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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9678205
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1968
REPORTED LOCATIONNear Dayton Ohio
FRAMES10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION 2. LOCATION
04/2000
4 October 68 04/2400z Near Dayton, Chio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION . . -
Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION INSUFFICH DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
The observer has not returned har AF Form 1l7 as of 18 Nov 68.
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
20 Minutes The observer reported to the FrD Duty Officer that she had
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION sighted a UFO.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
Not Reported
8. PHOTOS
Yes
XXNo
9. PHYSICA DENCE
Yes
XCNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provlous editions of thle form may be used.
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AFR 80-17(CI)
GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TINE YOU SAW THE PHEHOMENGN? CYES NO. IF YES."DID THEY SEE IT TOO!
vAS NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
Pustand
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFOPMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME EIRS LAST NAME EN UODLE NAME IODLE NAME
ADDREss (Streei City, Srate and Zin Gade)
45432
TELEPHONE(Area Sode And number) TELEPHONE(AreA Sode And numbEr) AGE
43 43 MALE X FEMALE
INDICATZ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPEMIENCE WMICH MAY BE PERTINENT. OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPEMIENCE WMICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
25. WHEN 25. WHEN AND AND TO WHOM DID YOU CID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHEMOMENON? THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHEMOMENONT
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR YEAR
25 DATE YOU DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 4S433
REPLY TO ATTN OF TDPT (UFO)
UFO Observation 10L
SUBJECT: 4 October 1968
TO:
Dayton, Ohio 45432
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to addressed envelope. Thank you or reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch T
HECTOR QUIN ILLA, Jr, AF Form 117 w/envelope
Chief, Aeria enomena Office
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGNTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHEMOMENA QUESTIONMAIRE SUDGET DUREAU APPROVL
NUM3E2 21-2230
AS POSSIBLE ERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAV ORSERVSD PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE USH
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR8O-I7. (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'
i -YEAR /76
DAY. MONTH
2 WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 2000 MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3 WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 20z0 MINUTES D A..M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE 4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS DAYLIGHTSAVINGS ISTANDARD ISTANDARD
EASTERN EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN ]PACIFIC 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 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 RECOGNIZASLE LANDMARK.
BEAVERCPEEK BOWN 35 35 TOWarC DAyTON TowaNd DAyTON
. 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 CURVEO LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ASOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG 67
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BA. HOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTIR OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A*GN THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENCN WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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NW NE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
SW SE
SSW SSE
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a. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CherK HPPMOPRINE" MOrAS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN SUILDING V IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE C AS PILOT C AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
1 OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
(-4 oe kitchen 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
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT TAFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 5.
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 MUCH HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
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DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DYES ES 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 WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. OE SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OE THE PHENOMENON
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9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME C NOT VERY SURE
20min FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
GURoS
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? VYES 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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CAT8OLNLLAL
IO. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON. HG MANY WERE THEAE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DUPINS THE SIGHTING'
,
11. CONDITioNs /Check appropriste blocks.)
A. SKY 8. WEATHER
OAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LOW fU/Y) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT Cippus cLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT NIGHT bone) Done/ LIGHT LIGHT RAIN OR ORIZZLE RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUOS (RaIN) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OP SMOG HAZE OP SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE NONE OF THE ABOVE
C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS ABOUT THE STARS S AND MOON? AND MOON?
(1) STARS STARS (2) MOON MOON
NONE SRIGHT MOONLIGHT SRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW AFEW MOON WITH HALO WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN MOON HIDDEN-RYGSEWOST
UNKNOWN PARTIAL(New or quarter)
O. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISISLE? YES NO. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Ned 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.
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 SOLIO OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEAREO AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
hight yellow white buie
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13. DIO THE PHENOMNNON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE?
STAND STILLAT ANYTIME'
SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE?
CHANGE COLOR? Rrdish
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? rto
SPIN LIKE ATOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTERORWO9BLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
wendow and saw it. wendow and saw it.
hud loohing un ahued lohing and
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
behind-thes
9. DID THE PHENCMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TINE?
FYES O NO. IF "YES,"DESCRIBE.
was was and telephan pole
annd lelephome jole
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TA. DRAWA PICTURE THAT WILL SHON THE SHAPE OF THE PHENCMENON. INCLUGX ANO LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEAREO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXMAUST OR VAPOR TMAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
OIRECTION 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 HEAO 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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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL.
TYPE, FILTER. LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER AFPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE no1.2
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO 3. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES INO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OE THE
PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSISLE 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
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY CDOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? CYES +NO. IF *YES.DESCRISE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. A. OID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES YES NO.
IF YES.DESCRIBE. IF·YES."DESCRIBE. TMMUNENNSRST
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