PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. LYTE -T'ME GROUP 2.OCATION
18 Apr 66 13/08352 RANTON, WASHINGTON Y witneases)
SSURCE CONCLUSION INSUP EVALUAT.ON
IVILIAN FTD Form 16h forwarded tewiinesses however, not returnei after
4. N!MBER OF OBJECTS 30 days. Will re-cvaloate Ts are xceived.
one
LENGTH OF OBSI ATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
short period There was a ed light in front nd a green one o..in tn
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION rotating. There rotating. There appeared to be a dome on the tope appr:ored to be a dome on the tope with a salmon
colored light on colored light on the top of the dome. Obj appeared the top of the dome. Obj appeared on or on or
zround visual zround sua side of an aircraft they were watching. Moved slowly to an side of an aircraft they were watching. Moved to a.x
7. COURSE 7. COURSE disappeared in the uast. disappeared in the uast.
east Possible aircraft, however, additional info is Possible aircraft, however, additional info is needed.
8. PHOTOS
Yes Yes 7.
No Foam 164 Ree. 29 Are 68. se AcTion Action 15s0n5
9. 9. PHYSICAL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE Taren ni This Time Tarer ni This Time bicnuce os hicnece 0s 7he +y nye 5
Yes the  eroat. The ~£1007.
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous sditions of thls form may bo used.
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Not to discuss hes. hiNgS mith
just rind body AVGe cur deing in
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ANd tHAt the Truth
sivcerely sivcerely
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Civil deFeNse nas worked prorusedly
the Mystert the BeepBecp' last
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lights, it silvery dome, much like the diamond in a ring, not
and what was in it, if there was, they just had to.
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people have observed these objects. The faalowing night two of these objects

beceuse o and
monaters.from outer space.
wo can onl whatover
it is
again
Sincerely
Renton, Washington

as many
incident and then each nigh we would watch moving
apparently the pilot of tehe
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will try
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three of them running
the hill toward us. I Now we thought they were being
four women in the car and ting a big
BI very fast speed say "Can't talk
now someane's coming" and then they heard a Click Click Click.. as if switches /
thing.

one would admit to it One engineer aoked me what time of day it was a d I
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around the mountain at least it would disappear er

Timesi MOUNTE pean,
li- up Ke AYre MeWous SPUt light
And 1T 2 15Appr4

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D ReD Faringligh
Drrber Fartay Nigar :
OGreaN Flay :
Crystal silvety dome
5Bronke indow
6 DASe, recgmErd No dolar
Dok shadowe Derk Shadowe BoTTOM
WODOTE 57
stoad stond
up'& Away From Avellewdous
oByect. Wore"
sire
question's.
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was light
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Dogs howling. 6ound Point
1 MeTal dlachiNg. Motor
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1 Nice From csals?
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100obieatrise 4
our of doeds. our of doeds. 3G -gei-beep beep -ge:-beep beep
extreneiy loud extreneid loue
2.Ar 2st aughT 2.Ar 2st aght AbEcV AbEcV SightiNg
sluloozer wns BACk TOP r of TT >doqs.
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Woeds SXCiTA I
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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This questionnaire ire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
C information as po ncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answe any questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your ndme will not be used in connection with any statements,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. 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? Time of day:
Hour Minutes
Nhel tis 120 12 26
17 961 (Circle Ohe): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Year
. Time Zone: . Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. a. Eastern Eastern (Circle One):a. Daylight Saving (Circle One):a. Daylight Saving
b. Central Central b. Standard
& Mountain
Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Tox fTox cchirtiu tbohitin
Necrest Postal Address City or Town State or County
How long was object in sight? (Total Duration)
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined?.
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes L No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NJGHT
a. Bright a Bright aiA 12
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Circle One): a.I In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead 1
c.To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 This form supersedes FTD 164, Jul 61, which is obsolete.

Raxtin, Wosk 18 pilt 18/08352
FTD (TDETR)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
11 July 1966
:
Renton, Washington 98056
Dear Mr. and Mrs.
Reference your unidentified observation of 18 April 1966.
The information which we have received isnnot sufficient The information which we have received isnnot sufficient
for a scientific evaluation. Request for a scientifie evaluation. Request you complete the you complete the
attached FTD Forms 164 and return them in the envelope attached FTD Forms 164 and return them in the envelope
provided. provided.
We wish to thank you for report We wish to thank you observations to observations to
the Air Force.
Sincerely,
SECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book
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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): darkand
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few- .Dull moonlight
Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember dDon't remember
. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
3
Clear sky Verd dik a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds "weayeos d. Snow
e. Don't remember Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One): 10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
Solid a Solid d. As a light
b. Transparent e. Don't remember . Don't remember
c. Vapor A0tual A0tual
: :
1.If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter a. Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know -
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
henig0
The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
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. Floshsflicke? N! Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and ppear? Yes No Don't know
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
2
1. 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 what
it moved behind:
1. 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:.
motor Naund but
0. Sound 71 Conutel fmannailac
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 b the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
ai nlane heaviely bielet
Nlare and
arne
)
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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22. Where were you located.when you saw the object? 3.Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
Inside a building .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. Flying over open country?
Other srasy enirdre) g. Other.
IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or ther vehic at the ti, then complet the followig questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? ircle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
Cue
ecer boeed Q0 MsPlsen avnfi
are
iesenble ot

90° 75°
there
60°
45° Ne -
30° O
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Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place.an at the beginning of th
path, a "B" ot the end of the path, and sliuw any changes in direction during the course. path, a "B" at the end of the path, and shiuw any changes in direction during the course.
W
All 0da All asa Sud
< 1N N where
S
E tdihlea
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?. e nre om duphne
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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Neiise
Was anyone eise 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:
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.Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME First Name Middle Name
Last Name
ADDRESS Nk WAsh
Street City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBE AGE S SEX
a anl 1 shd OLL
Oxpris (aghg) hei
1s rkxved abpit
deperal Peale Chihed te sal af he
CogecalyoLaintein ofefone
When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? Hikforee
1s 6.
hece Day Month Year
C 7s
id Iit

were cval
to it
Coued lee CsC
see Cole
flare the Dilte
center -
Geaiice et twaway
ded Lare. ahe Puliate
A. deneeled Mare .1 a hah Te
dark.
abrcct Lo
ey0pt the and
Fok ut thine Loek burdue
Caued onl Daito laC
tithe flace Ne andin
The
al. Slone
banped jronche
Srnentel dauer
avet

wateld pilf ar
Ounlchu ) thie Cike
a ance wad windaw V Cauld
enemhe bley
anuFc. we Net Rraw, riveser,
what
fara
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Mos Ronton, oslington
Mes Fonton, bashington
Reoton, washington
Hiss S Miss Rontan, tashington Ronton, rauhington
this Fanik this FaMik hes /Jes V?Mike Va?Mike aay a0ay
3) ) Jake FroNT they lake F YONT they have liave frved Srved
Same O bject chict became inuisible
AT thouglt cere
helicopters FYST

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6 The Seattle Times Tuesday, April 19, 1966 CON
BEEP-BEEP-BEEP
Rec
Lights, Sounds,
r20- By WILLIAN
Times Was
Te. Actions—U. F. O.'s WASHING
-Top Ame
in Viet-Na
possibility
Turn Terrifying States mig
pull out o
governme
By DON DUNCAN in Saigo
Beep-beep-beep. Floyd Hick
Insistent. Spooky. Hicks,
Residents adjacent to a small wooded area near Lake returned
muaser McDonald, six miles east of Renton, heard the sound last a ten-day
bro night. It has been going on for several weeks at least, they say. Namese w
A new dimension was
added several weeks ago. Beep-beep-beep. THE
Besides the beep-beep-beep, Then she heard another said it is
there were flying objects. noise "like a swoosh- view, es
Last night there wasa red swoosh, like iron clinking Americar
treball tha i neross the and wood breaking." Then nel, that
sky while a ztrivor so per- sky while a ttrvor so per- she saw an airplane. ment wou ment woy
sons gathered on the hack "And then," Mrs. Nelson "And then," Mrs. Nelson States to States to
porch of the James Nelson continued, "I saw some oth- continued, "I saw some oth- Nam.
home, 13612 196th Av. S. E. er lights through the trees, "No "No on
Renton. moving. I thought it was the. drawal as
SKY WATCHERS said the airplane. It broke into view. airplane. It broke into view.
fireball was preceded by It was not the airplane. I It was not the airplane.I·
the crone of an airplane en- the drone of an airplane en- called my husband.
gine. But the luminous red gine. But. the luminous red "We stood and watched
light, light, distant a n d fleeting. distant and fleeting. the airplane and this object. the airplane and this object.
hardly compared with other hardly compared with other From a distance the object
things seen and heard in re- things seen and heard in re- dwarfed the airplane, as if
cent weeks. you had put a basketball be-
Kay Remillard, 20, said Kay Remillard, 20, said side an orange." side an orange."
she saw four strange, glow-
ing objects in the sky. And a NELSON, A Boeing Co.
13-year-old girl reported see- machinist, verified what his
ing two objects in the sky. wife had said, but added his
Both were badly frightened. own thought that the airplane..
But it was the Sunday- was "an old B-49 (a North-
night experience of the rop"flying wing').and it
seemed to be fighting with
bors to their porch last the strange object-at least .
night. They could talk of lit- it looked that way; but just
de tle else. as they were about to col-
+ lide, the airplane banked and
The beep-beep-beep had pulled away."
picked up in speed and vol- The Nelsons said they
5 ume around midnight t Sun-
day. Neighborhood dogs be- watched the object hang in
wit gan to howl mournfully and the sky for about 15 minutes,
: to bark. . its lights pulsating. Then two
more airplanes approached .
MRS. NELSON Went to it, "as if they were following
. her window and opened it. it."
And then it was gone. And
F all that remained was the
U. Gets Loan woods and that persistent
beep-beep-beep.
To Develop
Parking Sites
Times Washington Bureau.
WASHINGTON. April 19.

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OEJECT. THE FOLLOMING INFORMATI
SIGNTED I6 APRIL G6.
1. DESCNIPTION OF THE CLOZCT:
A• SHAPS DESCRIEED ROUGMLY AS 5 A "PLYING SAGOER"
1. SI2E CT HALF-DOLLAH.
C. METALLIC COLONED.
D. CHE (I) CLECT. T.
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6 LIGNT LEMIND A
F. SHAPE I OT SHARPLY OUTLINED, DUT MAD A RED
-( DOME ON TOP OF THE
COLONED LIGIT APPEARED ON TOP OF THE DOME.
G. THEME WAS WO SOUND TROM THE OBJECT.
H. NC OTIER TEATURES. raund
Wor bord 1
A OLOENERS VEE MATONING AN AIRC
TLANE YAS DETOMILED AS OLIVE DMAE IN COLOA AND SIMMALAR TO
MCMLROP I-AS FLYIIG VINS C.C SOISTANTIATION FRON SAGD) OLJECT
APPEARD TO THE SIDE OF PLANE AND VEAKAD AVAY AS PLANE PASSED
C SNIEAD THE OLSERERS. TVO CTHEA AIACMAFT FOLLOIED SHOMTLY
AFTEMUAID AT KIGHER ALTITUDES.

SIGHTED 16 APRIL 6S.
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A• SHAPE DESCRIBED ROUGHLY AS "FLYING SAUCLA"
I. SIZS CT HALF-DOLLAK.
C. METALLIC COLORED.
D. CNE (I) GLECT.
2. NC FERATION.
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F. SHAPE NOT CHARPLY OUTLINED, LUT RAD A RED LIGIT LEHIND A
GHEEN OE IN FAOAS. ZOTH MOLATED. THERE VAS A DOMR ON TOP OF THE
CBUTOT THAT RESEMELED A SILVER COLORED HALF-LGGSHELL. A SALNON- GEJTOT TLAT RESEMLLED A SILVER COLOEED HALF-LSGSHELL. A SALNON-
COLOPED LIGIT APPEARED O TOP OF THE DOME. COLOPED LIGIT APPEARED O TOP OF THE DONE.
G. THENE TAS WO SOUND FROH THE OLJECT. THE OLJECT.
M. MO OTHER FEATURES. M. NO OTNER FEATURES. rouns rouns )
wor bord 1 beard
OY MS IE BE N HO O SI N CIE S I A GD
A. OLSERERS WERE MATOMING AN AIRC RAFL ELYING AT LOM ALTITUDE LOM ALTITUDE
APPEARED TO THE SIDE OF PLANE AND VEERED AVAY AS PLANE PASSED
C ENIEAD THE OESENVENS. TVO CTHER AIRCRAFT FOLLOUED SHORTLY
ATTENUARD AT HIGRER ALTITUDES.
.. H. LCT ALTITUDE AND 4 DEGREES FROM HORIZON, TO THE MORTH OF THE
2 RESIDENCE.
1680 C. HOV SD CLGILY TO THE ZAST AT DISAPPEAMAMOE.
D. CLUZOT MXED SLOULY AND APPEARES TO EE 1 FISING.
E. FADED IN AN MASTERLY DIROTION.
T. NO DATA C THE TIME OLJCT MEM VISIPLE, OUIT. SHOIT
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B. MANNET CF CISERVATION.
NONSMOACNM   CADNOM4 A GHOUID - VISUAL.
L. NO ALES.
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A. 16 APMIL 1936, C35Z.
AMIGHT.
TICN OF OESENER RETON VASHINGTON, KEAR LAKE WCDONALD.
S INDE PITNG INFORATION ON OLSANVERS: MR. 4
98056
., RETON, VASHIGTON, FAIN RILIABILITY. NTON, WASHIMGTON, FAIN RLIABILJTY.
7. VEATLER AND VINDO ALCFT. 7. VEATLER AND VINDO ALOFT.
Ad CLOEIVER STATES IT WAS CLIAR, COMENTS ON VINDS AS "SONE". 5
1 ALTISE 2. ALTIOSE WIMD DINLOTION VIND VELOCITY WIMD DIMLOTION VIND VELOCITY Y TANP VERT GMDIENT
SUMMSE 10 DRSMRES DRSMLES 4 KNOTS 4 KNOTS 7 DESREES C 7 DESREES C
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LITY WAS FIFTEEN (IS) HILES.
1 . NO CLOUD COVER.
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11. NO THUNDETSTORIS
1E. GIVE IN 7(D).
13. NO CTHER CONDITIONS.
1 4. NO INTERCEPT AOTIC TAKENT INFORMATICN PASSED TO SAGE, EASE GE, EASE
OPEMATIONS, ICCIORD TO , MAPOON, NO REPONT REPORT FROM FROM NEARSY AIRCRAFT. NEARSY AFT.
B.TCAINTMAFFIC. B. NO AIK TMAFFIC.
K. ISTLT JANES L. COTTON, BALTH FIS ADMIKISTRATIVE SENVICES 1. ISTLT JANES L. COTTON, BALTH FIS ADMIKISTRATIVE SENICES
OFTICET. NO ANALYSIS. OFTICAT. NO ANALYSIS.
17. NO FNYSICAL ENIDEMOE. 17. NO FNYSICAL ENIDENOE.
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UFO
FTDTDETR)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
11 July 1966
Mr. and
S.E.
Renton, Washington 98056
Dear Mr. and Mrs
Reference your unidentified observation of 18 April 1966.
The information which we have received isnnot The information which we have received isnnot sufficient sufficient
for a scientific evaluation. Request you complete the
attached FTD Forms 164 and return them in the envelope the envelope
provided. provided.
We wish to thank you for repo We wish to thank you for ren )
the Air Force.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
Chief, Projeet Blue Book

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this area, area, . AND AND
ourselves ourselves
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