PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE · TIME GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD
13/175 2. LOCATION
November 68
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION Arcanum, Ohio
Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
The observer wrote to this had office to report AW
Several been of a s search light that the sighting
5. LENGTH OF OBSERV ing clouds. that was reflecting from low hang-
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 minutes . The observer reported
6. that he had sighted what appeared
TYPE OF OBSERVATION SW and then disappear. a series of floating objects would appear to be
This series appeared moving from Nw to
Ground- Visual two or three minutes. twice within
7. COURSE
NW to SW
8. PHOTOS
XXNo Yes
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
XX No
FTD FORM
SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)
Previous ditione of thie form may be used.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? C YES M NO. IF "YES, GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME SAW THE PHENOMENON YES TOO
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST
ADDREss (Street, City, State and Zip Code)
ARCANVM
TELEPHONE (Area code and number) AGE
47 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGH T ED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE 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 WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? (|NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
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 AND WHAT YOU SAW.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE. OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, 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 OR LEAVE AN PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. 0 YES NO.
IF YES,DESCRIBE.
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(at which time I called Wright Patt AFB. After
this time, approximately Cher sighting was
made.
At about P.M.. still observing, the heavy cloud bank
lifted and approximately due West, but well beyond the
skyline a search light was observed moving from North to
South and casting the same brilliance on the scattered
clouds as was first noticed. On careful observation this ation this
had to hav had to have the reflection of the searchlight on the the reflection of e searchlight on the
heavy low hanging clouds.
Very truly yours,
H

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE DASE OHI0 45433 O
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO) , 13 November 1968
SUBJECT: UFO Observation 19 10Y1
TO:
Arcanum, Ohio 45304
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project
Blue Bookas being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
If you were a witness to an UFO sighting on
would you please complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it
in the envelope 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
evaluating this observation. Thank you for
matter.
.
H
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Colonel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Chief, Chief, Aerial Aerial Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE 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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NNW NNE
NW 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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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 UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL OF TH OUESTIONS INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEME ENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. R FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWAI FTD (TDETR). WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 80-i7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
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WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON? N
DAY_ 13 MONTH NO YEAR68
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGH T THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR1720 MINUTES[IA.M. 121P.M.
. WHAT E DID O U AS SIGH T IEN OMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. [4OM.
4 TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
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.
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 3* ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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90 90 15 15
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OBSERVER
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AFR 80-17(C1)
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?
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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
V NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
L 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 BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW L MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
V MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF YESWHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT UnN1OnT OVERHEAD (NeW noon)
IN BACK OF YOU 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 MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. 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 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. 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.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON 7 (Cherk approprinte blorks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER 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 VEHIOLE, COMPL ETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION 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
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.
HOW MUCH OTHER T RAF FIC w AS 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 WAS THE PHENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN N OF TIME NOT VERY SURE VERY SURE
STIlliNsish STilliNsish FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
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WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? 1 14 YES NO. IF *NO.° INDICATE IF *NO. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON. MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAD.
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. I 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
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 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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13. DID THE PHENOMENON 1 YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? ∴1
STAND STILL AT ANY TIME?
SUDDENL Y SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY? -
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE'
CHANGE COLOR? B
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? t
CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? BUILDING ANY TIME?
YES NO. O NO. IF *YES," IF *YES." DESCRIBE.
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