PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT YO73 RECORD
GRQU? LOCATION
23/0239 EDT
183169 23/0639Z Marion, Ohio
12. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Satellite (Pageos A)
NUMBER OF OBJECTS Comments: At approximate time of sighting, Pageos A was
visible west of observer. The satellite was traveling
∴ne1) whe (1) southerly and passed into the earth's shadow at tude
5. LENGTH OF OBSER LENGTH O VATION ATION 11. BRIEF SUWAARY AMD AMALYSIS and 30 latitude. latitude.
minutes Observer sighted a light that traveled southerly from the light that traveled southerly from the
6 6 NW and disappeared suddenly in the WSW. suddenly in the WSW.
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Ground-Visual
7. COURSE 7. COURSE
NW to WSW
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS 5
n Yos
W No
9. PHYSIC IDENCZ
7 Yes
Mo
motrorans (0se  ntn )
FORN
ETO
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3

UFO Observation, 23 Aug 69
Mr
Marion, Ohio 43302
Reference ycur UFO observation of 23 Aug l969. We feel that
your sighting wa
2:30 a.m. zeos was ov lonzitude and 4so latitude
at an altitude of 2ho9 miles. The satellite traveled in a
southerly direction and passed into the earth's shadow at
approximately 2:36 a.m. EDT at coordinates 92 longitude and
of arproximately 2lco miles. This means that Pageos A was
west of your position traveling on a southerly course. After
approximately 6 minutes, the satellite would have suddenly
disappeared in approximately the southwest.
EECTOR QUI NNILLA, Jr, Lt CoLoneL, USAF NILLA, Jr, Lt ColoneL, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Office
Aerospace Technologies Division Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

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(12. OBJECT WAS LIGHT; NOT CERTAIN IF LIGHT WAS
WAS APPARENTLY . WA
(n APPEARED APPEARED SOLID; APPEARED A A
A A POINT OF LIGHTNOT S TOO TOO UNLIKE A QND
MAGNITUDE MAGNITUDE STAR). STAR),
(13) MOVED IN STRAIGHT LINE. NO
GYRATIONSA APPARENT)
14 I WAS OUTSIDE 11 STUDVING 11
THE STARS AND NOT
WHAT, AT FIRST, APPEARED TO BE A c.2.0 MAG.
STAR $S.E.$OF AN D AT <1
SAME DISTANCE AS 15 SADR(GAMMA ^
CYGND. SINCE
I KNEW OF NO STAR THIS BRIGHT IN THIS
STUDIED S LOCATI
I IT
IT WAS IN REALITY A MOBILE OBJECT,
T

AT mer
OAK GROVE
(FIRST) AVENUE
$ Ux
*
C1 A$B (oA) (A) N
AN AN NE
W E
OBSERVER B→
SW SE
S
⑧
B OUTDOORS 3 IN RESIDENTI
SECTION OF CIT
No AIRPLANE WAS IN SIGH
① WAS IN SIGHT FOR 5 MiN;
CERTAIN OF TIME; DETERMIN
BYTWRIST WATCH
PHENOMENON

(2D) ..
NOTICED NO EMANATIONS OF ANY KIND OR
STRANGE HUMAN OR ANIMALE EFFECTS,
(A) LEFT No VIS BLE TRACE.
22 HAVE NEVER SEEN SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE
(23.) A FRIEND WAS WITH ME AT THE TIME HE
IT TOO.
(A)
AVE
MARION, OHI0, 43302 TARION, OHIOyT
24) 24) AREA AREA CODE) CODE) 614
(EXCHANGE) (EXCHANGE) 383 383
MARION, OHIO, 43302 MARION,0HI0,43302 (NUMBER) 2931 2931
2 YRS. YRS.
+
SEX: MALE
25. WRIGHT-PATTERSON A.F.B.3 23, AUG,1969
(20 23, AUG.1969

SEEMED TO PASS (BETWEEN) US ANE
THE STAR EMIE (EPSILON PEGAS) ANO NEVER
EMERGED AGAIN FROM THE OTHER SIDE(PATHWISE,
OR SIDE!
(B.) DID NOT OCCULT OR WAS NOT OCCULTED 81
CLOUD, TREE BUILDING ETC. EXCEPT AS STATE
ABOVE). A
(15.) OBJECT
< LIKE LIKE A POINT POINT
OF OF LIGHT. LIGHT.
(16) (1 THE THE OBJECT WOULO HAVE BEEN
COVERED COMPLETELY
COVERED BY BY THE HEAD OF THE HEAD OF A SMALL SMALL
HAT PIN. PIN.
17 DID NOT OBSERVE 5OV OBJECT THROUGH
ETC. GLASS,LEN
NEVER WEAR GLASSES.
(B.) I DON'T USE READING
GLASSES.
(18) TRAVELED SLOWLY.
APFROX. HO° ARC OF
MINS.
⑨ APPEARED TO BE APPROX. 20 MILES HIGH
ALTITUDE
20. APPEARED TO BE LIKE I 2ND
MAGNITUDE STAR
MOVING SLOWLY FROM N. TO S. AND VANISHED
WHEN