PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PRQJECT J0073 RECORD
I. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
25 leb 67 25/2325 Gioux City, Iowa ~
3. SOUCE 3. SOUCE 0. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Civilian INSUFIOTEIT DATA POR EVALUATION INSUFIOTEIT DNTA FOR EVALUATION
1. i 1. NUBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS PHOTO: INSOFF.DATA.
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S. LENGTH OF OESERVATION 11. BRIEF BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Hach object visible Each object visible
forl-2sinute2 for 1-2 -inutes Ooserver wotched three saucer shaped objects with round doum! Ooserver watched three saucer shaped objects with round do.m!
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ATION on tor, traveling at arproxinately two rinutes intervals to- on tor. traveling at arproxinately two rinutes intervals to-
ward the northeast. was not erheust or sound noted.
Ground Viar.1 Objeota cnne into sight from the Sn and dianppear-d into th
7. COURSE ons at a tive. Sach oblect was visible for l-a minutes.
Lack of object details ard foroground and/or background de-
:D tailad rrecluda: a satisfactory evalnation. Mo scale facto.
5. FHOTOS can bo used to size the objuct.
CC Yes
1I Ho
2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Yos
M No
FORH
1TO SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Provlous aditions of thia form tnny bo used.
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A 16The Sioux City Journal, Wed., May 10, 1967
Air Force Stumped by UFO' Photo Taken by Sioux Cityans
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A Is-year-old Sioux City boy drew this A 1s-year-old Sioux City boy drew this :
He also said there were peculiar grooves ae 4 .
picture from memery of one of the three acrass the flat bottoms. They were deseribed across the flat bottoms. They were deseribed
"flying saucers" he and an Is-year-old friend as being made of dull metal, not unlike zine.
saw and photographed. He said the objects They flew 59 feet overhead. U.S. Airforce They flew 5 feet overhead. U.S. Airforce
were about 20 to 22 feet in diameter; six to were about 20 to 22 feet in diameter; six to still has the Polaroid-type picture.
eight feet deep, and had domes on the top. eight feet deep, and had domes on the top.
By GENE ANDERSON seconds. This time, we took Ithe use of a scale factor to 5
Jourct Steff Writer a picture of it." . verify the actual size of the
It was a clear, crisply cool Were they flying saucers? object.
day in Sioux City. Not reaily," said the boy. "The image is such that no
Patches of snow could still "They looked more like invert- specific details are visible other
be seen on the surrounding ed coifee cups than saucers," than a circular object with
hills. he added. some type of protrusion.
From their vantage point high What did they look like? As such, . no positive ex-
on a hill, the two teen-age boys Answered the youth, "They planation can be made of the
could see for miles in every were about 20 to 22 feet in dia-cbject. However, there is no
direction. meter. From top to bottom, evidence in the photograph to Jourrol Photo by Anderse
It was about 5:30 in the after- they must have been 6 to 8 indicate that the object might A Sioux City priest, who asked to remain spring, according to the youths. About 2a
noon, about an hour before sun- feet deep. There was kind ofbe extraterrestrial." unidentified, points to the direction (south- yards to the left of the priest and not shows.
set. The boys had returned to a dome on top." The letter, signed by Lt. Col. west from which three unidentified flying is the new Congregatlenal Church. Below :
the hill to retrieve a pair of What color were they? Earie P. Nase, deputy chief of objects came as they flew directily over the lowa llighway 7 and the Buckwalter add:
gloves they had left earlier in "Dull metal," said the youth. the Operations Branch, Public heads of two teea-ngers here earller in the tion.
the day. "Not shiny like alumium; Information Division, Depatt
What they were about to ment of the Air Force, might "Each case is objectively and scriplion of the youth: "He is "It appcars that this tal
see scared them badly. The more like the zinc in garbage scicntifically analyzed, and, ifa high school junior, and ajplace by direct stimulation
cans," he added. have said, but didn't, that there necessary, all of the scientific good student. He comes from the neries system, perhaps
1&-year-old boy still refuses Did he notice anything else was no proof that it was not
to discuss it with anyone about them? extraterrestrial, either. facilities available to the Airja well-to-do family. He is dead-the brain, thus bypassing
. even his parents. "The bottom, which was flat, On Friday, The Journal Force can be used to assist in ly serious that he has secnear and much of the assd
The 16-year-old youth confid- had grooves running the width talked I with Maj. D. G. arriving at an identification or something he knows was real,jated hoaring problem."
ed in his parents and a priest, Rhoads in the same Penta- explanation. but wishes was not." Similaty, the boy told T.
of it at intervals of about every The third phase of the pro-
We questloned the boy over Jourmal tit be was "ra

and then with an efficial Air yo it at intervals of about every Rhoads in the same Penta- SIMAS. boyby F4
Force investigator. Finaily, at two feet," answered the youth. gon office. The third phase of the pro- We questioned the boy over Joura Ba be was pr
the request of the priest, the "They ran opposite to the di- "In essence, they den't gram is dissemination of ·in- i
rection of flight," he added. formation concerning UFO the telephone further. Did theyisure :  eit the car r
youth told what he saw that know what the heck it is," scare you? running"whas hey gat ep
spring day to a Journal re Were there any windows or said Maj. Rhoads. sightings, evaluations and sta- They did," came the terse the can and just beiere to
porter. openings in the objects? Any "They" is the foreign tech- tistics. This is accomplished by reply. sighter be fhree UFOs.
The first one passed overboy answered negatively to all motor noise? Any lights? The nology laboratory at Wright- the Secretary of the Air Force, What did you think about
our heads at great speed. We Patterson Air Base, Chlo, the Office of Information." "flying saucer" stories before Wher ay got back in A
didn't see it until it was al- three questions, but said that site of Project Blue Book. To achieve the heady statust the incident? car, ir noer was ofl.
most out of sight. there was a swishing ncise." Some sericus reading about of being an officially Air Force- "I really hadn't given the In onr Ki many similar Ird
All three objects (Unidenti- "flying saucers" leads one to declared UFO, a "sighting is] matter serious thought, but I dents regrrad in his book, M
We saw the second one com-fied Flying Objects, if you will) believe that the Air Force is considered unidentified when a was generally skeptical," he Edwar morted:
ing. I stood looking at it, whilel traveled an almost identical in the business of disproving report apparently contains all answered. "An imense object, glowi-
the other boy ran to the carlflight path from southwest to that they exist, and not proving pertinent data necessary to sug- Do you believe in them now? bluegr swept doum
before he got back. to get a camera. It was gone northeast. They passed over what they are. gest a valid hypothesis concern- "If you see something like I the EAY and settled on h
Third Oné Comes the boys' heads at a height of For the Air Force to say ing the cause or explanation did, you'll be a believer, I'm lights dimm-
about 50 feet. that the picture shows "a cir- of the report but the descrip-sure," came the response. ded... "
"We were looking in the di- Fortunately, the boys took cular object with some type of tion of the object or its motion The priest talked further Edre: cencluded bis F
rection that the second one had their one photograph with a protrusion" is really quite an cannot be correlated with any with the boy and his par- cinatin:
gone, when we sensed . . . I Polaroid model camera. They admission, since they normally known object or phenomena." ents, and said: "Those who "whs Tae things o"
can't explain it any different— are almost impossible to fake. attribute such sightings to There have been nearlv 700 ofi viewed the pieture are all where 3y crme from, *
we just knew that another one Word from Pentagon "swamp gas, balloons, the these official UFOs recorded by Lniese oincial UFOs recorded by in agreement-lt is a pic- in agreement-it is a pic- why e'", cose at all are gur
was coming from behind us was coming from behind us The Journal Tuesday received The Journal Tuesday received swamp. gas, balloons, the Project Blue Book since 1947, Project Blue Book since 1947. tons w"'h I doubt that anims tions a"' I doubt that anioe ?
.. the third one. . the third one. planet Venus and meteorologi- ture of an oval oblect with ture of an oval obleet with
"It went directly over an evaluation of that picture cal phenomena." and other sources place the jand other sources place the a very obvious dome. With Ican eaas kt is my payt can trTs It L- , is my pat
our heads. We had it in our from the Pentagon: Projcct Rhue Book number of such sightings much the use of a maghifying Dei DCHCT tlt to dey is or t a:te day is tor .
vision for 10, Lack of either foreground Project Project Blue Book is the Blue Book is the higher. glass they say they could glass they say they could distan: Then these guestr Then these questrr
maybe 15 for background detail precluded Youth Interviewed Youth Interviewed see the groove ouilines see the groove outlines will bo - wered for t3. wil bo , wered for ts.
name given to the oificial in- along the edge of the ob- "I sa: m reason to feyr to "I so: mo reasoy to feur to
vestigation of such sightings. The official UFO investigatori The official UFO investigator Irevelalt, thatever i mar 5 revelals, whatever it mar m.
Says the official manual of at the Sioux City Air Base, at the Sioux City Air Base, jeet." jeet."
that organization: that organization: Capt. Bill Herbert, interviewed Not only does the boy's de- I feel, is Gen. Douglas M I feel, is Gen. Dourlas M..
"The United States Air Force the 16-year-old Sioux City youth scription of the craft coincide Arthur eapressed it, that ee Arthur egressed it, that ee
has the responsibility .. for has the responsibility ... for shortly after the sighting on with the sightings of many, but tact witd isatelligent beings frr tact witd istelligent beings frr
$99 the investigation of unidentified March 4. there are two other aspects to there are two other aspects to elsewhere in the universe wi : elsewher in the universe wi
U flying objects (UFOs). flving He was asked about the cred. He was asked about the cred- the Sioux City case that jibe be the greatest experience e be the areatest experience r
"Air Force interest in UFOs ibility of the boy. with other reports: the bumis race." The
is related directly to the . . He answered, "In my opin- 'Senses Presence
responsibility for the air de ion, it is no hoax." The boy said they "sensed"
fense of the United States. Umable to explala the the presence of the third craft. Tls slo
The program is conducted verbal and photographic evi- The Journal's nationally-syndi- makes riqh
in three phases. The first phase dence locally, he forwarded cated columnist, Frank Ed- time to D
includes receipt of UFO re- the report and picture to wards, in a recent beok called you're boum
ports and initial investigation the Project Blue Book Of- "Flying Saucers-Serious Busi- seeds or j-
of the reports. The Air Force fice. This office had the pie- sill have :
base nearest the location of a ture more than six weeks ness" reported: a your's 2
"Many persons have reported Geo. us now.
reported sighting is charged before issuing its evalua- 'sensing' the presence or ap- Gemey
with the responsibility of in- tien, and it still has it. proach of UFos-a sort of de- STORE HOUS
WHITE... vestigating the sighting and for- The picture will be returned tection-by-lonch, you might WEEKDAYS - 8 A.M. : -
warding the information to the at a later date, according to say, bat the recent research
Project Blue Book Office. the Air Force spokesman. by Prof. Clyde E. Ingalls of FRIDAY - 8 A.M. to
so "If the initial investigation - Fear Crank Calls Cornell University shows that SUNDAYS - 1 P.M. 1-
does not reveal a positive No one connected with the there is scientific support for
identification or explanation, a aincident will allow his name to such hunches.'
RIGHT second phase of more intensive be used. All expressed concern . "Of the ability to 'hear' elec- IT HAS BEEN COOL
analysis is conducted by thejabout crank calls. tromagnetic waves, Prof. In-
Project Blue Book Office. The priest offered this de- galls says: -
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and then with an efficial Air jot it at intervals of about everyt Rnoads in the same Penta- SimW3, Be boyby F
Force investigator. Finally, at two feet," answered the youth. gon office. The third phase of the pro- We questioned the boy over Journa bat be was "pm
the request of the priest, the "They ran opposite to the di- "In essence, they don't igram is dissemination of in-/t the telephone further. Did theyisure n: i aeit the car r-
youth told what he saw that rection of flight," he added. know what the heck it is," for m ation concerning UFo scare you? rumnine"whas they got om
spring day to a Journal re- Were there any windows or said Maj. Rhoads. sightings, evaluations and sta- "They did," came the terse the cn and just befere th-
porter. openings in the objects? Any "They" is the foreign tech- tistics. This is accomplished by reply. sighter be three UFOs.
The first one passed over motor noise? Any lights? The nology laboratory at Wright- the Secretary of the Air Force, What did you think about Wher ay got back in ht
our heads at great speed. We boy answered negatively to all Patterson Air Base, Chio, the Office of Information." "flying saucer" stories before
three questions, but said that To achieve the heady status the incident? car, in zoter was off.
didn't see it until it was al- there was a "swishing noise." site of Project Blue Book. of being an officially Air Force- In ov X many similor Jr
most out of sight. Some sericus reading about "I really hadn't given the dents segrtad in his book. M
All three objects (Unidenti- "flying saucers" leads one to declared UFO, a "sighting is matter serious thought, but I
"We saw the second one com- fied Flying Objects, if you will) believe that the Air Force is considered unidentified when a was generally skeptical," he Edwars morted:
ing. I stood looking at it, while travcled an almost identical in the business of disproving report apparently contains all answered. "An inmanse object, glowi-
the other boy ran to the carflight path from southwest to that they exist, and not proving pertinent data necessary to sug- Do you believe in them now? Dluspyn swept doun o
to get a camera. It was gone northeast. They passed over what they are. gest a valid hypothesis concern- "If you see something like the tHY and seutled on
before he got back. the boys' heads at a height of ing the cause or explanation did, you'll be a believer, I'm 2 lights Cimp-
Third Oné Comes about 50 feet. For the Air Force to say of the report but the descrip- the eng ind, . . "
that the picture shows "a cir- sure," came the response. eencluded his F
"We were looking in the di- Fortunately, the boys took cular object with some type of tion of the object or its motion The priest talked further Ed:
rection that the second one had their one photograph with a protrusion" is really quite an cannot be correlated with any with the boy and his par- cinatin:
gone, when we sensed . . . I Polaroid model camera. They admission, since they normally known object or phenomena." ents, and said: "Those who "h Tee things o
can't explain it any different- are almost impossible to fake. attribute such sightings to to There have been nearly 700 of 001 viewed the pieture are all mntu u:e Premure ele aa where y come from,
we just knew that another one Word from Pentagon swamp gas, balloons, the swamp gas, balloons, the these official UFOs recorded by these official UFOs recorded by in agreement-lt is a pic- in agreementit is a pic- why e", doss at all are ge why e" dosd at all are ge
was coming from behind us was coming from behind us The Journal Tuesday received planet Venus and meteorologi planet Venus and meteorologi- Project Blue Book since 1947. Project Blue Book since 1947. ture of an oval objeet with ture of an oval obieet with dons att I doubt that anoe dons wot I doubt that anoe
. the third one. .. the third one. an evaluation of that picture cal phenomena." and other sources place the and other sources place the a very obvious dome. With can avrm k is my Pie can avrm kt is my pig
It went directly over "It went directly over from the Pentagon: Projeet Bhue Book Projcet Bhue Book number of such sightings much the use of a maghifying the use of a maghifying belled adt te day is no .
our heads. We had it in our Lack of either foreground Project higher. glass they say they could (distant then these questira distant them these questirs
vision for 10, maybe 15 for background detail precluded Project Blue Book is the Blue Book is the Youth Interviewed see the groove ouilines will bo , wered for ts.
name given to the oificial in- The official UFO investigator along the edge of the ob- "I soe mo roasoy. to felr to "I so: mo roasoy. to felr tr
vestigation of such sightings. vestigation of such sightings. jeet." revelal, thatever it mar n. revelalet, tiatever it mar 5.
Says the official manual of at the Sioux City Air Base, at the Sioux City Air Base, I feel, as Gen, Douglas M I feel, is Gen, Douglas M
that organization: Capt. Bill Herbert, interviewed Not only does the boy's de- Arthur egaussed it, dat en Arthur epnessed it, bat er.
"The United States Air Force the 16-year-old Sioux City youth scription of the craft coincide scription of the craft coincide tact wid isteligent beings tr tact wid steligent beines ine
has the responsibility ..for has the responsibility .. for shortly after the sighting on with the sightings of many, but elsewher in the universe wi elsewher in the universe wi
$599 $F99 the investigation of unidentified March 4. March 4. there are two other aspects to there are two other aspects to be the preatest experience e?
3 flying objects (UFOs). He was asked about the cred- the Sioux City case that jibe the humis race." -
"Air Force interest in UFOs ibility of the boy. with other reports: The
is related directly to the . .. He answered, "In my opin- Senses' Presence
responsibility for the air de- ion, it is no hoax." The boy said they "sensed"
fense of the United States. Unable to explala the the presence of the third craft. Thls so
The program is conducted verbal and photographic evi- The Journal's nationally-syndi- makes righ
in three phases. The first phase dence locally, he forwarded cated columnist, Frank Ed- time to D
includes receipt of uFO re- the report and picture to wards, in a recent beok called you're bou-
ports and initial investigation the Project Blue Book Of- seeds or /-
fice. This office had the pic- Flying Saucers-Serious Busi- still have :
of the reports. The Air Force ness" reported: a yeur's
base nearest the location of a ture more than six weeks "Many persons have reported Gee. BS Now.
reported sighting is charged before issuing its evalua- 'sensing' the presence or ap- Gemey
with the responsibility of in- tion, and it still has it. proach of uvos-a sort of de- STORE HOUS
WHITE... vestigating the sighting and for- The picture will be returned tection-by-hanch, yoa might WEEKDAYS - 8 A.M. : -
warding the information to the jat a later date, according toj say, but the recent research FRIDAY - 8 A.M. to
Project Blue Book Office. the Air Force spokesman. by Prof. Clyde E. Ingalls of
so "If the initial investigation Fear Crank Calls Cornell University shows that SUNDAYS - I P.M. -
does not reveal a positive No one connected with the there is scientific support for
identification or explanation, a incident will allow his name to such hunches.' IT HAS BEEN COOL.
RIGHT second phase of more intensive be used. All expressed concern  "Of the ability to 'hear elec-
analysis is conducted by the about crank calls. tromagnetic waves, Prof. In-
Project Blue Book Office. The priest offered this de-galls says: =
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 36752 (26 Feb 67)T/ash pg lof 3
ACTION: RDC-4
INFO : XOP-1,XOPX-2,SAFOS-3,NIN-7 (20) ADV CY DIA VIA JCS
SMB D024 CZ CB VB262
PTTU JAW RUCISKA8348 UU--RUEDHQA.
ZNR UUUUU
P 260448Z FEB 67 P 260448Z FEB 67
TO RUWMEVA/ADC
RUNTEMA/1B AF RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO I
RUEDTAA/AFSC DTAALAESC
RUED HQA/HQ USAF
RUED HQA/OSAF ASH DC
BT
UNCLAS/300IN 01824 FEB 67. FOR AD0IN AT ADC: 100IN AT
10AF: FTD AT AFSC: AFIN AT USAF SAFOI AT OSAF. UFO REPORT
REFERENCE PARA 11, AFR 80-17. A. DESCRIPTION: (1) SAUCER SHAPED
WITH ROUND DOME ON TOP CENTER (2) APPOX 12 FEET IN DIAMETER
(3) GRAY COLORED (4) THREE OBJECTS (5) EACH FOLLOWED PATH OF THE
OTHER AT APPROX TWO MINUTE INTERVALS. ONLY ONE OBJECT IN SIGHT AT OTHER AT APPROX TWO MINUTE INTERVALS. ONLY ONE OBJECT IN SIGHT AT
A TIME (6) DOME ON TOP (7) NO EXHAUST OR TRAILS (8) NO SOUND A TIME (6) DOME ON TOP (7) NO EXHAUST OR TRAILS (8) NO SOUND .
(9) NO OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES. B. COURSE OF OBJECTS: ()NO OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES. B. COURSE OF OBJECTS:
(OBSERVERS (1) OBSERVERS WERE WERE TAKING PICTURES OF PICTURES OF A SHEET USED AS A PARACHUTE A PARACHUTE
AT
AFHQ JAM SS FORN 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 36752 (26 Feb 67) pg 2of 3
TIED TO A MOTORCYCLE WHEN FIRST OBJECT APPEARED (2) ANGLE OF
SIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND DISAPPERED SIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND DISAPPERED INTO THE NORTHEAST ONE NORTHEAST ONE
PAGE 2 RUCISKA 8348 UNCLAS
AT A TIME CONT INUED A STRAIGHT PATH PASSING NEARLY OVER THE
CBSERVERS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 50-60 FEET. ANGLE OF EVALATION UPON
DISAPPERANCE WAS 10 DEGREES (4) FLIGHT PATH WAS STRAIGHT AND LEVEL DISAPPERANCE WAS 10 DEGREES (4) FLIGHT PATH WAS STRAIGHT AND LEVEL
(0JECTS GRADUALLY DISAPPEARAJ INTO THE NORTHEAST.(6) EACH OBJECT
WAS VISIBLE FOR 1 - 2 MINUTES. TOTAL TIME OF OBSERVATION WAS APPROX
E. OBSERVERS WE RE AT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA JUST EAST OF
HIGHNAY 7 ON A HILL. 96'25' WEST, 42'30"
NORTH. F. THE OBSERV
YEARS,
QUX CITY, IOWA. BOTH ARE
HIGH SCHOOL. STLOENTS AND APPEAR TO BE VERY REL IABLE. G. WEATHER AND HIGH SCHOOL. STLOENTS AND APPEAR TO BE VERY RELIABLE. G. WEATHER AND
8 WINOS: (1) CLEAR AND WINDY (2) SFC 160 DEGREES/17 KNOTS, 6M 240/15, E
10M 280/23, 16M 320/27, 20M 320/34, 30M 320/46, 50M 320/54, 80M
320/15 (3) 320/15 (3) CEILING (4) 12 CEILING (4 MI M VISIBILI CLOUDS BETWEEN 1 CLOUDS BETWEEN 1/10 1/10
IT
AFHO JAM SS FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 36752 (26 Feb 67) pg 3of 3
AND 5/10 THIN CIRRUS. (6) NO THUNDERSTORMS (7) VERTICAL TEMP GRADIENT:
CENTER AT 3OTH AIR DIV REPORTS NO AIR ACTI AREA AT THAT TIME
J. NEVILLE C HERBERT, CAPT USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 30AD, SIOUX OFFICER, 30AD, SIOUX
PAGE 3 RUCISKA 8348 UNCLAS
PICTURE OF THE THIRD OBJECT FROM A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 600
BT
NNNN
AFHQ JAM 6S FORW 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

WASHINGTON CASE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
May 3, 1967
Dear Mr
Ws have received some word from our photographie intorpreters
concerning the unidontified flying object photograrh submitted by
of my staff. the Sioux City youths and which you have discussed with Major Rhonds
Sloux City A letter from the Project Blue Book office will be going to
check your within the next few days, and we know you will want to
anything. sources to be sure the lsttor is received before you publish
JOURNAL before thay receive their lettor. I know you would not want the boye to read about it in the
of the size ofr the object The photograrhie analyses revealed that if the witnesses' estimates
430 feet from the camera. The camera fooal longth versus tho size of the 430 feet from the camera. The camera focal longth versus tho size of the are correct, the objoct would be located about
immage as it appeared in the photograph were used in deterndning this. immage as it appeared in the photograph were used in deternining this.
Lack of either foreground or background detail procluded the use of a seale factor to verify tho actual size of the object.
with such that no srecifie details are visible other than a circular objoct The image ia
nede of the some type of protrusion. As such, no positive explanation can bo
to indicate that the object might be extraterrestrial. object. Howevor, thore is no evidonce in the photograrh
If you wish any
. Sincerely,
EARLE P. NASE
Lt Colonel, USAF
Deputy Chief, Operations Branch
Office of Infomation Public Information Division
Project Blue Book
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TDET/UFO 26 May 1967
Sioux City Iowa 51104
Reference your recent observation and photograph of an unidentified
flying object. flying object.
We are returning your print, as stated in our letter of 5 May 1967. We are returning your print, as stated in our letter of 5 May 1967.
Once again, we wish to thank you for reporting your observation to wish thank your observation to
the Air Force.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
RECTOR QUIN NILLA, Jr, Ma.jor, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Pro Blue Book Print

',
TDET/UFO 5 May 1967
Request for Uro Information
nd
Sioux City, Iowa 51104
Dea
Reference your recent observation and photograph of an unidentified
flying object.
Photographie analysis revealed that the image is such that no specific
details are visible other than a circular object with n some type of
protrusion. As such, no positiv ve identity can be made of the object.
Analysis revealed that i Analysis revealed that i the object had a diameter of 12 feet, it .
would be located 430 feet would be located 430 feet from the camera, but if the object was from the camera, but if the object was
loeated 600 feet from the camera, it would I have a dlameter of 17
feet.
Lack of foreground and/or background factor
to measure the size
The original photograph will be forwarded as soon as a copy has been
made. The copy is being made for the case history only. I Under no
circumstances will the photograph be released to the news media.
Thank you for submitting the photograph for analysis.
Sincerely,
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Pro, Blue Book

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SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
LOCATION SIOUL CITY, IONA DATE 25 February 1967
PHOTOGRAPHY
AF IR QUALITY-
PNRS 1 Polaroid print (B&w)
1. PURPosE: This report is in response to Work Order Number 67-36 submitted by 1. PURPosE: This report is in response to Work Order Number 67-36 submitted by
Major Qu illa, TDETR, to deter illa, TDETR, to determine the identity of the object photographed. mine the identity of the object phot graphed.
2. ANALYSIS: 2. ANALYSIS: The photography appears genuine insofar as content is concerned. The photography appears genuine insofar as concerned.
Examination of the submitted Polaroid-type print has negated double exposure and/or Examination of the submitted e print has negat exposure and/or
retouching. The object appears e circular in planform a flat-topped
"superstructure". Source indicated the object had a diameter of approximately l2 feet
and was located approximately 6oo feet from the camera when photographed. The camera
focal length versus the size of the image as it appears in the photography was computed.
The results indicate that if the object had a diameter of i2 feet, it would be located
L3o feet from the camera; but if the object were located 6oo feet from the camera, it
would have a diameter of l7 feet. Lack of foreground and/or background detail precluded
a scale factor to size the object. No satisfactory explanation could be made of the
object.
PHOTO ANALYSIS BY: APPROVED BY:
DouganH. Rogeww
DOUGLAS H. ROCERS WILLIAM L. TURNER
Intelligence Research Specialist Major, USAF
Chief, Photo Analysis/Branch
WILBER PRICE, WILBER PRICE, JR. JR.
Chief,
Photo Exploitation Division
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