PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE ·IIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
24 Mar 68 24/0930Z Wiggins. Mississippi
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
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Civilian Civilian Other (PSYCHOLOGICAL) Other (PSYCHOLOGICAL)
4. NUMBER OF NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
3. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Ten minutes Ten minutes The observer sighted The observer ted an object that an object that looked like a metallic t looked like a metallic
5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION baseball with a cir baseball rcle around it. around it.
Ground-Visual COMMENTS: There are several airfields near Wiggins. No
7. COURSE one else from the area reported anything to us despite
the fact that this was a daylight sighting an visible
E to NE for ten minutes. The local police department as contacted
8. PHOTOS but failed to respond request. The observer indicated
that the object was two t to five miles away, yet in his
Yes original letter he stated that the object had a metal door
No that "run onhydrails electric circuit." Since it is very
9. PHYSICAL VIDENCE doubtful that a person could see a door at that distance and
Yes certainly couldn't tell how the door operates, it is felt
X{ No that the sighting is psychological in nature.
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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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- UFO O servation, 24 March 1968
Wiggina Police Department
Wiggins, Mississippi 39577
l. The Aerial Phenomena Orfice is in receipt of an unidentified
flying object (Ur report from Wiggins, Mississippi, which
occurred on 24 Ms 968, at approximately 4:30 pmn.
2. The witness stated that he saw a flying saucer that had a
copper colored bottom 1W ely thirty feet in diameter.
3. 3. Did you Did you re receive eiys any repor unusual ob,jects for this date? nusual objects for this date?
We would We would appreciat your comments your a possible possible cause for this
sighting.
4Thank you 4. Thank you assistance on matter.
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FECTOR FECTOR GUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt ColOnel, USAF CUINT TANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Aerial Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
READQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
ATTN OF: REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
4 APR 1968
SUBJECT: UFO Observation, 24 March 1968
Mississippi 39577
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project
Blue Bookas being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
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 S.sis, woaia J you please rake a statement to this effect on the
attached form. The information which you provide The information which you provide will be used in be used in
evaluating this evaluating this observation. Thank you fo observation. Thank you fo your assistance in this
matter.
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Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division Aerospace Technologies Division
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET DUIEAU APPPOV.ML
NUMBZR 21-K33J
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MU INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CON ERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU OBSERVED PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL CSTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFRBO-T7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DIS YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 2.4 MONTH MaNAh rEAR 1968
WHAT T DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 4;0 MINUTES30 A.M. [2]+.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 5;00 MINUTES MINGTES A.M. 2P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE 4.TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD STANDARD
EASTERN EASTERN CENTRAL CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
S. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON S. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND ORAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
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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
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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SA. NOW IMAGINX YOU ARE AT THN CENTEH OF THZ COMPASS KOSS. PLACE AN A" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRZCTION TO THE PHENOMENON WNEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "O" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMZNON WHEN LAST SEIN.
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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 SE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCN AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SXETCH.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (ChECK apPTOpriRte blOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
L- IN BUILDING 2 IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT . NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIROLANE O AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER L FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
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 EFYES NO
EXPLAIN EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6. WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
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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. THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
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HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
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X DIO YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF *YES, • DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHEPE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOI MENON SIGHT?
LENGTHOFTIME , CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
* FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
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WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES PNO. IF NO, INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAR.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGEO. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE OUNING THE SIGHTIMG
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11. CONDITIONs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY 8. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LOW luffY) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRaus CLouDs (High fleccy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RA!N OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMSUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAII.
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUOS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE AROVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? C. IF THE SIGNTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNONN UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New Or quarter) PARTIAL(New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE7 [YES [YES 07 NO. NO. IF "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED IF "YES.• WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NEC 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. STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A BRIEF OESCRIOTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. OESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE ORINDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INOICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVEO OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
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MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT OREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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B.DID TME PENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUO, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF *YES,° DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
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 AMGULAR 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 OSJECT 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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AFR 80-17(C1)
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
WINGSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOWOF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWRANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES laINO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES 11NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE I9. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEEDLDOOD PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCELZ
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 OSJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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2L. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE. OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THZ VICINITY? YES [EINO. IF *YES. DESCRIBE.
0 YES 2jNO.
IF*YES."DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
22. MAVE YOU EVEA BEEN TNIS OR A BIMILAR PHZNOMENON BEPOXA? VLS no.174 PES,GIVE DATE AHD
LOCATION.
YES ONO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
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TELEGPNE TELE-GMNE3 AGE AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICA ODITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIZNCEZ WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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23. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAU SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY.. MONTH. YEARLLL
25. DATE YOU COMPLETEO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
YEAR
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