PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT IC073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
07/0900EDT
Z.oct69 .07/2300Z Newport News, Virginia
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Possible Aircraft
1. NUMBER JECTS
T0(2)
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1. 2 minutes
2. l minute in a square
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATICN pattern twice in one night.
Ground-Visual COMMENTS: It is not clear how far apart the two sightings COMMENTS: It is not clear how far apart two sightings
7. COURSE were. There seems to be no evidence that the sightings
could not be of an aircraft. not be of an aircraft.
StoN
B. PHOTOS
7 Yos
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9. PHYSIC IDENCE
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FORH /
FTD SEPS3

W.Shoe C
Conter, facling Hopheimer Coxter, facling Hofhemer
morth on moith on
2.Second siglting 2.Leconed seglting
(206B) 206B2 -
5 IMACNT 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. PLACEA B ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW 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 R 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.
B
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NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
&
WSW ESE
SW SE
sSw SSE
A
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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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 CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUN TRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN IAIRP LAVE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
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WHAT D E O N w ERE YOU MOV NG? HOW FAST WERE YOU
NORTH EAST 4 SfersenAve.
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OSSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST DYES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6
D 5 CRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRA ERSED DURING
T HE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN D
6n hard C
HOW MUCHOTHER MUCH o T ER TRAFFIC WAS THEREI TRAF 1F IC W AS THERE?
DIO YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES: YES TYES NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
o 3-- 3- NO THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE I THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON PH ENO MENON IN SIGHT?
ENGTH CF TIME HCF TIME 2 5. D CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
1. nd FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW AAS T DETERMINED"
WAS E PUEN OMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUCUSLYI YES VNO IF NO,INOICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
V E NTOR THE BEHAVIOR OP THE P-ENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAR.
o E to ANCI ES SEVIOUS SKETCHES.
Ces nt
accidental.
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IO. 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?
ligt SEV
dame
een
11. CONDITIONS (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (l.OW fluffy) FOG SOR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUs CLouDS (lligh fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLE TELY 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
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL(New or quarter)
IF SIGHTING AS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES IF "YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near nUON)
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
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. Atore lialto
ho ouitenid nable
light 6 was!
denot
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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR ANDE REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP
MAKE A NOISE
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
Unusual lineup of lighte
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
Did mot watch Did mot wwatch to se to lled
that it did disappear
did disafpear
8.01D THE PHLHOVENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING SAT ANY TIME?
YES
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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.
Lighta.enly
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15. WHAT WAS T-E ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAVD OP --E WOON. 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
PHENOMENDN -OULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW DF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOUQNE WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18. WHAT WAS IMPRESSION OF THE SPEEDOF TH 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON" GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
n
A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WOPDS
A COMMON CEJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON,
WOULD BEA= SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON CBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21.D10 YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALSOR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITYT YES NO. IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
A DIO THE FHENCNENONOISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES Do.
IF*YES,DESCPISE
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME SAW THE PHENOMENON? VYES NO. IF DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
VYES C NO
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
ou
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME.
ADDR
0.236006
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCL D ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
Occu
Occ
Church, N.M, Church, NN. Ua. Va.
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25 WHEN REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
7 MONTH Oct. YEAR 1969
26 DATE YOU COMP_E*EO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE
DAY MONTH Nov. YEAR 1969
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