irst Noma Middl Nom
2
ADDRE Oder
Zono St0te
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Ago 40 Sex
indicate any additional Information about yourself, including any education, which might be pertinent.
4. Date you completed this questionnaire: 3 MPY 62
Day Manth Yeur
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