PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT :B373 RECORD
OROUP LOCATION
17 March 67 18/0300Z Calona, Illinois
3. MOULCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian AIRCRAFT
.. NIIBER OF OBJECTS
27
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
15 Minutes Objects had a number of lights, red, green, and orange. Sand
bright and others hazy. Object had a sound like gas escaping
TYPE OF OBSERVATION jet streams.
fram a valve. Object disappeared afte
Ground-Visual (BX)
7, COURSE 7, COURSE
N*W N*W
5. 8. PHOTOS PHOTOS
n Yes
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9. 2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICA IDENCE
0 Yos
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editiona of this form may be used.
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U.S. AIR FORCE CAL INFORMATION
This quastionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phonomenon that you have observed.
Ploase try to ans any questions as you possibly can. The information that you giva will
bo used for resea oses. Your name will not be used in connoction with any statements,
conclusions, or publicat without your permission. We roquest this personal information so
that if it is deemed may contact you for further dotaila.
1. When did you see the object? Time cf day: 9
four Minutes
12 D 1&107 (Circle One): (Circra Ona): A.M or P.M.
Day Month Year Year
eaotly
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): (Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b.Standard b.(Standard
C. Mountain Mountain
d. Pacific
o. Other Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
sTe ol
Noarast Postal Address City or Town State or County
.How long was ob iect in Total Duration) 15
Hours Minutes Secands
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? 2
5.2 Was object in sight continuousiy? No-
272500 21F05
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY DAY NIGHT NIGHT
a. a. Bright Bright a.
b. Cloudy 5. Cloudy 6. Cloudy
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7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIG HT, whare was the SuN located as you looked at the object? , whore was the SluN located as you looked at the object?
(Circl Ons): a. In front of you · d. d. To your laft To your loft
b. In back of you s, Overhaod
c. c. To your right 1. Don't ramembar Don't ramembar
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8.IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice co-cerning the STARS and MOON?
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8.1 STARS (Circle Ore): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): i
a. None a. Bright-monnlight
bA few b.CDull monnlight
c. Many c. No monnlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditioms at the time you saw object?
CLOUDS (Circle Onn): WEATHER (Circle One):
Clear sky 0.Dry
b. Hazy b. Foa, ¬ist, or light rain
c. Scattered cloud- Modernte or heavy rain ..
d. Thick d. Snow
e. Don': remember
0. The object appeared: (Cirtle One):
a Solid d. As a light Eack had D number of
b. b. Transparent e. e. Don't remember Don't remember lighto
c.( c. Vapor Vapor lighto
aBrighter c. About the sone
. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare bri
DONO
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or bhurred
b. Like. bright stor
c.(Starp'y ourlined
d. Dar' remember
Did the object: Did me oujecr: (Circle One for each question) Cmrtre Ome Tur eucn yuesirum) 1 !
a. Appear to stand still at amy time? Yes Yes No No Don't know Don't know
b. Suddenly spned up and rush awoy at any time? Y-s Y-s No No Don't know
c. Break up into parts  explode? Break up into parts → explode? Yrs No Don't know
.d. d. Give off smoin? Yas No Don't know
. e. Change brightaoss? Change brightrass? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape?. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Flash or flicker? es Cs No Don't know Don't know
h. Disappear and reappeer? Disappear ond reappeer? Yes Yes) No Don't know Don't know

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? Heo
.. szpeanedou stheams
Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
.Did the object move front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of:
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound .
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" 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 1
( sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
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Besa DS were diatont
. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or wapor trails.
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oW Lighto
To3Uiew
Side Di SideView

(Circle One) Yes No
2. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yos No
22. Where were you located 23. Wore you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a.Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (rype) . Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g.
Yes No f. Telescope No
c. Windshieid Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No 1
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
2. In order thar you can giveas clear a picture os possible of what you saw, dascribe in your own words a common
object or objocts which, when placed up in the sky, wauld give the object or objocts which, wnen placed up in the sky, would give the s arance as the object which you saw. ranco as the object which you saw.
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3On DOe DOue with lights
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me curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when
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inning of the
path, a "B"al the end of the path, and slum uny changes in direction during the course.
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jet O Ttranus eame
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from rean ) Then
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2. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many w
Draw a picture of ho
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30. Have you ever sfeñ this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dares and location.
me you saw the (Circle One) Yos No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes CNo
31.2 Piaase ist their names and addresses: S
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32. Pieaso give the fol Pleaso iowing information about yourself: g information about yourself:
NAME
First First Nama Middia Nom.
ADDRESS Delno
Street City State
(uncle)
TELEPHC AGE 18 SEX M
indicate any additional information about yourself, inclodi experierice, which might be pertinenr.
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When and to whom did you report that you had sen the object? . When and to whom did you report that you had ssen the object?
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Day Day Month Year Yoar
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34. Date you con estionnaire: 28-3-27.
Day Month Yeer
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