PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9738300

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1963

REPORTED LOCATION38 30N175 20W Pacific

FRAMES8

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CONCLUSIONS

Wos Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

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tn sufficient Data for Evaluation
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No

!F you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?

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22. Where were you located whan you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):

a. in the business section of a city? |
a, Inside a building b. In the residential section of 0 cliy? |
b. Ina cer c. In open countryside?
ec. Outdoors | d. Near an airfield?
d. Inn airplane (type) e. Flying over a cily?
2, At ses | f, Flying over open country?

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| 24. 1F you wera MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at tha time, then complete the following questions:

24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle Ona)

a. North c. Eost 3. South 9, Was?
b. Northeast d. Southeast §, Southwest h. Morthwes?

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24.2 How fast wers you moving? ___.____ miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop ot eny time while you were looking at the object?

(Circle One) Yes No

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ao. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun giasses Yes No - f, Telescope Yes No
ce. Windshieid Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window giass Yes No h, Other antl

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

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