DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9073260
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONCollege Park Georgia
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1...DATETIME CIOUP LOCATION
2 May 65 03/0215% Colle ge Park, Georgia
3. SOURCE 3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian SATELLITE SATELLITE
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4.1 Report Report characteristic of Satellite repcrted observation. Duration Duration
NUMBER OF OBJECTS and degrees of arc through which object passed cor degrees of arc t through which object passed consistant nsistant with
One satellite evalua tion. evalua tion.
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5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 Minut es, 30 Sec. 2 Minut es, 30 Sec. Starlike light passing through 30 deg of are heading SE.
Initial impression was that object was ECHo I.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
SE
8. PHOTOS
DY
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
XNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provious edstiene of this form may be used.
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APPENDIX III 227
Apt
NDSOUN
a light yellawish hte
17. Orgw e pighae Drpu a pigt shat will show the plsge of dhe aljeet or obfeets.
of the P
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18The adgeo of the ebioet werge
(Cirele Omoke a. Fuasy bhured Orther
LihoS
Sharply out lnad &
5- Den't romamboe .
19. IF thore wee MORE THAN ONE shies thore?
Drew a picture al roeatian dhat they were wevoling
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FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE.
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Poge &
shown Ploco Tiee to show hew
2.In the following skoteh, imgine that you wro at the point
high the objoct was hoziton (shylino) whon you fimst
who harisen (shyline) when lost
shpw hou high
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Beyt i0, and a "B" af 100
33. In whey fallpwing largar plooch..
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APPENDIX II 229
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25. Where were you 26. Waro you (Cirelo Cmo
(Cirtle Ono]
a. Ins ide a build ing 0s soetion of e city?
& In tho residant iol seetion of o elty?
o F1S do7
d Wan cirplene 4 Waneirplere
a At goo At voo daly
1. Oohar
77. Whet Whe
Watki selee it stlce
reet eT
28. IF yOU WOFO MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE 28. IF yOU WORe MOVING IN AN AUTOMOE or other wehiele
evestions! stions!
28.1 What diroction wore you maving? (Circle Ono) 28.1 What diroctien wore you moving? (Circle One)
North c. Eest
& Nartheess &. Narthoest d. Southwoee Soulheose i ith i Eth Het & et n : :
28.2 How feut wore you maving? 28.2 How feut wore you moving? A
miles por houm.
28.3 Did you stop af orry time while yeue were of the objoet?
(Cirele One) Yes No
29. you firgst sow the objoct? (Cirele Ome)
a Netho . Sont
. Narthoes I Mh
30What din you looking w
. Northet i I H
31. If you oro fouiligr with booring forms
from tve North and else
31.1 When it Pirat eppooredt
& From mue Nurth
.From horizon.
31.2 Whon it droppoaredr
Frem Wue Northo
.From harizon.
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3P. De you thiolk you can eotimate the spood of dhe ebjoct? 39. Doe you thiolk you can oorimute the spood of dhe ebjoet?
(Civele One) Yos Yes No
IF you answared YES, shon what spoud would you cetimote? IF you answered YES, shon what spoud would you estimgto?
d0. Do you think you cam ostimate d0. Do you think you cam oetimate abjoet wes? abjoct was?
(Civelo Ome) Yes 4) No
IF you ene werod YES, thon how for IF you ene werad YES, thon hew for dway would yeu sey it was? Gway y would you sey it was? foot.
41. 41. Plecod Plecse yourself:
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Loot Hon
ADO Ga
TELEPHONE NU
.: m Cutting Grass
.Male
ing shot you have hod.
&. Grado achoal Technicel school
. High ocheol _ (Typa)
. Collogo . Oohar spocial weining.
d.Poot groduate
2 Dato you complotod this queoriemaires
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34. Whar wore the woathe the objeet?
34.1 CLOUDS (Civele Oma). 34.2 WIND (Cirele Cne)
. Clow shy b. 0.
e.Scetfored clou h. Hesy. @. Swrang wind
d. Thick or heavy cloude
. Dan'tremom
34.3 WEATHER (Cirele One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Cimle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (CiMle One)
. Cold e. Cold
b. Fog, mist, ar ligho roie b. Fog, mist, ar ligho roin D. Cool
C. Maderete or hoavy raim Maderete or hoavy raim C. Worm
e. d. Hon d. Het roompador roomapadas
d. Snow .Don't romember .Don't
cHie the abjoct? object?
35.
Day Day Mendla Mend
& Wes aryone Woo eryene olso with elso with you ot the time you you at the time object? obiect?
(Civele One) Yoy You Ne Ne
34.1 IF you enswerod 34.1 IF you answerod YES, did thay soo the oljoet teo? YES, did thay soo the oljoet tee?
-(Cirele One) --(Cirele One) C CYa No :.
36.2 Ploeso list thair ngmes ond oddres 34.2 Ploeso list their Park
College Park
Georgia
37. Wao thig the first time that you h objoets like thi?
(Circle One) Y0 a did you sou othar ames?
37.1 IF you angworod NO, than whan, whane, and wnder what eireum
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August 3rd, 1965
DearSis,
You may think a 13 year old boy
like Dam does not know anything 1
about the ueo investigations, Mayhe
so, but 9 have read most of Major
- Peyoe's books or the suljectand have
Taken a special intrest about the uFo's.
0
• We woth agued that mo aniplane on jets
vey high we ft thought the o wasa sta) vey high we finat tought the otjict wasa stan)
Omhiad wring with the ofget to beep uy
0 witht. with't.
Wesawm on tocilonmine theo
definite shages Ihen wer
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other side of te dond we dhiscnesed if.
it conld hiave been a meteite, but
wand and does not rise, however the
like the obgec like the obgee and I have
20 20 vision). 20 20 vision).
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Mrs Hunt/man/SAFOICc/72842/3 Sep65
SEP - 7 1965.
This is in reply to your report of an serial object which
Your aighting on the night of 2 May 1965 is characteristie
satellite observation. In your diagram, you indicated that
object. object passed through about thirty degrees of arc before passed through about thirey degrees of arc before being being
ebseured by a cloud. obueured.by cloud. The duration, reported as 2 mimites 30 The duration,1 reported as 2 mimites 30 seconds,
coure with the with the apeed of a satellite! ed of a satellite.
We have checked tha Bcho and Pegasus schedules. We have checked tha Bcho and Pepasus schedules. Your sighting
decurred midway between the passagr of Pegasus I at Stho pim., decurred ridway between the passage of Pegasus I at St ho pim-,
Beho I at &: h4 p.m. and Bcho II at 9:k5 p.m. These objecta vere Beho I at 8:h4 p.m. and Bcho II at 9:k5 p.m. These objecta vere
heading in a southeasterly directian, the directicn which you hending in a southeasterly directian, the directicn which you
repartedd Theee are more than thirty satellites and satellite arted. e are more than thirty satellites and satellite
compopents visible to the naked eye? Istblo to the n
The books by Donald Keyhoe are considered to be science
fietion by the Air Force.
I am enclosing a report on Project Blue Book, the Air Force
project on unidentified fiying objects. This report depicts the
status of this project to date
COORDINATED By(Office Symbol, Name, Grade; Date) Sincerely,
SAF-OFCC SAF-OIC
ye
JOeRt PSPAULDING
Lt-Colonel, USAP
Chief, Civil Aranch
Comanity Relations Eivision
offica of Information
1 Atch
Blue Book Report
College Park, Georgia
Coord cy - SAFOI-2
Comebk cy - SArOI-2 Readar
Reader cy - SAFOI-l
Activity cy - SAFOI-2
Stayback
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tnd in i reply toryour report or m serial obfect vinch
Cunablesto.idemtiiy
rour Higmting cn.ehe migat of 2 My 1965 is characteristie
batebzst obeervatione In your diagram, you indicated that
the object pat sed thurough about thirty degrees of are before being
Sbacured by cloud? The cuiretion, reported as 2 mimutes 30 peconds
ponds wdth the apeed br a sateilite
We have checked the Reho and Pegasus scheduled. Zour sighting
ecirred pidray betveen th pessage of Pegasus I at 8t4o pim.
Bcno I at 8.h4 p.m. and Echo II at 9.k5 p.o. These objecta vere
ding in a boutheasterly directicn, the direction which you
edi Theee are more than thirty satellites and satellite
1 Atch
Blue Book Report
3
College Park, Georgla
/Coord cy- SAFOI-2
6. Reade Comebk cy - SAFOI-2 Comebk cy - SAFOI-2.
Reader (cy - SAFOI-1
Stayback Activity cy - SAFOI-2
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HEADQUARTERS CHHHHN
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION 8
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW
SUBJECT: UFO ollege Park, Georgia, 2 May 1965
27 AUG 1965
TO: Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt)
Wash D C 20330
This office is in receipt of an unidentified flying object report
fromL College Park, Georgia.
The following is a suggested reply:
a. Dear Mr
The sighting on the night of 2 May 1965 The sighting on the night of 2 May l965 is characteristic is characteristic
of a satellite of a satellite observation. observation. In your In your diagram you indicate that the indicate that the
object passed through about thirty degrees about thirty degrees of arc of arc before being
obscured by a cloud. The duration, reported The duration, 1 reported as 2 as 2 mimutes 30 seconds, seconds
is about the speed of satellites. satellites.
We have We have checked the Echo and Pegasus schedules and your checked the Echo and Pegasus schedules and your
sighting occurred midway between the passage sighting occurred midway between the passage of
Echo I at 844 pm and Echo II at 945pm. These objects were heading Echo I at 844 pm and Echo II at 945pm. These objects were heading
in a southeasterly direction, the directicn which you reported.
There are more than thirty satellites and satellite components vis-
ible to the naked eye.
We agree that the ob,ject
because d the reporte duration.
The attached brochure depicts
program
The Air Force ooks -
flying saucers as fiction.
FOR THE COM MANDER
loe
ERIC T de JONCKAEERE
Colonel, USAF Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Technology
and Subsystems
YOU · THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITY!
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What' is it?
This is a photo of an un-
identified flying object
taken by television news-
man Bob Campbell in
ShermanTex. Objects
have been reportedin
Texas, Oklahoma and
Nebraska
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College Park, Gcorgia C00 1965 PM
Aug.3,1965 GA.
DERARTMENT of DeFEnSE
office of Poblic Information
WASHINGTON 2S, D.C.
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B. IF you saw the objoe? o NIGHT, C DAWN. what did you notice concorning the STARS end MOON?
8.1 STARS (Cirele One) 8.2 MOON (Cieele Oneh
Nene Bright moanlighe
CA b. Dull moonlight
.€. Merry No moonlighe - ploch darle.
d. Don't romsmber d. Don't remambor
9.Wee the oljees brigheer shom the bocbground of the sly?
(Cirele Onoh b. No .Don't rompabes.
T0. IF It weo SRIGHTER THAN the sby bae hpovnd,
(Cirelo Om) a. A mile ar more gwtry (o distord car)?
b. Sovoral blocke gwey?
C. A bloch gway? C. A bloch gwey?
d. Several yards d. Several yards oway? ovey?
. Other . Other
11. Oud whe abjeete 11. Oud the abjoct (Cirele One ler ooch qusotian) (Civele Ong for ooch qusotion)
Apppar to stond sttil ot amy sime? Appper te stond sotll at amy sime? Don't Kropue Don't Krope
. Suddonly Suddonh spood up and reoh af omy Hae? of amy Noe? Dan't Kngw
Brool up inte parte or ang! Broe inpe e0ao: Don's Know Den's Know
d. Give ofll impbez Give oll imobeR 0 Don't Koow Don't Know
.Change brighenass?- Chenga brighness? Don't Know
1. Chango Ch shopo? Don't Know
Flicker, therob, ar pulsote?: Flicker, throb, ar pulsote? Dan't Know
12 Did the objeet mave hahind something d anytime, partlcularly a eloud? partieularly a eloud?
(Cirelo Onch (Cirelo Onoh YN Y Ho 1 Dan's Know. Don's Know. MF you onewarad YSS, thou toild what you endwere YES, then told what
it movod bahinds i0 movod bahinde
Cloud Coud
.Did the abjoet more in from Did the abjoet more in front of semadhing af amytime, portevlarly a e loud? odic portsevlarly a e loud?
(Cirele Onah Yoo Don't Know. IF you dnowored YES, yham roll wher
It maved in front of
14, Did the object oppoart Cwele Onek .Tronopwrone? e. Dan't Know.
15.Did you observe the objoet pirough any of the following?
o. Eyeglesses Yes G. Binetvlere Ye
Sum glesooo Yes Teloscope 8
e. Windshiold Theedolire No Yos
d. Window glase Ye Other
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Appendix III
Poen A.
U. & AIR PORCE TECHNICAL INPORMATION SNEET U. A AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INPORMATION SHERT
This quesrianngine hes hoon proparod so that yey con give tho U. S. Air Feree oo much This quesrignngine hes hoon proparod so that yey con give tho U. S. Air Feree os much
indermutian on possible concerming the unidontitied Indermutian os pessible concerning the unidentified phonemanen rhet you heve abearved. anan rhat you hove abearved.
Ploese ty to enswar oo many quoatiens as you poo Ploese try to enewar oo mony queatiens as you poasib The infereatien that you give will The infereatien that you give will
bo vsed lar rosoorch purposos, and wilt be regorded bo voed lar rosoorch purposes, and wilt be regorded tiel moteriel. Your pome wilt nod el motoriel. Yeur pome wilt nor
bo uood in comruetien with any snemmants, conclusle bo uood in comruetien with any snemmants, coneluel ns without your parmission. without your parmissien.
We requeet thes porsanel salowmgtian se that, if it io Wo request thes porsanal unlermgtien se thot, if y, we may comoct you for we may comect you far
further doteils.
1. When did you soe the obje 1. When dod you soe the obj 2 Timolr 15 2 Timor 9 1.5
265 2 65
(Cirethe Onok AMC (Cirele Onek AM C
5. 5.
3. Time zane: .Time samer
(Cirele Onek: (Cirele Onek Losten Edstern (Cirele Omak: (Cirele Onek Deylighe Seving
C. Mounteia
d. Pocshe
. Orkge
where hor you sow the obyece?
College Park Georgia
Noaroet Paenal Address
Addinonal remarks
5. Estimote how lang you sew the obyost,
5.1 Cirele one of te Fol lowing to induceto hes your angwor to Quostion S.
Cermain c. Ne
Fawly ca Just a gress.
Whae wae the canditian of whe shy?
(Cirele Omak. Brighe dayligho a Juete mose of doyligh
4. Dull daylight yyNo wece of dayhigh)
e. Bright nuiligho 6. Don Trongn B
7. IF you sow the objoct during DAYLIGHT, TwILIGHT,r DAWN, whare was the SUN you looked or
the objoct?
(Cirele One) o. In frene of you &. To your lafe
4 In huch of you Overhoed
To your righe L. Dan't remembor
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26. Drew a plefure shoot wils motlon thee the ahiod
of the Pu and she
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2t.
22 Hyu ler dd the hnld an ale band
(Civele Omaies- @ Sifu
A
Dine
Nichod B
Or
22.1 (Cirele Ome od the indloato hou corteln you dre of your onewor to Quodtlom 22
c. Not vary sure
d. Uncerteln
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