DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8672679
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONKettering Ohio
FRAMES10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wos Ballgon
29.Lun 62 Kattering. Ohio 100 ProbablyE Bolloon
Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION
Ground-Radar 0 Was Aireruft
Local_1130.om Ground-Visual a Probably Aircraft
30 0430Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
CMT Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE 0 Probably Astronomical
Yes 0 Possibly Astronomical
O No Civilian
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Ox Other.
7. 0 insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
20-30_mins one
TO. SRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING TO. SRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
Bright, shiny obj stood still & & speedeld speeded 29 Jun 1l42pm Echo wus South 29 Jun 1142pm Echo wus South
away, changed brightnoss of city at Sldgr elov moving of eity at 5ldgr elov noving
up. NE.
flashed flickered Plickered issible buzzing ssible buzzing NE.
sound. Speed est sound. Speed esti ted very slow, Dis- ed very slow, Dis-
apposred by appoared by goir goins hind tree & dim-
ming. Obj appeared a Obd appeared nt , 180dgr fm true 180dgr fm teue
North, 45dgr fm horizon. Obj North, 45dgr fm horizon. Obj disappeared disappeared
at 45dgr fm true North, 3Odgr fm true North, 3Odgr fm horil
zon. 3
ATIC FORM 39 (R) ATIC FORM 329 (RZV 25 SZP 52)
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be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal informarion 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: 11 30
Hour Minutes
29 1462
Boy Month Yoar (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a.
Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
St d. d. Pacifie Pocific
e. Other Other
4. 4. Where were you when you saw the object?
ohio o hio
Nearest Postal Address rTown Town State or Country State or Country
Additional remarks:
How long was object in sight? 20-30
Hours Hours Minules Minules Saconds
determined?
a. Certain c. Not very sure
2. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
.What wgs the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
o. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Circle One): 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 Thls furm auperaedes ATic t64, Feb 60, whlch is obsolste.
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8.1 STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None Bright moonlight
. A few b. Dull moonlight
Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark MTSCEH
d. Don't remember
9.The object appeared:
(Cirele One): a. As a light b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don't remember
1.If it oppecred as a light, was it brighter than the brighhest stars?
11.Did the object: (Cirele One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at ony time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush oway at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts or explode? Yes No No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes" No Don't Know
e. e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know
f. f. Change shape? Change shape? Yes Yes No Don't Know Don': Know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes Yes No Don't Know
h. Disappear and reappear? h. Disappear and reappear ? Yes No Don' Know
d something at ony time, particularly.a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, then tell whar
it moved behind:
13. Did the cbject move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you onswered YES, then tell what
in front of:
14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid b. Transparent c. Vapor d. Don't Know
15. Did you observe the abject through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculurs No.
b. Sun glasses No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield No 3. Theodolite Yes
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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18. The edgas of the object were:
(Cirele One): o. Fuzzy or biurred e. Other
b. Like.a bright star b. Like a bright star
c. Shorply outlined Sharply outlined
d. d. Don't remember Don't remember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? Dne De
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22. We wish to know the angulor 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. ot the time
of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? allofit.
23. Did the object disappear ile you were wa ching it? if so, how? went bekind
dinmed
which you sow. which you sow. 5 A C1 Slame V
Astar
oi light
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b. in a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Neor an airfield?
d. In on airplone (rype) . Flying over a city?
e. At seo f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Other
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
Sttins is  loonge chare heck ig at the
stais cnd inief thimededend
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Civcle Ona)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast 5. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving?_ miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yes Yes No
29What direction were you 29. What direction were you poking when you first
g. g. Hest
c. North c. East East o. e. South South h. Northwest
s. b. Northeast d. Southeast i. Southwest i. Overhead
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30 What direction e object? (Circle One)
8. West
a. North c. East o. South h. Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest i. Overhead
If you ae familiar with bearing ters (angular diroction), ty to stiate the number of degrees the object was
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 4 O degrees.
b. From horizon. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
. From true North degrees.
b. From horizon 3.0 degrees.
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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
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it.
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33. In the following larger sketch piace an "A" at the positlon the objeet was when you first saw It, and a "g" at its
position whan you last saw i. Refer to smaller skelch os an example of how to complete the largar sketch.
B
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34. What were the weather conditions:at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One)
a. Cleor sky c. Dry
b. Hazy 6. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or hovy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember
35.When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? ETD OD
29 Tihe 12
Day Month Yoor
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes (No
D
-36.1 IF you answered YI ,did they see the object too?
(Cirele One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
.Was this the first time that you had seen an cbject or objects like this?
(Circle One) Yes No
37.1 iF you answered NO, then when, 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? NONE
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39. Do you think you con estimate the spaad of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
iF you ans wered Y S, then what speed would you estimcte? Vey Sloo
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
41. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Naha Middio Noms
ADDI o oH..
Zons State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
As3 Ao3 Sex
indleate any additional information about yourself, including any education, which might.be pertinent. indieate any additional information about yourself, including any education, which might. be pertinent.
SFECLS 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Ei
)ay Month Year
N