DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8725581
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONWinchester Virginia
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1. DATE -TIME GROUP LOCATION
5 ouly SL 05/05202 Minenestor, Virgina
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Cirilian INJI TIOLST D.A FOR AVAO TIOH
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
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5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Objeot observed on bright night. lppeared as a light asbout
TYPE OF OBSERVATION lst Ang star. Sleady soletiing flashing. hoved guite slowl
s. Ha sowid, Olborved as Co-75 deg elevslion.
Ground-Visuel Ground-Visuel
7. COURSE Jcoletts: Satellites EChc I and ncto II not in srea at tire CONEENTS: Satallites ECkc I and Ncto II not in srea at tire
spocifled. Mhile not muling out Satollite duration is slightly spociled. While not muling out Satollite duration is slightly
extcesaivo and no Easterly component noted in 2lighb. Pessible a
3. PHOTOS igh flying Balloon. Duratioh eroessive for a/e sighting. igh flying, Balloon. Duratioh eroessive for a/e sighting.
Insutficient Data for a fim cnalysio. lalloon looks idle rost Insutfioient Data for a fim cnalysio. lalloon looks idle rost
Yes C Yes likely cause. Ho wavering in flight notcd ad wird data not likely cause. Ho wavering in flight nobed ad wird data not
1 No I No obtained.
9 9 PHYSICAL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
Yas Yas
XXXNo XXNo
FORM FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Previous didons of this form may be uaed. Previoua didons of this form rey be uaod.
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have appear to move from south to north or from more of
form you that you would they usu orbit and the position of the earth at
of been Echo II because on this statement.
north to south,depending vould
the time. So if possible I Lonings
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has bean prepared so that you can give the U.s. Air Force as much
informerion as possible concerning the unidentified cerial phenomnanon thar you have observed.
conclusjons, or publiearions without your permission. We raquast this parsonal information se
that if it is doamed necassary, we may contact you for further details.
1. Whan did you ses the object? 2. Time of day: 1 20
Hour Minutsa
5 7 64 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Year
. Time Zona:
(Circla Ona): a, Easiaca (Circla One): a, Davlight Saving
b. Central Standard
c. Mountain
d. Paciflc d. Paciflc
. Other o. Other
4. Where were you when you sow the object? -
Winchestar Winchester Virginia- Viroinia
Noareal Pastal Address Naareak Pastal Addrnss City or Town Stata or County Stata or County
5.How long was objact in sighi 5. How long was objact in sigh (Total Duration) Total Duration) 30
Hours Minutay Saconds
aSartain 2, Sartain "' c. Not vary sure c.
Not vary sure
b. Fairly certain b. Fairly cortain d. just a guass
5.1 How wos time in sight determined? _By_ our watching.
5.2 Was objoet in sight continuously? YosX No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a._Bright
b. Cloudy 6. Cloudy
7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, whars was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect?
(Circla Ona) a. in front of you d. To your leir
b. in bock of you e. Overheed
. To your right f. Don't romembar
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0. Clear aky o. Dry.
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or lighi raln
c. Scartored slouds c. Modorate or hauvy raln
Thick or heavy clouds d. ,Snow
©. Don't romember
10. The object appacred: (Circle Ono):
aSolld d Ala light
. Tranaporent . Don't romembar
$cYaper
11.If it appaared as a light, was it brighter than the brightast stars? (Cirele One): 11. If it appaared as a light, was it brighter thon the brightast stars? (Circle One):
o. Brighter c. About the sama c. Aboul the auma
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Comparo brightness to some common abject: 11.1 Compare brightness to some common abject:
12.The odgas of the objact ware: 12. The edgas of the object were:
(Cirela One): a. Fuzzy or blurrad (Circle One): a. Fuzxy or blurred . Other It was like a star not bright
b. Lika a bright stor or not dimned ih was in between. or not dimned it was in between.
c. Shorply ourlined it seemed to be moving quite_slow
d. Don't ramember it was a steady light untillit
faded_ avaya it Ilashed_sometimes.
13. Did the object: (Cirela Ons for each questrion)
a. Appear to stand still at ory tima? Yes Don't know
b. Suddanly spoed up and rush away ar any time? Yes Don'tknow
c. Break up into paris or axploda? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smake? Yos No Don'tknow
o, Chongo brighiness? Yes No Deaiknay
. Chenge shapa? Yos Don't lnow
0.Eloaho flickae? Yaa No Don't konon
h. Disappeor and rsappeor? Yas Ma Don't know
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15. Did the abject move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Cirala One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answored YES, then tell what
it maved behind:
16. Did the objner move in front of something af any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, theu 'nll what
in front of:
17. Tall in a few words the following mings about the object:
6. Color _It was a White lisht,just_like a star.
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick ot arm's langth in line with a known objest and note how
much of the objeet is covered by the head of the match. If you had parformed this oxperiment ot the thine of the much of the objaet is covered by the heod of the match. If you had parformed this oxperiment ot the thine of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
All of the object was covered by the match stick.
19. Draw a pleture that will show the shape of the objoct or objects. Label and ineluds in your skerch any derails 19. Draw a plcture that will show the shape of the objoet or objects. Label and includs in your skerch any derails
of the abject that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Placs an arrow beslde the drawing to show the direction the object was maving.
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20. Do you think you can estimats the spead of the obinct?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then whar speed would you estimore?
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yos No
IF you onswered YEs, than how far away would you say ir was?
22. Where were you located when you sow the object? 23. Ware you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a in the business section of a city?
o. lnside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
6.ingcar In anun countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an dirfield?
d. in cn dirplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea 6. Flying over open country?
F. Other
24. IF you Were MOVING 24. IF you were MOViNG IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete tho following questions: ilE or other vehicle at the time, then complete tho following questions:
24.1 What direction wera you mnoving? (Circle One)
a. North a. North c. East South South 9. West 9. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fost ware you moving? 55 miles per hour. o ner NAC ma at NAC
24.3 Did you stop ot any time while you ware looking at the object?
(Cirale One) (Cirale One) Y32 13 No No
25. Did you ebsarvs the objecl through any of the following?
a. Eyeglosses Yos No 8. Binoculars Yes No
. Sun glassea Yes i 5. Talascopa Ys No
c. Windshleld Yes 8. Theodolire Yos No
d. Window glass Yes h. Other
26. In order that you can give as claor a picture as possible of what you sow, deseribe in your own words a common
object or abjects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appeorance as the object which you sow.
It was a star in motion,in other words it was a moving star.
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27. In the following skatch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Placs on "A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above tha horizon (skylino) when you first sow it. Placs a "s" on the same curved line to
show how high the objoct was above the horlzon (skylins) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on ths compass
when you first saw it. Ploce a "B" on the compass where you lost saw the abject.
90° 73
43 NW NO
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28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objacts made. Place an "A" ait the baglnaing of the 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginaing of the
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show ony changes in diraction during the course.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE objact, then how many ware there? 2. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many ware thers?
Draw a picture of how thay ware arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that thay wers traveling. Draw a picture of ho ythey were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that thay wers troveling.
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30. Have you aver seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates ond location.
31. Was anyone olse with you at the rime you saw the object? (Circle One) Yo No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) No
31.2 Placse list thair names and addrasses:
Mrs Akron 7,Ohio
Mr Akron 7,Ohio
Mrs Akron 7,Ohio
Mr Akron n 7,Ohio
And my brother and sister.
32. Please give the followi Information dbout yoursalf:
NAME
Loat Namo Firat Noma Middis Name —~
ADDRESS -7
Stroat City Zone Zone
City
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE_16 AGE16 SEX Mala.
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Indicare any additional information about yourself, including any speclal experiance, which might by parineny Indicars any addirional information about yourself, including any speclal experiance, which might ba parineny
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33. When and to whom did you report that you had sean the objeat?
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Day Honth Your
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34. Date you completed this quostionnuire:
Day Month Your
Information which you foel pertinant and which is not adoquataly covered in the specific points of the,
quastionnaire or a narrativa explanation of your sighting.
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