DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7407117
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONJacksonville Florida
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1.DA:F.TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
25 Aug 67 26/02002 Jacksonville, Florida 3
3. : 3. SOUECE SOUECE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable Satellite (PAcEos A)
4. 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1I. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1 minute 1 minute One observer v:ewed the object through a TX and stated the
6. object was diac shaped. t was a bright luminous light. t was a bright luminous light.
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Object appeared fuzzy around the edge. Object disappeared
Ground Visual (TX) by growing dim and headed N at a slow speed.
7. COURSE
W - WNW .
8. PHOTOS
Yes
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE .
n Yos
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form mey to used.
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Jacksonville, Florida 32211
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Dear Gentlemen: Dear Gentlemen:
Thank you very much for answering my letter I sent you requesting
information urols 's.
saw on A August 25, 1967, while watching for meteors.
Sincerely yours, y
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lDu5. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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This quostionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible oncerning tho unidentified aorial phenomonon that you have obsorved.
Please try to answer ny questions as you possibly can. The mation that you give will
ion with any statemonts,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessar e may contact you for further dotails.
.When did you see the object? 2.Time of day: _10 00
Hour Minutes
25 25 Aug. Aug. 1967 1967 (Circle One): (Circle Ona): A.M. A.M. or (P.M.) (P.M.)
Day Month Yeor Yoor
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a.(Eastern) (Circle One): a.(Daylight Saving)
b. Contral b. Standard b. Standard
c. Mountain Mountain
d. Pacific
1 e. Other Other
4. Where were you when you saw the objsct? a30
Jacksonville Florida
Noorest Postal Address City or Town State or County
otal Duration) 2
Hours Minutes Soconds
. Certain c. Not very sure
.Fairly certain d.Just a quess)
5.1 How was time in sight determined? Just a guens...
5.2 Was ebject in sight continuously? Yos No_-
.What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT NIGHT
a. C. Bright a. (Bright)
b. b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7.IF you saw the obect during DAYLIG 7.IF you saw the obect during DAYLI ,where was the SUN located as you looked at the objoct? ere was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Circle Ono): a. in front of you d. To your loft To your loft
b. in bock of you 5. in bock of you o. o. Overhead Overheod
c. To your right c. To your right f. Don't romember
FORM Reproduced by Library of Congress, Legislative Referance Service
FTD OCT 62 164 This form supersedes FTD 134, Jul 61, whlch ie obsolote. May 1966
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8.1 STARS (Circle Ore): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. (Mony) c. No moonlight - pitch dork
d. Don't remember d.(Don't remember)
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9. object?
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CLOUDS (Circle Om): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Cleor sky 0. ①ry) .
b. Hozy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c.Scatt-rnd clouds) C. . Modernt- or heavy rain movsr o neumyTon
d. Thick or heavy c'ouds Thick or heavy c'ouds d. Snow Snow
e. e. Don': remember Don't remember
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10. The object appeored: (Circle One): 10. The object appeored: (Circle Onel:
. Solid o. Solid d.(A= alight)
b. Transporent Transporent e. Don't remember
c. c. Vaoor
1if it appeared as a ligh, was it brighter than the brightest stors? (Circle One):
a.(Brighter) c. About the some
. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compore brightnnss to some common object:
A street light.
.Tho edges of the obiect were:
(Circle One): o. Fuzzy or blurred c. Other A freind of mine saw it
b.(Likebrightstar) through a telescope and said
c. Sharply outlined it was disc shaned.
d. Dor' remember
Did the ebieet: (Circle One for eoch question)
a. a. Appear to stend still at ony time? Appear to stond i still at ony time? (Y=s) No Dan't know
b. Sudderly speed up and rush away ot any time? Sudderly speed up and rush away oft any time? (es No Don't know Don't know
c, c, Break uo inro parts r explode? Break uo into parts r explode? Yrs (No) (No) Don't know
d. Give off smoie? Give off smoie Yes (No) Don't know
e. Change brightaess? Change brigrtnoss? (Y=s) No Don't know
f. Change shope? Change shape? Yes (No) Don't know
s. Flash or flicker? Yes (No) Don't know Dan't know
h. h. Disappear and reappeer? Disappear ond reappeer? Yes Yes (No) (No) Don't know Don't know
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14. Did the object disappear while you were wotching it? If so, how? Yes. It was bright at first
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(Circle One: (Yes) No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: _trees.
16. Did the object move in front of somethi ig at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (No) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then teilwhat
in front of:
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
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b. Color It was a very bright and luminous white.
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?
S larger than the match head.
1. Draw a picture that will show the shope of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the objest that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. . TU
NOTET THE UFOUASN'T QUITE THAT
the TREES. the Thee
-→ NORTH NORTH
FUZZY FUZZY AROUND
EDGE. 11
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TOWONSEND BLUD. )
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(Circle One) Yes
(Cirele One) Yes (No)
IF you answered YEs, then how for away would you soy it was?
23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
o. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. in the resrdentiol section of a city?
b. In a car e. In open countrysida?
c. Outdoors d. Near on dirfield?
d. In an oirplane (rype) B. Flying over a city?
e. At sea 6. Flying over open country?
. Other In my front yard. 9. Other In the suburbs.
(Circle One) Yos No
2. Did you obsarve the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes e, Binoculars (N2)
b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope Yes (N2)
c. Windshield . Yes 9. Theodolite Yes (No)
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other XXXX did.
object or objeers which, when plaed up in the
LIGH LIGHT. I
STREE STRFE
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27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how
high tho object was above the horizon (skyline) whon you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to
show how high tho object was above the horizon (skylina) whon you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass
90°
75°
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NW NU
E
X-5 B&A B&A SC
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- -~- Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the boginning of th
path, a "8" at the end of the path, and slun any changes in direction during the course. poth. a's"ot the cnd of the path. and slun sny shanaes in diroction during the coursa.
---->(B NORTH→
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29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony were there? _There was just one object.
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that thoy were traveling.
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31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? - (Circle One) (Y0s) No
31.2 names and addresses:
Jacksonville, Florida 322ll
le, Florida 32211
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NAME NAME
Last Nome Last Name Firat Name Middio Name Middio Namo
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ADDRESS ADDRESS Jacksonville Zip:322ll Florida
Street City Zone Stoto
TELEPHONE NUMBE AGE _14 SEX Male
about yourself, xperiance, which might be pertinent.
33. When and to whom did you report that you had sean the object?
25 AUG. 1967 1067 Reporteditto Reporteditto
Day Dey Month Yeur Year the the
and reported to
2Sth of Hag. 25thoftag. folowing. ollowing
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34. Date you co 26 Sept. 1967
Day Month Yoor
quastionnairs or a narrative explanation of your sighting. specific points of the
WE SAIN THE OBJECT WHILE WATCHING
METEORS. WE WATCHED FOR METEORS
FOR
ON EAST OF THE HOUSE.
WE WE SEEN AN APPEAR
27th WE SAW WE SALU AN OBJECT AN OBJECT
ON THE THE west of the house west ofthe hous
4times and it was was
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