DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6781681
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1969
REPORTED LOCATIONJacksonville Florida
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE·TIME GROU? 2. LOCATION
26/2100EDT
Jun 6) 27/0100Z Jacksonvilla, Florida
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Civiian 1 Possible Possible Sctellite Sotellite al
NUMBER OF NUMBER JAJECTS JECTS
One1) One 1)
LENGTH OF O LENGTH OF O TION 11. BRIEF SUMARY AND AMALYSI3
3 minutes 3 minutes Observer sighted that traveled traveled
t. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION from the NW to the ESE. from the NW to the ESE.
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual
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17. DID YOU OASERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELO TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE D L
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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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR. NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS SOR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF *YES.DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GRO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES. DESCRIBE.
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22 MAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOWENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF *YES" GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. YES,°DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST NAME. MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (Street, City, State and Zip Cod
TELEPHO HAGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADOITIONAL INFE INUICATCAE OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND HIS PHENOMENON?
uly 1969
NA MONTH YEAR
25. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. 17
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
MEMO UM
TDPT/UFO:
This is a PR gesture. Guerr we're obligated
to look at it. Nothing is said in the ground rules
about kids reporting UFOs.
I yOu If you' know what you decide, I'll
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friend's report thought that perhaps he might want this report
Inclosed is some material
ob,jects often
reported as reported as UFOs, you help hir help him identify his sighting. sighting.
The 1969 Project Blue Book has not been published. However,
we we anticipate no changes in the 1968 no changes in the 1968 edition edition except in the statistical
summary. You You may bring your 1968 may bring your l968 edition edition up-to-date by inserting the inserting the
inclosed inclosed sheets at pages 8 and 9.
your sighting is being sent to Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Ohio. As soon as it is evaluated, you will be notified.
Sincerely,
1S1
JAMES H. AIKMAN
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
Office of Information
Attachments
Jacksonville, Florida 32216
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TDPT (UFO) 28 JUL 1969
UFO Observation, 26 Jun 1969
Jacksonville, Florida 22216
Reference your UF0 sighting of 26 Jun 69. On the basis of
description, we feel that the stimulus for your sighting was
probably a satellite. There are over l,7o0 objects in space,
Although we are unable to identify which object you sighted,
we feel that your sighting was of one of these "naked eye
satellites.
MECTOR QUI TANILLA, Jr, Lt Col, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT PATTERSON ORCE BASE. OH10 43433
REPLY TO 11 JUL 1969
ATTN OF TDPT (UFO)
SUBJECT: UFO Obser 1969
TO:
ida 32216
Reference your recent unidentified flying ob ject sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. addressed envelope Thank you for Thank reporting your observation to vour vation to
the Air Force.
HECTOR QUIN HECTOR LA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chief, Aerial enomena enomena Office AF Form ll7 AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate
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. AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF L UNIDENTIFIED QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUWNER 21-R253
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAMEWILLNC
YOU PERMISSION. AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHIT
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45A33, IAW AFR8O-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY DRM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1 WHEN DID YOU SEE P HENOMENON '
DAY. 26 MONTH June YEAR1?
2 WHAT TIME DI D o U F 5 T T H E P ENOMENON ?
HOUR_ 9.00 MINUTES C.IA.M.
DP.M.
3 WHAT TIM E DID YOU SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 9:08 MINUTES [A.M. SA.P.M.
4 TIME ZONE X DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ]STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC JOTHER
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.
Edrive
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Other
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE 6.IMAGINE YOL! ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN TUE SK AN ON THE ON TH CURVED CURV LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE INE TO SHOW HOW HIGHTHE
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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6A. NON IMAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE 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
THS 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 SE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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9 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CAACA MPPODRINEE blOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
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IN CAR D AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANY TIM E WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES ] No
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS 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
THES SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDONS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER O TH ER TRAF FIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DY YES NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND 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 HOW LONG WAS WAS THE THE PHENOMENON PH ENO MENON IN IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME LENG F TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
3 Binutes FAIRLY
CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WA S ME DETERMINED?
B4 watch
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. 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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1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE T TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DIO THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
11. CoNO!TioNs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SXY 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 NIMAUS 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) (1) STARS STARS (2) (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL(New Or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? THE SUN VISIBLE? YES WHERE WAS THE WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Ned noon) OVERHEAD (Ned 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. 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
REFLECTEO 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
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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DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT
I was 100 Ri ng upat the sky
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? f f then at watch and and
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LooRed ooRed back bac f or it it and n + + was gone gone
B. DID THE YES PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE. IN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
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1S. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, ANO 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? HOLO 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
SEEN 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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