PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
I. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
30 Mer 67 31/02052 Fultonvil'e, New York 3
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Civilian
4. NUFBER OF OBJECTS
BARIUM CLOUD RELEASE FROM WALLE ISLAND, VA.
3 AT APPROXIMATELY 19OO EST.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1 hours Cbserver stated that the object waslike a light and had va-
. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION por. por. Cbject was compared in brightness to that of a star
and appeared to brighter. Object statred out ax a fuzzy gr
Ground Visual Ground Visual ball getting closer and large and turned irto a sharp firey
7. COURSE red-orange disc.Object had no distinctive sound of its own. red-orange disc.Cbject had no distinctive sound of its own.
Color: green, bright red-orange, then blue vapor.
Stationary
8. 8. PHOTOS PHOTOS
n Yes
X No X No
9. PHYSICALEVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
[7 Yes
X No
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 20330
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
MAY 2'9 1967
Dear Mr
This replies to your recent correspondence regarding your
unidentified observat: 30,1967.
Detailed investigation revealed that you probably saw the
chemical clouds mentioned in your completed questionnaire. A
rocket fired from the Wallops Island, Virginia station of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, at approximately 7 p.m. EST, Aeronaucrcs amd space Adml nlstracron, ac approximacely 7 p.m. Esl,
March 30, l967, released tri-ethyl borane and barium into the atmos-
phere. This caused the clouds to become phere. T This caused the clouds to become various colors, but various colors, but
eventually they turned blue in elongated patterns along the lines
of the earth's magnetic field. The clouds may extend across the
sky for several hundred miles and can be visible for thirty minutes
to one hour.
We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the
Air Force.
Sincerely,
BARNETT B. YOUNG
Lt Colonel, USAF
Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
Office of Information
Utica, New York 13503
June10,1967.
What about
N.Y.State was even seen in Utica by a few observers?
Please send reply.
Thank you.

etter(Cloul/Comtrailo).
Praposed reply to Uro report fro March 30, 1967
30M067
Jutonule, 14
Dear 31/0205-2
This replies to your recent correspondence regarding your
unidentified observation on March 30, 1967.
Detailed investigation revealed that you probably saw the chemical
clouds mentioned in your completed questionnaire. A rocket fired from
the Wallops Island, Virginia, station of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, at approximately 1900 EST, March 30, 1967,
released tri-ethyl borane and barium into the atmosphere. ? This
caused the clouds to become various colors, but eventually they turn
blue in elongated patterns along the lines of the earth's magnetic
2030 field., The clouds may extend across the sky for several hundred
miles and can be visible for thirty minutes to cne hour.
We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air
2. Jafonie 24 M 67

This quostionnaire has been prapared so that you can give the U.S. For ns much
information as pos
Ploasa try to answe
bo used for researc
that if it is doemed necessory, we may contact you for further details.
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1. When did you see the object? 2.Time of doy: 5
Hour Minutes
Fairr
30 March 1967 (Circle One):
A W. P.M.)
Day Month Yeur
3. Time Zone:
a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Day cht Sa. -a
b. Central b. Standrd
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
8. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
State Thraway Near Futlonville e York
Nearest Postal Address Nearest Postal Address City or Town Sror or County Stor or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) 5.How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) 1 1 O
Hours Minutes 1-cond
a. Cortain c. Not very sure
. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? wristWatch
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? YosV No
.What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
(Circle One): a. In front of you . d. To your loft
b. In back of you 3, Ovarheod
c. To your right 6. Don' remamber
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8. IF you saw the obiect at NlGHT, whar did you notice ce-cerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle Ore): 8.2 MOON Circle One):
nccn waent
a. None a. Bright monnlight Up e+)
1 b. Afew b. Dull monnlight
C. Many c. No moonlighi - pitch dark
Don't remember d. Don't remember
object?
CLOUDS (Circle Onn): WEATHER (Circle Onei:
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog,-is, or light rain ...
c. Scattered cloud- c. Moderat- or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy c'ouds d. Snow
e. Don': ramember
10. The object apbeared: (Cirele One): ;
a. Solid d. Asa light d. As a light 1
b. Solidarenand e. Don't romember
c. c. Vapor
1. If it appeared as a ligh, was it brighter them the brightest stors? (Circle One): 11. If it appeared as a ligh, was it brighter then the brightest stors? (Circle One):
a. Brighter 0. Brighter - c. About the sone
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1
The Sun
1.The edges of the obiect were:
c. other I+ sarte.d sut
(Circle Ore): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like.bright stor as a tuzzy areen hall
c. . Sharply outlined
Dor'remember and turned inte a sharp tirey
red-orange disc.
1. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) - I
o. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush awoy at any time? Yas No Don't know
c. Bregk vp into parts  exolode? No Don't know
d. Give off smokn? No Don't know
a. Change brightanss? No Don't know
f. Change shape? GG8609 No Don't know
9. Flash or flicker? No Don't know
h. Disappear ond reapreer? No Don't know

It moved behind: --
16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, porticularly 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__ Nne
6. colon Green, Bright Red-Crange, then blve vapor
te s 18. 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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Bigasbasol Bro ke (Flickering)
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(Circle One) Yos No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was?
22. Where were you located when you sow the object? 2Wore you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
o. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car C.In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airtield?
d. In an airplane (rype) e. Flying over a city?
e, At sea f. Flying over open country?
Athen Igetout of car and went g.
backintocar.
C
a. North c. Eost e. South G. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. . Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast wera you moving? 40 ___miles per hour. __miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any rime while you wers looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
25. Did you obsarve the ob: ierr rhrough any of the following?
. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binocuiors Yes No
b. Sun glasses 1. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No S. Theodolite Yas
d. Window glass Yes №o h. Other
A very hot, red, sun.

compass
900 75°
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2.Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and sliun uny changes in direction during the course.
Nenotic 1O.8
Draw a picture of how
One object which turned
into three raporlike ibjeits
flickering whichdisappeared after
about an hour.
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3l. nas anycre els ime you saw the object? (Circle One) 0 No
31.1 1F you answered YES, did they see the object too? rcle Onel Yes No
3: 2 ieuse iist their ngmes and addresses:
ltica.My
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LinaStf, Utica, Ny Y.
32. Plense give the foliowing information about yourself:
NAME M
LastName Last Name First Name First Nare
ADDRI ADDRE Utica UTica 3 New York.
Strnet Strmet City Zone State Srate
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHO NUMBER AGE ⊥4 AGE 14 SEX SEX Male Male
indicare any odditional information about yoursslf, inciuding any special ial experience, which m.ght be pertinent. experierice, which m.ght be perrinent.
I asking
intormation about VFO's.
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-20 March 1967 Rome, N.Y.
Day Month Yoar

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Uica Press reporters last night received three reports ica Press reporters last night received three reports
of of1 large orange ball along the Southern horizon. The
reports came from West Winfield, Whitesboro and New
York Mills.
Callers said the ball appeared to be larger than the than the
moon. It first appeared as a very bright light and then moon. It first appeared as a very bright light and then
seemed to disappear as if bei g covered by a cloud.
The object then reappeared, grew very bright and then 5 -
seemed to explode. !
Mrs. Kenneth Davis, West Winfield Press correspondent,
sard she saw the unidentified object shortly before 7 p. m. sad she saw the unidentified object shortly before 7 p. m.
The Old Farmers Almanac said the moon would rise at
29 a. m. today. It reported that the moon set at
2 a. m. yesterday. Therefore the moon would not have
been visible at the time the object was seen.
1 Criffiss Air Force Base spokesman said base opera- 1
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