DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7452283
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONKaida Ohio
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. PROJECT 10073 NECORD
1. DATE -TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
11 Ayr 12/0200z] Kakida, Ohio MULTIPLE
S. LODICE 1. CONCLUSION
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Civilien Astr. (S/P) P20.
1. NUIBER OF OBJECTS
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S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF S SUMMARY AND ANALYS.S
Uncertain Oosorver stated Ch0 the Cojecs appeared as t 6 llgat and t
1. TYPE OF ERVATION solid. solid. Oogeet appeared Ooject appeared to be brighter be brighter than the brighcess the Srighsess
CSSERVATION Edges of objest Edges of objeat were sharply were sharply outlined. outlined. Moved bonia Moved benia
star. stsr.
OwtVisual Visual a group of trees. a groug of trees. Objeee ned no noise. O5jees nad no noise. Color: rod, wuwi, rod, wown,
7. COURSE blue and white.
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None Suased None Suated
2. 5. PHOTOS
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.PHYSICAL 2. PHYSICAI EVIDENCE
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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 possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Pleese try to answer as s many questions as you possibly can. The information that you giva will
cone usions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? Time of day:
Hour Minutes
11 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Year
3. Time Zone: 3. Time Zone:
(Circle One):a. (Circle One):Ca. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight t Saving Saving
b. b. Central (b. (b. Standard
c. c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other Other
4. Where were you when you sow the object? 4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Eit Othinste Klda
Necrest Postal Address Neoras: Postal Address City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) 1
Hours Minutes Seconds
o. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How wes time in sight determined?. Clecl
5.2 Was objest in sight continuously? Yes No
6. What was the canditlon of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. a. Bright
b. Cloudy
7.IF you sow 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 c. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM 164
FTD OCT 62 This form supersedes FTD 164, jul 61, which is obsolete.
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a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many .c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't ramember Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Cicle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
(a. Clear sky a. Dry
Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
t. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
0. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solld d.As a light
b. Transparent e. Don't remember
c. Vapor
1tf it appeared as a Yight, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
o. Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
12.The edges of the object were:
(Cirele One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
o. Like a bright stor
c. Shorply outlined
2. Don't remember
.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly spead up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No' Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes (No Don't know
g. Flash or flickar? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes C No Don't know
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
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15. Did th= abject move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answared YES, then tell what
it moved behind: -
16. Did the ebject move in 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:
o. Sound N
b. Color _.
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a motch stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how
much of the object is covered by he head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
19. Drow a pieture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the sbieet rnat you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially y exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place on arrew beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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21. Do you think yeu can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Cirele One) Yes No
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? Were 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?
b. In a car the c. In open countryside?
(c.) Outdoers d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplene (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At seo f. Flying over open country?
f. Other _ g. Other .
24. IF you Were MOVING IN. N AUTOMOBiLE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direstion were you moving? (Circle One) 24.1 What direstion were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. Eost e. South 9 9. West West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest f. Southwest h. h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? ? miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stoo at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
25. Did you observe the objeat through any of the following?
Eyeglosses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window giess Yes No h. Other
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you sow.
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2. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A'' on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to
90° 750
60°
NW NG
30°
-15° sW SE
S
path, a ' at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. path, a 'B' at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
A
b b 0 a 0
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29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Drow a pisture of how they ware arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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31. Was anyone else with you at the Yes. No
(Circle One) Yes No
31.2 nd addresses:
M Ese KaledaCh
32. Please give the following information about yourself: 32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME A L
Last Nome First Name First Name Middia Name Middla Name
ADDRESS
Street City Zone State
TELEPHONE TELEPHC NUMBER SEX
experience, which might be pertinent.
33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
13 C C
Day Month Year
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire: ILh Day (19Z Month Year
35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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11Apr69
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLCGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FONCE BASZ. OHIO ASA33
REPLY TO TDET/UFO 14 April 1967
ATTN OF
SUBJECT: UF ation , 11 Apr 67 11Apail i7
TO Kakida, Chis
Kalida, Ohio 45853
0200t
Reference your unidentified observation. The information which
we have received is not sufficient for a s scientific evaluation.
Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 end r return it in
the envelope providet Thank reporting your observation
to the Air Force.
JAMES C. MANATT, ColOneL, USAF JAMES C. MANATT, ColOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Director Director of Technology of Technology and Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope FTD Form 164 w/envelope
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that if it is deemod necessary, wo may contact you for further datails.
1.When did you see tho objoct? Time of da 10 11PM
Hour Minutsa
1 (Circle One): A..M. or P.M.j
Doy Month
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle Une): o. Doylight Soring
b. Central Stondard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
o. Other
n you object? COICANAC
4.Where wer 4. Whero FROM FROM
1N TRANSIT TRANSIT
Noarest Postal Addross City or Town Stote or County Stote or County
5. How long was abject ins otal Duration) MORETHAN AN HOUR
Hours Minutes Soconds
.) Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
5.2 Was objeer in sight continuously? Yes
6. What wes me condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
o. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy
(Circlo Ona): a. in front of you d. To your left
b. in bock of you o. Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't remamber
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 Thie form superosdea ? io obsolete. send 164
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9. What were "eather
CLOUDS ( Circlo Ona): WEATHER (Circle One):
C) Cloar aky (0.) Dry
b. Hazy 6. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Sconerno clouds C. Moderote or heavy rain
Thick houry clood d. Snow
o. Don't remember
10. The abject appearo rcls One).
C. Sold @ As a light
5. Tromsporont 6. Don't remember
c. e. Yopw
11. If it appeared as a light, was 11. lf it appeared as a ligh r than the brightest stars? than the brightest stars? (Circle Ona):
Brighter c. About the same c. About the same
b. Dimmer Dimmer d. Don't know d. Don't know
11.1 Compars brightness to some common object:
MUCH BRIGHIER THAN SARS STRECTCIGHT
Fuzzy or blurred . Other SAW AT DISTANC
(Cuclon) 0.
b. Like a bright stor 1H0a6H
Sharply outlined
4 Don't remember
.Did the object (Circle One for ecch question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? No Don't know
c. Break up into parta or exploda? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yos No Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yes (No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't know
0. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't Inow
h. Disappear and reappear? No Don't know
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(Cirale One): Yes) JUST No Don't Know. IF you answerod YE, thon tell what
it moved behind: A.GROuP
(Cirels One): Yos Na Don't Know. IF you answered YES, the., *ti wiiat
in front of: ..
about the object:
. SoundNo
6. Color BED CRCEN BLUE, WHHITE ONEATAIUMC
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's langth in line with a known object and nr w
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performad this oxpariment at the tir: i st.
of the objver that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrew beside the drowing te show the direction the object was moving.
OBJ=CT MOUED UP AND DOWN, TRANS/ERS
AND STOPrED MOTION COMPLETELY
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23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
in the business section of a city?
Inside a building b. In. the residential secticn oi a city?
b in a car c. In open countryside?
Outdoors SEOA AND NATCHCO d. Near an cirfiald?
d. ! In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
. At seo f. Flying over opan country?
1. Other _ g.
24.1 What direction ware you moving? (Circle One)
. North c. Eost South . Wost
b. Northeost . Northeost d. Southeast d. Southeast f. Southwast Southwast Northwest
24.2 How fost were you moving? _ 40 __miles por hour. miles por hour.
(Cirele One) (Yos No
25. Did you obsarvs the objoct through any of the following?
o. Eyaglasses Yos No e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glosses Yes f. Telescope Yos No
c. Winsshisld g. Thoodolita Yes No
d. Window glass e3 No h. Other -
object or objects which, when placod up in the sky, would give the sama appearance as the object which you sow
SAUCER WITH AN UPSINE NOWN ROWL
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show how high the objoct was above tho horizon (skyline) when you last suw it. Place an ''on the comnpass
when you firat sow it. Place a "B
90° 750
43 NW NU
130 314
ar the boginning of sho
path, " at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the courso.
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OCTOBER 1966 11 AT NIGHT
OBSERVED ABOuT 15 MNUTES
Was anyore siss with you at the time you saw the objoct? (Circle Ona) Yos No
31.1 IF y answarod YES, did they ses the object too? (Circla Ono) Yes No
31.2 Pleasa list their
MK
32. Please givs tho following 32. Please gi following information about yourself: information about yourself:
Lost Name a Nam Nam Middlo Noma
AALDA AAUDA CHIO
Streot City Z.ona Zona Stata
TELEPHOA TELEPH AGE 18 AGE 18 SEX F 458
Indicars any additional infor exparlenca, which might ba pertinent.
33. When and to whom did you report that you had sean the object? LT. ROCBER , . DUTY OEFIC
/3 APAIL 167
Doy Month Yoar
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stionnaire: 12 KPAL 1967
Day Month Yoor
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questionnairs r a narrativa explanation of your sighting.