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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8542473
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONStone Mountain Georgia
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
25 January 67 26/0015 Stone Mountain, Georgia 5 witnesses
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Aireraft(possible) √
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OTH
One (searchlight) cowfinnad by o
5. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF BRIEF S SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ANALYSIS
15 minutes .
Cbservers watched a watched a white light travel toward the western white light travel toward the western
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION horizon. The light was brighter tha The light was brighter than the brightest star, the brightest star,
Ground Ground Visual Visual One observer said that it looked like a street light Cne observer said that it looked like a strect light
7. COURSE flying through the sky. The object went down in a very
slow manner.
westward The-dieseription-is-consistent-with that-of-an aircraft The-deseription-is-consistent-with that-of-an aircraft
. PHOTOS 9. PHOTOS observation.
Yes Yes
2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Yos
No
FORM
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OCT 91967
TTET/UFO (Maj. Quintanilla/70916/jaf/9 Oct 67)
Re uest Por
Stone Mcuntain, Ga. 30083
1. Reference your letter of 2 Sept 1967 in which you requested
information on unident: ing objects.
2. Cur files are set up according. to date. If you would provide
us ith the date of your tion then we will be able to attach
3. Inclosed is a FTD Forn l64 that you requested, a Inclosed is a FTD Forn l64 that you requested, a current copy current copy
of Project Blue Book and summaries of our of Project Blue Book and summaries of our more more interesting UFO interesting UFO
sightings.
4. Cases are reported to us from all over the United States.
OO FIL BHIIIO OIO There is no There is no specific geographical area in which the sightings geographical area in which the sightings are
ID WILE EIOIN OID/LL centered.
5. Thank you for writing and providing us with the Thank you for writing and providing us with the cause for. cause for
your sighting.
ES C. MANATT, COLOnel, USAF 3 Atchs
Birector Technology and Subsystems 1. FTD Form 164
2. Project Blue Book
3. Case Summaries
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has bean prepared so that you can give tha U.S. Air Farce as much
information as possible concerning the unidantifiad cerial phenoimanon that you hnvu olservai.
Pleass try to answer r as many quastions as you possibly can. The information that ycu give wil!
b used for research r name will not be used in connaction 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 objoct? ?. Time of 15
Hour Minulns
..Jonuary 1967 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Your
3. Time Zone: Zone:
(Circle One): $a $a$ Eastern (Circla One): a. Daylight So:ing (Circla One): a. Daylight So:ing
b. Contral b.Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object? 4. Where were you when you saw the objoct?
Stone Mouniain Stone Mouni Mantoio A Gingia 718
Nearest Postal Address City or Town Srate or Couney Srata or Couney
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) 15
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Cartain c. Not vary sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight detarmined?AWa
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? NoK
6.What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
(Circla One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you e. Overheod
c. To your right f. Don'tremember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 Thie form suparee obsolete.
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8. IF you suw the object ot NIGHT, what did you nolice concarning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON(Circl Ona):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many e. No moonlight - pitch dark
Don't romember d. Don't remember
objoct?
CLOUDS(Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Cloar sky 4.Dry
b. Haty b. Fog, mist, or light roin
c. Scotternd clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick o houvy clood d. Snow
o. Don't romomber
10. The objnct appeared: (Circle One). 10. The objnct appearad: (Circle One).
a. Solid a. Solid d.As alight d.As a light
b. Tronsparent b. Transporent o. Don't remembar Don't remembar
c. Vapur
11. If it appearad as a light, was it 11. If it appearad as a light, was it bri righter than the brightast stars? (Circle One): hter than the brightast stars? Circle One):
a. Brighter c. About the same c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compars brightness to some common object:
Strect liahi
12.Tha adges of the object were:
(C.clo (,ne) a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other thatwas.wisible was
b. Like a bright stor lighte
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remomber
. Did the object: (Circla One for eoch question)
a. Appear to stand still at amy 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? Yea No Don't know
d. Give off smoka? Yes No Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don'tknow
f. Change shape? Yes No. Don't know
g. Flash or flickar? Yos No Don't know
h, Disappear and reappear? Yos No Don't know
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15. Did tha objoct move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle Ona): Yos) No Don't Know. IF you mswered YEs, then tell what
it moved bohind: Trees
16. 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, tha. n! wiat
in front of: _.
17. Tell in a few words tha following things about the object: 17.Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. SoundNore
b. ColorA white light b. Color A white light
. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known ubjoct ond it 8. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known ubjoct ond nt
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxperiment at the tirn: i se
sighting, how much of the object would have baen covered by the match head?
1. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objacts. Label and includs in your sketch any datails
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. 5
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a. ir: the business section of a city?
o. Inside a building b. In tha residential suction oi a city?
b. In a car c. In opon countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfiald?
d. In an airplans (type) e. Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other_ ic
24.1 What direction wore you moving? (C Circle One)
a. North c. East . South y$ West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast wers you moving? milas por hour.
c. Yes No g. Yos (No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other_
2. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, des scribe in your own word a commen
you sow
A street light flying + through the air.
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show how high the objact was above the horizon (skylins) when you last suw it. Place an 'A on the compass
when you first saw it. Place a "B' on the compass whera you last saw the ohject.
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60
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30°A B
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at the beginning ot the the beginning ot sho
path, a "B" at tha end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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29. IF thare was MORE THAN ONE objact, than how many ware there?.
Draw a picture of h hey were orrangad, and put an arrow to show the dirsction that they were traveling.
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Was anyore slse with you at the time you saw tho abjoct? (Circle One) Yos No
31.1 IF you answarod YEs, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes, No
31.2 Please lisi thaiz names and
Store Mounto
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Stone Mountain, Ga,
32. Ploase give the following Infamation about yourself:
NAME First Name
Lost Name
ADDRESS Stone Mourtain G2 _
Strew City City Zone Stuo Stuto
TELE RGE/3 GE 13 SEX Ma/c
S al experiancs, which might be pertinent.
er and Ariends
25-26 Jaruory 1367
Day Month Yoar
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34. Date you comp questionnaire:
Day Month Yeur
35. informaticn which you fasl partinent and which is not adoquatsly covered in the spacific points of the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON OHI0 45433
REPLY TO TDET/UFO 9 February 1967
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT UFO servation, 25 Jan 67
TO:
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
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.
JAMES C. MANATT, ColOnel, USAF JAMES C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Director chnology nology and and Subsystems Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope
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