DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7439924
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONConnersville Indiana
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
31 July 1965 01/0430Z Comnersville, Indiana
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR ENALUATION
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Three Time motion sequence onitted.
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
15 linutes Object was sharply outlined, and apreared as a hrilliant
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION bright yellaw candle flame. Two of the objects vanished
suddenly. Oval share. Ubjects disappeared and reappuared x
Ground-Visual after a 5 minute reriod. after a 5 minube period. Appeared to move in different
7. 7, COURSE directions.
Veried Veried
S. PHOTOS 3. PHOTOS
Yes Yes
XK No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
7 Yes 07 Yes
X No
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thla form may be uasd.
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U.S, AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This quostionnaire hos been prepored so that you,can give the U.S. Air Force us much
information as possible concerning the unidentifiod cerial phenomenon that you have obsarved.
Plause try lo answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your name will nat be used in conneclion with any stataniania;
concluslons, or publications without your permission. Wa request this personal information sc
that if ir ts deemad necessary, we may contuct you for further details.
I. When did you sou the object?
Hove Minutes
31 Junt 1705 (Circla Onal: A.M. or F.M
Day Month Your
3. Tima Zone:
(Cirde One): (Cincle One): a, Q, Ea3TarT Ea3TErT (Circle Une): a. Doylighs Soing (CircleUna): n. Doylight Soing
b. Contral b. Standard3 b. Standard
c C Mountain
d. Pacific
2. Othar Othar
4. Whare wers you when you saw the objact? 4. Whare wers you when you saw the objact?
CONNSAGIIULE CONNSASIIULE TUOINDA THOINDA
Necroat Po Necroan Pos City or Town Srorn or Coumey Srarn or Coumey
S. How long was object in sight? (Tota! Duratlon) 15
Houra Ainutes Soeonds
. Cartain C. Not vary sure
5.Fairly coram d. Just a guess
5.1 How wos rime in sight determined? CYHWATCH
5.2 Wos object in sight continuously? Yos No.
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a, Bright 6. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
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7. IF you sew the object during DAYiLIGHT, where wos the SUN locoted as you looked at the object?
(Cirela Omak: d. In front of you d. To your leit
b. in back of you d. Overheod
e. To your right Don't remamber
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9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the cbjack?
CLOUDS (Circle Ona): WEATHER (Cirel One):
a Clear sty a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scatrered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or hoavy clouds d. Snow
3. Don't remamber
10. The object appaorod: (Cirele One):
a. Solid d.àsa light
b. Transporent . Den' romember
c. Vapor
11. if it appsored es a light, was it brightar shan the brightest stars? (Cirele One):
Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don'tknow d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brighinass to some common abjack: ! 1 Comoore beiohtnaas to s ommon objack
CANOLE FLAME
12. The adges of the object were:
(Circle One): aFuzzy or blurrad . Other
b. Lika a bright stor
-c. Shorply outlined
d. Don't remember
13. Did the object: (Cirels One for soch qusstion)
a, Appwar to stond still at omy rime? You No Don't know
b. Suddanly spead up and rush awoy at any tima? Yas Don'tknow
c. Braak up into parts or axplods? Yes Don't know
d. Give off amoka? Yos Don'tknow
3. Change brightness? Yes 29@2999 Don't know
1. Change shapo? Ya3 Don'tknow
3. Flash or flicker? Yes Don't know
h. Disoppear and reappecr? Yes Don't know
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l4. Did the object disappear whila you were watching it? if so, how?
THERS WERE THCEE ORDECTS AUO TWO VANISHCD SUDO
15. Did ths ebject movs bohind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circl One): Yes №o) Don't Know. IF you answared YEs, than tall what
it moved bahind:
16. Did the objoet move in front of somarhing ot any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circla Ona): Yes No) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
in front of:
17. Tell in a few words tha following things about the objact:
a.Sound a.Sound
6. COlor BRIGHFT,BBILULAUT VECCOW 6. Color BRISNT, BBILUAUT YECOU -
18. Wa wish to know the angular siza. Hold a match stick at arm's langth in line with a known objrct and note how 18. Wa wish to know the angular siza. Hold a motch stick at arm's langth in line with a known objrct and note how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment of the thine of the much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment of the thine of the
sighting, how much of the object would have bean covered by the match head?
OBJETS OISTAUT
s1he of o planc- slender.
19. Draw a plcture that will show the shape of the objoct or objects. Label and include in your sketch any dotails
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and eapecially exhaust trails or vepor trails.
Placs an arrow beside ths drawing to show the direction the objoct was moving.
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the abjact?
(Cirale Ona) Y0s No
21. Do you think you can astimate how far away from you the objact was?
(Circle Ona) Yos No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was? A round n miles.
22. Where wers you located when you saw the objeck? 23.Were you (Circlo One)
(Cirels Ons):
a. in the businass section of a city?
o.1 inside a building b. In the residential suction oi a cily?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (rype) 9. Flying over a city?
. Al sea f. Flying over open country?
Other g.
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vahicle at the time, then complats the following qusstions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Cirele One)
a. North c. East . South 9. Wear
. Northeast d. Southeast F. Southwast h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _miles per hour.
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yellow flame
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show how high tho objoct wos dbove the horizon (skyline) whan you last suw it. Ploce an 'A an the compass
whon you firsk saw ir. Plaee a "B" on the sompass where you last sow the ahjuct.
60° *
43 NW
B3
13 BW
28. Drow a pleture that will show tho motion that the object or abjocts made. Place an "A 'of the beginning of tha
path, a "B" ot ths ond of tha path, and show any changes in direction during the couras.
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30 Have you evar seen this, or a similar object bofora. if so give date or dates and location.
3. Was anyone eise with you at tha time you saw the object? (Circle One) No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle Ona) No
31.2 Plaase list thair names and addrosses:
Connersville, Indiana
3. Ploase givo the following information about yourself: 32. Ploase give the following information about yourself:
NAME NAME
Last Name Last Name Firat Name Middla Name
Connersville Indiana
ADDRESS
Streat Streat City Zona Stot4 Srot4
TELEPHONE NUMBER. TELEPHONE MBER AGE 16 AGE 16 SEX Female
Indicats any additional information about yourself, Including any speclal experiance, which might be pertinanr.
33. Whan and to whom did you report that you had sean the object? OutE TO AC
FACIUITISSM DUROO
Day Month Year IT Iseoa1dLs 0
REPOAT SULH CHINLES.
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34. Dato you complotad this quastionnuire: 27 OCTOBER
Day Month Your
35. Information which you feel portinant and which is not adoquataly covared in the specifis points of tha
quastionnaire or a narrative explanarion of your sighting.
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