PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
DATE TIME GROUP LOCATION
31 Jul 67 01/0130Z Indianapolis, Indiana
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
Civilian OTHER
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS (CONFLICTING DATA)
1
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
onficting The observer s sighted an object that he said looked like two
soup bowls connected together, or two circles with 3/4 of
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION each circle cut away and connected. The entire object looked
Ground Visual something like binoculars. The observer also stated that he
saw the object for 50 seconds.
7. COURSE Comments: One observer stated the object was in view for only
Westerly lo seconds and looked like a meteor. Although one witness
says it looked like a meteor and there were 3 satellite de-
8. PHOTOS cays that might have been responsible for the case. It is
Yes being carried as conflicting data.
No
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Ys
x No
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK appTOprlate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD nile away
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHIL E RVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS S AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW HOW MUCH MUCH OTHER OTHER TRAFFIC AS THERE! THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES YES NO. IF YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME NO. IF YES, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
10 sEconds FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME
2watch
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF NO," INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP-
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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IS. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKER? V
DISAPI OPEAR AND REAPPEAR? V
SPIN LIKE A TOP? v
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? 6
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
A FRIEND A FRIEND
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A. HOW DID IT DISAPPEAR?
ITJUST SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED
B. DID THE
YES NO. IF YES, DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE! NO. IVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU A T THE TIME
YES NO. THEY SEE IT TOO!
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
3618 NORFOLK
INDLPS INDLPS
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME LAST NAME. FIB FIB
ADDREss (Street, City, State and Zip Code)
U. Indips Ina. 40224 . Indps. Ina. 40224
TELEPHONE (Area code and number) AGE
15 MALE FEMALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITTONAE INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN 25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS YoU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME NAME DAY... DAY. MONTH MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS S QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY_ 13 MONTH 2 YEAR 68
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDDWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YESNO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON,
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
METORITE
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANA G FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF YES,DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. 0 0 YES NO.
IF YES,DESCRIBE.
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• PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION
31 Jul 67 01/01402 Indianapolis, Indiana 3
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian UNIDENTOIF ELD
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1 3
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
50 seconds SEE FILE
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground Visual
7. COURSE -22
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8. PHOTOS
n Yes
X No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
7 Yes
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TDPT (UFO) Maj Quintanilla/70916/mhs/2l Dec 67
UFO Observations, 31 Jul 67 and 6 Sep 67
See Attached List for Addressees
l. The Aerial Phenomena Office is in receipt of two different
unidentified flying objeet reports be Indianapolis area,
2. On the evening of 31 July 1967, one an object,
that when best described by ordinary objects, looked like two
connected white illuminated rolls of t toilet tissue. Thene were
connected so that when looking at the object, from directly
underneath, it would look similar to the end of a pair of
PA FTL binoculars.
3. We also received a report from the morning of 6 September 1967
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MAR 1 8 1968
TDPT (UFO) Maj Quintanilla/7o916/mhs/16 Mar 68
UFO Observation, 31 July 1967, Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. J. Allen Hynek
1. 1 Reference the attached unidentified flying object (uFO)
report of 3l July 1967, Indianapolis, Indiana. Additional
149 information has been received from the witness,
2. The sighting had been carried as unidentified copies of the report.. and you were given
The case has been re-evaluated as conflicting
data despite the fact that this obs rver said it looked like a meteor
plus or minus twelve hours. and that three satellite decays occurred on 1 August 1967 at 1200Z
CA FAL BY
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201
DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY LINDHEIMER ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH CENTER
8 April 1968
FTD (TDETR)
Research and Aerial Phenomena Division
Wright Patterson Air Force Baase
Ohi0 45433
Attn: TDPT (UFO)
Subj:
TO: Major
1. If I have looked at this case once I have certainly looked at it more
hurry and certainly
thought or detail to the reports servers. Some items are left
blank and, all in all, it gives the impression that this young lad filled the
questionnaire out in a hurry ssure get it over with. Was this
the case?
3. The attached table compares some basic items in the various reports.
In the direction of travel all early reports agree but the Battson No. II
indicates the thing came fror indicates the thing a higher altitude to a lower. As far as duration higher altitude to a lower. As far as duration
is concerned, eport says both one minute and ten seconds, the
former agreeing with previous reports. former agreeing The only mention of moonlight is made The only mention of moonlight is made
in Battson II and in Battson II an this is understandable since if I were to ask any of my to ask any of my
students whether there was moonlight or not on the first day of their vaction students whether there was moonlight or not on the first day of their vaction
last year I doubt that any would remember. last year I doubt ot that any would remember. There is general agreement as to There is general agreement as to
partial to full cloudiness and in the manner of disappearance of disappearance of the object.
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Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr. 8 April 1968
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The basic description and the drawings of the first three reports are
in good agreement, if one allows that two soup bowls attached might resemble
two rolls of toilet attached. The apparent sizes in the first three reports
agree but this was left blank in the report.
Although there is some conflict between the
reports, I feel the conflict arises from faded memory and a sloppy filling
out of the second report.
4. My own preference for an evaluation would be "insufficient and somewhat
conflicting data". Since the insufficiency can be removed only by further, and
personal, interrogation I think this is a good evaluation. The sighting certainly
cannot be evaluated as a meteor nor as a re-entry because the object in cannot be evaluated as a meteor nor as a re-entry because the object in no case no case
was described as giving off smoke or changing brightness. The duration for a
meteorite is too long and is t the limits of what might be allowed in a re-entry. the limits of what might be allowed in a re-entry.
If I were a lawyer I would disregard the Battson II report disregard the Battson II report on the basis of lack on the basis of lack
of quality i compar e previous three reports. e reports.
Nonetheless, an interesting case and we Nonetheless, an interesting case and we must ask once again, what was once again, what was
the stimulus the stimulus that that gave rise ris the report? the report?
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J. ALLEN HYNEK, Director
Lindheimer Astronomical Research Center
Department of Astronomy
Northwestern University
JAH:1p

(15) (16) (12)
Direction of Trav. Below clouds to above clouds High low LOW --- high Low --- high
Duration 50 sec. - one (1) minute 1 Minute 50 seconds 1-1/2 -- 2 min.
10 Seconds
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Mconlight Meteors, Venus, but not Bright None
the moon
Detail in Drawing None Good Good
Sky Partly cloudy Partly Cloudy cloudy
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Suddenly Behind cloud Behind cloud
Resembled Resembled Meteorite Meteorite 2 soup bowls soup bowls 2 rolls of
o toilet paper toilet paper
Date of Report Date of Report Feb. 13, 1968 July 17, 1967 Nov. 30, 1967
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Size Larger than dime at Larger than dime at
arm's length Larger than dime Larger than dime Dime at arm's Dime at arm's
at arm's length length
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31Jel;67
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ,
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
REPLY ATTN OF: TO TDPT (UFO) 1015130
SUBJECT: 5 01302
1Avg
TO:
Indianapolis, Indiana 46224
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 3l July 1967
would you please complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it
in the envelope provided. provided. If you were not a witness to this
sighting, would you please make a statement to this effect on the
attached form. attached form. The information which you provide information which you provid vill be used in be used in
evaluating this evaluating this observation. Thank you for your observation. Thank you fo assistance in this istance in this
matter.
TANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aeria enomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
decayed 7/31/67 18157
Cos 170
COS 170 RockaT body decayed 8/1/67 00072
Cos 17o debrec(obj290y) dunyed
0∞ 8/1/67 1200z±12hrs.
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decayodon 8/1/0712002±12h03. 8/1/0712 o12hrs.
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE USED YOUR STATEMENTS ORCONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN TO A INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW 80-1 ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR AN NOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
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1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON? CY
DAY 31 MONTH AUGUST YEAR67
2. WHAT DID o U F IRS SIG H T THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR8 MINUTES.30 A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT IE D s T THE PH NENOMENON?
HOUR 8 MINUTES 31 A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL CENTRAL MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMAR HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARI
BOORS
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6.IMAGINE YOJ ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCM, FLACE AN A* ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B° ON THE SAME CURVED LIN E
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A° AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A B° AT THE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE A° AND B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A* AND B. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
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11. CONDiTioNs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER 1
DAY CUMULUS CLoUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRus CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) bone) LIGHT RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE OR DRIZZLE d
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU YOU NOTICE ABOUT ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY C1 oups
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF "YES," WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon) •,
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN .
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
AND OUTSIDE LIGHT
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
WHITE not brilliant
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