PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2130 2. LOCATION
November 68 02302 Pronx, New York
3. SOURCE 7 . CONCLUSION "
Civiliun
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS stated that observation took place on 20 Nov
Obsorver originally
See Case 68. however, on his completed ll7 he indicated that sighting
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS occured ov 68.
5 Minutes ' SEE CASE
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Director
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE Nov1968
Maxwoll AFB, Alabama AlTiN: Archives Brcnch Aerospace Stucies Inst
See Case RETURN TO: K243.612-1
8. PHOTOS
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FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WIN DOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
√ WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR YES B. DO YOU JUSE READING GLASSES? NO
19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE
GIVE ESTIMATE OF S PHENOMENON? GIVE
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 AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR OR ANY EFFECT EFFI ECT YOURSELF, OURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES YES M NO. IF *YES.* DESCRIBE. IF *YES DESCRIBE.
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A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. 7 YES NO.
IF YES," DESCRIBE.
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ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 20330
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY November 25, 1968
Dear
This replies to your letter postmarked November 21, 1968, in
which you described your sighting of an unidentified flying object
(UFO).
Without additional information, we cannot offer an explanation
of what you saw. However, if you will complete inclosed question-
naire and mail it in the attached envelope, our technical people at
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, will be ab investigate
Should you ever see another UFO, please report it as soon as
possible to the nearest Air Force base. Each base in the United
States has a UFo investigator in a better position to make
an on-the-spot investigation, which usually results in a more
accurate analysis.
In the meantime, vou might be able In the meantime, you might be able to identify your sighting to identify your sighting
by looking at the categories of objects by looking at the categories of objects often reported as UFO's in often reported as UFO's in
the material we are sending. the material we are sending.
Sincerely, BK C
/s/ /s/
JAMES H. AIKMAN
Major, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division Community Relations Division
Office of Information K81 020
Attachments Attachments
Mr
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Bronx, New York 10469
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6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN 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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POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE "A* AND *B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A* AND "B*. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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- SIGHTING UNIDENTIFJED 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
ENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER AL INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR). WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 8O-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARF 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 21 MONTH Poenbe YEAR 68
2. WHAT E DID o U IRST S1 G H T TI HE P ENOMENON?
HOUR 4 MINUTES_30 LJA.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID ou AST SIGI TI HE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 9 MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU W 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
Ou WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A 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 ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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10. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON. HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICT THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
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11. CONDITIONS (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY V 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 V BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
√ A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? □ YES NO. IF "YES.. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon)
IN BACK OF YOU IN BACK OF YOU TO TO YOUR LEFT YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR 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 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, APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSIN ESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION N OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE O AS PILOT I AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
V OTHER
A. . IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
√ NORTH EAST FInST Show, TiEN SToPed
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.
no elt did noT.
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 R CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES 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.
9. HOW LONG HOW LONG WAS THE PHI PH ENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF O F TIME CERTAIN CERTAIN OF TIME OF TIME NOT VERY VERY SURE SURE
5 minuates minuates √ V FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
By My Plock on the Clock on the Will Well
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? WAS THE PHENOMENONIN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF "NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR NO. IF "NO. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND D DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. I INDICATE DISAP. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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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 EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? 16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET 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 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.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. "YES DATE AND
LOCATION.
august 10,1968
23. WAS ANYONE WITH A IME YOU SA W THE PHENOMENON? YES W NO. IF
YES NO. TOO?
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
Late and Zip Code)
E 10469 M
ELEPHONE (Areg code anrdnymber) AGE
13 V MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUP AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN HOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
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NAME$HiRF-onci= u.S. DAY 2 MONTH NoVEny YEAR G(P
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY28 MONTH Meverber YeAR 68
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