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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8695151
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1965
REPORTED LOCATIONBeavercreek Ohio
FRAMES8

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1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
a 28 December 1965 29/0037z Beavercreek, Ohio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Civilian Astro (VENUS) Astro (VENUS)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4.-1 NUMBER OF OBJECTS R.A. 20.59. Stellar Mag -4.4. 10 deg elev in SW in process
Cne of setting.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUWMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUWMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 minutes Ooserver saw a very bright white-yellow light. Coserver saw a very bright white-yellow light. it moved like -t noved like
a light hanging from a balloon, it did not travel any great
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION distance, but more or less stayed in the same position.
Ground-Visual Object was in the Sw
7. COURSE
Stationary
8. PHOTOS
Yes
0 No
Ys
$QNo$
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provlous sditions of this form taay he ueed.
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has baen prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possib concerning the unidentified aorial phenomonon that you havs observed.
Ploase try to answe any questions as you possibly can. Tha information that you givs wil!
be used for research poses. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, i
conclusions, or publications without your permission. Wa request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? 2.Time of day: 37
Hour Minutes
196 (Circle One): A.M. P.M.
or
Day Month Year
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3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern Eastern (Circle One): a._Daylight Saving a.Doylight Saving
5. 5. Central b._Standard
c. Mountain Mountain
d. Pacific
e. e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the obiect? Where were you when you saw the obiect?
Nearsst Postal Address City or Town Srala or. County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration)
Haurs _Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? wate
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a,
b. Cloudy 5. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locared as you looked at the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right 6. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT62 164 This form supervedes FTD io4, Jul S1, which in obrolete.
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8. IF you saw the object at NiGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few 52 Dull moonlight
Many No moonlight - pitch dark
d.: Don't remember d. Don't romember
9. What wers the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
10. The object appearad: (Circle One): 10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid ① As a light
b, Transparent e. Don't remember
c. Vapor
1. f i appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): 11. If i appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
Brighter c. About the same
6. Dimmer d. Don't know
1l.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
12.The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d.Don't remember
13. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly spaed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
e, Change brightness? You No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don'tknow
h. Disdppear and reoppear? Yes No Don't know
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15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Na Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
l6. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of:
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a.SoundNNE
b. Color _ whilevetlon
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. if you had performed this experiment at the time of the
19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your skatch any darails
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ste., and especially exhaust trails or vapor tratls.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? . Were you (Circle One)
(Cirele One):
In the business section of a city?
d. inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. in a car 6.) In open countryside?
(c Outdoors .Near an airfield?
d. in an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other _ 9. Other
24. IF you were MOViNG IN AN AUTOMOBiLE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction wers you moving? (Circle One)
7. North c. East e. South g. West
(Circle One) Yes No
25. Did you observe the object through any of the foilowing?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No . Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
26. in crder that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
abjeat or objects which, when placed up int the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you saw.
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.Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "Aat the baginning of the 2. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the baginning of the
path, a "'B' at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. path, a "B' at the end of the path, and show any changes 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 arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar objoct before. If so give date or dates and location.
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31. Wes anyone-olse with you at the time you saw the objeck? (Circle One) Yes No
31.1 IF yau answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One). Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and oddresses:
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32. Please give the following information about yourself: Y
NAME
Cs TAAL First Nama Middi Nama
ADDRESS
City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE AGE SEX
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent.
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33. When and to whom did you report that you had sean the objeat?
Day Month Year
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