PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1.DATE -TIME GROUP LOCATION
28/2121
28 Jul 68 29/02212 Iowa City, Iowa (Multiplo)
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION - ' :
Civilian Possible (AIRCRAFT)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
. The observer
1 Minuto, 40 Seconds 1 Minuto, 40 Seconds sighted a bright whit light that traveled toward
6, TYPE OF CBSERVATION the WSw and was viaible for just under 2 minutes, the WSw and was visible for just under 2 minutes.
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual .
7. COURSE COURSE . ..
WSW .
8. PHOTOS
Yos
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
XN
FORM
FTD SEP 69 0-329 (TDE) Previous ditions of thle form may be used.

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28 Je 68
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO 43433
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO) 16 AU01969
SUBJECT: UFO Observation, 28 July 1968
TO: and Mrs
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project
Blue Bookas being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
If July 1968
in the envelope in the envelope provided. provided. If you were not a witness to this If you were not a witness to this
sighting, would you please make a statement to this effect on the you please make a statement to this effect on the
attached form. attached form. The information which you provide will be used in The information which you provide will be used in
evaluating this observation. Thank you for your assistance in this Thank you for in this
matter.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Colonel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Chief, Aeria enomena enomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directornte

ienind whid
with Sine it in Cifa, 2 htind
nt ciambie ang thing I hn
The Cow cnl t notify Prijet
B.lu Beck of this sighting.
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this $ prini object sightel.
in detemining Nature of the

28Juf68
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE OHIO 43433
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO) 5 AUG 1968
SUBJECT: UFO Observation
28 July 1968
TO:
Lowa City, Iowa 52240
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
addressed envelope. emveaope.a. Thank you Jod ror reporoiue reporting your observation to
the Air Force. the Air Force.
HECTOR QUINTAN HECTOR LLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aeria Chief, Aerial enomena Office AF Form 1l7 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate
922/2
99 Guges

Some years University of
Iowa, I took in Descriptive The object
that wes to epresented nomical phenomenon
of a 0la Iamlllarpatt familiar .Imedlacely alce Immediately after Cne signcing, I made e sighting, I made
some rough notes rough notes ribing angle of fligh angle of flight path, path, time of time
signt ting and direction that ection that object moved.
Please send the the . forn for iress cated
I will I will be glad to be glad to answer any question to the best of my
ability.
Sincerely

288il65
TDPTR/Lt Col Smith
forrIowa City,
Iowa, 28 July 0 hours,
CDT.
TDP(UPO) 15 Aug 68
70916
7

SURFACE OBSERVATION DATA SHEET
Covington, Indiana - November 18, 1967
1900L 32812 74022 18803 ***** 52***
2000L MISSING
2100L 22706 7401* 20002 25700 52110
2200L 22707 7402* 20401 ** 52***
2300L 02908 74010 20901 ***** 52***
2400L 02705 74000 21401 00900 52314
Iowa City, Iowa - July 28, 1968
2000L 33506 7402* 21221 *** 12***
2100L 33004 7402* 21218 **** 12**
2200L 62805 7402* 22316 *** 11307
2300L 32205 7402* 22315 ***** 11*
2400L 82405 7402* 22315 ***x* 11***
Pottstown, Pennsylvania - J July 28, 1968
2000L 83108 7402* 11126 7402* 11126 *** * 06310
2100L 83106 7402* 7402* 11622 11622 ***** **** 07*** 07***
2200L 82705 7402* 12720 #*** *** 08***
2300L 82903 7402* 13619 ***** 08325
2400L 80000 7402* 14919 09***
Tucson, Arizona - August 10, 1968
1800L 81810 81810 89029 12825 19762 18632 70420
1900L *1804 9902* 13326 ***** 16***
2000L 2000L *2304 9902* 9902* 1 13225 ** $3 17***
2100L 30303 9902* 13624 ***** 18308
2200L 81204 9802* 14023 ***** 18***
2300L 81404 9802* 14022 *×*** 18***
ETAC Surface les

AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-R258
ANSWER AL ESTIONS THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR PERMISSH TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR). WRIGHT.
ATTACH SECUREL ORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN D SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 28 MONTH JULY YEAR 1968
2. WHAT TIM D1 YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 9 MINUTES 21 CIA.M. XP.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR G MINUTES_ 23A.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN ]PACIFIC OTHER
5 WHERE WEPE 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
HIGHWA DR NEAR AND TR TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKLTCH, PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO S IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKLTCH, PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B* 8* ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHON HOM HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. SHOW HOM HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG67

AFR 80-17(C1)
6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
N
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 PHENOMENON BETWEEN A" AND "B". THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO 3E STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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and
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CACCk appMOprinte blOCkN.)
X OUTDOORS X IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR C7 AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT 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 WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOU-H 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 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 AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME X CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
1 rinute 40 secmds
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINEO?
wea nam time
1 las
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF *NO. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
11. CONOITIONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LoW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRRus CLouDs (iligh 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 (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE ORSMOG X NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT I DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE X BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW 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
THEPHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeW 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 ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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br neighhum ite sntnim ths
my sight.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? ahjet
As ma neighhan guing mi the
het neanly and jeuned 2
oo ajontmend luildig 10 kp from loring't
to 00.
i slile ce ht
B. DID THE YES PHENOMENON MOVE SEHIND NO. IF *YES,"DESCRIBE. OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
whi- I paed onn the billings
miting in qution 14 A.
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AFR 8017(C1)
1S. DRAW 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.
Eclges werr extremely
o fusy Very
lright lighit,
E No liny
N t S ar light.
Jut the
No vageur trala.
16. WHAT WAS T-E ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LAMP OR T-E 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.
mith head hld at lismis Dength
trane Complitily conned the oljict.
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21. DIO YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR,LSYOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON ANIMALS CR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF *YES,DESCRIBE. YOURSELF,
A.DIDTHE =-ENOMENON IF TYES.DESCPIBE. YES NO.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES  NO. IF YE LOCATION. " GIVE DATE AND
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? NYES IF "YES." DID THEY SEEIT TOO?
NYES CNO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
Mz
NEW farmaly of
ADDRESS
A2t.16,
119 Linn
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFOI BOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (Stre
LOWA CITY ⊥ G2140
31 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONALINP DCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
2 am Ceerrintly Staff of
the lniesity of Iown at t the Cirulution
of the Min Librang. I he
two degrees in Histary (B.A. 1961 and
(M.A. 1968).fom the lninnits of Jona.
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α tok grivate flijing
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25. WHEN AND TO W-OM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME_ Projiet Blue Bok DAY 28 MONTHJUL-Y YEAR 1968
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY7 MONTH AUCUST YEAR/968
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