PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
24 Septedber 65 24/2230% Washington, D C
3.-LODRCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Other (BIRDS)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Sighting characteristic of Birds. Witness is confused as to wha
he
Five or Six Five or Six saw.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Ten Seconds Cbjects flew low from NE Washington to NW Washington. lo Secknd S 5
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION under observation.  Cbjects in mumber of 6. under observation. Cbjects in number of 6. Gloudy Gloudy night. Also night. Also
daylight. Multi colored. Moved out sight guickly. daylight. Multi colored. Moved out sight quickly. Sharply Sharply put- but-
Ground-Visual lined. Tremendous speed.. lined. Tremendous speed.. Moved into cloud. Moved into cloud.
7. COURSE 7. COURSE Much conflicting data. Luration dhanged fron 15 to 10 seconds. Much conflicting data. Luration dhanged fron 15 to 1o seconds.
Nurber of objects increased fron 5 to 6. Speed reported as
Westorly tremendous, yet lihts reported as sharply outlined.  Time chingee
8. PHOTOS from 7:l5 to 6:30. Witness marked dloudy niht and dayli ht-1so
Description of sighting is characteristie of a flight of bird.
0 Yes Age listed as 25, vet writing indicates child.
HNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
07 Yes
No
FORM
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8. IF you sow the object ot NIGHT, what did you notiee concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS(Circle One) 8.2.MOON(Circle One):
al None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d Don't remanber d. Don't remamber
9. What were the weather conditions or the time you saw the objact?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Hazy. b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered elouds c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e, Don't remamber
10. The object appeared: (Circle One): 10. The object aopeared: (Circle One):
G. Solld d. As a light
b. Transparent . Don't remember
C Vapor
11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Cirele One):
a. Brighter c. Ahout the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to soma common objact:
dyit
12.The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
Shorply outlinad
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
13. Did the object: (Circle One for eoch question) (Circle One for each question)
G. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly spaed up and rush away at any time? Yes No No Don't know Don't know
c. Break uo into parts or axploda? c. Break uo into parts or axploda? Y=s ha Don't know
d. Give off smoke? d. Give off smoka? Yes No No Don't know Don't know
. Chonge brighiness? Chonga brightness? Yos No. Don't know Don'tknow
5. Change shope? Yas No Don't khow
D. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h Disappear ond reappear? Yas No Don't know
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
15. Did the object move behind something ot any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
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16. Did the object move in front of something at ainy time, particularly a cloud? 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know, IF you onswered YES, then tell whar
in front of:. in front of: _
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound NON
b. Color M
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's langth in line with a known ebject and not how
much of the object is covered by the haad of the match. if you had performed this experiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the mutch head?
19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or ebjects. Labal and include in your skatch any datails
of the object thar you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapar trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the objecr?
(Cirele One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then what speed would you estimato?.
21. Do you thirk you can estimate how far awey from you the object was?
(Cirele One) Yes No /
IF you answarad YES, then how far away would you say it was?. 1
22. Where were you located when you saw the objear? 22. Where were you located when you saw the objecr? 23. Ware you (Circle One) 23. Ware you (Circle One)
(Circle One): (Cirele One):
a. In the business section of a cily?
a. Inside a building o. Inside a building In the residential section of a city? In the residential section of a city?
b. in a car c. In cpen countryside? c. In open countryside?
c. Ourdoors Ourdoors d. Near an dirfield? d. Neer an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) . Flying over a city? e. Flying over a city?
.At sea f. Flying over open country? 1. Flying over opan country?
f. Other f. Other g. Other Other
24. IF you were MOViNG IN AN AUTOMCBiLE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the fallowing quastions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Cirele 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 objeat?
(Circle One) Yos No
25. Did you observe the object through any of tha following?
a. Eyaglassas Yes No e. Binoculars .Yes No
b. Sun glassas D, Sun glasses Yes Yes No No f. i. Telascope lelascope Yas Yas No
c. Windshield Yes Yes No g. Theodalite Yos N\6$
d. Yas h. Other 1
d. Window glass No
26. in order that you can give as clear a picture as passible of what you saw, describa in your own words a common 26. in order that you can give as elear a picture as passible of what you saw, describa in your own words a common
objoct or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the objact which you saw. objoct or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the objact which you sow.

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27. In the following sketch, imogine 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 sdme 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 first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.
90-' 2 75
a
60° N
45 NW
3W 34 34,
28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A at the beginning of the
path, a "B" ot the end 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?
Drow a picture of how they were arranged, and put an crrow to show the diraction that thay were iraveling.
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30. Hove you ever seen this, or a similar 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 abject? (Circle One) Yes No
31.l IF you answared YES, did thay see the objoct too? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Ploasa list thair names and addresses:
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32. Please give the fallowing information about yourself:
NAME
First Nama Middie Name
ADDRES
Streat City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE SEX
indicats any additional information about yourself, including any special axperience, which might be pertinent.
33. When and to whom did you report that you had saan the object? 33. When and to whom did you report that you had saen the object?
Day Month Year
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire:
Day Month Year
35. information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the spacific points of the
quastionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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WASHNGONDC.
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Wright-Patterson AFB, Chio 45433
29 September 1965
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Washin DC
Dear
Reference your unidentified obserration or2k Sep 65. The
information which we raceived was not surfiein t for evalu-
ation. Request you complete the attached rTD Pora lsh and
provided.
B.a.3
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has bean prepared so that you can give the U.s. Air Force as much
information as possibler concerning the unidentified deridl phenoinanon that you have obsarved.
Ploass try to answar as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this parsonal information se
that if ir is deamed necessery, we mdy contacr you for further details.
I. When did you sea the object? I. mnen aid you sss ms oojoer! 2.Time of day:
Hour Hour Minursa
(Circle One): (Circle One): A.M. A.M. or P.M.
Day Manth Yor Yoor
. Time Zone: .Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One):a. Eastern (Circle One): a, (Cirele One): 6 Doylight Soving Doylight Soving
b. Contral b. Contral . Stondard Stondard
c. Mountoin
d. Pacific
o. Other
4. Whare were you when you saw the object?
Naarear Postal Address City or Town Srate or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration)
Hours Minutes Seconds
a, Cortain C. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
5.2 Was object in sight contlnuously? .2 was dojeet in signr connincousiy? Yes No
6. What was the condition of the sky? 6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. o. Bright Bright
b. Cloudy b. b. Cloudy
7. IF you sow the objnct during DAYLIGHT, whers was the SUN lecated as you looked at the objeer? 7. IF you sow the objnct durlng DAYLIGHT, whers was the SUN lecated as you looked at the objeer?
(Circle One): a. in front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you . Overhaod
c. To your right F. Don't romamber
FORM
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8. IF you saw the object at NiGHT, what did you notice concaming the STARS and MCON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Cirele Onm):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
e. Mony c. No moonlight - pitch dork
d. Don't ramember Don't romamber
9. What were the weather conditicns at the time you saw the cbject?
CLOUDS (Cirele Ons): WEATHER(Cirel Ona):
a. Claar sky a, Claar sky a. Dry a Dry
b. Hazy b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or lighr rain b. Fog, mist, or lighr raln
c. Scattored clouds Scartored clouds c. Modarats or heoyy raln Modarats or heoyy rain
d. Thick or hoavy clouds d. Snow Snow
3. Don't remamber
10. The object appearnd: (Circle One): 10. The object appearad: (Cirele One):
$a$Solid aSolid d. As a light d. As a light y
b. Tronaperent Den't romamber
c. Veper
11. If It appaarod as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stors? (Circla One):
a. Brighter c. About the same
. Dimmer . Don'tknow
11.1 Compare brightnesa to some common sbjact:
12. The adges of the objuct were:
(Cirela Ono): a. Fuzzy or blurred a. Other
b. Lika a brighi stor
c. Sharply ourlined
d. Don't remember d. Don'tremamber
13. Did the abject: 13. Did the abject: (Circle One for ecch queation) (Circle One for eoch queation)
a. a. Appear to stand atill ot ony time? Appeor to stand till of ony time? Yes No Don't know *ATNTAXTNO
b. Suddenly speed up and rush awcy at any timm? Suddonly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Yes No Don't know
c. Brook up into parts or explade? Yes No Don't know
d, d, Give off smok? Give off smoke? Yas Yas No Den't know
3. Change brighiness? Yas Yes No Don't know
5. 5. Changa shepa? Change shope? Yes No No Don't know Don't know
9. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don'tknow
h. Disappear and reappeer? Yes No Den't know
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14. Did the object disappaer while you were watching it? if so, how?
15. Did ths object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yas No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, thon tell what
it moved behind: -._
ls. Did the objset move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? ls. Did the objser move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answarad YES, thas tall what IF you answerad YES, theu ell what
in front of: .
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
0. Sound_
b. Color_
18. We wish to know tha angular size. Hold a match stick ar arm's langth in line with a known objeet end nete how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had parformed this experiment ar the tiow of the
sighting, how much of the cbject would have been coverad by the match head?
19. Drow a pleture hat will show the shape of the abject or objects. Label and include in your skerch any dotails
of the objeet that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Placs an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the cbject was moving. Teed on arrow cesidd mhe urowing io show irs aisctron ms ebyser wds hravn'g.
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the objoct was?
(Circle One). Yes No
IF you answered YEs, thon how far away would you soy it was?
22. Whera were you located when you saw the object? 23. Ware yau (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. in the business section of a ciky? a. in the business sectien of a ciky?
2. . Inside a building Inside a building b. In the residential soctiun ol a city? b. In the residential soction of a city?
b. In a car in a car e. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Neor an airfield?
d. in an airpione (type) e. Flying over a city?
.At sea . At sea 1. Flying over open country? 1. Flying over open country?
1. Other 6. Other 9. Other
24. IF you were MOvING IN AN AUTOMOsILE or other vehicle of the time, then complete the following qunstions;
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. Eost e. South West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwast
24.2 How fast were you moving? - .miles por hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Cirala One) Yes No
25. Did you obsarve the object through any of the following?
a. Eyaglasses Yos e. Binoculers Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No Telescope Yes No
. Windshield c. Windshield B. Theodolits G. Theodolits Yes Ye3 No
d. Window gless d. Window glass Yes No h. Other h. Other
26. In order that you can give as clour a picture as possibls of what you saw, deseribe in your own words a common 26. In order that you can give as cleur a picture as possibls of what you saw, deseribe in your own words a common
object or objocts which, whan placed up in the sky, would give the same appeurance as the abject which you saw. object or objocts which, whan placed up in the sky, would give the same appeorance as the abject which you sav.

show how high the object was dbove the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Ploce an "A" on tha compass
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the cbjact.
90 75 abgect Athi
1 1044 to NN 2ASH
45
18 16 B9,
28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or ebjects made. Place an "A or the beginning of the
path, a "B" ot the and of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were thers?
Draw a picture of how thay wers arranged, and pur an arrow to show the direction that they wore traveling.
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object belore. If so give date or dates and location.
31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yas 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:
32. Plaase give the following information about yoursalf: 32. Plaase give the following information about yoursalf: meew
NAME NAME
Loat Name First Nare Hiddis Nume
ADDRESS JAslt
Streut City Zona Srure
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE SEX
indicats ar might be periinens.
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33. Whan and to whom did you roport that you had seen the objecr?
Doy Month Yoar
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnpire has been preparod so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concorning the unidantified aerial phonomenon that you have abserved.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your ndine will wot be usad 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? .Time of doy: 2. Time of doy:
Hour Minutes
(Circla One): (Circla One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Year
3. Time Zone:
a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b.. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacifie
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object? 4
Noarest Postal Address City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Durarion)
Houra Minures Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just e.guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes Yes No No
6.What was the condition of the sky? 6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a, a, Bright a, a.
b. b. b, Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you logked at the objact?
(Circle Ona): a. In front of youg d. To your loit
b. In back of you, . Overhaad
c. To your right F. Don't remember
FORM
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