PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP . LOCATION
.28/2000 EDT
28 Jun 59 29/0000Z Fort Myer, Virginia
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Civilian Possible Astro (METEOR)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One (1)
S. 5. LENGTH RVATION 11. BRI SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ANALYSIS
15 seconds Observer sighted object similar to missile or rocket.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Disappeared in SE after about 15 seconds.
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual
7. COURSE 7. COURSE
SE
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
Ys
N No
9. PHYSI IDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thla form may be uaed.
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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 U PHENOMENON? YES D DIO THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES S AND ADORESSES
ODREISA.PELOW
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (Street.
N. ARCNGEN UA 22222
TEL EPHON AGE
7-3 73 X X MALE FEMALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCU ATION ION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. MAY BE TINENT.
MECHo ENGINEER (GWNERM) WITH ENGINEER (GENARM) WITH USAMC USAMC
LCDR LODR USNR-R USNR-R TRANED AS TRANED AS COMBATARCERUMGNANORADRER
PRIUATE PILOT
2S. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
AFB OPNS
NAME SGT SALYER O×SOTTLD DAY29 MONTH JUNE YEAR 1969
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY1L MONTH VULY YEAR 1909

ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS, IST COMPOSITE WING (HQ COMD, USAF)
ANDREWS AIR D.C. 20331
REPLY TO 16 July 1969
ATTN OF: DOBO/3415
28
SUBJECT: sh 1969
TO: FTD (TDETR)
Wright-Patterson AFB
Ohio 45433
paragraph
8c, AFR 80-17, 19 Sep 66.
2. The sighting has been investigated by Base S
the area.
FOR
FRANK R. AMEND, COlOnel, USAF - 1 Atch
Deputy Commander for Operations for Operations AF Form 117
Pod netor oR SOTLLiTe re·entry — wat Fos Hecb Koth. Repoats.
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8/28/69
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NUMBER 21-R258
THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALI ESTIONS TIHE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. N TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 4S433, IAW AFR 80-T7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO TI FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY_ 28 MONTH JUNE YEAR 1969
2 WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST H T E PHE NO MENON - ?
HOUR 2000 MINUTESA.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIM E DID ou LAST SIGHT T HE
HOUR 2000 MINUTES 1MA.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE (X 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 AND TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
FORT
? COM SLUIMMING
AREA AREA
6 IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN 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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SA. 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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WSW ESE
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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 OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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·WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK GPprOpriatE bloCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS SPASSENGER 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?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANY WHILE
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
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW HOW MUCH MU TRAFFIC WAS THERE? THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES 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 AND OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
APPROX CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
15 SECONPS
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HO DE
GUESS
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSL Y? YES 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 TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING
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11. CONDiTiONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY 8. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LOW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT X bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLouOS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMAUS 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 BRIGHT 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 VISIBLE? YES IF "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? SEN Jt Beku
IN FRONT OF YOU 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 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 OFT THE PHENOMENON, INOICATING 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 TR ANSPARENT, 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 YOL FIELO OF VIEW.
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DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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A. HOW DID IT A. HOW DIDIT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRON SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES X NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE.
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15 DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEAPED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
OIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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16. WHAT LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
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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17 01D YOU OBSERVE TAE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE FILTER. LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA. NO
EYCOLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YESNO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEEDI--? CO0M M PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCEZOCL
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 THEPHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES X NO. IF YES. DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURS THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES DXNO.
IF*YES.DESCRIBE.
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