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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8686009
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONSilver Grove Kentucky
FRAMES9

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possisly Balloon

Wes Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

As Fee Abe MI ob Silver Grove, Kentucky
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Local O1L27Z EGround- Vi sual © Ground-Reder

GMT 29/062" 7 O Air Visual 0 Air-intercept Radar
- 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE

0 Yes
“EE No

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other

In sufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

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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 will 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 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.

1. When did you see the object? 12. Time of day: —_— 2 Z
our nutes

a i oe oer (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.

- Time Zone:
: (Circie One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Seving
b. Central b. Standard
| c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other

4. Where were you when you saw the object?

| Necrest Posia| Address City or Town ia State or Country

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5. How | was object in sight? Sarietenadtilliain a. a
a! | ie Hours Minutes Seconds

5.1 How was time in sight determined?

a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess

6. What was the condition of the sky?

DAY NIGHT

a. Bright | a3 Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy

7. \F you saw the object 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 e. Overhead

c. To your right f, Don’t remember

FORM
FTD JUL 61 164 This form supersedes ATIC 164, Feb 60, which te obsolete.
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8. IF you saw 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 C Bright moonlight
b. A few » Dull moonlight

(¢) Many ¢. No moonlight.— pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember

9. The object. appeared:

(Circle One): a. Asa light Cb) Shiny c. Dark d. Don’t remember

10. If.it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest :stars?

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it moved behind:

ee 11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don’t Know
b. Suddeniy speed up and rush away at any time? ‘Yes No Don’t Know
c. Break up into ports or explode? Yes No Don’t Know :
| d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don’t Know :
e. Change brightness? Yes | No Don't Know
f, Change shcpe? Yes \No Don’t Know
i g. Fiash or flicker? Yes No Don’t Know :
: h. Disappear and reappear ? ‘Yes - No Don’t Know '
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12. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cioud? |
-{(Cirelé One): Yes No, Don't Know. iF you answered YES, then teil wher !
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13. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes

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_ No? Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
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14, Did the object appear: (Circle One): _—a.,'Solid ~—b. Transparent c. Vapor d. Don't Know :
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes" No e. Binoculars Yes No |
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No ‘
c. Windshield Yes No g- Theodolite | Yes.- = No i
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other Fil Ae oF Tt
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16. Tellin a few words the following things about the object.

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b. Color OE Die 8 OM. OR ET,

17. Drow 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, iete.,:and especially exhaust tralls 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 object were: {

(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other ae “t

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?
Drow a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the dir=ction that they were traveling.

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Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an ‘A’ at the beginning of
the path, a ‘*B’ at the end of the path, and:show any changes in direction during the course.

How large did the object appear.to you as or to. an object with which you are familiar?

We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm’s length in line with a known obiect.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?

. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? !f so, how?

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in order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a

common object or objects which, when piaced up in the sky, would give the same appearance cs the object

which you saw.
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25. Where were you located when you saw the object?
(Circle One):

26. Were you (Circle One)

a. In the business section of.a city?

a. Inside.a building b. In the residential section of a city?

b. Ina car (€. In open countryside?

c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?

d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?

e. At sea e f. Flying over open.country?
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27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, .and how did you happen to notice ‘it?

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28. 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)

a. North ec. East e. South g- West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f f, Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fost were you moving? Beate miles per hour.

28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect?

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(Circle One) Yes Ne
_ 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
g- West
a. North c. East 8, South hh. Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeas: f. Southwest i. Overhead
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
S- West
a. North c. East e. South “hy Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast f, Southwest i. Overhead }

31. If you are familiar with bearing terms tanguler :divection), try to estimate the number of degrees the object wes
| from true North (thru east) and also the number of denrces it was upward from the horizon (elevation),

31.1 When it first appeared: ‘J

ec. From true North______degrees.
b. From horizon________ degrees.

31.2 When it disappeared:

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a. From true North degrees.
b. From horizon_____________ 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

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 /asf saw it.

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' 33. in the foliowing iarger sxeich place an *A” at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a “8” at its
) position when you /es* saw it, Refer to smailer sketch o« an 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) WEATHER (Circle One)

| a. Clear sky (a. Dry

b. Hazy “B. Fog,.mist, or light ‘rain
 @. Scattered:clouds -¢. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick of kravy clouds — d. Snow

e. Don't remember

35. When and to whom did you report that you -had.seen the object?
a] . ‘ ; wf + ‘4
Day ‘ Month Yeor

36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?

(Circle One) Yes No
b, ——
‘36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(C ircle One) Yes No

36.2 Piease list their names and addresses:

37. Was this the first time that you had ‘seen an object or objects like this?

(Circie One) Yes No

37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?

38. In your opinion what do you think the object wos and what might have caused it?

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39. _Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes - No

IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?

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40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? i
(Circle One) (Yes ? No

IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?

41. Please give the foilaming j aut yourself:

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~irst Name

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State

indicate any additionai information about yourseif, inciuding any education, which might be pertinent.

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42. Date you completed this questionnaire:

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ay Month Year