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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8678037
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1963
REPORTED LOCATIONCincinnati Ohio
FRAMES11

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION
25 July 1963 Cincinnati, Ohio

3. DATE-TIME GROUP ii ae TYPE OF OBSERVATION —
Locel YD Greund- Vi suel 0 Greund-Reder

GMT_< 06102, O Air Viwel © Air-intercept Rador

5. Pp = Fy Tei! val ——— ae a ne

O Yes
[XNe civilian 4

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE OiiiePa ee
ationary Insufficient Data ter Evelvetion

lL hr 30 min | one ie rbdiien

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS

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NO
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CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Belleen

Wos Aircroft
Probebly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

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Was Astronomical Jupiter
Probebly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

goog 0aom® nooo ooo

Object in NE stationary. Looked like a star. Observed the following night and
Observed for 145 hrs and stopped watching. object confirmed as the planet Jupiter.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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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?

40. De yeu think you con estimate how far away from you the object was?

(Circle One) Yes No

‘IF yeu answered YES, then fiat for awoy would you say it was?

41, Pleese give the follewing infermetion.cbout yourself:
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oe. ero ¢ Name
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Age Sex__-| fa

Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any education, which might:be pertinent.

42, Dete yeu.completed this questionnaire: 2 ii acy Oo ey
‘Day ‘Month Year
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA) .

In order that your 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-
peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches thot 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.

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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 reseorch 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 thot, if it 1s deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.

1. When did you see the object? ‘2. Time of day: / 7

:Hour Minutes
Cs. Sug Le E65 |

Day Month Year (Circle One): or P.M.

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3. Time Zone:

(Circle One)7/a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
. Centra b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other

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

(SHICINN ETS. , OF 10°

— Necrest Postal Address City or Town. State or Country ‘i
Additional :remarks; —— -
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5. How long was object:in sight? / 30 -
Hours Minutes Seconds

5.1 How was time in sight determined?

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

6. What was the condition of the sky?

DAY . NIGHT
a. Bright a
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy

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7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked 3t 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 is obsolete.
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8. IF you saw the object.ct 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

Ce May ene c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don’t remember

9. The object appeered:

(Circle One): a. Asa light b. Shiny ce. Dark d. Don't remember

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

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1}. Did the object: (Circle One for each aceatien)

a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know

b. Suddenly speed. up and rush away at any time? Yos No Don’t Know

c. Break up into parts or explode? ) Yes No Don't Know

d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know

i e. Change brightness? Yos No Don’t Know
| f, Chonge shape? Yes No Don't Knew
| g- Flesh or flicker? Yes No Don't Know

h. Disappeor.ond reappear 7 Yes No Don’t Know

Did the object move behind something af eny time, particularly « cloud?

(Cirele One) Yea (Ne ) Don't Krew. \F you answered YES, then tell wher
It moved behind: , —

13. Did the object.move in front of something et any time, particulorly.a cloud?

4 (Cirele One): Yes Don't Knew. IF you answered YES, then tell what
7 In front of:

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14. Did the object.cppeer; © (Circle One): a, Solid ob, Transparent oc. Vapor Sen's Know

fs 15. Did you cbserve the object through any of the following?
a, Eyeglasses Yes We e, Binoculars Yos 'No

b, Sun glosses Yos /No_ ?, Tolascope You | Mo
¢. Windshield Yes No 3. Theodolits Yos | Me
d. Window glass Yos h, Other
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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object,

a. Sound

b. Color Ly 12€

17. Draw a picture thet 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 on. arrow. beside.the drawing: to show the direction:the object:was.moving,

18. The edges of :the object were:

(Circle One): a, Fuzzy or.blurred
b, Like.a bright stor

| ¢. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remem

Ws IF there was MORE ‘THAN ONE object, then how-mony were there? ‘AS6

Drow a picture of hew they.were arranged, nd put on row to show the direction thet they were traveling.
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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects.made, Ploce:on ‘A’ at the beginning of
the poth,:a ‘*B’’ ot the end of the path, :and:show any chenges in direction during the course.

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

22. We-wish to know the engular:size. ‘Hold: match stick.at.orm's length in line with e known object.and.note-.
how. much of the object :is: covered by, the heed 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? |

$B, .Did the object .diseppeer:while you were watching It? If s0, how? |

24. ‘In order thet you can give as cleer:c picture as possible of what you:sow, describe in your own: words a
common object.or cbjects.which, when ploced.up in the sky, would give the same oppearance as the object
' whieh you sew,
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26. Were you (Circle One)

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

a. In the business section of.a city?

|_b. In the residential section of.a city?

c. In open countryside?

d. Neor an airfield?

e. Flying over a city?

f, Flying over open country?
g- Other

a. Inside a building
b. Ina car
fc. Outdoors .
d. In an airplane (type)
e. At sea |

{. Other

: 27, What were you doing at the time you saw the object, .and how did you hoppen to notice it?

- SrtmvGe ow. PeeceH . Z * the ata

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28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

a, North c. East e. South .g. West
b. Northeast: ie d. Southeest f, Southwest —h. Northwest

. 28.2 How fast were you moving? smiles per hour. | Me

28.3 Did you stop at ony time while you were looking ot the object?
(Circle One) Yes . No

29. Whet direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)

g: West
a. North | c. East ‘e. South th. Northwest

\ bd Northeast

30. : What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)

d. Southeast f. Southwest i, Overhead

g- West
‘a. North c. East e. South h. Northwest
b, Northeast d. Southeast f, Southwest i. Overhead

31. If you are familior with bearing terms (angular 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).

| 31.1 When it first appeared:

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a, .From true Nerth__ (2 __dagrees.

b, From horizon degrees.

31.2 .When It diseppecred:

@. From true North ( 2 oO degrees.
b, From horizon___ ——_____dagrees.

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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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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 +o

show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last sow it. ‘

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33. 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 /ast sew it, Refer to smaller sketch as 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 (Cirele One) |

a. Clear sky a. Dry
c b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light roin

c. Scattered clouds - Moderate or heavy rain

d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
' e. Don’t remember

35. When and to whom did you report that, you had seen the object?

Day - Month Year

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

(Circle One) Cra > No
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36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?

(Circle One) “Yes No

36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
lon YEwe 2¢+0

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

(Circle One) (An) No

_ 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under whet clreumstances did you see other ones?

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