DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7202511
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1968
REPORTED LOCATIONMEDWAY OHIO
FRAMES11
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2. LOCATION
P235 EDT 30/0235Z MEDWAY, OHIO
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
IVILIAN INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
ONE MINUTE Observer sighted a bright white light about the same brilliance
as a bright star.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
GROUND-VISUAL COMMENTS: A FOrm 117 was sent to the observer but hasn't been
returned as of 5 Sept returned as of 5 Sept 63. 63. However it However it could be either a could be either a
7. COURSE satellite or an aircraft. (There was (There was a an airplane with a
to ENE battlefield illum. lighting system in the Dayton area in battlefield illum. lighting system in t the Dayton area in
Latter July). Latter July). However, because the observer did not
8. PHOTOS return the form witin 3o days the sighting is being evaluated
Yes Yes as insufficient data. as insufficient data.
0 No D No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL VIDENCE
C Yes D Yes
0 No
FORH FORA
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) 0-329 (TDE) Provious >ditione of thls form may be used. vious >ditione of thls form may be ueed.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YYES [lNo. IF YES," GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION. 74
in Dayton
23. WAS ANYONE WITH A T T H E TIME YOU SAW THE YES IF - DID THEY SEE IT TOO7
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LASTN
ADDRE
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INDICA OCCUPAT AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU THIS STIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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29Jul68
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OH1O45433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT: UFO ,29 Jul 68 5 AUG 1060
TO:
Pike
Mecway, Ohio 45341
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
addressed envelope. Thank vation to
the Air Force.
HECTOR HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office AF Form 1l7 w/envelope AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21.R258
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CON
ANSWER INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAN
YOUR PE FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSC 0H1045433. AFRSO-[7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECUR M OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1 WHEN You SE E THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 29 MONTH JUCY YEAR 68
2 = DID YOU FIRST H T E PHENOMENON?
HOUR_ 10 MINUTES 35[IA.M. 1P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID Y ou LAST SIGHT THE P HENOMENON?
HOUR O miNutes 3A.M. [CP.M.
4. TIME EZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
VEASTERN 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 CRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAV YOU WERE ON OR NEAR ANO TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE ION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
NEAL OE BOLNE ROND
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN "A' ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE YOUARE AT THE POINT SHOAN 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 B ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE, 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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6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENCN WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
N
NNW NNE
NW NE
B
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 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? ((heCK aPPrOPTiRLe blockS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING SOVER OPEN COUNTRY
A BACKVARD OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DI RECTION 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.
OTHER TRAF FIC WAS THERE'
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? WYES
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
PLEVIOUS 70 PHENOMENON SIGHTEA
→UST
PISTON TYPE ACFT FLYiNg FAST-WEST
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN TIME NOT VERY SURE
APPROX 1m1 FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS ME DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUCUSLY? TYES NO. IF "NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
M IOV EMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
P EARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
ONE
TUST
11. CoNDITioNs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. 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 CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGH TING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT Vif 000n
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. -YES.' WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (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, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP.ETC. STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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 SOLID 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.
WHITE LIGHT WHITE LIGHT
VERY BLIGHT BCIGHT
VERY
BRILLANCE AS
SAME
ABOUT 7 THE
STAL
VERY BRIGHT
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AFR 8017(C1)
13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE?
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME?
SUDDENLY SP EED UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE?
CHANGE COLORI
GIVE OFE SMOKE'
CHANGE EPIGHTNESS?
CHANGE S-APE"
—
FLASH OF FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKEA TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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appemedt in Ninge of sheo
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A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B. DIO TH PH EXOMENON MOVE BEHIND EX OM ENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? ORIN FRONT OF LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. NO IF *YES," DESCRIBE. IF YES,"DESCRIBE.
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15. 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.
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. 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
PHENOMENDN HOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE. FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA A VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS /0x
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU OROINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? IjYES IINO
18 WHAT WAE YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OFITHETT 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCEOF.THE
PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED_IZS Then PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE ONK
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR RPICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMCN CEJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, 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.
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21. DIO YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR 21. DIO YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE. OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY OR ANY EFF YOURSELF
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITYS VICINIT YES ES t NO. IF *YES,* DESCRIBE. IF YES, DESCRIBE. vro y ha
any any naise naise
A.DID THE PHENONENON DISTURB GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES LNO.
IF *YES." DESCRIRE
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