PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2
i. DATE - TIME GROUP LOCATION
17 August 1908
2235 3D7 18/0235 DAYTON, KENTUCKY
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
civilian PROBABLE AIRCRAFT WITH ADVERTIZING SIGN
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
FIFTEEN MINUTES FIFTEEN MINUTES The observers sighted an object that had spinning lights on on
the bottom and seemed bottom-and seemed be very low. very low.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
GROUND-VISUAL COMMENTS: The description is similar to those normally those normally given given
for electrical aerial advertizers. for electrical aerial a advertizers. I Dale Barn's aerial Dale Barn's aerial
7. COURSE advertizing plane was operating in the Cincinnati, Ohio
N area that night. (Dayton, Ky. is just south of Cincinnati).
8. PHOTOS
0 0 Yes
XO No XXO No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 9. PHYSIC VIDENCE
D Yes
XO No
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4. TIME ZONE D DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC COTHER
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, IOENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROMS NIZABLE LANDMARK.
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6 IMACINE 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 HON HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
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AF AUG 67 FORM 117

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AFR 80-17(C1)
SA. NOW INAGINE 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.
NNW
NE
WNW ENE
WSW SE
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
H 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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AFR 80-17(C1)
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (ChECA aPPTOPRIRTe blOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF GITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRBLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHE o FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
Ring OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE 1
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHSAST
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 CONVERTIOLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HON 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?
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AFR 80-17(C1)
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TO. IF TMERE WERE WORE THAN ONE PHENOMENOM, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTUPE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANOED. DID THIS ARRANGZMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
11. CONoiTiONs(Check approoriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATMER
DAY CUNULUS CLOUDS (LOW flnffY) FOGOR MIST
TWILIGHT Ciraus cLouos (ligh fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) . LICHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (RaiN) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULOMIMSUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
CONPLETELY OYERCAST (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?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
JUNKNOWN PARTIAL(New Or quarter)
O. IF SIGNTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF "YES,' WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMEHON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(NeD nOON)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT OURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LANP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. STREET LANP, ETC. FOR TERRES LUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
T2. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT CR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETMER 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 FIELO OF VIEW.
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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTERORWOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
A HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
He went ento the hor
B. DID THE PHENOM ENON MOVE BEHIND ORIN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME!
M YES NO IF YES,DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
IS. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMEHON. 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.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? NO. IF "YES,"DESCRIBE.
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YES NO.
IF"YES. DESCFIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMEHON BEFONIT VIA
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITN YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMEHON? YES HO. IF DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
CYYES 0MO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAN
TELEPHONE(AreG cOde and number) AGE
}d MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPEMIENCE WMICH MAY BE PERTINENT. TION AND ANY EXPEMIENCE WMICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
MSSSSYSMDAEOOSY
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25. WNEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME IN DAY. YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGNTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET EUXEAU APPPOYAL
NUMBER 21-R233
THIS QUESTIONNAIRI 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 ED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHUUT
1
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR BO-[7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY MONTH YEAR LGCY
2. WHAT TIM E DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR A.. DP.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID Y oU AST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
CentRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC COTHER
5. THERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
GHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FJA DIST N FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
7
1
E. 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
SHCW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG67

8 SEP 168
DPT (uF0) Lt Col Quintanilla/70916/mhs/30 Aug 68
Mrs
Cay ucky
Reference your recent telephone conversation with 2d Lt Carinon
Marano in which you reported the unidentified observations of
your daughters on 17 August 1968 The information you provided
is not sufficient for evaluation. Request your daushters complete
the inclosed AF Forms Il7 and return them in the envelope provided.
Thank you for reporting Thank you 'ting their cbservations to the Air Force. their cbservations to the Air Force.
PO P PD (MN) LIL
VIDRO (MN) IIL Ector ECTOR PANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAp Lt Colonel, USAP 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial enomena orfice Orfice AF Form 117 (3 cys) AP Form 117 (3 cys)
Aerospace Technologies Division w/envelope w/envelope
Production Directorate
.

that I thought the description was similar to others I had received
rtising
Mr Eranes plane Mr Eranes plane was operating around Cincinnati, Ohio on that weekend
and asked her how close Dayton, Kentucky was to Cincinnati. Mrs
of Cincinnati accross the the
river. river.
DAYTON KENTUCKY IS IMMEDIATELY ACROSS THE RIVER FROM CINCINNATI, OHIO.
.

AFR 80-17(C1)
GA. 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 *D* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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WSW ESE
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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 OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. 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 MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THELARGER SXETCH.
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AFR 80-17(CI)
a. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (ChECK aPPTOPRICte blOCKS.)
OUTOOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAP 0 AS DRIVER D AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIROLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IE YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORT- 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.
HON MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DIO YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? 7 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 ANDT OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENG 7 OF T! ME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
mmun FAIRLY CERTAIN
JUST A GUESS
HOM WAS TIME DETERMINED?
WAS THE PWENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF "NO," INOICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OP THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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11. CoNoiTioNs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY 3. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LOW fLuffY) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRaUs 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 ASOVE
C. IF THE SIONTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT 1
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNXNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
IUNKNOWN PARTIAL(New Or quarter)
D. IF SISNTING WAS IN DAYLIGNT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? CYES NO. IF *YES,"WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(NeC nOON)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOURLEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGNTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAYP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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CHANGESHADEI
FLASH OR FLICKERI
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT OREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
the bright lights
A.HOW DIDIT A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? FINALLY DISAPPEAR? fe
moved moved towards thye towards thye
river, where itaueutdiwn
behind
the triew othe titer lauke
9. DI0 THE ENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
E YES LNO. TF*YES."DESCRIBE.
2t went fon
lielind the the riverbank
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AFR 80-17(C1)
IS. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDZ AND LASEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPZARED AS WINGS OM PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
YAN
22 HAVE YOU EVIA SEEN THIB OR A SINILAR PMENOHEHON BZPOMI? DATE AND
LOCATION.
TOO?
YES OMO.
A. LIST TNEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
Daglp
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NANE, FIRST MAME, MIDOLE N
ADDRESS (StreeL, Lip Code)
TELEPHON TELEPH
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE INDICATE WIATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. ION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WMICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
DRALUULL
25. WHEN AMD TO WHOW D D ou REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY MONTH_ YEARS
E6. BATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY
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