PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE : TIME GROUP LOCATION
8 September 66 09/0130Z Clarksburg, West Virginia Clarksbu.s, West Virginia (Multiple) (Multiple)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION . CONCLUSION
Civilian Civilian git gist
3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS At the time of the observation Arcturus was on an azimuth of 283
One deg at an elevation of 15 deg.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
70 Minutes 70 Minutes Observers watched an object in the western sky for over one Observers watched an object in the western sky for over one
6. hour before it appcared to begin to mov ve toward the NW. The
TYPE OF OBSERVATION object was spinning like a top and had lights flashing from i
Ground-Visual Its movements were ; similar to a helicopter-up and down side-
7. COURSE ways. It would completely black out at times and then appear
in a different place.
NW ARCTURUS being a yellow-orange colored star with a stellar
8. PHOTOS magnitude of approximately 0.2 is quite bright when low on th'
horizon. The available information is consistent with that
n Yes of a star.
XxNo
VIDENCE
07 Yes
XNo
FORM
FTD SFP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thin form may be used.
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U.S. AIR FORCE INFORMATION 7
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This questionnaira has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possibls concerning the unidontified dorial phanonenon that you have observei.
Please try to answer as many questlons as you possibly can. The information that ycu give wil!
be used for research purposos. Your name will not be used in connection with any statomants,
conclusions, or publications without your permissior. We request this porsonal information sc
that if it is daomed necessary, wo may contact you for furthor details.
1. When did you see the object? I. When did you see the object? 2. . Time or ga?" Fime of da9i3C
Hour Hour Minutea Minutea
8 Lept 1964 194 (Circle Ono): A.M. or or (F.M.) (P.M.)
Day Day Month Month Your Your
.Tima Zone: .Time Zone:
(Circle One): Eosterny Eosterry (Circla One): o.Doylight Soving) (Circla One): o.DoylightSoving
b. b. Cantral b. Standard
c. Mountoin
d. Paciflc
e. Other
4. Where were you whan you saw the object?
Ldakslurg W.2a
Necrast Postal Addross City or Town Stata or County
(Total Duration) /-10
Hours Minutes Seconds
o. Cectain c. Not very sure
b.Fairly certain
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
5.2 Was cbjest in sight continuously? NoK
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NICHT
o. Bright Bright a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7.IF you sow the objoct during DAYLIGHT, whore was the SUN loccted as you locked at the obiest? 7.IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, whore was the SUN loccted as you locked at the obiast?
(Circle One): a. in front of you d. To your loft
b. In back of you o. Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't remamber
FORM Cti-28F
FTD OCT 62 164 Thla form supereodon PTD 164. jul 61, which is obsolete.
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8. IF you sow the abject at NiGlT, whar did you notics conceming the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle Ono):
a, a. Bright moonlight
b.Afow b. Dull moonlight
c. Mony cNo moonlighT pitch dark
d. Don't romamber d. Don'i romambar
9. What were the weathar conditiens at the time yeu saw the objoct?
CLOUDS (Circle Ona): WEATHER (Circla Ona):
oClear sky a. Ory
b. Hazy b. Feg, mist, or lighi roln
c. Scottored elouds c. Moderate or haovy rain
d. Thick or hoavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't ramomber
10. Tho object appoarsd: (Cirele Qna):
cia-jt
b. Tromsporent 0. Don't remember
c. Yopor
11. If it appeorad es a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
Brighter c. About the some
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compore brightness to some common object:
shi dtpic nligh fsgoffin
12. The odges of the abject were:
(Circle One): a(Furzy or blurrnd) e. Other
b. Like a bright stor
c. Sharply ourlined.
d. Don'tremember d. Don'tremember
13. Did the objoet: (Circle One for eoch qusstion) (Circle One for eoch quostion)
a. Appear to stond still ot ony tima? Yes Yes Don't know Don't know
b. Suddonly spaed up and rush away at any time? Suddonly spaed up and rush owoy at any time? @:eet Don't know
c.. c. Brack vo into parts or axploda? Brack vo into parts or axploda? Yes Yes 9:9099 Don't know
d. d. Give off smoko? Yes Don't know Don't know
o. Change brighinass? Yos Don't know Don't know
1. Change shope? Don't know
9. Flash or flickar? No Don't know
h. Disoppear and reappeor? No Don't know

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.Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos) No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, thon tell what
it moved behind: _
.Did the objoet move in front of something at any time, porticularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (No) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then te!! what
in front of: __
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxporiment at the tirny of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
fti rall).
Draw a picture that will show the shape of tho object or objects. Labal and includo in your sketch any details
of the objeet that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the objoct was moving. Place an arrow beside the drowing to show the direction the objoct was moving.
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(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?
(Circle One) Yes No
2Where 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 oi a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c.Outdoors) d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplone (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
1. Other g.
24.2 How fos: were you moving? - _miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you wore looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yos No
25. Did you obsarve the object through any of llowing?
a. Eyeglosses Yos No e. Binoculars Yes No
.Sun glasses Yos No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window gless Yes No h. Other
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27. In the following skotch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "" on the curverd line to show how
high the objoct was above the horizon (skyline) whon yeu first saw It. Ploce a "B" on the same curved line tc
show how high the objoct was abovs the horizon (skylins) when you_ last suw it. Ploce an "" on the compass
when you firs? saw lt. Ploce a "B" on the compass whers you last saw the ohlect.
90• 73°
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28. . Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A' at tho baginning of the
peth,  "" af the ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
29. IF thors was MORE THAN ONE obioct, then how many were there? -
Draw a pisture of how they wors orronged, and put an arrow to show the direction that thay worn travuling.

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30. Hava you ever seen this, cr a sin imilar objoct bofore. If so give date or dates ond location.
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Was anyone s with you at tho time you saw the objoct? (Circle One) las No
31.1 IF you answered YEs, did thoy soo the object too? Circle Ono) Yos No 7
31.2 Plecse list their namas and addresses:
So Patufat 20 3
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32. Pleose give tho following Information about yourself:
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33.When and to whom did you report that you had soon the object? 33.When and to whom did you report that you had soan the object? De tebolitorofEho
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Day Month Year

Nutter Jart, W.n 8Sept+ lo.6
FTD (TDETR)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
27 September 1966
Nutter Fort, West Virginia Nutter Fort, West Vi 26303
Dear Mr
Reference your unidentified observation of 8 September l966.
AdOO 3TA The information which we have received is not sufficient for
evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164
AAOO SHATTNLEO and return it in the envelope provided. and return it in the envelo eprovided.
We wish to thank your observation to the
Air Force.
Sincerely,
EZCTOR QUIN LLA, Jr, Major, USAP
Chief, Proj Blue Book