PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10O73 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
July 68 0330Z Tolland, Mass, (1 Witnesa)
3, SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION •
Civilian Other: (CONFLICTING DATA)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS The observer gave the Date of the obsarvation as I July in the
original correspondence, but on the form il7 he indicatad that
One the sighting occurred on 5 July 68. OTE: THE observer is 12
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS old.
2 Minutes The observer saw a yellow elliptical object tha east or
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION northeast. The object rose in the sky without changing its
azimuth, After two minutes the observer quit watching it.
Ground-Visual
7. 7. COURSE
Ascending Ascending
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
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17. DID YOU CBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY DF THE FOLLOWING' INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL.
24 TET LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICAJLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSEST 7NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSEST YES NO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS VOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEEDI PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCEL
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAN, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR CBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SXY. SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. LY
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? TYES CTYES WA NO. IF*YES.* IF"YES,DESCRIBE. DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUN LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF*YES* DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENONENON BEFORE' YES GIVE OAT
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES D NO. IF YES," DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES CNO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (StreEL, Ci
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deseribed your sight object
(UFO).
Without additional information, we cannot offar an
explanation of what you saw. Hewever, if you will complete
the attached questionnairs and mail it in the inclosed
envelope, our technical people at Wright-Ps on Air Force
Base will be investiga
Should you ever sight another UFo, please report it as soon
as possible to the nearest Air Force base. Each base has a UFO
investigator, who is in a better position to make an on-the-spot
investiga investigat lich usually results in a mor ch usually results in a more acc tccurate analysis.
In the In the meantime, you might meantime, you might be able to identify the sighting sighting
yourself by yourself by looking at the categories of objects often often n reported reported
as UFOS in as UFOs in the Project Blue Book report Project Blue Book report we are inclosing. inclosing.
Sincerely,
151 lopt Stelly
JAMES H. AIKMAN
Major, USAF
Chief, Civil I Chief, Civil Branch Branch
Coumuni ty Relations Division
Office of Inror ation
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AS POSSIBLE CON CRNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER JESTIONS IE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
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NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THI RMOR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDE IFICATION )
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 7 MONTH YEAR
2 WHAT TIME DIO ou FIRST S1 GH T THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES CA.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW 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 LANDMARK.
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN "A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE "A" ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 3°ON THE SAME CURVEO LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMZNON WHEN FIRST BEEN. PLACE A B ON THE COMPASS TOINDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LASTSEEN.
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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 BE 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? (CheCK aPDROPRIGLE blOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION CF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER D AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN B0AT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OASERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST 0 YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6
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.
HOW HUCH OTHER TRAFFIC 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 ANO WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG HOW ONG WAS THE PHENOMENON PHENOM ENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME OF TIME CERTAIN NOT VERY SURE V ERY SURE
FAIRLY CERTAIN FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS JUST A GUESS
HON WAS HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. NO. IF *NO " INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR IF NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP- AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP-
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WEHE THERET DRAW A PIOTURE TO SHOW HOM THEY WERE
ARRANGEO. DIO THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTINGY
11. ConoiTioNs(Check appropriate blocks.)
SKY a. 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 CUMUCONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SHOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT THILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEN MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
O. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF "YES,* WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT UR RIGHT OVERHEAD OVERHEAD(NeGr nOOn) (Near noon)
IN BACK OF YOU IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET STREETLAMP. ETC. FORT LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOUPCE.
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12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT 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 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 OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. OTHER OBJECT INY UR FIELD OF VIEW.
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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR"
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLEI
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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S. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING LIKE OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING LIKE A CLOUD. ACLOUD. TREE, OR TREE,OR BUILDING AT ANY AT ANY TIME? TIME?
CYeS CYes NO. WNO. IF "YES," DESCRIBE. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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15. ORAW 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 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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