DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7451033
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONOLDBRIDGE NEWJERSEY
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
5 April 1967
630_EST 5/2130Z OLD BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION LE
CIVILIAN
1. NLIMBER OF OBJECTS DATA FOR ALUATION
PHOTO: INSUFFICIENT
ONE ONE
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMARY AND ANALYSIS BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
SIX MINUTES SIX MINUTES The observer stated that he photographed a silverish, silverish,
metal, spinning object that made a constant beeping made a constant beeping
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION sound.
GROUND-VISUAL
7. COURSE 7. COURSE COMMENTS: In his original In his original letter the observer stated that letter the observer stated that
W to S W to S he saw it on the l2th of April. The witness was requested
8. PHOTOS several times to complete a ll7. Finally the witness was several times to Finally the witness was
telephoned. He stated that he didn't have time to return
Yas the forms and that the sighting was during May, June, or
2 No July l967. At the time of sighting, server was
9. PHYSIC. VIDENCE 13 years old and the witness 12.
Yes
a No .
FORM
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8.1 STARS (C.ircle Ono): 8.2 MOON (Circla Ona):
a. None Bright moonlight
b. A few Dull moonlight
c. Many c, No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remamber d. Den't romambar
the objoct?
CLOUDS (Circl Ona): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Claar sky Dry
b. Hazy (6 Fog, mist, or light rain
@ Scartored clouds c. Modarato or heavy rain
d. Thick 3 houvy cloud d. Snow
o. Don't remomber en.TonNmeer
0.Tha objact appeared 10. Tha objact appeared Circle One): ircle One):
Solid d. As a light
Transporant Transporent . Don'tromember
c. Vapor Vapowr
1. If it appeared as a light, was it br
a. Brightor c. About the same .
b. Dimmer b. Dimmer d. Don't know
The odges object were:
(Ciclo Cno) a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other .
b. Like a bright stor
c. Sharply ourlined -
Don't remomber
1. Did the objact: (Circle One for ach question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Y0s No Don't know
b. Suddanly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes (No, Don't know
c. Break up into parts or exploda? Yes Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yos Don't know
o, Change brightnoss? Yos Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes 999999 Don't know
g. Flash or flickor? Yas Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yos Don't know
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(Circla Ona): Yes N1o Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, thon tell what
it moved bahind:
16. Did the objozt moya in front of samething at any time, porticularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos N0 Don't Know. IF you answered YES, the ta!l whlt
in front of:
17. Tall in a faw words the following things about the objgét:
b. Color Silufrish kfaL npehalic
18. Wo wish to know the cngular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known cbjoct and 121
much of the objsct is covered by the head of the match. if you had performed this oxperiment of ths tirw: i it.e
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
of the objmct that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails cr vapor traiis.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the objoct?
(Circla Ona) Yos) No
2. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you tho objoct was?
(Circle Ona) (Yos) No
22. Whera ware you locatad when you saw the objoct? 2.Ware you (Circlo One)
(Circla One):
a. In the business section of a ciry?
o. Inside a building In. tha residential sucticn ci a ciry?
b. In a car c. In opon countryside?
Outdoors d. Near an airfiald?
d. In an airplans (type) o. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
i. Other g. Othar
AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle qusstions:
24.1 What direction wers you moving? Circla Ono)
a. North c. East o. South y. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
Yes
a. Eyoglassos Yos Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glassas Yos f. Tolescope Yes ②90
Windshiald 9999 Thecdolite Yes
c. g.
d. Window glass Yes h. Other
a common
A FRESBER wHth A pROtRUSION juthe MIDALE
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high the abjact was above tha horizon (skyline) when ycu first sow it. Place a "B"" on tho same curved lina to
when you first saw it. Place a "B"' on the compass where you lost saw the ohject.
900 73°
a
NW a
13 SW 35,
CC
28. . Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects n mado. Plac on "A' ar the beginning of tho
path, a "s" at the ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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DESCEEAT ONAtRBES.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE objoct, then how many ware there?
Draw a plcture of how they wers arranged, and put an crrow to show the direction that thoy ware traveling.
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Was anyone else with you at tha time you saw the object? (Circla On) (Yo No
31.1 IF you answared YES, did thay soe the objoct too? (C Circlo Ona) Yo No
31.2 Plaasa list their names and addrassas:
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32. Plaass givs tha following inisrmation about yourself: 32. Plaasa giva the following inisrmation about yourself:
NAME
Last Nam Last Name Firat Name Pirat Name Middl Name Middi Name
ADDRESS ADDRESS COLDR CLDR N.J
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Day Month Your
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Day Month Your
35. Informaticn which you fael pertinent and which is nat adoquately covared in
quastionnaira of a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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I USED A POLEROID
LAND LAMERA IN tAKiNg the pictURe.
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THIS CASE INCLUDES
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3 o'clock. Saw it for a couple e of minutes, maybe one or two minutes,
the trees. The trees were about two-hundred feet high and the object
was about 200 feet from him. The object was silver and didn't make
pretty slowly. Couldn't compare it t with any objects. T There was only
one object. We were just in the front yard and ran in the house and
t hen right back out. No one was outside. Lt Marano asked t hen right back out. : No one was outside. Lt Marano asked d him why. a him why.
they only took one picture. and he replied "I don't know." L Lt Marano
asked him if he had time to take more than one picture and he replied "Yes."
He doesn't belong to UFO clubs and is now l3 years old. His phone He doesn't belo UFO clubs and is now l3 years old. His phone
number is . I number is
"I didn't have time to return them." Lt Maram asked him if he reported
it to his parents. "YEs." I
the day. "No." He then a asked if they were home during the evening "Yes,
and parents are home during the day."
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE DASE OH10 45433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OF
24 APR 1968
UFO Observation , 5 April 1967
SUBJECT
T0:
Old Bridge, New Jersey 03857
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project
Blue Bookas being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
If you were a witness to an UFO sighting on 5 April 1967
would you please complete the attached AF Form 117 and return it
in the envelope provided. If f you were not a witness to this
sighting, would you please make a statement to this effect on the
attached form. attached form. The The information which you provide information which you vill be used in used in
evaluating this evaluating observation obser Thank you our assistance in this in this
matter.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF QUIN NILLA, Jr, Major, USAF 1 Atch
VChief, Aerla VChief, Aerla Phenomena enomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON FORCE BASE. OHIO 43433
RAPLY TO TDPT/UFO
ATTN
SUDJICT ervation, 5 April 1967 4 1669
JAM
TO:
Old Bridge, Mew Jersey 08857
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Branch (Project
Blue Book)as being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
If you were a
would you please complete the attached AF Form il7 and return it
in the envelope in the envelope provided. If you were not a witness to this sighting,
would you please make would i you please make a statement a statement to this effect on the attached formn. to this effect on the attached form.
The information which you provide will be used in evaluating The information which you provide will be used in evaluating this this
observation. observation. Thank you fo Thank you for your assistance in this matter. or your assistance in this matter.
JAMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF JAMES C. MANATT, COlOneL, USAF 1 Atch
Director Production Py oduction AF Form 117
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PHC RT PAGE OF
NR 67-92
DAYE OF REPORT
SUDJECT UIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
LOCATION Old Bridge, New Jersey DATE 5 April 1967
PHOTOGRAPHY
AF_ IR- QUALITY-Poor
P NAS One orizinal print (B&W)
L. PURPOSE: This report is in reply to Work Order Number 67-lll, submitte wy Major Quintanil
TDEt/UF, requesting photo analysis be accomplished on a photograph of tified flying
what the objec object was photographed Bridge, New
Jersey on 5 A 1967.
2. ANALYSIS: The object appears to be circular in planform and the only detail discernible is
a small a small unidentified protuberance located at the bottom center of the object. Although the unidentified located at the bottom center of the object. Although the
photography appears photography pears ithentic, the object could not be identified from the available entic, the object could not be identified from the available
evidence.
PHOTO ANALYSIS BY: PHOTO ANALYSIS BY: APPROVED BY:
Came R Schiil
Ten Teini
JAMES R. SCHUIT WILLIAM L. TURNER WILLLAM L. TURNER
Intelligence Research Specialist Intelligence Research Specialist Major, USAF Major, USAF
Chief, Photo Analysis Branch Analysis Branch
fi WILBER PRICE, JR.
Chief, Photo Exploitation Division
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has bean prapared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidantified aarial phenonanon that you havo olsarvadi.
Please try to cnswar as many quastions as you possibly can. Tho information that you give wil!
ba usad for research purposes. Your name will not be usod in connaction with any statamianis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. Wo roquest this personal information sc
that if it is doemed nacossary, we may contact you for further dotails.
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of da! 554 30
Hour Minuina
APRiL1967 (Circle One): A.M. or
L\or$ Month Your (P.M.)
3. Time Zone:
(Circla One): (Circla One): a. Eastern (Circle One): (Circla Une): a. Daylight Soving Daylight Soving
b. Central (b.) b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific Pacific
o. Othar
4. Whare wers you when you saw the object?
Pt oft Bet ofit- CLARCDGE AJ AT
Nearest Postal Address City or Town Stote or County
otal Duration) 6
Hours Minutes Soconds
a. Certain c. Not very suro
Fairly certain d. Just a guess
CAMERH
5.2 Was objoct in sight continuously? Yos V No___
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
@ Bright a.
5. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, whare was the SUN located as you locked at the obiest?
(Circla Ona): a In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you 2, Overhaod
c, To your right () Don't remember
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