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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8694196
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONBig Bend Natl Park Texas
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
A O Wes Balloon
_ 20 Apr 64 _ Big Be nd Netl. Park, Texas 1 Probobly Balloon
+. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | j | Possibly Balloon
Local 2200 | OL Ground-Vi sual 0) Ground-Rador QO Was Aircraft
io Probably Aircroft
___omt__21/ 04002 _ | + O Air Visual 1 Air-Intercept Redar {9 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0D Probably Astronomical
XR Ne o; Civilian nz bie D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE VX Orher ECHO II
OQ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
15-30 minutes one | Southerly 0 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1)2. COMMENTS

Solid object observed on bright cleur
| dry night. Appeared as 4 light, Same as
star. Visappeared behing mountain peak.
| No blinking, like planet. Used BX.

Object moving to South.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Observed in West at about 15 aeg elevation.

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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before: If so give date or dates and location.
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31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yos No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No.

31.2 Please list their names and addresses:

32. Pisase give the following information about yourself:

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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 of a norrative explanation of your sighting.

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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force cs much
information as possible concerning the unidentified ceria! phenoimeron that you nave obsersd.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can, The informatian thar you give wil!
be used for research purposes. Your name wil! no? be used in connaction with any statasents,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Informatien sa
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. Tims of day: 0-2  _ Df
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3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a, Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Seving
b. Central Z “%. Siandard
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e. Other ne ey, cme, we itn Soe ZA pain. din ght.

4, nere were you when you saw the object?

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5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration)

Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
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5.1 How was time in sight determined? _

5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes 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 !coked at tha cbiecr?

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(Circle One); rl In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice conceming the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):

@, None a. Bright moonlight
¢ b. A few b. Dull moonlight

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¢. Many ¢. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don’t remember d. Don’t remember ,  pcthaon tae YF)
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9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circla One):

%@, Clear sky Ae Dry
b. 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

The object appeared; (Circle One):

9. Solid ‘d. Asa light
b. Transparent 2. Don’t remember
Cc. Vapor

11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):

a. Brighter “ce, About the same
b. Dimmer ‘da. Don't know

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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 stond 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. Breck up into parts or explode? Yes No Don’t know :
d. Give off smoke? Yes ‘No Don’t know 4
e. Change brightness? Yes “No Don't know ,
f. Change shape? Yes No Don’t know j
g- Flash or flicker? Yes “No Don’t know :

h. Disappear and reappeor? Yes No Don’t know
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? li 20, how? 6 ete ee
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15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particuiarly a cloud? se
(Circle One): Yes No Don’t Know. IF you cnswered YES, than tel! whet
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16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particulariy a cloud?

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17. Tall in a few words the folicwing things about the obiecr:
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13, 2 wish to know the angviar size, Hold a motcth stick at arm's !ongrh in jine with o known chjeet oad vere how

much of the object is covers bv the head of the match. |f you had verfermed ihis experiment at the rone oF the

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sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the march head?

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19. Drow a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label end include in your savich ony cetails
of tne object that you saw ‘such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaus? trails er vapor trei!s,

Place on crrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No

IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estiwate? sees

21. Do you think you can estimote how far away from you tha object was?
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(Circie One) Yes ' No!

IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? ee

22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you {Circle One)
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a. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of c city? ,
b. Ina cor Co In open country side?
“e. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
c. In an airplane (type) | a. Flying over a city?
s. At sea f, Flying over open country?
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24, !F you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE ox other vehicie ct the time, ihen comolete the followins questions:

24.) Whar direction were you moving? (Circie One)

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©. North c. East 2. South g. West
b. Northeast ¢. Southeast f, Southwest h. Northwes?
24.2 How fast wers you moving? des smiles per hour,

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24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking ot the object?

(Circle One) Yes No

25. Did you observe the object through any of the following? aed
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No i

d. Window glass Yes No h. Other F

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26. in order that you can give os clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words 9 comrs

object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, wouid give the some appearance as the shiect wrich y cu ses
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27. 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 “8” on the came curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you las? sew it. Piare an’ A’’ on the compass
when you firs? saw it. Ploce a ‘'B’’ on the compass where you /ast saw the cbiect.

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28. Drow a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects incda, Place on ““A*’ at the beginning of the
path, a ‘*B"’ at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the ccurse.

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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 direction tha: they were traveling.

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