PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE \* LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSION i
O Was Balloon
2 August 1962 Mague New York Q Probably Bciloon
3. DATE-Tim= GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local tio 2M stimtine 250 Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar ce Brcbakly Airerett
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out__2o/6 135% = 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
ae __xGeNo Se v Civilian - a QO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other ‘
| QO Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; as 0 Unknown
3 min 30 sec two x NE z ri

10. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING _

iM. COMMENTS

{Two objs believed to be sateliites by | No satellites visible to eye

observer moving fm overhead to the
1/2 mins. Possibly a/c.
& dxsappeared star-

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Objs had no soun
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 ATIG FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

under normai conditions
in pairs at this time,

over New York heading SE about
35 mins earlier.
short for satellites.

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Echo was

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NASA

Cn August 2, 1962 at exactly 10:35 PM EDST two flying objecta ware

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spotted directly overnead. They were flying from the southwest to northeast, and
were visicle for about three minutes. According to the New York Times the only
estelilite scheduled to be vaskble was Echo over New York City at 8:55 Pm DST

Tam sure that neither of the objects were wirplanes: due to their cxepes and aneed

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and also because of = dipping motioh it seemed to hava as it Gisappeared over

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#onuld you please try to identify these UFO's, I was thinking that one or

botn of them might belong to the USSR. If so, could you please explain why the7

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both appeared at the same time with practically the same course and speed

I would appreciate a prompt reply. Thank you for yaur time and trouble,

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Camp Arcadr
Hogue, New Tork

(Naar Ticonderoga, N.Y.)

UPTO Sighting (Que 21 August

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Your initial letter dia not contain sufficient information for
evaluation oF your UFO sighting of Ausust 2 » 1902. Please coaplete

1962

and retum to us the enclosed for in the sel?-addressad envelove pro-

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¥OR THE COMMANDER

EDWARD EH. WI
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Deputy for Selence
and Components

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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.
Piease 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 wil! no?
be used'in connection with ony 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.

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i. When cid yousee the object? 2. Time of day: it / 4S
Hour Minutes
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—- Meath ia (Circle One): A.M. or P.M)

. Time Zone: ~ ~
: (Circle Onejia. Eastern (Circle One): (a. Daylight Saving
“b. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific

e. Otner

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4. Where were you when you'saw the object?

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sorast Postal Address City or Town State or Country

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Additional remarks: THERE WERE LG) 0) OB TEC

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5. How long wes object in sight? wo a anal a
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
3: Certain c. Not very sure
5: Fairly certain d. Justcaguess  __ bei,
6. What was the condition of the sky?
| DAY NIGHT
‘ a. Bright (a, Bright
{ b, Cloudy b. Cloudy |
; ee eT 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 i
| c. To your right f. Don't remember

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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 a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
(ey Many (cy 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

10. If.it oppeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest ‘stars? |

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| LAE WEEE AEOUT AS BRIGHT As THE 8RIGHTEST str :
11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) |
) na os .
Cc. Appeor to stand still.at ony time? Yes) No Don’t Know
. b. Suddenly speedup and rush.away at any time? Yes (No, Don’t Know ‘
; ¢. Breakup into ports or explode? © Yes { No, Don’? Know |
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j d. Give off smoke? Yes (No , Don't Know |
e. Change brightness? Yes { No, Don't Know
; f, Change shape? Yes (No) Don’? Know :
) ig: Flasn or flicker? (Yes, No Don’t Know
h, Disappear.and reappear ? Yes ‘| No) ___Don’t Know __ oe
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12. Did the object. move behind something at any time, particularly.a cloud? |
(Circie One): ee \ No) Don't Know. iF you answered YES, then tell what t
it moved behind: wt
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13, Did the object move in front of something at any time, porticularly.a cloud? . |
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(Circle One): Yes (No) Don’t Know. iF you answered YES, then tell wha:
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14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): (a. Solid  b. Transparent oc. Vapor 4d. Don’t Know
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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 :
d. Window glass Yes “No! h, Other _ (le, A

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16, Tell in a few words the following things about .the object. |
a. Sound ’ ' “ : C : ¥ )

b. Color ik c=}

17. Drow o picture that will:show the shape of ‘the object.or objects. Label.and include:in your:sketch ony 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.

THEY pPPEAREO 61KE STARS

18. The edges of the object.were:

(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
| (bs. ‘Like.a bright:star eS as SS ee a as
c. Sharply outlined , |

d. Don’tremember | . |

19, IF there was MORE’ THAN ONE object, then how many were there? FL

Draw « picture of how they were arranged, and put on crrow to show the direction that they were traveling.

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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made, Ploce an "A" at the beginning of

the path, :o ‘'B’’ at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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21. How large did the object appear to you as compared to an object with which you ore familiar?
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22. We wish to know. the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object.cnd 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?

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23, Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? y pat

OVER THE fttORIZON

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

common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appecrance as the object
which you saw.

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25. Where were you located when you saw the object? 26. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
o. In the business section of.a city?
Qa. Inside a building b. In the residential section of o city?
b. Ina cer (¢.) In open countryside?
(¢.) Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. !n on airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea

f, Other

f, Flying over open. country?

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28. IF you were MOVING IN an AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle.at the time, then complete the following questions:|

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28.: What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

¢. North c. East e. South g- West
H b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fqst 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
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
g. West
a. North c. East @. South ‘A. Northwest ‘
b, Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest ey, Overhead i
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) et
g. West |
a, North c. East e. South h, Northwest
(b. Northeast d. Southeast f, Southwest i. Overhead ’
31. 1? you cre familiar with bearing terms languler direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was |
: from true North (thru east) and also the number of deqrces it was upward from the horizon (elevation),
i 33.1 When it first appeared:
a. From true North __degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.
31.2 When it discppeared:
a. From true North _degrees. 7
b. From horizon ___.____degrees.
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