PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJSCT 1CO73 RECORD
2. LOCATION
0 6320/01102 Natrona, Pennsylvania (Multiple)
2. LOUNG3 10, ONCLUSION
Civilian Satollite (ECHo 1)
.. NUMBER GJECTS At l95&L, Echo 1 was at coordinats 71 dog long and 40 deg lat.
and traveling toward the NE. The observers position is approx.
80 deg long 4l deg lat. Thua Echn ove.boontho--
5. TION stiulus.
stiilus.
10 Minutes. 10 Minutes.. The observer sighted a bright white light that movod sighted bright white light that wovod f the the
6. TYPE TYPE OBSERVATION ATION SE to the E.
Ground-Viaual Ground-Vieual *
7. COURSE
SE to E
3. PHOTOS 3. PHOTOS
07 Yes
XNo XT'No
9. PHYSIC EVIDENCE
Yos
XXNo LEIGHLITNER
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Apail, 19,1468. U.F.O. Repoet.
The objeet that WE had SEEN
CigAR shaped, sod it was bright WAS 1
good dISFANCE From to us. When WE
it WAS WAS ceming coming Frem Frem 1 11 dinect: dinect c~. ThE
last lnst PlAcE WE SEENiT, SEENit, went WENt outof out of
oUr Eyesight, wns i the N.E. part of the skyo
It WAs up te eaT what it netunlly
I F it would haus bEEW A mcoing
stan, by
And busn ap in the ewedhs itmes phcRe if it
would I hRVE
DEEN ONE. If 0AS up too high to
bE APIANE,
thats how high upitwns W
Aipplane About 7:304nd CE noticed the U.F.O. AbouT
8:10 And there WERE No in sight, Tt

diSAppea REtaRNed to nt the
SAmE, WE WERE the Follewing night, At 8!00 WE SEEN
it We hened the bashes,
whntEvER whatEvER it it was was SCACEd SCAREd ces ANdWE MNdWE wEnt homG WEnt homs And And
Reponted .t it MotheR And FAthER,
Euz Euz2 SINCE SivCE I sic sic this C∴E Lis been Lis be=n
tAkEn binocal with mE mE INCAS T s i SEE SEE
Anoiher Anoiher Ons ONS I'll be Able ti ti 5 A betten2 17 bette12
description oFit
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conclusions, or publications without your pormission. request this personal information so
that if it is deemed nece we may contact you for her dotails.
.When did you see the object? Time of day:
Hour Minutes
(Circlo One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Year
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4.Whore were you when you saw object?
NATRONA POST OFFICE
Noorest Postal Address Noarost Postal Address City or Town City or Town State or County State or County
How long was E Total Duretion)
Hours Minutes Soconds
c. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a gusss
5.1 How was rime in sight determined?
5.2 Was abject in sight continuously? Yes No
.What wes the cendition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
o. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you sow the objecr during DAYLIGHT, whare was the SUN located as you looked at the object? -
(Circle Ona): a. In front of you d. To your loft
b. In bock of you o. Ovorhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM Reproduced by Library of Congress, Legislative Reference Service
FTD OCT 63 164 Thie form aupurseies FTD 154, Jul 6l, which ia obaolote.
May 1966
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8.1 STARS (Circle Ore): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): …
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. a few b. Dull moonlight
c. Mony c. No moanlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't romembor .. .
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CLOUDS (Crsie Om) WEATHER(Cicle One):
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a. Clear sky a. Ory
b. Hazy b. Fos, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered cloud- c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heovy c'ouds Snow
. Don': ramember
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10. The object appeared: (Circle One): -
a. Solid d. As a light !
b. Transporent e. Don't remember
c. Vapor
11. lf it appeored as a light, was it br hter than the brightest slors? (Circle One):
a. Brighter c. About the some
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
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1.The edges of the obiect were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or.blurred_ c. Other
b. (Like bright ster)
c. Sharply outlined
d. Dor't remember
. Did the objecr: (Circle One for eoch question)
a. Appear to stand still at any rime? Yes No Don't know !
b. Suddenly speerd up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break vo inro parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smovn? Yas No Don't know /
e. Change brighress? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shope? Yas No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know

f. Other_ t
TOMOBILE or other vchicle ot time, then complate the fo
rela Ona)
. North c. Ecst . South g. West
. Northeast d. Southoast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? -
24.3 Did va ston Locking at the ohiaca?
objast or abjeers which, when plaeod up in the sly, would give the same appe rance as the obioct which

15. Did the sbiect move behind something at ony time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you cnswered Y YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of: _
0. Sound_
b. Color _
18. We wish :s know the angular size. Hoid a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object ond note how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
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1. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the objoct or objocts. Lobel and include in your sketch any details
of the obiect that you saw such os wings, protrusions, ets., ond especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
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31.2 Pleas i their names and addresses:
3. Please gi information about yourself:
NAME
First Name Middin Nome
Street 4 -
City Zona State
TELEPHONE TELEPHONE AGE SEX SEX
luding any speci experionce, which might be partinent. xperionce, which might be portinent.
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that you had seen the object?
Day Month Year

show how high the object was above ths horizon (skyline) when you last so compass
90.
75*
60°
45 NU -
15 SW
-u- u- .Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A " at the beginning of the
path, a "B" ot the end of the path, ond shun uny chonges in direction during the coursa. path, a "" at the end of the path, ond slun uny chonges in direction during the coursa.
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _
Draw a picture of ho they wore arranged, and put an arrow to show tho direction that they were traveling.
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2. Although your sighting may have been caused by a plane with
its landing lights on, our analysis indicates that you were probably
watching watching the satellite the satellite Echo I. Echo I. At approximately 8 approximately pm, local pm, local time, tine,
on 19 Apri1 1968, Echo I was southeast of your position traveling I was southeast of your position traveling
toward the northeast. Thus, you should have seen Echo I in the Thus, you should have seen Echo I in the
southeast and it southeast and it should have should have disappeared in the east about five to in the east about five to
ten minutes later. ten minutes later. Echo I has a stellar Echo I has stellar magnitude of approximately approximately
AD PT TOO (OAN) JH tl and is nearly as bright as the brightest stars. This satellite tl and is nearly as bright as the brightest stars. This satellite
has often been misi has often been misinte as ied flying object.
3. 3. Thank you Thank . rce.
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ECTOR oun NILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAP
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

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NAtRONA, Pa, 15c6s
PRoj Eet 13lcε Bork
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SIRS:
I'm I'm sENdiNg sENdiNg you A UERY
im portant 1 mportait white up write up OF 19 19 U.F.O.thAtI U.F.O. tht I
hAUE hncE SEEN. SEEN. Other people said it had b said it had bee
PlANE. PlANE. Bat in this this wRitE WRitE up I picoe up thut
the I thE I SAW amd 9med my FRiENds isN't. FRiENdS isNt.
ThANk you
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