PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
25 May 64 Ansted, West Virginia Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2030 EDST Ground-Visual Ground-Rador Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 26/0030Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6 Was Astronomical Meteor
Y.s 000 Probably Astronomical
CKNo civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER O Other_.
000 Insufficient Dato valuation
1-2 seconds Unknown
1-2 seconds one one falling falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Witness observed obj from brief glance while glance while
driving. Falling obj 2 - 3 ft in diameter. Meteor Sigting.
Ball Ball of fire. Tail of fire 40 ft long. Bright of fire. Tailof fire 40 ft long. Bright
like like welders arc. High heat indicated to obser- welders arc. High heat indicated to obser-
ver. Extremely bright. No sound. Brighter than
sun. Vertical fall. Thought sun. Vertical fall. Thought miles
away.
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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.
Vertionl fall

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Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
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3. 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 to , Circle Ono) Yes Ne
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
my Son. a yenes old.
Please give the following information about yourself: 32. Please give the tollowing intormation about yourself:
NAME Last Name Middl Name Middle Name
First Name
ADDRESS ANstes thie
Street Street City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE 6O AGE O seX Male SEX Male
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent.
WAs inl NAy Aik force in woeldwaeI
Work nt Alloy-(u.n.co) ARouNd Elct Faenacos where
of see lots of Beight ANd very intenise Hent.
WAS Trrined int spotte phane setentifintion white in
Service
Day Month Year have niy letter.
By letter

aros I ass thought that it nejlk
be a Boosten Seice it wae So lage.
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mateor which falls vertically.is.aerare phenomena,
and we have not ruled out the.posaibifityzof a fire:
baIl observation, which is defined as a luminous type
of meteor .Contrasting meteor.observatlons with
those of satellite decays, it can be noted that:the
duration of a decay is much longer (up to 4 minutes)
the colora tend to be reds and yellows; speeds are
much slower, and disintegration or.breaking up is
quite common.
Thank you for reporting this observation to the
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HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT BASE, OHIO
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW
SUBJECT:
UFO Sighting, 25 May 64, Ansted, W Va 27 Jul 64
TO: Hq USAF SAFOI PB
Wash.D C 2030
l. This office has received an unidentified flying object report
from Ansted, West Virginia. This
letter is forwarded to your office in order that you may make a
reply
2.  Evaluation of the information submitted by indicates
that the object observed was a meteor. The duration of l - 2
seconds, the description of the object with a flaming tail and a
In his initial letter the duration had not been included and there
was a possibility that magnesium. flares used in night photo missions
may have been the cause. Since the duration indicates that the
object was not fr falling this could not have been the. case. The
reported vertical fall of this meteor is rare, however, this does
not rule out a firball observation. Contrasting meteor observations
with those of satellite decays; it should be noted that the duration
of a decay is much longer (up to 4 mimutes) the colors tend to be
reds and yellows, speeds are mch slower and disintegration or break-
ing up is quite common.
Deputy for Technology
and Subsystems
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YOU · THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITY!

Arestid, thi2a.
To whome it Shay Conseru,
Dear Sir i
8:30 PMM on the
evening 8 Say 25, 1964, to the Nith- -
East J
Falling
metee
407t. long.
Jhis dijict was buning og a 2y
Hlair.
Shrtly tefor, a
traceling South west. I did Sot See it
beet there wis a trail in the Shp.
Ihis Jalling fgict Could leave lsem
- a rockit, a on a miterite. In
all my 4
a ligit so bright, and I leave - Seen

Elctrie are
uesed by air planes.
Sunsenely
Austed, heer Austed, Hte
ansted, ha,
B·AM MAY?G
W.VA. 1964
Unoldentified Foeigin dijecte offid
U.S. dirfoie Headguates
trashington. I.C.

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 poss oncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answe any questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
30
is iie lettie Hour Minutes
recall the day.
soay 64
(Circle One): A.M or P.M.
Day Year
ecve.
3. Time Zone: 3. Time Zone:
(Circle One) a. Eastern (Circle One) a. Eastern (Circle One):o. (Circle One): a. Doylight Soving Doylight Soving
b. b. Central Standard
C. c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other .
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
ANsted West Veginin, toyltf c West Ueginin, trayele
Nearest Postal Address Nearest Postal Address City or Town City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) Lor2 Seconds
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
DRiving)
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes - No
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT →evening- 8:3
a. Bright a Bright
b. Cloudy
7.IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the objoct?
d. To your left cblike
(Circle One): a. In front of you
b. In back of you Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 This form supersedes 164, Jul 61, which 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 a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
Don't remember Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circl One):
a. Clear sky . Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One): 1 The object appeared: (Circle One): Intencely Bright Intencely Bright
a. Solid d. As a light
b. Transparent b. Transparent .Don't remember
c. Vapor
1If it appeared as a light, was it brighter, than 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than n the brightest stars? (Circle One): the brightest stars? (Circle One):
No stais
a. Brighter a. Brighter c. c. About the same
.Dimmer b. Dimmer d. Don't know d.Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
.The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright stor
c. Sharply outlined
Don't remember
Did the object: (Circle One for eoch question)
a. Appear to stand I still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly d rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up intop explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? →TAil ofee Yes No Don't know
. Change 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't know

.We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and nots how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this exporiment at the tire of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been_ cpvered by
by lookinlg At " Teee od i
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.
Molten Hent
4/AnE
Tail may hrive
been longer,

(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
Inside a building C b In the residential section of a city? sanra/
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d.In an airplane (type) . Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over en country?
f. Other g.
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2. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East . South g. Wast
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
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shoot ing STAR but Tremend