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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9678301
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1968
REPORTED LOCATION[ILLEGIBLE]
FRAMES11

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PROJECT 1O073 RECORD
1. DATE- TIME GROUP LOCATION
Oh2o
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
INSUPPIOIENT DMEA
CIVILLAn
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS :ton is similer to that of a hot air
belloon the slghvtng is evaslted as Insnfricien: Data
Ore Ore baoaissisa chsewer hasaiss the
.LENGTH OF 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
AF Forn 117 17 Jore 1i7 that was se: that him.
- Misuses
s. TYPE OF OBSERVATION The observer reportei to the FTo Duty Officer that he
6roM-Visual hai sighted e round globe-like obgect that was deep red
7. COURSE in color, self Lwninous, and white light around the
edgas. The object or light was about the size of a
3 to MME dime held at arms lenght.
8. PHOTOS
Yes
T No
. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previoue editions of this form may bo used,
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE!
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. IF *YES,• DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
43072
DARI 1180
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRSTN NAME MIDDLE NAME .
ADDREss (Street, City. State and Zip Code) DREss (Street, Citx.State'and Zip Code)
ETchEn 0H10 45326 OH10
TELEPHONE(Area code and numbEr) TELEPHONE(Area code and number) AGE
17 19 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANYE EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
USA USA
COTSAOEZSSSESITASOTGFAT
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25. 25 WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON? YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
DAY 15 15 68 68
NAME DAY MONTH_Q MONTHQE7 YEAR YEAR
26. 26.DATE DATE COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY. 15 MONTH MONTH der YEAR YEAR
DAY.
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
LATER CAULED KACIE HOUE
YELATED THAT WHEN HE CEr the
rse bad REAOP ANd LATER
THE oOf
soiind Tnees.
MDDITIONAL
57. PARiS, OH10 57. PARIS,0 Tiis TnE
WAs SEEN TiE
WHEN THE UHEN THE BOTE 63 C7 su. su.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON FORC: BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO ATTN OF:
TDPT (UFO)
13
SUBJECT
TO:
Fletcher, Ohio 45326
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
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
AECTOR QUIN AECTOR QUI NILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aeria Chief, Aeri enomena enomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate
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SA. NOW IMAGINE VOU 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 "'ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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WNW ENE
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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 ALD OF THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL N NECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMI ONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO TD (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 WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY. 15 MONTH OcT —YEAR 6P
2 WHAT TIM E DID Y oU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON
10 MINUTES 45 [IA.M. 140.M.
HOUR
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 10 MINUTES 53_A.M. C+PTM.
I.
4. TIME ZONE LDAYLIGHT SAVINGS ]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 RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
WglCorr LUaLCoTT NOAd ROAd IHied Hiee SOUTH 36 3 C TIMN
of69 o 69
5T. ppRis 57. ppRis S -
NEAR
sighting
ADDnSSS A5 ADPr55SAH
St. PARiS, 0H10
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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1 8
1 457
1
1 30
1
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1 15
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OBSERVER .
AF FORM 117 117
AUG 67
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WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (LA ePTODRINER bPKN.)
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 0 AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOL.LOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST 90 rph
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES 1]NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SU MOVEMENT AFFECTS ITEMS 5 AND 6.
AR And
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER 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 TOF WERE UP OR DOWN. amn
Hill NarRoiN reond
26 /DR.SEDA SEDAN
ANEA AREA
CAvEns KciNing ICINITy
HOW MU TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
Nane ONE
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? 0 YES YES NO. NO. IF IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME "YES" DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PH ENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
9min FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
a *
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF *NO. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS OUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. whow
oUT sight
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TO. 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?
ony ONE
11. ConDiTioNs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LOW flujfy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRRus CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMAUS 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 C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? AND MOON?
(1) STARS STARS (2) MOON
NONE NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL(New or quarter) PARTIAL(New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES O NO. NO. IF "YES,  WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED IF "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVeRHEAD (NeCR 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 ILLUMINATLON, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
HEAD HOUSEI IN
ALOT IN AREA
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, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INOICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
GloGe Lupannls,
ROUND
Arand THE 5128
whire Light
dine BO5EnUING.
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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
Lt3 Bnight Ligh
A. HOW DID IT FINA DISAPPEAR?
DrIE's E TREEs.
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF *YES,DESCRIBE.
Drogped INTO TREE3(BEHIND)
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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.
DARke- Danke-
A/2EM AnEM
15. 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.
ABOTT THE S/ZE5 4
A LizE
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I7 DIO YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OE THE FOLLOHING" INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL.
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES 7.5047.75 CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO S. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OETHE'
PHENOMENON' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
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
COMMON OBJECT ANO WHAT YOU SAW.
SIMILAR
MOTHing
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND A. Did the PhenomenOn DiSturB the grounD Or leaVe Any PhySical EViOenCe. LjyeS Lno. OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIOENCE. YES INO.
IF *YES,° DESCRIBE. IF"YES."DESCRIBE.
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