PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD PROJECT T0073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION LOCATION
8 July 66 9/0115Z 9/01152 Ladd, Illinois one witness one witness
3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Civilian Astr•(meteor) Astr•(meteor)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
less than second Observer noted a mcteor like object, but was much wider.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION The object formed a l80 degree arc which was visible for
only an instant. Object was compared with a small rainbew
Ground Visual that was traveling toward the north. When the object
7. COURSE disappeared, it' did so total ly, leaving no discernable
trail. The celor was speck. like stardust construction
western sky material (dull güld and litt ne space between the
8. PHOTOS speckles, The object did not look like any meteors
or shooting stars that the witness had seen before this
0 Yes sighting.
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Description is consistent withthat of a meteer. The
duration of the sighting is insufficient to obtain a
07 Yes definite shape of the ebject.
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previoue editiona of thle form mey be nesdu

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FTD TDETR)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
16 November 1966
Ladd, 115inois 61329
Dear Mr
Reference your unidentified observation of 8 July 1966. The
information in your letter of 16 October was not suffieient
for evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form
164 and return it in the envelope provided,
We wish to thank you for reporting your obse ervation to the
Air Fores.
Sincerely,
AECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, MajOr, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book

due West from my hom of Ladd.
The phenomenc eemed to be somewhat
star; I have three my life. However. , the three
shooting star tek
white, forming white threadlike ectlv behind. This
phenomenon general made a curved ar sky raveling in
what I considered to be almost a direct north-south direction.
Another somewhat astounding thing that made me remember the entire
split-second occurence was that the arc-shaped path was discernable
cerning these matters have only divulged this happening to one
other person, who promised abything. I wrote this letter
only after had heard the particular discussion mentioned above,
since there seened to be others who gaw t the same thing at ebout the
same time.
cenc 164
sumed to disappe nce
and lift after
the second on turot nomied

conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
that if it is deemed necessary, for further details.
2. Time 15
Hour Minutes
8 July 1966 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Your
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circla Une): .Doylight Saing
b. Contral b. Standarl
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
o. Other
4. Where were you whon you saw the object?
Burean-ILLNONS
Nearest Postai Address City or Town State or County
otal Duration) 11essthan1sec
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. a. Cortain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess d. Just a guess
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? YosX No_-.
.What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHI
a. Bright a. Brighh
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7.IF you saw the object during DAYLIGh -. was the SUN located as you locked at the object?
(Circla One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you e. Overheed
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FTD FORM
OCT 62 164 Thie form supersedes FTD

a. Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare
(Circlo (ine) a. (Fuxzy or blurred) (Circlo(na) (Fuzzy or blurred) .Other . Other
b. Like a bright stor
C. c. Sharply outlined Sharply outlined
d. d. Don't remember
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at amy time? Yos Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? YoD Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes E9:00909 Don't know
. Change brightness? Yes Don't know 1
f. Change shape? Yes Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yos Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yos Don't know

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1"
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Place an arrow beside the dre drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
excapt tor residue usindicnted..
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righf-ro
ha itsistat.
staited tighin the sty, r

cbort % or 19 (abme
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of the object that you saw sucl s or vapor trails.
lttle orno spuce betweon the spockies
laowtom Tree
staited tighin the sty, rot otrean haigow

90°
75"
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path, a "B"at course,
β
A.+b seen at A Tree
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of h arranged, and put an orrow to show the direction that thoy were traveling.

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When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
8 JULY 1966
Day Month Yoar H.S. (siste) Dex
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SW 30,
the beginning ot ihe
path, a "B" at the ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
β
Tree
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