PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
09/1000
November 1968 09/1800z Fallon, Nevada
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable BALLOON
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
that the stimulus was not a balloon.
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
20 to 30 Minutes The observer sighted a white balloon shaped object that
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION moved with swift movenents and sudden stops.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
See Case
8. PHOTOS
Yes -
XOXNo
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes I
XNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used,
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INF ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER. LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS 10 X 35
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES  NO 8. DO YOU USE READING YES NO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
20. 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.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON EFFECTON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? m YES DX NO. IF *YES,° DESCRIBE. NO. IF *YES,* DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES.* DESCRIBE.
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AUTOVON 6463 EXT 236• 237 OR 238, FALLON AFS, NEV1 SUSPECTS
WEA BALLOON COULD NOT CONFIRM.
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A. (1) BALLOON SHAPED. A. (1) BALLOON SHAPED.
1 (2) FULL MOON. MOON.
3 (3) WHITE. (3) ) WHITE.
(4) ONE.
(5) /A. (5) 1/A.
(6) CIPCULAR, APPEARED (6) CIPCULAR, APPEARED TO DE DENT ON ONE TO BE DENT ON ONE SIDE.
)• @ (7) NONE. (7)NONE.
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(2) DIRECTLY OVERHEAD (5 MILES NORTH OF FALLON AFS, NEV).
(3) OHKN. (TRAVELING NORTHWEST UPON DISAPPEARANCE).
(4) SWIFT MOVEMENTS, SUDDEN STOPS.
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(5) INSTANTLY, BEHIND A CLOUD•
(6) TWENTY (20) MINUTES.
C. (1) GROUND VISUAL 11
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D. (1) 09/1810Z/N0V 68.
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E. APPROX 5 MILES DUE NORTH OF FALLON AFS, NEV.
F.(1) FALLON
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(4) FIVE MILES AND CLEAR.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON FORCE OH10 45433
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO)
1o N0V 196s
SUBJECT: UFO 9 November 1968
TO: Mr
Farion Nevada 89406
- Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project
Blue Book)as being a witness to an unidentified flying g object.
If you 1 were a witness to an UFO sighting on
would you please complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it
in the envelopc provided. If you were not a witness to this --
sighting, would you please make a statement to this effect on the
attached form. The information which you provide will be used in
evalunting this observation. Thank you for your assistance in this
matter.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office AF Form 1l7 w/envelope AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate Procuction Directorate
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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.
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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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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF 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 M
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER AL ESTIC IE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL NOT NEGTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
1 YOUR PERMISSION.RETURNT INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 8O-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?
DAY_ 9 MONTH 1/YEAR G8
2. WH AT TIME DID YOU F IRST SIG H T THE PHENOMENON
HOUR MINUTES A.M. LIP.M.
WH AT DID YO AST H T OMENON?
io 3 O A.M. P.M.
HOUR MINUTES
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT 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.
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 9. ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. 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 PICTI 'URE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
11. CONDITIONS (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY 9. 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 NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
X 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 1
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? X YES NO. IF *YES." WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeW noon) noon
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY 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. LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. FOR TERRESTRIALI 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 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 APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. OTHER OBJECTIN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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8. WHERE WERE WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSIN ESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER D AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. • IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHIL E OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES I]NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS S5 AND6
DESCRIBE TYPE VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAF FIC 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 PH ENON ENO MENON MENON IN IN SIGHT?
LENGTH LENGTI OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN N OF TIME NOT VERY SURE VERY SURE
30 FAIRLY ad
CERTAIN JUST A GUESS JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS W AS TIME DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES C YES C NO. IF *NO, INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR IF NO INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON. AND DESC CRIBES RIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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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
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? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET 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 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.
thanThe Match HEad
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? X
STAND STILL AT ANY TIME? 7
SUDDENLY SP PEED UP AND RUN AWAY? X
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? X
CHANGE COLOR? X
GIVE OFF SMOKE? X.
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKEA TOP? X
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER ORY WOBBLE? λ
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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Frest to SEEThE
PhENo
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOM CLOUD CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY R BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF *YES." IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER 5EEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES GIVE DATE AND
LOCATICN.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME SAW YES IF YES. DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES Fa440N.NEX
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INI FO RM ATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, EIRS NAME
ADDRESS (Street, City, State)
LLONNEV. 89406,
AGE
48 x MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING occu BE PERTINENT.
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PARtNER PER4Id BRes DAiRY
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAAS
NAME DAY_ 9 MONTH 11 YEAR 68
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
12 12 6.8
DAY_ MONTH YEAR
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