PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT I0O73 RECORD
1. DAFE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
04/2110 EDT
Jul 69 05/0110z Cincinnati, Ohio
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
Civilian DATA)
1. NUMBER O 1. NUMBER OBJECTS OSJECTS
One (1)
5. LENGTH OF 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 minutes Summary: See Case File. See Case F File.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
COMMENTS: COMMENTS: Only sketchy information is available on the
Ground-Visual sighting. sighting. The information is somewhat conflicting in that The information is somewhat conflicting in that
7. COURSE 7. COURSE the observer reported that she first saw the object at she first saw the object at
* 2110 hours local, last saw local, last saw the object at 2220 hrs local, the object at 2220 hrs local,
NtoE but only saw the object for 10 minutes. An AF Fm ll7 7 was
3. PHOTOS sent to the observer on 11 Jul 69 but has not beer returned
n Yes
M No
9, PHYSICA VIDENCZ
57 Yos
No
FORM
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I7. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOHING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL.
TYPE. FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES 2 CAMERA VIEWER
IAR SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? 0NO 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
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
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.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GRO UND OR EAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. 0 YES XNO.
IF *YESDESCRIBE
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES VE DATE AND
LOCATION.
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23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU IAT TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. IF YES,DID THEY SEE IT TOO!
KIYES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADI
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24. GIVETH INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAM
ADDPESS (Street, C
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TELEP:lON=#atea code andnumber) AG
MALE X FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL IN AND EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN SIGH ENOM
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NAM MONTH YEAR
26. DA ONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 43433
REPLY TO
ATTN OF TDPT (UFO)
11 JUL 1969
SUSJECT
TO: or . & Mrs
Southgate entucky 41071
Reference your recent unidentified flying object 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 yo Thank reporting your your observation to ervation to
the Air Force. the Air rce.
HECTOR HECTOR QUIN NILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF ILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chief, Aerial henomena nenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

normal prac
3. AF Form 117, Sighting of Unidentified Pencmena Question-
naire, was by the
Staff Duty Officer, and an apology was made for the
United States Air Force at a time when it can least
WILLLAM C. LEWIS, 1 Lt, CC:TDG
Staff Duty Officer TDPT/UFO
July 1969 TDOC

SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDOET BUREAU APPTOYAL
NUMBER 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 ALU OF E INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WLL CCTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOU PERMISSIGN. RCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHI0 45433, 1 AW AFRaO-T7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEI ED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO TI ORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDEN TIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU THE PHENOMENON?
4 XEAR 07
DAY_ MONTH
2. WH A T IE DID YOU FIRST SIGH H P L E MENON
HOUR2110 MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHA T M E T G H E HENOM ENON
HOUR 2-220 A.M. P.M.
MINUTES
4. TIME/ZONE -DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 0 STANDARD
CENTRAL PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADORESS 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.
Sth Us 27 Sath Us 27
Cncet
aver aer
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S. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN THE SKETCH. P *AON THE TH F CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A T 3- ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG 67

SA. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A° ON THE COMPASS TO INOICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B* ON THE COMPASS TOINDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LASTSEEN.
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NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
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 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 POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE A AND B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A° ANO *B. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A° ANO *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 APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT. CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SXETCH. THELARGER SXETCH.
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9. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON' (ChECK aPDrOPRIaTS bloCKS.)
X OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN SUILDING
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER D 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 WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP AN Y TIM E 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? - CH R TRAF WAS
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON PHENOMENON AND WHERE EY WERE EY WERE IN IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. 9. HOW LONG HOW LONG WAS THE PH HENOMENON ENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH LENG H OF TIME TIME CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT V ERY SURE
10 10
FAIRLY CERTAIN CERTAIN JUST A GUESS UESS
HOW WAS ED?
Estimoti
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF NO. 'INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMEN DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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TO. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PUENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WEPE
ARRANGED. DIO THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DUPING THE SIGHTING?
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11. CONDITloNs (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 SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New or quarter)
O. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? O. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED HERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? -A
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NOr noOn) OVERHEAD (NOr 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 MAJORS SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. STREET LAMP, ETC. . FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
Sun
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
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
shaped
Color
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SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? V
CHANGE COLOR? I
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE? I
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP? Aed to wtnit moeion
MAKE A NOISE? V
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
0
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DISAPPEAR?
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B. DID THE FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
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1S. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. HAVE APPEAREO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARRON THE DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
Ball
Looked like
Aom Aom /
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16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OSJECT, 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 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.
2 (f-gran)
smale frocten
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