DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7427202
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONBloomsburg Pennsylvania
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1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
4 July 65 05/0115Z Bloomslurg, Pennsy lvania
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian ARCRAFT
NUMBER OF OBJECTS No data indicated that object was Not a/c. Duration fligit end
One the descripti on as well es the flashing light loade to this eveh-
OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OT
5.LENGTH OF
5 Minut es Object reported as a light about as bright as a light bulb
TYPE OF OBSERVATION with n edges like a bright star. Flashed. Disappeared behird
buildings. White. No sound. Light on back of ob ject was
Ground-Visual flashing.. Straight flight East to West at about 60 deg
7. COURSE elevation. Oval. Witness ll l/2 yr old girl.
8. PHOTOS
Yes
CONo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
2LXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) evioue editiene ef used.
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when you firat saw it. Place a "g" on the compass whers you last saw the objoct. .
90° -
75°
0A- (t went staigt)
30 A
13 SW
2.. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objocts made. Place an "A at the beginning of the 2. . Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objocts made. Place an "A at the beginning of the
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. path, a "8" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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29. IF there was MORE THAN CNE obiect, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were orranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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Bloomsburg, Perna. 17815 B 196. AN A U
17815 7819
Washington, D. C. 20330
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Several important bits of data vere risaing fom your
letter regarding your observation of 4 July 1965.
requested that you will out the attached FiD Form 164 in
order that an evaluation can bo mada We have not received
a prerious report on this sighting.
I ar attaching & report on Project Blue Book which will
explain the Air Force progreas on this. program to date.
Sincerely, H
a Ateh
1. Elipping
2. Blud Book Report
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COORDINArED By (Office Symbol, Name, Graie, Date)
SAF-OICO H.SAF-OIC 1 ~CoOrd cy - SAFOI-2
Comebk cV - SArOL-2
S Reader:cy - SAFOT-1
Activity cy - SAFoI-2
T: 2 Stayback
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Ps
occured. at the time w e Sad been
casually observing the eastern sky wher
potted the olject. I was looking
through the telescopee when called
0002M M0 14 102 tthe
forme
an acute isosceles triangle. Then it speed
rapidly and it appeared to be travelisg
$ approtimately 50 thoisand miles an hour.
appeared to be moeng through the
sky about three times faster than our
own satellites such as EchoT which
I abserved earlier. ths oject whick
was in the eastern shy. began moving -
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information on unidentified flying objects and reporting an
observation on the night of 4 July 1965 ollowing is a
suggested reply:
a. Dear
We are returning the clipping on the Antartic observations
as you requested. This particular release failed to include a
statement by Hugo Morlando, an astronomer, of an astronomical
observatory Chile, who regarded the objects as a refraction
of an astronomical body. The United States Air Force has no of an astronomical body. The United States Air Force has no
authority to investigate reports authority to investigate reports from other countries, and inci- from other countries, and inci-
dents such as this are not included in Project Blue Book files. ot included in Project Blue Book files.
Several : Several important bits of data were missing from your were missing from your
letter regarding your observation of 4 Jul 65. It is requested
that you fill out the attached FTD Form l64 in order that an
evaluation can be made. Project Blue Book has not received a evaluation can be made. Project Blue Book has not received a
previous report on this sighting.
We ere also attaching a brochure on Project Blue Book
which will explain this program to date.
FOR THE COMM ANDER
ksee
ERIC T de JONCKHEFRE 1 Atch
Colonel, USAF Ltr fm
Deputy for Technology dtd 12 Jul 65
and Subsystems
YOU · THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITY!
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behaveor andl mareuvering abilities were
very similar to the olgect that we Sad
sighted, this same olyect was sighted
at a liase vn chile and Buenos aires
these officals saw it on Saturday
Dily 3nd. We saw it on Lunday July
Scentific officials verified the story
otheobgects that were sighrteal at these Gases.
I have enolosed the article. P lease
We wouldl
would wrte back and comment on
this and give us all the information
posuble on the subyect.
Thank You.
02151
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degree tuen towards the morth.t
then disappeared over thie eastern Sorizon.
Throughout this event the object was
bluisk green- except for a few
seconds when it appeared to get
aghter
We called. the office of the U.FO.
said that only Echo I was vsible
but at a differenct tince - 10:30. they
also saud that thes olyect couldl
not Sare been an arplane
maneuivering the way we had described
t and it also came to a complte stop.
With a douly this object Pad
maneuvering abraties that were utterly
fantastic.
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beharo and mareuvering
very sumilar to the ogect that we Sad
sighted, this same Olyeat was sighted
at a lrase n chule and Buenos aires
these officuals salw it on Saturday
July 3nd. We saw it on Lunday July
Scentific officials verified the story
otheolgects that were sightel at these Gases.
I Rare enclosed the article. Please
reply because would lket to have it.
We wouldl axprecate it if you
would write back and comment on
this and give us all the information
posuble on the subyect.
Thank You.
Nevere, Mass.
02151
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4
TWO ANTARCTIC BASES
SIGHT 'FLYING SAUCER'
Wright atterson air Force
SANTIAGO, Chile-From the that moved at amazing speed
Antarctic Thursday came offi- maneuvered quickly and gave
Technical Intelligence Derrsion cial reports that a mysterious off a blue-green sheen. It also
lens-shaped flying object, man- caused interference in the elee-
Dayton, ahuo. euvering and moving at great tromagnetic apparatus of an
speed, was sighted last Satur- speed, was sighted last Satur- Argentine base which is facing
Mail day. ours on a nearby small island."
r MAS The interference was confirm-
ce 1035 A Chilean base commander in
aho. the Antarctic reported that the ed by the navy communique is-
object was "yellowish red, object was "yellowish red, sued in Buenos Aires.
Force changing to green, yellow and changing to green, yellow and The object was yellowish The object was yellowish
orange." red," Jalin said, "changing to
In Buenos Aires, the navy is- green, yellow and orange. It
Deresion sued a communique saying that sued a communlque saying that would zigzag quickly. Then it
FTL personnel at Argentina"'s Ant- personnel at Argentina"s Ant- stopped and we prompily reach- stopped and we prompily reach-
FTD Bas arciic base saw the flying ob- ed for field glasses, telescores,
ject and photographed it. anything at hand to sight it. We
watched as it remained quielly
Mario Jahn Barrera, com- there for about 20 minules."
mander of the Chilean base, Jahn said that a corporal took
told the defense ministry by
radio that it would be too much color pictures, but that there
to say that "all of us saw a fly- are no facilities for developing
ing saucer, one of these science- the film. The men must wait for
fiction things." eight months to be relieved to
have the film developed on the
"However," he continued, "it mainland.
was something real, an object (Associated Press)
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ternlttently luminous white light" l Ike I
had seen. The description of it was exactly
what I had seen.
I just wanted to tell you. I am 11
years old.
Ycurs truly,
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best 0 N my ability. 2 hope ct
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mountain ave
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U.S.AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This quectionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary may contact you for further details.
When did you see the object? Time of day: 9 32
Hour Minutes
4 gully 1965 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M
Day Year
.Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
C. Mountain
d. Pacific
. . Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Road Road ARlingtON ARiNgTON MASS. MASS.
City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Totai Durarion) O 3- 30
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain.. c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain lectuc clock
5.1 How was time in sight determined? accurate
5.2 Was objoct in sight continuously? YosV No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright . Bright
b. Cloudy Cloudy
IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the objoct?
(Circla Ona): a. In front of you d. To your loft
b. In back of you 3. Overheed
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FTD FORM 164
OCT 62 This form supersedes FTD 164, Jul 61, which is obsolete.
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.IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Nona 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 (Circle One):
a. (Clear sky) a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
The object appeared: (Circle One): 10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. (Solid a. (Solid d.As a light d.As a light
b. Transparent Don't remember .
c. c. Vapor
11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter c. About the same c. About the same
Dimmersligh+ly Dimmersligh+ly d. Don't know d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
.The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred o edges were slightly
b. Like a bright stor Deurred and a littes
c. Sharply outlined outsidé them was a
d. Don't remember bifue sheen - t trameparent
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear ro stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddonly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explods? Yes Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't know
e. Change brigh tness? Yes 2099099 Don't know
f. Change shape? Yos Don't know
g. Flash or flickar? Yes Don't know
i. Diseppear and reappeor? Yes Don't know
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(Circle One) Yos No
IF you answered YES, then how far away wo ould you say it was? About 300 to
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a.Inside a building b.In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors dNear an airfield?
d.In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
.At sea f. Flying over open country?
. Other_ g. Other
IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete th following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving Cirele One)
a. North c. East . South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
A common Object WOUrD
Be a faikly bright sTAR hAROlY
twinkling.
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(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of: It OU en
weRe About soto >5 Feet FRom vs Ano About
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17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound 2t 17ADe no SounD A+ Al
b. Color BRight bLue
.We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been coverad by the match head?
+ was was alout te su3e 0f the match head
fust luttle smaeler maybe.
HeFER Kn
Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especiatly exhaust trails or yapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. VAI
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Please give the fallowing information about yourself:
NAME Last Name First Name Middl Name
Revere MASS.
City Zone State
TELEPHON sEx Female
ndisate any ad innal iniormgtion about miaht be pertinent,
fenow when we
see one and also an earto Made satallite.
ttho object
one of theso
When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? the Smithsonian
July 1965 asTRoPhySICAL
Day Month Yaar OBSERUATORY.
CAmbkioge mASS
(Alleo u.p +he Public infoRma+ien sFFIce
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2. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you 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" on the compass
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.
90° 75°
60
NW NE
30°
OX E
B15
3W S5
Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mad. Place an at the beginning of th Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mad. Place an Aa the beginning of the
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
A. A.
STOPGD 3TOPGD
B.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
,
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a. Non a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dult moonlight
c. Many C. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't ramember
What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circl One): WEATHER (Circle One):
af Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or hoavy clouds Snow
d. Don't remomber
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid d. (As a light)
b. Transparent 0. Don't remember
c. Vapor
1. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter cAbout the same
b. Diminer d. Don'tknow
11.1 Compare brig Compare br ness.to 3ome comm on object:
12. The edges of the object were: .The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): . (Circle One): a._ Fuzzy or blucred Fuzzy or blucred . Other Other
o. Like a bright stor
c. Sharply ourtined
d. Don't remember
Did the obisct: (Cirele One for aach question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? 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? Yes No) Don't know
d. Give off smoks? Yes No) Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yos Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes ND Don't know
8$ Flash or flickor? Yos No Don't know
h. Disoppear ond reappeer? Don't know
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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 observed.
Please try to answer as m questions as you possibly can. The information that ycu givs will
ba usod for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connaction with any staterianis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. Wa request this personal information so
that if it is deamed necessary, we may contact you for furthar datails.
When did you see the object? 2. 15
Hove Minutea
42 fuily
165 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Yoar
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastarn o. Doylight Saving.
D. Camral b, Standard
C. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other Other
4. Where were you when you w the object? 4. Where were you when you the object?
Bloomsbrig Bloomslig Lennan
Addross City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sight? How long was object in sight? (Total Duratlon) (Total Duration) 3
Hours Minutes Minutes Seconds
a. Cortain . Cortain c. Not very sure Not very surs
Fairly certain Fairly certain d, d. Just a guess
5.1 How wes time in sight determined? 5.1 How was time in sight determined?
5.2 Was abject in sight continuously? Yes No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, whers was the SUN located as you looked at the objent?
(Circle Ona): a. In front of you To your laft
b. in bock of you 8. everhead
e. To your righ 1. Don't ramember
FTD FORM
OCT 62 164 Thla form supersedes F TD i54, Jut 61, which is obsolste.
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20.Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yos No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? _
21. 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?
2. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
Inside a building b.In tha residential socticn oi a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) . Flying over a city?
. At sea Flying over open country?
f. Other
4. IF you wore MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the followirig questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East •. South y. Wost
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
light ti
back ofit blisihing
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Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then toll what
it moved behind:
16. Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then te'!l what
in front of: _
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
18. 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 th object is covered by the haad of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the tirnw af th
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
the head of the match overed 06
19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the objoct or objects. Label and include in your sketch any dotails
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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Mrs Eunt/SAFOICc/72842/22 Ju1 65
a09ul 65
MEMORANCIRM FOR DIRECTOR IAISOM, SA7-CS
APTERPION: COLOBRL POE
SUBJECTI: UFOs
Attached is a draft of a reply to Blocesbaurg,
Pennaylvunia, who request ormation on the above aubject.
SAFOI action
1 Ateh 1 Atch
Braft of Reply Braft of Reply
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location. .
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no
31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle Ons) Yes No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circl One) Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
32. Please give the following information about yourself:
Clizalreth Clizatreth
NAME
Last Name Last Name First Name Middlo Name Milddlo Name
ADD Itreet Bloomalrig 2
$\frac {$ Zone
City City State
TELEPHONE NUN TELEPHONE NUME AGE 11}$ AGE11}$ sex ggil SEX
indicate any udditional information about yourself, Including any sp experience, which might be pertinent.
4th wlu 1965
Day Months Your