PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. PATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
17 APR 68
2355 CST 18/0555Z MANDEN, NORTH DAKOTA
3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION
CIVILIAN SIGHTING: PROBABLE METEOR
4. NUMBER OF OSJECTS PHYS SPEC: ORDINARY METAL COMPOSITION
ONE
5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
FOUR SECONDS FOUR SECONDS . The observer sighted a bright glowing object that glowed all The observer sighted a bright glowing object that glowed all
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION the way to,the ground. the way to,the ground. The next day the observer's husbard The next day the observer's husband
found a piece found a piece of metal of metal near the area of the sighting. near the area of the sighting.
GROUND VISUAL
7. COURSE COMMENTS COMMENTS The description is consistent with that ofja
meteor observation. meteor observation. The metal was composed of The metal was composed of aluminum and alumihum and
SE SE iron and is not considered related to the sighting.
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
Yos D Yes
$\No$ xX No .
. PHYSICA IDENCE
38 Yos
a No
FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Provious oditlons of thls form may bo uard.

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17. DID YOU O3SERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINOSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YESN B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? [YES 1NO
I8. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENCN? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? 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 SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OEJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
21. DIC YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR AN EFFECT YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES 0 NO. IF YES,DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICA
IF*YES,"DESCRIBE.
thickuet yout.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF YES, GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
that tuigut Init that cheir
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT HE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST NAM
AD
TELEPHONEAR AGE
MALE FEMALE
N CUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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Aederal Weathe Br.
Bismarck Jiluime
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
april
21 ppil Yean
NAME DAY. MONTH
26. DATE YOU THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY25 MONTH (pR YEAR/968
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april 22
Lear Airs,
Jact week apil 17
my wife sa. a falling
objict aut of the cky about
11:45P.M. it glaved all
the way to the Gr eand. .
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to tunt
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D'e heen hinting
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it up. Bo cou do thie tine
a
the Bismarck
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ment fall.
Haverkamp said there was
an imprint on the ground
where the piece fell.
He said he had been over
the area a few days before
and he would have spotted the
fragment if it had been there
then.
THE FLAT PIECE is about
11 inches long, 434 inches s at
its widest point and d about an
inch at the thickest part.
Haverkamp has scratched
and sawed into the metal and
it has a silver shine under its
scorched exterior.
What the object is Haver-
kamp doesn't know. But he
said he plans to find out.
He said he might take it to
Bismarck Junior College for
examination or send it some-
where else where proper tests
can be made.
At this point, he's not spec-
Harlow Haverkamp and T Thing' 13 ulating whether he's found a
piece of a flying saucer.
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information as possil oncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research
conclusions, or publications wi thout your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary may contact you for further details.
.When did you see the object? 11 4.5
Hour Minutes
17 APR (CircleOne): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Year ~.
3. Time Zone: 3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving (Circle One): a.Daylight Saving
b. b. Central Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific Pacific
e. Other Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
MONDAN N. Dec7 1 ic010
arest Postal Addr City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sigh otal Duration) X
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c.Not very sure
b.Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? NIK
5.2 Was objsct in sight continuously? Yes _ No N/8
6. What was the condition of the sky? NoT kaowa
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a.
Cloudy b.
7.IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164

Poy?
8.IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember Don't remnember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid d. As a light
b. Transparent e. Don't remember
c. Vapor
1.If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter c.About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
.Did the object: (Circle One for eoch question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know )

1.Did the obiect move in front of something at ony tima, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of: _
.Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound .
b. Color
.We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known obioct and note how
.Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, atc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrew beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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.Inside a building In the residential section of a city?
In a car c. In opan countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other - g. Other__
24.1 . time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? ircle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.3 Did you stop at any time w! nile you were looking at the object?
(Cirele One) Yos No
Did you obsarvs the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglosses No e. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window giass Yes No h. Other
.In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
earance as the object which you saw
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Phyrcial Phyprial
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show how high the objoct was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass
900
73*
60°
NW NE
-15 SW
3
Lraw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the .L.raw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during ths course. path, a "B at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? -
Draw a picture of he they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.

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.Was anyone alse with you at the time you saw the objoct? (Circle One) Yas No
-- rcle One) Yes No
31.2 Ploase list thair names and addresses:
32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME NAME
First Nama Middle Nama Middla Nama
ADDRESS ADDRESS MiNDAN 1110D)AN N.Dreep W. Dree7p
Street Street City Zone Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER 7 SEX SEX M
AGE
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experienca, which might be pertinent.
33. When and to whom did you report that you had sean tha object?
Month Your 2 nets
Day
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Day Month Year
35.1 Information which you foel pertinent and which is not adequately covered i
questionnairs of a narrative explanation of your sighting.
.
1- CECC Receeeo FReM WORBO sgace
DEFENSE CENTER CObONADO
Lt. BRUCE KLEIN ExT
Ncoc-sC Nutocon 576-1001 355
2 - OBSECT seems seems to to le shioy nicy nicy
Hsoot Hsoot 11{x 4.75"x 11{x 4.75"x 1" = it
3 ABOUt 114 OF OBSECT OBSECY Wile wiee be Sent Sent
To LT. i
4 CBJECT WAS DESCRIBED As BAight
BURNING.
5- OBJECT
RESIDENCC
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unabls to determine the exact identity of the debris. The composition
of ths unit contains elements which are common, especially aluminun of the unit contains elenents which are common especially aluminun
and iron. The physical condition of the itom precludes any substantive and iron. The physical condition of the itom precludes any substantiwe
idantirication. In view of this, and per your agreament with l/Lt iiantification. In view of this, and per your agreament with l/Lt
E. F, Matthews of this office, the itom is returned for your retention.
Sincerely,
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr., Lt ColOnel, USAF HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr., Lt ColOnel, USAP 1 Atch
Chisr, Aerial Phonomena Office Unit of debris,
Aerospace Tachmologies Divisicn 1"x71/4"x1".
Produetion Directorate
Col tond coondnated
,
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAI.
NUMBER 21.R258
ANSWER AL ESTIONS.
YOUR
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETURN AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHIT-
1. WHEN DID V SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY_ 17 MONTH apil rEaR 1968
2. WHAT TIME FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES 55 CIA.M. XP.M.
3. WHAT T iME DID ou PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE [ DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ]STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5.
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 LANDMARK.
cuinovbE PeserplANT
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ogedtond. obgedtond.
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 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 B*ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
A
90 17
L
1
1 S
1
1 30
1
1
1 15
OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG 67
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BA. 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 PHENOMENCN WHEN LAST SEEN.
N
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
SW SE
SSW SSE
7. IN THE SKETCH SELOW, PLACE AN *A* AT THE POS!TION 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 SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? ((ChRCk (ppTOPTinTe blOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER 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 standingotill
SOUTH V WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILI
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES []NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
NA
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.
NA
HOW MUCH HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
NONE
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. THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
J
9. HOW LONG HOWLONG WAS WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
it eir. FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TI IME DETERMINED?
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.
L A
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1O. 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?
on troce inclitated
11. CONDiTioNs (Chcck appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. 7 WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR 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 L NONE OF THE ABOVE
C.15 THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) . MOON MOON
NONE SONE BRIGHTI BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
V V MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Necr noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
lights
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 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.
trail of light at foiat
ihite
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MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER ORY WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
ipri gitnes in sty
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
impectin font fer impectin font fias
.anded
8. DID THE PHENC MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRON OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES iF YES, DESCRIBE.
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15. 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.
15. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR 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 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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