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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8699267
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONMedway Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
27 October 65 27/0550z Medway, Ohi
3. SODRCE 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (JUPITER)
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 minutes Object resembled a light flashing off a diamond, bright variou
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION colors. Stationary, in the east at 45 deg elevation.
Binoculars were used. Observer was omside when he observed object.
Ground-Visual (BX) Jupiter 6h. Olm Mag -2.1 40 deg elevation in east.
.COURSE
East (stationary)
8. PHOTOS
7 Yos
XX No
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
n Yes
XP No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous aditiona of thls form may be used,
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnuire has been prepared so that you can give the U.s. Air Force ds much
information as possible concerning the unidentified derial phenonenon that you hoye observed.
Plaase try to answer as many quastions as you possibly can. The information that you giva will
ba used for research purposes. Your name will not ba used in connaction with any stataments,
concluslons, or publications without your permission. Wo roquest this personal information se
that if it is deamed necassary, we mnay contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? Time of day: HES
Hau Minutea
19605 1G10 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Doy Doy Month Yoar
.Time Zona: . Time Zona:
(Circle One): o. Eastern Eastern (Cirele Oneh: a. Doylight Saving (Cirele Onah: a. Doylight Saving
b. Contral Central b. Standard
c. c. Mountain Mountain
d. Paciflc
e. Other
4. Where were you whan you saw the object?
Naureat Postol Addrass Ciry or Town State or Couney
5. How long wos objact in sight? (Total Durarion)
Hours Minures Seconds
a. Certain . Not very sure
. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was tims in sight determined?
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yas No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NICHT
o. Sright Q. Bright Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy 6. Cloudy 6. Cloudy
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7. If you saw the ebject during DAYLlGHT, wherd was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Cirele One): a. in front of you (Cirela Onak a. in froat of voy d. To your lefr d. To vour laft lj
b. in bock of you . Overheed
c. To your right i. Don't remember
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B. IF you saw the object at NiGHT, what did you notice cenceming the STARS and MOCN?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle Oma):
Nona a, Bright moonlight
b. Afow b. Dull moonlight
Mony c. No moonlight - pirch dark
d. Don't romember d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Cirale Ona): WEATHER (Cirel One):
c. Cleur aky ci. Clear aky a. Dry a. Dry
b. Hazy Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. c. Scattered clouds Scatrered clouds c. Modarate or heavy rain Modarate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow d. Snow
e. e, Don't remamber Don't remomber
10. The objset appaored: (Cirele Ome): 10. The objoct appaored: (Cirele Om):
. Solid d. As a light
b. Tronsporent . Don't remamber
c. Yapor
11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightast stora? (Cirels Ona):
a. Brighter c. Abour the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Comoers brightness to sowne common abjesh:
damond
12. The edges of the object were:
(Circls One): a. Fuzzy or blurrad . Other
b. Like a bright stor
c. Shorply curiined
d. Don't remember
Did the object: (Circls One for sech question) (Circle One for sach question)
c. Appear to stand atill at orry time? c. Appear to stand still at arry time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddanly spasd up and rush awcy at any time? b. . Suddanly spasd up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don'tknow
c. Break up into parts or axplode? Brvak up into parts or axplode? Yes No Don't know Don't know
d. Give off amoke? Yes Yas No Don'tknow Don't know
0. 3. Chonge brighinass? Change brighinass? Yes Yes No No Don't know
F. Change shape? Yes No Don't know Don't know
s. Flosh or flicker? Flush or flicker? Yea Yes $2\a2}$ No Don't know Don't know
h. Disappeer and reappear? Yes No Don't know
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14. Did the object disappear while you were warching ir? If so, how?
15. Did the object movs behind something ar any time, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, then tell what
it moved behind:.
1. Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? 1. Did the objeet move in front of comerhing at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Cirale One): (Cirale One): Yes No No Don't Know, Don't Know. IF you answered YES, thea tall what IF you answered YES, thea tall what
in front of: 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:
a. Sound _
b. Color
18. We wish to know the angular siza. Hold a match stick ot orin's longth in line with a known object and noto how
much of the object is covered by the haad of tho match. if you hud performed this axperiment ot the tirne of the
sighting, how much of the cbject would have been covered by the match haod?
19. Draw a plcture that will show the shape of the objsct or objects. Label and include in your sketch any dotails
of ths objsct that you saw such as wings, protrusions, atc., and ospeclally exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow basido the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. Place an arrow besido the drawing to show the dirnction the object 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, than what speed would you estinare?
21. Do you think you can astimate how far away from you the objoct was? Dinite.
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(Cirele Ona) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say i was?
22. Where were you locatad when you saw the object? 23. Were you(Cirele One)
(Circle One):
o. in the business section of a ciry?
a. inside a building b. .in the residential section of o ciky? b. .in the residential section of o ciky?
b. In a cor e. In open countryside? c. In open countryaide?
c. Outdoors Outdoors d. Near an girfield?
d. In an airplane (typa) e. Flying over a clty? e. Flying over a city?
e. Ar sea 6. Flying over open country? 6. Flying ovar open country?
1. Other 1. Other
24. IF you wore MOViNG IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle oft the time, then complate the following qusstiona: 24. IF you wore MOViNG IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot the time, then complate the following qusstiona:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East . South y. Wesr
. Northeast d. Southeast 1. Southwast h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time whils you ware looking at the abject?
(Circle One) Yes No
25. Did you observe the object through any of ths following?
o. Eyeglassas Yps No e. Binoculors Yos No
b. Sun glasses Yos No f. Telescope Yes (No
c. Windshield Yes No 9. Theodolirs Yes (No)
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
26. In order that you can give as claar a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common 26. In order that you can give as claar a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
objoct or objects which, when placad up in the sky, would give the some appearance os the object which you saw. objoct or objocts which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance os the object which you saw.
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high the objact was above the horizon (skyline) whan you first sow it. Pluce a "3" on the same curved llne to
show how high the objact was abovs the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Placs an "A" on tha compess
whan you first saw it. Ploce a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.
90° 75
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113 2% 37
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28. . Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or cbjects made. Place an "A" at the baginoing of th
path, a "3" at the end of the path, and show any chonges 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 arranged, and put an crrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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30. Hava you ever seen this, or a similar object before. if so give date or dates and locarion.
3l. 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 the object ton? (Circle One) Y=5 No
31.2 Please list their names and addrasses:
32. Please give the following information about yourself: 32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME
Middla Nama
ADDRESS
Streat City Zore Svao
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE SEX
Indicate any additional information about yourself, ineluding any speclal experience, which might be periinem.
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33. When and to whor did you report that you had seen the objeet? 33. When and to whorn did you report that you had seen the objeet? TO OAPT T0 OAE7
1965 1745 FrD PUry OFPt F PuryOFPTet
Day Month Yoor
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34. Date you complaled this quastionnaire: 9.1
Day Month Yaur
35. Information which you fael pertinent and which is not adoquately covered in the spacific points of the
questionnairs or a narrativs axplanation of your sighting.
Withis ifo
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