PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
. DATE·TIME GROUP LOCATION
18/0105L
18 Sept 68 18/04052 Silver Spring, Maryland
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION -.
Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
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One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11 BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Seconds SEE CASE FIE
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual
7. COURSE COURSE
ENE - WSW ENE - WSW
8. PHOTOS PHOTOS
Yes
XNo XNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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XXNo
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provlous oditions of this form may bo ueed.
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SIGHTING OF U UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMHER 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 ALL OF QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION OU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR Y OF YOUR STATI NTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN TO FORCE BASI IESTIGATOR FOR ARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 8O-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WI YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DA Biuday MoNTH. ept. rean 19
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
D.S.T. HOUR / MINUTES 03 2A.u. P.M.
3. WHAT E DID YOU L AST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? a fewsconets
HOUR MINUTES X A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS s STANDARD
EASTERN 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 DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING 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 RE COGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
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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 3° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW MIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENCMENON 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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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (ChECK aPprOpriate blOCKS.)
OUTOOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN ICAR AS DRIVER O AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER ino FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
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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
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND6
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 YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW HOW MUCH MUCH OTHER OTHER TRAFFIC TRAFFIC WAS WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES 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 WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
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FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
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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 CLOUOS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRRus CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT NIGHT bone) bone LIGHT LIGHT RAIN OR ORIZZLE RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUOY CUMULONIMBUS CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
mil COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
vesab esad HAZE OR SMOG NONE NONE OF OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE NOTICE ABOUT THE ABOUT THE STARS STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS STARS (2) MOON
A NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT 1 NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL(New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 7 YES NO. IF. *YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeW noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF IU UMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN. HEADL OR
STREET LAMP. ETG. FOR TERRES DISTANCEITOLIGHTSQURCE. 1
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I2. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGMT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICEO. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLIO 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.
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B. DID THE PHENOMEN MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING. LIKE A CLOUD. TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
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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 MCON. 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.
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A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES YES CNO.
IF *YES,"DESCRIBE. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE?. P YES NO. IF YES,"GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
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23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES THEY SEE IT TOO?
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A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FORM MATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST MIRDKE NAME
md. 2.0
o0er50 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE AUDIT TION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN THAT OU HADSIGH OTHIS ENOMENON? ENOMENON?
VAST Lle Lie B0n
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NAME DAY MONTH
26. DATE 26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. tt.
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