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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8693781
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONVandalia Ohio
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1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
11 Dedember 65 12/00:52 Vandalia, Ohio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian A/C
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One No data presented to indicate object could NoT have been A/G.
5. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1 minute, 20 seconds Object appear d an a/c light. Object disappeared all of a
sudden. Object appeared to have a pulsating red light. Ten
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION minutes later red pulaating light was sighted near ground
Ground-Visual level across the road ki in a neighbor's back field. By the
time observers went to get flashlights and coats, object was
7. COURSE gone. Was raining at the time.
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8. PHOTOS
Yos
XX No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
D Yes
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSICLE
CONCERNING THS UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER AS MANY QUESTIONS
AS YOU POSSICLY CAN. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. YOUR NAME WILL NOT DE
USED IN CONNECTION WITH STATEMENT NCLUSIONS. OR PUBLICATIONS WITHOUT YOUR PERAISSION. WE REQUEST THIS
PERSONAL INFORMATION SO ITS NECESSARY. WE ITACT YOU FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
I. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE OGJECT? DAY: MONTH: 1/ YEAR:
2. TIME OF DAY: HOUR: 7 MINUTES: 5 A.M. P.M.(CIRCLE ONE).
. TIME ZONE: EASTERN B. CENTRAL MOUNTAIN; D. PACIFIC; E. GTHER CIRCLE ONE.
STANDARD (CIRCLE ONE).
4. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE OUJECT? NEAREST POSSIBLE ADDRESS:
CITY OR TOWN /O STATE OR COUNTRY
5. HOW LONG WAS OBJECT IN SIGHT? (TOTAL DURATION) HOURS: MINUTES: SECONDS:
A. CERTAIN FAIRLYCERTAIN C. NOT VERY SURE D. JUST A GUESS (CTROLE ONE)
5.I HOW WAS TIME IN SIGHT DETERMINED? .
5.2 WAS GEJECT IN SIGHT CONTINUQUSLY? YES No
6, WHAT WAS THE CONDITION OF THE SKY? DAY: A. BRIGHT B. CLOUDYj NIGHT: A BRIGHT CLOUDY.
7. IF YOU SAY THE ODJECT DURING DAYLIGHT, WHERE WAS THE SIN LOCATED AS YOU LOOKED AT THE OWJECT?
CIRCLE GNE: A. IN FRONT OF YOU; 9 IN BACK E, OVERHEAD;
F. DON'T REMEMBER. -
8. IF YOU SAW THE ODJECT AT NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE CONCERNING THE STARS AND MOON? NO
8.I. STARS (CIRCLE ONE)  NONE; B. A FEW C. MANY; D. DON'T REMEMDER.
8.2 MOON (CIRCLE ONE) A.
CLOUS (CIRCLE ONE) A. CLEAR SKY; B. HAZY; C. SCATTERED CLOUDS;  THICK OR HEAVY CLOUDS. CLOUDS (CIRCLE ONE) A. CLEAR SKY; B. HAZY; C. SCATTERED CLOUDS;  THICK OR HEAVY CLOUDS.
WEATHER (CIRCLE ONE) A. DRY; B. FOG, MIST, OR LIGHT RAIN; C. MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN; D. SNOW; E. DONIT WEATHER (CIRCLE ONE) A. DRY; B. FOG, MIST, OR LIGHT RAIN; C. MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN; D. SNOW; E. DONIT
REMEMLER
1O. THE ODJECT APPEARED: (CIRCLE ONE): A. SOLID; B. TRANSPARENT; C. VAPOR; D AS A LIGHT; E. DON'T REMEMBER.
II. IF IT APPEARED AS A LIGHT, WAS IT ERIGHTER THAN THE DRIGHTEST STARS? (CIRCLE ONE):  BRIGHTER; B. DIMMER; DIMMER:
C. ABOUT ;D. DON'T KNOW.
11.1 COMPARE DRIGHTNESS TO SOME COMMON OEJECT:
12. THE EDGES OF THE OBJECT WERE: (CIRCLE ONE): A. FUZZY OR LLURRED; LIKE A CRIGHT STAR; C. SHARPLY
OUTLINED; D. DON REMEMBER; E. OTHER LE0
13. DID THE OBJECT: (CIRCLE ONE FOR EACH QUESTION)
A. APPEAR TO STAND STILL AT ANY TIME? YES No DON'T KNOW
B. SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUSH AWAY AT ANY TIME? YERS No DON'T KNOW
C. BREAK UP INTO PARTS OR EXPLODE? YES NO DON'T KNOW
D. GIVE OFF SMOKE? YES DON'T KNOW
E, CHANGE CRIGHTNESS? YES DON'T KNOW
F. CHANGE SHAPE? YES 29992 DON'T KNOW
G. FLASH OR FLICKER? YES DON'T KNOW
H. DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? YES DON'T KNOW
14. DID THE OBJECT DISAPPEAR WHILE YOU WERE WATCHING IT? IFS sO, HOW?
YRO,
15. DID THE OBJECT MOVE BEHIND SOMETHING AT ANY TIME, PARTICULARLY A CLOUD? (CIRCLE ONE) YES No DON'T kNON
IF ANSWERED YES, THEN TELL WHAT IT MOVED BEHIND:
15. DID THE OBJECT MOVE IN FRONT OF SOMETHING AT ANY TIME, PARTICULARLY A CLOUD? (CIRCLE ONE) YES (NO)
LON'T HOW. IF ANSWERED YES, THEN TELL WHAT I FRONT OF: ETRE
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!7. TELL IN A FEW WORDS THE FOLLOWING THINGS ABOUT THE ODJECT:
SOUND yU 0
D. COLOR U
I8. WE WISH TO KNGW THE ANGULAR SIZE. HOLD A MATCH STICK AT ARM'S LENGTH IN LINE WITH A KNOWN OEJECT AND NOTE
HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED DY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH, IF YOU HAD PERFORMED THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE.
TIME OF THE SIGHTING, HOW NUCH OF THE OBJECT WOULD HAVE DEEN COVERED DY THE MATCH HEAD?
19. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE OBJECT OR OEJECTS. LADEL AND INCLUDE IN YOUR SKETCH ANY
DETAILS OF THE OBJECT THAT YOU SAW SUCH AS WINGS, PROTRUSIONS, ETC., AND ESPECIALLY SXHAUST TRAILS OR
VAPOR TRAILS. PLACE AN ARROW DESIDE THE DRAWING TO SHON THE DIRECTION THE OEJECT WAS MOVING.
Rathen
2O, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN ESTIMATE THE SPEED OF THE OBJECT? (CIRCLE ONE) YES NOZ IF YOU ANSWERED YES,
THEN WHAT SPEED WOULD YOU ESTIMATE?
2I. DO YOU THINK YOU CAN ESTIMATE HOW FAR AWAY FROM YOU THE OBJECT WAS?. (CIRCLE ONE) YES IF YOU
ANSWERED YES, THEN U SAY IT WAS?
(CIRCLE ONE): A. INSIDE A CUILDING; CAR;
C OUTDOORS: SEA: F. OTHER
23. VERE YOU (CIRCLE ONE): A.IN THE BUSINESS SECTION OF A CITY?: B, IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF A CITY?;
CJ C. GVER ; F. FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY?;
OTHER
24, IF YOU WERE MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE OR OTHER VEHICLE AT 24, IF YOU WERE MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE OR OTHER VEHICLE AT THE TIME, THEN COMPLETE THE THE TIME, THEN COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
24.I WHAT CIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? (CIRCLE ONE): A. NORTH; B. NORTHEAST; C. EAST; D. SOUTHEAST; E. SOUTH;
F. SOUTHWEST; G. WEST; H. NORTHWEST. 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 OBJECT? (CIRCLE ONE) TIME WHILE YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE OOJECT? (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO
25. DID YOU OBSERVE THE OBJECT THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING?
A. EYEGLASSES YES NO NO E. BINOCULARS YES No
B. SUN GLASSES YES NO F. TELESCOPE YES No No
WINDSHIELD NO G. ThEODOLITE G. ThEODOlITE YES No
D. WINDOW GLASS YES NO H. OTHER
26. IN ORDER THAT YOU CAN GIVE AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIDLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIDE IN YOUR OWN WORDS A
COMMCN OBJECT OR OGJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED UP IN THE SKY, GIVE THE SAME APPEARANCE AS THE ODJECT
YOU SAW.
27. IN THE FOLLOWING SKETCH, IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN. ALACE AN "A" ON THE CURVED LINB TO SHOWE
HOW HIGH THE OEJECT WAS AEOVE THE HORIZON(SKYLINE) WHEN YOU FIRST SAW IT. PLACE A "B" ON THE SAME CURVED.
COMPASS WHEN YOU FIRST SAW IT. PLACE A "B" ON THE COMPASS WHERE YOU LAST SAW THE OEJECT.
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EA. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE MOTION THAT THE OBJECT OR OBJECTS MADE. PLACE AN "A" AT THE GEGINNING OF
Or THE PATH, ND SHOW ANY CHANGES IN DIREOTION DURING THE COURSE,
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29. IF THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE OOJECT, THEN HOW MANY WORS THEOE?
DRAW A PICTURE OF HOW THEY WERE ARRANGED, AND PUT AN ARROW TO SHOW THE DIRECTION THAT THEY WERE TRAVELLING.
BO. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS, OR A SIMILAR ODJECT BEFbRE, IF SO GIVE DATE OR DATES AND LOCATION.
NO
3I. WAS ANYONE ELSE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE OBJECT? (CIRCLE ONE) YEs No
3I.I IF YOU ANSWERED YES, DID THEY SEE THE OGJECT TOO? (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO
3I.2 PLEASE LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES:
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32. PLEASE GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF:
NAMe BRE
LAST NAME TRST NAME
ADDRESS Rdi
STREET CITY ZONE STATE
TELEPHONE NLMBER AGE SEX male male
INDICATE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU SELF, INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL EXPERIENCE, WHICH MIGHT BE PERTINENT. INDICATE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU SELF, INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL EXPERIENCE, WHICH MIGHT BE PERTINENT.
I 0 )NAl NAl O6s AT WIGHT WIGAT
33. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SEEN THE OSJECT?
DAY MONTH YEAR
34. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE: SIMED
DAY MONTH MONTH YEAR
35. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL PERTINENT AND WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THE SPECIFIC POINTS OF THE
QUESTIONNAIRE OR A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION DF YOUR SIGHTING.
IOMIWUTESATERS RE
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