PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE TIME GROUP .LOCATION
22 Mar 66 23/0400Z Security, Colorado
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro(METEOR)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Ono
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS .
4-5 Seconds Object was described as green in color with a white rim Object t was described as green in color with a white rim
around it, Was as bright t as a car headlight. as a car headlight. First obsorved
&TYPE OF OBSERVATION &. TYPE OF OBSERVATION at tree top level, angled d toward the ground an i toward the ground ar disappeared
Ground-Visual behind trees ,in 4-5 seconds. behind trees in 4-5 seconds. There was a tra There was a trail about the ail about the
length of the object.
7. COURSE
East to West East to West
. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
Yes
XI No
.PHYSICAI VIDENCE
Yes
X No 7 W4
FORM
FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Prerlous ditlone of thls form mey be used.

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.Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
Ho
31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes
Yes
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
32. Please give the following information about yourself: 32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME First Name First Name Middle Name
Last Name
ADDRESS ADDRESS Ecuitij Lecurity Cole C
Street City Zone State
TELEPHONE TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE 1.5 AGE 1.5 SEX SEX 31
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. -
33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
22 Yiarch 19f6
Day Month Year
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 7 april191
Day Month Year
Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.

FTD (TDEW) APR 5 1956
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
4 April 1966
Security, Colorado 80911
Reference your recent unidentified observation of
22 March1966. 22March.1966. The information which we have received
is not sufficient for evaluation. Request you complete
the attached FTD Form 164 and return it the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope envelope
provided.
We wish to thank
the Air Force.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
<HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book
A Stro (met-r)

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 13008 (25 Mar 66) A/jg Pg l of 3
ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, X DIA-1 (15) CY DIA
SMB A184RTTU JAW N RUWMFVA3606
ZNR UUUUU
R 251646Z
FM 4600 ABWG G ENT AFB COLO
TO RUEBHQA-SECRETARY AIR FORCE
RUEBHQA-CSAF
ZEN-NORAD
ZEN-ADC
RUEBBAA-AFSC RUEBBAA- AFSC
RUEGKG-29AD RICHARDS GEBARUA FB MO :
ZEN-4600 ABNG ZEN-4600 ABWG EN AFB COLO AFB COLO
BT
UNCLAS WGOOT-8 02433 MAR
FOR: SECRETARY OF THE A (SAFOI), CSAF (AFNIN), NCRAD
UFO. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
FOLLONS PAR 14, AFR 200-2.
A (1) CIGAR SHAPED, ONE END LONGER.
(2) ABOUT SIZE OF A CAR
(3) DARK GREEN
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 13008 (25 Mar 66) Pg 2 of 3
.
(4) ONE
JU N-A
PAGE 2 RUWMFVA3606 UNCLAS
(6) WHITE LINE ON TOP AND BOTTOM, FRONT TO REAR.
(7) WHITE TAIL EXHAUST - 1-2 LENGTH OF OBJECT
(8)N-A
(9) N-A (9) N-A
B (1) JUST LOOKING AT.SKY
(2) 45 DEGREES : .
(3) TREE TOP LEVEL
(4) ANGLED TOWARD GROUND - BIG END FIRST
() WENT BEHIND SOME TREES
( ABUT FIVE SECONDS
C. (1) GROUND VISUAL
(2)N-A
(3)N-A
D(1) 0400Z-23 MARCH 1966
(NIGHT '
E. IN SECURITY, CC AT STREETS
F.
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 13008 Mar 66) Pg 3 of 3
392-8269- GOOD.
G (1) CLEAR, WINDS LIGHT
(2) SURACE 18-7, 6000' 18-7, 10000' 36-35
PAGE 3 RUWMFVA3606 UNCLAS
16000' 36-25, 20000 36-20, 30000* 30-25, 50000' 25-20
(3) NONE
(4) 15 (4)15
(5) NONE
(6) NONE
(7) SLIGHT LOW LEVEL (7) SLIGHT LOW LEVEL INVERSION INVERSION
(8) NONE
H NONE H_NONE
INONE
J NONE
K MAJOR RICHARD J. EBEL, ASST BASE OPERATIONS OFFICER,
PETERSON FIELD, COLORADO. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:
INF ORMATION RECEIVED FRCM THE OBSERVER WOULD INDICATED
OBJECT WAS AN OPTICAL L ILLUSION DUE TO THE SLIGHT
LOW LEVERL INVERSION.
BT
NWNN #41
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AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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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 possib concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as smany questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
that if it is deemed necessary, we r may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day:
Hour Minutes
21 Ma 19ft (Circle One): A.M.
or P.M.
Day Month Year
3. Time Zone: 3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. b. Centra! Standard Standard
<C. Mountain
d. Pacific
e; Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
dicinity dicuily
Nearest Postal Address City or Town City or Town State or County Stat or County
Total Duration) 4c25
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? Gμ
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes No =
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Ca. Bright
b. Cloudy b.
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
OCT  164 FORM
FTD This form supersedes FTD 164, Jul 61, which is obsolete.

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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 b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
Don't remember d.
. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
"50113 d.As c light d.As c light
b.Transparent e. Don't remember
c. Vapor
If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
.Brighter .Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
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? 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? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes Ne Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know →

1sa7if
(Circle One): Yes N Don't Know. IF you answered Y
it moved behind:
16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know.
in front of: _
Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
0. Sound3172i E
b. Colorgjrsinuiu b. Color grsin iu
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 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?
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.
hite in
til
Gren
1 w

(Circle One) Yes No.
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 3Were 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 d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f.
f. Other g. Other
24.1 What direction were you moving ircle One)
a. North c. East e. South . South g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
2. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes'
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
object or cbjects which, when placed up in
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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
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A
90° 75°
60°
NW NE
30°
15%
SW S5
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and sliuw any changes in direction during the course.
A
2. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of he
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