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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6779055
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1969
REPORTED LOCATIONBelridge Missouri
FRAMES11

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PROJECT ICO73 RECORD
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1. DATE·TIME 94/1540 2. LOCATION
11 Feb 69 11/2140Z Belridge, Missouri
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Possible Astro (METECR)
1. NUMBER OF CBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF ATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AMD ANALYSI3
6 Seconds The observer sighted a blue object that traveled from
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION the NNE to the E and disappeared in about 6 seconds. the NNE to the E and disappeared abou cond3
Ground-Visual
7. 7. COURSE COURSE
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8. 8. PHOTOS -
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9. PHYSICA PHYSICAI VIDENCE DENCE
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO.IF YES " GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES DID THEY SEE IT TTOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24 GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS
Bridgoton . (3042
TELEPHONED AGE
23 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION N AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
Colle Sp Sp licer SWAT.Co. SNT.Cc.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
DAYIMONTH Feb 1269
NAME YEAR
26.DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY51hMONTH Fob YEAR_ 1767
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
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MAC-SAFB, m 68-3841
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11Feb69
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 140O AIR BASE WING (MAC)
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS 62225
REPLY TO ATTN OF 1400(0B) 19 February 1969
SUBJECT UFO Report
TO. FTD(TDPT(UFO)
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
1. Attached AF Form 117 on a UFO sighting on 11 February 1969, by
2. Weather information for Scott AF during applicable time period
was as follows:
a. Winds
Altitude Degrees Knots RnoCs
6,000 300
10,000 290 485 348
16,000 290
20,000 290 -290 6
30,000 300 81
50,000 310 310 60
b. b. Ceiling: 14,000 feet Ceiling: 14,000 feet
c. Visibility: 20 miles Visibility: 20 miles
d. Amount of cloud cover: 2 aount. oc 5/8 broken
JOHN E, DODGE, Gaptain, USAF 1 Atch
Assistant Base Operations Officer AF Form 117
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-R258
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
ANSWER AL FSTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR N CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
AIR 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
1. WHE: YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY1i MONTH teb YEAR1769
2 WHAT IME DID YOU SIGH T PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES. A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT DID YOU LAST SIGHT PHENOMENON?
3 MINUTES 40A.M. EP.M.
HOUR
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 SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN "A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE 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 AROVE WHENEIRSTSEEN PLACE ONTHE SAME CURVEDLINETO
SHOW HON HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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6A. NON 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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NNW NNE
NW IE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
SW SE
sSW SSE
7. IN THE SXETCH 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.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
BUILOING L IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER 0 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
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLO WING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? 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 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGH ING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
MA.
HOW MU CH o T H E R FIC w AS THERE?
NA.
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES YES NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME NO. IF YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE HOW LONG WAS THE PHENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME CERT AIN OF TIME NOT VERY VERY SURE SURE
Aboot Eseconds Abost 6seconds FAIRLY CERTAIN CERTAIN
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HOW WAS HOW WAS TIME T DETERMINED? DETERMINED? a +1n
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WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF *NO, INOICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOV EMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON. AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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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?
N.A.
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 WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? LIYES D NO. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? 7 k K
C in 3 6
JIN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeGr noon) OVERHEAD (NeG noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR E. SPECIFY 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.
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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 EOGES 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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ligbter then the bockgoond.(sky)
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? e
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? v
SUDDENLY SP ESD UP AND RUN AWAY? V
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? 4
CHANGE COLOR: v
GIVE OFF SMOKET
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANG E SHAPET
FLASH OR BLICKER? i
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? v
SPIN LIKE TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B. DID THE PH ENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES - NO. IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
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I5. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEAREO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OSJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAVP 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.
2/3 the objecT.
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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 GRDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B.DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YESNO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 2000 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
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2O. IN ORCER 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? 0 YES CNO. IF *YES,*DESCRIBE.
A. DID THEPHENCMENON DISTURS THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES.* DESCRIBE.
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