PROJECT BLUE BOOK

P.ROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE  TIME GROUP Pou/1835 2. LOCATION
6 December 1963 00/2335 Dayton, Ohio
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
Civilian · Probable (AIRCRAFT)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Cne
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
25 Seconcs' The observer sighted and white blinking lights. 'These
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION lights seemed to switc heir respective colors every
2 seconds.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
S to SE
8. PHOTOS
Yes -
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Y.s
XNo
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AFR 80-17(C1)
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
A 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 UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-R250
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 THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
- YOUI NNECTION CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. FOReE INVESTIGATOR EOR (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, FOR NARR VE OR SKETCHES
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY_ 6 MONTH DEC YEAR 68
2. WH AT DID YOU FIRST SIGH T T HE PHENOMENON?
6 MINUTES 35:QXA.M. XP.M.
HOUR
3. WHAT DID U T P ENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES 35129AM XP.M.
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
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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
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
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AUG 67

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
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 X 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 NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
x MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF -YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Nea noon) OVeRHEAD (Nea noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT PRESENT DURING 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.
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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.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (ChECk apprOpriate blOCkS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING X IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR RAIRFIELD
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 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 S5 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.
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HOW MUCH OTH OTHI ER TRAFFIC TRAFI FIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF ·YES. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME IF YES.• DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE TREY REY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. 9 HOW LONG WAS THE PH ENO MENON IN SIGHT? SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
25 cecouds FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW W AS T IME DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINE ES NO. IF NO. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PH ENOMENON. DESCRIBE SUCH MO VEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
1S. 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.
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
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKER? X
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP? x
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? x
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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A. HOW DID IT A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES
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AFR 80-17((1)
ES. GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
March 67, Iraye aue
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME Y PHENOMENON? YES DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST N NAME
PVi DAYTOM
TELEP AGE
16 X MALE MALE FEMALE FEMALE
INDICATL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDIN OCCUPATION AND AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPO R T THAT YOU HAD SIGH THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME - DAY. MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPL THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY_ MONTH YEAR
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE 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 XNO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YESO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEEDOF 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCS
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEEDN
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 EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF YES.DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE HYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES XNO.
IF *YES,* DESCRIBE.
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