PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE ·TIME GROUP i. JATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
7 July 66 7 July 66 8/0015Z Centerville, Ohio (4 witnesses) (4 witnesses)
3. SOURCE 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Aircraft (possible) Aircraft (possible) 7
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS '
Six 4
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 minutes Observer noted "coffee-cup" shaped objectsthat appeared to
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION make sharp turns and approach and recede from observer.
Objects were bright white in color with no noticable pro-
Ground Visual trusions. Observer heard explosion. Object rapidly vanished
7. COURSE after being observed for an estinated io minutes.
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8. PHOTOS
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5 No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Previous editlons of thie fora may bo usnd.

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IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? 2. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? 6 6
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Please give the following g information about yourself:
NAME Last Name First Name Middle Name
ADDRES S.onterville thio
City Zone Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE AGE 30 30 SEX SEX M M
SAleJMAN SA/eJMAN No Spe PNCL
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When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? NO Exfo Flsewkere
July 6
Doy Month
FTD Duty O fc

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34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 7 July 1966
Dpy Month Year
35. 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.

needed.
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16. 26 February 1966, Bartlett, New Hampshire
I have in my files for 26 February 1966, Manchester. New
Hampshire. I do not seem to find a Bartlett, New Hampshire
case. See attached supplemental sheet A.
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17.17 July 1966, Centerville, Ohio.
Temporarily no this case when I visit
Dayton.
18.9 9 February 19 67, Odessa, Delaware.
Since by an admitted breakdown in commmunications the Dover
Air Force Base delayed some five months in investigating this case, five months in investigating this case,
all I have is the NICAP report. all I have is the NICAP report. Evaluation pending my getting a a
copy of the Air Force investigation of copy of the Air Force investigation of same. Based on NICAP same. Based on NICAP
report, the sighting is obviously unidentified.
I have only the card on this case, but judging from it there
seems to be a possibility that this one-witness case was caused
by low-flying birds reflecting light. The sighting lasted 4 to
10 seconds, and witness mentions a high-pitched chirping noise.
20. 1 April 1967, Wellington or Loco, Texas.
in this case, much of it

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as pos oncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answ questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research Your name will pot 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. may contact you for further details.
When did you see the object? Time of day: 9 IS
Hour Minutes
7 July 66 (Circle One): A.M. P.M.
or
Day Month Year
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One):a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
Central b. Standard
C. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Montgonery
Centenville Cevtenville Ohio Ohio
Nearest Postal Address Nearest Postal Adgress City or Town City or Town State or County
5. How long was 5.How long was in signt Total Duration) 10 10
Hours Hours Minutes Minutes Seconds
a. 2. Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? 1sTMATed 1sTinaIed
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 5.2 Was obiect in sight continuously? Yes NoX No X
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6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY FRENG NIGHT
a. Bright Clean a.
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. 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 154, Jul 61, which is obsolets.

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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):
None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many .c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember
2
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember
10. Ihe object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid d.As a light
b. Transparent e. Don't remember
c. c. Vapor Vapor
I tappearedas a ight ws t righter than the brightest starsCircle ne): 1If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter a. Brighter c. About the same
b. Dinmer b. Diinmer d. Don't know d. Don't know
11.1 Compare
The edges of the object were: 12. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright star b. Like a bright star
Sharply outlined '
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 s 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 brightness? Yes Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes @@2 Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes Don't know

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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:
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. Toll in a few words the following things about the object:
Boom
b. Color Bricht white
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
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
UNKNOWN
Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
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(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
In the business section of a city?
a.I Inside a building 6. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors Near an airfield?
d. I In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. .At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. g. Other
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) NIA
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _miles per hour.
(Circie One) Yes No
a. Eyeglasses Yes No) e. Binoculars Yes No
Yes
object or objects which, when placed up in t h you saw. -
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