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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8285566
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONBloomington Indiana
FRAMES11

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PROJEC. 10U/3 RECORD PRUJEC. TOU/3 RECORD
1. DATE ·TIME GRQUF DATE TIME GRQUP 2 LOCATION 2. LOCATION
.3 July 66 July 66 Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana Iniiana ) balat5.05 ) 3a42s5,05
3. SOURCE SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian .
Other(plasma)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 mince Observers notcd star like object that mace a vary L  circlc
6. TYPE OF DBSERVATION then a smaller circl- around a radio tower. Then th ect
Ground Visual slowly fell like a leai, in a rocking xovement, down.  hini
some trees. The objeos was predominar ' waite, howavr, at
7. COURSE times red and green lights were visiol .
WSW
8. PHOTOS Dr. Hynck talked with one of the oo  rere no now
that the observers saw plasma surrsun ing ano enci..
3 Y.s the radio tower six times and taking -jout five seco.s
No for each trip around.
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Y.s
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FORM E-1
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) P we of thie form may bo ueed.
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It fell like this:
trying brighter than the red -
The
lights on the towrr.
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like any like any oft of those in its mourmen orllacko fsound. souxd.
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SURFACE CESERVATIONS DATA SHEET
Amarillo AFB, Texas - N March 6, 1968
0400L *3505 7402* 10205 52*##
0500L *3305 7402* 10505 ****** 52***
0600L 83306 74012 T0905 20977 53303
0700L *33047402 12902 53 *#*
0900L *0204 7402* 13005 ******* 52279
Winona, Minnesota - April 3, 1968
1800L 91321 0S515 95211 9**** 10629 70030
1900L 61418 5645* 92510 ****** 09*#*
2200L 81610 5845* 91708 ***** 08***
Salisbury, N.C. - February 3, 1966
04302 03002 74000 14300 00900 55***
Houston, Texas - February 4, 1966
12002 00204 74000 32101 00900 52#**
Surfside, Texas - March 20, 1966
07352 72112 74022 20819 754## 16302
Truth or Consequences, N.M. - April 3, 1966 Truth or Consequences, N.M. - April 3, 1966
01002 22915 74031 03328 00901 00#*** 01002 22915 74031 03328 00901 00***
Lycoming, Now York - April 5, 1966 Lycoming, Naw York - April 5, 1966
080CZ 82710 58858 99600 883** 51*** 080CZ 82710 58858 99600 883** 514**
VBloomington, Indiana - July 4, 1966
0130 22405 6603* 14432 214** 28*** 0130 22405 6603* 14432 214** 28***
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Donnybrook, North Dakota - August 19, 1966 Donnybrook, North Dakota - August 19, 1966
22502 61208 6403# 18421 6087# 07*** !
Pecos, Texas - August 27, 1966
030C2 21605 7402* 13124 214#* 13***
Rome, Georgia - August 27, 1966
02512 33005 7402# 19323 3086# 18***
East Dennis, Mass. - October 8, 1966
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ETAC Surface History Files E-2
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Proj: 5992D - STAR TREK TIME: OOOOZ
SOUNDING#33 LOCATION: Bloomington, Indiana DATZ: July 4, 1966
HEIGHT PFESSURE TEMP DIRECTICN SPEED
gpom mb OC R.H.% da:
550 950 31 42 270 8
1036 900 26 46 290 8
1537 850 21 50 280 6
2058 800 16 62 260 4
2600 750 11 70 260 6
3175 700 7 57 230 6
3780 650 4 25 300 2
4431 600 2 18 350 12
5120 550 -5 18 010 12
5871 500 -7 18 360 6
6680 450 -11 19 280 10
—*
7581 400 -18 22 250 10
— 8566 350 350 -25 25 280 10
9666 9666 300 -34 29 240 240 14
10915 144 250 250 18
12386 200 -52 350 350 14
13243 13243 175 -56 -030 -030 16
14214 150 -60 050 18
15338 125 -65 040 20
1 16696 100 54 070 10
18082 80 -59 010 8
1 21040 50 -55 070 16
REMAS 30 49 090 11
DATA SouRCE: ETAC Upper-air History Files.
ANALYST: TSgt Dunham
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conclusions, -or publ tions without your permission. Wa request this personal information sc
that if it is deemed necessary, ay contact you for further details.
When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: 8 30
Hour Minules
July 1966 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Your
Itwas around ths first ot the moxth
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): 6 Eastern (Circle One): a. Doylight Saving
b. Central 6. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific Pacie
o. Other
4. Where were you when you saw w the object?
Bloomington Indiana
Neorest Postal Address City or Town City or Town Srata or County Srata or County
How iong was object in sight? 5. How iong was object in sight (Total Duration) (Total Duration a2pr0s.5 a2prer.5
Hours Minutes Soconds
a, Cortain c. Not very sure c. Not very sure
Fairly certain Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight detern mined? watch 2
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? YesX 2
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright
b. Cloudy
(Cireio Ona): : a. in front of you d. To your loft
b. In bock of you a. Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't remember
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FORM.
FTD OCT 62 164 This form supersedes FTD 164, Jul 61, which is obsolete.
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8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a, None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
3 Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember @ Don't remember
you saw object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): b
Q Clear sky @ 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
The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid As a light /
b. Transparent e. Don't remember
c. Vapor
If it appeared as a light, wasi or than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
Brighter c. About the same c. About the same
. Dimmer d.Don't know
Streetlight
The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
6. Like a bright stor
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
Did the object: (Circls One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at amy time? Y00 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 Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yos 20002 Don't know
1. Change shape? Yes Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Ya Don'tknow
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes Don't know
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Wo wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's longth in line with a known object and nota, how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of the
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Draw a plcture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your - sketch anry details
of the obiec saw such as wings. protrusions. etc.. and aspecio vooor troils.
sobright.
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b. In a car c. In open countryside?
e. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) . Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
1. Other g.
the followinng questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving Circle One)
a. North c. East South y West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast ware you moving? — miles per hour.
(Circl One) Yos No
Did you obs
a. Eyeglasses CYo No . Binoculars Yes
you sow
streetlight
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the t fter it lande
into
in the -
ONE object, then how many we
Draw a picture of the direction that they were traveling.
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having
F.B.
When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
Day Month Yoar
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