DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8665361
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONDaytonand Vicinity
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 2. LOCATION
0 Was Bolloon
Dayton and Vicinity Probobly Bolloon
24-25 1ny 1962 0 Possibly Belloon
3 DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION n Was Aircraft
1 Cround-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Probably Aircraft
Local-10 0 Possibly Aireraft
Air Visual Air-Intercept Rodar
GMT 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 00 Probably Astronomical
Yes Possibly Astronomieal
No Civilian
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_ Insulficient Data for Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 0 Unknown
Varied 1 random
calls to police 1. COMMENTS ADOUT dozen calls of UFO's
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING PHONG police. Determined that a orel
of strange lights. Letter to FTD included to local
B/e with flushing advertising lighta
on report. wes flying over Dayton and vicinity.
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ATIC FORM 329 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) (REV 26 SEP 52)
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39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Cirele One) Yes No
(Circle One) Yes No
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME. Nama Mraawo Nams
ADDRESS Chayton Ch1o
City Zona State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Age_ Sex
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Date you completed this quastionnaire: 74 My 62
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REMARKS
Extracted from the FTD Officer of the Day
Report for the period 1600 24 May 025 May:
"About a dozen UFO calls. Police report
small oudsdlrc aircraft with flashing advertising iit with flashing advertising lights
flying lights
over Dayton and over Dayton and vicinity". vicinity".
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FROM DATZ
CMSGT Deffenbaugh 25 May 62
TD-X2 PHONE
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DDFR 9 Replaes DD Form 94. 1 Feb 50 and DD Form 95, 1 Feb 50 which will be used until exhsusted. GPO:1950-0--68294
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be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
Wo 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: 4-5
Hour Minutes
34 MAy 1962
Doy Month Year (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
(Circle Onel: a. Ecstern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacifle
e. Other
4. Where object?
Clartow ohco
Postal Aadrass Cily or Town Stato or Country
Additional remarks: As ton
5. How long was object in sight? How long was object in sight? 10-15
Hours Minules Soconds Seconds
5.1 determined?
. Certain a. Certain c. Not very sure C. Not vary sura
bu Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6. What wgs the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a.
b. Cloudy b.
7. IF you saw the where was 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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8IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
c. None o, Bright moonlight
b.A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c No moonlight — pitch dark
Don't remember d. Don't remember
. The object appeared:
(Cirale.One): d. As a light . Shiny Cc. Dark d. Don't remember
wi th halts
If it appecred as a light, was t brighter than the brightest stars?
Yes
11. Did the object: (Circle One for each quastion)
a. Appear to stand still ar any time? Yes Don't Know
Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes N Don't Know
b. D. Suddenly speed up and ruSH.away or any fime? ies wonT Nhow
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts or explode? Yes Yos $Noa}$ No 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 No Don't Know
g. g. Flash or fiicker? Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't Know
h. Disappear and reappear ? h. Disappear cnd reappear ? Yes No Don't Know
1.Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a 1. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Yes CNo No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
13. 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 what
In frent ofs
(Circle One): a.Solid b. Transparent c. Vapor d. Don't Know
14. Did the object appear:
15. Did you observe the object through any of the foflowing?
a. Eyeglosses Yes No e. Binoculars Yos
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Tolescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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18. The edgas of the object were:
(Circle One): a, Fuzzy or.blurred e. Other
b. Like.a brightstar
c. S Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
19. IF there was MORE: THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of ho
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We wish to know the angular size.Hold a match stick at arm'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?
ile you were watching it? If so, how?
24.In order 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 appearance as the object common abject or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object
which you saw. which woue
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d. In an sirplane (type) c. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over opan country?
F. Other g. Other
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you huppen to notice it?
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28. IF you were MOViNG IN AN AUTOMOBiLE or other vehicls of the time, then complete the following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (( izcle One)
.North c. East e. South g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast 5. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving?. miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you ware looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
29. 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
8. S. West
a. North a. North ©. c. East a. South h. Northwest
b. b. Northeast d. d. Southeast f. f. Southwest i. Overhead
30. 30 What direction Wh the object? (Circle One)
S. West
a North e. East o. South h. Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast F. Southwast i. Overhead
from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrces it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon_ degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.
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32. In the folowing sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "'A" on the curvad line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "8" on the some curvad line to show how high the objeet was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
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in the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at lits
position when you las savu it. Re fer to smaller sketch os on example of how to complete the larger sketch.
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34.What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHEI (Circle One)
0. Clear sky c. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or hoovy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember
35.When and to whom did you report that you had:seen the object?
Doy Month Yoar
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered Y ithey see the object too?
(Circle One) Yos No
36.2 Please list their names and cddresses:
Chartow,tho
Chaytox,tho
37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circie One) Y No
I NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?