DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6779022
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1969
REPORTED LOCATIONPine Bluff Arkansas
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1DATE·TIME GR08/1930 . LOCATION
10 Feb 69. 11/0130Z Pine Bluff, Arkansas
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION . 4 I
Civilian Probable AIRCRAFT
.NUMBER
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1. BRIEF SUMARY AND AHALYSIS
5 - 20 Minutes The observer sighted a blinking white light that traveled NE
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Duration Duration and flight path dirfer fer conalderably r
COMMENTS: COMMENTS
Ground-Visual the letter the letter and obs and observers 1l7. rvers 117. However, appear appear to aircraf
7. COURSE
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3. PHOTOS
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9. 9. PHYSICAL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
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LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YES NO. AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
A. LIST THEIR NAMES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME
M063128
TEL
MALE FEMALE
BE PERTINENT.
Quality Quality Assucance Assucance E for Nocter
of St. Lou1s St. Loues fo Noster Corp.
over 3 years 3 years
Recently Emplogel Recently Eomploged As An Engincer As Mn Engince 1n the
Test Laberstory At M Donnel Denglas Corp. Me Donnell Denglas Corp.
of St.Lous of St.Lous
25 WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON? 2 9PM
NAME MONTH 7 YEAR_ 69
26. DATE YOU COMPLETEO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY_ L MONTH 2 YEAR67
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DEPARTMENT JOF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 1400 AIR BASE WING (MAC)
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS 62225
REPLY TO AIIN OF 1400(0B) 27 February 1969
SUBJECT: UFO Report
TO: FID(TDFT(UFO)
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
1969, by
is forwarded for appropriate action.
2. Weather information for Scott AFB during the applicable time
a. Winds
Altitude Degrees Knots
6,000 250 25
10,000 10,000 250 250 30
16,000 260 35
20,000 20,000 260
30,000 30,000 260 260 959
50,000 260 260
b. Ceiling: None
c. Visibility: 10 miles Visibility: 10 0 miles
d. Amount of cloud cover: thin
JfiBdodge
ZOHN 3. DODGE, OAptain, USAF 1 Atch
Assistant Base Operations Officer AF Form 117
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SIGHTING OF 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 CERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER AL ESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RET AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
ATTACH SECURELY TO TH ORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 10 MONTH. 2 YEAR69
2. WHAT DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 8 MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 8 MINUTES O_A.M. EP.M.
4. TIME/ZONE 17 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. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHON HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. 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 'NDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
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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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOCRS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF GIT Douty
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE D 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.
HOW HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? MUCH OTHEI R T RAF FIC WAS THERE?
OID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? OID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES 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 OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON PHI ENOMENON IN ISIGHT? SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME Seconds CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
Abouct 4
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINEO?
Estimatel b reyeatingwbat loing duveng the
WAS THE PHENOMENON 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.
cloud made continuous
Slight coverage 5ight
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nearly the entire time a48 only partally
hidden from Vei at cectain frmes Coull see
T3ny stars at the same time
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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?
O ne only
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 NAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STAPS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN hy By 16m 14ym ,twis
- MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS out
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS D.IF SIGHTING WAS IN I IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES NO. IF YES,WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED IF YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon) OVERHEAD (Near noOn)
IN BACK OF YOU IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT 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.
Houses Gas coithn /
lights 50
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 SOLIO 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.
Iof mucl than the slars
C cs larger
Yhovin unboliedly fast, qlobular sheped, color8
3yellol pint Locange conbination.
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE?
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME?
SUDDENLY SP EEO UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE?
CHANGE COLORT
GIVE OF F SMOKET
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
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CHANGE SHAPEY i
FLASH OR FLICKERT V
DISAPDEAR AND REAPPEAR? 4
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
IE as e7 mosing lighter glow.
a cloul.
Behing Behing
B.DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR INE FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
E YES NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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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.
Ne Su
Barned conbiation
of color
yelw-pink-vrange
Ididit blili asond
or hoe
Cntntinal aircraft
I6. WHAT WAS THE ANGUL AR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LAMP OR THE MOCN. 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.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TEL ESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU CRDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YESNO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
1B. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENCMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED ach 6-10 PHENOMENON? 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.
Sowething which I hase seen which
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Compare 1n O
15 c Colored photo of the
planet planet MARS. MAKS. Size size 1n1 121 estination estimation
my
was was about 455tar 4557ar diameter diameter S
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 P-ENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
IF "YES.*DESCRIBE.
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