PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIHE GROUP 2. LOCATION
122 Apr 67 23/0430Z Westmont, Illinois
3. SOONCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian BALLCOH (Hot Air)
1. NUDMBER OF OBJECTS
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LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 minutes 00 mlautes Observers watch a Observers watch a reddish orange fuzzy object travel toward reddish orange fuzzy object t travel toward
b. TYPE OF OBSERVATION the east. the east. Cbject slowdy faded from view. slowly faded from view. No sound was
noted at any time noted at any time during the sighting. Coject was compared Coject was compnred
Ground Visual to a d'm fire traveling through the sky.
7. COURSE
Enstward Enstward 22e-225 degreer,The doscription is conistent with 22e-225 degreer,  The description is conistent with that of a that of' a
hot air balloon. hot air balloon.
PHOTOS
(I Yes
N No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
07 Yos 07 Yos
De No
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has beon prapared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concarning tho unidontifiad aerial phenomanon that you have obsorvod.
Ploase try to hy quastions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your nama will not ba used in connection with any statomants,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if ir is deemed necessory, wn may contact you for further dotails.
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1. When did you see the object? 2.Timo cf day:. 30
Hour Minutes
Saturday 22 1967 (Circle Ona): A.M. or P.M.
Month Year
. Tims Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circla One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contra b.Stondard)
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
Where were you when you saw the object?
westnont Iilinxis
ostal Address City or Town State or County
5.How long was object in sight 5. How long was object in sight? (Toral Duration) (Toral Duration) O 10 Q O
Hours Minutes Saconds
. Certoin Not very sure
. Fairly cortain d. Just a quess
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yos No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright
b. Cloudy 5. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGH7 IT, where was the SUN locared os you looked at the object?
(Circla Ona): c. In front of you d. To your laft
b. in back of you o. Ovarhaed
To your right 6. Dunrramombar
FORM Reproduced by Library of Congress, Legislative Referance Service
FTD OCY 62 164 May 1966

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.-. 8.1 STARS (Cicle Ore): 8.2 MOON(Circle One):
. None @. Bright moanlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
Many C. No moenlight - pitch dark
Don'tcemember d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw object?
CLOUDS (Cisle Oun) WEATHER(Cirele One):
a. Clear sky Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, pis', or light rain
Scottered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
Thick or beovy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't romember
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10. The object cobeared: (Cirzle One):
a. Solid As a light
b. Transporent e. Den't remember
c. Vapor
11. if it oppeared os a light, was it brighter them the brightest stors? (Circle One):
. Brighter About the sone
b. Dimmer dDon't know
ll.l Comeare brightnnss
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12. The edges of the obiecr were:
(Cirele One):(@ Fuzzy or bturred c. Other
. Like - bright stor
c. Shorply outlined
d. Dan' remember
13. Did the abieet (Circle One for each question)
a. Appeer to sisnd arill at any time? Y-s No Don't know
b. Suddenly soeed up ond rush away at any tima? 8 No Don't know
c. Break uo inro parts exolode? Yrs No Don't know
d. Give oll smoxa Yas No Don't know
o. Change brignr--ss? ". Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know)
g. Flash or flicker? No Don't know
h. Disappear and rappeer? No Don't know

c.sound Did not heas ain sound
: 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
- sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
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21. Do you think you can estimore how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes (No
IF you onswered YEs, then how for away would you soy it wos?
22. Where were you located when you sow the abject? 23. Ware yau (Circle One)
(Circle One):
o. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building In the residential section of a city?
6 In a car c. In open countryside?
C. Outdoors d. Near on ariteld?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying ovor a city?
e. At seo f. Flying over open country?
f. Other S. Other
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vohicle ot the tims, than complete the following quostions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle Ona)
c. North F0s e. South S. West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.3 Did you stop at any vimm while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) (Ye No
25. Did you observe the objarr rhrough any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses e. Binncuiors Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes OOa i. Telescope You
c. Windshield Ye3 S. Theodolits Yes No
d. Window gless h. Other
26. In ordar that ys an give as clear a pieture os possiblu of what you saw, daseribe in your own words a common
object or objeets wmich, when plased up in the sky, would give the same appedrance as tho object which you saw.
A redish-ordnge ball of youn

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27. In tho following sketch, imagina that you are at the point shown. Placa an "A" on the curvad line to show how
high tho object was above tho horizon (skylina) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the sams curvad lina to
show how high the object was abova the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass
whon you first sow it. Place a '"B" on the compass whars you lost saw the objsct.
90 75*
60.B
wW NG
30°
15 SW
5 S
A
23. the baginning of the
poth, a "B" at the end of the pa poth, a "B" at the end_ of the pat th, and slun uny changes in direction during the course. and slun uny changes in direction during the course.
Feded aut Fexded ocC S'
, E
N
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many ware thara? .
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an crraw to show the direction that thoy were traveling.
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igct bafore. give date or dates and location.
31. Nas onycne clse -ith you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Y0s No
31. 1 1F yos aswered YES, did they see the object too? (Circlo One) $Yo No
31 2 pleose is: their names and addresses:
mont, Ill
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22. Please give tha foliowing information cbout yourself:
NAME NAME
ast Noma Firat Now Middin Noma Middin Nonia
OONE Hinsdale Illiwois
Street City Zono Z.ore Sote
TELEPHON TELEPHONE NUMBER MBER AGE LZ sEx male sex male
indicate ony odditional information abeut yoursalf, including any apocial experience, which mght be pertinent.
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. Wien and to whem did you report thar you had sran the objnct?
22 April 1967
Day Month Yoar
Hinsdale, I11.

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34. Date you com estionnaire: 25711 Aprl 1967
- T Day Month Your
35. 1 Information which you feel partinent ond which is not adoquately covared in tha specific points of the !
quastionnoira or a norrativa explonation of your sighting.
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twenty-seven sightings report Srenty-seven Bighti ed to the Air Force. rce.
At the time of your slghting, the wind was from approximately from approximtely
220 degrees, which would have caused have caused the object the object to drirt toward the
northeast. Hot air balloons have been constructed from plastie dry from plastic dry
cleaning bags with a platform of straws or such to support the heat
source. Quite often, candles bave been used as the heat source.
This would account fo This would account f
We wish to thank you We wish to thank rasting oservation servation
to the Air Force.
Sincerely,
BARNETT B. YOUNG
Lt Colonel, USAF
Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
Office of Information
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