PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
L. DATE - TIME GROUP LOCATION
16 July 65 17/0315Z Presto, Pennsylvania
3 SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Civilian A/o N/o
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS Lighting configuration flight, duration consistant with A/e repoft. Lighting configuration flight, duration consistant with A/c repoft.
Very Very poor data. Regarded as a probable A/c sighting.
One
5. 5. LENGTH OF GBSERVATION LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 - 15 Minutes 10 - 15 Minutes Oval object multicolored with green predominant. Antenna Oval object milticolored with green predominant. Antenna like lik
t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ares coming fram one side. Very low. SE to East flight. aris coming fram one side. Very low, SE to East flight.
Straight flight to slow to be a/c. Disappeared instantansously. to slow to be a/c. Disappeared instantaneously.
Ground-Visual Data from 164: Bright lights lile Bright Lights like spotlight. Funny buzzing spotlight. Funny buzzing
COURSE sourd, Lights were sourd, Lights were mostly stationary. Motion East to West. - mostly stationary. Motion East to West.
2d Report from Misa O3 Minutes, light brighter than
Northerly stars. Almost identical to first report.
PHOTOS
Yes
COOO
2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
7 Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP:63 O-329 (TDE) Previous aditlona of thls forra may be uand.

d. Don'tramembar d. Don't romamber
9. What wete the woathor cenditions at the tlos you saw tha objoct?
CLOUDS (Cirala Onek WEATHER(Circlo Ona):
Clear aky G) Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
C. Scottered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rala
d. Thick or hoavy clowds d. Snow
©. Don't romomber
10. The objeer appecrnd: (Cirele Ona):
a. Solid As a light
b. Tranaparont 0. Don'tromembor
6. Vapor
l1. If It appeored ds a light, wus it brighter than the brlghtast stora? (Clrele One): l1. If It appeored as a light, was it brighter than the belghteat stora? (Clrele One):
Brighter C. About the saine
Diminer Diminet d. Den't know d. Don't know
ll.i Compare brighiness to soine common objeet: ll.i Compare belighiess to soime comnon object:
12. The odges of the objact ware:
(Cirele One): Fozzy or blurred . Cther
6. Liko a brigh? stor
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remembar
13. Did the object; (Circls One for sech queation)
2 Appnar to stond still at ary Nme? (Yes) No Don't know
b. Suddanly soeed up ond ruah away at any tima? Yos №o Don't krow
C. Break up into ports or explode? Yes Na Don't know
d. Give off amoka? Yes NoT Don't know
o. Change brightness? Yas Dont's koow
i. Chongn thopa? Yes 00:0 Don'tknow
1. Flash or ilickar? Y0s) Doa't know
h. Disappeor end reappeor? Yes Don't lonow

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18. We wish to know the ongular siza. Hold a match stick ar arm's length in line with a known objoct and nos, 'how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxperiment of the tirae of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been cow red by the match head?
RO

(Circie Ona) Yes No
22. Where were you located when you sow the object? 23. Wore you(Circls One)
(Circle Onek:
o. in the business section of o ciry?
o. Inside o building 6 In tha residential section ol o city?
b.ina car c. In open countryside?
E Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. in on oirplane (type) Flying over a cily?
e. Ar soo Flying over open country?
g. Other
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
aNorth c. Eost . South y. Weat
b. Northeast d. Southeasr 6. Southwont h. Northwest
24.2 How ?
25. Did you obsorve the objact through any of the following?
a. Eyeglassas Yos No . Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun giossex Yos No7 f. Telescopa Yes No)
. Windshield No g. Thaodolits Yes No)
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other_ ---
26. in order that you can give as cloar a picture as possible of whar you saw, describe in your own words a common
objoct or objacts which, when placad up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you sow.
WhiTii6TS .

when you flrat saw it. Placs a "g" on the coinpass whers you laat saw ths objoct.
GO
NW 13
Bvisss 180
23. Draw a pierure that will show the motion that the object or objeets made. Plare an "A" at the baginning of the 23. Draw a pierurs that will show the motion that the object or objeets made. Plare an "A"' at the baginning of the
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in directlon during the courae. path, a "a" at the end of the path, and thow any changes in direction during the course. -
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29. IF there was MORE THAN ONa obiast, then how many were thore? .
Draw a pleturs of how thay were arrangad, and put on errow to show the dirserion that they were traveling.

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30. Have yau aver sean this, or a almilar objodt bafore. I so giva dote or dutes ond locurlon.
31. Was anyone alae with you at the time you saw the objact? (Circls One) Yos No
31.1 (F you cnswared YES, did thay soy tha abject too? (Cirelo Ona) Yan Mo
31.2 Please list their nomos and addrasan:
32. Plaase give the following Informarlon about yowrself: 32. Please give the following Informarlon about yowrself:
NAME
Loat Noma Leat Nama Ftrat Name
ADDRESS ADDRESS *2Y
Srreet Sreet City City Zona Stcko Stc0
TELEPHONE AGEZ3 AGE33 SEX
indicate any addigional Information aboutyoursal ineluding any speclal expariancs, whieh migh bperrinent.
33. Whan and to whom did you report that you had sean tha objeer?
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Day Month Your

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INPORNATION
This questionnaire hos beon prepored so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much
inlormation as possible concarning the unidentified gorial phenomenon that you havu olsorvad.
Pleose try to answor as many quastlons as you possibly can. The informotion thur yau give will
be used for rasearch purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statoments,
conelusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information se
that if ir is daemed necassary, wa may contact you for further datalls.
1. Whon did you soa the object? 2. fine of don-12.20
Hovr Mimites
H6 July (Circle Ona): A.M. or P.M)
Duy Monm Your
3. Time Zoned 3.Time Zonei
(Cirdla One): (Cirda One): Eastern (Circlo Une): (Circlo Unel:
Control 510ndard Slandard
C. Mountaln
d. Pacifa Pocife
o. o.
4. Whors were you when you saw the objocr? 4. Whore were you when you sow the cbjocr?
Resio byilleghy Coy
Nearest Pastol Addresa City or Town City or Town Srota or Cwimey Stata or Cwumty
S. How long was oblect in sight? (Tatal Duratlon)
Hours Minuts Seconds
.Certain c. Not very sura
6. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.2 Wos obiect in sight continuously? Yos No
6. What was the condirlon of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
d, Bright 3
b, b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the cbjeet during DAYLIGrlT, whare was the SUN locntad os you locked af the ohiaet?
(Circla One) o. in front of you d. To your left
b. In buck of you . Overheed
c. To your right 6. Don't remember
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8. IF you sow the object ot NIGHT, what did you notice cencarning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Cirele One):
o. None Bright meonlight
( A fow a Dull moonlighi
c. Meny c. No moonlight - pitch dork
d. Don't remamber d. Den't romamber
Whar ware the weather conditions ot he tlma you sow the object?
CLOUDS (Cirale On): WEATHER (Cirele One):
Clear sky 6Dry
b Hazy b. Fos, mist, or light roin
c. Scutiernd clouds C. Moderate or hadvy vain
d. Thick or hoavy clouds d. Snow
a, Don't remember
10. The object appeorod: (Cirele One):
a, Solld ( As a light a
b. Tronsparent . Don'tremamber
Yopor
11. If it oppeored as a light, was is brighter than the brightesi stars? (Cirelo Onw):
@ Brighter L e. About the sam
D. Dimmer d. Don't know
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12.The adges of the objact wore:
(Cirals One) Fuzzy or blurred o. Other
Like a bright stor
c, Sharply sutllned
d. Don't ramember 31
13.Did the object: (Cirale One for soch question)
c. Appaor to stand still ot ary tlme? Y03 Doo't know
b. Suddenly spead up and rush awey at any tine? Yos Don'tknow
.C. Brack up into parts or explode? Yes Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't know
Change brighiness? Yes 20999029 Don'tknow
6. Chonge shope? Yes Don't know
g. Floal or flicker? AS Don'tlonow
h. Disoppedr ond rexppear? Don'tknow

in front of:.
17. Tall in a few words the following things about the object:
b.ColorjZiwhiRdiBesd a
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a motch stick at arm's length in line with a known ubjoct ond note how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment of the tims of whn
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? ~p
lighTs theTiuee
19. Dray a picture that will show the shope of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any detsils
of the abject that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especlally exhouat trails or vopor tralls.
Pldce an arrow besido the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
Oewhitelight
White ligaT  a
20 DiccetinTeai
aTh
RelighTs wudeR NeaTh

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20. Do you think you con estimate the sposd of the object?
(Cirale One) Yes (No)
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Cirels One) 5 No teoba.b
IF you answered YES, shan how far away would you say it was? oaugle
22. Where were you located whan you saw the objeat? 23. Wore you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. in tho business section of a city?
a. Inside a boilding b. in the residential suction of a city?a
b. In a car c. In opon countrysida? u-7
c. Outdoors d. Neor an oirfield?
d. In on cirptane (type) o. Flying over a cily?
e. At sea 6. Flying over opan country?
1. Othar
24. IF you ware MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle of the time, then complete the following quastions:
26.) Whar dirsetion were you moving? (Cirele Ona)
$aNort c. Eost . South West
b. Northeast d. Sourheast 6. Southwast h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
object or objects which, whan placed up in the sky, would give the some appaarance as the objeet whlch you sow
d.dw't
CouTifkaiNG botthe Aergoment othe ligats I hu
lLihTah
LiKe
Gadst

INCOMING OFPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
AF IN $\fra}$ 23858 (20 Jul 65) I/erg PE I of 4
ACTION NIN-7
.INFO 44 XOP-1, XOPX-8, SAFOS-3, DIA-1, (21)
SHB C0SS CHQD914ZCEJ8794
RR RUEAHQ
DE RUCNOF 295 20/04307
ZMR UU8UU
R 1916002
FM 662D RADAR SQ OAKDALE AI PA
. TO RUNGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RUNGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUCIFHA/26AIROIV STEWART AGB NY RUCIFRA/2 6AIRDIV STEWART AGB NY
RUCOSQ/FTO WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEaHQ/HQ USAF AFNIM WASH DC RUEANQ/HQ USAF AFNIM WASH OC.
RUEAHQYSEC OF AIR FORCE SAFOI WASH DC RUEANQYSEC OF AIR FORCE SAFOI WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS/66200P 00416 JUL 65.
THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMI IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 2O0-2 DTO
20 JUL 62.
D SHAPE: OVAL
KWL SIZE: INDEFINITE
(4) NUMBER: ONE (1)

high the objoet was above tha horlzon (skyline) whan yeu first saw it. Placs a "B" on the same curvad line ts
show how high the object wos above the horizon (skylns) when you last suw it. Place an "A" on the corpass
whon you ilrat sew it. Placs a "B" on the compass whara you lat saw the ahject.
90° 78
NW
30 25
15
3
28. Draw a picture thet will show the motion that the object or objocts mads. Place an "A" ot the beginning of the 28. . Draw a picture thet will show the motion that the object or objocts mods. Plece an "A" ot the beginning of the
path, a "B" at tho end of ths path, and show any changes in direction during the course. path, a "B"' at the end of the path, and show any chonges in direction during the course.
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29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were thars? _
Draw a piarure of how they wary orranged, and put an orrow to show the dirsction thar thay were trayeling. I

31. Was anyone sise with you at the tima you saw the object? (Circle Ona) Y03 No
31.1 IF you answered YEs, did thay see the objact toa? (Circle One) Yu3 No
31.2 385:
32. Pleass give the fellowing information ahout yourselh: 32. Pleass give the fallowing information chout yoursell:
Famo Firs? Mamns FIrs? Namy
6S70
Cny Zonu Zonu Stuto Stuto
TELEPHONE TELEPHON AGE saxF sax F
Indieats ony addigional information about yoursalf, including any spaclal axpariancs, which mighy be perrinenr.
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Day Month Year

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24. Dore you complatsd this qusstlonnairs; Day Month Yoor
35. informaricn which you fowi portinent and whlch is not odaquately covared in the spealifle polnts of tha quaatlonndirs of a narative explanation of your alghting.
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LoKiN ThRu Biroewlas ST The Timo 08
Sighting. Sightiig.
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INCOMING DEPAXTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE DRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
AF IN 23858 (20 Jul 65) Pg 2 of 4
(5) FORMATION: NONE
(6) NONE
PAGE 2 RUCMOF 295 UNCLAS
(7)NONE
8) UNEXPLAINABLE
(9) ANTENNA LIKE ARM PROTRUOING ONE SIDE.
Bo
(1 SITTING ON SWING ACCIDENTLY SPOTTED
(2 VERY LOW TO BE A/C (2) VERY LOW TO BE A/C
()SGE. TO E. ACCURACY OF HEADING QUESTIONABLE (3) SGE. TO E. ACCURACY OF HEADING QUESTIONABLE
(4) VER: SLON - STRAIGHT LINE TOO SLOW (4) VERY SLOW - STRAIGHT LINE TOO SLOW Y TO BE A/C TO BE A/C
(5) INSTATANEOUSLY. (5) INSTATANEOUSLY.
(5) APPROX FIVE (5)MINUTES
Co
(D GROUND VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) N=A
Do
(1 1 1600Z 16 JUL 65
WKWL NIGHT

INCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
AF IN 23858 (20 Ju1 65) Pg 3 of 24
TWO (2) MILES E. OF PRESTO
Fo
PA LABORER (28)
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MISS
RELIABILITY UNKNOWN
Go
(D) UNKNONN - PERSON CALLING COULD NOT EXPLAIN, SAID HE WAS AWED (D UNKNOWN - PERSON CALLING COULD NOT EXPLAIN, SAID HE WAS AWED
BY THE SIGHT ING AND COULD BY THE SIGHT ING AND COULD NOT THINK NOT Think ( OF ANYTHING ELSE. OF ANYTHING ELSE.
(2) SURFACE 1B30-5K (2) SURFACE 130-5K
6,000 6,000° 250-16K
10,000 280-13K
16,000' 280-27K
20,000' 280-31K
EPNPPPJ WUPARIK
50,000 270-40K
. 80,000* 110-15K
(3) CEILING: HIGH CLOUDS BROKEN 9/1D CIRRUS
(5) AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER: 9/10

INGOMING DEPARFMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
.AF IN : 23858 (20. Jul 65) Pg 4 of 4
(6)THUNDERST MS IN AREA and Quadrantion in Which Locateo: N/a
(7) VERTICAL TEMPERATURE QRADIENT: 5 TO 10' FEET 4.3 F PER
THOUSAND FEET
H WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE
PAGE 4 RUCMOF 295 5UNCLAS
I. N/A
Jo NONE Jo NONE
REVEALED NO POSSIBLE CR ICLUSION THE IDENTIFICATION OF OBJECT IDENTIFICATION OF OBJECT
Lo NONE
BT NOTEs NOTEs ADV CY DELIVERED TO DIA.
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FED (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
29Ju17 1965
Lr J Allen Hynek
Earvard College Observatory
60 Garden Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dear Allen,
Refarence the attached message from 66ap Radar Sq, Oakdale
Air, Pennsylvania, Cite 662007 c0416 Jul 65. The slghting
by Mi.38 and near Presto, Pennsyl-
AOd vania during the night of 15 July l965 is forwarded to you
for evaluation.  There is an apparent error in the time
reported.
Sincerely, 2J
UMOLO HECTOR CUINTANTI HECTOR CUINTAN LLA, Jr 1 Atch
Ma.Or, USAF Ma.or, USAF 2/3 a/3
Chier, Aarial Phenomena Branch Chier, Aerial Fhenomena Branch
/

object observation or
Oakdale Airport, Pemsylvania.
report vas not sufricient for
Form 164 and ret ara it in the relope provided.
The Air Force ishew to thank you for your interest in this
pregraa.
Sinceraly,
HECTOR QUTEANTLLA, Jr
Major, USAF

FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
24 Auguat 1965
ADTN
Dear
Referenee Jour unidentlried rlying object observation of
L5 July L9o5 which you r aoorted to Oekdala Aivort, Pemsylvania.
The information contained in thetr report was not sufridient for
eralnation. It is requested that you fill out the attached FTD evalnaeion. 1t is requescedaat yen Illl t Bhe autacnel PlD
Form i64 and return it in the envelope provided. Porn I64 and return it in the
The Air Force viabes to o thank you for your trterest in this program.
sincerely, Sincerely,
HECTOR QUINTANIILA, Jr HECTOR QUINTANILA, Jr
Major, USAF
Chier, Project Blue Book

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnairs has bean propared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidontified derial phenonenon thar you have obnerved.
Ploass try to answer ds many questions as you possibly can. The infermetion that you give will
be wsed for research purposas. Your nome will not be used in conneetion with any statemenie,
conelusions, or publicotions without your permission. We raquast this parsonal Information se
thar if it is deemed necnssory, we may contact you for furthor datails.
1. When did you see the object? 2. fima of day128
How Minurea
19es (Cirelo Ona): A.M. or P.M.
Day Mongh Your
.Time Zone: 3. Time Zone:
(Circla Ons): (Circle Ons): Eostern (Circle One) Doylight Soving (Cirele One) Doylight Soving
o, c, Central Contral b. Stondard
c. Mountain Mountain
d. Pacifle Pocifle
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object? 4.Where were you when you saw the objeet?
Presto T Algbay C Alegbay
Nearear Postal Addrass Nacresr Postal Address City or Town Stota or County
5. How long was objact in slght? (Total Durntion)
Hours Minutas Soconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
6. Fairly certain d. Just o guess
5.2 Wos objver in sight contlnuously? Yes No _
6. What was the condition of the aky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright
b. b. Cloudy
7. IF you sow the dbject durlng DAYLIGHT, whare was the SUN located on you locked at the objest?
(Chrela One) a. In front of you d. To your loft
b. In back of you o, Overheod
c. To your right 4. Don't romember
FORH
PTO OCT 67 164 Thla fort superasdas Fi'ro I6s, Jul st, whtch io obaolete,