DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7435852
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONMiamisburg Dayton Ohio
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CATE · TIMS GROUP LOCATION
1S July 65 19/0330Z Niamisturs, Dayton, Ohio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civllians Satellite (EOko I)
NUMSER OP OBJECTS At tire of boservation, ECHo I was at 55 deg
elevation, at 22
One moving SE of elty. Evaluated as EcHo I.
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 - 30 Minutes Observed by three different people about the same time ard
o. TYPE OF C3SERVATION was desoribed as a white light moving'in s straigt pettern
from Sy to SB, at 45 deg elevation. Disappeared as a light
Graurd-Visual going out.
7. COURSE COURSE
SW to SE
. PHOTOS a. PHOTOS
a Yes
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Y
XXNo
FORM
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30. Have you aver seen this, of a similor objact hafore. if so giva date or dotas and location.
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31. Was anyone sise with you at the time you saw tho object? (Circle Ona) Yos No
3L.1 IF you saswerod YES, did thay sau tha abjeet too? (Circle One) Yos No
31.2 Plaose liat thoir nomes ond addroasas: t
32. Please glve the fallowing information ebout yournelf: 32. Please glive the fellowing Information ebout youraslf:
NAME Loat Nome Firar Name Firat Name Middls Mome Mlddls Mome
ADDRESS Zona Stetn
Stroet Stroat Ciny
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE IGE SEX
Indieate any addigional Information abaur youraself, including any special oxparlanca, which mighr be partinant.
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33. When and to whom did you repart thar you had sean tha objeet?
Day Menth Your
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34, Dots you complatad this questlonnalre:
Day Month Yeor
35. Informetion which you foel partinont end whlch is not adoquately covared in tho spvelfis polnts of the
qusstiennairs ar a norrotive explanation of your sighting.
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U.S. AR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 7
This questionnaire has bean prepured so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as nuch
information as possible concerning the unidentified aorial phenoianon thot you have abserved.
Plagse try to dnswer as many guastions as you possibly can. The lnformotion that you give wili
be vsed for reseurch purposes. Your name will not bo usnd in connadtion wlth any statoments,
condlusions, or publieations without your parmisslon. We raquest this parsonal lnformation so
ther if i is deemed necessary, we mdy dontact you for furthar dolails.
1. Whan did you sse the objoct? 2. Fime of day:-
Hour Miourea
(Cirele Onu): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Your
3.Time Zone: .Time Zone: Eastern (Circle One) (Circle One): 9 a Daylight Soving
(CireleOne):( (CircleOne)C (o. b. b. Stondard
6. b. Contral
C. C. Mountala
d. Pacifle Pacife
e. Other
4. Where were you when you sow the abject? 4. Where were you when you sow the abjeat?
City or Yown City or Yown Srate or Cownry Srote or Covnry
Neorast Postal Address Poatal Addrass
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5. How long was abject in sight? (Totat Durutlon) Houra Minutas Seconds
B
a. Cartain C. Not vary suro
b. Fairly cartain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight datermined?D6
5.2 Was obiver in sight continuously? YasX No_
6. What wos the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
c. Bright o. Bright
b. Cloudy 6. Cloudy
7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGtT, whare wes the SUN loceted as you locked at tho nbjest?
(Cirala One): a. In front of you d. To your laft
b. In back of you o. Overheed
c. To your right f. Don't romomber
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8. IF you saw the object at NiCHT, what did you notics consoming ths STARS and MOON?
B.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circl On+):
a. Non 1. Bright moonlight
b. A low b. Dull mecolight dther'A
Many a C. No moonlight - pitch derk
. Don't rameimber d. Dun't remamber
9 What were the weathar conditions ar the time you sow the objoet?
CLOUDS (Cirela Ona): WEATHER (Cirel One):
Cloar aky 9 Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light raln
c. Scntered slouds c. Moderote or hedvy rain
d. Thick or haovy clouds d. Snow
a. Don't ramamber
10. 10. The object appaored: (Cirele One): The objeer appaored: (Cirele One): SOLID SOLIO LICHT
SLN
o, Solld d.As a light d.As a light
b. Tronaparont b. Troaparont 0. Don'tremombor 0. Don't remombor
c. Yapor c. Yapor NVAR
11. If ir appeored as a lighe, wos it brighter than the brightast stora? (Cirele Ons) 11. If is appeared as a light, wos it brighter than the brightast stora? (Cirele One):
o. Brighter About the same About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compore brightness to seme commen abject:
FLASHLIGHTATSOEIE DISEANCE
12. The odges of the objeet wars:
(Circla One) Fuzzy or blurred Other
Like o bright stor
C. Sharply sutlined
d. Don't rotember
13. Did the object: (Cirale One for sech qunstion)
d. Appoar to stond. shill of any tima? Yos Don'tknow
5. Suddanly apoad up and rush arwary at any tlme? Yos Den"t know
C. Broak up into parts or exploda? Yaa Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yoa Don't know
9. Change brightness? Don't know
6. Chunge shopa? Yos Don't know 0LD
g. Flosh or flickor? Yea Don'lnow
h. Diagppaor and reuppear? Yes Don't know
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14. Did the object disappeer whila you were vatching it? If so, how? YES
15. Did the oblect move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? than bih stogl t d
(Cirale Oneh Yo No Don't Know. IF you onswered YES, then fall what
it moved bwhlnd:
16. Did the objnet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, thoo talt what
in front oh Ladtiks ddA LhlsEd
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17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
0. Sound Non3 Crel Edart. 0.Sound Nor3 Clel elatt.
b. ColorChE b.ColorCf
I8. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known dbjoct and aone how IB. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known objoct and sone how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment ot the time of dhe
sighting, how much of the cbinct would have been covered by the motch head? sighting, how much of the cbjnct would have been coverad by the motch head?
Anl
19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your skerch ony detaila
of the objeer that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ote., and sspecially axhoust trails or vopor tralls.
Ploce an drrow beside the drawing to show the direetion the object was moving.
LOOKE CIKE A BEIGHT STAR
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then what spead would you estimote? -
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Cirela One) Yes
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
22. Where were you located when you saw the objeat? 23. Wore you (Circle One)
(Circle One)
o. in the business section of a ciry?
a. Inside a building D In the residential section of o city?
b.1 In o car c. In open countryside?
c Ouldoors d. Near on airfield?
d. in an airplane (rypa) d. in on airplane (type) e. e. Flying over a city? rlying over a ciny:
0. At sea f. Flying over open country? f. Flying over open country?
1. Other g. Othar g. Other
24. IF you wers MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or olhar vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24. IF you wors MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or olhar vehicle at the time, then complete the following questiens:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Cirale One)
a. North c. Easr e. South S. Wost 5. Wost
. Northeast d. Seutheast d. Southeast f. Southwest Southwest h. Northwast h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? - .milos per hour.
24.3 Did you stop ot any time whila you wers looking at the obleet?
(Cirels One) Yes No
25. Did you obsarvs the object through any of the following?
aEyeglasses Yos e. Binoculars Yos No
b. Sun giasses Yas No f. Telascope Yos No
c. Windshisld Ye3 g. Theodolite Yos No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other.
26. in order that you can give as cloar a picture as posaible of what you saw, describe in your own words a commoe
object or objects which, when plased up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the obieer whlch you saw.
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whon you firat sow it. Ploea a "B" on the compaad whera you laat saw the objact.
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28. Draw a pierure thar will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place on "A" af the bogining of the 28. Draw a plerure thar will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place on "A" af the boginnlng of the
poth, a "g" at the and of the path, and show any changes in direction during the courae. poth, a "g" at the ond of the path, and show any changas in direction during the couraa.
NO CHANGES NO CHANGES
29. IF thare was WORE THAN ONE obiact, then how many were thars? .
Draw a pieturs of how thay were urrangad, and put an arrow to show tho diraetion that they wers traveting.
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32. Please give thw following lntormation abeuty 32. Plaass give thv following Information about yoursali: yoursal:
NAME
Nain Nains Middis Wama Middls Name
ADDRESS
Stodo Stolo amat
TELEPHONE NUMB TELEPH
indieats any eddiplonal informatlon obout yoursalf, Including diny speclal oxperlanes, which mighr be pertinent.
33. Whan and to whom did you repor thar you had sean the objact?
Day Month You
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECRNICAL INFORMATION
Thix questionnuirs has been prapored so that you can give the U.S. Air Force os much
information os possible concerning the unidentified dorial phenomanon that you hove elserved.
Please try to anower as many questlons as you possibly can. The information that you give will
ba usad for resedrch purposes. Your nome will got ba used in connection with any statemenia,
conctuslons, or publleations without your permission. We requast this personal Information se
that if is is deemed nadessary, we may contaet you for furthor datoils.
1. Whou did you seo the objecr? 2. Time of dan d2S0
Hour Minulss
(2250) /
1014 (Circlo Ona): A.M. or E.M
Day Month 31
3. Time Zone: 3. Time Zone:
(Cirele One): ) (Cirele One):) Eosten Eostern (Cirela One): (Circle One): a. Doylight 0. Daylight Saving Soving
5. b. Centrol Central 6 6) Stondard Stondard
c. Mountain Mouniain
d. d. Pacific
e. e. Other
4. Whare were you when you sow the object? 4. Whare were you when you sow the object?
DAYON
Noorosr Pastal Addrass City or Town Clty or Town Srote or County
5. How long was abjact in sight? (Total Duration)
Hours Mioutes Seconds
a. Cartain c. Not vary sure
6 Foirly certaln d. Just a guess
5.1 How was tine in sight determined? JUDOSHENT
5.2 Was objoet in sight continuously? Yos No
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6. What was the tondition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. o, Bright
b. Cloudy Cloudy
7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locoted os you looked at the objest?
(Cirela Onak o. In front of you d. To your loft NA
b. In bock of you Overhead
. To your right Don'tromomber
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8. IF you sow the abjoct af NIGHT, what did you notice concering the STARS and MOCN?
S.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Cirelo Ons):
o. Nono a. Bright moonlight
b. A iew b. Dull moonlight
C. Many ©.No moonlight - plich dark
d. Don't romember d. Don't romamber
9. Whar were the weathar conditlons at the tee yeu saw the object?
CLOUDS (Cirele Ona): WEATHER(Cirele Ons):
c, Clear aky a, Dry
b. Hlezy b. Fog, mist, or lighr roin
6. Scottered slouds C. Modaruts or haovy raln
d. Thick or hoavy clouds d. Snow
o, Don't remomber
10. The shject oppeared: (Cirele One): t0. The shject oppeared: (Cirele One):
$a a Solid Solid d.As a light d.As alight)
b. Tronapaiant Tronapoiant . Don't ramnombar a. Don't ramombar
c. Yapor c. Yapor
.
11. If it appeored as a light, was it brighter then the brightest stars? (Circle One): 11. If it appeored es a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
c. C. Brighter Brighter G About the some Sudy budy L4
b. b. Dimmer Dimmer d. Den't know d. Den't know
11.1 Compere brightness to soins aommon object:
bt3 bock
12. The adges of the object were: Cedle t ste aty t thg aft i at
(Cirele One): a. Fuxay or blurred decres o. Other
6.1 Like a bright stor
c. Sharply outlined
d, Don'tramember
I3. Did the object: (Circla One for poch queation)
1o. Appaor to stand still ot ory time? Yos Don'r know
b, Suddanly speed up and rush awary or any vima? Yos NO Don'tknow
C. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yas No Don't know
o. Chungs brightnass? Ys No Don'e know
f. Change shope? Yes No Don't lnow
9. Flash or Nickar? You No Don't Inow
f. Disappeer and reappear? Yex No Don't know
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t4. Did the objoct disappacr whilo yeu were watching it? If so, how?
T Coe on to br ,
15. Did the abject move bohind something at any time, particulurly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what
Ir moved behind:
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16. Did the objset movs in front of spmething at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele Ona): Yes No Don't Know. IF you onswared YES, thau tali whar
in front of:
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17. Toll in a fow words tho following things about the object:
a. Sound _AL
b. Color b. Color
18. Wo wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's langth in line with a known objast and not, how 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's langth in line with a known objact and not. how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experimant ot the thne of dhe
sighting, how nuch of tha object would have been covered by sha match head? sighting, how mnuch of tha ebject would have been covered by tha match head?
Alnte O6 Agol Sle puge
19. Draw a pleturs that will show the shape of the objoct or objects. Label and include in your sketch ony details
of the cbjeat that you saw such ds wings, protrusions, etc., and especially oxhaust trails or vopor trails.
Place an arow beside the drawing to show the direction the cbject was moying.
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20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the obiect?
(Cirela One) Yes No
IF you enswerod YEs, then whal spead would you estimale? -
21. Do you thiok you can estimate how far away from you the objoct was?
(Circle One) Yes Fo
IF you answerad YES, then how for away would you soy it was?
22. Where wers you located whon you saw the objear? 23. Wara you (Circlo One)
(Circle One).
a. In the business section of o city?
o. inside a building E. In tharesidential soetion ol a city?
b. In a car c. In open countrysida?
c, Outdoers d.Near on oirfield?
d. in an airplane (rype) d. In an airplane (rype) e. o. Flying over a city? Flying over a cily?
e. At sed e. At sed F. Flying over open couatry? 1. Flying over open couatry?
6. Other 3. 3. Other
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AU TOMCSILE or other vehicle at the tims, then complete tho following quastions:
24.1 What dirsction were yoy moving? (Cirele One) 24.1 What dirsction were you moving? (Cirele One)
. North c. East a. South $s$Wosr
b. Northeast d. Southeast d. Southeast 6. Southwest f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? 24.3 . miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you ware looking ak the object?
(Circle Ons) Yos No
25. Did you obsarve the object through arry of the foilowing?
a. Eyeglasses Y=s No . Binoculars Yos No
b. Sun glosses Yes No 1. Tolescope Yos No
C Windshield Yes No 8. Theodolite Yea No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, dascribe in your own words a commee
object or objects which, when plaead up in ths sky, would give the somo appearance us the objeat which you sow
Denk Hotia
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whan you first saw lt. Pleey a "B" on the compass whars you last saw the objoct. al
NW
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28. Drew pleture that will show the motion thar the object or dbjeets made. Place an "A at the beginning of the
path, a "B" of the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the courae, path, a "B" ot the end of the path, and show any changas in direction during the couras,
Aperl Kiep the Coua tiep the Cruras
A aoted wenry. Ligit wenrg.Ligit
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matualy mutuaty chonging chonging
29. IF thers wos MORE THAN ONE obeet, then how many wore there? _
Draw a plsturs of how thay wers arrangad, and put an crrow to show thy diroction that thay were traveling.