DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8531385
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONOakland California
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6 6 Jan 47 7/04162 Cakland, California ①
MDICL 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Fossible (AIkCuAFT)
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
5-7
5. LENGTH OF CESERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Honn Stat-d Object appearcd to be a light. Chserver stat-d t':attho
object was same brightness as the brightest star. ame brightness as the brightest star.
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 7YPE OF OBSERVATION Brightness
Ground Visual signals. Edges of object appeared solid outlined oval
shaped. Object disappeared to the NE out of sight.
7. COURSE Coj-ct had no distinct sound of its own. Color: golden,
E-M E-M7 pinkish. WITNESS HAS HAS SEEN SENERAL UNUSUAL
THAINGS THINGS EATELY. EATELY. THE DESCRIPTIONS ARE DESCRIPTIOMS ARE CONUSISTENT CONSISTENT
5. PHOTOS WITH THAT CF AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS. FLYING FLY!NG
(Yes (1 Yes BCRCARS" HAUE TWOa Wsa TALS. TALS.
M No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
n Yos
D No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editions of thls form mey be used.
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15. Did the obiect mova bahind something at any time, porticularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (No) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:.
16. Did the abiect move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circie One): Yes 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:
.SoundNOVE
b. ColorGOLDENPINKISH
We 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 obiect is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
They ivere
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No
IF you answered YEs, than how far away would
22 Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Wore you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. In the residantial section of a city?
b. In a cor c. In open countryside?
c. Outdeors d. Near an airfiold?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other. g.
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
c. North c. East e. South g. Wost
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
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60
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Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. 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.
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Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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Fanl 1967 tme 9:)0 Te 9:16 P.M.
. Yes No
Yos No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
32. Please give the following information cbout yoursalf: 32. Please a following information cbout yoursalf:
NAME NAME
lame Middia Noma Middla Noma
ADDRESS ADDRESS laslad Laslad Cal Calif 94609 94609
Streat City Zono Zone Stota
TELEPHONE NUMBER NUMBER AGE7 AGE 7 SEX F SEX F
Indicate any additional information about yourself ding any special experience, which might be pertinant. 5
NONE
3. When and to whorm did you report that you had sean the object? NICAP
2. Du211I17
Doy Month Yoar
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this questionnaire: 1967
Day Month Year
35.
questionnaire of a narrative explanat:on of your sighting.
Decunclosed
Popins mithths
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Commo nl
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BE looked at them thinking what a the
flijing
beautiful golden còlor, when they slowly started to move apart. I Kcar
Thefe Alc
bane twn
my y mouth h hanging open. I just could what I was seeing. tails.
6 this
first seen in postion Hest North
6 O
this is approk. aistant they went apart this is approk. aistant they went apart
They just diseppeared deep into space from the last postion.
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Gakland, Calif. 94609
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There was a light pattern in the sky - othing I
before. 6 emerald green
lager than red lights
white light
about here
the curved lines
graj
Lightgray
0 0 O
6 C
The white light appeared
humming of sOme Kind. IT WAS HUGE AND MOVED SLOWLY AT 80O to lO00 feet. humming of some kind. IT TAS HUGE AND MO VED 1000 feet.
Oakland hills are l,5oo feet , it was well below that. I watch
it go toward the Oaklend hills NE, halftor a third of the way to the
hills, it tip or appeared to do so, I got the impression it might )
be round, because of the light gray curved lines I saw; the craft
was dark in color. At that hight, I should a have Seen, A TAIL AND
Wings but nons were to be seen. The tringle of lights stayed
pretty much in a horizontal position.
and going East by North was a fan jet ubout three
craft were in my line of vision.
I kept telling my self ITS A TWO TAIL AIR CRAFF, but I still
do not know what I saw.
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when I first saw it.They could not identify what I saw, I talked
lighting
of the craft there, but was p puzzeled at what I had seen.
I then called Hamilton Air Base---I just didnt get anywhere
could hel me indentify what I saw,, after talking to six different
offices I gave up.
In the Bay ares there are.
Navel air Station These Air Station and
Oakland Air Port commerical planes are all commerical planes are all
with in approx. with in approx mile
San Fransico Air Port radius
Hamilton Air Base Hamilton Air Base
Travis Air Base Base
There is a good possibly whet I saw was l940 or there abouts abouts
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taken out of retirement and put
me any other information.
KMe
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Round shen coming out of clouds, leveling off they looked oval
Color, golden pinkish
Sound, none
altitude, unknown, but I guess about 20 to 30 thousand feet
Speed of flight,
They came out of the clouds at fast clip, did a sight
pause, did some fast scrambling, both vertiable horiz-
antle postions
SIZE OF UFO'S
big dipper stars
On March lath between the hours of hours 7:30 9:30 Big Big
Dipper was Dipper was in North East. in North East.
There was a cloud a bank on the Cakland hills in the East
which was quite high up in the sky. I had been checking the bis dipper which was quite high up in the sky. I had been checking the bis dipper
and as I looked down to the last star in the handle, the cloud bank
was some was some distance from that star, up t from that star, up they came. see map of flight I -
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This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, may contact you for further details.
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.When did you see the object? 2. Time of day:
Hour Minutes
Zinrch/967 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Yeor
Sundary I atous 8:60P.M.
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. (Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central Central Standard
c. Mountain
Cd. d. Pacific
e. e. Other
Onklend Oakland Crlif 94609 Calil 9H60g
Neares dress City or Town State or County
5. How lon (Total Duration)
Hours Minutes Seconds
c. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How wos time in sight determined?
5.2 Was objeer in sight continucusly? Yes No
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
Bright a.
Cloudy b.
7.IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Circle One): In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overheod )
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 164 This form supersedes FTD 164, Jul 61, which is obsolete.
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9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b.! Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
C c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One): 10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid d. . As light As o light
b. Transperent b. Transparent e. Don'tremember
c. Vapor c. Vapor
.If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter a. Brighter c. About the same c. About the sume
b. Dimmer b. Dimmer d. Don't know 2 Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
Th1 m her dightin stip Sigualo
The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a.Fuzzy or blurred . omer They e ppearerd
B. Like a bright stor
.Shorply ouflined qolidbulineovt
Don'tremember Spaplb
.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 and reappear? Yes No Don't know