DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6782449
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1969
REPORTED LOCATIONSt Louis Missouri
FRAMES13
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DATE · TIME GROU? 2. LOCATION
12/0100 CDT
2.4u6912/0600Z St Iouis, Missouri
3 SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (METEORS)
1. R OF OBJECTS
Thirty-five(35) Thirty-five (35)
5. LENGT ATION ATION 11. BRIE 11. BR ANALYSIS
.
1-2 seconds Over a period of about 3 hours the observers sighted a about 3 hours the observers sighted a
6. TYPE OF TYPE OF VATION phenomenon about 35 times. The phenomenon was a flash of The phenomenon was a flash of
light that corased a limited corased a limited portion o portion the sky and would
Ground-Visual Ground-Visua disappear in 1 to 2 seconds. disappear in l to 2 seconds.
7. COURSE 7. COURSE
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22 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES
LOCATION.
23. WASANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? CA YES NO. IF *YES,DID THEY SEE IT TOO
AYES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
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N. QTH. ST. LOU'S
ST. Lous
74. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDrEss (Street, City, State and Zip Code)
Srho21s _MISSOURi 63104
TELEPHONE(rirea code and number) AGE
19 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDIN OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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YOUTH YOUTH COUNSELER COUNSELER - QUER THERE OJER THERE TOUTH CENTER OUTH CENTER
2623 2623 N. 9TH. N. GTH. ST.Lous, Mo. ST.hous, Mo.
63102 63102
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
N AME_ SACSEANT GRIFFI DAY_L2MONTH. 8 YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAYZZ MONTH_ YEAR
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, "ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
MY FRIEND AND MYSELE wERe STANDING In FRONT
O TH House A . The wonny UPSTAIRS
WAs LEANING OUT HHER Wupou AND I WAs SPEAKING
To HER WrEN 5Aw THE OBJECT IN THE S SKP. AS
MENTIONED BEFORE, 1T was ALMOST OUT OF SIGHT BE-
HIND The WHEN IT DISAPPEARED./1STANTLP
LOOKED AT AND AsieD Him if He Sow iT
AND HE SAID YEs
THING J 1 BUT 1 DIDN'T WANT To 5.94 ANy-
BECAUSE You Woun THINK I AM CEAZY." WE
JOKED ABOUT IT FOR A FEW MINUTES
WATCHING TiHE SKY AND STARTED
SAUCER HOPEFOLLY WANTING TO SEE A A "FLYING
3 WNEN we STARTED
THE ExACT SAmz POSITION SEEING IT AGA1J AT ALMOST
Time AND DIRECTION Fore
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THEN WENT BACK
OUTSIDE AND STARTED WATCHING FOR THE
OBTECT AGAIN. I MADE MY REPORT
AT ANPRONIMATELY
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MEADQUARTERS 1400 AIR SA5E WING (MAC) ②
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS 62223
REPLY TO ATIN OH 1400(0B) September 1969
SUBJECT: UFO Report
TO: FTD(TDPT(UFO)
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
1. Attached AF Form 117 on a UFO sighting is
forwarded for appro iate action.
2. Weather information for Scott AFB during applicable time
period was as follows:
a. Winds
Altitude Degrees Knots
Surface Surface 120 06 06
6,000 040 02
10,000 040 040 28
16,000 350 29
20,000 350 37
30,000 350 ¥8 42
50,000 350 32
b. b. Ceiling: N Ceiling: None
c. Visibility: 7 miles
d. Amount of cloud cover: None
JOHN B. DODGE, Capt, ESAF 1 Atch
Assistant Base Operations Officer AF Form 117
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BURSAU APPROVAL
NUWBER 21-R353
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 THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME E WILL NOT CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMEI NTS OR CONCLUSIONS WTTHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. ROT R FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORI NG TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
ATTACH SECURELY TO THI ORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE
DAY12 MONTH. YEAR9
2. WHAT TIME E DID O U FIRS T SIGI H THE PHENOMENON?
APPROX. HOUR/MINUTES. A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU L AST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
APPROX. HOUR 4:_ MINUTES 2A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE [DDAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
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.
N ADDRESS NN
NORTH
W E NORTH ST.LOUIS
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STANDING ON THE WOIN
SIDEWALK IN FROUT
OF 2413 N GTH 2413N 9TH 1 dd1551551 W 1 dd 1551551 W
FACING WEST WHEN WEST WNEN H=iF N.MARKET
ST. ST.
FIRST SIGHTED. FIRST SIGHTED.
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A^ ON THE CURVED LINE SKETCH. PLACE AN ON THE CURVED TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE TO HOW HIGH THE
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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GA. NON 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 O* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIPECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
N
NNW NNE
NW NE
A
WNW ENE
21B
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
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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3. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN SUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELO
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT 0 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 ANYT ME WHILE OSSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND S.
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 H 5 R WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? CYES
OF SIGHTING THE AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THESKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
APPROX LATELY 11:30 or 12:00 2 1
AND
1-2 AICPLANES
APPROXIMATELY 400 To 4:30 A.M. CO
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
1- 7 FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
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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?
APPROXIMATELY 35 TiMES SIGHTED, BuT NO
MORE THAN ONE OBIEET AT EACH SIGHTINGE
11. CoNDiTiONs(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 CLOUOS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DIO YOU NO OTICE ABOUT STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT BRIGHTMOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT NO MOONLTGHT
A FEW A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D.IF D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES YES.* WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(NeC noOn) OVERHEAD(Near nOON)
IN SACK 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.
I8 STREET STREET LIGHTS. LIGHTS
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
APPEAREO AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVEO OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
THE FIRST TiME SAW IT, APPEARED
iT
ROuN7 WITH A FLAT BOTTOM
THOUGHT (AM NOT
POSTIUZ) ) THAT IT HAD T THE
ReED STRITE Down
SiDe EVERY TimE
SAW iT AFTER THAT IT
WAS LIKE THE ERASER OF A PENCEL SMADE). UERY
S0417 LIGHTED, No PROTRU7ING
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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? L
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
1 WAS TALKING TO T7+E WOMAN (SHE
WINDOW wAs LOOKING OUT THE
Towaes THE EnST)wito LiUE> U>STAIES
AND my — WHEN
FRIEND FIRST SIGHTE>
SA17 NOTHING ABOUT BECAoSE He T; HOJGHT
HE WAS SEEING
THINGS. 1 THINGS. . 1 IMMEDIATELY ASKED ASKED 18 1F He SAW Ir AND SAN :
= at TTAND
HE SA1D SAID YEs, BUT YES, BUT I DIDNT WANT TO SAY ANYTHING-. 1 D1DU' WANT TO SAY AUYTHING." 11
0 A. HOW DID IT FINALLY OISAPPEAR? A. HOW DID IT INALLY DISAPPEAR?
1 1T HAD APPEARED MANY TIMES DORing Dueing THE TIME
SPECIRIED. SPEUFIED. LT D1D D>1D JUST li FINALLY DISAPPEAR DISAPPEAR
NOT
3. DID-THE YES PHENOMENON NO. IF MOVE BEHIND OR IN DESCRIBE. FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
1 MOUED BENIND BOILDINGS APROX. 7 TIMES
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IS DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEAREO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THS
OIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
TE PHENOMENON MOVED IN A dado DIRECTIONS
SOneTIMEs WTitn Scecu>s 0 f EAcA C ThEN
S.neTmas S FAR AS iS MINSTES OF EAc One:
CICST SIGNTN OTHCR SIGHPINGS
1
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CIMMEJSELY IMMEJSELY GLowED GLowE ImmrNsELT ImmENSELY
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15. 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
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD. BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
75% T0 90%
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17. DIO YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUOE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER MY
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES 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 500 MZH. PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE/ M1LE
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 RESEMSLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
o
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THEPHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES DNO. IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. 0 YES ENO.
IF "YES," DESCRIBE.
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