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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8690593
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONHouston Pennsylvania
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP . LOCATION
2 October 65 02/19302 Houston, Pennsylvania (6)
S. SOURCE 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Other (DEBRIS IN WIND)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Four, the n Two
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
4 mimutes mimutes Object was a silver and whits color. Tumbling motion. Cbseryer Object was a silver and whits color. Tumbling motion. Cbserjer
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION was watching the wind blowing paper around in the air when
she noticed the objects. Silver on one side, white on the
Ground-Visual other. Like a shinny metal.
7. COURSE
East
8. PHOTOS
Yes
X7 No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thia form may be used,
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3. Whar were the wecthar condirions ar the tine you saw the abjeat?
34.1 CLOUDS_(Cirel One) 34.2 WiN (Cirele One)
Cl00sky-Tw5m)2 a. No wind Blceze
b. Hazy ChOUDS b. Stight breeze mILD
c. Scuttered clouds c. Scuttered clouds c. Strong wind C. Jie
d. Thick or haavy clouds d.Thick or haavy clouds d. Don'traombar d. Don'trommbar
.Dou't romember . Don'tramember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (CIrei Ome) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Cirei Ome)
S_Dry SDry a. Cold
5. Fog, mist, or light rain . Fog, mist, ar licht cain b. Cooi 7 7
c. Moderate arheavy rain C. W C. Waa
d. Snow d. Hot
. Don'tremember .Don't remember . Don't remember
. When did you trepon to some official that you had sewn the object? 35. When did you tepon to some official that you had sewn the object?
Day Month Ymtr Yme
.6. Was anyone else wish you at the time you suw the abjwct? .6. Was anyone else wish you at the time you suw the objwct?
(Circle One) Yns No No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they seu the objecr too?
(Circle Ona) Cos No
36.2 Please list their ngmes and addresses:
37. Was this the irst time that you had soen an abject or objocte like this?
(Circia One) (Yos) No
37.1 IF you answered No, then when, whare, and undet what cireumstmnees did you see ather ores?
a
38. In your apinian what do you think the objact was and what mighs have coused w?
I DON'T KNOW
LookeD Like
To me
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. Do you think you san astimate the speed of the objoct?
(Cirele One) Yos (No)
IF you answered YES, then what speed wouid you vsilmate? _m.p.b.
d0. Do you think you can satimate bow far cway fraas you the wjwat was?
(Circle One) Yes No PrETTY FAR
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? fset. foet.
4 Pleose give the lojlorine information cbout yowselfs 1. Pleose give the fo information cbout yowselfs
NAME NAME FirSt NE Middis Nome
ADDRESS Penie. Pende.
Ciry Sn210 Sn20
TELEPHONE NUMBE TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your prosone job? Lot cr .? What is you prosene job? _
$A_g_{ 3 $A_g_i3_ sonfemle soe
Plaasa indicate any special eduearianal training that you have had.
a. Grade school . o. Tochnical schaal.
.High school (Tyom)
c. Collej f. Cther special mining
d. Post groduate
42. Date you completed this questionnaire: 2ALL DF195
O2y Wania
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Gipartimet s fee lepartment s Jfin
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UL S AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SNEST
Thia cuestiannalre hay besn prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
information as possible cancarning the unidentitied cerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as many questians as you posaibly can. The informgrion thet you give will Please fry to answer as many questians as you posaibly can. The informgricn thet you give will
be usei for resrarch purposes, and wili be regaried as cantidential material. Youe name wilj nor be usei for resrarch purposes, and wii be regaried as cantidential material. Youe name wilj nor
be used in conection with any starecente, comelusions, or publications withaut your awmiesion. be usad in conecticn with any starecente, conelusions, or publicarions withaut your awmission.
We reguest tais persanal lnformation so that, if it is deemed nncsssary, we agy coniect you ion We reguest tais personal lnformatiun so that, if it is deemed oncsss we agy conigct you ion
further details. furthor detcils,
I. when did you soe the object? 1. When did you soe the object? 2.Time of day: 2. Time of duay: o
SAT. 1945 hout M.Mutes M.nutes
04.52
Day Dey Month Monih Yuer (Circl One): A.M ce c P.M P.M.
3. Time zona: 3. Time zone:
(Cirelo Onok a. Easiaa (Cirele Onok a. Ensiaa) (Circlo One): al Daylight Saving_ (Cirelo One): elDayiight Saving
Central 5 Central 6. Stondard . Srandard
c. Mauntain c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other
4. Whore were yeu whon you sow the obiect?
Hous
Neorest Poatal Acsress Crty or
Additional remarks:
5. Estimare how long you saw the object.
Hours Mietoa Sncande
S.1 Cirele one of the following to indicare how certain yov are of your answer to Cusstion S.
C. Cartain C. Nor vary sue
b. Foirly cwrtain d. just a guess
. What was the conditran of the aky?
(Circle Onel:a.(Bright daylight d. Just a traee of daylight
b. DuiT doylignt . No woce of davlight
c. Bright twilight i. Don't rememcer
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLiGHT, TwILIGHT, or DAwN, where was the SUN located as you lonked o9
the abject?
(Circle One): a. In fronlofyow_ d. To your lofe
b.Cin backs of you 9. Cverhead
c. To your right . Dan't remember
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c. Many e. No moantight — plreh dork
d. Don'tramember d. Don't romember
9. Was the cbiect brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circls Qre. 0. Yns b. No c. Den't ranamber
10. IF It was BRiGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightnass ike that of an automobile eadight?: A 10. IF it was BRiGHTER TH.N the sky background, was the brightness Fiks thot of an autome nigot?:
(Cirele One) a. A mile or mare away (a distant car)?
b. Sovarai blocks awuy? b. Sevarai blocks awuy?
c. A block oway?
d. Soveral yords away? d. Soweral yords away?
. Other. . Other SILV rwiiTe
11. Did the cbject: 1. Did the cbject: (Circle Gne for each question)
a. Appecr to stand still at any rime? Yos Yos (Na Don't Know
b. Suddanly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or axplacie? c. Breck up into parts or explacie? Yos No Dan't Know Dan't Know
d. Give off smake? Yes Yes to No Don't Know
.Change brightness? . Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know
. Change shape? . Change shane? Yes Yea No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or puisate? Yos to Don't Know Don't Know
12. Did the object move behind somerhing at amytime, parrieularly a cloud?
(Circle Onah Yos NO Don't Know. IF you anawerad YES, then tull what
it moved behind: _..
13. Dud the object move in front of something at anytime, partieularly a afoud?
(Cirele One): (Yos No Don't Know. iF you answered YES, than hell what
it moved in frone oft
VER SMALA CUD
14. Did the object appeor: (Cirele Onel: . Soliu? b Transpcrent? c. Don't Krow.
15. Did you observe the object through any of the falfowimg? 7 N 2
c. Eyeglasses No Binocuiors Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yos 222
c. Windshield Yes No 9. Thmodolite
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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15. Toll in a fow words, the following things about the object.
: .SoundN
. Color Draw a pisture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your skatch ony details
of the object that you saw such as wings, pratrusions, ete., and aspeciaily exhauat tails or vapor trais. Place an arraw beside the drawing to show the dirsction the abject was maving.
6.
Tomble ASrucenR 1+5
THey FLew.HSi=
THey oveb r oven
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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mads. Place an "A° at jhe begigning
of tir path, a "B' at the end of the path, and shaw any changes in diroction duing the course.
B
A
21. IF POssiBLE, try to guess or estimats what the real size of the object was in tha longest dimension.
..
2?. How large did the abject or objocts appear as campared with one of the following objects held. in the hand
and at abour arm's langth?
(Circle One): a. Haad of a pin D.Sileo dollor
b. Pea . Bossbali.
c. Dima 6.Grapetruit
d. Nickal i. Bosketbali
. Quartar k. Orhar_
F. Malf dolta
22.1 (Circle One of the foilowing to indicate haw cortain you ore of yow answer to iQusstion 22.
. Cartain c. No very surs
b. Fairiycertain d. Uncertoin
23. How did the object os objeats disappecr f-om view?
WENEOLIOESL
24. in seder th ot wou cau gire a siont a pigture as possiblo of what you aow, we would lihe for vou to imugine shat nou souild
conatruct the obec that you saw. Of whct type mnaterial would vo. make it? How inrge wauls . e, art wha .hapo
woutr it have? Daserbe in vour cwn waras  comman slejedt or abjects which when praerd up  thn. i, wouid gaey ine
some appearance as the cojoct which you sam.
SHAPEVERY-ROUND
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25. Whes were you locrted when you saw the object? 26. Wore you (Cirele One)
(Cireis One):
o. In the business section of a city?.
a. Inside a building b. in the residenfial ssetion of a city?
b. in e car c. In open countryeide?
c. Outsoor d. Flying near an airfieid?
d In on airplane . Fiving ovet a city?
.Af s0n 6. Flying anor opencoumtry?
. Other g. Cther_
. What were you doing at the time you saw the obimct, and how did you happen to natiee it? T7. What were you doing at the time you saw thm obimct, and how did you happen o natiee it?
THe wiND THeWiN
BNo As  wdTeheDSame Padr Rhow BNO AS WATCheR
yE Lookep vi r THeFeTied weRe 1E 1LookeD vr CAE.
I VG T   : IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMBILE or athr vhiels at the time, then campiate the isllowing questions:
29.1 What direction were you meving? (Circle One) 29.1 What direction were you maving? (Circl One)
. North c. East c. East South . South B. Wast
b. Nartheast d. Southest d. Southeost f. Southwas! f. Southwast h. Narthwest
28.2 How fost were you moving? ... 23.2 How fost wers you maving? . miles por hour. miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were laoking ut the object? 28.3 Did you stap at any time while you were loaking ut the object?
(Cirelc One) Yos No
29 What directien ware vou looking wnen you first saw the object? (Cirele One)
e. North c. Eas .South 5. Wost
b. Northenst d. Southeoss f. Southwest h. Northwest
What diroctian were you ioaking whan you last saw the objee'? (Cirele One)
c. Ecst 3. South
Northeas d. Southeast . Scutwest T Narthweer
I yo  fiarwith bearter angulietony ntimat thenmer degms th tw
frow true North and also the number of deg me it waes upward from the harizon (alrwatian).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a. From true North...... degroes-
b. From horizon _ degrons.
31.2 When it disappeared:
From true North degrees-
b. From horizon. dugrees.
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3. In the foilowing skatch, imgine that you are at the point shawn. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how Wigh the abject was abave the horizan (skyline) wiun you first saw it. Place a "B° on the same cwrvid line to
show how high the object was abave the horizon (skyline) when you last saw It.
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33. in the following larger skatch slace an "A" at the position the object waa when you first sow i, and a "3 at Ite 33. in the following larger skarch slace an "A" at the position the object was when you first cow is, and a "3* at ite positian when you lost saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an axumple di how to complete the larger sketch. positian when you lost saw it. Reter to smaller sketch as an axumple di how to complete the larger sketch.
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