DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7436395
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONKettering Ohio
FRAMES7

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DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
20 July -65 21/0240Z Kettoring, Ohio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
CAlsA Satellite (uno I)
NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Cre
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 Secnds Crescent sloped objvot aith a ball, elanged brightnuss.
3. TYPE OF CHSERVATION "hibe, Caduel diadproaradce. S oed fastor Shnn lcko.
Botianted dstince as a fetr iil a ang, Desuended in dlevation
Groud-VLaual fron 45 deg to 15 degrees.
7. COURSE
001il1s: S010 I was over Deyton at 2154 at 62 deg elevation 0012l13: S010 I vas over Deyton at 2154 et 62 deg elevation
Na Reported Not rted heading d3. fine is within li its of pepcrthig orror. heading Gl. Nirte is vithdn liits of penertiag; orror.
8. PHOTOS Duration Mhile briof is consi sbant wi.th bne are thirough Duration Mhile briof is consisbant with iae ere tirough Bich
the tojeot ptosed. Kore lilsly Kcllo thn A/o, which is the tojeot ptosed. Kore lilsly Kdllo thn A/o, which is also A also
Yes a Yes possibls cause of tho sighting. Ivalueted as Loilo I. possibls cause of tho sighting, Jvlueted es Loilo I.
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos
KINo
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FORM
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INPORMATION
This quastionnoire has baen prapured so that you can givs the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possibla cancerning the unidantifiad aarial phenomenon that you hava observed.
Ploose try to answer as many quastions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be usad for raseurch purposes. Your nams will not be used in connection with any statemanis,
conclusions, or publleutions without your pernission. We raquast this parsonal information se
thar if it is deamed necassary, we may contact you for furthar dolails.
1. When did you ses the object? 2. Time of day: 21 4/0
Houe Ainlsa
2 O J. 65 (Circle Ona): A.M. or P.M.
Dny Month Your
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One)COPEostern (Circle One)CGPEostern (Cirela One): (CirclaOne): a. Doylighi Soving
b. b. Cantral Stondord Stondard
C. G. Mountain
d. Pucific
5. Other
4. Whare wers you when you saw the oblect? 4. Whare were you when you saw the oblect?
EMSINAE COMCCNAL
Ohie
woaresy Posial Addrass Addrass Ciry or Town Citry or Town Stota or Counry Srota or Counry
5. How long was abject in si (Tatal Duration) 12
Hours Minut"s 5nconds
a. Cartain c. Not very sure
Fairly cartain d. just a gusss
5.1 How was time in sight derarmined? Eifhine Led
5.2 Was object in sight contlnuously? Yas No
6. What was the sondirion of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you sow the dbject durling DAYLiCHT, whare was the SUN loeated as you locked at the obiest?
(Circle One): a, In front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you o. Overheed
c. To your right 1. Don't remsmber
FONM
FTD 0CT31 164 This farn avpareeday P'Tp i64, ju a1, whlish Ia obyolate.
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8. IF you sow the objact ot NiGhf, whar did you notica concaring the STARs ond MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Cirels Onx):
aNona a. Bright moonlight
b.àfow b. Dull moonlight
Meny No moonlighi - pitch dork
d. Don't ramember d. Don't romambar
9. What were the weather conditions ot the tlme you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Cirele One): WEATHER (Circle Qne):
Claarsky (6. Dry
6. Hazy Fog, mist, or light roln
Scarter-d clouds C. Moderaty or heayy rala
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
3. Don't romomber
10. Tha object apowared: (Cirele One):
a. Solid As a light
b. Trenaparent e. Don'trumember
c. Yopor
31. if ir appwored as a light, was ir beighter then the brightest stara? (Cirels Onv):
a. Brighter About the same
b. Dimner d. Don't know
12. The odges of the object ers;
(Cirels Cna): a. Fuxzy or blurred
b. Like a bright stor
C. Sharply curilned
d. Don'troimbe
13. Did the obiver: (Cirale One for aoch qusation)
Appear to stond still at dry tima? Yas Don't know
b, Suddenly spard up and rush away ar ony time? Yos No Don'r know
c. Bruok up inta ports or oxplode? Yes N Don'r know
d. Give ofl amoke? Yas No Den't know
α. Changa brightnass? Yo No Don't knew
6. Change shop-? Yas No Donrknow
7 Flash or flicker? You No Dont'tknow
h. Disappaor end reoppeor? Yes Fo Don't know
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14. Did the object disappaer while you were watching it? If so, how?
15. Did th object move bahind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle Onek: Yos No Don't Know. IF you onswared YEs, then tali what
it moved bohind;
16. Did th obiset move in front of somerhing ar any tima, porticularly a cloud?
(Cirale One): Yes No Don't Know. iF you answered YEs, thon teli whot
in front of: -
17. Tali in a few words the following things about the object: 17. Tall in a few words the following things about the object:
a.SoundN a.SoundN
b. ColorWhiTe b.Color
18. We wish to know tha angular siza. Hold a match stick at arin's langth in line with a known objact and noke how 18. We wish to know tha angular siza. Hold a match stick at arn's length in line with a known abjact and noke how
much of the object is covered by the haad of the motch. If you had performad this experimant of the tirne of the much of the object is covered by the haad of the motch. If you had performed this experimant ot the tirne of the
sighting, how much of the objeet would have been covered by the match head? sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
A/1
19. Draw a picturs thet will ahow the shape of the object or objacrs. Lubel and include in your sketch any daraila
of tha object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and aspacially exhdust troils or vapor trails.
Place an arrow besido the drawing to show the direction the object was maving.
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20. Do you think you can astimata the speed of the object?
(Cirele One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then whar spead would you estimate? Eathtchs
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the objoct was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you ansrered YEs, than how for away would you say it was? _A_
22. Whore ware you locared when you sow the object? 23. Ware you (Circle One)
(Cirele One):
a. in the business section of o ciry?
o. inside a building 6. In tha residential suction ol a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors c. Outdoors d. d. Neor an airfield? Neor an oirtield
d. In an airplane (typa) d. In an airplane (typa) G, Flying over a cily?
e. At sed 6. Flying over open ceuntry?
1. Other g.
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOmOBilE or othar vehicls at the time, then complate the Following quesilons: 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOmOBiLE or othar vehicls at the time, then complate the Following questlons:
24.1 What direction wara you moving? (Cirele One) 24.1 Whar direction ware you moving? (Cirele One)
a. Norm a. Nort c. Eost c. Eost . South d. Wsat Wsat
. Northeast d. Southeast . Southwest h. Northwast
24.2 How fast were you moving? _miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time whils you were looking at the objact?
(Cirele One) Yos No
25. Did you observa the object through any of the foilowing?
o. Eyegiassas Yos Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glassss Yes 1. Talascope No
. Windshiid Yes g. Theodolits Yas No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
26. In order that you con give os cleer a picture as possible of what you saw, deseribe in your own words a comrcn
objnct or objscts which, when placod up in tha sky, would give the some appedrancs as the abject which you sow
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32.Pleass give the following infermation about yoursall: 32. Pleass give the following infermarion about yourself:
NAME NAME
Losl Name Lost Name Nama jama Middla Nam Middla Namy
Strwet Strwet TL0%80000
Chy Zona Stoto
TELEPHC TELEPH AGE AGE SEX SEX M
D2dwarksW-P AFE
Givl Arr Patrol
33. When and to whom did you report that you had saan the object?
2.0
Day Month Yoar
LE.M.ESa.abIFTDD.O.
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the bxyinning of the
path, a "g" at the end of the path, and show any chonges in direction during the courss. path, a "g" at the end of the path, and show any chongas in diroction during the couras.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many ware thare? -
Draw a piature of how thay ware arranged, wnd put an arrow to show the direction that thay ware froveling.