PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
10/2125
10 Aug 68 10/0325Z Tucson, Arizona (2 Witnaasas)
3. SOURCE - 10. CONCLUSION ' -
Civilian POSSible (HOT AIR BALLOON)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS No evidance to indicato the sighting could not hava been of a
garmet bag hot air balloon, At 2loo(L), the wind I was toward the
One SW at about 3 knote.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 Minutes 5 Minutes The obsarver " abous about
6. 5. went out.
TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
SW
8. PHOTOS
Yos
COHo CCHo :
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL VIDENCE
Yas
FONo
FORU
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous *ditions of thla form may be uaed.
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTENNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 43433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT: 10 August 1963
TO:
icson, Arizon
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- you complete the attached Form 1l7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to reportin our observation to
the Air Force.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt ColOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chief, Aerial henomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope AF Form 1l7 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

TDPIR/Sgt Kist
Pequest surface weather observations for
Tucson, Ar Tucson, .10
(0356z).
IDPT(UFO) Lt Marano
16 Aug 68
70916
B

.
UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 48284 (15 Aug 68) a/jah: Pg l of 3
ACTION: RDO-41 INFO: S-3, DIA-1 (13) ADV CY DIA
S1B E049PTTIZYUW RUWJDBA1024 2272230-UUUU--RUEFHQA. -
zNr UuuUU
P 142213Z AUG 68
FM 12SAD DAVIS MOnTHaN aFB ARIZ
TO RLEFHQA/OSAF
RLEFHQA/CSAF
RUMFVA/ADC RLWMFVA/ADC
RUWMDSA/27AIRDIV LUKE AFB ARIZ RUWMDSA27AIRDIV LUKE AFB ARIZ
RUEDFIA/FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUEDFIA/FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
ZEN UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ZENV UNIVERSITY OF CaLORADO BOULDER BOLLDER COLORADO 80302
ATTN DR CONDON
INFO RUCSAAA/SAC
ET
UNLAS/BOB. SUBJECT: UFO. OSAF FOR SAF-OI, CSAF FOR
AFRDC, FID WPAFB FOR TDETR, SAC FOR DI.
A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT:
(1) LONG CYLINDER SHAPE.
(2) ABOUT THE SIZE OF A JET I AIRCRAFT.
(3) CRANE RED LIKE FIRE.
(4) ONE.
AFHQ JAN 33 FORM
0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMINS MESSAGE
AF IN: 48284 Pg 2 of 3
KIL NA
(6) LARGE FLAME, BUT NOT LIKE a JET AXHAUST.
(7) BALL SHAPED FLAME TRAILING OBJECT PART OF
PAGE 2 RUWJDBA1024 UNCLAS
THE OBJECT.
(8) NONE (8) NONE
©) NO'E
B DESCRIPTION OF COLRSE OF OBJECT: B DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
Z(I) FIERY GLOW IN SKY WHILE DRIVING. Z(I) FIERY GLOW IN SKY WHILE DRIVING.
(2) ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES M OF TUCSON ARIZ TRAVELING TO THE (2) ABOUT 5 T 10 MIlES NW TUCSON ARIZ SN AT ABOUT AT ABOUT
200 MPH AND ABOUT 2000 TO 5000 FEET HIGH.
(3) BURED OUT ABOUT 15 MLES SN OF TUCSON, ARIZ
(4) STRAIGHT LINE.
(G5) BURIED OUT.
(6) FIVE MINUTES.
C MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) GROUND - VISUAL.
)NONE. .
(3) NVA
D TIME AND D DATE OF SIGHTING:
AFHO JAN #3 0-309C YORM
UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 43264 Pg 3 of 3
(1) 0356z, 11 AUG 1968.
(A) 0356Z, 11 AUG 1968.
(B) 2056L, 10 AUG G 1968.
(2NIGHT.
PagE 3 RuwJdba1024 UndaS FAGL S RONJDBATRZ4 UNUCAS
E LOCAT ION OF OBSERVER: E LOCATION OF OBSERVER:
(D PRINCE DRIVE IN THEATER, 2015 E PRINCE RD, TUCSON, ARIZ (I) PRINCE DRIVE IN THEATER, 2015 E PRINCE RD, TUCSON, ARIZ
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMAT ION ON OBSERVER:
(1)CIVILIAN-H CIVILIAN - H AGE 37 TUCSON, ARIZONA
ITY.
G NA
H NA
I N/A
JNONE -
K. CHIEF, BASE OPERATIONS BRANCH, BILLY B. LANINGHAM, LT COLO'EL. NO AIRCRAFT
ONE WITNESS
SAID TO E WITH SIGHTER. NO OTHER REPORTS SIGHT INGS.
ET
NINN
AFHQ JAN 03 FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

SURFACE OBSERVATION DATA SHEET
Covington, Indiana - ' November 18, 1967
1900L 32312 74022 18803 ***** 52*44
2000L MISSING
2100L 22706 7401* 20002 25700 52110
2200L 22707 7402* 20401 t 52***
2300L 02908 74010 20901 * 52***
2400L 02705 74000 21401 00900 52314
Iowa City, Iowa - July 28, 1968
2000L 33506 7402* 21221 * 1244*
2100L 33004 7402* 21218 *** 12***
2200L 82805 7402* 22316 *** 11307
2300L 82205 7402* 22315 11**
2400L 82405 7402* 22315 114**
Pottston, Pennsylvania - July 28, 1968
2000L 2000L 83108 7402* 7402* 11126 11126 06310
2100L 2100L 83106 83106 7402* 11622 7402* 11622 * 074* 074**
2200L 82705 7402* 12720 * 08*4* 08*4*
2300L 82903 7402* 13619 * 08325
2400L 80000 7402* 14919 09*
Tucson, Arizona - August 10, 1968
1800L 81810 89029 12825 19762 19762 18632 18632 70420
1900L *1804 9902* 9902* 13326 *** 16***
2000L 2000T. *2304 9902* 9002* 13225 17*4* 17*
2100L 30303 9902* 13624 18308
2200L 81204 9802* 14023 ***** 184**
2300L 81404 9802* 14022 * 18***
ETAC Surface History Files

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AFR 80-17(C1)
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
ANSWER AL QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN.RETUR TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT.
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
.
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 10 YEAR
2. WHAT M DID YOU FIRST SIGHT T HE PHENOMENON? Appely
HOUR. MINUTES CIA.M. DP.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? DPPROY
HOUR 9 MINUTES 25 A.M. DHP.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
CENTRAL PACIFIC OTHER
5.
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY VOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
the Prince H the Pince DRivE-N THEnTER DRive-N THEnTeR
Cot1p nrRiscE ATTRiNCE Ron) RonD
TiCsoNohiz. Tecson, oie.
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN "A ON THE CURVED 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 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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OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG 67
Dearf 3baY 68

AFR80-17(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.
B
N
NNW NNE A
NW 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
APPEAREO 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 appropriate blocks.)
Jnd OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER n AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHEE FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
E DRINVEIN Hnril OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT 3 RE CTION 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.
NA
DESCRIBE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGH 3. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
NA
HOW MUCH T H E R TRAFFIC TRAF FIC WAS THERE?
NP
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME NO. IF YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE WAS TH E PH IENO ENON MENON IN SIGHT? IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN N OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
X FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIVE DETERMINED?
oN FRM
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 DISAD.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES
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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?
ENLY CNE
11. CONDITiONs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LoW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRRus CLouDs (ligh fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELV OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(7) STARS (2) (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON MOON WITH HALO WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
T SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES INO. NO. IF "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 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.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING 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 SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEAREO AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
SHIRP TiKE THPE 216617
FRUM OBSECT
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CHANGE COLOR'
GIVE OFF SMOKEY X
CHANGE SRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE? X
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? +
SPIN LIKE A TOP? X
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTEP OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
BRICHT LICHT
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
LIGHT WENT WENT OUT OUT
B. DID TH E P- ENOMENON MOVE BEHIND ORIN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. 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.
D T
DIRECTION
CN MOVEMIENT
Z1
CN M
H
15. 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 O PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON POULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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I7. DID YOU O9SERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING' INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELO FeST TELESCOPE
SIOE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOMPANE OTHER
A DO YOU CRDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES DNO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON, GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN ORDER T-AT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON CEJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON.
WOULD BE -R SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON CBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
21.DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING.FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANYE EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES CENO. IF YES DESCRIBE.
YES S NO.
IF "YES.*DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23 WAS ANYONE TH YOU AT THE TIME YES NO. IF DID THEY SEE TOO?
LIYES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSE
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME
ADDRESS (SUECt) TOSON.Aei2ONn
TELEPHOM AGE
31 FEMALE
LINDI NALINFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
binl EsaTe binl Esre Cuslen Cuslep
FKEOLTER KENLTR
Tlot Hiyos Rot Hyews
Exceltten Vision FXCEtlEHT Vision
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM OIO YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
/YEAR
NAME DAY_ MONTH YEAR
26.DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY5 MONTH YEAR
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