PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD ..72
1. DATE· TIME GROUP LOCATION
33 Aug 66 23592 Columbus, Chio 2 witnesses
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Unidentified √
NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one then five
5 LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
15 minutes Ooservers watched a luminous white objvet strndin; object
6 TYPE OF OBSERVATION in a fixed position for approxinately i5 minutes prior
to it spliting up into five diffurant objeots. Thess
Ground Visual Bx additional objecis oli atreaked away towtrd the west.
7. COURSE Everything was comblotely gone in ibout rivs secutts after
the initial object b'oke up into t.: different smiier
westward objects. The sky was clear and no svkrs were visxoid.
8. PHOTOS Dr. Hynek personally interviowed ths wiunosse. ahe feels
Yos that somethin;, unuoe i was indeud v-. . ..recons.enaed
No that the case ce mude unidentifien.
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
X No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previoun editions of this form may be used.
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DEARBORN OBSERVATORY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201
3 November 1966
FTD TDETR)
Research and Aerial Phenomena Division
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio 45433
Attn: Major Hector Quintanilla
Dear Major Quintanilla:
In answer to your letter of 19 October 1966 requesting me to look into the
sighting of Mr. made on 23 August l966, I have the
following to r report.
I visited M at his home in Columbus where he lives with Mrs.
speak of, th was a s rward, non-sensational manner.
Both of them observed this phenomenon: it v was called to Mr
attention by Mrs they were both out in the backyard at the
time of late twilight. not yet went out in the
the full l description. Their re-
telling of the story tallied very well with the original statements made
in Form 164 and so there point retelling them here I checked a
few details such as the color of th main object which vas white, and that
of the ancillary objectswas a silver metallic color. The original object 2
occupied about one/tenth of the total field of the binoculars and when it b
suddenly broke up and five objects fanned out from it to th suddenly broke up and five objects fanned out from it to the west, he followed west, he followed
them with the binoculars for a few them with the binoculars for a few seconds until they just seemed to vanish. seconds until they just seemed to vanish.
When he turned the binoculars back to the to the original spot he could riginal spot he no longer 2
find the original object. find the original object.
This case must remain unidentified unless we take the trouble to ask the KIA
Columbus newspapers Columbus newspapers to publish publish a short note asking other people in Columbus short note asking other people in Columbus
whether they had seen whether they had this sighting on 23 August l966. I am sure these this sighting on 23 August 1966. I am sure these IAI
newspapers would newspapers would cooperate and I personally think it worth a try. A letter

Major Quintanilla Page 2 3 November 1966
from your office, I believe, would be more effective than one from North-
western University which is not in Ohio. I would suggest that Lt. Marley
address the letter to the editors of the Columbus Citizen an d Columbus
Dispatch, asking whether they would run a short story about nis sighting.
This would enable us to make a triangulation ar oproximate
height of the object.
The original object seemed to be like a big star but appeared to have a
definite disk to it. Mr Indicated that he even thought that the
center was a little darker than the outside. The binoculars were in good
focus since he is used to using them and said he kept checking the focus as
he observed them. The central object was under observation for better than
l0 minutes before it broke up.
It is an odd sighting It is an odd sighting in that it doesn't fit any general pattern, but I am in that it doesn't fit any general pattern, but I am
afraid it must remain unidentified. I don't see how we can quite afraid it must remain unidentified. e fit a
balloon into the reported maneuver. I balloon into the reported mai aneuver. He stated definitely that it did He stated definitely that it did not not
appear to be an explosion explosion a disintegration but rather an expulsion disintegration but rather an expulsion of n of
five objects that moved uniformly out from the central object and at a
considerable apparent speed. *
I believe this covers the sighting the sighting g unless you are able to get unless you are able to get further
reports from other sources.
Sincerely yours,
allen
J. Allen Hynek
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnair has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible oncarning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer smany questions as ycu possibly can. The information that you give will
conclusions, or publicaticns without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
When did you see the object? Time of day: 7 00
Hour Minutes
23rd August 1966
Au (Circle One): (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.) P.M.
Day Month Month Year
. Time Zone: 3.Time Zone:
(Circle One): (Circle One):a.) a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central Standard . Standard
c. Mountain 1
d. d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
COLUMBUS OH1D
Necrest Postal Address City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Totol Duration) O 15
Hours Minutes Seconds 101
. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? I went out in the yurd at Tios P.m. at the termination
of a.T.V.projrum I wns watching. The object was there then.
5.2 Was object in sight ccntinuously? Yes No Ii disoppeared at Ti1s
bymt
.What was the condition of the sky? 1
TWILIGHIT TWI
DAY) NIGHT 6
a. Bright-ALM:TTWILIGiET BrighT-ALMOT TWILGIET a. Bright
b. b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
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7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
SUN HAD ALREAVY ALREADY SET BEHIND T BEHINDTREESA ND HOUSZS HouszS
(Circle One): : a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right c. To your right .Don't remember f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 This form supersedes FT7) 164, Jul 61, which is obeolete.
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8.IF you saw the object a* NIGHT, what did you notice co- cerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle Ore): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
None a. Bright moonlight ST71 760 11G117
b. A few b. Dull moonlight FOR MOGNLIGIT-
Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark DONT BELIEVE MOON
d. d. Don't remember WAS VISIRLE INSKY AT
THIS TIME.
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered Coud c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow Snow
e. e. Don': remember Don': remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One): 111
0. Sotid d. As a light
b. Transparent e. e. Don't remember 11
c. Vapor Vapor
If it appeared as a ligh, was it brighter than the brightest stors? (Circle One):
a. Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightnass to some common object:
ABOUT HOR 5TIMES JNIGHTER THAN BRIGHTST PAAETS.
The edges of the obiect were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred c. Other CIRCUAAR. :
b. Like r bright star 21.
c.) Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. a. Appear to stand still at any time? till at any time? Yes Yes No Don't know
b. b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yas 2 No) Don't know
c. c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts or explode? Yrs Yrs No Don't know
d. d. Give off smoke? Yes No) No) Don't know
e. e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No) No) Don't know Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappecr? Disappear and reappecr? Yes No No Don't know
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
YES, AFTK STANDING INAFAED POS ITI ON FOR THE 15 MINOTED
OF CONTINUOUS CESERVATION IT SOPPENLY SELMED TO BREAK UP MNTY
59R6 DEFINITE PARTS WHIKCH ALL STREAKED AWAY TOWARD THE WEST
LIKE INDIVIDUAL AIRCRAFT. THES AND ALL TRACES oT OF THIS BRIGIT OBJECTCOM-
P.ETAY DISAPPEARET IN ABUT$OR SE&NDS TIME,IHAD RirtrrtA2 ATHE
Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? OBJECT ATTHIS TME.
(Circle One): V Yes No) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: BLT LOW SCATTEFED STRATUS CLOUDS CAME BEIAIA
ME AND TIE OSJEST FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIMEON A WEST BY NORTHIUTST
W/ND
Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (No) No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of: _
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: .Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. SOUND ABSOLUTTY NONE DISCERMBLE. 0. SOUND ABSOLUTTY NONE DISCERNBLE.
b. Color _ LUMINCLS WHITE - LIKE A PLANET.
8We 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?
THE ENTRE ROUND OBJECT WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST
ABOUT COVERED,
Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objocts. 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. DUNT
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. VAPOR
NO RT OF FLIGIA
D LINE LINES
WEST 0
WEST
↑ . 2. 181
ORTECT ORJECT WHEN FIRST WHEN FIRST SIGHTLEDNAS SIGHTLEDWAS 0 2
STATIONARY FOR STATIONARY FOR THE 15 MNUTES THE -15 MRNUTES
T T VIEWED IT VIEWED IT UNTIL UNTIL IT BROKE IT BROKE ↑ .↑
OP INTO EASILY SEEN SEGMENTS WHICH wHICH CAS IN THIS ARAWING)
STREAKED WESTWARD ATHIGH SPEED AND DISAPPARED in ABANT 5 TO 5
SECONDS LEAUNG HESCLUTELY NOTHING (NO CLOUDS-NO STAR. TRAILS IN
THEN COMPLETELY CLEAR SKY.

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20Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No)
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? _
(Circle One) (Yes) No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? FEET
Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
Inside a building b.) In the residential section of a city?
b.In a car c. In open countryside?
Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
dIn an airplane (type) . Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Other
Yes
25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes
. Sun glasses f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other_
In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
SEVERAL XARGE PLANEIS (AT THEIRERIGAUAST JOINED INTO
ONE ARGER LARGER ONE, I THOOGHT TAAT I DEILCIEDTHROUGH
1 POWER BINGCULARS) A BINOCULARS A SLIGHTLY DARKER CENTER WHILE THE SLIGHTLY DARKER CENTER L WHILE THE
OBJECT ARTCT WAS STUL STILL IN IN ITS ROUND(ONE PIECE)PHASE.→

90° A75°
60°
A SINCE AFTER.
BREAKUP OF SINGLE" 1
NE
OBRETA THE IN-
DIUIDUAL OBJECTS
30 PISAPPEARED
WHILE iN
PLAIN SIGHT
SW S6
3 0R 4 SECONOS
OF WESTWARD 11 FANNED-OUT"
O FLIGHT IN WHICH THEY
ABOUT AS SHUNN IN NUMBER I9(RIGAT ILLUS.)
THESE MOVING TOWARD THE DISAPPEARED
THEN AFTER PERHAPS 3 OR 4 SECONDS- OR 4 SECONDS THEY
COMPLETELY. THERE WAS WAS NOTHING NOTHING OF THE OBJECT LEFT OBJECT LEFT
THE SKY NUAS CLEAR, NO STARS 1 STARS IN SIGHT(A LITTLE TOO
FARLY FAR FAR STARS) T HAVEAL STARS) LREAVY PRAWN PICTURES TO 1LUISTKATE SREAN-
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Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
NO,
Was anyone else 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:
MR
OLUMBO5,011O A-OMD0520T7O
.
Please give the following information about yourself: .Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME NAME
Last Name Last Name First Name First Name Middle Name Middle Name
ADDRESS COLOMBOS OH/0
Street City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE 42 SEX MALE
Inat yaditinal foatin abyurseicludig ysplexpeinc whi t  pertt.
I AM A TEACHER (6+h GRADE) IN COLUMBUS,
oF THE UNITED STATES
SERVED AS A MEMBER
ARmy AIR CORPS DURING WWIT,
RAPAR-NAUIGATOR 26 COMBAT MISSIONS W1177
BOMBARPIER FLYING HOURS
B-29'5 AGAINST JAPANOMN 9OO SERUKE
.When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? 33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
24 th AOGUST 1966 (INITIAL REPORT (INITIAL REPOR PH NED /N NED AN
Day Day Month Year By MRS MRS.
TO CAPT TO CAPT ,
JOHN YOUNG

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