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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE—
DATE OF SIGHTINGDate not recorded
REPORTED LOCATIONLocation not recorded
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3.MACE 3. MALE 10. CONCLUSION T0. CONCLUSICA
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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Phere is a 5 minute dirtercnca Phere is a 5 minute dirtercncs in ths tise or the sightiag 1n ths tise or the sighrias, let.e
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O. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION D. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Lon. 30 deg las.. deg las., going frcn S - going frca  -
Sinee the doserver gives no real andt.
Mnutes sation that a watch was used to deten.
TYPE OF O6SERVATION tims, it is conceivable that this ooul
hive been the stsrules elso.
Ground-Vistal Observer spotted an objoet thas resembled an elongated star.
COJRSE The light was brighter than dinmest stars and dimmer than the
brightest. Observer stated that it was going to fast to te ti
Sw to N to M small and be an airerart and reported it because of its strai.
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1S. 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 T-E 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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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES AMATIOn CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINOOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDDWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSESI YES NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF TME SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEEO * PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN ORCER T-AT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OSJECT 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 OB.ECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. OID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATINS FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? 0 YES NO. IF 'YES," DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHEHOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. A. DID THE PHEHOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO. ENO.
IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES  NO. IF *YES," GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES
YES NO.
LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDOLE NAME
ADDREss (Stre-t, City, State and Zip Code)
coie and number) le and number) AGE
16 MALE FEMALE
INOICATE ADDITIONAL INFORNATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
25. WHEN AND TO 25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY. MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. 26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAYZS MONTH/! YEAR
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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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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO ATTN OF:
TDPT/UFO
UFO Observation, 4 November 1967 N1817
SUSJECT:
TO:
Tallahassee, Florida 32303
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- you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force. the Air Force.
MES C. MANATT, ColOnel, USAF 1 Atch
irector oduction AF Form 117
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a couple minutes after he left.it was in sight for the whole
time excert when it went behind trees for no more t than 10
seconds.
it was a bright night and there many stars and l the moon
was bright. It was a clear, dry night..
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I looked at it through binoculers and I've enclosed a
drawing of what I saw.
It was at about at a 45 degreeangle with the horizon
when I first saw it and acabotabt degree.angle when
to N,
then turned to NW.
Besides myself and Besides myself and my brother, my mother saw it too.
My My name is Tom White
Tallahassee, Florida 32303 Tallahassee, Florida 32303
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I8m I6 yrs. old
A little while after I saw this object I called a friend
of mine who's father works at the Weather Bureau. le said
that there would be nothing up there that would do that
unless it could possibly be a plane, which I seriously duobt.
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA OUESTIONNAIRE
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE ERNING THE TIEIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER A HE OUESTIONS. E INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL ED FOR RESEAPCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE USED IN CO MTH ANY OF YOUR ST ITS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION, RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWAI IG TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFE, OHIO 45433, IAW SO-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SEOURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION:)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON? 6
DAY4 MONTH 11 YEAR.
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOHENON?
- HOUR 7 MINUTES CA.M. P.M
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? 7
HOUR HOUR MINUTES MINUTES 15 A.M. E P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS C]DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
(VEASTERN CENTRAL CENTRAL MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN []PACIFIC []PACIFIC COTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMEMON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET AODRESS AND INDICATE ON 5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMEMON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET AODRESS 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 LANDMARK.
Tallahassee, Fla. Tallahassee, Fla.
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCN, PLACE AN "A*ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGN THE
PHENOMENCN WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B ON THE SAME CURVEO LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ASOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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AF FORM 117
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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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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 O AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT 0 AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT OIRSCTION WERE HOW FAST YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6. WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS S AND 6.
DESCRI3E TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC TRAFFIC WAS WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? 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 AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW O N G WAS THE PH ENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTHOF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
15min. FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED? muy bth
5 t- foow itrbet 7:m0
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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10. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERZ
ARRANGED. DIO THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
11. CONDITlONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER I
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LoW fluffy) FOGOR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLOUDS (High fleecy 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 UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
U. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon)
IN BACX 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.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO 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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GIVE OFF SMOKET
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPET
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOPO
MAKE A NOISE
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT OREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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9. DIO THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NC. IF*YES," DESCRIBE.
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