PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE—

DATE OF SIGHTINGDate not recorded

REPORTED LOCATIONLocation not recorded

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FRAME 001 / 003paddle-gpu-200dpi

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PROJEGY 1CO73 NECORD
. T2 - TM2 CXOUP 2. LOCATION
. - 33 03/19302 Austin, Pennsylvania (1 Mitnass)
I To. CONCLUSION ( - .
2 INSUFF: ION
CF O3JECTS
Ono Witness did not return AF Form 717 wit
5. LENGTH OF GSSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUWMARY AND ANALYSIS
5- 10 Ssconds Witness observed a silvery
. TYPE OF OSCERVATION TYPE OF OSSERVATION Objoet looked like Objoct looked like a Hto, a Wto, bottcn side up, vith big part on bottcn side up, with big part on
bottom. Thore was a a noiso noiso like tin vobbling. Objest apzearer.
Grouri-Visual disappeared 20 dog disappeared 20 dog above ; above the the horizon. Vitnoss thought the
7. COURSE 7. COURSE wind was pushing the object. Additional data nocossary. thor.- Additional data nocossary. ther.-
fore. sent A Form ll7 to witness. 10
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U. PHOTOS
0 Yos
7. PhYSICAL IDENCE
O Yes
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FOAM
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FRAME 002 / 003paddle-gpu-200dpi

Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project
Blue Bookas being a witness to an unidentified f flying object.
If you were a v witness to an UFo sighting
would you please complete the attached AF Form and
in the envelope provided. If you were not a witness to this
sighting, would you please make a statement to this effect on the
attached form. The information which you provide The information which you will be used in be used in
evaluating this evaluating this observation. observati Thank you ank you your assistance in this assistance in this
matter.
HECTOR HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF ILLA, Jr, Major, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chief, Aeria henomena enomena Office Office AF Form 117 w/envelope w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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FRAME 003 / 003paddle-gpu-200dpi

TIME: 2:30 pm, local time
DATE: 3 March 1963
DURATION: Five to ten seconds
COLOR: SILVERY
NOISE: NOISE: Like tin wobbling bilng
DIRECTION: Object was going Object was going East East
DISAPPEARANCE: Object disappeared Object disapy opeared over over a hill (horizon) a hill (horizon)
ELEVATION: At appearance 20 deg At disappearance a
Estimated it t to be at l00o ft alt. to be at l00o ft alt.
SHAPE: Looked like nt on bottom. bottom.
COMMENTS: Object appeared going sideways, thought the
wind was pushing it. wind was pushing it. did not report did not report his observation to anyone
officially fo officially for many people thought he would be regarded as crazy. He He
was atting tr was atting trees at the ime of his He will complete an
AF Form ll7. AF Form 1l7.