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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8538822
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONFrankfort Kentucky
FRAMES24

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
. DATE · THAE GROUP 2 LOCATION
17-18 Jan 67 night Frankfort, Kentucky 1 witness
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian
1.Astro(S/P) Prss.
NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. AIRCRAPT
1. Several 2. ONE
.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
4.3 hours y. 3 nour's 2.1mw 2.T2MN Coserver watched various objects in the sky. The object
slowly pulsated or slowly pulsated on n and off. The colors were red, yellow, The colors were red, yellow,
o TYPE OF OBSERVATION green and a combination of the three. No definite
Ground Ground Visual shape was reported. Objects moved up and down and left
and right very erratically. Observer has and right very erratically. Observer has seen objects
7. COURSE many times in the past many times in the past three days. three days. There was a power
I.Varied I.Varied R.STON R. STON failure in the area on 16 Jan 67. failure in the arca on 16 Jan 67.
1. PHOTOS The description is consistent with that of an astro- The description is consistent with that of an astro-
Yos nomical observation.
XINo XICNo
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
JXNo
FORM
FFTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thle form may bo used.
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Pleose try to onswer as many questlons as you possibly can. The information that ycu give will
conctusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information sc
thar if it is deomed necessary, we may contact you for further dotails.
1. When did you see tho objoct? Time of da, 30
Hour Minuina
17 (Circle Ona): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Your
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): (a. Eastern (Circle Une): a. Daylight Soring
b. Central Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other
Where wa?R
Frankfort, Kentncky(Enanklin Col)
Noorea Postol Address City or Town Stata or Coumty
Hours Minutes Saconda
. Certain c. Not vary sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How wes time in sight datermined? _ Guess ing
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yos 3 No
. Whar was
DAY NIGHT /
a. Bright Not bright, but dark.
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy Not cloudy, however.
7.IF you saw the sbject during DAYLIGHT
(Circle Ono): in front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you e. Overhood
c. To your right f. Don't romamber
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Clear sky
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scarter-d sloods Modarate ar haavy rain
d. Thick x houry cloud Snow
e. Don't remomber
10. The object appeared: (Circle Ona).
a. Solid Asalight (a series of lights)
b. Tronspoiont e. Don't romember
c. Yopor
1. If it cppeored as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circlo One): 1. If it appeored as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circlo One):
Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightnoss to some common object:
As bnight as runnins lights on aircraft.
(Cnclo une)Fuixy or blurred . Other
b. Like a bright stor y
c. Shorply outlined
d. Don't ramomber
.Did the object: (Circle Ona for each quastion)
a. Appear to stand still at amy time? Yes No}$ Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
o. Change brightnass? Yas No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
9. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
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No
it moyed behind: tY
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(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answerod YES, then tn! wiot
in front of:
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17. Toll in a few words the following things about the object:
els_ofyellowish.light.
18. We wish to krow the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's langth in line with a known objoct ond ny "w 18. We wish to krow the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's langth in line with a known objoct ond ny w
much of the objact is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxperiment at the tina: i si.a much of the objact is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxperiment at the tina: i s.a
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? sighting, how much of th he object would have been covered by the match head?
A metch head would have covered approximately aovened annroxinotalvlo per of the
object.
1. Draw a pieture hat will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and includs in your sketch any datails
of the objeet that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially oxhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrew besids the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
These five lights flashed continually in sequence from
left to right.
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(Circle One):
a.in tho businsss section of a city?
Inside a building 5.In the rosidential section oi a city?
b. In a car In open countryside?
(c. Outdoors d. Near an airfiald?
d. In an airplane (type) o. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
(. Other __ g.
24. - JTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complet
24.1 What direction ware you moving? (Circle One) -
. Necth c. Eost . South u. y. Wost
. Northeost b. Northeost d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How iost were you moving? _ 24.2 How isst wore you moying? _miles per hour. miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any tima whila you ware looking at the object?
(Cirele One) Yes No
25. Did you absurve the oblect through any of the following?
o. Eyoglasses Y No e. Binoculars Yos No
b. Sun gleases Yos 22 f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yos g. Theodolit Yes No
d. Window gless Yes No h. Othar
. In ordar that you can give as cloar a picture as possibla of what you saw, describe in your own words common
A cigar, if pointed on both ends.
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high the obloct was abovs the horizon (skyling) when ycu first sow it. Place a "B" on the same curvad line ic.
show how high the object was above tho horizon (skyline) when you last suw it. Ploce an "' on the compass
when you flrat saw it. Ploce a "B' on the compass where you lost saw the objoct.
90°
75
B
43° NW NO
SW S0
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. path, a "B at the ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
B
The broken line indicates that it was lower in the sky when saw it
the second time after I ran through the house outside. T. did not
29. IF tharo w0s HO AN ONE obj*ct, than how many ware there?_
Draw a pleturs of how thoy were arrangad, and put an crrow to show the direction that thay wore traveling.
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Anderson Co. On January 17 (same general vicinity). On January 18,
Anderson Co. as I was moving northwest on
3. Was anyone siss with you at the time you saw tha objoct? (Circle One) Yos No
31.1 IF you answerad YES, did they sea the objact too Circle Ona) Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
3. Pleose give tha following infermation about yourself: 3. Pleose give ths following Information about yourself:
NAME First Name Middls Name
Last Nama
ADDRESS ort ont Kentucky10601 Kentucky10601
City Zone Zona Stct0
NUMBER AGE28 AGE 28 SEX SEX F
Reasonabiy familiar with light patterns on n night-flying aircraft.
Whan and to wham did you report that you had seen the object?
18 January 1967 I mentioned this object as
Day Month Year part of a verbal report
Foreign Tech nology D
Wright-Patterson AFB.
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be 600 mph and
husband We were in an automobile and had
16 in alg 00 more than l0 seconds. dowever, it struck me as
so simila excep bright yellow
lights fl ing al elv but in no recoanizable sequence. I can
Aive no other deta excent that it eppeared me to closer
then my musband estimated (I would guess between T,000 and 1,500
feet) and wes moving very rapidly.
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or approxdmately 100 Diles, the barium payload was ejected. This
produced an enoroaous green vapor cloud whieh was visible for several
hundred miles. The Publie Inrormation Office at Eglin informed our
ofrice that this cloud formed elongated pattern along the lines
of the earth'a magnetie field and was visible
mimutes.
The description in the news clipping you provided is quite
similar to those we have already received concerning the January 16
carly morning observation. Upper atmospheric research studies this
past year have been responsible for numerous Uro observations.
As for the other sightings, I can offer no comments without
edditional information. If you and your huaband would complete the
inclosed FTD Form 16h on your successive night observations, an
evaluation will be attempted.
Since
623 09 Symbol, Sate, Grade, Date)
COURDINATED BF 1
SA7O1- SATO1-
GEORCE P. FREEMAN, JR.
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
ce co
Mrs
y - 3hi-010
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Combk cy - SAF-OIC
Reader oy - SAF-GIC
Activity ey - SAF-e1e
Stayback
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Please try to answer nany questions as you passibly can. The information that ycu give will
be vaed for research purpo3es, nama will not be used in connection with any statemanis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
that if it is deemed cessary, wa may contact you for further dotails.
1. When did you see tho objoct? 2. Time of da 7 55
Hour Minuraa
18 Jan. 1967 (Circle One): A.M. or P..
Day Month Your
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a a. Eastern (Circle Une): Daylight Soving Doylight Soving
b. Contral 6 b Standard Standard /
c. Mountain
d. Pacific Paciflc
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw 4Where were you when you saw object? ject?
_Near Fox Creek RECC Near Fox Creek RECC Lawrenceburg..... Kentucky_(Anderson cd.) Kentucky_(Anderson cd.)
Noores? Postal Address Noarest Postal Address City or Town Stata or Couney Stota or Couney
otal Durotion) - 3 - 5
Hours Minutes Seconds
0. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
date.
5.2 Was objest in sight continuously? Yes_X No
DAY NIGHT Neitner bright nor cloudy.
o. Bright a. It was quite dark.
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your laft
b. In bock of you . Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't romomber
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8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle Ono):
a. None Bright moonlight
6. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many C. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember Don't remember
pject?
CLOUDS (Circle Ono): WEATHER (Circle Ona):
a. Claar sky .Dry
b. Ha2y b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c? Scatterng clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick o houvy cloud Snow
e. Don't remember
10. Tha objact appearod: (Circle One).
Solid A a light
b. Tronspoiant e. Don't romembar
c. Yopur
1. If it appeorsd os a light, was it brighter than the brightast stars? (Circls Ona):
a. Brighter . Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: Slightly dimmer than the red flashing
light on a tower which was visible at the same time.
1The edges of the object wers:
(Ciclo Cne) a. Fuzzy or blurred Other lo outline of. theabject
D. Liko a bright stor was visible,butthelightson
C. Sharply outlined v it were. sharply outlined.
d. Don'tremember
. Did the objecr: (Circle One for aach quastion)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddanly 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? Yas No Don't know
e. Change brightness? .Ye3 No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yos No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yos No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
As the ject sped away from us, the arranpement of lignts a appeared to
atnaiob
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You will notice in the clioping I am cnclosing (from 26, 1967,
Frenkfort State Journal) that itresses excludin report of an
object the Shelbyvill there,
reported objects the saw renceburg
or as located in
to both aceounts and my own report. The person described
the object ssw to es similar to "a bluish-green cloud with three
'lees' looked kind of like a water tower." This was
Seen in S: Jenuary 15 at 7 a.m., and it was in the sky in
the direct. 3.
The similariby of these accounts is striking, I think, and I felt
that you should receive this additional information. Perhaps it will be
of some help in the study being made concerning UFOs.
Sincercly,
mef
Is
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o. SoundNosound atall....
18. Wo wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known objoct and ny 'w
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment af the ti: i si.e
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
The heed of a match woild have easily obscured each individual light
V 1S1
3
3
V
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(Circle One) Yes No
. left and
150-175 feetup.
22. Where wers you locatod when you sow the object? 2Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. in tho business section of a city?
o. Insids  building b. In tha residential sucticn oi a city?
b, In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In on airplane (type) o. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over opan country?
1. Other g.
1E
AUTOmOBlLE or other vehicle at the time, then completo the following questions:
24.1 What direction wara you moving? (Circle Ons)
. Nort c. Eost e. South y. Wost
b. Nertheast d. Southeast f. Southwast h, Northwest
24.2 How fost were you moving? 35  Qmilos per hour.
tower with a light placed at each corner.
L
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show how high the object was abovs the horizon (skyline) whan you last suw it. Ploce an ''A on the compaas
90° 750
NW NS
18 SW
28.  Drow a pisture that will show the metion thar the object or objects made. Place an "A no boginning of tho
path, a "g" ot the and of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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Yes No
Gerald L. Greenlief (husband)
32. Please givs the tellowing Intermation abcut yourselt:
NAHE Lost Nama Last Nama Firat Nama Middls Nama Middls Name
ADDRESS Frankfort. Frankfort.- Kentucky.lobo1 KentuckyLobo1
Stroel City Zona Zona Stato
TELE TELEP AGE28 AGE. SEX
Indicom sny additional Information about youraelf, including any speclal oxparlence, which might be partinent.
I am ressonably familiar with conventional aircraft when viewed
after dark.
33. When and to wham did you ropert that you had soan the objoct?
18 January 1967 In an oral
Day Month Year Technology Division Wright
Patterson AFB, I ned th
incident. No detaile report
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Upon seeing them, my husband' slowed the car. I rolled down the window
to get 8 Detter look and to see if was any noise. Proceeding
past the objeet, we some of road to
turn around and go back the object that we would be on the seme
side on-coming car to
pass so that we could pull onto the nighway again, the object
suddenly sped off, ascending gradually and moving out of sight within
TA ttt
the
most probebly no
at all unt were for the other car pass so we could
go back for another look.
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Thia questionnaire has baan prepare that you can give the U.S. Air Force aa much
information as possiblo concerning the unidantified aerial phenoinenon that you havo ol servari.
Please try to answer many questions as you possibly can. The information that ycu givo will
be used for research name will not be used in connection with any staterenis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this parsonal Information sc
tha: if it is doomed necossary, we may contact you for further details.
EST 2.
9100 Hour Minutas
2200
1845 18 JAN 1967
2300 Circle One): A..M. or P.M.
180 Month Your
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One) a. )Eastern (Circle Une): Daylight Soring
b. Central Stondard
c. Mountain
d. Paciflc
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
FRANKFORT KENTUCEY
Noorest Postal Addross City or Town State or Cou
b.Foirly cortain d. Just a guess
5.1 How wes time in sight dotermined? tmg
5.2 Wos objeer in sight continuously? YosX No
6.
DAY NIGHT
o. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy Cloudy
.IF you sow the - ere was tho SUN located as you locked at the obiest?
(Circla Ona): In front of you d. To your loft
b. In bock of you o. Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't ramember
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b. Afew Dull moonlight
(C.many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't romembar d. Don't remember
tims you saw bjoct?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle Ons):
Cloor sky . Ory
b. Hiary 6. Fog, mist, or light roin
c. Scatter-d clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Snow
o. Don't remember
10. The object sppeared: (Circle One).
o. Solid dAs a light dAsa light
Tronspatont 6. Don't remember Den't remember
c. Yopur c. Yopor
1.if it appeared os a light, was i 11. if it appeored os a light, was it b it brighter than the brightost stars? ter than the brightost stars? (Circle One): (Circls One):
O Brighter c. About the sams c. About the same
b. Dimmer b Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compers brightness to some common object: cammon obisct:
1.The odges of the objoct were:
(C.cl) Fuzzy or blurred o. Other
Like a bright stor a
C. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
. Did the object. (Circla One for acch question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddanly speod up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't know
d. Give off smoko? Yes Don't know
o. Change brightness? Yos Don't know
f. Change shope? Yos Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yos No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? No Don't know
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18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's langth in line with a known ubjoct and nnr w
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxperiment of the tirm: i .
sighting, hew much of the object would have been covered by the matgh head?
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a. in: the business section of a city?
o. Inside a building b. In. the residential sucticn oi a city?
b. in a cor c.)In open countryside?
C.Outdoors d. Near an airfield? - L
d. In an airplane (type) . Flying over a city? 0
e. At seo f. Flying over opon country?
1. g. Other
24. IF you wore M OMOBILE or other vehich
Circle Ona)
. North CC.East . South $y{$ )Wost
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwes?
24.2 How fost were you moving? milos per hour.
Heikwn
ecept if
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15° SW
- he boginning of tho
left/rudf
vey eatie and on slope np/eft/ o d
fellorren.
at one tiomie one yellen id moved
avoy from main body,
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31.1 iF you answared YEs, did thay sas the object too? (Circls One) No
31.2 Pleass list their names and addrasses:
32. Please give the following infermation about yoursalf:
NAME MRS
Lost Noms Firat Name RELTUCK EATUCK
ADDRESS CHICKASAU7 CHICKASAU7 TRA!L TRA!L _4060
Stroel City Zone Stcto Stato
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPH NUMBER AGE 2-8 SEX Femabe
Indicats any additional information cbout yourself, Including any speelal experlances, which might be pertinent. Indicate any additional information ebout yourself, In lal experlance, which might be pertinenr.
Houe wifeo- nome,
.When and to wham did you report that you had sean the object? tolghao cal 000 E5T
(96 199m67
Day Month Yoar
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