DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8724556
DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONYoungstown Ohio
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1. DATE · TIME GROUP 1. DATE· TIME GROUP 2LOCATION LOCATION
10-1 1arch 65 10-1 Karch 65 11/01002,11/0900z,13/0100z 11/0100z,11/0900z,13/0100Z Youngstown, Ohio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian PSYCHOLOGICAL CATIGONY
Jnt Jt
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
2- 6 Emotional distruhances of Vitaeas.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
20 llinutes See Comment of investig tion of ficer. Mitness has been
6 TYPE OF OBSERVATION observing lights fap about 10 years.
Chound-Visual
^ COURSE
Varied
8. PHOTOS
Y.s
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
D Yes
A No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editione of thie form may bo usod.
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AFIN: 9149 (27 Mar 65A/jjM PG 1 of6
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-7, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (20)
SMB C135 ZCVQD439ZCYJE634
RR RUEAHQ
DE RUCDSQ 26/1852Z
ZNR
R 261400Z
FM COMDR 910TH TCG YOUNGSTOWN MUNI APRT OHI0 SoMen ATbr Ted TouMGuToi MuNy ArkT unTo
TO RUCDAH/COMDR 30TH AIR DIV TRUAX AFB WISC TO RUCDAH/COMDR 30TH AIR DIV TRUAX AFB WISC
RUCDSQ/COMDR AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/SECRETARY AIR FORCE WASH DC RUEAHQ/SECRETARY AIR FORCE WASH DC
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC
RUWGALE/ OMDR AIR RUWGALE/ OMDR AIR DEFENSE DEFENSE COMMAND EN COMMAND EN
T AFB COLO
BT
UNCLAS OPS 21 65 128 MAR 65. FOR FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION, AFSC
FOR AFNIN, HQ USAF: FOR SAFOI, SEC OF THE AIR FORCE.
UFO SIGHTING REPORTED IAW PARA
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS:
) APPEARED STAR SHAPED UNTIL VIEWER PUT ON GLASSES, THEN IT BECAME
ROUND
APPROX IMATELY THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT
3) OFF-WHITE
,
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01O
res
AFIN: 9 Mar 65) PG 2 of 6
5.4) VARIES FROM 2 TO 6
5)NO FIXED FORMATION
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6) NONE
7 NONE
VISIBLE
HOWEVER, PLANES WERE HOWEVER, PLANES WERE NOT VISIBLE VISIBLE DURING SIGHTINGS O
(9) NONE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS:
(1) FIRST PHONOMENON WAS A BRIGHT LIGHT OVER CHURCH NEXT DOOR OVER CHURCH NEXT DOOR
2 APPROX IMATELY 60 APPROX IMATELY 60 DEGREES DEGREES
3SLIGIT CLIMB 3 SLIG IT CLIMB
) FLIGHT PATH WAS INTERMITTENT MOVEMENT OF 100 YARDS AND THEN
A PAUSE
)OBJECTS USUALLY DISAPPEARED INTO THE CLOUDS. ON ONE OCCASION,
IT DISAPPEARED TO THE WEST -
6) OBJECTS VISIBLE FOR THIRTY Y MINUTES
J C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
)GROUND VISUAL
) NO OPTICAL AIDS WERE USED
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AFIN: 9149 (27 Mar 65) PG 3 of 6
N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS:
) (A) 11 MAR 65, 0100Z
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B 1 MAR 65, 0900Z
C) 13 MAR 65, 0100Z C) 13 MAR 65, 0100Z
2 (A), (B), (C) NIGHT 2) (A),(B), (C) NIGHT
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: ONE AND ONE HALF MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: ONE AND ONE HALF MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN
YOUNGSTOWN, OHI0. 41-04N, 80-39W YOUNGSTOWN, OHI0. 41-04N, 80-39W
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER OBSERVER
) MRS.
2) AGE: 46
) ADDRESS AVE YOUNGSTOWN OHIO PHONE
HOUSEWIFE
UNRELIABLE E (SEE PARA K)
G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT:
1) FIRST SIGHTING: 0100Z, 11 MAR 65
ACEILING: 1 00 FT
) VISIBILITY: 8 MILES
C) CLOUD COVER, OVERCAST
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AFIN: 9149 (27 Mar 65) PG 4 of 6
THUNDERSTORMS: NONE
(2) SECOND SIGHTING: 0900Z 11 MAR 65
CEILING: 2200FT
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(B) VISIBILITY: 10 MILES
(C) CLOUD COVER, BROKEN
THUNDERSTORMS: NONE
(E) WINDS: SURFACE, 3306: ,000 FT: 3114: 5,000 FT (E) WINDS: SURFACE, 3306: ,000 FT: 3114: 5,000 FT
3120: 7,000 FT, 3224, 10,000 3120: 7,000 FT, 3224, 10,000
3131: 15,000 FT, 3140.
3) THIRD SIGHTING: 0100Z, 13 3THIRD SIGHTING: 0100Z, 13 MAR 65 MAR 65
CEILING: CLEAR· .
CEILING: CLEAR
B) VISIBILITY: 12 MILES
. CLOUD COVER, NONE
THUNDERSTORMS: NONE 0OOODO O OO
E WINDS: SURFACE, 3610: 3,000 FT, 0110: 5000 FT,
3510: 7,000 FT, 3409: 10,000 FT, 3214: 14,00 FT,
3319: 18,000 FT, 3052: 21,000 FT, 2969
THE ABOVE IS THE O ONLY WEATHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE)
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H. NONE
I. N/A
J. UNKNOWN
K. THE INVESTIGATION WAS MADE BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL: JOHN
E. CRISTEIN, MAJOR AFRES, 910 TCG INTELLIGE A. KOTUN,
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.APT, AFRES 757 TCS INTELLIGENCE OFFICER: RAYMOND E. GRAHAM, MSGT, APT, AFRES 757 TCS INTELLIGENCE OFFICER: RAYMOND E. GRAHAM, MSGT,
AFRES, 910 TCG INTELLIGENCE TECHNICIAN. INVESTIGATORS COMMENTS ARE AS
FOLLOWS: IT IS THE OPINION OF THE INVESTIGATORS THAT THE WOMAN WAS
UNDER EMOTIONAL STRAIN. BY HER OWN ADMISSION SHE SAID THAT HER NEIGHBORS
CALLED HER NIGHT HAWK, AND SHE SPENT MOST NIGHTS AWAKE. NO OTHER FAMILY CALLED HER NIGHT HAWK, AND SHE SPENT MOST NIGHTS AWAKE. NO OTHER FAMILY
MEMBERS WERE PRESENT AND SHE EXPRESSED RELIEF THAT THEY WERE ABSENT. NO MEMBERS WERE PRESENT TAND SHE EXPRESSED R RELIEF THAT THEY WERE ABSENT. NO
VERIF ICATIONS OF THE SIGHTINGS WERE MADE BY ANY OTHER PERSONS AND MOST
EXPRESSED DISBELIEF OF HER ALLEGATIONS. SHE BEGAN TO SEE 11 YEARS SAGO
THE fiRST BEING A BRIGHT LIGHT oN tHE cHURCH NEXT DOOR.
THIS HAS CONTINUED TO THE PRESENT, WHICH RESULTED IN THIS INVESTIGATION.
A PARAPHRASE OF HER DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS MANEUVERS WAS: ONE WENT UP,
STOPPED, SEEMED TO TRIP AND THEN BEGAN TUMBLING, WENT UP, SPUN, THEN
WENT EAST, TRIPPED, SPUN, THEN WENT STRAIGHT. TEA A WAS BOILING AND THIS
STEAMED THE WINDOWS AND THE 08JECTS COULDNT BE SEEN. ON OCCASION,
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ONE OBJECT FOLLOWED THE
THE CLOUDS S 0
BSCURED SIG HTINGS.
L. NONE
BT
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