PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT IOO73 RECORO
DATE·TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION -
20/01102
27 April 69 27/2010 St. Clair, Pennsyivania
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable (BALLOON)
4. NIMBER OF OBJECTS
One Description consistent with past report of garment bag hot air
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Dalloons,
10 Minutes
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION tires when viewed through binoculars.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
Seen in South
3. PHOTOS
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICA DENCE
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2I. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOF. NOISS, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITYT YES NO. IF "YES, * DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF 'YES." DESCRIBE.
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C 22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SHILAR PNENOMENON DEFORE? YeS ENO. IF YES GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES
YES INO.
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ASOUT YOURSELF
LAST
AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE NFORMATION INCLUDING OCGUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND U REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGNTED TRIS PHENOMENON?
DAY 29 MONTH APRIL YEAR 1EG8
26.DATE YOU COMPLETEL NNAIRE.
DAY.29 MONTHAPRIL YEAR ∠96?
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SIGHTING OF UILIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONIAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPPOVAL
NUMDER 21-F259
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALD OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE ED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSICN. RETUE AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433. IAL " AFRSO-T7, (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACHSECURELYTO OUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE
EPM DAY_ MONTHAPR/LYEAR/26E
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT T H IE PHENOMENON?
8PM1 HOUR.PMMINUTES/OA.M. P.M.
. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 810PM CA.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE K 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 ON THE CURVEO LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN 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 PHENOMENON WAS ABOVETHE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B" ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW MIGH AROVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OESERVER
FORM 117
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TDPT(UFO) 12 MAY 1969
UFO Observation of 27 April 1969
St Clair, Pannsylvania 17970
The deseription that you have given us of your Uro sighting
of 27 April l969 is similar to ether reports re have hnd in
the past of Garnont Bag Hot Air Balloens (see attached deseripa
tion). Thank you for your Laterest and ceogeration in this
matter.
AECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Col, USAF 1 Atch
Chier, Aerial enoreno Branch Carment Bag Hot Air
Aeroepecs Technologiee Division Balloen Description
Preduction Directerate

4T1 6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER QF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMSNON 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
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT. CURVED DR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THELARGER SKETCH.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CACCK ePPTOPTINte BOcKA.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELO
IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
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 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 MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? CYES YES X 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 OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE AND WHERE YHEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME LENGTH OF TIME cthoeted tatt ciermed LC X CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
10ninnt 10nintin PM to 810 P1 FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME CETERMINED)
WAS THE PHEHOMENON IN SIGNT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF "NO," INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR CF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES OH PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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IO. 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?
NO
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11. CONDITiONs (Check eppropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LOW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUs CLouDs (lligh 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 THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE SRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIDLE? lyes NO. IF YES." WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Ned HOOM)
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 SE'F-LUMINOUS AND VHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
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FLUTTER OR WOBSLE?
I4. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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S. OID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES
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15. DRAW A PICTURE TNAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LADEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEAREO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND GNDICATE EAHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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15. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLO A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP ON 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 MATCN HEAD.
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