PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT IOU/3 RECORD
1. DATE : TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
8 Mar 67 09/0300Z Tempe, Arizona (1 witness) 71
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 minutes Object appeared d like soneth ing hanging form a parachute
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION through binaculars. Reddish-orange, changed to silver as it
disappeared. Object swing like a parachute or pendulum.
Groung-Visual (BX) Fire or tail dropped to earth and went out. The desent
7. COURSE followed and errotic pattern like a falling leaf. Object
disappeared just by going out of sight.
East-Southeast
8. PHOTOS
Yes
No
. PHYSICA 9. PHYSIC EVIDENCE VIDENCE √
17 Yes
A No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previoue editione of this form may be used. Previous editions of this form may be used.
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Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
To 7
3. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME
Last Name First Name Middle Name
ADDRESS Tempe Aruin
Street City Zone Srate 85281
TELEPHONE NUMBE AGE 5 Ex
nauh
Day Month Year
2

saunce n went out as id
milk jebetie roendead
(one)

wend related to mne what firthen te had fundont

Balloon (Not lir)
Mar6?
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE OHIO 45433
REPLY TO TDET/UFO 17 March 1967
ATTN OF:
ARizoNa
SUBJECT: UFO Observation, March 1967
TEpa,
8mAnchla6
TO:
Tempe Arizuna 85281
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 rep your observation
to the Air Force.
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JAMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Director of Technology and Subsystems Director of Technology and Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 65536 (11 Mar 67) P/wnr Pgl of 3
ACTION: RDC-4 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, NIN-7, DIA-1 (19) ADV CY. DIA
SMB B003RTTU JAW R UW JEAA0552 UED HQA
ZNR UUUUU
R 102230Z MAR 67
FM 3525TH PILOT TRAINING WING WILLIAMS AFB AR IZONA
TO RUWPEN/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUEDFIF/FTD WR IGHT-PATT TER SON AFB OHIO
RUED HQA/CSAF
RUED HQA/OSAF
BT
UNCLAS DCOB 67028 MAR 67. UNCLAS DCOB 67028 MAR 67.
LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING HANG ING FROM A PARACHUTE THROUGH BINOCULARS.
SILVER AS IT D ISAPPEARED. NUMBER: ONE. FORMAT ION: N/A. FEATURES:
OBJECT SWUNG LIKE A PENOULUM. TAIL OF TRAIL OR EXHAUST: FIR TAIL
DROPPED TO EARTH AND WENT OUT. THE DESCENT FOLLOWED AN ERRATIC PAT-
TERN LIKE A FALL ING LEAF. SOUND : NONE. FIRST CALLED TO ATTENT ION:
I GLANCED UP AND SAW A BRIGHT STAR ANGLE OF ELEVAT ION ANO AZ IMUTH
OF OBJE CT WHEN FIR ST OBSERVED : 20 DEG ELEVAT ION 270 DEG. ANGLE OF ELE-
AFHO JAN GS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 65536. Pg 2 of 3
VAT ION WHEN IT WAS LOST: 20 DEG. FL IGHT PATH: MOVED SLOWLY IN A
STRAIGHT LINE FROM OVER PHOENIX TO OVER
PAGE 2 R UW JEAA0552 UNQL AS
WEN OUT OF SIGHT. AS IT DID THE COLOR SEEMED TO REFLECT SILVER AND
FIRE DROPPINGS WERE NOTED. HOW LONG WAS OBJECT VISIBLE: 10 MINUTES.
MANNER OF OBSERVAT ION: GROUND VISUAL• OPTICAL AIDS: BINOCULARS. OO O O  O O
T IME OF SIGHT ING: GREENWHICH DATE-TIME , 9:0300, LOCAL TIME 8:2000 IRS.
a LAT3DEG 24 LONG ITIDE 111DEG 56: IDENT IFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER:
CIVIL IAN, RET IRED NAVY COMMANDER, NAME :O AGE 58,
MAILING ADDRES T,TEMPE
16000/2517,20009/2626, 30000/2530, 53000/2560, 80000/UNKNOWN, CE IL ING:
NONE, VISIBILITY: 15 MILES. AMOUNT OF CLOWD COVER: 10/10 CIRRUS.
THUNDERSTORMS: NONE. VERT ICAL TEMPERATURE GRAD IENT : PLUS2DEG /1000 LOWEST
1500: -DEG/1000 1500-10,000 FT. LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION JUST
BEGINNING TO FORM IN LOWEST 1500FT. LOCAL AREA SOURCE E REVEALED NO
AFHO JAN GS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

...
UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 65536... Pg3 of 3
UNUSUAL ACT IV ITY ON THE NIGHT OF OBSERVAT ION. MR COMME NTED
THAT HE HAD RECENTLY READ A REPORT IN READERS DIGEST ON U UNIDENT IF IED
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BT
NNNN NI
000055000508
AFHQ JAN S FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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- U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possibl oncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer 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.
When did you see the object? Time of day: D 30
Hour Minutes
march 1967 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Year
3. Time Zone:
a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central Standard
Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you wheny the object?
l2mpe 12mpe Din
Nedrest Postal Address Citylor Town Cityiber Towr State or County
5.How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) 10-15
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c.Not very sure
Fairly certain d.Just a guess
notedar
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
o, time a 8:45Py
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? No.
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright
b. Cloudy b.
.IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left /
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 This form supersedes FTD 164, Jul 61, which is obsolete.

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8.IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None Bright moonlight
b. AFew b. Dull moonlight
Many c.No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember
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.F Fog, mist, or light rain
c c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. e. Don't remember Don't remember
0.The object appeared: (Circle One): 10.The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid As a light
b. Transparent e. Don't remember e. Don't remember
c. Vapor
If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter Brighter About the same.
b. Dimmer Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
1.The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d.Don't remember The lattenwas nat viidhe to sne wohen th
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes CN\o Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No. Don'tknow
c. Break up into parts Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes CNo Don't know 8
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

it moved behind: -
16. Did the object move front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Ne Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
1 .
in front of:.
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
liglit,pet as bight/allwas a few atlliten
b. Cplor _
1. 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 object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? _
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 5-10 Diles
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
haolsn a. In the business section of a city?
Inside a building
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
.Outdoors dNear an airfield?
d.In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Other -
IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
0. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest