PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD

41. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

EX LD August 65 12/00252 Albany, New York

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3. SGURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian A/c
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

Two
5. LENGTH CF OBSERVATION

90 saconds
6. TYPE OF OSSERVATION

Ground-7isual
7. COURSE

_ South
8. PHOTOS

11, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

See case file

1 Yes

r= No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

Oo Yes
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FORM

FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thia form may be used.

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UW,$. AiR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S, Air Force as much
informerion as possible concerning the unidentified ceria! phenomenon that you have observa.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can, The information that yuu give will
be used for research purposes, Your name will not ba used in connection with any statamanis,
cenciusions, or publications without your permissien. We requast this personal information sc
thar (fit is deamad necessary, we muy contact you for further details.

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3. Tima Zone:
(Circle One): aC Eastern) (Cirele re); 2. Gay tght Sacingy
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d. Pacific ;

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4, Whare wars you when you saw the object? | | NEW ye ek STATE |

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ALBANY -NEew yore 8 Mzwands 8 ALBANY CannTy |
Meeres? Postal Addraas City ar Town Store or SUEY 5
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How long was object in sight? (Teta! Duration) sel oe IM. atte | :
Hours Minutes Seconds
a, Certain . c. Not vary sure
(2) Fairly certain | d, Just 9 guess ,
: Pid NoT Loo« ar WATCH Ppl AATZR SCAN WED fry :
5.1 How was time ia sight datarmined? ES ACPess Ss mimaTeLy SPEED oF ORTENTs !
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5,2 Was object in sight continuously? Yas eS eee :
6. What was the condition of tha sky?
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7, 16 you saw tha object during DAYLIGHT, whors wos the SUN foceted as you looked at tha object?
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B.1 STARS (Circie One); =e TB MOON (Circle One);

a. None Vy A> Ht! Bright moonlight

b. A fow : Dull moontight

c. Many No moonlight — pitch dark
4. Don't remember | Don't remember

~ | | | WAD RAWED WIGHT BEFORE
9, What ware tre weother conditions at the time you sow the object? eee aged AiR AnD sky.

SKY WAS DEFP Rie

CLOUDS (Circle One): | | WEATHER {Circle One):
_ & Claar sky) , “ a D :
b, Hazy 3. og, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or haavy rain
d. Thick cr haavy clouds 4d. Snow

a, Don’? remember

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10, The object sppecred; (Circia One): | 3 , .
d. Asatighh _ .
Bb. Transperent e, Don’t remember .
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c, Yoapor
1], jf it appeared as a light, was i? brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):-, 4b

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a, Brighter c, About tha same ae ake. & ate
‘b, Diminer - d, Don’? know tie ge Peay 2
13.1 Compers brightness fo some common objec?: eee : i xf? |
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12, The adges of the object ware: | :
 (Cirele One}; a. Fuzzy or diurred i a, Other
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4d. Don't ioeherarecinstnrosmmca canstnilpibseaims lane’
13. Did the object: {Circle One for each question) F
a. Apowar to stend still at amy tine? Yes CNo ’ Don’? know j
b. Suddanty sseed up ond rush away at any time? Yas Noy Don’? know }
c. Brack up into ports or explode? You vase Don’? know |
d. Give off smoxa? ae Yos (Ne? Don’t know ;
é. Change brighiness? Yos ‘ee Don’? know 3
-£.. Chonge shape? | | | Yas (No; + Don's know 2
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_ g Fhaanionilickar? a | | Yas Ho) Don's know é
hh, Disappear and racppear? Yes jo ) Don’? know ‘
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20. Do you think you can estimote the spead of the object?

| (Circle One} Yes No;

IF you answered YES, then what spead would you estimate? _

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b. Northeast d. Southaast

24.2 How fast were you moving? ssl

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Were you (Circie B acs

c. in the business section of a city?
bh, In the residantial section of o city?
c. In open countryside?

d. Near an airfield?

e. Flying over a city?

f, Flyiag over open country?
g. Other OMALL VILLAGE

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BILE or other vehicle at the tima, ther complete the following quastions:

21. Do you think you can estimate how-far away from you the object was?
(Circia Ona) (ves) No .«
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IF you onswered YES, than how far away would you say it was?
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22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23.

(Circle One}:

2, Inside a building

b Ino car . sey

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d. In an airpiane (type) |

e. At sac |

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24, IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMC

24.) What direction were you moving? (Circle Ona)

a. North c. Eost a/ Sduth

Ue West
h. Northwest

24.3 Did you stop at any time while you ware locking at the object?

(Circ!s Gra) Yos No

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25. Did you observe the obisct through any of the following? ~- WEAR GLASSES FoR ClosF-uUPs
a, Eyeglasses CY¥99) ag. EE », Binoculars Yos No
b, Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes Neo
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d, Window siass Yes No h. Other __ sal Le

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

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27, \n the following sketch, imagine thet you ara at the point shown, Place an ‘A’ on tha 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

show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you Jas? sow it, Plocs an ‘A’ on the compass
when you firs? sow it, Ploce a ‘'B”’ on the compasa where you last sow the ohiect,

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23, Draw 2 picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mada. Place an ‘‘A’’ at the beginning of the

pcth, o '2'’ ct the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course,

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29, IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, than iow many were thera? ey Tue 2 = Se
Drow a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction thot they were traveling.

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August 23,1965

U.S.Air Force, Chief of Staff
Dept. of Detense

Pentagon,
Washington, D.C..

Dear Sir; ih ene Sie

I nave never believed in the reports of flying saucers nor of
other unidentified Flying Objects,claimed sighted by various people
at different times and in different lacalities. The supposition that
these odjects were piloted by little green men from outer space, in
my mind was pure balony and still is.

Ca August llth past-at about 7:25 P.M.I was sitting on my back
porch watching birds flying around, when two gleaming silver objects
came into view over the roof of my porch. I have extremely good
eyesight and am not an excitable person and I certainly was not hope}
fully iscoking for something strange to fly past in my line of vision.

Tnaese objects were flying quite low, made absolutely no noise,
no smoke and were not spinning. One dipped siightly, then jerked back
into position, as though pulled by a string. They were flying from
North to South- foilowing the Hudson River. I watched them until they
became two little black specks in the distance.

They were not round- they were not flat as saucers.

The sky was brignt and clear and I got a good thorough look at
them. They were not optical illusions-not mirages and not jittery
dreams of my own imagination. They were reall

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Could they not nave been tvo high powered, remote controlled cazera's
launched from a ship at sea? |

No one in euthority will listen to my description of them. I have butiv
told "They do not exist." That they were an optical illusion. ‘Vell.-
1 know better--I saw them. They do exist!

Our government is spending Billions of Dollars, trying to put
men on the moon before the Russi@ns do--while the Russiafms could be
spending their money taking pictures of our entire country.

If there was just a telephone number we could call when these

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things ore signted, tnen stations in the directions they are going

No Case, Information Only Menands, New York
Sourse: Saucer News, Vol. 12, No. & 11 Ang 65

Dec 45

On Auguat. Lith, at 7:25 pom., an unnamed woman living in Menands 2’

made a close observation of two gleaming silver objects. A sketch made from.
her description was published in an Albany newspaper. Sine said they made no
noise, emitted no smoke, and were at very low altitude, moving southward at
high soeed. Each was five or six feat across, according ta her estimate.

could be alerted. Then people in authority would definitely spot them. No
One will listen to a mere housewife sitting on her back porch watching birds
flying around.

Most Americans keep their eyes glued to T.V. or to the road. Tt is only
the squares shat ever look up. But squares can be patriotic and concerned

- about the security of their country, also. it is a mighty smug and careless

government that will not be concerned and alarmed at all these reports.

These Champagne sipping, high and mighty men in charge of our security,
that think they know it all, merely pass these orts off as crackpot.

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someday and maybe not too far in the future, when the Champagne
glasses are knocked out of their hands and it is slivendty too late=_ they
will say," We snould have listened and we should have believed.”

They are depending on Radar to ied up all these things. Did the
Mighty minds ever stop to think, other countries know about Radar, too?
Maybe,know how to get missiles past or fly them too low, or other methods?

I am writing this letter because I am thoroughly burned un. After I
reported sighting these objects=—- an announcement was made on our local
Television station to this effect, "There have been reports that silver
flying objects were sighted in this area. After careful investigation by
authorities, this conclusion was reached="No such objects exist.” By the
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time anyone got around to investigating these reports, the object
question were Gone.

I drew pictures of what I saw. Ii anyone is interested in seeing
them and hearing my description,{and believe me, someone should be) I will
be glad to snow them and explain what I saw.

nd Balieve Me, I saw then!!

P a — P c L
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HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND ee
UNITEO STATES AIR FORCE in ae,
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIK FORCE BASE, OHIO A psn Ha

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susJecT: UPO Sighting, 11 August 1965, Albany, New York |
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ro: Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt)
Wash DC 20330

Reference the attached letter from sateen tame oll requesting
information on her observation of 11 August 1965. The following

is a suggested reply:

2. pear Mrsgiiippey

Your letter to the Chief of Staff of the USAF, has been
forwarded to Project Blue Book, the organization within the Air
Force which handles reports of unidentified flying objects.

The attached brochure depicts the results of our investi-
gations into this phenomena over the past 18 years.

Information in your letter of 23 August 1965 regarding
your own observation of il August was not sufficient for a firm
evaluation. Items such 23 duration and apparent size of the objects
were not included. Reaest you fill cut the attached FTD Form 164
and return it in the envelope provided.

FOR THE COMMANDER

2.74

ERIC T de JONC 1 Atch ~

Colonel, USAF Ltr fu Mrs Qe,

Deputy for Technology and Subsystems 23 Aug 65