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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9678330
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1968
REPORTED LOCATIONLeavenworth Washington
FRAMES15

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME CROUP LOCATION
19 October 1968 Leavenworth, Washington
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
INSUFFICIENT DATA
Civilian
s. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Appearently the observer is watching either ground lights or
stars, but there is too little information make a
Gee Case definite evaluation.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
See Case The observer saw several round red lights every night, weathel
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION permitting from 19 October 1968 till 14 December 1968. She
has watched these lights fo or as long as 2 hours but has never
Ground-Visual seen them disappear.
7. COURSE J3 Date oN IF
NOTE 117R0
See Case The c0stona se-s
8. 5101 r
PHOTOS
Yos
X No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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AFR 80-17(C1)
IO. 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?
yes, they
2t
Mrced up And
Te9
CANyoN Abot In le Acn3 dewn ths
tke
10 ut.s.de
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) X LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rcin) 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 NONE BRIGHT ARIGHT MOONLIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES YES NO. IF YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon) OVERHEAD(Near 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 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. theRe there
io. io bhask ANd Ne No other other Lites -P
weE NGA-iAS 45 3ndcn 2nd. 4N401 LiKe
I2. 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. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
the to of the st. was
p
About go/f balh size ANd
ANd blue white -
size of volleg ball
Choser Loere
to the othens they'd get
when theyd mcue p
There i watching thea
ORANGO - Red. WORe 8pc0ple
there. will enctor
Phus the people that L.A e up
contrct then if C .
there NAMeS-So Yon CAN
iish
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AFR 80-17(C1)
13 DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
NOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE?
STANDS STILL AT ANYTIME
SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? BRCAhNPaRtsNot np lod
CHANGE COLOR? from Caange = Red to blneih. te
GIVE OFF SMOKE? was te daRrto tll.
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? Yes 2==
CHANGE SHAPE? 1rom Voilley ball s ze to gcii ball s:ze
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTEROR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
A Lady that Lives out in this CANYON callod 110R
SisfeR. s.steR. Hea HeA sisteR SISTeR ASK ASK us us to to go go with hoa to w.in nok to
Luak At them. Thene them. Thone WAS 6 of 6 of us in US in My CAR. My CAR.
Thene WeRE 3 othe 3 othe CARS CARS parked theme parkod theme cntching
Cx foblow Cx fllow said he 52,d he bnd hnd Boen Goen Hhine thine OveR OUOR Bhes. 3has
A. HOW DIO IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HOW DIO Ir FINALLY DISAPPEAR? because
We heft befone it dis appenred
down the nt. ANd it
moving
SCARed us.
B. DID THE YES NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
500nnd to in 8/002d th
thees. 3 boys went up but coubdo't got
Phces: 1
NCAR whoRe whoke these objocts ueRe. UeRe.
Tsy the HANSON HANS0 ON Chanstick Rd.
Thy ARe ARE
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AFR 80-17(C1)
15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
-DIRECTIDN THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
-
...
-
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-1 CAN 5A9. 15 thoy wenp Vafley.
of t.nes 2Nl wshon they 17/ead
bocame Golf ball sizp.
they
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AFR 80-17((1)
17. DID YOU OSSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE OATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINOSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES (INO
1B. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
TREMRCAS
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON CBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
F strkel beSone hppopsed
t ey bo
5.78 At time - Gotf ball 5i20 other
-√
2I. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF *YES.DESCRIBE.
I Any odor, but
I hAd this funnj feating of fean -haRmor
Could hAcC Doen rom Saight. MAke my eyes sck.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
IF *YES,* DESCRIBE.
This This T contdn't J conldn't toll tell bocaas0 b0c8a50 6015 NEiOp NEWOR
c01s
pble to to chore thre the wORe. wORE
Jo ap CAp
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AFR 80-17(C1)
22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE?
LOCATION, beA
STCN Sach object one 01
GoHbaRWn in. Ct. of 196onthe  ba
ibthe
RYES NO. Ther- Lcp
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
a4s.
3.
i/ Hll Lire hepocn bth, Viash
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
ASTNA NAME, MIDDLE
AODREss (Street, City, State and Zip Code)
LeAueNwORdl lash -7i3
TELEPHONE (Area code and number) AGE
I MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDIN OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
I A housew.fe AlsO RWN buSS NeSS MAchiNeS bussiNess MachiNes
N
do Some Some writting writing
1
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAO SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
Fir force Bae DAY YEAR
NAME MONTH
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY. MONTH YEAR
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AFR 80-17(C1)
27. INFORNATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
As T ON th other Repont-
you.90 ot the PlAiNs Pd About Hmiles
thire is AN CpeN field just this side of
HASONS - And ACROSS this ficld up the
ut. side about Imile AWAy is where ce
SoeN SOeN thom. thom. They Theiy GoeRe ORiziNge -RodwhaN ORANge -Rod whoN
Lange Lange ANd ANd Not souing - whon MouiNg- whow they Moved Moved
down down the shill they becnme becnne SHAlep pud
Blee-whto B!n-iuh7 ik color. color 5
7f you con thct CUR paper oNe of
ther ed tors wrote ON it to she Lives out
by there -H HeR ARticle is CAilod "Mill:e And
the is cAlled s " heaven worth Echo "This
iA help you 45 she tells of whnt hiappened
to them And ARCUNd there whem those
object object would wont come come to To this This nat. site. Mt. site.
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 10100 (14 Dec 68) F/cwh Pg l of 3
ACTION: RDC-4 ADV CY JCS/DIA
Rie 14065
SMB A05SPTTUZYUW RUWMENA9423 3490040-UUUU--RUEF HQA.
ZNR UUUUU
P 140034Y DEC 68
FM 62MAWG MCCHORD AFB WASH
TO RUWMFVA/ADC/IO-P
ZEN/25AD
RUVAADA/FTD WPAFB
RUEFHQA/CSAF
RUEFHQA/OSAF RUEFHQA/OS AF
BT
UNCLAS 0620TFO UNCLAS 0620TF O
FOR AFROC TDETR SAF-OI SUBJ: UFO FORAFROC TDETR SAF -OL SUBJ: UFO
A1. ROUND
2 SOCKER BALL
3.RED
3. RED
4.5
5. THEY STAYED CLOSE TOGETHER AT TIMES
6. LIGHTS GREW DIM
NOVE 8. NONE
AFHQ JAN 6s O-3O9C FORM
UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANGH .
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 10100 (4 Pg 20f3
9. NMOVED UP AND DOWN HILL SIDE AS WELL AS LEFT AND RIGHT
B1. OTHER PEOPLE TOLD OF SEEING THE E LIGHTS
2 10 TO 30 DEGREES LOOKING WEST
PAGE 2 RUWMENA9428 UNCLAS
3. HAS NEVER SEEN DISAPPEAR. HAS WATCHED FOR UP TO 2
HOURS.
4MOVED FROM 3O DEGREES AT TOP OF RIDGE TO AS LOW AS 1O DEGREES AS THEY WENT INTO
TREES. MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TREES. MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AS MUCH MUCH AS A MILE. AS A MILE.
5. SAME AS 3 ABOVE
62 HOURS PLUS
C1. GROUND VISUAL
EYE GLASSES FYE GLAsses
N/A
01. FROM 19 OCT T AT O54OZ/9:4O PM PST UNTIL PRESENT DATE WEATHER PERMITTING TIME -.
HAS BEEN AS EARLY PST
NI GHT
LEAVENWORTH WASHIN GTON
F1. MRS LEAV ENWORTH WASHINT ON
HOUSEWIFE 14 YEARS GOOD
N/A
AFHQ JAN 6s O-3O9C .FORM
UNCLASSIFIED
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. UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 10100 Pg 3 of 3
MADE DURING PERI ODS OF LIGH RAIN AND DRIZZLE AS WELL AS CLEAR NIGHT.
H1. NONE
PAGE 3 RUWMENA9428 UNCLAS
TT•WoNG 11. NONE
J1. NONE J1 NONE
K1. UFO FFICER MAJOR KENNETH E. DECORDOVA, MCCHORD AFB, WASHINGTON, EXT 5217. K1. UFO GFFICER MAJOR KENNETH E. DECORDOVA, MCCHORD AFB, WASHINGTON, EXT 5217.
AT LEAST 8 PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THEST LIGHTS DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS. ONE WAS
A NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT FOR THE LEAVENWORTH ECHO, SHE MENTIONED THAT THE
TELEVISION HAS TELEVISI ON HAS LOT LOT OF INTERF ERENCE OF INTERF ERENCE DURING THE T DURING THE T TIME THE LIGHTS ARE VISIBLE.
BT
#9428
NNNN
,
AFHQ JAN 6s O-309C FORM
UNCLASSIFIED
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your gustioit:
These sbects (uere on the roft heand sid
the road ouf the monntai si abont
il - amonne trees y thes. wao
watghing an edlitor fo
abe le l
I cout he Susonally. The Hasers
live mex to ?mep this This mt. set.
Their Their 2 boy 2 bo ansthel ansthed cent uent ufo lut f but
codhit get les les
If It WE UET Dein abuat ior sigit abat wer sight at the the
Nami Namy trine tvine fo fo clogs. clogs
of get arpot Lo thep
the pefl you
111
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caige
road - 4 are
you its on mindo.
Su
.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
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
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE
ANSWER ALL OF OUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL NOT
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 4S433, IAW AFRSO-17. (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? butthe
Naombe 1hODAY. MONTH NoLl - YEAK?6.8
2 WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
Bbect HOUR MINUTES3 [IA.M. AP.M.
. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
Abaat HOUR MINUTES [A.M. XTP.M.
4 TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
C 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.
We We WERP Chumstick Fid. that that Leads Leads from from
up up
heAveN woRth, Wn. to heaven wonth,wn. to PLAiNs, Lin - PLAiNs, Lin - it WAS WAS
About 4s.%= About 4miks cat ont And A st. Valloy st. Valley
"p "p
the Right hand side goiNg N.E. N.L
On Right goiNg
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.
90
I
1
1
1 30
1
1
1 sAbact Inik
up this
OBSERVER CAR at.sde mt.sd
AF$ AF$ AUG 47 AUG47 FORM FORM 117
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AFR 80-17(C1)
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
NNW NNE
NW 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 "8*ATTHE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE "A" AND *B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
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AFR 80-17(C1)
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON' (C.hRCK HPPTOPTIRt bOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN GUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT C AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
iN OTHER
A. JF 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 AND 6.
wo.ll explin sepirate shent aitach-d
DESCRISE 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.
WASON WKSON eDaN
620 RAnblen GO RAA 3.lk-icndeus decix- 3.lk-iindewsdeaix- CANgON Rd, CANYON Rd,
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
(e 3 there CARS CLARS stoped watch,x watch,wa thom ilso. them Also.
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE 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 CF TIME NOT VERY SURE
we wato f12hes FAIRLY CERTAIN 7.30PM JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
Had 2of7 A party to 90 see ther - hooks watck.
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY DYES 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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