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PROJECT 14373 2BCOoRO
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
August 1955 Charles Gity, Iowa

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. 1d. AD Eines, 2.. N/R Upject sighted at 2300 in the NW. Looked iske a planet to th
& TYPE OF OBSERVATION naked eye. Gave off ligts tirat were red, green, blue and
wiite. Moved up ami down sidewavs ete, At 2317 object split
Grouml Visual into two yarts. One mrt remined in the sare rosition ami tHe
4. COURSE secom descended to a nosition to the lower ricit am about LAs
of the way down to the norizon. Wotion renorted as "flashed".
West, Falling At this point it disappeared. Ist object watched until LIASP
8. PHOTOS wnen fog obscured the area,
Form 164 requested, not returned. Date missing. I? si.siti ng fin
atNe August lilely that ine Star ANCTURUS vhich was ink the If at 4300
was the Astro Baty ard a mtecr coserved passing the star civiing
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE an illusion that it was the same object splitting was the causte

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FTD sep 63 9-329 (TDE) Previous sditions of this foom mey be used,

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. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?

(Circle One) Yes (No

IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?

. 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?
. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. 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. Ina car c. In open countryside?
Ge Outdoors d, Near an airfield?
d. |n an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea | f. Flying over open country?
f, Other g. Other f

. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:

24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circie One)

a, North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f, Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _ _...___-_ miles per hour.

24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?

(Circle One) Yes No

Did you observe the object through any of the following?

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a, Eyeglasses (Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glosses ke Yes flo f. Telescope Yes No
S Windshield | Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass. Yes No h. Other

in order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common

object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance us the object which you saw

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14, Did the object disappecor while you were watching it? If so, how?

15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?

(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:

16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?

(Circle One): Yes No Don’t Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what
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17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:

a. Sound

b. Color

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| 18. 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. |f you had performed this experiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of the cbject would have been covered by the match head?

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19. Drew 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 especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.

Place cn arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

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30. Have you ever seen this, or a simi

lar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
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31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes” No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes» No

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32. Please give the following information about yourself;

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Street City Zone Stote
TELEPHONE cc AGE £7 SEX
indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent.
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33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? NV; { Fs

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27. 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

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show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you /ast saw it. Place an ‘'A’’ on the compass |

when you first saw it. Place a ‘*B’’ on the compass where you /ast saw the object.

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ele Dear ir ay, |
~ Reference your letter of 24 August’ 1965 in which you reported |
~ seeing an unidentified object. The information in your letter =
= was rot sufficient for evaluation. It is requested that you ~ Seah aS Tis
6 fill cut the attached PTD Form 104 and return it in the envelope |
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iste “he Air Force wishes to thank you for your interest in this
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Chief, Project Blue Book

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

| 1, DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

AL August 65 22/040

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4 Charles City, Iowa

10. CONCLUSION

Civilian Astro (ARCTURUS) “
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Sighting consistéht with Star/Planet. Report. The Star ARCTURUS
__ One _jis_in the position of the reported ob ject. se ve
+. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [11]. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
45 Minutes Object at % deg elevation in the NW for 45 minutes. Observe
ee for the last ten minutes through ground fog. Object reported
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ?
as brimhter than any star in that port of the sky ard brichte
Ground-Visual than a planet. idges were serrated, Final disappearance
7. COURSE obscured by for.
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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FORM

7D sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous aditions of thie form may be used.

Mrs. Hunt/man/SAFOICC/72842/20 Sep 65

SEP 20 1965

Dear Mr. qa

This is in reply to your report of your observation of an
aerial object on the night of 21 Angust 1965.

The object which you observed has the characteristics of
@ star or planet. The star Arcturus was in the position of the
reported object. The apparent motion and brightness can be
attributed to atmospheric conditions at the time of the sighting.

fhank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force.
Sincerely,

JOHN P. SPAULDING

Lt Colonel, USAF

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| Commnity Relations Division
Office of Inforwaticon

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HEADQUARTERS
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AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAS
UNITED STATES AIR FOR-C

WSIGHT-PATTERSON ai FORCE BASE

UFO Sighting, 21 Aug 65, Charles City, Iowa

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Wash DC 20330

Reference the attached unidentified report fron ga
The reported object is characteristic of a star or planet obser-
vation. The star Arcturus was in the position of the reported
object. The apparent motion and brightness can be attributed to
atmospheric conditions at the time of the sighting.

FOR THE COMMANDER

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ERIC T de JONCHEMERE 1 Atch
Colonel, USAP Sighting, 21 Aug 65,
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems Charles City, Iowa

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 aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your name will wot be used in connection with any statements,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.

1, When did you see the object? 2. Time of day; /
Hour Minutes
coh 4 a. (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Yeor
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b, Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other

4, Where were you when you saw the object?

a City of Town State or County |

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5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration)
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b, Fairly certain d. Justa guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b, Cloudy

7, |F you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?

(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f, Don’t remember

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8. 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, None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b, Dull moonlight
(cs. Many (¢. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. 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

10, The object appeared; (Circle One):

a. Solid d. Asa light
b. Transparent e. Don’t remember
¢c. Vapor
J]. \f it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know

11.1 Compare brightness to some common objact:

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12. The edges of the object were: it

(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other me
b. Like a bright star |

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d. Don’t remember ho Thy oe
13. Did the object: (Circle One for each 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
¢. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don’t know
d. Give off smoke? Yos _ No Don’t know
e. Change brightness? “Yes” No Don’t know
f, Change shape? Yes No Don’t know
g- Flash or flicker? Yes No Don’t know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know