PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
17/2215
17 November 68 18/0415 Near Waterloo, Illinois
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Probable (HOT AIR BALLOON)
Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS The description is similar to that of a garment bag hot air
balloon. The surface wind was from 3l0 die 8 knots.
One
5. LENGTH OF 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 Minutes The observer sighted white e rectangulas light in the
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION east. After about 2 minutes the light faded out of view in
the ESE.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
E to ESE
8. PHOTOS -
Yes
2No
. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
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. FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previaue editione of thle form may be ueed.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMIL AR PHENOMENON BEFORE? 0 YES X NO. IF DATE AND
LOCATION.
23 WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME SAW SeE It T TOO'
YES O NO.
L NAMES AND ADDRESSES
Wateloo D
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FO RM ATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADBH-6S7SIceL
Watelop Il. 69998
TELCPHONE AGE
21 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING MAY BE PERTINENT.
school.
Draduate of grado +high
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Warb ao tacnig clad for Nafolb Westen
R.R. R.R.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
Scott An baee. DAY/7 MONTH11 68
NAME YEAR
26. DATE PLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY 19 MONTH 11 YEAR 68
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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 THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF. YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES O YES CNO. IF "YES." "YES."DESCRIBE. DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUN ORLEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. CNO.
IF *YES,* DESCRIBE.
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5. R Request we
FOR COMMANDER
PAUL S. GILLESPIE, Lt Col, USAF 1 Atch
Base Operations Officer AF Form 117
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DEPARTMENY OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 1400 AIR BASE WING (MAC)
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS 62225
REPLY TO ATTN OF: 1400(0B) 22 November 1968
SUBJECT: UFO Report
TO: FTD(TDPT(UFO)
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
1. Attached AF Form 117 on a UFO sighting by 17 Nov 1968,
is forwarded action.
2. Reference Para 5 of A Form 117, Mr. Mudd was traveling east on a dirt
road from Wartburg to Burksy at time of sighting.
3. Weather information at Scott AFB during the period was
as follows:
a. Wind
Altitude Degrees Knots
Surface 310 8
6,000 270 20
10,000 300 25 M
16,000 16,000 260 40 40
20,000 260 60
30,000 240 240 115
50,000 50,000 250 250 70
b. b. Ceiling: 1,200 broken, 3,000 Ceiling: 1,200 broken, 3,000 overcast overcast
c. Visibility: 10 miles, light drizzle
d. d. Amount of cloud cover: 100% at 3,000 feet 100% at 3,000 feet
e. Thunderstorms in area: Thunderstorms area: None None
f. Vertical Vertical temperature gradient: Inversion 5M-9M; the rest normal temperature gradient: Inversion 5M-9M; the rest normal
4. At the time of the
an analysis of the weather charts at 0300Z and O600Z, 18 Nov, clearly
indicates that the weather to the southwest and south of Scott AFB was
clearing. Although it was overcast at Scott AFB, there is every indica-
tion that the weather near Burksville was correctly described in the
attached AF Form 117.

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
W EA
wSw ESE
sw SE B
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.
A-B
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YOUR NAME WILL ANY OF YOUR ST CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. INVESTIGATOR FOR FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR B0-i7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEE ED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY /7 MONTH NOU YEAR 1968
2. WH AT TIME DID FIRST SIGH T HE PHENOMENON? .
HOUR 10 MINUTES I5 A.M. XP.M.
3. WH A u T G E N OMENON?
HOUR 10 MINUTES /7 A.M. XP.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYL IGHT SAVINGS X STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITYGIVE 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.
SSE
1
—2%mile-X
WATER LOO WATERLOO 9MILES 9 MICES
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A' ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE 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 B* PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B* ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
90 90 1
I 6 6
I 45 45
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A+B$ A+B$
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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 RESIDEN TIAL SECTION N OF CITY
IN CAR X AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER V IN IOPEN 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 YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST BYES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
Nw
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.
famlanc.Del rualongde
Chevy. Rock road. Killy
'Dsin wundow down
None
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 PH ENOMENON ENOM IENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
2munules) 2 munuler FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
Cloch in Cloch in ear
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY! CYES NO. IF *NO. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR NO. IF NO* INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR ON EO
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON. AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP. DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. ON ES
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16. WHAT 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.
Almosl if nod tho whdole abet, would 1th wulole obsecl would
overed
lave been
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DID THE PHENOMENON YES
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE?
STAND STILL AT ANY TIME? 7
SUDDENL Y SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY? I
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE?
CHANGE COLOR?
GIVE OFFS SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE?
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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
it was.
moving.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
Faded oul.
M N
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT LIKE OR BUIL G AT ANY TIME?
YES
It moved over te top of a tee. W hethe it was
ie of heed b he to 3.miles from me.
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