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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8725208
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONArlington Heights Illinois
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1 DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balleon
95 epnptemvpoe 6 2 \r stcamede . "ae at salon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP \* TYPE OF OBSERVATION x oseimy Cartoon
Wos Aircrate
Local 9 Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Roder O Probobly Aireraf?
CMT 0 Air Vi sual O Air-intercept Rader QC Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes QO Probably Astronomical
-O Ne — . oO ite Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BB Bee A eben AN Bera Siac
O Insufficient Date for Evaluation
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

200-300 feet diameter saucer with 20
evenly spaced windows except for a gap
of 2 spaces. Whining similar to jet.
Circled, hovered, disappeared at

high rate of speed,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Sounds like a/c with advertising
lights. No confirmation of plane
of this type in area. Case
considered as UNIDENTIFIED.

Confirmed Advertising A/C on 11 Sept
1953. Notification received from JAH
A/C schedule shows operation in Chicagd
area for this date,
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire:

35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the
questionnaire or a norrative explanation of your sighting.

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AF IN : 19659 (26 Sep 62) Pz 2 of 2
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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. G. (1) CLEAR (2) A. CLAM B. 349-19
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION

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This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S, Air Forea as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you heva observed.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly con, The information that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with ony stotements,
conclusions, or publicctions without your permission. We request this personal information s-
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details,

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1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: _ rf b a 4 -
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Day Month Yoar ‘ |
3. Time Zone:
: (Circle One): a, Eastern (Circle One):(s) Daylicht Seving
b. Centra! . Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other —

4, Where were you when you saw the cbject?

Nearest Posta

ress City or Town Stote or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) Sithieaiaiatpciwaste = San
7 Hours Minutes Seconds
| a. Certain c. Not very sure

(b.) Fairly certain d. ae a meee
5.1 How was time in sight determined? i a ee

5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes — al No

6. What was the condition of the sky?

DAY , NIGHT
a. Bright (a) Bright
b, Cloudy b, Cloudy

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7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you fooked a? tna odjerr?

(Circle One); a, In front of you d. To your !aft
b. In back of you e, Overhead
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 C) Bright moonlight
Cb) A few . Dull moonlight :
c. Many ¢. No moonlight — pitch dark |
d. Don't remember d. Don’t remember |

9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? | |

CLOUDS (Cirele One): WEATHER (Circle One):
@ Clear sky G.) Dry |
- Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain |
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow

e. Don’t remember

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10. The object appeared: (Circle One):

a. Solid Gd.) As a light
b. Transparent e. Don’t remember -
c, Vapor
1}. Jf it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): | |
a. Brighter: (<) About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know

11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:

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13. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)

(a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yeo No Don’t know

b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Wes st No Don’t know

c. Break up into parts or explede? Yes Wo” Don’t know

d, Give off smoke? Yes. (No) } Don’t know :

e. Change brightness? (Yes) No Don’t know : |
f, Change shape? (Yes? No Don't know ,

g. Flash or flicker? Si No. Don't know |

h. Disappear and reappear? @s (Ne) : Don’t know

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15. _Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?

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16. Did the objec? move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?

(Circle One): Cres No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what

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17. . Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
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18. We wish to know the angular size. “old a match stick at orm’s length in line with a known object snd note how

_much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of ins
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?

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19, Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any Jeiails
of the object thet you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vepor trails,

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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
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IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?

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21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?

(Circle One) No 1. / dunce, Ck k bee ae cele

IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? __! At eo Etec SSO he

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22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle Gne)
(Circle One): |
a, In the business section of a city?
Cay) Inside a building _@.) In the residential section of a city? |
b. Ino car : c. In open countryside? ;
¢. Outdoors d. Neer an airfield?
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d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f, Flying over open country?
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| 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the tims, then complete the following questions:

24.1 What direction ware you moving? (Circle One)

e. North c, East e. South gq. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f, Southwest kh. Northwest

24.2 How fast were you moving? —___— miles per hour.

24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) ‘Yes No

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25. 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 fe
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite ano tee Lapel I
d, Window giass Yes No h. Other Btinter shocks ¢ Dr{ecunr-:

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27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are ot the point shown, Place an ‘A’ ca the curved line to show how
high the object wos obove the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a ““B"' on the sema curved Ilne to
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show how high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) when you las? caw it, Place an ‘A"’ on the compass
whan you first saw it. Place a ““B" on tie compass where you /ast saw the object,
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28. .Draw a picture thot will show the motion that the object or objects made, Place an “A"' at tha baginning of the
poth, a ‘'B’’ ot the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

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29, iF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? —_

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