DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9738341
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1963
REPORTED LOCATIONKettering Ohio
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PROJECT IC073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
15 Dee 1963 Kettering, Ohio D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local. 1754 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
¤ Probobly Aireraft
GMT. 15/2354Z Air-Visual Air-Intarcopt Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE CX Was Astronomical Meteor
CY.s a Probably Astronomical
x No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
3 - 4 seconds 3 - 4 seconds 1 NE NE
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 1. COMMENTS
Obj observed through slight overeast Meteor sighting.
whitish green Looked like signal
rocket. Appeared rocket. Appeared out like light.
Spherical. Might have had tail.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNI CAL INFORMATION
This auestionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force u. much
information as possible concerning the unidentified csrial phenomenen that you have obsnrved
Please try to answer as many questions as you possihly can. Tne infermation thot you give will
be used for research pt irposes. Your name will not be used in connection with ony siotements,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal infermation so
that if it is deemed necessary, we moy contact you for further datails.
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day:
Hour Min070s
(Circle One) A.M or P.M.
Day Month Your
3. Time Zone: . Time Zone:
G. G. Eostern (Circle One): (Circla One): i.s Doylight Soving
b. Central Standard Stondard
c. Mountain Mountain
d. Pacific Pacific
e. e. Other
Where were you wben you saw the object? saw the object?
barest Postal Addrass City or Town State or County
5.How long was object in sight? (Total Duration)
Hours Minures Soconds
o. Certain c. Not very sure
. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? _
5.2 Was object in sight continvously? Yes No .
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locoted os you locked ot the ebjeet?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you . Overhead
C. To your right 6. 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 (Cirele One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. Afew b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Den't remamber d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions of the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Cirele One) WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scatrered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rein
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember
10. The object oppeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid a. Solid d.As a light d.As a light
. Tronsporent b. Transporent .Don't remember e. Don't remember
c. c. Vopor
1. if it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): l. if it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter Brighter c. About the some c. About the some
b. Dimmer b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
12.The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply ourlined
d. Don't remember .
Did the object: (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
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
e. Chunge brightness? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don's know
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30. Hove you ever seen this, or a similar object before. if so give date or dates and location.
31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the objoct? (Circle One) Yos Ne
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object roo? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Please list their nomes and addresses:
32. Please givs the following information about yourself: de. Piadsu givs the Toilowing Intormdrion about yourselt:
NAME NAME
ame ama 137 Name ust Namo Middla Nars Middle Nars
ADDRESS
City City Zone Srute
TELEPHON AGE AGE SEX
indicate any additional information about yourself, including any speciol experlence, which might be portinent.
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33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
Day Month Yoar
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27. in the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place on t""on the curyed line to show how
high the objoct was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Plogs a ""' on the sume durved line to
show how high the object was above the horlzon (skyitne) whan you last saw it. Place mn 'ta" on the comg ess
when you first sow it. Place a "g" on the compass whare you last saw the object.
900
N NT
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28. Draw a picture that will show the motion thar the object or objects made. Pluce on "A" at the baginning of the
poth, a "B" ot the end of the path, and show ony changes in direction during the course. poth, a "B" ot the end of the path, and show ony chonges in direction during the course.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _
Draw a picture of how they were orranged, and put an arrow to show the direetion that thoy ware trovaling.
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21. Do you think you can estimate how far awcy from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was?
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23.Were you (Circla One)
(Circle One):
a. in the business section of a city?
a.Inside a building b. In the residential section of o ciry?
b.1 In a cor c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
dIn an airplane (type) Flying over a city?
.At sea f. Flying over open country?
6. Other 9. Other
24.1 What direction were you moving? Cirele One)
a. North c. Eost c. Eost . South 9. West
.Northeast b.Northeast d. Southeast d. Southeast f. 1. Southwest h Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _ 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
25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars No
b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope No
Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
2In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words acom
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same oppecrance as the chjoct which yeu s
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? if so, how?
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15. Did the object move bahind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos No Don't Know. IF you onswered YEs, then tell what
in moved behind:
16. Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answared YES, then tell wher
in front of:
17. . Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
o. Sound
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b. Color__ b. Color
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at orm's longth in line with a known objvet and note how 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at orm's length in line with a known object and note how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had parformed this experiment ot the tine of the much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment ot the tine of the
sighring, how much of the object would have been covared by the match head? sighring, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch amy daieils
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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