PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
I. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
7 December 67 0/09202 Honolulu, Hawaii (1 Witness)
3. SOURCE CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable (AIACRAFT)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS with discription of an aircraft.
Sighting is consistent
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
90 Seconds Observer sighted a bright light in the sky. The light kept
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION changing ∞lors from white to red at approx l second intervals.
The object was going ESE and dissappeared behind St. Louis
Ground-Visual Hights Hills.
7. COURSE
ESE
. PHOTOS
Yes
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes .
XOXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used,

AFR 80-17(C1)
22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME THE PHENOMENON? YES SEE IT TOO
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
Clare Loring (Mrs)
ADDREss (Sercet, City, State and Zip Code)
Honolulu, Hawail. 95822
TELEPHONE(AreG COd and number) AGE
50 MALE x FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORM . AND ANY WHICH MAY WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. BE PERTINENT.
Am en artist, Am en artist, and have and have been teaching art a the University
of Heweii for 5 years. 5 years.
.linve also been writing -- as art critic -- for both
Hawaiian dail ewspapers. ewspapers.
..
Py the way I Py the way I ve taught art and T taught art and judged art shows at
Hickam Air Force Base! ..
2S. WHEN AND TO WHOM DIO YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTEO THIS PHENOMENON?
Hickam Air Force Base.
NAME_Z-nt.Romaine atA- DAY_8 _month December YEAR 57
26. DATE YOU COMPLETEO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH 1 YEAR.
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REMARKS REMARKS
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BARBARA J. ESTES PHONE
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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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. NNW NNE
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WNW ENE
WSW ESE
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7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW. PLACE AN A°AT THE POSITICN OF THE PHLIOMENON 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 ANO *B. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEIAENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TU COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-R258
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALU JESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL B! USED FOR RESEARCH PURPCSES.
YOUR CONNECTION WITI ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RET IR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR BO-T7. (IF ADDITIONAL. SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACI
1. WHEN CID YOU THE IENOMENON?
DAY7th MONTHDocamben YEAR1037
2. WHAT TIME OID LI F IRST SIGH T TH E PHENOMENON?
HOUR 7 A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DIO YOU L AST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 7 221 A.M. P.M.
MINUTES
TIME 'ZON3 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN D 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, IOENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARX.
In the garden of my home e Honolulu.
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A" ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HCW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B° ON THE SAME CURVEO LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON' ("ChCRk MPPTOPPINER blOCKS.)
QUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN QUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY x
IN CAR D AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELO
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YUU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DIO YOU STOP ANYTIME WHIL E ORSE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SCUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS S AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BOOY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATC WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC F W W AS THERE!
D!D YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? D!D YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES! YES
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE HEY 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
Ape minutes X FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
D y reconstructing aprroximate number of changes of color at about
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF NO.* INDICATE YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS CKCTCHES.
It disappeared behind St. Louis Heights Hills!
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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. DIO THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING!
11. CoNDiTiONs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (lOW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUs CLouDS (High fleecy or Herring HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT x bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR x HIMBUS CLOUDS (Rnin) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUOY 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 ARS (2) (21 MOON MOON Did not rotice moon.
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY X MOON HIDOEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN UNKNOWN PARTIAL (Neul or quarter) PARTIAL (Neu or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? VISIBLE? YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENCMENON? :
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noOn) OVERHEAD (Near MoOn)
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 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.
Cerer-l Cerernl star glow star glow
Lie not notice any mocn.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCPIPTION 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 OF EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS INOICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJE
Appenred oint of light, changins color from white
to red at approximately second intervals. Constant time fector.
Appeored to have radiating streaks of light all around.
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GIVE OFF SMOKE? X
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? x
CHANGE SHAPE? . X
FLASH OR FLICKER? x
O'SAPPEAR AND REAPFEAR? X
SPIN LIKE A TOP x
MAKE A NOISE? X
FLUTTER OR WODBLE x
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
It
in the Earden waiting for ? friend to pick me up in her car.
I thought irst it was a bright rocket; but its movement
and constant change of,color from white to red at
arproximately second intervals, with apparent deliberetion
was like no rocket I
A. HOW DID DISAPPEAR1
It discppeared behind hills known at St. Louis Heights. It discppeared behind hills known at St. Louis Heights.
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B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN IKE TREE, OR BUILDING ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF *YES,°DESCRIBE.
Only when it disappeared.
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IS. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEAREU AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, ANO INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENCN WAS MOVING.
Moved down changing color from
white to red.
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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 OGJECT 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 HEAO.
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17. DID YOU O!ISERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING! INCLUDE INFORMA ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINOSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER Throuch ra. 6129303
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES! YSN B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES! YES NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSICN OF THE SPEEO OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS PCSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACEO IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON,
WOULO BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
It seemed to be an extroandinarily bright light. I saw
no shape, other than th adiating streaks of lirht
oround the it neared the ground it
dimmed changino of coritinued.. It seemed
mountains and seemed finally -
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to be hidden by the hills. It was like a big rocket flare,
moving constantly downward in a very straight line,
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES x NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB IOENCE. NO.
IF *YES,DESCRIBE.
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