PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT TOO7S RECORD
1. DATE · TIGE GROUP 14/183 LOCATION
l4 February 69 15/0010z Vandalia, Ohio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Possible BALLOON (Hot Air)
3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS The obscrver has not returned the AF Fom 1l7 as of 15 Apr 69.
With the information available at this time there seems to be nc
One reason why the object could not have been a carment baa hot air
5. LENGTH OF OB ATION 1I. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS balloon or even an aircraft. 3
10 Minutes The observer reported to the Duty Officer that she had sigheia
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a blood-red funnel shaped light. After about lo minutes tne
light faded out.
Ground-Visual Ground-yisual
7. 7. COURSE COURSE
Seen in East
3. B. PHOTOS
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AFR 80-17(C1)
2R. MAVE YOU EVER DEKN TMIS OR A SINILAR PMENOME SEPOHTI
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? E3 X NO. IF YES," DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
vES D NO.
A.. LIST THEIR NANES AND ADORESSES
24 GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST HAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
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45377
2 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADL NDICATE AD ONAL INFORNATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WMICH MAY BE PERTINENT. ONAL INFORNATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE MAY BE PERTINENT.
Pretial
Hospilal Hospital
25. WHEN AND TO WHCN OID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME YEAR 6.9
2S. DATE YOU CONPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY14MONTH Ten YEAR 69
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14J669
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE OHI0 45433
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO) 18F88 069
ervation 14 Feb 1969
SUBJECT: UFO Obser
TO:
hio 45377
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. I The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the Hoea self-
addressed envelope. addressed envelope Than Than repor your observation to observation to
the Air Force.
1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPPOYAL
NUMBER 21-R259
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER A QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIdN. RETURN TO 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
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS DRM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 14/ MONTH FCB YEAR 69
2. WHAT T E DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
6:10-6:20 HOUR MINUTES 10XA.M. P.M.
3. WHAT E DI D YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
6 LQA.M. P.M.
HOUR MINUTES
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL 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 SHONN 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.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
GA. NOW IMAGINE YOU APE 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
APPEAREO 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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AFR 80-17(CI)
a. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (GHCCK aPPrOPRISte blOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSIMESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 6 AS DRIVER O AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
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 WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NOR- EAST 35MH
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES DNO
EXPLAIN EMENT MS 5 AND 6.
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DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DUPING
THE SIGHTINS. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN
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HOW MUCH OTHER HOW MU CH H E R TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
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GID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? 0ID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES D NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE WNEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TINE
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERS SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
3 HOW LONG WAS THE WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
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HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
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WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? lYES 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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AFR 80-17(C1)
O. IF YHERE 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!
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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
MIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (RaiN) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUOS 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 C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
WANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNXNOWN UNINOWN PARTIAL (New Or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHY, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES 17 NO. IF *YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED IF *YES," WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FROMT OF YOU IN FROMT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (New noon) OVERHEAD (NeW 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. STREETLAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION. DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A SRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
PEFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS ANO 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
APPEAREO 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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FLASM OR PLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AHD REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT CHEW YOUR ATTENTIOH TO THE PHENOMENON?
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A. HOW DIDIT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B.OI9 TME YES PHENONENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING. LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TINE? NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LADEL 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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16. WHAT WAS THE ANSULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORU THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENCN WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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AFR 80-17(CD)
17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUCE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER. LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEOLASSES th. CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELO TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWDANE OTHER
A. DO YOU OROINARILY WEAR GLASSES? CYES UYNO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? CNO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED 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 OSJECT 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 CR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES X NO. IF *YES,• DESCRIBE.
A.DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURA THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. IYES XNO.
IF *YES.^ DESCRIBE.
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