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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6889182
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1968
REPORTED LOCATIONBourbon Mo
FRAMES15

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1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
7 Jan 68 8/0C30- Bourbon, io.
3. SOURCE - 0. CONCLUSION-
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Civilian Other: UNRELIABLE REPORT
4NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Unknown
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
25 minutes The description given by the observer is confusing. There
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION are lo to l5 différent sightings in this one report. The
Observer states that she sees UrOs every night that is clear.
Ground Visual
7. . COURSE investigated the sighting and stated that the observer had
pointed out airplane as a UFo at that time.
Unknown
8. PHOTOS
Yes
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL
Yos Yes
No BRUNE
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP 63 0-329 9 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used. Previous editions of thls form may be used.
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B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRON LIKE A CLOUO, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES GNO. IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
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2O. IN'ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE 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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23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. IF *"YES, DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES ~Beduttes tiil
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (S.H and
65441
TELEPHONE/AF ca.code and AGE
62 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
In jid a honvige
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD THIS PHENOMENON?
A LLU ONYEAR
NAME MONTH
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY_ /1 MONTH
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sightings of the reporte are contained therein.
3. 3. I Inasmuch as these Inasmuch as these practically identical to those
previously reported, and investigated by this headquarters at that previously reported, and investigate ed by this headquarters at that
time, no further investigation has been made. time, no further r investigation has been made.
RAYMON RAYMONI ., Colonel, US Colonel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Asst ations Completed AF Form
117 (Mrs
Jan 1968)
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Cuba, Mi.ssouri
March 7, 1967
Subjectt Report of unident ied flying objects, Crawi ford County, Missouri
To Commanding Officer, Troop I
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Rolla, Missouri
1. On March 5, 1967, Troop I Rolla advised reporting officer that they had re-
ceived a letter from a Mrs.O who lives about two and one-half miles
northwest of Bourbon, Missouri, She stated in the letter that
she had been seeing lights in the woods behind her house and across the road
and she seemed to think that unidentifi flying objects.
2. Reporting officer contacted are the aftcrnoon of March 5, 1967,
and she talked for somotime ebout the lights. "She showed this officer where they
had been seen and just what they did She stated the first time she caw them
the size of a dinner plate and the one Ianded soveral smaller ones would
leave it. The small ones were about the size of a baseball. The small ones
would then go back to the large cne and they would leave. The first time they ney would leave. The first time they
were seen was February 8, l967, and she stated she had scen them almost every
night since. night since. She also stated that several other people had seen them, including
the children children of of who live directly behind her. This officer contact- ho live directly behind her. This officer contact-
ed the fanily and talked with the six children ranging from five to seven-
teen years old. They stated they were carrying out some trash one afternoon late
and saw this object about the size of a car coming towards them from out of the
sky. They all dropped their trash and ran into the house. They have not seen
any more.
3. The night of March 6, l967, this officer went back to the hcme of Mrs.
and cbserved the area for about two hours. Duringt this time officer observed
cight airplanes, all flying from east to west or west to east. They have flash-
ing red, green and white lights. Mrs. einted to on "There is
one now.".
4. It is the opinion of this officer that Mus lives in aflight path and
what she is seeing is airplanes. When the eirplanes are ofr some distance, they
- appear to be coming through the woods. Mrs is getting up in years and
since she has been watching this for so long, this officer feels that her imagi-
nation is contributing to some of ne things she sees.
D. R. Shelton, Trooper
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE "A" ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B" 3- ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH A8OVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A* ON THE COMPASS TO INOICATE 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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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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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
V 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,cisotil al Lul cn ey ahrer co
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 OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS 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 OT H E A FIC WAS THERE?
OID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANE ES? Y ES 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 LONG WAS THE PH ENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
5 FAIRLY CERTAIN CT GUESS
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11. CONDiTiONs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
L=FDAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRus CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE s
1 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)
D. IF NO. IF *YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
.ll t ie sitte
IN FRONT OF'YOU TO YOUR RIGHT 4il OVERHEAD (Near noon)
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
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION. SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE
CLd ce.
D re.e.
12. G THE PHENUMENON. DICATING WH ETHERIT PPEARED DARK IGHT. WHETHER IT
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