DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8716469
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONWashington DC
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE ·TIME GROUP LOCATION
21 July 66 m1 Jusy o0 21/08552 21/06554 Woshington, D C in,aon, D e (i wicness) (1 Witness)
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian
4. NUIMBER OF OBJECTS NUIMBER OF F OBJECTS
One EcHo I was passing; to north at O9olz heading ECHO I was passing; to north at 09012 heading toward the M. the M.
5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSE RVATION 11. BRIEF SUAMARY AND ANALYSIS 1. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 Minutes 30 Minutes Observer wathod of juet that apparod as a light. The obgect Observer watched of: jeet that ajpearod as a light. The obgect
was bright whitish in color and moved toward the NE. At
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION first object app red to be stati onarh then began to graduall.
Ground-Visual move upward. Th ob ject a reared to be rotating ns it moved.
7. COURSE
NE
8. PHOTOS
0 Yes
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL VIDENCE
0 Yes
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this forem may be ueed.
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Julv 26, 1966
United States Air Force
UFo Department UFO Department
Attention: Miss Sarah Hunt Attention: Miss Sarah Hunt
Enclosed is the Form FTD Oct. 62 Enclosed is the Form FTD Oct. 62 164 Questionnaire. 164 Questionnaire.
- Please
call me if any more information is needed.
Sincerely,
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This qusstionnaire has beon prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possib concerning ths unidontified uerial phanoinenon that you havo observeri.
Please try to answe us many questlons as you possibly can. The information that ycu give will
be used for research urposes. Your nama will not be used in connection with any statenianis,
concius ons, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information se
that if it is deemed necessary, wa may contact you for further dotails.
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1. Whan did you see the object? 55
Qdy Hour Hour Minutsa Minutsa
21 7 lo6 lob (Circle Ona): A.M. P.M. F.M.
or
Doy Month Month Your
.Time Zone: . Time Zone:
(Circle One): Co._ Eastern (Circla One): (a. Eastern (Circle Une):6. DaylightSaving (Circle Une): o. Doyligh: Saving
b. Central Centrol b. Standard
c. Mountain Moumiain
d. Paciflc
o. Other
4. Where ware you when you saw the object?
D.C. canhagto
Noarest Postol Address City or Town Stata or County
.How long wes object in sight? (Total Duration) 30
Hours Minutes Seconds
Cartain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
LappniS oni Dehk
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes No _
6.What was the condition of the sky? 6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT git abut dawn d aleut dawn
o. Bright a. Bright a. Bright a+-4Y
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
IF you sow tho bject during DAYLiGHT, where was the SUN located cs you locked a: the objest? .IF you sow tho objest during DAYLiCHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiest?
(Circle Ona): a In front of you d. To your left NA .1o
b. In bock of you o. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD 0CT 62 164 Thie form supereedos FTD 164, Jul 61, which is obnolete.
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IF you saw tho object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerming tho STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): A aao frt aleut
a. None a. Bright moonlight danen.
bAfow b.Dull moonlight "
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't romember
9. What wore the woathor conditicns at tho timo you saw the objact?
CLOUDS (Circla Ona): WEATHER (Circle One):
$a Cloorsiy (0. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattored clouds c. Modarate or heavy rain
d. Thick or hoavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remomber
10. The objeet oppeared: (Circlo One): 10. The object appeared: (Circlo One):
a. Solid As alight
. Tronsporent . Don't romembor
c. Vopor
1.If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
Co. Brighter c. About the same
. Dimmor d. Don't know
11.1 Comperd brightness to some common object:
lite a tore maule
12.The edges of the object ware:
(Circle One): a. Fuxzy or blurrod
b. Like a bright stor protii
c. Sharply ourtined c. Sharpiy Coriihec
d. Don't remember d. Don'tremember
13. Did the object: 3. Did tho object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appeor to stand still at any tima? Appear to stand still at any tima? Yes No Don't know Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any tima? Yos Yes No No Don't know
C. Break up into parts or axplode? Break up into parts or axplods? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoko? Yos No Don't know
. Change brightness? Yes Yes No No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or flickor? 20 Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? No Don't know
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14. Did the objoct disappear while you were ratching it? If so, how?
ye, Gadually 7 ryentally epeado
Ithn actill Gaeng
1.Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. .IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved bohind: .Cil
16. Did the objset move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? 1.Did the objoet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then te!! what IF you answered YES, then te!! what
in front of: _ in front of: _
17. Tel! in a faw words the following things about tho object:
a. SoundL
b. colar lerighic-hitiil
8.We wish to know the angular sizo. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known objoct and nng, how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performad this experiment ot the tirng of gl
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
nisghe, alovt a theid.
1. Draw a picturs that will show the shape of the objoct or objects. Label and include in your sketch any dotails
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. of the object tha: you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vopor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show ths direction the object was moving. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show tho direction the object was moving.
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the objoct?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then what speed would you estin:ate? _
2.Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the objoct was?
9 a loshing out of
(Circle One) Yes No hidnoom Qeitioay
22. Where were you located when you sow the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. in tho business section of a city?
o. Inside a building b. In. the residential sucticn of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d.Near an airfield?
d. In an airplone (typo) Flying over a city?
. At sec f. Flying over open country?
1. Other 1. Other - g. g.
24. IF you wers MOV IN AN AUTOMOELE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) NA
. North c. East . South y. Wost
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwast h. Northwest
24.2 How fost wers you moving? __miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you ware looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
2.Did you observe the object through any of the following?
o. Eyeglesses Yos No$ . BInoculars Yes №\o
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes $№\or}$
Windshield Yes No" g. Theodolito No
d. Window glass Yas No h. Other
In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, doscribe in your own words a commor
objoct or objocts which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the objoct which you saw
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2. In the following skotch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place un "A." on the rurver: line to show how
high the objoct was above the horizon (skyline) when yeu first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line ic.
show how high the objoct was above the horizon (skyline) when you last suw it. Place an "'A on the compass
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw thm objoct.
75 1
60°
NW NU
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2. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mado. Place an "A at the boginning of the
path, a "at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obisct, then how many wore there? _ 2e.
Draw a pictur of how they were orranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that thoy wore traveling.
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
No /
3. Was anyone sise with you at the time you saw the objoct? (Circle One) Yos No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yos
31.2 Please list their names and oddresses:
sligy.
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D.C.
.Pleass give the following informaticn about yourself: 32. Pleass givs the following informaticn about yourself:
NAME Middlo Name
Lost Name First Namo
ADDRESS D.. 20011. Warh.
City Zona Stoto
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE SEX
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Det iip a litli ealy and loikout the
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3.When and to whom did you report that you had seen the objoct? 33.When and to whom did you report that you had seen the objoct? tei Sanak Hhn Sei Sanak Hrnt
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