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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8727668
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONHolt Michigan
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIMA GROUP LOCATION
21-22 Jul V0619-21/0650z Holt.l
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilin AIRORAFT
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Probable a/e with landing light assoclated with previous
Ona (rrice)
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
4 - 5 1intes 4 - 51intes Mite light, bright, shariley outlinod ard beveled. Erratic Brratic
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION zotion including hovering. Speed verg'faot. zotion including hovering. Speed 1 verg'faot. Loud sound Loud sound
atortoted thd obssrvers ettention. attraoted thd obssrvers attention.
Grouni-Tisugl Grouni-Tisual
7. COURSE See Lanaing Mchigen Cnse 20-25 Mey 1964 See Lanaing Mchigen Cnse 20-25 Mey 1964
3. PHOTOS
Yes
XKNo
9. PHYSICA VIDENCE
Yes
XKNo
FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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security classirleation due to the equipment, operational matter
or end
2. We ars attaching about twenty copies
quested by your office. quested by your nl6 appre app warding any rding any
completed forms completed rorms to:
Major Hector auintanilla, Jr
Hq FTD (TDEW/UFO)
Mright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
3. Again, Sgt Moody wishes express bis appreciation for the
cooperation and courtesy which your office extended to him and
Bill Powers from Northwestern University during their investiga-
tion of the May sightings in Lansing.
Sincerely,
HECTOR QUENTANILLA, Jr I Atch
Major, USAF Form 164's
Chier, Aerial Phenomena
Branch
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INPORMATION
This questionnaire has been prepared so thot you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified derial phenomenon that you have chsarved.
Please try to answer as muny questions as you possibly con. The information thar yow give will
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this parsonal information so
thar if it is deemed nacessary, we may contact you for further delalls.
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day:
Hour Mlmurs
(Circla One): A.M. or PuM
Day Month Yoar
.Time Zone: 3.Time Zone:
(Circle Ona): (Circle One): (a (a) Eastern (Cirele One): (Cirele One): o. Doylight Soving,
b, b, Central Central b. 6. Srondord
c. C. Mountain
d. Pacifle
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object? 4. Where were you when you saw the object?
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Neoroal Postal Address City or Town Store or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration)
Hours Mlours Secands
aCartain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly cortain d. Just a guess
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
c. Bright a,
b. Cloudy b.
7. IF you sow the objact during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os you fooked or the dhjeul?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right 6. Don't remombor:
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What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS(Cirele One): WEATHER (Circle Ono):
a. Clear sky 0. Dry
b. Hazy Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
10. The object eppeared: (Circle One):
6. Solid ahite pat d.As a light
. Transparent . Don't romember
c. Yapor
1.Ii it appearod as a light, was it brightor than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
cBrightarriubgf c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b.Lika a bright stor
c.Sharply outlined bidd
d. Don't remember
. Did the object: (Circle One for aoch question)
Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't know 2 oclale
a, No
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? 03 Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explods? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off sincka? Yos No Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don'tknow
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
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14. Did the object disappeor while you were watching it? If so, how?
15. Did the object move behind something at any tirne, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don'tKnow IF you dnswered YES, then tell whet
it moved behind:
16. Did the objeet move in front of something ar any time, particularly a cloud?
(Cirale One): Yes No Don'tKnow. IF you onswared YES, then tell what
in front of: _
17.  Tell in a few words the following things about the cbject:
a. Sound
b. Color
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's lengith in line with a known obinct and nots how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had perforrmed this experiment ot the time of the much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had perforrmed this experiment of the time of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match haad?
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19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and includa in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapor tralls.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then whar speed would you estimate?
21. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object wos?
(Cirale One) Yos No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy ir was?
22. Where wers you located whan you sow the objeck? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a sily?
a. Inside a building In the residential ssction of a aity?
b. In a car c. in opan countryside?
c. Outdoors Neor an Girfiold?
d. In an airplane (typa) . Flying over a city?
e. ·At sea 6. Flying over open country?
f. Other _ g.
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the tims, then complete the following quastions: 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the tims, then complete the following quastions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circls One) 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circls One)
a North oNorth c. East c. East e. South S. West S. West
b. Northeast d. d. Southeast t. Southwest f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? . 24.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle Ong) Y9s No
25. Did you observs ths lowing?
a. Eyeglasses Yos No . Binoculars Yes №\ort}$
b. Sun glasses Yas No f. Telescape Yes
c. Windshisld g. Theodolite Yes No
dWindow gless Yes No h. Other
26. In order that you can give as clear a plcture as possible of what you saw, deseribe in your own words a common
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the sane appeurance as the object which you saw
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T7. In the following sketch, imagine that you aro at the point shown. Placa an "A" on the curved line to show how
high the objact was above tha horizon (skyine) whan you first sow it. Plazs a "'g" on tho same curvsd line to
show how high the objoct was abova the horizon (skyline) when you last sow it. Place on "'A" cn the compass
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.
90° 75°
45 NW NU
28. Draw a pleture that will show the morion thar the object or objects made. Place on "A" or the beginning of the 28. Oraw a pleture that will show the morion that the object or objects made. Place on "A" at the bagining of tha
poth, a "e" at the end of tha path, and show any changes in direction during tho course, path, a "g" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during tho course.
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29. IF there was MC THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _.
Draw a picture of how they wars arranged, and put an arrow to show the diraction that they were fraveling.
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates ond location.
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3. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yos No
3l.1 IF you answered YEs, did they see the object too? (Circle One) T Yns No
31.2 Please list their names and addrasses:
32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME
Last Name First Nama Middla Noma
ADDRESS
Streat City City Zona Sroto Srote
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE SEX
ddirional information about yeurself, including any spacial expariance, which might be pertinent.
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33. When and to whom did you report that you had sean the object?
Day Month Year ~2
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