PROJECT BLUE BOOK

ANALYBIS
TEN MINUTES See case files
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION lights
COMMENTS: The observer wrote that "We have seen 1
GROUND -VISUAL likes stars, but not like stars before. They are brighter
7. than stars, appear at random in different parts of the sky."
COURSE observers family and his
For the past two summers the
ENE TO WNW ENE TO WNW uncles family uncles Iamily have bee nseelng lights around their lignts ar farms.
8. PHOTOS Since all Since all the sightngs are of the sightngs are of point light point light sources there
is little change of identifying the stimulus. stimulus Some may Some may
Yes be caused be caused by hot air balloons, aircraft, satellites, and by hot air balloons, aircraft, satellites, and
XX No stars and planets. Also since the sightings planets. Also since the sightings are of point
VIDENCE light sources they do not meet sources they do not meet the definition of the definition of a UFO
as given in AFR 80-l7 and as such are carried as as given in AFR 80-l7 and as such are carried as Insuff.
0 Yes Data. Data.
XXNo No
FORM FORM
FTD FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous ditions of thi evious ditions weed.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
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? B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
1B. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED W PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF D!S ISTANCE
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A COMMON OBJECT OR OSJECTS 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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EFFECT YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF DESCRIBE.
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A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. IYES NO.
IF YES." DESCRIBE.
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23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU TOO
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A.
Mrs
47/30
Jefforsonilk , Indiona
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LASTM
ADD-T State and Zip Code)
harlestowa 47211
TEHoME(Area code and number) AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUF AND ANY ND ANY EXPEMIEN EXPENIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
studont student
may may or or. a i at at
Indiono Indiona Unirersity Unirorsity
Bloimigton,
Indiona Indiona 47401. 47401
25. WNEN ANO TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME 1.S. Air Forca - Sept. reaR 1968
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
OY2Z- MONTH SopT. YEAR 1468
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 43433
REPLY TO ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO)
sUBJEct:
TO: Mr
Charlestown, Indiana 47111
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
PMD E B I IIL addressed envelope. reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
CD (EN) IL HECTOR TANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

6 Sgot6F
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT.PATTI FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO)
suBJect: UFO September 1968
TO: Mr
Charlestown, Indiana 47111
Reference your recent u unidentified flying object sighting which
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
PMD D B I IL addressed envelope. Thank you fo your observation to
the Air Force. the Air F rce.
IODO () IIA HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF ,Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chief, Aeria Phenomena henomena Office Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division Aerospace Technologies I Division
Production Directorate
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for several My aunt did not go to the barn since it was
night and she and the children were alone(my uncle had gone to
work). She told us about it t and we thought it was funn
Last summer was at the other farm feeding the dogs. I finished,
In the middle
of the turn I peculiar light in the sky towards the direction
it like a star, but told me
it wasn't a star, it just look right. stopped the
car, left headlights urning, and the light went out like
someone would switch outian electric light in the house. It
ai3nit
it appeared so low on the horizon that couldn't keep
sight of it nger. We then saw a re ght that was blinking
regularly on-and-of coming from the direction of the ammo
plant towards us. first light we had seen
could not have been a plane, since plane was then coming towards
us and the difference could readily seen. But then we lost
(1)

you have seen one moving in the an easily
pick observatio The light was bright
enough that we could watch it easily even though it was in the
same region the sky that our pole light is in. The light
moved back-and-forward minutes until it "blinked out"
and disappeared.
sister again saw one of those lights in the
sl- mhis time it move but we had seen them before
over the extended power miles),
to name a few.
I am of the opinion that a discreet investigation is in order.
I I and some of the members of our two families would like to
know something about what this can and does mear an, and what t the
government is prepared to do about: it.
() Signed,

crest of hill crest ot hill vust south of 2.1lman oath of 2.1/man Rood.
Soptember 6 Soptembor 6 . of
Sighting
7 obsor tad
ot at same sav location. locati
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 HCRIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
AF AUG 67 FORM 117

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 INOICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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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 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 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 APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
A
went "out" lika
electric
light, then
turned
on ogein,
inregularly.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK aPpTOpPiAt: 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 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:
WHA OIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE
NORTH AST Suth.
SCOTH WEST ou STO
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMEN ES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
Was no mov, 1.51
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.
Poss Tatre modol. Flo comn
W.
with Wi frees on on hovizon, low hills. :20m)
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? ERE?
other other tr
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES DHO. 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 THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. POSITION OF THE MENON.
9. HOW L WAS THE PHENOMENON IN PH HENOMENON IN SIGHT? SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
10 - 15 minntes FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINEO?
looked at wet
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES MO. IF "NO.* INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE SEHAVIOR OF THE IENON , AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
went "out" like bulb. Cameon
light
oin. Mredin .
sama direct on.
but
eltitudo tbrightnoss.
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red light
towordus. Bat
2nd us d siund.
11. CoNDiTioNs(Cheek appropriale blocks.)
A. SKY B. 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 NIMSUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY 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?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE 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 DAYLJIGHT SUN VISIBLI ES WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHZNOMENON?
IN FRONT OF GHT VERHEA (Near noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFA UNXNOWN
E. SPECIFY TME MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEA HTS
STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY ANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
toEnth
hava aern
floshiny ligats 3n tap.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCk apprOpriate 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 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
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP AN YTIME WHILE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 ANO 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE you WEREIN AND TYPE OF RO TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETH ER WANDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW HOW MUCH E F R TRAFFICLAS TRAFFICMAS THERE? THERE?
YES F YES. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTIN OF SIGHTING THE PHENO A RS THEY JE IN THE SKY WE IN THES RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. ATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW  ONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? HOW ONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH LENGTH OF OF ME. CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME TERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHTCONGINUOUSLY YES NO. IF NO, INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR O TVE PHENOM N.AND ESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVICUS SKETCHES.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
TO. IF TMZRE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENQMENON, WOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGZMENT CMANGZ DURING THE SIGNTING?
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11. CONDiTioNs(Cheek appropriate blocks.)
A. SXY B. WEATHER
DAY CUM LUS cLOUDS(LOw fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRL CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBULOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY ACUNLKONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (hutterstorma) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ASOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO WITH HALO UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS OON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN UNXNOWN PATIAL (New or quarter) PAMTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS TASUN VISIBLE? VISIBLE? YES YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? THEI PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (New nOON) OVERHEAD (NeW noON)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOITCE OF E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOITCE OF LLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THZ SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR LLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THZ SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. STREET LAMP, ETC. WOR TERRE JOR ERRE TRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. TRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DERIPTION HE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEAREO DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
AS WINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRISE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR M NSPARE R EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPZARED AS AROINT DICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVEO OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBSECT IYOUR
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A. HOW 0I IT . Wa SeRn et
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8. DIDTHE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OFSOME IG, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUI DINGAT AY TIME?
nevor
more d behind
trees
on the horizm.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
1S. ORAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. IMCLUDX ANO LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS ON PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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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. 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.
all of the bject noald
have been Covered by the
match hoad. IT F. a long
woy
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