PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORO
1. DATE · TIME CROUP . LOCATION
11 January 66 232t: 11/23202 Wayme, New Jersey
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable AIRCRAFT
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS
34x Ack 3-4 min. Coserver sighted a bright light resembling a burning magnesiur
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION or a strobe light. The color was blue-white. The object was
moving from the SsE, stopped, made transverse movement, and
Cround-Visual continued out of sight. It was traveling about as fast as a
7. COURSE jet.
From SSE

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8. IF you saw the object at NlGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?.
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None o. Bright moonlight
hAFew b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don'tremember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER(Circle One):
. 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
. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid d. As a light
b. Transparent e. Don't remember
c. Vapor
1. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
. Brighteo c. About the same
d .t
Burnuing
12.The edges of the object wers:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright stor
Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
I
13. Did the object: (Circle One foreach question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? es No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at ony time? Yes Don't know
C. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't know -
Give off smoke? Yes Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yes 9999990 Don't know
6. Change shape? Yes Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes Don't know
h. Disappear and reappeor? Yes Don't know

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
dent out of eight over myiheed
a
15. Did the object move behind something at any sime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No 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. Sound_none
b. Color sointillating olue Whlte
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
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
mUCH MATCH
19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction 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, then what speed would you estimate? ABOuT Spees of JET.
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? .
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you snswered YEs, then how far away would you say it was?
22. Where were you located when you saw the abject? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a. Insida a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b.) In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors Outdoors d. Near an airfield? d. Near an airfield?
d. In an oirplane (type) e. Flying over a city? TAuRuS, TAufkuS
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other f. Other 9. Other ACT04/y CN BUSy RO4D COiTH g. .Other ACTO4y CN BUSy ROND COiTH 5727
24. iF you were MOViNG IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 2. iF you were MOViNG IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North East e. South g. West g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest
24.2 Hiow fast were you moving? _ 35 .miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No.
25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binnculars
. Sun glasses No 6. Telescope Yes
c. Windshield 9. 7 Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
2. 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 objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you saw.
Lighr THe S1z-0 0F= A 7eA,

75
60 B
43 NI
30°
3W 38,
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Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an A" at the beginning of th
path, a "3" at the end of the path, and shuw ony changes in direction during the coursa.
MOOINa FRainS.S.E, STOPORD
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or datas and location.
No
31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes 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:  ai la obiect wis sieh sbout 5 niles
no th ofvmy sightirg about ten nirutes later by Police Serreant
Joserh totthe Nanaoue J.Polioe Denetment, end Later by
32. Please give the following information about yourself: 32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME
Last Name First Name Middle Name
ADDRESS Pompton Lakes New torsey. Mew.tersey.
Street Ciry Zone State
36 36 tele tele
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE SEX SEX
indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent.
when we heve a lot of that we nuta oalls. I do this so
That-was a helicopter, or
you vere looking et Venus" Mewspapers get e lot of onlls on these
thinge end ve like to heve an anlcwer. P.r this I ave no onsver
ss I have never ob served anyt ing ouite like it.
33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
Juesday iluebuery 1966 to Col Flerhety c Gaire AFD
Day Month Year

taken over the phone by the senior director and fcrwarded to
Major O'Connell for his study. Major O'Connell said that he
nor anyone from MoGuire went eut to personelly interview the
indiyidual. All the information was taken over the phone.
Major O'Connell wanted to know what auditorium did this happen
in and if the policeman did not get the officers name they
were rather poor.
2
Contact was made with Lt. KING (ex-720) at Steward AFB, New
York. He said that without a specific date he could not
check the air activity records. He would try to help locate
The UFo investigator at the Jan 66 sighting.
Call made back to Lt, King with the correct date of the sightings.
He was requested to check on any aircraft out of Steward that
could have been in the Wanaque, New Jersey on 1l Oct. 66. The
policeman claim that after their 11 Oct 66 sighting 6 or 7 hel-
icopters and lo to l2 jet aireraft came into the area.
1l Oct 66. He said that he had looked through the past UFo
records and could find no account of the Jan 66 sighting being
reported to the Air Force. He said that neither the Jan 66
nor the Oct 66 case was investigated by Steward.
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Contact was made with Air Police at Willow Grove NAs, Pa.,
in regards to anyone from that base going Wanaque_ in Jan
66. Conversation with Mr. George Albert, Chief Security Pol-
ice, revealed that no one from Willow Grove goes out to inves-
tigate UFO sightings. He knew of no time when anyone from the
base went out into the field to investigate a sighting.

Memo for-the record:
Contect was made with Major Ross, MoGuire AfB, New Jersey
(ext. 27l7) Major Ross said that there were no helicopters
stationed at McGuire. There were no aircraft from MoGuire
that were in the area at the time of the sighting. .Major
Ross said that a F-lO6 crashed back in Hay 66, in that area,
but that of course could not account for the sighting.
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No Case Informathon Cnly SECOND HAND REFORT Wanaque, N. d (Assumed)
Source: Mr Mahon, City Desk 11-12 January 1966
MEMO for Record
At 05l5, 12 January 66, the Duty Officer received a call from a City
Dask, Area Code 2l2, co7-l2l2, who stated that he had received a call from the
Mayor and Sheriff. was concered about a UFO reported over Wanaque,
New Jersey. He stated it was observed from 1930 to 2030 on ll Jan 66 and 8
reappeared at O220 on l2 Jan 66 and continued for the rest of the night. Mr
said he called NcGuire and Stewart AFB's and stated all they told him they were i
looking into it. He requssted we check it out and call him back. Sighting
made within the office on the information received from the Duty Officer. The
following could have been the result mit to the sighting. eckiox
lst Observation: SATURN on 11 Jan 66, at 1930 EST was on a azimuth 245 degrees,
elevation of 15 degrees. At 2030 on a azimuth of 255 deg, elevation of 7 deg.
2nd Observation: JUPITER on 12 Jan 66, at O200 EST was on a azimuth of 265 deg,

11 January 1966 Wayne, New Jersey
From the description and other available information it appears that the
witness observed an aircraft. The only description given was that of a
bright blue-white light that was traveling toward the northwest with an
brightness of an aircraft strobe light and estimated the speed of the
density air-traffic in the New York area it is felt that an aircraft
was observed. Without additional information to eliminate a possible
aireraft evaluation the case is being carried as such.
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PP RUCDSO PRIORITY
DE RUEAJR 57 S132132
ZNR UUUUU
P1329152
FM NYADS MCGUIRE AFB NJ CCN-91
TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUCDSQ/AFSC FOREIGN TECH DIV WPAFB OHIO
RUEAHQ /NOS USAF 1-4ECO
RUEAHO/SECY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH 25 DC 1-4Eli
BT
UNCLAS NYOIN DGE70 JAN 66.
UFO. THIS MSG FOLLOWS PARAGRAPHING UNDER PARA 14, AIR FORCE
REGULATION 200-2.
A.
(CIRCULAR I
.
(2)PCA
(3) BRILLIANT BLUE-WHITE
(4) ONE
(S)NA
(S) NONE

PHUE Z RUZAJR DT UNCIAS
. (7) NONE
(3) NONE
LIGHT.
B.
(1 JUST SAW IT
(Q) HIGH, 90 DEGREES
(3)N/A
(4) MOVED OBLIQUE RIGHT-LEFT SHORT DISTANCES. ALSO MOVED TOVARD
AND AWAY FROM OBSERVOR.
() DID NOT
(6 1-2 MINUTES
C.
(1) GROUND-VISUAL
(2)NONE
(3) N/A
D.
(1) 11-2520Z (1)11-25202
(2) NIGHT A
E. HAMBURG TURNPIKE AT INTERSECTION OF COLFAX ROAD, WAYNE NJ, E. HAMBURG TURNPIKE AT INTERSECTION OF COLFAX ROAD, WAYNE NJ,
APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES WEST OF NEW YORK CITY. APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES VEST OF NEW YORK CITY.
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OH N0NUO SUY NHO ONXT L F.
AGE POMPTON LAKES NJ.
HOME PHONE: IPATION: NEWSPAPER EDITOR. OFFICE
HONE: AREA CODE RELIABILITY: FAIR.
(Q)NA =
G.
(1) CLEAR
2 SURFACE WIND DIRECTION VELOCITY IN DEGREES AND KNOTS
6,000 30DDEG 300/28KTS
13,300' 29 CDEG 293/33KTS
15,233' 280DEG 280/50KTS
20,200 270DEG 273/7AKTS
39,030 27ODEG 278/92KTS
50,208' 272DEG 270/79KTS
80,200' UNKNOWN UNKNOVN
(3) UNLIMITED

(S)NONE
(7) VERTICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT:
SURFACE TO 5,GD:
5,000' TO 10, 00S' - 0 DEG C/1,900' CG C/1,200'
2499 2499 EG C/1,900' G C/1,900!
31,09EY AND ABOVE - .32DEG C/1,083'
H. NONE
I. NEW YORK AADCP USED FIRE UNITS TO SCAN AREA.
2
DIMMED. OBJECT WAS NORTHEAST OF FIRE UNIT NO. 75
HEADING EAST. NO RADAR CONTACT REPORTED BY GOSSZ.
J. UNKNOWN
K. HAROLD J O'CONNELL JR., MAJOR, USAF, INTELLIGENCE
UNKNOWN.
L. NONE
ADDITIONAL REMARKS: POLICE_IN POMPTON-LAKES-RINOWOOD NJ
AREA REPORTED 6 TELEPHONE CALLS OF THIS SIGHTINS DURIM
PERIOD 2330Z-303WZ.
ET

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Reference your unidentified observation or Jamuary 66. The
inrormation which we received was not sufficiant for evalu-
ation. Request you complete the- attached sTD Forn 164 and
return it in the envelope provided. -
We wish to thank you for reporting your obsarvation to the
AirForce.
AL FILE COPY Stncerely,
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gtrs:
IT Attached please find comdeted form PnD 164.
Hareal
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FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
20 January 66
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
Reference your unidentified observation of Januery 66. The
information which we received was not sufficiant for evalu- informetion which we received was not sufficiant for evalu-
ation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 16k and ation. Request you comolete the attached FTD Form l6k and
return it in the envelope provided. return it in t velone provided.
We Wish to We wish to thank thank you for reporting your observation to the
Air Force. Air Force.
Sincerely,
HECTORCUINTANI r:, Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible le concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for researe Your naime will not be used in connection with any statements,
thar if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? 2.Time of day:
Hour Minutes
(Circle One): A.M. or
Day Month Year
. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a a Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central Standardy
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object? 4. Where were you when you saw the object? (dnnailediaten (Enrailediatet to-thldiolt) tothldiolt)
t the intersection of Calfax Roed and intersection of Calfax Roed and avrie...
Nearest Postal Address City or Town Stato or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration)
Hours Minutas Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? to
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
c. Bright d. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLiGHT, where was the SUN located 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 f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 This form auperaed-s FTD 164, Jul 61, which is obsolete.