PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION LOCATION
17 August 1965 18/0430z 18/0430Z Trenton, Ohio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (CAPELIA) Astro (CAFELLA)
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One Sighting characteristic of an Astro Body sighting. Sighting characteristic of an Astro Body sighting. CAPELLA at 2 CAPEILA at 24
deg elevation O45 deg azimuth.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ver 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Hours,
Still in Sight. Clear night. Object bri ghter than the stars. Sharply outlined.
t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Erratic motion. Included hovering. Changed colors from amber
Ground-Visual to green. Brilliant. Small. Appeared to be pointed. Hotior wa:
for short di stances and up and down. Thought to be within the
7. COURSE Earth's atmosphere. At 45 deg elevation in the NorthEast.
Stationary
8. PHOTOS
" Yes
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
in Yes
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this forra may be used.

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionndire has been prapared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possibla concerning the unidentifiad gerial phenomenon that you have abserves.
Plaase try to answer as many questions 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 statenianis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
that if it is daemed necassary, wa may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day. 2330-0n
Hour Minutea
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(Circle One): A.M. or (P.M.
Day Month Your
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One)) a. Eastern (Circle One): Daylight Soving
b. Contral Srandard
C. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. - Other Srmal
4. Whero warn you when you saw the objeut
trenton thenton Ohir Thio
Neoreat Poatal Address Neoreat Poatal Address City or Town Srate o County Srote i County
S. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) drina Convanation durina Conaation
Hours Seconds
Certain c.Not very sure c. Not very sure
b. Fairly cerain b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was rine in sight determined? 5.1 How was tine in sight determined?
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yos No ) w
T
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright Bright
b. Cloudy 5. Cloudy
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7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you locked a: the obrect?
(Circl On): a. In front of you d. To your left N/A
b. In bock of you . Overheod
c. To your righ! 6. Don't romember
FORM
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CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or hoavy clouds Snow
. Don't remomber
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid d.As a light
b. Transparent . Don't ramember
c. Vapor
11. If it appeared as a light, was it br hter than the brightest stars? (Circie One):
a Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightnass to some common object: 11.1 Compars brightnass to some common abject: P
12.The edges of the abjact wers: 12. The edges of the abjact were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred .Other Other
b. Like a bright stor
. Sharply outlined
Don't remember
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at amy time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yas No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
. Change brightness? Yos No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yas No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yas No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
4

Puga 3
No
1.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:
.Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then ta!! wi:a1
in front of:
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound tos far
b. Color_ 231 loPhant
We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known ubjoct and n
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the tind: i
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?

A
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 2. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. in the business section of a city?
o.! Inside a building b. In the residential secticn oi a city?
b. in a car In open countryside?
a Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
1. Other g.
24. IF you Wers MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBiLE or other vehicle at the time, then complet ng questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) N/A
a. North c. East . 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?
(Circia One) Yes No
25. Did you abserve the object through any of the following?
d. Window glass Yas No h. Other _ 21
.In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
cannat tisemhe anfthin Aimlar

90° 75*
NW NE
28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or abjects made. Place an 'A' ar the beginning ot the
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
contenolrokmis Ad paa infriy
up douen chot skurts friquenth
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? N/A
Draw a picture of how the were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.

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Have you aver soen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or d tes and location.
No
.
Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) . Yos No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see tha object too? (Circle One) Y03 No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
- Medalletown
the fallowing information about yoursalf;
NAME Last Name First Name
Middio Name
ADDRI Trentin Crentin Chie Chie
Street City Zone Zone Stotu Stotu
TELEPHONE NUMBE TELEPHONE NUME AGE 39 SEX M
Nany Nany 3 yo
Army Army - 4 4 1jns
Has ohemed miterontes follingstan, ste. oftin
33.When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
Day Month Year

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Day Month Yoor
Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in aspecific points of the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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