PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME CROUP 2. LOCATION
20 Jul 68
=043 EDT 21/0243Z YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
CIVILIAN INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION T1. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
The observer sighted a yellow-white light that was larger
TWO MINUTES than the stars. The objectappeare drop three to five
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION small tear drop shaped objects be disappeared.
GROUND VISUAL GROUND VISUAL COMMENTS: COMMENTS: The description The description as given as given to the Duty Officer is
7. COURSE 7. COURSE similar to that of a garmet bag hot air balloon. i similar to that of a garmet bag hot air balloon. However, sine
much information is missing, the observer was requested much information is missing, the observer was requested to to com- com-
NOT STATED plete an AF Form ll7 on his sighting. This has plete an AF Form ll7 on his sighting. This has not been not been
3. PHOTOS returned as of 4 Septembet l968 and as such the sighting is
being evaluated as INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION. being eValuated as INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION.
D Yes
.No No
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos
No No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be uaed.
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AFR 80-17((1)
I. DID YOU OBSHRVE THE PHENOMENON THHOUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWINGY INCLUDE INEORMATIOH ON MODEL
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELO TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES GNO B. DO YOU USE READING GL ASSEST YES NO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF.DISTANCS.
20 IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEARIA PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW. DESCPIBE IN YOUP OWN WORD
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHEPE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON.
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFEREMCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF OR ANY EFFECT ONYOURSELF
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? 0 YES X x NO. NO. IF "YES,"DESCRIBE. IF "YES.DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. LIYES NO.
IF YES."DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
2E HAVE YOU EVIR BEEN TNIS OM A SIMILAR PMEHOMENON OIPOAX! YZ3 NO.17*YZS,GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
3. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE YE3 NO. IF DID THEY SEE IT TOO
YES NO.
LIST THEIR DRESSES
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2A. GIVE THE FOLLOWING YOURSELF
AST
ADDRESS(GM
SOHIO
TELEPHONE(/GS AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDIYIONAL CCUPATION AND AHY EXPERIENCZ WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
25 WHEN AND TO WHOM OID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHEHOMEHON?
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR
2S. DATE YOU COMPLETEO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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CEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC;
WRIGHT-PA ERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
PEOLY TO
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO) -
UFO Observation 20 July 1968
SUSJECT: JUL 23 1963
TO:
Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
KECTOR GUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial henomena enomena Ofrice Office AF Form 117 w/envelope AF Form 1l7 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGI RSON AIR FORCE BASE OH10 45433 G
REPLY TO JUL 23 1969
ATTN OF TDPT (UFO)
SUBJECT UFO Ob , 20 July 1963
TO:
Yellow Springs, 5387
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project
Elue Book) as being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
20 July.1968.. beturn it
Lould you please complete the atteched AF Form
in the envelope provided. If you were not a vitness to this
sighting, would you please make a stetement to this effect on the
attached form. The information which you provide will be used in
evaluoting this observetion Thank you for your assistance in this
matter.
KECTOR XECTOR SITT ILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerie Chief, Aeria Phenomena henomena Office AF Form 1l7 w/envelope AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospece Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SA. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OT THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A°OH THE CONPASS TO INDICATE THE
OIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WMEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B°ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
TME PHENOMENON WHEH LAST SZEN.
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NNW NNE
NE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
SW SE
sSW SSE
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 PHENOMENCN BETWEEN A* AND "B. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE HOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT. CURVEO OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SXETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGNTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENONENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUIZAU PMYL
NU4322 21-4230
THIS QUESTIONNAI HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE US AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE UNIDENTIEIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU AVE OHSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL OF IESTIONS THE NFORMA TION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL INGONNSCTON ANY OF YOUR STAT NTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RE URN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORA ARDING TO FTD (TDETR). WRIGHT-
ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARF NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1 WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENONT
DAY. 20 MONTH JUL YEAR 196
2 WHAT TIME DIO YOU RST SIGHT THE PH ENO NON a
HOUR MINUTES CIA.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE
HOUR. MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ]STANDARD
CICENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENCMENON? IF IN CITY GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADORESS 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 DR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SCME RECCGNIZABLE LANDMARX.
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8. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE S/ETCH, PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE S/ETCH, PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B^ON THE SAME CURVEO LINE TO a ON THE SAME CURVEO LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUTEAU APROYAL
NU4382 31-2259
AS POSSIBLE PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER AL USED FOR IEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR PERMISSIGN.
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
MONTH YEAR
2 WHAT TIM E DID U RST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.H.
3 WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES. A.M. P.M.
4.TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
ICENTRAL 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
NIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR ANO TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A° ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGN 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 3^ ON THE SAME 3^ON THE SAMES CURVEO CURVED LINE TO LINETO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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AF FORM 117
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SA. NOW IMACINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A° ON THE COMPASS TO INOICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHEHOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A O* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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N
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
S:4 SE
SSW SSE
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 SZEN. CONNECT THE *A* AND B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVENENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN ·A* AND *B°. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE WOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SXETCH.
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APR 30-17(C1)
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? Nherk uppropriate blonks.)
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 AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING SOVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE 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 S
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 CONVERTISLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE"
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF 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.
9. HOW LO NG WAS THE PHENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
M FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
ES TIMA
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY YES NO. IF "NO.. INDICATE WHETHER THISIS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAD. MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAD.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
d
:0 IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON. HOW MANY WERE "HERD ORAW A PICTURS TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. OID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE OURING THE SICHTING! LH to
COnDiTiONs(Check appropriate Alocks.)
SKY B. HEATHER
DAY CUMCLUS CLOUDS (LOW flOfY) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLoUDS (Migh 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 (Thunderstorns) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C 1F THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE AGOUT THE STARS CAND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL(NeWOr quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISISLE? 0 YES NO. IF "YES. * WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOJR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Near noON) OVERHEAD (Near noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUNINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOUPCE. STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUNINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOUPCE.
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12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEAREO DARK OR LIGHT. WHETHER IT GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON. INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT. WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS ANO WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. OESCRIBE 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 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 IN YOUR ELD OF VIEW.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
B. DIAIAMIGTUNE THAT WILL SHON THE SHAPEUP THE PHZNONCHON. INCLUDE AND LAGEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEAREO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS. AND INDICATE EAHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
OIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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6. 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 NOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD 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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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR7
SPIN LIKE ATOPI
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WO9ELE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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A. HOW DIO IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR'
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B. DID THE 3. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN PH ENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONTOF FRONT OF SOMETHING. LIKE A CLOUD. SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY OR BUILDING AT ANY TINET TINET
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