PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PRCSECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
16 Feb 68 27/03152 Citrus Heigats, Califorlia (1 wicness
3. sounCe 10. CONCLUSION
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Civiliac Probable (AIRCRAFT)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Une
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS MCEA
15 Minutes Observer sent a zerox copy of the old form l64 tc report a I
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION sighting of 2 Mar 68. Since the information was inccmplete
he was I requested to complete a Form ll7 on his sighting. He
Ground-Visual reported i on this form that he saw the UFo on l6 Feb 68. The
7. COURSE observer lives close to an airfield and is only l2 years old.
(Data shown above was taken from the form ll7.) (Data shown above was taken from the f 117.
East
8. PHOTOS PHOTOS
Yes
XNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
07 Yes 0 Yes
EONo
FORM FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thls form may be ueed. Previons editions of thls form may be ueed,
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10. The object appeored: (Cirele Onel:
Solid Aa light
b. Transparent o. Don't remember
c. Vapor
L (Circle One):
G Brighter c. About the some
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
0
Sharply outlined
d. Dor't remember
13. Did the abject: (Circle One for soch question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes. No Don't know
b, Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Y'as (No) Don't know
c. Break up into parts * exolode? Yrs (No Don't know
d. Give off smor-? Ya3 No Don't know
Change brightarss? Yas) No Don't know
Change shope? Yas (No) Don't know
Flash or flicker? VeD No Don't know
h. Disoppear and reoppeer? Yes No Don't know

b. Colorwul
1 1. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how
1 much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
1 sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
all of it would fare been corered T
/ 1 coild horie
GEast-
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This Fin

22. Where were you located when you saw the objact? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
G. In the business secrion of a city?
a. Inside a building 6 In the residential section of a city?
b. In o car C. In open countryside?
Outdoors d. Near on eirfiald?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a eity?
e, At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. 9. Other
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicls or the tima, than camplete the following quastions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Cirels One)
a. North c. East South 9. Weat
b. Northeast d, Southeast f. Southwest h.; Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _miles per hour.
Yes
object or objects which, when ploead up in ths sky, would give the same app arance as the objsct which you sow
→ >→
it mered sereral
100
saw the fin

' on the compass
-"on you the compass where you last saw the object.
90° 75
45 NW N
.15° SW sc
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and shur uny changes in diroction during the course.
B dis BdA
A
2. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of ho they ware arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.

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30. Hava you aver seen this, or a similar obi biect before. If at ve date or dates end location.
1Oe
Yes No
Circle One) Yos No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
32. Please giv the following information about yourself:
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NAME
Last Name Firat Name Middia Nam
ADDRESS Citrus Heights Calif
City Zone State
TELE NUMBER AGE ⊥D SEX Nale
Indicate any additional information abour yourself, including any spacial experience, which might be pertinent.
ai
fast without learving a tril
33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
Day Month Yoar

AFR S0-17(C1)
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SA. MON INAGINI YOU ARE ATTHZ CENTIR OF TME COMNAAS NOSY. PLACE AN *A ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
OIRECTION TO THE PHENONINOH MHEN FIRS? SEEN. PLACE A G" ON THE COMPASS TO IHDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENONENON WHENLASTSZZN.
NNW NN
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 PHENCMENON 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 SXETCH.
/
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHEMOMENA QUESTIONMAIRE BUDGET EUREAU APPROYAL
NUM3E2 21-2233
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CON
ANSWER AL THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL NO ITS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWA ARDING TO FTD (TDETR). WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433 N AFR8O-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDF D FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO TH RM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
16MONT1968
DAY
2. WHAT TIM E DID YOU F T SIG H IS PHENOMENON?
HOUR_ MINUTES 15A.M. DP.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT HE OMENON?
HOUR 7 MINUTES 30 A.M. 46.M.
4. TIME/ZONE 7 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 17 STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN U PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAM 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.
! !
FIRE HOUSE FIRE HOUSE
FIRE HOUSE
5. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT OWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHON 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.
B
90 15
L
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I 45
1
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1
| 15
1
OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG 67

a stotlight (muchlower orossed/
below
afterit passed backe it. resumed
wright white
am mot saying this was a
n 0 e
tean Merer
outlining lights
the wings.

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE SASE. OHIO 43433
RIPLY TO MAR 27 1969
ATTN OF TDPT/UFO
SUBJECT UFO Observation, 2 March 1968
TO:
Citrus Heights, California 95610
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-
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
AMES C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF AMES C. MANATT, , Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
drector oduction uction AF Form 117 AF Form 117
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AFR 80-17(CI)
3. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Chnrk appropriate blorks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR C 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 YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE. COMP PLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DIO YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 ANO 6
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEREIN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTI ING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MU CH OTHER TRA 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 HEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON
9. HOW LONG HOW G WAS THE PHENOMENON ENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF NOT VERY SURE
15 Mih FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME TIME DETERMINED7 DETERMINED'
eloc
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUQUSLY? WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? L YES YES NO. IF *NO INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS OUE TO YOUR IF *NO.INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS OUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAR. MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAR.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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NTYOAOLLREUUZ2RAMRA- 04209
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AFR 80-1T(C1)
TLUIFI4LSVIA
O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON. HOW MANY WERE TYERE' DRAW A PICTURE TO GHOM HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DIO THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE OUD NS THE SIGHTINGY
11. CONDITIONs(Check cpproprinte blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LOW fluffY) FOGORMIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLouDS(High fleecY or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
MIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUNULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thundarstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SICHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS 121 MOON
NONE BRIGHT HOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEM MOON WITH HALO UNKNONN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNXNOWN PARTIAL (New Or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF *YES," WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NEW NOON) OVERHEAD(Near nOOn)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE NAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN. HEADLIGHTS OR E. SPECIFY THE NAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN. HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP. ETC. STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION. SPE FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DIST. ANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. NCE TO LIGHTSOURCE.
Gom Gom HOUsE HOBsE light ligh
12. GIVS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT 12. GIVS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INOICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WMAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WMAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCPIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLIO OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT IT WAS SOLIO 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 OEJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
it wad lighted, it didnlt refleat
.
cny light, White in coln solido couldn't
See through it Shorp edges Iplane was ta
Cew uppored as it
were a
UPO
lipt bul.
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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
A was rjust loofing at
attention
by its moving
A. HOW DIO IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
8 8 had
ad tog indide wted d togo indide, whe came out a agan
agan
T 7
was gane
gone
S. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD. TREE. OR BUILDING AT ANY TINE? S. DIO THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND ORIN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE ACLOUD. TREE. OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF *YES." DESCRI9E.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
3. ORAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENGN. 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.
N
Lif uP
Than
Uing
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16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTHIN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT. SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVEREO 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.
All.
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AFR 80-17(01)
" ANY OF THE FOLLOWINGL INCLUOE INFORMATION ON MOOEL.
17 DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICASLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINOSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE 1 OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES N NO 3. DO YOU UT TEADING GLASSES? YES NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OE THE 19. WHAT WAS OUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE LL.
CRIESS
2O IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WOPDS
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 DIFFERENGSS BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
1T
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFF EC YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NNO IF *YES.*DESCRIBE.
A DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB GROUN OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NNo.
IF ·YES." DESCRIBE,
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AFR 80-17(C1)
nsraw
22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN TMIS OR A SIMILAR PMENOMENON BXPCREY (40.1 GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
N3. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENOM? CYES CNO. IF #YES, DID THEY SEE IT TOOT
CYES CNO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAHE, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDrE3s (Stret, Ciy, State cnd Zip Code)
Us Heichts Calif 95610
TELEPNONETAA.CO TELercOkiEteaa.cadandnumber ad number) AGE
12\frac  }$ MALE MALE FEMALE
INDICA TIONALINFORMATIO: ONALINFORMATION INCLUDING INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND AMY EXPERIENCZ WNICH MAY BE PERTINENT. OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCZ WNICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
AnIetuRE AnietuRE StaRGa STORGa
25. WHEN ANO TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAO SIGMTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME FORCE DAY
28. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY. 20 MONTHGRCHrEARQGS
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AAANSASGERCS AFR 80-17(C1)
27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
We live by (zo mites/ MCloughw
Aia fOrCE BaSE
UOPRSR
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Please try to any quastions as you possibly can. The information that you giva will
be used for research pu . Your nama will not be usad in connection with any statements,
conclusions, or publicat fons without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for furthar details.
1. When did you see the object? 2.Time of day: 7 1.5
Hour Minutes
1968 (Circls Ona): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Yaar
Tima Zone: Tima Zone:
(Circle One): a. (Circle One): a, Eastern (Circla One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral Contral b. Standard
Mountain
Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
in back vord in back vord Citrus Heights Colif. Calif.
Necrest Postal Addross Necrest Postal Address City or Town State or County State or County
otal Duration) C 9 30
Hours Minutas Soconds
c. Cartain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight detormined? _CLac
5.2 Was abject in sight continuously? Yos
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw tha object during DAYLIGHT, whare was the SUN located as you looked at the abject?
(Circla One): : a. In front of you d. To your leit
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FTO FORM Reproduced by Library of Congress, Legislative Reference Service
OCT 62 164 May 1966