DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8296846
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONTroy New York
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
. DATE · TIME GROUP 2LOCATION
26 Sept 66 27/01302 Troy, New York one
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Aircraft(possible)
1. NUMBER OF OSJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS AND ANALYSIS
3 minutes
Observer was in his house when he felt the room getting
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION warm. He got up and went to the window and saw a bright
Ground Visual Ground Visual light in the sky. He watched this light for about a min- light in the sky. He watched this light for about a min-
ute before it started to move. The object then began to
7. COURSE move toward the observer., and flew over the building
SW he lives in. object appeared to have a red and green
light, and appeared as a bright star when first observed.
3. PHOTOS The observer reported no sound. Since this incident the
n Yes witness has seen additional UFOs.
MXNO The description is consistent with that of an aircraft
2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE observation. The red and green light is characteristics
of aircraft lighting.
17 Yes
XX No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thls form may be used.
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenoimenon that you havo olserveri.
Please try to answer as many questlons as you possibly can. The information that ycu give will
b usod for research purposes. rour name will not be used in connection with any statenienis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information sc
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? . Time of dag
Hour Minutea
(Circle One): iCircle One): A.M. A.M. or P.M. P.M.
Day Month Yeur
. Time Zone: 3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): (Circle One): a. Eastern a. Eastern (Circle Une): (Circla Une): a. Daylight Soving
b. Contral Contral b. Standard Standard
c. Mountain
d. Paciflc
. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the objoct?
TRov
Pst Postal Address City or Town State or County
(Totel Duration)
Hours Minutes Seconds
. Certain c. Not very sure ABOUT 3NNGE
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How wes time in sight determined? —
5.2 Wos obinet in sight continuously? Yes No_
6. What was the condition of the sky? 6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. b. Cloudy Cloudy
7. IF you sow the objoct during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you locked at the obiest? 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you locked at the obiest?
(Circle One): a. In front of you (Circle One): : o. In front of you d. To your left d. To your left
b. In bock of you e. Ovorheod
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 Thie form supereedos FTD 164, jul 61, which is obsolete.
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.IF you saw tho object at NIGtiT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): 7
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d.Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw objoct?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light roin
c. Scatternd clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
Thick ox hoory clouds Thick sx houvy clouds d. Snow
•. Don't remember
10. The objec: appeared: (Circle One). 10. The objec: appeared: (Circle One).
o. Solid d. As a light
b. Transpo:ont 6: Don't remember
c. Yapor
1.If it appeared as a light, was it brighrer than tho brightest stars? (Circle One):
Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d.Don't know 1
11.1 Compars brightness to some common object:
12. The edges ci tho abject were:
(Cuclo(nn) o. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright stor
C. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember Don' remember -
.Did the object: Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't know
b. b. Suddanly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes NO Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes 2 Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Give off smoke? Yes Don't know
•. •. Change brightness? Change brightness? Yos Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yos Don't know
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14. Did the objoct disappear while you werc ratching it? If so, how?
1.Did the object move behind something at any time, particulurly a cloud?
(Circle One) Yos No Don't Know. IF you snsworod YEa, then tell what
it moved behind:
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1. Did the objeet move in front of spmething at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, theu t#!! wist
in front of:
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17. Tall in a few words the following things about the object:
. Sound
1 2
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
CANTTELL ACCUNATELY,OBJECT wouLdAPPEie
SMALLEN thEN Match stick.
1. Draw a picture that will show the shape of tho object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any dotails
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place on arrew beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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(Circle One) Yes (N)B MoveIM
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) (Yos No
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2Where were you located when you sow the object? - 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. in the business section of a city?
.Inside a building b. (In the residential suction oi a city?
b. In a car c. In opon countryside?
c. Outdoors d.Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. A sea f. Flying over open country?
1. g.
.iF you wers MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete tho following questions:
24.1 What direction ware you moving? (C Circle One)
0. Nor c. Ecst South y. Wost
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? - miles par hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you ware looking at the object?
(Cirels One) Yos No
25. Did you obsorve the object through any of the following?
a. (Eyoglassos Yos . Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yos f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshiald Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window gless Yes No h. Other_
2In order that you can give as claar a picture as possible of what you saw, dascribe in your own words a common 2. In order that you can give as cloar a picture as possible of what you saw, dascribe in your own wor
object or objects which, whon placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the objoct whlch you sow. objoct or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as tha objoct whlch you sow.
ADN AON
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show how high the objoct was above the horizon (skyline) when you last suw it. Place an on the compass
when you flrst saw it. Ploce a "B" on the compass where you last saw the ohjoct.
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SU. S0
2. Draw a pisture that will show the motion that the objsct or objects made. Place an "A at tho boginning of tho
path, a "t the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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29. IF there Was MORE T HAN ONE object, then how many ware there?.
Draw a picture of ho w they were arrangad, and put an arrow to show the direction that thoy were travuling.
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30. Have you ever seen , or a similar objoct before. If so give date or dates and location.
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Was anyore slse with you at the time you saw the objoct? (Circle One) Yes No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the objoct too? (Circle One) Yos No
31.2 Ploese list thoir names end oddresses:
32. Plaose 32. Ploose infarmation about yourself: infarmation about yourself: S
NAME
First Name Middlo Name
ADDRESS
CIty Zone Steto
TELEPHC ONE NUMBER AGE SEX
sperience, which might be pertinenr.
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3.When and to wham did you repart that you had sean the object? . When and to whom did you repert that you had sean the object?
2.7 2.7
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.Date you complet his questionnaire: 2 1a
Dey Month Yoor 1
Inatin whc prtinnt whics uat cv n tspec pot
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE OF
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO ATTN OF: TDET/UFO 2 February 1967
SUBJECT: UFO Observation, 26 Jep 66
TO:
Lork 12150
Reference your unidentified observation. The information which Reference your unidentified observation. The information which
we have received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation.
M Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in
the envelope provided, Thank you for reporting your observation
to the Air Force.
JAMES C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Director echnology and Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope
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