PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10O73 RECORD
1. GATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
11 July 68 South Zanssville, Ohio (1Witnoasax)
3, SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION .
Civilian POssible, Other: (LIGHTNING BUGS)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS The observer was requested complete a form ll7 but has not dong
80 a3 of 18 Oct 68. The observer is a young boy of 13 There ad
Sea Letter no evidence in ths sighting to indicata the observers was not.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS observing lighting
. bugs,
Not Reported The observer and a friend were sleeging out, when several
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION times they sighted th a beam of light that appeared and dis-
appeared, appearsd. However Howaver whan they ahined their tlashlight in the they Bhined their Ilashlight in the
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual direction of the sighting they could not sae anything.
7. COURSE COURSE
Not Raported Director
8. PHOTOS PHOTOS
Ys Yas Maxwell AFB. Alcbamd ATTN: Archi : "anch Actospace Studies Inst
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9. PHYSICAL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE RETURN TO
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FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevloua editlons of this form may be uaed. Previoua ditlons of this form may be uaed.
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SAFOICCEJ. Turnure/op/76526/19 Jul 68
JUL 19 1968
Dear
This will reply to your undated letter, in whieh you
deseribed your sighting nidentified flying object
(UFO).
Without additional information, we cannct offer an
explanation of what you saw H wever, i will complete
the attached questionnaire and mail it the inclosed
envelope, our technical people at Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base will be able to investigate make an evaluation.
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 better positicn to make an on-the-spot
investigation, which usually results in 9 more accurate analysis.
In the meantime, you might be able to identify the sighting
yourself by locking at the categories of objects often recorted
as UFOs in the Project Blue Book report we are inclosing.
Sincerely,
JAMES H. AIKMAN
Major, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch Chief, Civil Branch
BB BB Commmunity Relations Division
Office of Information
FF117
Atchs
Mr
South Zanesville, Ohio 43701
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a few feet ather with a
flashlight shinning it down near r us, but
grabhed out
trees voundering who howed that beam in front:of us. I then saw the same
thing hp en again up in a tree thing hip en again up in a tree (a dead tree vith no leaves about 20 tree vith no leaves about 20
fee: in the air. Then I showed my flashlight on the tree and feed in the air. there was there ws
nothing there, Steve saw the the same when he was looking through a clearing same when he was looking through a clearing
through a bunch of tress shinning right in front of him not less through a bunch of tress shinning right in front of him not less than than
15 feat in front 15 5 feet in front of him. He showed his flashlight on the path'of of him. He showed his flashlight on the path'of the the
mysterious beam only to exqerience the same thing same thing T experience d, that
nothing was behind the I nothing was behind the light and bean ins nowtere in sight for the rest light and bean ims nowkere in sight for the rest
of the evening. We would like to know your apinion on what ve saw.
yours truly, -
South Zanesville, Ohio
P.S, Please write and tell us what this was.
T ank You
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AF3C)
WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OH10 45433
REPLY TO
ATTN O7 TDPT (UFO)
SUBJECT: UFO Observation 185199
11 July 1968
TO:
South Zanesville, Ohio 43704
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project
Blue Bock) as being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
If you were a witness to an UFC sighting on July 1968
return it
in the envelope provided If you were not a witness to this
sighting, would you please make a statement to this effect on the
attached form. The information which you provide will be used in
evaluating this observation. Thank you for your assistance in t this
matter.
HECTOR GUINTANILLA, Jr, HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial henomena enomena Office AF Form AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUNBER 21 R353
EN OENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETURI
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 1/ MONTH YEAR
2. WHAT TIME DID IRST SIGH T THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. 3.P.M.
31 WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR. MINUTES 0 A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHTS SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN 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 THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A° ON THE CURVEO 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 SXYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B" ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SXYLINE. 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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BA, NOW IMADINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIAST SEEN. PLACE A "B* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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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 CF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE "A" AND *B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVENENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A ANO "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. WHEPE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blacks.)
ou ITOOORS IN BUSINESS SECTIOH CF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELO
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 OIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST 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 MUCH O THER 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 AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHEHOMENON.
9. HOW LONG HAS THE PHENOMENON PHENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH LENGT H OF TIME CERTAIN NOT VERY SURE
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED? DETERMINEO?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES ANO. 1ANO. 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 BEHAVIDR. INDICATE OISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SXETCHES.
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IO. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGEO. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING!
I1. CONDITiONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
CAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LOW fluffY) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRus CLOuDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUCS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE A3OVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AY TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DIO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(17 STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. 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 OVERHEAD (Nea noon)
IN BACK OF YOU INBAOA TO YOUR LEFT TOYOURLEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR THE SIGHTING. SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREETLAMP,ET STREETLAMPUETC. FOR FO RESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY ESTRIAL ILLUMI DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. DISTANCE LIGHTSOURCE.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INOICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHERIT GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INOICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO 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 INOICATE IF IT
APPEAREO AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER CESERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR APPEAREO AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER CBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW
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CHANGE SHAPET
FLASH OR FLICKERI
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP!
MAKE A NOISE
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION IO THE PHENOMENON
to iarestegats th light and thats
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
elt
a ight, a light, J Bt
B. DIO THE B.OIO THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING. SOMETHING LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES SNO. INO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHON THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOHENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INOICATE EXHAUST OR VAPDR TRAILS. INUICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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15. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP CR 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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TYPC, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEC-ASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINOSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU OPDINARILY WEAR GLASSES! YES 0NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? NO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE A6Ir
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 OSJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON.
WOULD SEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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SEINONG
aKor
DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF YES, DESCRIBE. NO. IF YES,  DESCRIBE.
DID THE PHENOMENOND DISTURS THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES. DESCRISE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THISOR A SIMILAR PHENONEN BEFORE? YES
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMSNON? YES NO. IF *YES."DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES O NO.
A. LIST THEIRI
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME
ADORESS(SUEA
TELEPAN AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WNICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
23. WHEN ANO TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR
25. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
MONTH YEAR
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