PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 1CO73 RECORD
1. DATE' TIME CROUP 2. LOCATION
04/2130 EDT
Oct 69 05/0130Z Shilow, Ohio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian
4. NUIMBER OF OBJECTS
One_(1)
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMARY AND ANALYSIS
et least 1/2 hour Observer sighted a flashing light behind and above the trees GIeGD
5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION At the time of the report, he had At the time o report. had been watching the light watching the light
for about 30 minutes. for about 30 minutes.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE COMMENTS: An AF Fm ll7 was sent to the observer COMMENTS: An AF Fm ll7 was sent to the observer on 69
but has not been returned as
Unknown Unknown
8. PHOTOS NOTE: Capella was just rising at azimuth of - degrees.
n Yes
M No M No
9. 9. PHYSIC PHYSICA EVIDENCE ENCE
Yos
3 No
FORM
FTD SE733 unod.

22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO.IF "YES. DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
E YES TNO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND AD DRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST
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TELEPHY AGE
i3 MALE FEMALE FEMALE
INDICATE ION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25.WHENAND B1D YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
MONTH 02 YEAR
NAM DAY
20 DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY 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.
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40069
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADOUAR TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT P ERSON ORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO 6 OCT 1969
ATTN O: TDPT (UFO)
SUDJECT: Oct 69
TO:
Shiloh, , Ohio 45415
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
addressed envelope. addressed envelope Thank for reporting your observation to eporting vation to
the Air Force. the Air Force.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF HECTOR QUIN ILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena henomena Office Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROYAL
NUMBER 21-R233
AS POSSIBL UNIDENTIEIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR CONNECTION ANY OF YOUR STATE TS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERS -AFB.0H1045433.1 AW AFR 8O-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
1. WHEN YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 4 CA SMONTH.
YEAR.
2. WHAT M DID YOU FIRST SIGH T TH E PH ENOMENON?
HOUR2/30 MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT T HE EN IOMENON?
Btee
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIMEIZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
CHEASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE *ERE 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.
Shileee
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHONN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOVENON WAS ABOVE THE HOR ZON. OR SXYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B^* ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOY HO- HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
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6A. 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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NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
oW
WSW ESE
SW SE
SSW SSE
- 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 LINZ TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON 3ETWEEN "A" AND "B°. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WMETHER 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 YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCk approPriate bloCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAS AS DRIVER 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, COMPL ETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT CIRECTION YOU HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHHEST 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 WHE THER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
MUCH T HER H E R TRAF TRAFFIC FI IC WAS THERE?
010 0I0 YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? CIYES CIYES NO. IF YES, * DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME IF *YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
o F SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY TH EY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9 HOW LONG WAS THE TH E PH ENOMENON EI M ENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME 1 CERTAIN NOT VERY SURE
12L
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLYT YES 7NO. IF *NO.* INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE FHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCEE 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?
1
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 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 SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT YOU NOTICE ABOUT STARS AND MOON? STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS STARS (2) MOON
NONS BRIGHT BRIGHT NOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
WANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL(New or quarter) PARTIAL (New Or quarter) to i
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES E NO. IF "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED IF YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Ncar noOn) OVERHEAD(Nca noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO TO YOUR LEFT YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. STREETLAMP.ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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12. GIVE A SRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLIC OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEAREO AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INOICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER CBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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CHANGE BPIG-TNESS7
CHANGE SHAPE!
FLASH OR FLICKERI
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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loking
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
still there still thene
a. DID.THE HENOMENON MOVE SEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
EYES 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 APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR 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
BEEN ASLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENCN WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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17. DID YOU OSSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICASLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLABSES BINOCULARS
WINCSHIELD TELESCOPE
MJBEWINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
A WINDONDINE OTHER
A. DO YOU DRDINARILY WEAR GLASSES' YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES'
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF H
PHENOVENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED A PHENOMENON?
2O. IN ORDE THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIRE IN YOUR N * D:
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BE    T
COMMON GBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
21 OID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE. OR HEAT EMANATING EROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFE
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF *YES.DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENCMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES
IF *YES. "DESCHIBE.