DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9077271
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONMountainside New Jersey
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE·TME GROUP 2. LOCATION 18
6 May 67 06/20322 Mountainside,NewJersey 2Vitneszaa
3. SOURCE - 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Possible AIRCRAFT
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBS LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMHARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIE LYSIS
4 Minutes Observer sighted a brownish black object that looked like an black object t that looked like an
6- 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 'airplane airplane without any n5s. The object disappeared The object disappeared in the N. the Nd.
Ground-Visual
7. 7. COURSE COURSE COMMENTS: The witness was The witness was requested several times to complete
a form 164 on his 164 on his sighting sighting but failed to do so. The observer but failed to do so. The observer
Confusing stated that he had photographed the object but failed to send that he had photographed the object but failed to send
8. PHOTOS us any us any photos. No other similar photos. No other similar reports were received.
D Yos D Yos
FXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
DCXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previoua editiona form may be usod.
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GARY WEILER MAY 29,1967
FTD FORL I64 acl him for
his patigrph
I. 6 5 67'
2. 4 32
3. Eastern Daylight Saving
4. 27I Bridel Path Bountainside, N.J..
5. 4 ? 5.1 -B- 5.2_YES
day
6.CLOUDY
7.-D- to my left
8.
9.Thick kor heavy clouds 9.I - Dry
I0. Solid
II.
I2.Sarply outlined I2.Sarply y outlined
I3.YES. YES. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. I3.YES. YES. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO.
14.NO.
115.*YES. It 1615. was always in front of a always in front of a cloud. cloud.
16- NO.
I7.-8- NON -b-BROWNISH BLACK
18.about 600 N.W.
19,75-7P-7
20.Y3S. About 60 m.p.h.
21.123,about 3,000 yards.
22.Inside a building
23.Suourb
24.
25.NO. NO. NO. Y YES. NO. NO. NO.
26.8 plane with out
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GARY WEILER MAY 29,1967 :
Ft0 Form 164
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30.The seme place.Dec.2o, place.Dec.2o, I966.Same location. I966.Same location.
31.YES. YES 3T YOS 6467 1.7
Mountainside N.J.
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.ountainside N.J.
Boy
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DATA- i
*I.2olaroid Swinger.
2.2.? b.? c. Polaroid
3.Folaroid flim(Swinger)
4 (
5.about 20 ft.
6.non
7. No stand
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*No negatives in Polaroid Swinger.
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PHOT DATA
1.
2. lens
\f$ Shutter speed used
Lens opening used; that is, "p" stop
6. Filters used Filters used
7. Was t tripod on solid stand used
8. Was "panning" Was "panning' used
9. Exact direction Exact direction camera was pointing with relation to true North, and camera was pointing with relation to true North, and
its angle with respect to the its angle with res the ground.
10. If supplemental information is unobtainable, the minimum camera date
required ar the type of camera, and the smallest largest stop
and shutter speed readings of the camera.
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 7
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as poss concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to ans quastions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is daemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object?
Hour Minutes
(Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Doy Month Year
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. a. Eastern (Circle One): Daylight Saving
b. Central Standard
c. c. Mountain Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
1444
Neorast Postal Address City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Tatal Duration)
Hours Minutes Seconds
o. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Feirly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
5.2 Was objec: in sight continuously? Yes No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, whare 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 e. Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't remember
OCT  164 FORM
FTD This form superaedes FTD 164. Jul 61, which obsolete.
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8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON(Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many C. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't romomber d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a.Clear sky o. Dry
b. Hazy Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid d. As a light
b. Transparent e. Don't remember
c. Vapor
1.If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
c. Brighter c. About the same c. About the soma
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
.The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright star
. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
Did the object: (Circle One for eoch question)
a. Appear to stand still at ony time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up ond rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Den't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don' know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Den'tknow
f. Change shape? Yes No Den't know
9. Flash or flicker? Yes No Den't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
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14. Did the obiect disappmor w le you were watching it? If so, how?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
16. Did the obect move in front of something of ony time, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then te!! what
in front of: _
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 17. Tell in a few words the fallowing things about the object:
a. Sound
b. Color b. Color
16. We wish to know the angular size. Hald a match stick ot arm's length in line with a known obiect ond note how 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hald a match stick ot arm's length in line with a known obiject ond note how
much of the obiect is cavered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the much of the obiect is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of the objecr would have been covered by the match head?
19. Drow a pisture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and includa in your sketch any details
of the oblect that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrew beside the drowing to show the direction the object was moving.
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IF you answered YES, then how far away wo you say it was?
22. Where were you located Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In opan countryside?
c. c. Outdoors Outdoors d. d. Near an airfield? Near an airfield?
d. In an cirplane (type) In an cirplane (type) e. e. Flying over a city? Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country? Flying over open country?
f. f. Other g. g. Other
24. IF you Were MOVING IN
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 24.1 What direction were you moving? Circle One)
. North c. East e. South e. South g. Wost West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. Southeast Southeast f. Southwest f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Cirele One) Yes No
2Did you abserve the following?
a. Eyaglasses Yes e. Binoculars No
b. Sun glasses f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield No g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window gloss Yes No h. Other
2. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, dascribe in your own words a common
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2. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Ploce a "B' on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass
when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.
90 75°
60°
N
45 NW NU
E
L15 SIW SW
S2
28. raw 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 show any changes in direction during ths course. path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during ths course.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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30. Hava you aver saan this, or a similar objuci hefore. If so givs date or dutes and locatien.
31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the objoct? (Circlo Cne) Yos No
Yos No
31.2 Plaase list thsir naines and addresses:
32. Please give the following information about yourseli: information about yourself:
NAME NAME Middlo Name
Last Nama Firat Nem
ADDRESS
Streat City Zora Zona Stets
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE SEX
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any spacial experianca, which might ba pertinent.
33. When and to whom did you report that you had sean the object?
Day Month Year
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Nountainside Ns May 22,1961
Dear Major Quintinilla,J. 07092
Ihave C1 and taken two pictures
of} a UFO onSaturday,
In Mountainside N.J. It was greenish blue and
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need any information
send away to:*
Montaintide NJ.
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Pending May
9
TDET/UFO(Maj Quintanilla/70916/mhs) 26 May 1967
Mountainside, New Jersey 07092
l. This replies to your recent letter of May 22, 1967 in which you
mention your unidentified observation on May 6, 1967 and subsequent
photographs. Your original negatives are needed for analysis. In
order to perform a scientific investigation, request you complete
the attached Photographic Data sheet end FTD Form 164 when submitting
your original your0118 negatives. egon com Upon completion of analysis we will return
your negatives along with your negat along with our findings our findings.
2. We wis the Air
Force.
AD M MOO Q/
AD PID ME O/
AMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF AMES C. MANATT, ColOnel, USAF 2 Atchs
Director ZV DV and Subsystems l. Photographic Data Sheet l. Photographic Data Sheet
2. FTD Form 164 w/envelope CNS
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PENDING 1 May 77
ORIGINAL NEGATIVE
TDET/uFo (lst Lt Marley/70916/mhs/30Jun67) 3 July 1967
UFO servation end Photograph. 1967
yReed
Mountainside, New Jersey 07092
Thank you for completing the FTD Form l64 and the photographic
data sheet. In order that our photo interpreters may make an
evaluation on your sighting they must review your original
photograph. Therefore, request y you forward your Polaroid
picture in attached envelope TO our office. We will return
analysis.
CAMES TAMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Birector and Subsystems Subsystems Self-addressed Self-addressed envelope envelope
XO ATLA IVIOIAO O
XO STLA VTOIO OEN/UAL
Sad164 to wctnen
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19 May 67
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
RZPLY TO NOV 9 1967
ATTN O: TDET/UFO
SUBJKCT: UFO Observation, 6 May 1967
TO:
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Branch (Project
Blue Bookas being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
If you were a witness to an UFO sighting on6 My 2967 would
you please complete the att 4andrecurnic in the
self-addressed envelope. If you were not a witness to this sight-
ing, would you please make a statement to you please make a statement to this effect on the
attached form. The information which you provide which you provide be used in in
eveluating evaluating this observation. this observ tion. Thank you Thank you your cance in ance in
this matter.
ES C. MANATT, ColOnel, USAF MANATT, Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
rector rector Chnology and Subsystems Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope FTD Form 164 w/envelope
.
Myntha
Fod
be Form
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No ara
Your name has been given Office (Project
Blue Bookas being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
If you were a witness to an UFo sighting on 6 May 1967
1t
in the in the envelope envelope provided. provided. If you were not a withess to this you were not a witness to this
sighting, would sighting, would you please make a statement to this effect on the you please make a statement to this effect on the
attached form. The information which you provide information which you provide wi be used in be used in
evaluating this evaluating this observatio observation Thank you Thank you f ance ance in th!: in thi:
matter.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF 1 Atch
Chier, Aerial Chier, Aerial Phenomena henomena Office AF Form 117 AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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I know how busy you are because
I like to know. Well for know.
2..dorex o0
FROM,
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acout the UFO please call this nunber:aa If you
or 6:00 pm or 8:24 pm.
my permission. ily lister with
the information n will be there soon.
P.s. Thank you for the letter and the tninge with it.I hope you letter and the tninge witn it.Ithope you
can find out about can find out about the UFO.
Sincerely,
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