PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
09/2300
9 November 68 10/04002 :
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION North Merrick, Lew York
Civilian Possible Other (GROUND LIGHT)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS There is no
of a ground reason why the observation could not have been
One
5. LENGTH OF VATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY
1 Second •
6. Observer sighted a light, similar to a star, that moved
TYPE OF OBSERVATION southerly and disappeared
condition were cloudy and after about 1 second. Weather
Grou nd-Visual overcast.
7. COURSE
South
. PHOTOS I
Yes
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Ys
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FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editione of thle form may be used.
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? V
STAND STILL AT ANY TIME?
SUDDENL Y SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY?
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BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE'
CHANGE COLOR?
GIVE OF F SMOKE'
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE' xssx
FL ASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP!
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION T THE PHENOMENON?
cl was
Looing p and the was.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
clt went clt went eyond sme hoes, I cldt some houses, I couldat sel
leyond
it it
anymore.
B. 8. THE PHENOMENON THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD. TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? FRONT OF SOMETHING. LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
NO. IF *YES. NO. IF *YES. DESCRIBE.
1V SASREN
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF Y VE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU W YES SEE IT TOO?
D YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR N
ST
NORTH MERRIC K, New York 11566
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST ENAME
ST. NORTH MERRICK, N.Y. 11566
TELEPRO number)
^{1-3 MALE
FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TNCCUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON
DAr 8
NAME YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS S QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAr 27 NoV
MONTH YEAR
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION MODEL,
TYPE. FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YESN B. DO USE READING YES UNO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED,9F THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE. 5000011
cf pnh. it
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.
t looked like star, expt that it
a
red, and it moved
was very fast
(inuch faster then id)
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF. EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? 0 YES LNO. NO. IF *YES* DESCRIBE. "YES. DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. THIS QUESTIONNAIRE,
COLOR-Rod (VERY BRIGHIT
SPEED - thousands MPt,
ELEVATION - AT feast 50,000 f.
Szt- as large as one sees a star.
EXHAUST None.
SOUND- nore
OSOR - none
NIGHT- Cloudy,norers, no moon.
TIME- 11:00 PM
DAY- NOU. 9,68 NOU. 9, 68
The The object was going was going south. c was M was M
biew biew about I second. It was round. round.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 20330
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Nov 25.1968
Din
This repltos to your Jetter of November I6, J9ou, in whieh you
reported that, you and your father have seen an unidentified flying chjost (UFO).
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of what you saw. However, if you will complete Without miditional information, we cannot orfer an caplnuation
naire and mail it. in the attached envelope, our technical people at the inclosed quention
Wright-Pattergon Air Force Base, Ohio, will be abl
further and make an evaluation. investigate
Should you ever see another
possible to the nearest Air Force base. UFO, please report it as soon as
States has a 0 investigator. Each base in the United
an on-the-spot investigation, which He is in a better position to make
accurate analysis. usually results in a more
We are inclosing one additional copy of the sighting form in
the event your father mareg to
Palterson Air Force. co complete It nnd send complete it nnd send it to Wriyght- it to Wright-
your sight ing by looking at the eategories of objects often reported your sighting by looking at the In the meantime, you might be able to identiry In the meantime, you might be able to identify
nn UFo's in the Project Blue Book we recently sent you. no UFO's Lhe Project Blue Book we recently sent you. categories of ob jects often reported
Sincerely,
7
JAMES H. AIKMAN
Major, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division Community y Rclationg Division u*y
Attachments Attachments Office of Office of Information
Nort.h Now York 11566

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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.
N
. NNW NNE
NW A NE
WNW ENE
w E
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 *B* AT THE
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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straight-
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
QUESTIONNAIRE NUMBER 21-R258
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THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
1 UN ENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL OF INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BI CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. INVESTIGATOR FOR (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 80-17. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NE ED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON? 9
MONTH NOV. YEAR 196.8
DAY_
2. WH DID YOU SIGHT THE PH ENOMENON
HOUR_ 11 MINUTES [JA.M. /P.M.
3. WH AT IME DID s GHT P H ENOMENON?
A.M. VP.M.
HOUR MINUTES
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
2 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.
x = where clus.
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN 'A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE 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. PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A PLACEA°ON 3" ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
90 L SL-
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OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
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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?
one
only
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 V 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
N NONE 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? 0 YES NO. IF "YES.WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeW noon) OVERHEAD(NeW noOn)
IN BACK OF YOU IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEAOLIGHTS OR 4 AS THE SUN, HEAOLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
Street lamp lamp - - abort abort 100 100
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING 12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT 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.
BRIGHT RED,S LOOKED AS LOOKED AS B/6 B/6 As ONE
SAR SELF LUMINOY SELFLUMINOU
SEES A LARGE SEES A LARGE BRI6HT BRI6HT STAR
appeared to be solid. ct was
edges were fayy, ap
round.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN SAW THE P HENOM ENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSIN ESS 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 AS PILOT 0 AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING GOVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. . IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP A N T E WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEREIN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN
HOW MUCH o T R A F W AS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF *YES. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHTI 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 PH ENO M ENON IN SIGHT? SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE VERY SURE
second second
FAIRLY FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMIN D
l estimated estimated
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? M YES NO. IF NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR NO. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON. AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
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.
.
DIRECTION
fral
no exhaust orrapor
16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD 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. BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE 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. PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY T THE MATCH HEAD.
whole thing would have been
the
Covered
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