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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8675067
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONAshland Wisconsin
FRAMES11

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
a Was Balloon
Jul 62 Ashland, Wisconsin 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 40 TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
OATCTME GKOOT PE or ObseRvaTyon
Local OGround-Visual OGround-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar Was Aireraft Was Aircraft
OX Probably Aircraft
GMT. 05007 0500Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE o Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Ys 00 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian a PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE COURSE 0 Other.
000 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown
12 5203 5203 one maneuvered
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright flashing observed through Brief durntion of flsshing light
window fm bedroomt. Obsvd as five Probability exists that this was
flashes euly. No color, just ns a by an a/e sighting & there is no
butght star. indicotion that the obj possessed
2 characteristics incocsistent w/
tris analysis.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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3Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?.
Please give the following information.about yourself:
NAME
ast Namo amo First Namo st Name
ADDRESS ADDRESS City State
City Zone Stato
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
Ago Sex
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any education, which might:be pertinent.
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42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 9
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(SUMMARY DATA) 71
In order that your r 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-
statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details 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.
NAME (Do Not Write in This Space)
(Please Print) CODE: CODE:
SIGNATURE SIGNATURI =
DATE DATE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY July 23, 1962
Dear
ed l aerial sighting from
your bedroom window.
Please complete the attached form, in dupl licate, and mail them
back to me. If your report is back to me. If your report ailed the rce will hare an
analysis to you shortly. analysis to you shortly.
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unidentified flying objects.
Sincerely,
2 Attachments WILLIAM J. LOCKADCO
1. F FTD Form 164 Lt. Colonel, USAF
2. DOD Fact Sheet Public Information Division
Cffice of Information
Ashland, Wisc. N
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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 wil Il be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
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? .When did you see the object? Time of day:
1 pu Hour Minutes
Ivix Tvik 1902 1062
Day Day Month Year (Circle One): (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
.Time 3. Time Zone: Zone: (Circle One): a.
Eastern Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving Daylight Saving
bi bi Central b. Standard
c. ) Mountain Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
Where were you when you saw the object?
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:-
How long was object in sight?
Hours Minutes Secands
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the 7. IF you saw the object t 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 b. In back of you e. Overhead Overhead
c. C. To your right To your right f f. Don't remember Don't remember
FORM
FTD JUL 61 164 This form supersedes ATIC 164, Feb 60, which is obsolete.
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IF you sow 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
6. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
The object appeared:
(Circle One): @As a light b. Shiny c. Dark . Don't remember
10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars?
Did the object: Did the object: (Circle One for each question) (Circle One for aach question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Yos No Don't Know
b. b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos Yos No Don't Know Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yos No Don't Know
e. Chango brightness? Yos No Don't Know
f. Change shope? Yeu No Don't Know
g. Flosh or flicker? Yea No Don't Know
h. Disappear and recppear? Yes No Don't Know
1. Did the object movn pohind somathing at any time, partieularly a elaud?
(Cirelo One): Yos No Don't Know. IF you cnswored YES, then tell what
It moved behind:.
1. Did the object move in front of something at any time, partleuiarly a cloud?
(Cirale One): Yes No Don't Know. iF you answered YEs, then toll what
In front of:_
.Did the object appear: Did the object appear: (Circle One): (Circle One): .Solid . Solid b. Transparent c, Vapor d. Don't Know
the following? following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Binoculors Yes No
b. b. Sun glanses Sun glanses Yes No F. f. Telessope Telessope Yos No
c. Windshi-ld Y.s No G. Thoodolins Yes No
d. Windon gloss Yos No h. Other
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Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound
b. Color
Draw a picture that wil 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.
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18. The edges of the objoct were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred •. 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 there?
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the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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How large did the objectappear.to you as compared to an objectwith which youare familiar? How large did the object appear. to you as compared to an object.wit you.are familiar?
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omucov haat  d tea 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 obloct would have been covered by the match head? of the sighting, how much of the obloct would have been covered by the match head?
Did the oblect disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
In order that you can give as clear:a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a
which you sow.
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2Where were you located when you saw the object? 2Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of.a city?
6. Inside a building b. In the residential se section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors dNear an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other 0. Other_
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
Iu  MOVING IN N AUTOMOBILEr vehc  t ti tn coplt ollow questns 2 IF. you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete. the following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 28.1 What direction were you moving? ( Circle One)
a. North a. North c. East c. East . e. South South g. West
b. Northeast . Northeast d. Southeast d. Southeast f. f. Southwest Southwest h. Northwest 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
What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
g. West
a. North c. East . South h. Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead
30.  What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
West
a. North c. East e. South Northwest
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 .If you are familiar with bearing terms (ongular 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). from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward fro ne horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a..From true North.degrees. a..From true North_ ..degrees. 1
b. From horizon_degrees. b.From horizon.....degrees.
31.2 When It disappeared: 31.2 When It disappeared:
a.From true North degrees.
b. From horizon_ ..degrees.
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. 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.
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.
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What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One) 7
a. Clear sky a. Dry
. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
•. Don't remember
When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
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Was anyone olse with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) ) Yes s No No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? 36.1 IF you answered YE
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Cirele One) Yes No
37.1 IF you answerod NO , then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
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In your opinlon what do you think the object was and what might have caused It? 38 In your opinlon what do you think the oblect was and what might have caused It?
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