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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7171958
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1969
REPORTED LOCATIONNatrona Pennsylvania
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION →
09/1918
9 Feb 69 "0/00182 Natrona, Pennsylvania
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilien Other (UNRELIABLE REPORT
5. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
The observer also has cases
One (Assumed) Dec 68.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUARY ANALYSIS
.
1 Minute SEE CASE FILE
6. TYPE OF O3SERVATION
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
NM - NW .
3. PHOTOS
57 Yos
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
07 Yos
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SIGHTING OF U UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROYAL
NUMBER 21-R258
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
ANSWER AL OUESTIONS INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NA ITS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISS FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FOR
PATTERSON AFB. QHIO 45433, IAW AFR8O-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE D FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
1 WHEN DID SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 7 MONTH FbuLy YEAR 1969
2. WHAT TIME U FIRST SIGHT TH E PHENOMENON?
HOUR 7.0U MINUTES_ 18__ A.M. P.M.
3 WHAT TIME of D YOU L AS SIGH T HE PHI ENOMENON?
HOUR 7.00 MINUTES 20 A.M. C]P.M.
4. TIME ZONE 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.
5
- he street
PA.
150 h
ArtAtleD
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE "A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH 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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WNW ENE
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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.)
L OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
CAR AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRP_ANE O 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 5 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN ORI BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WIN DOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH ER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF *YES,* DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE WAS THE PH PH ENOI ENON MENON IN IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
1 mint FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME TIME DETERMINED?
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WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES TES B MO. IF *NO, INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR Ko. IF *NO, INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON. AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP. DESC RIBE 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. D!D THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
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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 SIGHT NG WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS T THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF "YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT 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. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPE NCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
StReEt lamp Cv head
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 EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEAREO AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OSSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR APPEAREO AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. OTHER OBJECT IN R FIELD OF VIE*.
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with No other cclens, Ed
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EXPLODE?
CHANGE COLOR"
GIVE OFF SMOKE
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHARET
FLASH OR FLICXER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOPI
MAKE A NOISE? 7
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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was mocing,
and the the
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was
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SEE them.
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
GYES NO IF YES."DESCRIBE.
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15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PKENOMENON. 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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16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? 16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT. SUCH AS A STREET HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT. SUCH AS A STREET
LAUP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD LAUP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ASLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE BZENASI E 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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of it wou Id have
COUEREd,
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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 HINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDONPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18. WHAT MAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF.THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OFSPEEDCO PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCEL
20. 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.
Sracch
Spolighes
about this Flighos placed
IN the 5 le milE there
DNG up.
would h
10 C BETOEEN
then, themn,
21. DID YOU DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR. NOISE, OR HEAT NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY.IN THE VICINITY? n m YES YES C-NO. IF *YES,DESCRIBE. CNO. IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE HENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES CNO.
IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
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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 THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? LIYES 0 NO. DID IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAME ADDRESSES
24. GIVE SPHE FOLLOWING INFO RMA TION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FI.
ADDRESS(SEC.
TELEPHONE IGE
i MALE FEMALE
JDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
25. WHEN REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
DAY MONTH_ YEARL9
NAM
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAMRE.
DAY.
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