DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6781093
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1969
REPORTED LOCATIONSouth Berwick Maine
FRAMES11
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PROJ3CT 10073 R3CORD
1. DAIE ·TIME GROUP LOCATION
947/7115
12 May 69 13/01152 South Berwick, Haine
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable Astro (JuPITiR)
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Jupiter was at asimuth l8o deg elevation, 5o deg at beginning o.
sighting and at azimuth i7o deg and elevation of 13 deg at end
One of sichtins,
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUWMARY AMD AMALYGIS
About 5 liours SEE CASE FILE
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
SE- SW SE -SW
8. PHOTOS
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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ALLUAYUAL
17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUUE INFORMATICN ON MODEL.
TYPE, FILTER, -LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINCSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES T NO
IB. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED N SOR PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE MILES
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.
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2I. D D YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR NOHSE, OR PEAT EMANATING FRGM THE PHEHOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
AHINALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITYT YES NO. IF *YESDESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. (YES NO.
IF *YES." OESCRIBE.
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2Z. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? IYES NO.IF *YES,"GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
Z3. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? 2 YES NO. IF "YES," OID TMEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR MAM ISSES
24. FORMATION ASOUT YOURSELF
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IN IN IQNAL INFORNATION INCLUOING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. NAL INFORMATION INCLUOING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
23. WMEN AND TO 23. WMEN AND TO WHOM DNO YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS THAT YOU HAD SIGHTEO THIS PHENOMENON?
DAY.12 DAY12 5 69 69
NAME MONTH YEAR YEAR
26. DATE YOU YOU COMPLETED COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY!5 MONTH ) YEAR YEAR
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 5O9TH BOMBARDMENT WING (SAC)
PEASE AIR FORCE BASE, NEW HAMPSHIRE O3B01
ATTN OF: REPLY TO CXI 19 May 69
SUBJECT: UFO
TO: USAF (SAF-OICC)
1. Attached forwarded for your action.
2. This has been coordinated with Base Operations and
this s agency
FOR THE COMMANDER
JAMES B. MISKIMEN, 1st Lt, USAF JAMES B. MISKIMEN, I lst Lt, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Information Chief, Information Division UFO Query UFO Query (AF Form 117)
Peace.... is our Profession
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BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE NUMBER 21-2258
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
AS POSSIBL THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON
ANSWER OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR G TO FTD (TDETR) WRIGHT-
W AFRBQ-T7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NE OR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433 FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR ID TICATION.)
ATTACH SECURELY TO TH!
1. WHEN DIO YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON? 5 YEAR 69
12DAY Mon MONTH
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? 9 15 A.M. P.M.
HOUR MINUTES
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? DA.M. P.M.
HOUR 2 MINUTES
OAYLIGHT SAVINGS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS C STANDARD
4. TIME/ZONE 4. TIME/ZONE MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
CENTRAL iA THE NEARESTOTRTET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON THE NEARESTIDTRTETADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHEM G EADDRESS ADDRESS \ TOUNTRY,IDENTIFY THE TOUNTRY.IDENTIFY THE
5. 5 SOMERECOGRZASLE LANDMARK.
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE ANDYOAEION FROM HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OP NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE ANDY COPETION FROM
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6. IMASINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT EHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLAGE AN A ON THE CURVEO LINE TO SHOW HOW HICH THE
PHEMOMENON WS ABOVE THE HORIZON OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B" ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOK HIGH AAOVE THI HOMIAON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST CEEN
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GA. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A*ON THE COMPASS TO INCICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *G" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATS THE OIPECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SECN.
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WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON' (Check appropricte Slocka.)
OUTOOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIOENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER 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 I WERE IN A VENICLE. 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 S AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING 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. THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
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QID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF *YES." OESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE AND WHERE
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9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENONIN SIGHT?
LENGTHOF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
5 HRS. FARLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED!
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WAS THE P-ENOME-UN IN SIGNT CONTINUOUSLY' YES VNS. IF *NS"INDICATE WHETHER THISIS DUETO YOUR
MOVSMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESSRIBF SUCY WOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP. PEP
PEARANGES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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IO. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, NOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
NONE
11. ConDiTioNs (Check cppropriate blocks.)
A. SKY 9. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS cLOUDS(LOW fluffY) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT Cirrus CLouos (High fleccy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) bone) LIGHT RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZILE OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMSUS CLOUOS (RaiN) NIMSUS CLOUOS (RaiN) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOGN HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOCN HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIALE? YES NO. IF *YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACEO
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeG nOON)
JIN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJON SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGNTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETG. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMIMATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A BRIEF CESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMEMON, INDICATING WNETHER IT APPEAREO DARK OR LIGMT, WHETHER IT
RERLECTEO LIDNT OP WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLOPS YOU NOTICEO. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT HAS SOLIJ OR TRANSPAREMT, WHETHER FOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCPIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARSO AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICAYE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OSJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTNER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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CHANGE SHAPE1
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP? NOTSURE
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTE ENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
SAW A SAWA Big Flash Big Flash
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
Could NoT SEE IT Awy. LongEr
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S. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHINO OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING. LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
DYEs
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15. DPAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMSNON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT ALR/RAOUUN1OL0UL
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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Y6. WMAT WAS TNE ANGJLAR 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 CBJECT 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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