PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2.LOCATION
24 June 6525/5015Z Troy, Ohio
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astronomical (VENUS)
Object reported in position of VENUS and disappearance coincide x Object reported in position of VENUs and disappearance coincide x
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS with the setting of this Planet. VENus at 7h 24m, 5 deg elevation
One between 290 and 300 deg azimuth setting at about 2l15 L. at about 2115 L.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
45 Minutes Sighting at late cusk with the sun going down. Object
TYPE OF OBSERVATION appeared as a light brighter than stars. Appeared stationary.
Observed in West. Motion to the NW and West. 1/10 size of
Ground-Visual moon. Large light speed varied in notion.
7. COURSE
West
8. PHOTOS
Y.s
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous oditiene of thie form may bo used.
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U.S.AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has been preparad so that you can give the U.s. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenamenon that you have observei.
Please try to answer as yquestions as you possibly can. The information that you give wil
be used for research purposes. Your name will not ba used in connection with any statemienis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
When did you see the object? 2. Time of day:.20 15
Hour Minures
=4 2Y Luse Lune 196s 1965 (Circle One): (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Month or
Day Year
3. Time Zone: . Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle Une): a. (Circle Une): a. Doylight Soving
b. Central b. Standard b. Standard
C. c. Mountain
d. Pacific Pacific
.  Other 8. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
ST TROY 6H10
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or County
5.How long was object in sig (Total Duration) 4 45
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
.Fairly certain d. Just a guess.
5.1 How was time in sight determined? _NATSH
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes No--—
6.What was the condition of the sky? on me shy. dlawn
Eut late deakk
DAY NIGHT NIGHT
a. a. Bright Bright a,
b. b. Cloudy b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7.IF you saw the object during DAYLICHT, whare was the SUN located as you locked a: the objest? 7.IF you sow the object during DAYLICHT, whare was the SUN located as you locked a: the objest?
(Circle One):aIn front of you (Circle One): In front of you d. To your left
b, In back of you . . Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FTD FORM
OCT 62 164 Thie form supursedes FTD 164. Jui 51, which is obsolete.

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8IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerming the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
0. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
.Don't remember d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circl One):
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy . Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
•. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
. Solid d.As a light
If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars?(Circle One):
a. Brighter c.About the same
b. Dimmer d.Don't know
anful bight
The edges of the object were:
(Circle One)a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
b.l Like a bright stor
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
Did the object: .Did the object: (Circle One for each question) (Circle One for each question)
a. a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts or explods? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know Don't know
o. o. Change brightness? Yes No No Don't know Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes Yas No Don't know Don't know
g. . Flash or flicker? Flash or flickor? Yes No No Don't know Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
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14. Did the object disappear while you were :atching it? If so, how?
1th Noitl Weet none slonly
West
.Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? 16. Did the objeet move in n front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then ta!! wirat
in front of: _
17. . Toll in a few words the following things about the object: 17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. SoundUO . Sound UO
.Wo wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and nnt, fow
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the tirme: of th:e
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
to size of moon.
.Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the abject that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

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20.Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No Naned ratef fed
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? _
Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
22. Whore were you located when you saw the object? Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One): (Circle One): A
Grus0 a. in the business section of a city?
0 Inside a building b In tha residential section oi a city? In tha residential secticn oi a city?
b. In a car . c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (rype) In an airplane (type) e. e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
1. 1. Other a g. g. Other.
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the followirg questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East •. South 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 time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yos No
25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes . Binoculars No 20×50
b. Sun glasses No f. Telescope Yes
c. Windshield No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
2.In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your awn words a common
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you sow.
lange light

Toges
2. In the follewing skotch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "." on the curver: line to show how
high the oblect was above the horizon (skylino) when yeu first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "'A compass
when you flrst saw It. Ploce a "B" on the compass where you lost saw the abject.
90° 730 1
A
NU
B
B 1
2Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objocts made. Place an "A at the beginning of the
path, a "g" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
Draw a plcture of how they were orranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
No
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 objoct too? (Circle One) Yos No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
16 ,Some as 32
PIQUA,OHIO PIQUA,OHIO
32. Please give the following Information about yourself: 2. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME NAME
ast Name First Name irst Nam Middls Neme Middlo Nam
ADDRESS TROy 0H1O
Streot City Zoe Stmo
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE 46 SEX M
Indicate any additional Information about yourself, Including ahy speclal experience, whlch might be pertinent.
NONE
33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? Cat O C FTDDO
24 x Yune 1963 196s
Day Month Yoar
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34. Date you complote I this quostionnaire: 24 June 65
Day Month Your
Informatin which you foo pertinent and which Is not adequately covered in the specifi pointsof the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
NONE
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