DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9678097
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1968
REPORTED LOCATIONGreenville New York
FRAMES11

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
LOCATION
24 Sept 68 25/03002 Greenville, New York
3. SOURCE - 10. CONCLUSION -
Civilion Other (CONFLICTING DATA)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 Minutes The observer atated that she had sighted an objeet that had
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION four blinking yello
near the top.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE COMMENTS: In her original letter the observer stated that the
Uro was *in the south". UTO was *in the south" In her ll7 she indicates it was in In her Il7 sha indicates it was in
See Case the NvE. Also she seems to have made no effort to call it to the NNE. Also she to have made no effort to call it to
8. PHOTOS the attention of anyone else despite the fact that she the attention of anyone else despite the fact that sho
reportedly saw it for 30 minutes. reportedly minutes.
Yes
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
Yes Y.s
XN XXN
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provloue editlone of thle form may be used,
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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 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 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. EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT TAFFECTS 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 STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH HOW MUCH OTHER O THER TRAFFIC TRAF FIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? 7 YES 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 TIME NOT VERY SURE
onsho hoe FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
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WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? X YES NO. IF NC  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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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 ESE
sw SE
sSW SSE
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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
ANSWER ALU OF QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433,IAW AFR 8O-T7. (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. 24 MONTH d YEAR. 1968
2. WH AT TIME DID Y ou FIRST SIGH T THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR_L O MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT IE DID Y o U L A T SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES 30_A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE 4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS X DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
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
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 RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
cluwo clua an the road Kiing Hi. cln frontt
to then
an midall of the frilelataneling. a midall of the frilelataneling.
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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SAF-OICc/Miss Turnure/76526/0ctober 16, 1968
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OCT 16163
Dear Mis
This replies to your recent letter in which you reported that
erial object.
of what you saw. Without additional information, we cannot offer an explanation
naire and mail it However, if yc will complete the inelosed question- will complete the an explanation
naire and mail it in the attached envelope, our technical people at attached envelope, our technical pcople at inelosed question-
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, will be able Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, will be able
further and make an evaluation. investigate
Should you ever sight another such object, please report you ever sight another such object, please report
soon as possible to the nearest Air Force base. Each base in the it as
United States has an investigator of unidentified flying cbjects United States has an investigator of unidentified flying cbjects
(uFo's). He is in a better position to make an on-the-spot (uFo's). He is in a bettar position to make an on-the-spot
investigution, which usually results in a more accurate analyais.
In the meantime, you might
by looking at the categories of objects often reported as sighting
the material we are sending. UFO's in
Sincerely,
JAMES H. AIKMAN
Major, USAF
Chier, Civil Branch
Cormunity Relations Division
Attachments Office of Information
Cmbk Cy - SAF-OIC Coord Cy - SAF-OICC
lew York la0s3 ew York 12063
Activity Cy - SAF-OIC
Reader Cy - SAF-OI Reader Cy - SAF-OI
Stayback
SAF=OICC cc: ce: WPAFB
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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 OATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE 2800 10×6-169
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YESN B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEEDYYQ
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
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
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, VDISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES A NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES N N 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 EAHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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1S. 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 COVEREO 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
PHENCMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD. i+
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CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
cetsualolenly appeoredd
slounbe-
nqe
How the haugon. How the hougon.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
ao Duolokenly az it haol some.
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES
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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) 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 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)
SIGHT G WAS IN DAYLJGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? WHEREWAS THE SUNAS YOULEACED
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