DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7475564
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONMiamisburg Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION ",
13 August 65 14/01402 Miamisburg, Ohio
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (STAR/PLANET)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Specific position of object not reported. Sighting has all
One characteriatics of an cbservation of a Star/Planet.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1 Hour, 20 Mimutes Fuzzy or blurred objeet brighter than a star. Erratic motion
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Observed for over one hour. Positional data omitted. Blue
color.
Ground-Visual Object similar to reports of Astro Bodies.
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION MiSSinG
This questionnal has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible l concerning the unidentified aerial phenoinenon that you have otserveis.
Please try to answer as mar yquestions as you possibly can. The information that ycu give will
be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any staterenis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.. .
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When did you see th 2. Time of day: —2
4. Hour Minules
13 Aceb Ae6
F2iDay3 FIDa 1965 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Month Year Yeur
3. Time Zone: . Time Zone:
(Circle One): Eastern (Circle Une): (Circle Une): a. Daylight Saving o. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
AT Home back lAWN
Nearest Postal Address City or Town Stata or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duratlon) 1 10
Hours Minutes Soconds
a. Cortain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a gue
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yos
6. What was the condition of the sky?
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DAY DAY NIGHT NIGHT
a. Bright a Bright
b. b o Cloudy
7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, whare was the SUN located as you locked at the objest? 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you locked at the objest?
(Circle One): a. In front of you (Clrclo Onnl: a In front of vo d. To your loft your Ift
b. in bock of you e. Overheed N/A
c. To your right f. Don't romember
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FTD 0CT 62 164 This form supereedes FTD 164, Jul 6l, which io obeolete.
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8.IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice conceming the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circl One): 8.2 MOON (Circl One):
None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't romember ug.4101009 0 b54 -1
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? aa to
CLOUDS (Circl One): CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER(Circl One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky Dry Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Fog, mist, or light rain 11
Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heovy rain c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Thick or hoavy clouds d. Snow d. Snow
•. Don't remember
10. The object appeored: (Circle One): 10. The obiect appegred: (Circle One):
a.Solid d. As a light
b. Transparent Don't remember
c. Vapor
1.If it appeored as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know -
11.1 Compare br ess to some common object:
The odges of the object were:
Fuzzy or blurred Other iv
(Cirele One):
D. Like a brign! sfor Like a bright stor
c. Sharply outlined
dDon't remember Don't remember
.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a, a. Appear to stand still at cny time? Yer No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explodo? Break up into parts or explode? Yos No Don't know
d. d. Give off smoko? Give off smoke? Yos Don'know Don' snow
a. Change brightnass? Yos Don't know
1. Change shape? Y $$ Don'tknow 1
g. Flash or flicker? Yes Don'tknow
Disappear and reappear? Y0 Don't know
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
Yes, secoud
15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
16. Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? 1.Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos Yos No No Don't Know. Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then to!! what IF you answered YES, theu to!! what
in front of:
17.. Toll in a few words the following things about the object: 17.. Toll in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound UO
b. Color Blue
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in linu with a known object and nots. how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of th:e
sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head?
undetecmived
1. Drow a picture that will show the shape of the objoct or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protrusions, otc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the objoct was moving.
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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 speed would you estimate? _
2. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was?
22. Where were you located when you sow the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One): Cirere Ome): 8
a. In the business section of a city? In the business section of a city?
o. Inside a building S b. In tha residential suction of a city? b. In tha residential sucticn oi a city?
b. b. In a car In a car In open countryside?
C. Outdoors Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) Flying over a city? .Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other
2IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the followirg questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East 'U/A South
y. West
. Northeast 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?
(Circl One) Yes No
25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglassos Yos No e. Binoculors Yes
.Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope
c. Windshield c. Windshield Yes Yes No No g. Theodolite Theodolite Y.s
d. Window glass d. Window glass Yes Yes No h. Other - h. Other _
2In 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 as the object whlch you sow objoct or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object whlch you sow
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
3. Was anyone olse with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Y•s No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
SON SON 10% 10/2
DAuGker DAuGkeL 14
7/2 72
32. Please give the following information about yourself: 32. Please give the following Information about yourself:
NAME
Last Neme First Name Middlo Neme
ADDRESS UAmisbo
Street Ciry Z Stete
TELEPHONE NUMBER 39 SEX E
indicote any additional Informatlon about yourself, including any speclal experience, which might be pertinent.
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5 400 1 30 6 3017331
33. When and to whom did you raport that you had seen the object?
13 Aue 6S CAPT FWTOR
Day Month Year
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27. In the following sketeh, imagine that yeu are ot the point shown. Place an "" on the rurver line to show how
high the objeet wes above the horizen (skyline) when yw first saw It. Place a "B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass
when you firat sew it. Ploce "g" on the compase where you last saw the objoct.
75
60 T
NW NE
4.4
IS E
SW
28.. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place on "A at the beginning of the
path, a "g"* ot the ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? —
Draw a picture of how they were orranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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34. Date you completed this questlonnalre: 13 AuG 65
Dey Menth You
3. Information which you foel pertinent and which is net adequately covered in the spocific points of the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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