PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT RO73 RECORD
1. )As·IME GROUP 2. LOCATION
L0.. 11/0430< Eaton, Cnio
3. SOUNCE 1. CONCLUSION
L.vilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
20 minutes Observers called duty officer to say that they had been watch-
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ing a bright star-like object for 20 minutes and they wee sc11
watchingit.
Ground Visual magnifying glass, on its side.
7. COURSE
Coments: A 117 was sent to the observer but was never r:-
Confusing turned. Informataion such as how long they watched the objes
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS elevation and azimuth ( when first and last seen, and how the
object disaappeared were not supplied. object disaappeared not supplied. It seems likely eems likely that that
Yes the observer was watching a star/or planet. the observer was watching a star/or planet. however until however until
No 2No more information is received the case more information is receiveá the case is being carried as is being carried as
9. PHYSICAI PHYSICA EVIDENCE VIDENCE insufficicient iata. insufficicient iata. 2 2
Yes Ys
O No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) vious editions editione usea. .ea,
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? 7 YES NO. IF YES," GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
WIFE
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LASTNAME
ADDRL
TELER AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPOR HAD PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU
DAY MONTH YEAR
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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 CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
1B. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
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 S DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR. NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES U NO. IF DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES,DESCRIBE.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON 45433
RIPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDPT/UFO JAN 17 1968
SUBICT: UFO Obs umry 1968
TO:
rat 45320
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
addressed envelope. Thank repor
the Air Force.
SAMES C. MANATT, COlOneL, USAF JAMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Mirector Airector oduction AF Form 117 AF Form 117
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR R FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO TDPT/UFO
ATTN OF:
CAN 15 1969
SUNJiCT:
TOI
45320
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Branch (Project
Blue Bookas flying object.
If you were a 1968
would you please complete the attached AF Form 1l7 and return it
in the envelope provided. If you were not a witness to this sighting,
would you please make a statement to this effect on the attached form.
The information which you provide The infor which y will be used in evaluating this be used in evaluating this
observation observatic Thank you your assistance in this matter. assistance in this matter.
YAMES C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Director oduction AF Form 117

Dety lff ier Kpot
BOB Nr 2l-R258
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUEST INAIRE
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE FIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER AL FORMATION RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME ONCLUSIONS MTHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. INVESTIGATOR FOR (TDETR). WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 454 ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEE
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY_ 10 MONTH JAU YEAR68
2. WH TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGH T THE PH ENOMENON?
HOUR. 23 MINUTES 3A.M. P.M.
3. WHA PHENOMENON? Pecsat
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIMS ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARO
V 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 LANOMARK.
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A* ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POIN 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 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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NNW NNE
NW NE
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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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCk apprOPrlate bloCks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER 0 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 HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP WHILE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS5 AND6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN N AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN N OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAF FIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES 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 PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
20 miv FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
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IO. 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 CLOUOS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLoUDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bbone) 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) PARTIAL(New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. NO. "YES," YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT 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 E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A SRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT 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 NOTICEO. 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.
BLISHT, stne- like ojet
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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE7
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
WOIFE called tutio
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
B. DID THE PHGNOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IFYES," DESCRI9E.
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15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THS 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.
MAGUF 6 Glass onits side
25-3om 25-30m F4 F4 altitude altitude
16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MA "CH. NOW IF YOU HAD HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD. BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
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