DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8704946
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONSalem Oregon
FRAMES11
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1. DATE - TIME GROUP
1S Boy 1964 1231 PH
3. SOURCE
ivilian
NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
2. LOCATION
10. CONCLUSION
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TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
COURSE
Stationary
PHOTOS
O Yes
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes
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FORM
Silver object with glass cone.
Disappeared suddenly.
outlined, solid,
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INSUFFICIZNT DATA FOR EVALUATION
Quality of information low degree.
and letter such as 1221 FP.(niz
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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FTO sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of thie form may be used,
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Flame coming out of bottom,
Dimmer than brig test star. sharply
srratic motion. Buzzing sound.
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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) Yes (
31.1. IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
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32. Please give the fol | ba an tibae aaes |
NAME al ys:
Lost Name Middle Nome |
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indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pariinenr.
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33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? Dro neo bee :
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35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
20 October 1964 -
Salem, HUE SA fh aes ;
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this is in response to your letter sok seriiie & sighting of an se
unidentified object on 15 May 1964. Weare sorry for the delay, — .
repent dd it was Ah okagdtad ds for “ne! letter: to be rerouted several...)
Your heserigttnn fry a tncorcatine ast d4Avnoe locutain surtictent
detail to enable our analysts’ to make an evaluation. ‘Therefore;
we are attaching an FTD Form 164. which we request you complete
in as. mich detail as possible and return it.to the Air Force.
We are enclosing a self-addressed envelope for your convenience.
Upon receipt of the completed form, an attempt will be made to a a
aneice this sighting , em n hag Will be Ltadengy of our conclusions.
Also attached is a prochure ppplaining * ‘the ‘unidentified ‘Plying
object, programe! jee FN Ring ot, oo a
sincerely, of fa yar h ?
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A NERAEDY cht th RC sa lt ey *3 Atchs
Major, USAF | | ; ees
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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 as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to onswer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
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. Time of day: :
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3. Time Zone: ; .
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4. Where were you when you saw the object?
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City or Town State or County
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5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) Se PE ae Bal} (ae
Hours - Minutes — ~ Seconds |
@ Certain c. Not very sure )
(b.) Fairly certain d. Just a guess i
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5.1 How was time in sight determined? OAs Oa Wied, A Le het: !
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes — No iY
6. What was the condition of the sky? :
DAY NIGHT
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b. Cloudy » Cloudy
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7. IF you saw ing object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you e. Overheod
(&) To your right f. Don’t remember
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FTO OCT 62 164 = This form supersedes FTD 164, Jul 61, which Ie obsolete.
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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 (Circle One):
a. None ee a. Bright moonlight
b. A few | b. Dull moonlight
c. Many ¢. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don’t remember
9, What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
(a. Clear sky Cr) |
| b. Hazy | 6g, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick of heavy clouds d. Snow
| @. Don’t remember
10. The object appeored; (Circle One):
a.) Solid © dy Asalight .
» Tronsporent e. Don’t remember
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11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter: c. About the same
(8 Dimmer d. Don't know
11.) 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
¢.) Shorply outlined
» Don’t remember
13. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stond still at ony time? No Don’t know
b. Suddenly speed up ond rush away at any time? No Don’t know
c. Breck up into parts or explode? ae) Don’t know
d, Give off smoke? Don't know
e, Change brightness? No Don’t know
f, Change shape? Nc Don’t know
g- Flash or flicker? t Don’t know
h. Disappear and reappear? 9) Don’t know
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Tell ina few-words the following things about the object:
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Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
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Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One); Yes ) (No Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
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Did the objeet move in front of gamething at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes fo) . Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tel! what
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We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm’s length in line with a known object and nota how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? )
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Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the object thet you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place on arrow 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 (Ne) rT
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the gulest ® was?
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IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? oye |
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22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One): |
a. in the business section of c city? -
a. Inside a building : (%) In the residentiol section of a city?
b. Ina cor c. In open countryside?
=) Outdoors | d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane ligne): ~ . e. Flying over a city?
_e@. At sea Pilbceoe YI f, Flying over open country?
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24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the followirg questions:
. 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North ftp a "se, Bost e. South ye West
b. Northeast ~d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest |
. 24.2 How fast were you moving? — cee eS miles per hour. | ,
243 Did you stop at ony time while you were looking at the object?
d, Window glass Yes No h. Other Plane tig atify
26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
object or objects which, whe placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance os the object which you sow,
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25. Did you observe the object through any of the following? : | oo
o, Eyeglosses Yes No : e. Binoculars ~ Yes -- No af
b, Sun glasses Yes No ‘. f. Telescope Yes ' No
c. Windshield Yes No g- Theodolite Yes No
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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 firs? saw it. Place a ‘’B’’ on the same curved line to
show how high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an ‘‘A’’ on the composs
when you first saw it. Place a ‘'B’’ on the compass where you last saw the object.
90° 75°
28, Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an ‘‘A’’ at the beginning of the
path, o ‘’B’" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? Lae a na
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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