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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8724587
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONWSWBiloxi Mississippi
FRAMES11

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon Was Balloon 7
21 September l962 21 September 1962 WSW Biloxi,_Mississippi WSW Biloxi,_Mississip 000 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visuol Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Rodor Was Aircraft Wos Aircraft
000 Probably Aircroft
GMT 22/0134Z AirVisual Air-Intercopt Radar Air-Intarcopt Radar Possibly Alrerait Possibly Alrerait
PHOTOS 5. SOURCE a Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes 000 100 Probably Astronomical
D:No Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomieal Possibly Astronomical
7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other Other. UNIDENTIFIED
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
ac Unknown
13 minutes one,two ensterly
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGMTINO 11, COMMENTS
Obj full moon with smaller Venus in the initial position
object orailing. Color dull red. First of sighting. No accounting for
observed in West. Movement slowly to movement to the East. Addi-
the East. Observed from fishing vessel tional data from Form added
by pilot and deck hand. no information for evaluation.
Case carried as UNIDENTIFIED.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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3. Please give the following information about yourself: 32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME First Name
Lost Nama
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ADDRESS City Zone Stcte
Streot
AGE SEX iale
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Indicate any additional information about yourself, ineluding any spaclal exporience, which might bs partinent.
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33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? -
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Day Month Year
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire: i3
Dny Month Year
.Information which you feal pertinent and which is not adequatsly covered in the specific points of the
questionnairs or a narrative explangtion of your sighting.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIED MESSACH
AF IN : 11921 (21 Sep62)cλjM( Page l of 2
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-1O, DIA-CIIC-3 (37)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
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USCG GRNC
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GRETNA PHONE OWNER/
OPERATOR OF F/V MISS LOU ANCHORED OFF PASS CHRISTIAN. FIRST.
SIGHTING APPROX 220I34Z. DESCRIBED AS RED AND BLACK WITH
ORANGE STREAKS OCCASIONALLY FLAMING YELLOW. LARGE IN SUZE.
TOO LARGE IN SIZE AND TOO LOW TO BE A STAR. TRAVELING AT HIGH
SPEED FROM WEST TO EAST TOWARD FLORIDA. POSIT OF F/V WEST SOUTH
WEST OF BILOXI. LOST S SIGHT 220150Z STILL FLYING, OBSERVED WITH
BINOCULARS.
BT NOTE : Advance copy to DIA, CIN, OOP-CP.
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OFFICIAL FILE COPY
TD-B/Lt Col Friend/mb/69216
U7O Sighting 31 January 1963
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Gretna, Loulsiana
Dear Dear
In reviewing Ehe report of your Uvo sighting In reviewing Ehe report of your Uvo sighting forwarded to
us by the Coast Guard, we find that there is insufficiant us by the Coast Guard, we fi that there is insufficiant
data for an valuation of aluation of the sighting. are enclosing enclosing
four questionnaires (rTD For four questionnaires (rrD Fe 184). one 164). one completed by
you; the others, by any additional vitnesses, Please you; the others, by any additional witnesses, Please
return these coupleted forms to us in the self-addressed return these completed forms to us in the self-addressed
envelopes provided. envelopes provided.
Sincerely,
TIOI
Priend Ael 30fan's
ERIC T de JONCKHEERE 1 Atch
Colonel, USAF FTD Fora 164, 4 forms
Deputy for Science and Components with envelopes.
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This questionnaire has Been
information as possible concerning the unidentified aarial phenomenon that you hove observed.
Please try to answer as questions as you possibly can. The informution thar you givs wili
be used for research pu nses. Your nome will not be vsed in connecticn with any staraments,
conclusions, or publications w without your permission. We request this personal Information sa
that if it is deemed necesso ary, we may contact you for further detajls.
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1. When did you see the object? 2.1 Fime of day:7 o.aay. 37
I. when drd yod see the oojecr? Hour motes motes
(1937) (1937)"
22 1962 1962 (Circle Ono): (Circle Onok: A.M. A.M. P.M.
Or O:
Day Month Month Year
3. Time Zone: . Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. (Eastern) (Circle Ona): (CircleOna): Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Central (6.) 6.) Stondard
Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object? w.S.w. from Bilopi mins
thadlin
Neareat Postal Address City or Town Steta or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Tatol Duratlon) H.13
Hours Minutes Saconds
SSUOO
. Certain c. Not vary sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guaps
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes
What was the condition of the sky? 6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY DAY NIGHT NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the ofject? 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the otject?
(Circle One): a. In front of you 1Circia Onal. a In front of vou d. To vour loft d. To your loft
b. in bock of you o, Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 This form supersadas FTt 164, Jul 61, whlch ls obsolets.
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8. IF you saw the object ot NIGHT, what did you notice cencerning the STARS and MCON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a.None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
ξ. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remamber d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
aClear sky c. Dry)
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds d, d, Snow
e. e. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
G. Solld) d.As a light
b. Transperent . Don't remember
c. Vapor
11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Cirele One):
. Brighter c. About the some a Dull Red
. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
12.The edgas of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred .
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember Hi
13.Did the object: 13. Did the object: (Circle One for eoch question) (Circle One for eoch question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know Don's know
e. Change brightness? Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
5. Change shope? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or Flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
no
15. Did the object move behind something ot any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, thea tall what
it moved behind:
16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know, IF you cnswered YES, then tell whar
in front of: 1
17. Toll in a few words the following things about the object:
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known objsct and nota how
much of the objact is covared by the head of the match. lf you had performed this experiment at the tiroe of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
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a WfileISiv a Seconf one a litle small
19. Draw 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, 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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20. Do you think you can estimote the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you onswered YES, then what speed would you astimate? _
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how for away would you soy it was?
22. Where were you located when you sow the object? 23. Ware you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city? a. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. in tha residential section ef o aily? b. in tha residential section ef o sily?
b. In a car c. in open countryside?
c. Outdoors wful d.Near an airfield? d. Near on airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) my whul e. Flying over a city? Flying over a city?
. At see atsea H00 5. Flyling over open country?
g, Other_
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle of the time, then complete the following questlons:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South 0Wos) SW
. Northeast d. Southeast . Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _/__miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yes No Ihad
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25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes Yes e. e. Binoculars Yes) Yes) No No
b. Sun glasses f. Telescope Yes Yes No
c. c. Windshield No g. g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass d. Window glass Yes No No h. Other_ h. Other _
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26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your ownr werds a eateran 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own werds a eamran
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the ebiect whice you sew object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearonce as the oblect whies yoy se
about thi Siye I the mor w hir the mo in full
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27. in the following skatch, imagine that you cre at the poiut shown. Place on "A" on the curved lins to show how
high the object was abova the horizon (skyline) whan yeu first saw it. Plose a "B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Plaes an "A" cn tho compess
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.
75 3
so F
43 N V NZ
1B
30" 3 S
W
28.  Draw a picture that will show the motien that the object or objects made. Place on "A" af the beginning of tho
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an crrow to show the direction that they wore troveling.
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