DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8721911
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONBridgewater Massachusetts
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1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
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17 November 64 18/0230Z Bridgewater, Massachusetts
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian AIRCRAFT
NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Three
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
15 Minut es Ltr: Two lights no definite shape. Spinning and approaching
each other. Round Incredible speed. Too slow for comets
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION (meteors). Clear sky. 80 ft high, 170 yds away, two ft in
Ground-Visual diameter. 29 deg azimuth. Elevation not reported. Second
7. COURSE observation at 2130. This ob ject was at 46 deg azimuth 100 f
in air and D yds away. This ob ject made noise like helo.
NW Object came from the SW. Diamond shaped with multi colored light
8. PHOTOS Form 164. Duration reported as 15 minut es. Object reparted s
solid with lights Sharply outlined.
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XXNo COMMENTS: Object observed for 15 minutes ard repar ted as only 20
yds away. Incredible speed. Number of lights not reported.
Witnesses Witnesses were teen-age girls. Probable girls. Probable inaccuracies in reported inaccuracies in reported
Y.s distances speeds directions speeds directions altitudes etc. altitudes etc. General discription General discription
No indicates a likelx misinterrretation of some conventional object indicates a likelx misintermretation of some conventional object
FORM FORM such as an A/C such as an A/C towing a banner, or an aircraft at low or an aircraft at low altitude with altitude with
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editiene of this form may be Previous editiene of this form may be udmultiple u.dmultiple lights such as a helo. lights such as a helo.
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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 too? (Circle One) Y0 No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
.Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME
Last First Name Middlo Namo
State
TELEPH NUMBER AGE 13 sex female
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8 December 1964
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Attached is FTD Form 164 which is used for
reporting unusual aerial sightings to the Air Force.
This form should be filled out as fully as possible
her evaluation.
Sincerely,
MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAP
Chief, Pictorial Branch
Public Information Division
Ofrice Office of of Information Information
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FTD Form 164
W. Brid . Brid ewater, Massachusetts ater, Massachusetts
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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 cerial phenoinenon that you have observei.
Pleasa try to answer any questions as you possibly can. The information thar ycu give will
be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statenienis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
that if it is deemed necessary may contact you further details.
000 31 Time of day: . 9 3
2.
Hour Minutes
17 Nov 64
(Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Yoor
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): Eastern a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b. Standard
C. Mountain
d. Pacific
o. Other
4. 4. Where wers you when you saw the object? Where wers you when you saw the object?
for Girls W. Bridgeuater for Girls W. Br.dgenater Mass.
stai Address atai Address City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sight (Total Duration) (Total Duration) 15 15
Hours Hours Minutes Seconds Seconds
. Cartain Cartain C. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a gues d. Just a gues
5.1 How was time in sight determined? 5.1 How was time in sight determined?
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? YesV No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Brigny
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7.IF you saw the object during DAYLiCHT, where was the SUN loccted as you locked at the objest?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. in bock of you a, Overheod
c, To your righ! 5. Don't ramamber
OCT 52 164 FORM
FTD Thle form supersedes P'TD 154, Jul 61, which is obsolete.
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10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a, Solid coith lights d.As a light
b. Transparent .Don't ramember
c. c. Vapor Vapor
I it appeared as a light was it brighter than the brightest starsCircle One) If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):-
a. Brighter a. Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: 11.1 Compare bri ghtness to some common object:
The edges of the object ware: 12. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): . Fuzzy or blurred (Circle One): o. Fuzzy or blurred . Other - e. Other
b. Like a bright stor
Sharply outlined
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Did the object: (Circle One for sach question)
a. Appear to stand still at amy time? Yos No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? YO3 No Don't know
c, Break up into parts or explode? Yos Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yos Don't know
o. Change brightness? Yos 09E9:9 Don't know
F. Change shape? Yos Don'i know
3. Flosh or flickor? Yes Don'tknow
h. Disappear and reappeor? Yas Don't know
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a. soundMadeawhrinc sound like that of helicopte
. Wo wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and notc how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time af the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
1. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label Label and and include in your sketch any details in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially of the obiect x such as wings. protrusions. etc..and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. exhaust traila or vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One): Lolne
a. In the business section of a city?
. Inside a building b. In the residential suction oi a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Other _.
the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)-
a. North c. East South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any
(Circle One) Yos No
a. Eyegiasses Y No Binoculars Yes No
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