DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9373897
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONPortland Indiana
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
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3 Sen 65_03/05302 3 Sen 65 03/0530Z Portland.Indiam
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION 6
ASTRO (STAR/PLANET)
civilian civilian Positional data indicates that the obj moved through a consider Positional data indicates that. the obj moved through a consider
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS able are. This joriticn of the rpt regarded as unreliable. able arc. This joriticn of the rpt regarded as unreliable.
Data ote
one
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Object in zig-zag flight from East to West over a one hour period.
one hour 30 minutes Sharply outlined, bright orange hue. Light wi th "rays". Brighter
(. TYPE OF OBSERVATION than the stars. Parachute shaped. Estimeted altitude at 50,Oo0
ft. Observed in smee place on orevious night.
ground visual
7. COURSE Sighting characteristie of an astro body with the excertion of
the degrees of are through wlich the obj moved. Since the obj was
East toWEst observed on two cuccessdve nights in the same place this motion
. PHOTOS is probably distorted in this report. VGA is high in the NW.
Tbis would not accourt for the intial report of the object in
n Yes the East. The witnens PRoBaBly saw a star but the exact object
No cannot be determined from the data presented.
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
1 i1 Yos
No
FORM
F-TD SFP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevloue pditlone of thle form mey be vasd.
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Please try te onswer as many questions as you possibly can. The informarion that yeu give will
be usad for rasaurch purposas. Your name will not be usad in connection with any statenanis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. Wa request this personal information se
that if ir is deemed necassary, we may contact you for further details.
1. Whan did you ses the coject? 2.1 rime of dar2C
Hour Minutea
- Seg LeS (Circlo Ona):
A.M. or F.IA.
Day Mont Yeur
3. Tima Zone
(Circla Ona) d. Eastern (Cirete Onk $8fra}$ Daylighe Sowng
8. Cantral Srondard
Mounrgin
Pacfie
. Othar . Orhar
whars vare soy ahan you saw the object? whar sar soy han you saw the ooject?
S*T As0r-.. Tg 20t ox Cou 20te S COu
5. Haw long was object in slght? (Totoi Dyrahon) S. Haw long was object in slght? (Totoi Dyrahion)
sur MTUT3 MTur3 5cands 5conds
aCardin DCartdin c. C. Not vary sure NOI vAN sUre Te
bv Faily cetain br Farly cetain d just s guess Just ; guess
5.1 How was time in signt determined? S.1 How was time in signt datarmined?
5.2 Was objwck in sight continuously? Yas No
6. what was the condition at the sky?
DAY LNIGHT
a. Bright a. Sright
b. Cloudy
7. IF you sow the object during DAYLiGhT, where was the SUN lacated as you focked at the oblent?
In front of you d. Fo your left m
(Cirsie Ono) a.
b. In back alyou Overhead
C. To your night 6. Dan't remember
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8.1 STARS (CIrcle One) 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Nno a. Bright moonlight
b. A few 5. Dull moonlight
c. Many No moonlight - pitch dark
Dan't ramember Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sa ject?
CLOUDS(Circl One): WEATHER Circle Ona):
2. Clear sky a. Dry
6. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain /
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
a a. Don't remember
10. The obiect appeared: (Circle One):
Sold d. As a light
Tromaparan Tronagaran . Dan'3 ramember @. Dan'i ramember
C1 Yepor Yepor
w w aree ar w se s yen
If it appeared es a light, -ds it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circie Ona): If it appeored es a light, wds i brighter than the brightest stara? (Ciraie Ona):
3. Brignier Brighrer c. About the same
b Dimcer d. Don'tknow
il.1. Comoars brightness to some common abject: 11.1. Comoars brightness to sama common sbject:
12. The odges of the abject were: 12 The adges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred a. Other
b. Like a bright ster
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't ramember
1. Did the object: (Circle One for sach question)
a. Apcear to stand stili at amy time? No Don'? know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away ar any time? S Yes No Don't know
2. Breck up into ports or axplode? Yos No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yos No Don't know
o. Change brightness? Yas No Don't know
f. Changa shape? Yos Oon't know
3. Flosh  flicker? Yes Don't know
h. Disasceat dnd rodpceur? Yos Don't know
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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 tall what
it moved behind:
16. Did the objeet move in front of somerhing at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos No Don'tKnow. IF you answerad YES, the, *ali what
in front of
1z. Tell in a few words the following things about the dbleer'
. Sound
b. Color
18. We wish to know the angulor size. Hold a match stick at arm's lnngth in line with a known objoct and ane
much of the object is covered by the head of the march. if you had perfornad this experiment at the tink: oi d
it
2. 2
a
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(Crele Ona)
d. in the business section of a city?
a. inside a building t In the residential saction ci a city?
b. in a car c. In open countryside?
Outdoors Near an airfiald?
In an airolane (rype) a. Flying over a city?
". At soo f. Fly og Over open country?
Other 3. Other
24. IF vou wore MOv ING IN AN AUTOmOBILE or ather vehicle at the time, ther complete the lollowing questions:
24.1 Whay diraction were vou moving? (Circle Qne) 24.1 4hay diraction vere vou moving? (Circle Qne)
a. North C. East East . . South 2 Was:
b. Noxrheast b. Northeast d. Sourhens Sourhedsi 1. Southwest h. Northwest
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24.2 How tast ware you noving? 24.? How tast ware you noving? miles per hour.
24.3 Did yibu stop ut any time while you ware looking at the object? -
(Circle One) (Circle One Yos No
25. Did you observe the object through any 25. Oid vou ohserva th object rhrough any of ma following? of ma following?
2. Eyaglasses Yos 0. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yos No f. Telescope Yes No
Windshield Yes No 3. Theodolite Yas No
d. Windo- glass Yes No h. Other
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90° 75"
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28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an kA beginning ot he
path, a "8" at the and of the path, and show any changes in direction during the ccurse.
29. IF thare was MORE THAN ONE objact, then how many were ther?_
Draw a picturs of how they wors arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that thay were traveling.
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3. Was anyone alse with you at the time you saw the objoct? (Circle One) Yes No
Yas No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
Th
1110
ie
Th
n fallowing information about youraelf:
Lost Name Middl Name
ADDRESS
City Zone Stomg
TELEPHONE AGE SEX
indicate ony addipional information about jaurseli, including any special axpariancs, indicate ony addigional information about jursell, including any spacial axpariancs, which might be partinant.
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33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the abject?
Day Wonth Yaar
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3. Date you completed this questionnaire:
Doy Month Yoar
questionnairs or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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