PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
25/0505 CDT
25 Sep 69 25/1005Z St. Louis,Missouri
1. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (VEMUS)
4. NUIMBER OBJECTS
One(1)
5. LENGTH OF ATION 11. BRIEF SUMWARY AND ANALYSIS
Observer sighted a light in the NE. The light faded and
Lo niautes LO miputes disappeared at day disappeared break.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
COMMENTS: At beginning of sighting Venus was on the horizon Venus was on the horizon
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual at an azimuth of 8o°;and at the ent of the of the sighting, it was
7. COURSE at an elevation of l2  and at an elevation of l2 0 and azimuth of 87} of 87 O and had a and had a
stellar magnitude of -3.4.
MNE to NF MINE to NE
o. 8. PHOTOS
n7 You n7 Yos
R No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
a Yes
a No at No
FOR%
FTD SEP62G-3 (TDE) PN Dre uned,
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF *YES."GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
YOU AT TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES 5A NO. IF DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
23. WAS ANYONE WITH
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (Street, City 0) 63/11
TELEPHONG X
MALE FEMALE
INDICAT AL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
House lvife
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM CID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
DAY25 Sefst YEAR/969
MONTH
AME
26. DATE YOU COMPLERED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. YEAR/969
DAY_ MONTH
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25 Sept.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 140D AIR BASE WING (MAC)
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS 62225
REPLY TO ATTN OF 1400(0B) 7 October 1969
SUBJECT UFO Repert
TO FTD(TDPI(UFO)
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
1. Attsched AF Form 117 on a UFO sighting by is
forwaried for appro action.
2. the applicable time period
was as follows:
8. Winds
Altitude Degrees Knots
Surface Calm
6,000 279
10,000 290
16,000 ro,oc0 295 888898
20,000 20,000 290
30,000 30,000 270 270 R898
50,000 50,000 275 275
b. Ceiling: Clear Ceiling: Clear
c. Visibility: 7 miles
d. A Amount of cloud Amount of cloud cover: None
COMI 3. DODGE, Capt, USAF GOMI 3. DODGE, Capt, OSAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Assietsnt Base C RASD Operations Officer Operatio AF Form 117 AF Form 117
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S.m. - 3.4

SIGHTING OF UNLDE PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-R253
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
ANSWER AL INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMUSSION. RETURI
PATTERSON AFB.OHIO 45433, W AFR BO-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WH EN YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY. 35d MONTH YEAR /969
2.WHAT 1 M E DID FIRST SIGH T H PH EI NOMENON?
HOUR 5 MINUTES A.M, P.M.
3.WHAT DID AST SIGH T THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES 45_A.M. P.M.
TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN 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.
6 IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A" ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B  ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HON HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. SHOW HO* HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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AF FORM 117
AUG

DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
N
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
ESE
wSW
SW SE
sSW SSE
IN THE SKETCH SELOW, PLACE AN *A* AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A *B* AT THE
7 POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE A* AND *B* WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON UETWEEN "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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8. WHERE WERE WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
L OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIALEECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
Dakbtoof YM Home OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WIAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANY TIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND6.
DES PE OF VEHICLE YOU WEREIN AND TYPE ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
4 MUCH OTH IER FIC AS THERE?
DID YOUN NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES X NO. 1F YES DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
O= SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON ANO WHERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
HOW LONG WAS THE THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
NGT H OF OF TIME CERTAIN CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
baw to 545 amm: FAIRLY CERTAIN FAIRLY CERTAIN
JUST A GUESS
ON NAS TIME DETERMINED?
As THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? X YES NO. NO. IF NO," INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR IF NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP. DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SXETCHES.
Mes untill stery got dlught
M
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TO. 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?
11. CONDITiONs (Check uppropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY Sa 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 STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
V NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO t UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. D T= SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? VISIBLE? YES 0 YES NO. IF YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED IF "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? THEPHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeG nOon) OVERHEAD (NeG nOOn)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING T E. SPECIPY THEI MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEAOLIGHTS OR THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE S SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
North
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF T GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT 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 REFLECTED LIGMT 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.
2ae Real Bght and fh hiht
It lse Soiq and edges where i
was Shap
S
Saute
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DISAPPEAR AN O REAPPEAR?
SPINLIKEA TOP?
MAKE A NOISE!
FLUTTER O8 WOBBLE?
14. WHAT CREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
I Long  s  swte
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
Lohew lohew it Brake Bape
got Sight at day sight at day
a. DID DID THE THE P-ENOMENON MOVE BEHINDOR PHENO NON MOVE IN FRONT OF SOMETHING. LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES IF Y ES." DESCPIBE.
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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, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
E
NE
16 WHAT WAS THE ANJULAR SIZE? HOLD 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 LAMPORTHEMOON, NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO DERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE BEEN ABLE TO >ERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENCN WOJLD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAO. PHENOMENON WOJLD HAVE BEEN COVERED 3Y THE MATCH HEAO.
Idoni /Enoz
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17. DID YOU O9SERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL.
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
V EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINGSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOARANE OTHER
A WEAR GLASSES? YEN B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18. WKAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEEDOF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
Low PHENOMENON?
20 IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMCN 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 DBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
It Looked
S Cp
sna Satued
21 DIO YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE CR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON DIO YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, CR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? C YES XNO. IF *YES, * DESCRIBE. IF *YES.* DESCRIBE.
A.DID THE BHLIRMENON DISTURB LEAVE AN PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF*YES. DESSRIBE
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