DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8293350
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONSpringfield Ohio
FRAMES11
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PROJECT 1OS73 RECORD
1. DATE· TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
29 Cct 66 30/0330Z Springrield, Chio (Mltiple)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Possible (AIRCRAFT
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
. Observers watched a watched a semi-circle glow like a flame of a candle glow like e a flame of a candle
10 Seconds 10 Seconds
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION travel up diagonally travel up diagonally toward toward the sky until it was out of sight.
The object was larger than any The object was larger than any falling star trail the witnesse star trail the witnesse
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual have seen. No sound was heard have seen. No sound was heard during the observation. during the observation.
7. COURSE
WSW
8. PHOTOS
DN
2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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75° B
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path, a "B"" at the ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE objact, then how many were there?
Draw a pictura of h they wore arranged, and put an crrow to show the direction that they ware traveling.
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Day Month Year
35. ho specific pointa of the
quastionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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Oct 66
, FTD (TDETR)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Onio 45433
31 October 1966
Mrs
Springfield, Ohio 45503
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ASO ST ETV110 0 0 0PNMO Dear Mrs.
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Reference your unidentified observation of October 1966.
The information which we have received is not sufficient
for evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD
Form lé4 and retu Form lo4 and ret 41 It in the envelope provided. provided.
We wish to thank you fo observation to
the Air Force. Force.
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Sincerely,
HECTOR ILLA, Jr, Major, USAF LLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Lue Bock Lue Bock
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CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a Clear sky 0. Dry
b. Hazy Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scatternd clouds c. Moderote or heavy rain
d. Thick hoavy clouds Snow
•. Don't remomber
10. The object appeared Circle Ono).
a. Solid dAs a light
. Transpoient a. Don't remember
c. Vapor
1If it appeored as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter c. About the same
6. Dimmer d. Don't know
object were:
(C.clo(n0)a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright stor
c. Sharply outlinad
d. Don't remember
.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear ond reappear? Yes No Don't know
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conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information sc
that if it is deemod necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see objoct? 30
Hour Minutas
2q$}$ Oct 1966 (Circle One):
A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Your
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): Daylight Saving
b. Contral 6. Standard /
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
o. Other
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Noarest Postal A Address City or Town State or County
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? _
5.2 Wos object in sight continuously? Yes
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a.
b. Cloudy Cloudy
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(Circl Ona): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you . Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't remember
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FTD OCT 62 164 This form aupersodes F obsolste.
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(Circle One):
a. in: the business section of a city?
o. Insido a building b. In the residential suction si a city?
b. In a car c. In opon countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) . Flying over a city?
e. At sea f.
1. g. Other
questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? Circle Ona)
a. North c. East . South y. West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwast
24.2 How fast were you moving? — _miles por hour.
objoct or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same app
ai L alight roanti
a sanes shoped bsse :AA
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in front of:
Toll in a fow words the following object:
a.Sound
b. Color
. Wo wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's langth in line with a known ubjoct and is
much of the object is coverad by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxperiment at the tin: i i
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b. In a car c. In opon countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) o. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over opan country?
1. Other g.
UTOMOBILE or other vehicle at ostions:
24.1 What direction were you movin Circle One)
0. North c. East South y. Wost
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _ ..miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any
(CinnloOno) Vo
you sow
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. Did the object disappear you werc 10
ind something at any , particularly a cloud?
(Circle Ona): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answored YEs, thon tell what
it moved behind: ifi
16. Did th objeet move in front of spmething at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tn!i wirst
in front of: _.
17. Tell in a few words object:
a. Sound _
b. Color.
8. Wo wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known ubjoct and i
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxperimont at the ti: i i.s
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
IlI
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plus who were there. Springficld,
NAME Last Name First Name Middlo Name
ADDRES Ohie
Street Ciy Zone Stato
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE SEX
Indicate any ation about yourself, exporionca, which might be pertinenr.
When and to whom did you roport that you had sean the object? 2220 LUFAF
didgie gut the right
Day Month Year
office