PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
3 January 66 04/0315 Miamisburs, Trotwood, Cbarlin, Chio
3. SOURCE 10. .CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (IETEOR)
NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS
A fau seoonda Observers saw a blue-white light like a star only brighte
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION and traveling very fast. .  Cne observer stated that berore it
went out it appeared to shoot sparks fromit. The object had
Ground-Visual
blue-flame-like tail.:
7. COURSE
Lasterly The meteor shower Quadrantids reaches its peak activity on
3. PHOTOS 3 Jan.
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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOCN?
8.T STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. Afew b.Dull moonlight
c. Mony c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remambek
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
Pa. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One): 10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid 1d.As a light d. As a light
. Transporent e. Don't remember
c. Vapor
1. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compars brightness to some common object:
Cmlt
12. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): . Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
13. Did the object: (Circle One for eoch question)
d. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes 29600909 Don't know
e. Change brighiness? Yes Don't know
F. Change shape? Yes Don't know
g. Flush or flickor? Yes Don't know
h. Disappedr and reappear? Yes Don'tknow

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14. Did the objoct disappaar while you wers warching it? If so, how?
y Jast cent ouf "2g
15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whar
it moved behind:
16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle Ona): Yes NO Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tall what
in front of:
17. Tall in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Soundo
b.Colorblue -wh. SimlianAs/s
8. 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 axperiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?

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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes N
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes $$\t}$
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was? Yery hugh
22. Where were you located when you saw the objecr? 2. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. in a car) c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors c. Outdoors d. Near an airfiald? d. Near an airfiald?
d. In an airplane (type) d. in cn airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea e. Ar sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other _ g. Other_
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicls at tha time, then complete the following questions: 24. IF you were MOvING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at tha time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North 1c. East c. East e. South e. South 9. West g. West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast d. Southeast f. Southwest f.Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest
24.2
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yos No
25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes NO e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses INO f. Telescope Yes NO
c. Windshiald Yes No 3. Theodalite Yes FNO
d. Window glass Yes TNo h. Other
26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
object or objeets which, whan placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as the object which you saw.
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27. in tho following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) whan you first saw it. Place a "8 on tha same curved lins to
show how high the objsct was above ths horizon (skyline) whan you last saw it. Place an "A on the compass
whan you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.
90 75"
NW N3
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Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mnode. Place an '"A at the begining of the
path, a "'B' at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. if so give date or dates and location.
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31. Was anyone alsa with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One). Yes
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they sae the object too? (Circle One) Yes . No
31.2 Plaase list their names and addresses:
32. Please give the fallowing information about yourself:
NAME
Last Name First Name Middl Noms
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ADDRESS
Street City Zone Stat
TELEPHONE NUMBE AGE AF SEX
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33. When and to whom did you report thar you had seen the object?
Day Month Yoar
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This quastionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as poss oncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hava obsarvad.
Please try to-answe as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you giva will
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deamed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? 2.Time of day: _ /0:2
Hour Minutes
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JAN 660 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Yoar
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastera Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Stohdard b.Stohdard
C. Mountain Mountain
d. Pacific
e. e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object? Where were you when you saw the obiect?
Imiles wsst of Imils west 6 Miamisbun Miamisbun Chie
Nearest Postal Address City or Town Stats or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) about 30  onless
Hours Minutes Seconds
. Cartain c. Not very sure
b.sFoirly-sertain. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? tion
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY INICHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overheed
c. To your right f. Don't remember
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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 . Bright moonlight
b. A few ,b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object?
CLOuDS (Cirale One): WEATHER(Circle One):
a. Clear sky a.Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid 1d. As a light 1d. As a light
b. Transparent b. Transparent e. Don't remember
c. Vapor c. Vapor
I. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): I1. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer . Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
Very much brughten than
12. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
b. Like a bright stor
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a, Appear to stand still at any time? Yes №o) Don't know
5. Suddenly speed 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 Don't know
e. Change brigh tness? Yes 209 -Don'tknow
{. Change shape? Yes Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? 2ight 51ash Yes) Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes NO Don't know

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I4. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
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7us7 bfone it disappecaid
Lihe spankscame Fronif
15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos o) Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, then tell what
if moved behind:.
16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Na 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.Sound neanby Airpline drawned out  piss,6b sound
b. Color__ lwewhits
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

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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No) witnemly Fat
1F you answered YEs, then what speed would you estimate?
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
o. In the business section of a city?
d. inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b.0ca-=t windon doun c.n open countryside?
c. Ourdoors c. Gurdoors d. Near an airfield? d. Near dn airtieid?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
. At sea . At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other Other g. Other.
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24. 1 IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle af the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
. North .North c. East c. East . South g. West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _ _miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you wers looking at the object?
(Circle One) \Yes No Fnstilly sighted tirne4
25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
d. Eyeglasses Yes . Binoculars No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No 9. Theodolite No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
cbjoct or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance os the object which you saw.
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27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skylina) when you first saw it. Place a "B"" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.
90 75.
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45 NW Na
30°
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L15 15 SW
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28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the
path, a "B"' at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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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 ware traveling.

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3. Have you aver seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
No /
31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) TYest No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
A7 17 (Son)
32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME
Last Name First Namo Middle Name
ACDRESS Uppen Wiamis buyg Rd
Street City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGENdT SEX
T
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33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the objeat?
Duy Month Year

35. Information which you feel pertinant and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnai nas been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Forca as much
information as possibls ancerning the unidentiried cerial phenomenon that you havs observed.
Please try to cnswer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
bs used for research purposes. Your naime will not be used in connection with any statements,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further dotails.
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l. When did you see the object? 2. Time of doy:0 IS
Hour Minutes
3 JAN 66 (Circle One): P.M.
A.M. or
Day Month Year
. Time Zone: .Time Zone:
(Circle One): G. Easter (Circle Cne): a. Daylight Saving (Circle Cne): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central 5." Standard —5Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pocific d. Pacific
e. e. Other Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
tnotwood tortwond Ohio Ohi
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) Fes Secands
Hours Mimutes Soconds 4
. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. just o guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? estme
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yos No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT!
a. Bright
b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect?
(Circle One): a. in front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you e. Overheed.
c. To your right f. Don't romember
FORM
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