DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7413016
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONTaftville Connecticut
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P:OJECT 1OO73 RECORD
∴ DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
17 20pt 67 17/24002 Taftville, Connecticut (2 Wittesses)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSE TION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
The observer sighted a large florescent light in the sky. The
10 Minutes object was stationary and slowly moving at other times. The
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION object apparently turned and gave the appearence of having twc
windows completely separated but very close to each other.
Ground-Visual There was no noise at all and lights suddenly went out and the
7. COURSE whole object disappeared.
NE-E COMMENTS: The observer wrote in Jun 68 that she and her mother
8. PHOTOS had seen the object a few weeks ago." This statement confliots
with the date as given on the with the date as given completed 1l7. The description The description
Yos itself is consistent with that of an aircraft with an electrical itself is consistent with that of aircraft with an electrical
XCXNo advertizing sign. However the sighting is being evaluated in
9. PHYSICAL VIDENCE IDENCE accordance to present policy as INsurFIcIENT DaTA since it wss accordance to present policy as INSUrFICIENT DaTA since it wss
Y.s not reported to the Air Force within 3o days and was therefore
XNo too old to investigate
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editione of thie form may be ueed. Previous ditione of this form may be ueed.
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The other people I Qid not know.
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FI. NAME MIDDLE NAME
ADDrEss (Sureet, City, State and Zip Code)
#2 LisbonCon
TELEPHONE (Area code and number) AGE
12 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCR WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPER RIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
at Kisbon central
school
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID THAT YOU HAD SIGHTEO THIS PHENOMENON
NAME DAY_ MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETEO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAVD MONTH YEAR_
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19J0n 68
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OF:
28 JUN 1968
SUBJECT: UFO Observation
TO: Miss
Lisbon, Connecticut O6351
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. addressed envelope Thank you fo Thank or reporting your observation to reporting bservation to
the Air Force. the Air Force.
ECTOR MECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF NTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aeria Chief, Aeri Phenomena Office Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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ethor. As we had stepped out of the car we roticed on noise at all. The lights on it
suddenly went out and the whole ebject dissapeared. As we live in a rural area there
were no other aircraft or lights around so we could not be mistaken.
iterature ( Project Bluebeek )evary
the latest you have ? Thank you very much.
Sincerly,
,
Reavod Daxtog
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET EUREAU APPROYAL
NUNBER 21.325J
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 ALU QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR IN CONNECTION OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433,IAW AFR 8O-T7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICA TION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY/Z MONTH De YEAR 67
2. WHAT TIM IE DID Y ou FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOURGPP, 8in0 MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID Y ou LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 8i10 MINUTES A.M. VP.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
EASTERN CENTRAL 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 THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
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Hunters RD.
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(uFOL) (uFOX)
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B^ ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE MORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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AF FORM 117
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6A. NOW IMAGINZ YOU ARE ATTHS CENTER OF THZ COMPASS ROSZ. PLACZ AN A°ON THE CONPASS TOINDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENCMENON WHZN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *° ON THE COMPAS TO INDICATE THE DIRZCTION TO
THZ PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SREM.
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WNW ENE
WSW
SW SE
ssw SSE
7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A^° AT THE POSITICN 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 SXETCH.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCk aPproPriate bloCkS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR O AS DRIVER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH J EAST 33 M.P.
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
L NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER WSUCH AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
as bove
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
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HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
passenger ar aT san
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DIO YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? O YES V 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 THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. 9. HOW LONG HOW LONG WAS THE WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
approX 1emin FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS YIME DETERMINED?
checked on watcb
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS OUE 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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11. CoNDiTioNs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WZATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUs CLoUDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR ORIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(11 STARS (2) MOON
NONE NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT SRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New or quarter)
O. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? O.IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Ned noon) OVERHEAD (Ned noOn)
IN BACK OF YOU IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF IL.LUMINATION PRESENT OURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, PRESENT OURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
cor a bo ft. all 17Y 14
(light) light
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SEL F-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRISE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER E DGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INOICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVEO OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN F VIEW.
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sharp
Solice
as largeas the nioon
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FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO
IT's Flourscen highT
A. HOW DID IT FINALL DISAPPEAR?
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRON , TREE, OR BUILDING ANY TIME?
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AFR 80-17(C1)
1S. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMZNON. 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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AFR 80-17(C1)
- 17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
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EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YESNO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? [YES INO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEEO OF THE
PHENOMENON? PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
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20. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSISLE 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.
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2I. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE. OR HEAT EMANATING 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 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF*YES."DESCRIBE.
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
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