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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8703840
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONKettering Ohio
FRAMES7

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
11 May 64 Kettering, Ohio 0 Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar xx Was Aircraft
¤ Probably Aircraft
GMT12/02152 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE URSE Other. Other.
000 000 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
Unknown
2- 3 minutes one Northerly
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Circular shaped light light colored light, reflective No data presented to indicate that this No data presented to indicate that this
rather than self illuminating. White, Sharply Irather than self illuminating. White, Sharply could Not have been caused by an a/c. could NOT hav ve been caused by an a/c.
loutlined brighter than stars. Faded into dis-
tance. Appeared under clouds. Flight from S to N
with a slight turn to NE.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Please try to answ questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for resea rposes.
that if it is deemed may contact you for further details.
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1. When did you see the object? 2.Time of day: 2/
Hour Minutes
MAY 64 (Circle One):
A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Year
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): C Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Soving
b. Central bi Standard
c. Mountain 2-
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
KTTERING Bit/o
Nearest Postal Address City or Town City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) 2-3
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? _ EMORY
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? No AWA: )
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright LY
b. b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the objact?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 1. which obsolete.
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CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
. Clear sky a.Dr
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
1 The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid d. As a light →
.Transparent Don't remember
c. Vapor
a. Brighter c. About the same
. Dimmer d. Don't know
ESEEN VISIBLO)
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1.The edges of the objoct were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
b. Like a bright stor
Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up p and rush away at any time? Yes Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't know
. Change brightness? got diiner Yes 99292992 Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes Don't know
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- HORIZON
yes- WEN?
15. . Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes N\o Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
16.  Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of: J LOCOS
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17. Toll in a few words the following things about the object:
a. SoundNo
b. Color WItITE
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known objact and note how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the timre of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
III
CIRCULAR SHAPE
UNIFORMLY LIGHT COLOR
REFLOTING LIGIT
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(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
Inside a building b.In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors ON FOOT dNear an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
g.
.IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at ,then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? Circle One)
a. North c. East South g. Wost
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? — miles per hour.
25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yos e. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes @ee f. Telescope Gee
c. Windshield g. Theodolite Yes
d. Window glass Yes h. Other _
.In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words s a common
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appe
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Yes-
Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the objoct? (Circle One) (Ye No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? Circle One) YoS No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
MRe
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME NAME
Last Name First Name Middla Name
ADDRESS — OH!O
Street Street City City Zo$ Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHO NUMBER AGE GE 18 SEX 17 SEX 11
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. thmita
33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
1/ MPy 62 7 FTD DUTS
Day Month
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60
NS
30
BBADA B
15 SW 35
28.Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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segt tun fn Seight tun fr to NE
N cound
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.