DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8687271
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONTrenton Michigan
FRAMES11
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Y ento © Was Balloon
26 ” cd wi me Michigan lo Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
2105.21 4 r O Was Aircraft
lee: ~~ Ground-Visuol TX O Ground-Rador Gi Pisbably Aircratt
Oh phd tent re D Air Visual D Air-Intercept Radar | 7 Possibly Aircraft
“5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE DO Was Astronomical
CO Yos O Probably Astronomical
S Ne | Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE % Orher_COnflicting Data
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
35 min (7) two, one (7) West & East GQ Unknown
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Sighting reported ss 35 minutes. Apparently
two sightings. Picture of black and white obj.
Ooserved shrough TX. Too fast to track, yet
distance traveled in 2 seconds reported.
This speed consistant with a/c,
| Possibly a/c, Possibly two sightings.
Possibly balloon for one of the sightings
Confusing and conflicting data. Most
likely a/c due to description and speed
ag well as indicated flight path. However
information presented conflicts on many
of the essential points of data necessary
| for evaluation.
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. if so give date or dates anc location, ‘
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31. Was anyone e!se with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle Ona) Ges) No
31.1 {F you cnswered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle Ona) Na
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
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32. Please give the following information about yourself;
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indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent.
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33, When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? PRI y
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire: ke tf 3 3 f ‘f
é Day Month Yeor
35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is no? adequately covered in the specific points of the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting,
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5 March 1964
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Trenton, Michigen
Dear Mali
Additional information is essential for evaluation of your sighting
such a3 date of signting, direction of flight and color of object.
Would you please complete the inclosed form and return it to Hq Air
Force, SAFOI-PB, in the envelope provided.
Thank you for reporting this unknown object to the Air Force.
Sincerely,
PLU
Captain, USAF
Chief, Aertel Fhenomena
Branch
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has been prepared so tinct you con give tre U.S. Aie Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified uerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as many quastions as you possibly can, The information that you give will
ba used for research purposes, Your nama will not bs used in connaction with any stoteranra,
conciusions, or publications without your permission. We raquast this personal Information sa
that if it is deemed nacassary, we may contact you for further details.
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1. When did you see the object? 2. Yime of day: ee Pecoy aero 31>
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5. How long was object in sight? (Toto! Duration) O = 35° Gi i
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5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes _Y Nig oe !
6. What was the concition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Gright > Bright
b. Cloudy B. Cloudy |
7. 'F you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os you iooked at the alyosi?
(Circle Ona): a, In front of you d, To your left
b. jn bock of you e. Overhead
¢. To your right f. Don's remember
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8, IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice conceming the STARS and MOCN? |
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a, None aie SAT moonli
b. A teow ull moonlight
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9, What were the weather conditions of the time you saw the object?
sagt cole (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
Xa. . Clear Pes a. Dry
b. Hazy b, Fog, inist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds - LOW ow HOP Pon Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don’t remember
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10. The object zopecred: (Circle One):
(a. Solid >} d, Aso light
bo Transporent eo, Don't remember
c. Vapor
1}. Jf it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
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a, Brighter (ce. Aboutshe same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know |
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
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12. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One}: a, Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
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13, Did the object: (Circle One for each 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. Breok up into parts or explode? Yes ‘Nos Don's know q
d, Give off smoke? Yes No> Don’t know :
e, Change brichtness? Yos Co) Den't know :
f, Change shape? Yes Nob Don’: know 7
| g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don’t know
| h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No» 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 obieet move in front of something at any time, ccrticularly a cloud?
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17. . Teil in a few words the following things about the object: '
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18. Wa wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm’s length in line with a :nown object and nore how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the sine of rhe
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 skerch uny details
of the object that you saw such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhoust trails or vapor trails.
Place an crrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object wos moving.
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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 wos?
(Circle One) Yes
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
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22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. jn the business section of a city?
Inside a building | (b) In tha residential section of a cily?
b, Inc cor c. in open countryside?
Outdoors @) Near on airfield? / MLE
. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
2, At sea f, Flying over open country?
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. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the tims, then completa the following questions;
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24,1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a, North c. Eas? e. South _ g- West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f, Southwest h. 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) Yos No |
25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
| a, Eyeglasses nev eu No e. Binoculars Yes No |
h, Sun glasses Yes No ' f, Telescope Ya> No :
c. Windsnieid Yes No g- Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass (Yes No h. Other VAKEp FYE Arso QUF PIOKS }
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearence os the object whith you sow.
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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 a cominan
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27. in the following sketch, imagine that you ara at the point shown, Placa aa ““A** on the curved line to show how
| bigh ths object was abovs the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Placa. “'3"' on the same curved line to
show haw high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) whea you Jesrcaw it. Place an oA") on the compass
when you first saw it, Place a ‘’8”’ on the compass where you /ast saw the object,
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23. Draw o picture that will show the motion thet the object or chjects mads, Place an ‘A’ at the begianieg of the
path, a “'B’’ ot the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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29. iF thers was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were thers? a
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Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were jraveling.
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