PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
24/1905
24 November 1968 25/0105Z Collinsville, Illinois
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable SATELLITE d. gik
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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 Minutes The observer sighted a moving star-like source of light
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION that traveled north and faded out of sight after about
5 minutes.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
N to S
. PHOTOS
Y.s
ANo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Y.s
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editlons of thie form may be wsed.
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATIO MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER NONE-NAKEd eye
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES 4 NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES N
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEEDSDO -SOOMPH. PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE2,00CFI,
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.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY AN EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. "DESCRIBE.
MEANM
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE E ANY YES 4NO.
IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF *YES," GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
NAMES AND A DORESSES
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAMEFIRST N ME NAME
ADOREESTST
ollinsville Ith. 62234
TELEPHONE AGE
35 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 SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON? 4021
NAMESCOTT A.F.R3. Nov YEAR 1968
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY 2 Dea YEAR 1968
MONTH
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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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MAC-S AFB, 11 68-3041

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 245
HEADQUARTERS 1400 AIR BASE WING (MAC)
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS 62225
REPLY TO ATTN OF: 1400(0B) 9 Decenber 1968
SUBJECT: UFO Report
TO: FTD (TDPT(UFO)
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
1. Attached AF Form on a UFO sighting on 24 November 1968 by Marie
Baublitz, is forv or appropriate action.
2. Weather information for Scott A AFB during applicable time period
was as follows:
a. Winds
Altitude Degrees Knots
6,000 6,000 310 310 26
10,000 310
16,000 310 356
20,000 310 34688
30,000 300 88
50,000 290
b. . Ceiling: None
c. Visibility: 20 miles
d. Amount of cloud cover: 20% at 3000 feet Amount of cloud cover: 20% at 3000 feet
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e. Thunderstorms in area: None
f. Vertical - 1.5 c/1000 ft.
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PAUL S. GILLESPIE, Lt COl, USAF 1 Atch
Base Operations Officer AF Form 117
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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
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
PERMISSIGN. RET IVESTIGATOR FOR ING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE ED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO TH NOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
Sunday DAY_ 24 MONTH NOV. YEAR1968
2. WH YOU FIRSTs SIGHT THE P ENOMENON?
HOUR_ 7 MINUTES 0 3 A.M. 45.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID AST SIGHT THE PH EN OMENON?
HOUR 7 10 A.M. 70.M.
4. TIME ZONE 19 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.
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6. 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 3* 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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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
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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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10. IF THERE WERE MORE E THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
N.A.
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 C BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW AFEW MOON MOON WITH HALO WITH HALO UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
V MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THES SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF -YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
Y
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon)
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 PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A 12. GIVE A BRIEF BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT DESCI RIPTION 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 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 YOU
Solid Object Appeared To look
like a sTar, but
WAS much moro brighT.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU 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 □ AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT 0 AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. : IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES SIN ITEMS S 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 E R T R A F AS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES ES NO. NO. IF *YES. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE AND WHERE THEY THEY WERE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON HOW LONG WAS THE NENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN N OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
5minuTes FAIRLY CERTAIN FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS W AS TIME DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? V YES NO. IF "NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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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
5
WINDOWPANE OTHER NoNL-NAKed eye
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES HNO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED/AD -500MPH. PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF
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.
Ball,golf
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF. EFFECT YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? O YES NO. IF *YES, DESCRIBE. ML
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB GROUN YES LYNO.
IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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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.
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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
Appeared To be The SIZ a STar.
approx $\frac 3}$ d3 ENE
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN STRAIGHT LINE? V
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME?
SUDDENL Y SP PEED UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE?
CHANGE COLOR?
GIVE OFF SMOKE? V
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
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?
heighbor WAS wAlKing home wherite
To my
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
Aneigh
sighTed The- sighied The
IT Anded
AWAY
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
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