PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT
1. DATE·TIME 2. LOCATIGH
04/1915
4_ January 03/0315 Cupertino, California
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Probable (AIRCRAFT)
Civilian
t. MUMBER OF OBJECTS
also Ncl0 for March 1965 from observer.
See summary
5. LENGTH OF OB ERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND AMALYSIS
1 Minutes Observer sighted a moving white light that changed to
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION green and then to red and then back to white.
Groui-Visual
7. COURSE
N to NE
PHOTOS PHOTOS
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9. PHYSIC DENCE
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CONNECTION CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETURN FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR). WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR BO-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY_ 4 MONTH ONNGMEAR 1969
2. WHAT = U SIGH T IE PHENOMENON
HOUR7 MINUTES 15 CJA.M. CXA.P.M.
3. WHAT TIM E DI YOU AST SIGI H T THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 7 MINUTES ! 6 CA.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS X 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. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PL ACE AN ON THE CURVED INE TO SHOW HIIGH 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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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
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A" AND "B". THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
ARPEARED 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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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILOING 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
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A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPL ETE 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 5 AND 5
DESCRISE TVPE 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.
HOW MUCH HOW MUCH OTHER o H ER TRAFFIC T R A F WAS W AS THERE?
DID YOU DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? 0 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 SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PH ENO ENOI MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME LENGTH CERTAIN OF CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
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WAS THE PHENCMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? 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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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?
11. CONDITiONS (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (L.oW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUs CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT X bonc) 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?
117 STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarier)
D.IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? . YES NO. IF YES." WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeG 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
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO 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. IND'CATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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FLASH OR FLICKERT
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? X
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MAKE A NOISE?
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14. WHAT DREH YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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B. DIO THE PHENCMENON MOVE BEHIND ORIN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR1 BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES Z NO. 1F 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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1S. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAWP OP 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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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL.
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
X EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
x WINDOMPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMFRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THL
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
20. IN CRDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORS
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
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOUKSL.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF *YES,*DESCRIBE.
A. DIDTHE =-ENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES.*DESCRISE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF YES,"GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION. a
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW OMENON? ES TOO?
YES NO. *
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS
TELEPHONE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY. MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY. MONTH YEAR
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