PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE·TIME GROUP LOCATION
04/0430L
4 Sept 68 04/08302 Blaachester, Chio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION .. :
Civilian INSUFFICIE INT DATA FOR EVALUA TION
4 NUMBER OF OBJECTS
A Form 1l7 was sent to been returned
One as of 6 Nov 68.
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
15 Minutes The observer called
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION unidenti ed bright light.
Ground-Visual .
7. COURSE
Seen in NW
8. PHOTOS PHOTOS
Yes Yes
XCNo XCNo
9. PHY SICAL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
Y.s
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previoue editions of this form may be ueed,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OP:
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SUBJECT:
1 Witors
TO:
Morrow Oh10 45152
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. T you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request Request
addressed envelope. Thank Thank reportin report your observation to
the Air Force. the Air Force.
DVN M E) JIOL
A A /
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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DO2 u9 SEP 1968
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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 CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALI OUESTIONS. HE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOURPERMISSIdN.
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, AW AFR 8O-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
M OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 4 MONTH SERT YEAR 6P
2. WHAT TIME DID Y ou SIGH T TH E PHENOMENON?
HOUR OF MINUTES 30 XA.. CP.M.
3. WHAT TIM D O U L A S T SIGHT H E PHENOMENON?
HOUR 04 MINUTES 45 A.M. P..
4. 4. TIME'ZONE TIME'ZONE AYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD ANDARO
EASTERN EASTERN CENTRAL CENTRAL MOUNTAIN ]PACIFIC OTHER
5. 5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON 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 STANOING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
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MIDDCEE - ROAD.
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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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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.
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NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
wSw WSW ESE ESE
Sw sw SE
ssw 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, CUIRVEO 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? ((hRCK (PPTOPTinTR blOCkS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT m NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE 0 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 STOPPED CUHEN HE SAW IT
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMSSAND6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER oU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
FALCON FALCON S S TATION WUAGON WAGON (THROUCH CTHROUCH WISOSHIECO) WINOSHIEEO)
FLAT LAND
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
NONE NONE
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES XNO. NO. IF YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME 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 CERTAIN OF NOT VERY SURE
15 MIN FAIRLY CERTAIN
JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
TIME HE NORMALLY GETS HomE FROM LUORK
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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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. 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) bone) LIGHT RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
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HAZE OR SMOG HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT ABOUT THE STARS THE STARS AND MOON? AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY 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
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Nea 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.
H1s HEADLIG
12. 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, 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 FIELD OF VIEW.
PEPBR LIGHT (SEANED
Focus To
GROUND) Cond f ede ligt tgod
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE?
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME?
SUDD ENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE?
CHANGE COLOR? xxx.
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? X
CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION THE PHENOMENON?
THE BRIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT HIT HIT HIM INT HiM IN THE
EYES. EYES.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
AWAY REAC FAST + JUST
MOVED
FADED AWAY.
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
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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 VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? [YES INO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED 8F THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN OROER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WOROS
A COMMON OBJECT 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.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO IF YES,DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES 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 WITH YOU AT THE TIME SAW PHENOMENON? THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADORE
MORROW 01+10
TELEPHON AGE
31 XI MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITHONAL INFORMATION INCLUDIN CCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY. MONTH YEAR
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