PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE·TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION
17/2050
17 Nov 68 18/01502 Bridgeport Ohio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Pr.t. r1) 4
Civilian Other (GROUND LIGHTS)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
The observer called this office to report the object he had
One obsorved wns a light abova a microwava
5. LENGTH OF QBSERVATION
.
1 - 2 Minutes The observer wes driving his car when he saw one of the lights
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION of a TV tower start to move. The light moved up the tower and
then moved away to the west. The observer reporteu that the
Ground-Visual light or object was red, cigar shaped, about 30 feet and
7. COURSE - had a grayish color top.
West
8. PHOTOS
Yes
YXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
XxN
FORM
ETD <FP 63 O-329 (TDE) Prevlous editione of thie form may be ueed.
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE,
ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
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17 Nov68
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PA OHIO 45433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT: November 1968
TO:
Mr
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the e self-
you your observation to
addressed envelope. Thank reporting
the Air
RECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chief,'Aerial Phenomena Office AF Form 1l7 w/envelope AF Form 1l7 w/envelope
Aerospace Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate
M
MEMO FOR THE RECORD 21 Nov 68
Mri Mrl alled alled i on the afternoon of 2l November l968 and on the afternoon of 2l November l968 and s spoke with Col
Quintanilla. He called to say to say that the object he had that the object he had observed was a light
above a microwave station. above microwave e station.
MISON

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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 NE
WNW ENE
Low
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 PHENCMENON 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.
OB
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PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE NUMDER 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 HE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE US ONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETI FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR). WRIGHIT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR BO-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEFTS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1 WHEN DID WOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY_ 17 _ MONTH NOV YEAR /968
2. WH AT TIME DID YOU F IRS T S1 H P ENOMENON 1
HOUR 2050 MINUTES CIA.M. .M.
3. WHAT TIME DID O U L T SIGH PHENOMENON?
HOUR 2052 MINUTES [A.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC JOTHER
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
HTS BRIDGE OHt1O
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. PLACE A 3°ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO B* ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
4
90 SL SL- C3
I 1 A
1
1 30
1.
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15 CAA
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1
OBSERVER
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10. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHO HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
JUST one
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 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 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 WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeWr noon)
IN BACK OF YOU IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATIO FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION DISTANCE ANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. TO LIGHT SOURCE.
ST LIGH HOuses Houses HIGHWeY HiGHweY
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
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
30ft Red light sheped shoped
Cysan
had had -
C -
top grayish
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
N BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
V IN CAR AS DRIVER n 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 DIRE CTION YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH 50-60mPH
EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST YES No
SOUTHWEST
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND6
N
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HLANE INTER ST. ,
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES o. IF YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE INS SIGHT REL 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 PHENOMENON IN IN SIGHT? SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
1-2 MIN FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTIN UOUSLY? YES ES 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 MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. PH ENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
B E
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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR TTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
wer and saw one
start to kght
mo then
wet
moved
budy
A. HOW DIDIT FINALL SAPPEAR?
lost aight of it wie drining.
lost swhle duning.
sight of it
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B. IHE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, MENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOMET CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
ESE ESE E NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE.
MEONM
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22. HAVE YOU SEEN IENON BEFORE? MYES
LOCATION
Reod hit
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW TH ON? YES IT TSO
YES NO. suere ath
ars - pesple
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FO RMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. EIRST N NAME
ADDRES
BEUAIRE,0410
TELEPHONEPIGE AGE
18 MALE FEMALE
N AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. 1 -
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT HAD SIGHT ED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPL ETED THIS QU ES T IONNAIRE.
DAY. MONTH YEAR
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OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL, $
17 DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY
PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
TYPE, FILTER, LENS
CAMERA VIEWER
EYEGLASSES
BINOCULARS
SUNGLASSES
TELESCOPE
WINDSHIELD
VEHICLE THEODOLITE
SIDE WINDOW OF
OTHER
WINDOWPANE READING GLASSES? YES IINO
Y WEAR GLASSES? YES NO 8. DO YOU USE
A. DO YOU ORDINARIL 19 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OE THE
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION NOF THE SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE 34 m
PHENOMENON? GIVEESTIMATE
20. W ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR 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.
EMANATNNG PROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT EFFECT ON ON YOURSELF,
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATWNG PROM THE PHENOMENON 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT -YES DESCRIBE.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF "YES
LEAVE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. LYES VNO.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB GROUND OR
IF *YES. DESCRIBE.
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