PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT MOOT3 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 15/2.55 2. LOCATION
15 December 1968 16/0052 Palmyra, Michigan
3. SOURCE CONCLUSION A
Civilian BALLOON (HOT AIR)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
See Case Description consistent with past sightings of Garment Bag
Hot Air Balloon.
. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
15 Minutes See Case Files
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
8. PHOTOS
Yes
XX No
. PHYSICA VIDENCE
Yes
xNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be ueed,

AFR 80-17(C1)
27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
- dbiect appeared t have an eom incompleLe
.
halo of liüht.
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1 8 DEC 1968
TDPT (UFO)
UFO Report of 15 December 1968
Palmyra, Michigan 49268
The description that you provided for your UFO report of 15 December
1968 is similar to others that we have received in the past of Gar-
ment Bag Hot Air Balloons (see attached description). Thank you for
reporting your observation to the Air Force.
lama
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr., Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial nomena Branch Garment Bag Hot Air
Aerospace Technologies-Division Balloons description.
Production Directorate
are
m FTD (TD- 22
FTD(TD- PT (UFO) PT UFO)
45433 PQSTAGE AND FEES PAID
YIA UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
OFFICIAL BUSINESS Unclaimed REASON
Unknown CLASS
Insufficient reiused. .CXED
Moved, Lefi n
o not No such post oi
Palmyra, Michigan 49268
FTD JUOR  83 This 383, dated Dac 60, which is ebselete.

AFR 80-17(C1)
BA. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THZ CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. :ACZ AN *A° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A * ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
!
. N
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
w EB
WSW ESE
SW SE
SSW sSW SSE 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 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.
B
E
A
B
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CENTRAL OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
In home, located In heme, locdted am.les eastay ndr 4miles eastof n,mceuqa
$\fra {$mile N. of U.S. 223 N. of u.S. 223 on meyers 1 Itighw
Obiect siqhted due siqhted due South Sonth abne abne
horizm. horizm. no landmark's. no landmarks. appeared to be in durec tin durec Kin
of Toledd Toledd
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 B°ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
90 1 S
I 60
1 45
1
I
1
I
I 15
OBSERVER
AF AUG  67 FORM 117

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10. 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!
one at first >igh but trwards and chuged
color and then to
11. CONDITIONS S(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS cLoUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUs CLoUDs (High leecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR mon 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 IND DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? n YES YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Ned noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THES SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE,
raDi sped
seaned Lo
be two objants 3im11
with very
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THe PHeNoMeNoN? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING lights IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR O AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN N 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 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 IN ITEMS AND6
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN N OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRA OTHER TR FIC WAS THERE? was was
leght. leght.
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF *YES. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO NO. IF YES DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE THEY WERE IN SK REL ATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. TIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
sighti sechor Se of of
at end of
100 o to
sky
9. 9 HOW LONG HOW WAS THE F PHENOMENON PH L - IN SIGHT? SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
15- 20 min FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW w AS TIME DETERMINED?
Suess
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES  NO. IF *NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
wbn he losl sught xcle
except
15' frm lin. Lost sight for just
which was
sccond.
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STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? still he
SUDDENLY T SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? -
CHANGE COLOR?
GIVE OFF SMOKE? X
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? X
CHANGE SHAPE? X
FLASH OR FLICKER' X
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? X
SPIN NLIKE A TOP? X
MAKE A NOISE? X
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? X
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
shining
it was a
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? (bobbed,in air)
Toledo it moved upad downibbe
nve
e
to w~
the man ad in size
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRON T OF SOMET LIKE CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES
telephone pole
P
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YES NO. E IT TOO'
A. LIST THE DORESSES
Fairfield
GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
Jesaate
ADDRESS (Steer, City. State and
Palngy a, mich
TELEPHONE (Area code and numbesh AGE
29 X MALE MALE FEMALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING INDICATL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING occu OCCUPATION AND ANY AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH EX ERIENCE WMICH MAY BE PERTINENT. 4 MAY BE PERTINENT.
Was in Aron and wiked with wirked with
Lopography ad Lopography aol
trat gives
ma cherry smre foclg for
degrees
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPO T THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME Lt. B. Idartaing DAY 15 MONTH. Dec YEAR _ C8
26. DATE YOU THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY15 MONTH Dec YEAR LY
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19.
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED C e 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.
inircased three-Lold a nitrogen- yeud light
as large
at the end af sighting, at tle end afsightig, two windows side by
side
(
.
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 LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
IF *YES.*DESCRIBE.
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