PROJECT BLUE BOOK

I. DATE.TME CROUP 2. LOCATION
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21 Juna 68 Flushing Sueens, New Yoris
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Photo: INSUFFIOLENT DATA
NUMBER OF OBJECTS photographic information was requested but was not
Additional
See Fhoto received untill after the original photos had been returned.
5. LENGTH OF 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND AHALYSIS
N/A Several unidentified "objects" appeared in same photos the
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION observer had taken. No observation was made visually at any
time.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
N/A
8. PHOTOS COLOR
XX Yos
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9. 9. PHYSICA VIDENCE IDENCE
07 Yes
XX No
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52CI0(Lt. Conaway/471) 19 September 1968
Belonging to Conrad Iacano
venue
Flushing, Queens, York 11355
1. Mr has turned over to the United States Air Force
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The Air Force will analyze these photographs in eder to determine
what is contained in the negatives. 2d Lt. Michael J. Conaway, the
Information Officer at Suffolk County AFB, personally received these
negatives from Mr. and will mail them on 20 September 1968,
untouched, o Wright-Patterson Ain orce Base for analysis.
2. The negative will be in no way will be in no way tampered tampere with ith and will and will be be returned returned
to Mr. Iacano as soon as they have oen analyzed nalvzed to the satisfaction of to the satisfaction of
the United the inited States Air States Air Force. Force.
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MICHAEL J. CONAWAY, 2d Lt., USAF
Information Information Officer Officer
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a. Object was a lig Object was
most probably a: STAL
LIGHT- BALOON-
Available information does not justify the
expenditure of funds and manhours required to complete the investigation.
4. Appro

identification impossible
i. A.
Question 1 Answer
2 What object? OUAL
2. What was its size compared to a NFA BECAUSE
kmown object held at arms length? Use:
Eoad of pin, pea, dime, quarter, half VISIDLE ONLY IN PHOTO'S
dollar, silver dollar, baseball, grape-
fruit, basketball, ete.
3. object's color?
LUMINESENT
4 were there? 80R9
5. If more than one, what was the form- INLINE, ABOVE 4ND
atlen pattern? BELOW HLL IN
SAME ATTITUPE EXCEPT ONE, WHICH
WAS BANKED AWAY FROM THE OTHERS
a s there any distinguishing fentures 11 SOME TY
SHADOW INPKATINL
=TRUCTORE IS
Cisy ax-ged, ete. ?
7. Dii the object have a tail, trail or
cihaust? Describe fully, giving size, WHATSOEVER 11
slape, length, etc.

L Waht first called the attention of FIRST SEEN IN PHOTO-
the observer(s) to the object(s)? GRAPHS, THEY WERE NOT THE
REASON
2. a What was the angle of elevation PHOTO TO
above the horizon when object(s) was first
observed? (The horizon is O degrees & . ANOTHER,.CALLER WAS
directly over the observer's head is 90
degrees. The object must appear in this
0 - 90 degree range. Looking haliway FOR MEASUREMENT -
was to Set
wres ot

above for guidance) If observer did not see
object disappear, explain in 5 below and
answer this question by entering - See 5
below.
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If any, what was the flight path and what BE MOVING
were the maneuver patterns of the object(s)? SEEMTO
+ Use elevation and direction, not altitude.
See 2a and b above for guidance. NORTH TO 50UT14
5. How did the object(s) disappear? 5. How did the object(s) disappear? (Instan-
taneously to the North, slowly to the East, East, N/A,
straight away, etc.) If observer did not see straight away, etc.) If observer did not see
object disappear, explain. object disappear, explain
6. I 6. How long was the object(s) visible? (Be How long was the objeci(s) visible? (Be OS
specific - 5 minutes, I hour, etc.) OBJECTSWERE VOT VOT VISIBLE
AT TIHE PHOTOS AT TIME ERE TAKEN;
HOWEO UP LMWAS
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C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
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1 Was object observed from the ground or FROM GROUND
air?
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2. What optical aids were used, if any?
(Telescope, binoculars, ete.) Did the observer No
wear glasses (spectacles)?
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Question Answer
3. If sighting occurred while airborne
a. Type of Aircraft: N./A
b. I Identification Number:
. . Altitude:
d. Heading:
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e. Air Speed:
f. Home Station:
D. TIME & DATE OF SIGHTING
1 a. Date of Sighting: 21 JUNE 1968
b. Local Time: SUNSET
2. Light condition (Enter: Night, day, EARLY DUSK
was sighted?
home at 134 N. Beach Road, Riverhead; TURNPIKE; CROSSING INTO
or driving eust on II Expressway betweer
Exits 10 and il; or in a boat fishing two
miles south of Moriches Inlet, etc. Never
accept a general location, it must be
specific).
LEAVING BRIDGE INTO
DELEWARE
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Case indudes mine (9) 8"10 Case indudes mine (9) 8"x10 G colar colar
hoogaond one) 6 phologaphoand one) 6
film alrip. film elrip.
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OCCUpaLiOn: PAOVERTISING AOKENT
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Go on to next p: Go on to ne Remainder emainder - I
if any.
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If yes: a. Notify the Air Police Section (Ext 408/580) and request that they
immediately reques civil police in the area of the sighting to make an
investigation.
b. Call the CAC (Ext 493) and reques he operator to immediately
notify the Operations Duty Officer,
c. officer:
Capt J. C
for further technical intelligence evaluation. If the caller wishes to discuss
the sighting further, except to give additional information, advise him to
call the base Public Information Office during duty hours. Base Ext 47l.
At this point summarize the report with the caller to make sure you have
obtained a complet te and accurate report. .
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there
who could go out and look at the photographs. Col Quintanilla -
informed Lt Conaway that the original negatives would have to be
photographs he will have
also provide the data a required
with
who took the photographs /a New York Advertising
Agency and is a professional photographer. C Col Quintanilla told Lt
Conaway that if 2 telephone to insure
that his secretary is on the telephone to verify the conversation.
forward the original . r personnel S in photo
analysis.

n screen. There is a good deal of details,
with indentations, they have domes. Mr said that since he thought
there was no one
for analysis.
that he would turn them over + rhoto
Bridge to New York, with a night camera he was taking pictures at 1/500 a
Col Quintanilla
informed him that he would receive the full report. He said that there company.
be returned in the same condition that he forwarded tonthem to the Air

are not looking for publicity. Col Cuintanilla informed N Mr that the
depended upon the fact that the photo analyst personnel must work on the
Southeast Asia work forst. Mr said this would be okay as s long as
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In advertising we
the reason for the camera. Leaving New Jersey Turnpike when I noticied a
beautiful sky and the sun was setting into it. I had the camera outside
snapping away. My visition was quite limited since we were in a small sports
projection room that we say a series of very bright lights  that were over
the bridges. We just stopped and looked at them. T There were two here and
two there. I have a pil ilots license and have never seen anything like this
before. Then then put the next photo on the screen. This shows the pAp
objects passing ove
with indentations. Very clear and
them leaving the bridge,
going south, following thepath river. I had decreased the lens
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opening, the objects are reflecting the light of the sun. There are
three photographs. This is it more or less. There are three photographs,
and
the first shows the outside of my car/tha the bridge is about i miles in
the distance, the next photograph we were on the bridge and the next .
Mr is area code 2l2 and office phone
is area code 21
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IDPT (uFo)/Lt Marano/typed 12 Mar 69/sac 12 MAR 1969
UFO Observation of 21 June 1968
New York Ci ity, New York 10040
Reference your UFO slides of 21 Jun 68. On 10 Mar 69, we received
your completed Photographic Data Sheet. On 3 Mar 69, we returned
your slides to your listed address (see
If
should have received then by now. If, however, the returned
to this office, we will notify you that they have been returned to
us and we will again submit them to photographic department for
analysis.
ECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Col, USAP ACTOR NILLA, Jr, Lt Col, USAP 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial enomena enomena a Branch Branch Ltr, dtd 3 Mar 69
Aerospace Technologies Aerospace Technologies Livision Division
Production Directorate
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FOREIGN TECHNOLOT
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FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVDION,AFSC DOALASSINIED
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FOREIGN TECHNOLOG! DIVISION,AFSC UNCLASSIFIED
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its angle with respect iNSW the ground.
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11. Estimate distance from camera to object:
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TDPT (UFO) ' 3 MAD
UFO PI June 1968 3 MAR 1969
Mr
Apartment 304
Flushing, Queens, New York 11355
that you supply us with additional
information on your slides of 2l Jun l968. Because we have not
received this information, we ar returning 8 your slides without
having completed photo-analysi hank you reporting your
sighting to Force.
MECTOR TECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Col, USAF 3 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chief, Aerial Phenomena Phenomena Eranch 3 Slides
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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23 DEC 1968
IDPT (UFO)
UFO Report of Al June 1968
Mr
Avenue
Flushing, Queens, New York 11355
Reference your recent UyO sighting which you reported to the Air
Force. Ihe information we have received is not sufficient for a
scientific investigation. Request you complete the attached Photo-
Data sheet and return it in the self-addressed envelope. Thank you
for reporting your observation to the Air Force.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr., Lt ColOnel, USAF HECTOR CUINTANII Jr., Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Branch Phenomena Branch Photo-Data Sheet
Aerospace Technologies Division Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorete Production Directorete
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SUFFOLX COUNTY AIR FORCE BASE. NEW YORX 11978
REPLY TO 52CI0(Lt Conaway/471) 20 September1 1968
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT: Slides of Suspected UFO
TO: FTD
Wright-Patterson AFB
Ohio 45433
1. Enclosed are 3 color slides (called negatives in the attached letter
dated 19 September 1968 and signed by Lt Conaway and Mre containing
objects unknown to Mr who took these photographs and is their owmer.
Also contained are drawings by Mr of what shapes and formations
Mr these objects to form.(see attachment 3).
2. 2Lt Michael J. Conaway, information officer at Suffolk County AFB,
drove to Mr home in Flushing, New York, and personally obtained
the slides, giving Mr. the attached attached receint (see attachment 2).
3. Mr address
Avenue
Apartmer
Flushing, Cueens
New York 11355
home-
work- work-
4. Mr 4. Mr would like to hear of what results develop from any tests from any tests
the Air Force might perform on these slides and would appreciate the
return of his slides return of his slides as soon as the Air Force is finished as soon as the Air Force is finished evaluating
then. I assured him that the Air Force would return the slides then. I assured him that the Air Force would return the slides as soon as soon
as they have completed analysis sufficient For their purposes.
ANDER
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Inchael
MICHAEL J. CONAWAY,2d Lt, USAF 4 Atch: 1. Three (3) Slides
Information Officer 2. Letter r of receipt given
to Mr
3. Drawings of es by
Mz
4. Original UFO report taken
at Suffolk County AFB