DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8297687
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONStone Harbor New Jersey
FRAMES15

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PROJECT 1DO73 RECORD
1. DA:F · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
1.1 0st 66 2430Z Stone Harbor, New Jersey
3. SOUNCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
1. NUMRER OF OBJECTS
Q
One
. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
15 minutes SEE CASE FILE
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Director T
Ground Visual
7. COURSE . K2H3.601.
Maxwell AFB, Alabama ATTN: Archivas Branch Aerospoce Studies Inst
SW-NW-S RETURN TO: -12 Oct1
3. PHOTOS
n Yes SMC A
No
19. PHYSICAI EVIDENCE of
17 Yes
X No
FORM
F·TD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provlous editions of thie form may be used.
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(Circle One):
a. in the business section of a city?
Inside a building b. In. the residential sucticn oi a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
Oudors (on beach) d. Near an airfield?
d.In an airplone (type) Flying over a city?
. At sea .
1. Other _ g.
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the followirg questions:
24.1. What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East South u. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
It look like 3 triangles placed in the sky.
with slightly vounded edges. It was sharply outlned
AD
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8. We wish to know the angulor size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known ubject and l? "
much of the objoct is covered by the heod of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the tirn: i si.s
C17 a dlistunce
over U.S was the sice of the dvawlng
Drow a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the objoct 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 object was moving.
Amber coloved
Lights
V It was clark
avound the vest
Aclual Size (over Head)
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No
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his address. I dont know it
32. Ploase give the ellowing infermation about yourself:
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Leat Neme Lest Neme Middlo Nome Middlo Nome
ADDRE ADDR treet Stone Harbor Zo Zom New Jersey New Jersey-
Sreot Ciy City State
TELEPHONE TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE 17 AGE 17S sEx inale sEx male
metion about yourself, including at I experience, which might be pertinent.
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When and to whem did you repert that you had seen the object? Gentlemen I Kant give
the exact daite. The only
Doy Month Your thivig I veported it to was
Projed BlueBook.
You have my letther in
your f.les1 assume.
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2. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mado. Place an "A'at the beginning of the
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
Came Back A Came back
overtop of me
But it appeared as
at once
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34. Date you comp stionnaire: 15 Ee.h-- 67
Dey Menth ,Yo
Information which you foo pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific pointsof the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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earlier, for now we are t unable to undertake a comprehensive
investigation due to the I lapse of time. Air activity records 2
are normally destroyed after. thirty days) therefore, it would
be imposaible to check the records on the date of your obser-
vation.
Although we are unable to identify positively the stinulus,
your information will be added to the present data base.. C4
Thank you for reporting your obeervation to the Air Porce.
Sinceraly,
ocries. af Information
arbor Jew Jeraey O8247
COCRDINATED By (Office Symbol, Name, Grade, Date).
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Project Blue Book Information Office
Safoi - Washington D. C. 20330
Gentlemen:
I am writing you letter to you that
my friend and/ saw a
UFO. We have been hesitating to wrnite to you
for fear we will be vidiculed because I am
ridiculed all day by my classmates They think
follows, Anatomy of Ph
cn Uridentified Flying Objects, Flying Saucers,
The Starting Evidenie of the invasion from
Octer Space, and Flying Savcers Sevious B
I think that The Report on Unidentified
Flying Objects was the most interesting. I
belive in UFO almost entively. 1 hope
send
and Thope the answer is that there a are T64 1003742
crafts from other world beside ouro
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Ot6 MENT OF
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO OP TDET/UFO 16 February 1967
ATTN
SUBJeCt: UFO Observation i Cet 66 10ct 66
Stone Harkew, N.J.
08247
Reference your unidentified observation. The information which
we have received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation.
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.
AMES C. MANATT, COlOneL, USAF AMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Director f Technology echnology yand Subsystems and Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope
P C B E/E
FMIE B /LAL
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The Details of our investigation
Date - October 1, 1966
TIme - 7:15.PM t0 about 7:30 Pm, about clusk,
Divection travelling - Southwest then Northwest
then South toward us,
Aproximate Height - about 200 ft,
Color- It was a pale pink in the distance and
as it flew over vs it had 3 pale amber lights.
The lights did not blink,
Sound-There was no sound..
Size - 1t was about 200 ft in diameter and
wbout the size of a jet hoigh in the sky.
Brightness - In the distance it was the size of
Sinus and :camber ligts were about the s si2e
of onedun sized stav.
Wecather Conditions- it was a Weather Conditions- it was c a cool clear night with. a cool clear night with
a few large clouds.
Location. 98t St. on the beach and 96th St on the 2
heach in Stone Harbor, New versey
Duvation- it all lasted about 15 minules then it
disappeaved
Comments
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object swared Back and forth slightly
③ the lights were in the
Sincerely
P.S. Please write and 4\fra}$
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Stone Harbor, New Jevsey
08247
FTD(TDET-UFO)
Project Blue Book
Wright-Pattevson Air Force Wright-Pallevson Air
Base, Ohio 45433
Gentlemen: sentlemen:
but I couldn't find it after I filled it out. Would you please send but I couldnt find it after / filled it out. Would you please send
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think it is. I suvely doi't know.
Do you, have any information on UFos that I might have?
of your great ovganization, Pvoject
Blve Book. I have vead many magazines, pamphlets, and book
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL I
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenoinenon that you hove observed.
Please try to answer as many questlons as you possibly can. The information that ycu give will
be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statemienis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information sc
that if it is deemed necessary, may contact you for further details.
1.When did you soe the object? . Time of day:- 15
Hour Minutns
Oct .1966 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Doy Month Yeur
. Time Zone:
(Circle One): Cire a. Eastern Eastern (Circle U Doylight Soving Daylight Saving
Central Contral Standard /
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw 4. Where were you on you sav ject? fect?
Stone Harbor Stone Harber Newdevsey..
Noarest Poe Noarest Pos City or Town Stata or County State or County
.How long was object in s Total Duration) 15
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Cortain c. Not very sure
b Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time In sight determined? watch
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? YosX
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you locked at the obiest?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you •. Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 Thie form supe Jul 6l, which is obeoloto.
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8IF you sow the object at NIGHiT, what did you nolice conceming the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (C.ircle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): 1
None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many No moonlight - pitch dork
d. Don't remember Dan't remember
9. What were w ather conditions at the time you saw joct?
CLOUDS (Circl One): WEATHER (Circl One):
a. Clear sky o. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light roin
c Scarternd clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
Thick on hoovy clouds Snow
•. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One): 10. The abject appeared: (Circle One).
o. Solid D D As a light As a light 1
.Transporent 6, @. Don't remember
c. Vapuw Vapw
1. If it appnored as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): 11. If it appnored as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
©.Brightor(overhead) G Abour the same (at distunce) About the same (at distunce)
b. Dimmer Don't know
11.1 Compare htness to some common object:
About as buight as the star Sirivs istunce
1.The odges of the object were:
(Circlo Cine) o. Fuzzy or blurred Other
b. Like a bright star
Sharply outlined
Don't remember
.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand atill at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? No Don't know
C. Break up into parts or explode? No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? No Don't know
e. Change brightness? No Don't know
f. Change shape? No Don't know
9. Flash or flicker? Yos №\q}$ Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yos No Don't know