PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
13 Feb 67 1600-1800Z Indiana & Ohio multiple
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION HA
Civilian Ealloon
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMEER OF OBJECTS 12 Feb 67 from Page, Arizona. The balloon traveled 12 Feb 67 from Page, Arizona. The balloon traveled
One across central Indiana and landed near Zanesville, across central Indiaha and landed near Zanesville,
Ohio at approximatcly 1327 EST 13 Feh 67. Ohio at approximatcly 1327 EST 13 Feb 67.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Varied Varied 'All observers reported watching a large silver colored object 'All observers reported watching a large silver colored object
travel toward the eastern horizon. The object was reported at travel toward the eastern horizon. The object was reported at
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION round or oval in shape. The balloon was ooserved from the
Ground-Air Visual Ground-Air Visual I Bx air as well on the ground. Tower personnel at both the air as wall on the ground. Tower personnel at both the
Indianapolis and Dayton airport verified that the object was Indianapolis and Dayton airport verified that the object was
7. COURSE a high altitude balloon of some type.
Toward the east-south
8. PHOTOS
D Yes
XNo
2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Yes
No
FORM
FTD SCP63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editlons of thls form may bo used.
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Was anyone sis with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yos No
31.1 IF yu answered YEs, did thoy sse the object too? (Circle One) Yes No
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32. Plscse give tha following Infermation about yourself: . Plsese give tha following Infermation about yourself:
NAME NAME
F1rsf ko Nome Nam Aidalo Nama
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Zona Stato
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE 13 SEX x E
exparlance, whlch might be parrinenr.
When and to whom did you raport that you had seen the object? 3.When and to wham did you raport that you had sean the object?
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34. Date you compl
Doy Month Year
. Information which you foel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the
questionnaire of a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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Memo for the Record: 13 Feb 67
Contact was made with FAA Rapcon WPAFB, Ohio (ext 7oO42). Shortly
after noon they were informed of a large balloon at approximately
The balloon was suppose to cover a 7 acre area when on the ground.
The balloon was visually sightéd by the Patterson tower.
Contact was made with Holloman Balloon Control Center, H Holloman
AFB, New Mexico, ext 442l with Col Clemenson. Col Clemenson said
that t there were no balloon launches from Holloman to account for the
sighting.
Contect was made with Vandalia Airport control tower. Tower personnel
had watch the balloon visually for several minutes. They said they
did not know what or who was tracking the balloon with the Cessna
aircraft.
The station's height finder nly goes up to in the neighborhood
of l00,000 fert and the balloon was higher ther i.s. They did not
track the balloon.
Contect was made with Incorp. Minneapolis Minn. Mr.
said that his company has not been launching balloons for the past
couple of months. He had not heard of the balloon but suggested
that possibly Goodfell AFB, Texas might hate launched a balloon.
Contact was I made with at Palestine, Texas Area Code
Mrx said that the balloon was launched from
The balloon
was to reach an altitude of l30,O00 feet capacity was l0.6
million cubic feet being about 40c )0 fect lc The impact was telicige
about 37 miles SW of Zanesville, about 37 miles Zanesville, hio at approximately l300 EST. approximately Chumdd
MIT
Contact was made with Contect was made with Sulphur Grove Balloon Center, Chio in regards Sulphur Grove Ealloon Center, Ohio in regards
to balloon launches. They released a balloon at ll55 EST which
was 20 faet in diameter and white in color. was 20 feet in diameter and white in color. 1 The balloon went toward
the east. Winds were 85 knots at 20,O00 feet.

Memo for the Record- 13 Feb 67
Contact with the Indianapolis Center in regards to observation of an
alleged balloon over the Indianapolis area. 1 The balloon came directly
over the Air Route Traffic Control Center and was seen by many people.
There was a chase plane which was following the balloon all the way
from Arizona. Cne pilot in the areq was stumped by the balloon.
He claimed that the object was only about 2ooo feet in altitude but after
he tock off he could see that the balloon was much higher. Another
private claimed that he got fairly close to the balloon. The contact
at Indianapolis Center said that the balloon did look like a flying -i.v-aiiapoiisos
shaped object very much. He could see how many people could have shaped chject very much. He could see how many people could have
mistaken the balloon for the Ufo.
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Memo for the Record: 17 Feb 67
Location of vers-
Franklin, Indiana 1100-1300 EST
Tower Personnel Indianapolis Center
Tower Parsonnel Vandalia, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio 1210 EST
Blanchester, Ohio 1245 EST
Both Indianapolis Center and Cox Airport, Dayton, Ohio personnel
verified object as high altitude balloon. verified object as high altitude balloon.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 434TH TROOP CARRIER WING (M) (RESERVE) (CA C)
BAKALAR AIR FORCE BASE COLUMBUS, INDIANA 47201
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: DO
13 FEB 1967
SUBJECT: Report of UFO
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TO: TDET/UFC
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
The following report is submitted in accordance with the published
t.F.O. Check List: U.F.O. Check List:
a. a. DES CRIPTION DES CRIPTION OF OF OBJECT(S) OBJECT(S)
) Shape Shape
ANSWER - Ess ANSWER - EgS shape, somewhat nore round. shape, somewhat nore round.
(2) Size Size
ANS - Larger than a basketball. (At arns length)
(3) Color
ANS - Silver
(4) Number of Objects
ANS - One (1)
(5Type of Formation (If nore than one object)
ANS - N/A
(6) Discernible features or detail
ANs - Not Reported
(7) Tail, Trail, or Exhaust (To include length)
ANS - None
(8) Sound (Describe any sounds heard)
ANS - Not Reported
b. b. DESCRIPTION OF DES CRIPTION OF OF OBJECT(S)
(1) What first first attracted attracted observer's attention to object? observer's attention to object?
ANS - Telephone Calls

(2) Angle or elevation and aziruth of object vhen Kirst seen.
ANs - NE slight more than 45o.
ANS - NE 45° behind cloud.
(4) Description of flight : path or maneuvers of object/objects.
ANS - NE slight novenent.
(5) How did the object(s) disappear?
ANS - Behind cloud.
(6) How long vere the objacts visible?
ANS - Two 2) hours. ANS - Two (2) hours.
C. MANNER OF MANNEL oF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION
(1) What means of observation was used in sighting? What means of observation vas used in sighting?
AllS - Ground-Visual, Air to
elescope, Binocular, etc.)?
ANS - Yes. ANS - Yes.
(3) If sighting occurred while airborne, state type of airerafe,
idantification number, altitude, hcading, air speed, and hone station.
ANs - Mr. lullendorf, Private, Franklin, Indiana.
d. TINE AND DATE OF CIGHTING
(1) zuLU - Date and tire of sighting.
ANS - 16002 to l600z; February 13, 1967.
2) That were the light conditions?
ANS - Day.
e. LOCATION OF OBSERVEL.
Location
Franklin, Indiana
2. OBSEEVERS IDENTIFICATION
Record your own estimate of the observers reliability.
ANS - Ir.
Editor; NCTz: Editor; NCTL: Gobu.
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g• WEATHER CONDITIONS
(1) Obtain fron UFo Observer, a genaral report of weather at point
of sighting.
ANS - Cenerally clear with a few clouds at lo or 12 thousand feet.
(2)
16,000', 20,000', 30,000', 50,000', and 80,000', if ava1lable.
ANS - 300° at 40 Kes Clear.
FOR 1 THE COMNANDER
W.F. NOLAN, Colonel, AFReS W.F. NOLAN, Colonel, AFRes
Director of Operations
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL. INFORMATION
This questionnaire has been preparec that you can givo the U.S. Air Force as much
information as pos oncerning the unidentifiod aorial phenoinanon that you havo ol sorvor.
Please try to answ yquastlons as you possibly can. ,The information that ycu give will
be usod for r oses. Your name will not be used in connection with any statonienis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We requast this personal Information sc
the: if it is doomed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the objoct? 2. Time of da_19 10 -15
Hour Minules
F≤b (Circle One): A.M. or F.M.
Doy Month Yeur
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One) a. Eastera (Circla Une): abt Soving
5. Conral Standard
c. Mountain
4. Where wore you when you saw the objeet?
Blud Oakwoed Ohio
NUars ostal Address City or Town Stote or Counpy
5. How long otel Duration)
Hours Minutes Seconds
c. Certain c. Not very sura
b. Foirly cortain d. Just a guess
5.2 Wos objeet in sight continuously? No
What was the cond rion of the sky? What was the cond tion of the sky?
DAY DAY NIGHT
oBright a. Bright
5. Cloudy Cloudy b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
locatod as you locked at tho objest?
(Circle One): a.-ta-frantof you (Circlo One): _alA-frantof you d. To your laft d. To your left
b. In bock of you o. Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't romember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 Thie form suporeodos PTD 164, Jul 61, which is obsolete.

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8.1 STARS (C.ircle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't romember d.Don't romomber
.What -ere te weother conditions of the time you sow objoct?
CLOUDS(Crcle One): WEATHER(Circle One):
a. Clear sky o.Dry
b. Haly b. Fog, mist, or light roin
c. Scatternd clouds Moderate or heavy rain
Thick  houvy clouds d. Snow
.. Don't remomber
10. The objest appeared: ircle One).
a. Solid. d. Asa light
If it oppeared os a light, was it brighter than tha brightost stars? (Circlo Ona):
a. Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compars
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12.The edges ci the object were:
(C.clo (ne) a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
b. Like a bricht stor
. Sharply outlined
d. Don iremamber o. Jon Tromamoer
1.Did the objact. 1. Did the object: (Circle One for eoch quastion) (Circle One each quastion)
a. Appear to stond still at amy time? Appea: to stond still at amy time? Yes a Don't know Don't know
b. Suddanly speod up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts or explode? Yes Yes o Don't know Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't know
o. 8. Change brightness? Yes Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes Don'i know
g. Flash or flicker? Yas Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yos Don't know
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14, Did the objoct disappear while you werc ratching it? II so, how?
No
.Did the object move behind something at any time, particulurly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos No Don't Know. IF you onswored YEs, then tall what
it moved behind:
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16.Did the objszt move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? sgmething at any particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No No Don't Know. Don't Know. IF you answered YES, thau: #!l whrt IF you answered YES, tha. #! wist
in front of: _. in front of: _.
17. Toll in a few words the following things about the object:
. SoundNo o. SoundNo
1.Wo wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known ubjost and n
much of the sbject is covered by the head of the match. If you had performod this oxporiment at the tina: i si.e
sighting, how much of the objoct would have bean covered by the match head?
Bigger
. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objocts. Label and include in your sketch any dotails
of the objost that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vopor trails.

(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estin.ate?
(Circle One) Yes No
2Where wer you locata the object? 2Were you (Circle One)
(Circlo One):
a. ir: therbusiness-section of a city?
o. Inside building b. In. tha residential sucticn si a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors dNear an airfiald?
d. In on airplane (type) . Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over opar country?
1. g.
objoct or objocts which, whan placed up you sow
round silver tin pata
pata

high the obloct was above tho horlzon (skylina) whon yeu first saw it. Placu a "B"" on the same curvad line ir.
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dont Know
NW NU
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path, a " at the ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during ths course.
Draw a pleture of hov y were arrangad, and put an arrow to show the diroction that thoy wore traveling.
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