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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8692063
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONNorwalk Ohio
FRAMES18

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
1 December 65 02/005Cz Norwalk, Ohio (4)
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilians Astro (VENUS)
4. NUIMBER OF OBJECTS
The light which have been observed is in the approx position
One of the planet Venus.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMARY AND ANALYSIS
20 minutes Coject was 1 like light of a car headlight, very bright white.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION All of the observerw tried to see the object thru a telescope All of the observerr s tried to see the object thru a telescope
but the object was too far away to focus in on it. One but the object was too far away to focus I on it. One
Ground-Visual (TX) observer went bo call Highway Patrol, as he did t he light
7. COURSE 7. COURSE appeared to change colors to blus, and appeared to move down to appeared to change colors to blus, , and appeared to move down to
tree level, turned red, then went back up to its original pos-
SW ition, when it then appeared te ition, when it then appeared to speed off in the SN direction ad a speed off in the Sn direction ad a
8. PHOTOS a high rate of speed. a high rate of speed.
Yes
XNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
XNo
FORM
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This quesrionnaire been prapared so that you can givs the Uj.S. Air Force os much
informarion as pos concorning the unidontified cerial phenonenon that you have obsarvad.
Pleasa try to cnswer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
conclusions, or publications without your permission. Ws request this parsonal information sc
that if it is daered necessary, we may contact you for further datails.
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day:
Hour Minures
1t (Cirele One): A.M. P.M.
or
Day Month Your
. Time Zone: 3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a, Eastarn (Circle Onek: a. Doylight Soving (Circle Onek: a. Daylight Soving
b. Contral b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. d. Paciflc Pacific
8. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the obieck? 4. Whern were you when you saw the objeck?
NCRWALK (1n)
Neareat Pasial Address Ciry or Town Stote on Courty
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration)
Hours Minutes Secands
Certain c. Nor very sure
Fairly certain d. just a gues3
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
5.2 Was abjeet in sight continvously? Yos No
6. What was the condirion of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright C. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you sow the object during DAYLiGHT, whora was the SUN located as you focked ai tha objest?
(Circle Dne): a. In front of you d. To your lorr
b. In bock of you . Overheod
c. To your riht L. Don't romembor
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9. What wory the weathar conditicns at the time you saw the abjsct?
CLOUDS(Cirels One): WEATHER(Circls Ono):
o. Cloarsky a. Dry
b Hazy b. Fog, miat, or light roia
c. Scattered elouds a. Moderats or heovy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
.Don't remember
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10. The abject appecred: (Circie One):
Solid d.às alight
b. Transporent . Don't romembar
c. Vaper
11. if it appeared as a light, was it brighrer than the brightest stors? (Cirels One):
11.1 Compare brightness to some common objsct:
BsrilterZh in  ih y
12. The edges of the objset were:
(Ciral One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Othar
b. Like a brighr ston
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't romember
13. Did the obiect: (Circle One for uech question)
a. Appeor to stand still at ary time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddanly spead up and rush away at any timw? Yes, No Den't know
c. Break vp into parts or expledo? Yes Na Don't know
d. Givs off smoke? Yes No Don't know
e. Change brighiness? Yes No Don'tknow
1. Chonge shopa? Yes (No Don't know
9. Flash or flicker? Yes Oon't know
h. Disappedy and reuppear? Yos No Don't know
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14. Did the objact disappewr whila you were watching it? If so, how? / abigepisI alint
30 i rha t thele t
15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particulurly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos No Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, then teli what
it mowed behind:
16. Did the objeet move in front of somathing at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then all wi.at
in front of:.
17.  Tall in a fow words the following things about the object:
a.Soundidit Wirhy
b. ColorilhileluspB
18. We wish to know the angulor siza. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known objoct and nak, hw
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. if you had performed this axperiment at the time it sthe
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
. il
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20. Do you think you can estimats th speed of the object?
(Circls One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then what speed would you astimate?
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the objoct was?
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(Circle One) (Yos) No
IF you answersd YES, then how far away would you say it was?
22. Whera were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you(Circla One)
(Circla Ona):
d. in the business section of a city?
o. Insida a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car cλIn open countryside?
C.Ouldoors Near an airfiald?
d. In an airpiane (trype) Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
(. Other g. Other
24. IF you wers MOViNG IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, ther complats the following quastions:
24.1 Whar direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North East thd South 2. Wasr
b. Northeast d. . Southeast . Southwest h. Northwest
242 How 6os wer u moving? mil-s oer hour.
objoct or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you sow
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Draw a picturs that will show ths motion that the ooject or objects mado. Place an Aat the baginning ofh .
path, a "B" at the ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during the courss,
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30. Have you aver sean this, or a similor object beiore. if so give date or dotes and location.
31. Was anyone slse with you at ths time you saw ths object? (Circls One) Yos No.
31.1 IF you answerad YEs, did they ses the object too? (Circls Ons) Yos No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
32. Plsass givs the foilowing infermation about yourself:
NAME
Loat Name Loat Name First Name Middi Name Middi Hame
ADDRESS 3
Cly Ciy Zom Zome $tc4s $tcs
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE SEX
indicats any additional Information about yoursalf, including any spesial experiencs, which might be pertinenr.
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33. When and to whom did you report that you had sean the objeet? e Highoig P
1o1 Hee Slg
Oay Month Yoar
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34. Dato you completed this questionnaire: >
Doy Momth Yoor
35. lniormation which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covared in the specific points of the
questionnaire ar a norrative explanation of your sighting.
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GECRCE P. FREEMAN, JR.
III
1 Lt Colonel, USAF
4. 2
+ Chief, Civil Branch
COnbX CY - SAF-OIC
Reeder CV.- SAF-OIO
Activity,ey.- SAF-da
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY. DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO 4S433
REPLY TO ATTN OF: TDEW/UFO
DEC 28 1965
SUNJECT- UFO Sighting
TO: Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt)
We have received an unidentified flying object report from Mr
The following is a suggested reply to his letter.
Dear
The light which you and members of your family have been
observing is in the approximate position of the planet VENUS.
The Air Force has evaluated this object (planet VENuS) as the
cause of your sighting.
FOR THE COMMANDER
1
ERIC T de JONCKCHDERE, COlOnel, USAF ERIC T de JONCKCHDERE, lonel, USAF 5 Atchs
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems 1. 1. Ltr
2. Ltr
3. 3 Ltrs 3 Ltrs
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Eq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt)
He have received an unidentified rlying object report from Mr
The following is a suggested reply to his letter.
1 Dear Mr
The light which you and members of your family have been 121
observing is in the approximate position of the planet VEnus.
The Air Force has evaluated this object (planet VErus) as the
A cause or your sighting.
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FOR TEE COMMANDER =
paen to ano
ERIC T de JONCKHMERE, COLOnEL, USAF
TV4O1I Deputy for Technology and Subsystems at
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MEMO FOR THE RECORD
called 1 8 December 1965 at 1535 and informed the
have seen a mysterious object in the sky at dusk and immediately
therearter. He claims t that this object is emitting some sort of
radiation. He also claims that the National Guard in that area
National Guard is allegedly sending the information to the project
sO that we can evaluate the observation.
Major Quintanilla
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It is aaid on the day of December L, l9o5 that an unidentified
objeot was seen in the vicinity of State noute r25o, locited Sonth of the
City of Norwalk, Chio about miles Sonth on #25o.  The opject iirst wes
seen by the Bouthwest direction of Zenobia Road located
oft State Xoute f250, East.' The object was like a white light of a car
but one solid light. The object was there when he turned ori the r2so onto
Zenobia Road about 7:So, from ther e he saw this bright light. He went to
Herman Weisenberger on Jerico road. He went to his farm wnere upon leaving
rest of the Anily of the light. The five of them saw the sane
light and tryed to see the object thru a telescobe but the objeut did nol.
let the telescope focus it in on the objeot. I then went to call the Ohio
State Highway Patrol, but while I was doing this the oujeot curned blua
in its light, then came to tiee level, turned red, chen went back up to its
same level, stayed red and went off in the Southwest at a faat rate of speed.
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official Report By
Fremont, rio
On December 1, 1965, I saw a bright white light unich would
turn a blue-green color and would seem to go up and down; then it
turned a fire red and disappeared. On several nigncs wnile watching
TV, I would look out the front window and see a b ight light like a TV, I would look out the front window and see a b ight light like a
flashlight being turned oft and on. This wonld happen sevetal nights flashlight being turned ofr and on. This wonld happen sevetal nights
a veak at approximately 10:30 to 11:30 p.m. a veak at approximately 10:30 to 1l:30 p.m.
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of' trees and it started to glov a red iike you will see when the sun sets. It
went ap still glowing red, moved back-down and chen disapreared. It did tot
sink below the trees and disap oar, it just seemed to turn off.
My daughtars, tho is 8 years old end sho is 8 yeers old end who is lh years tho is lh L years old, old,
my son, I who is i7yerrs old avd-myeelr, 'all who is l7yeurs old avd myeelr, all saw iv. saw it. The coiloren The chiloren
said it turned blue when I was on tne phone calling our neighbor, said it turned blue when I was on tne phone calling our neighbor,
I wanted her to see it also, out she wuen't home and I didn't call anyone I wanted her to see it also, out she wasn't home and I didn't call anyone elge
because I didn't want to miss anything. I bave never noticed anything in because I didn't want to miss anything. I have never noticed anything in the
sly like it vefore. sly like it before.
Fat first called our actention to io wen he arrived and I chought it Fat first called our actention to ic wen he arrived and I chought it
must be a light from an air strip tnav is just beck of the voods, bue it must be a light from an air strip tnav is just beck of the voods, bue it
was not that kind of lirht. It waan't an airolane, I have seen them at nirht was not that kind of lirht. It waan't an airplane, I have seen them at nirht
and this was no plane. I did not note Che time, but oy guesg would be we
observed it for around 20 minutes. It worned 'ed when oalled the Sherifr
and I got the feeling it didn't aporove of his call out that vas only a fealing
I had at the time.
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