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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6977840
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONRichmond Indiana
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1DATETIME GROUP LOCATION
6 Dec 06/0810Z Richmond, Endianas
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NIMBER OF OBJECTS
unknown
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
unknown : A second hand sighting was called into Aerial Phenomena
6. TYPE OF Office. He was told that the observers would have to report
OBSERVATION the sighting themselves. This has not been received as of
unknown this date.
7. COURSE
unknown
8. PHOTOS
Yes
No
EVIDENCE
7 Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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BA. 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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NNW NNE
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WNW ENE .
WSW ESE
SW SE
sSW SSE
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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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLECON CERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL JESTION E INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN TO AI ASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW 80-1 OR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDI rIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
310PM DAY_ 6 MONTH YEAR67
2. WHAT IE DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU AST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
S. 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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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, FLACE 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 HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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10. 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 Meecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
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?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES YES NO. IF *YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED IF "YES,' WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVeRHEAD (Near noon) OVERHEAD (Near noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR 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.
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 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.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CAECK apPrOPrlETe 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
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 WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE IVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
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NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE1 HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE1
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES YES NO. IF YES, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. 9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
FAIRLY CERTAIN FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSL Y1 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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