PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROU? LOCATION
23/0555 EDT
23.0r+.69 23/0955z Vandalia, Ohio
3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable Balloon
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One(1)
5. LENGTH OF ATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
The observer sighted a brown ball about 8 ft in diameter
2minutes 2 minutes that had a flashing light. that had a flashing light. server thought it was a E0 thought it was a
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION plane until he noted plane until he noted its odd its odd path and heard no sound. and heard no sound.
Ground-Visual COMMENTS: COMMENTS: The description is similar to that of a The description is similar to that of a weather
7. COURSE balloon or garment bag hot air balloon. balloon or garment bag hot air balloon. There are also
numerous aircraft in the area. Note the aircraft in the area. Note the observer is only
Wto NW WtoNW 12 years old.
8. PHOTOS
57 Yos n Yos
MNo BNo
2. 7 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICA VIDENCE
07 Yas
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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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OPTIONAL FORM 41 6 GPO 14G8 0-314-535 5041-101
AUGUST 1967
GSA TPMR (41 CF9 100-11.206

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250ct 1969
New Hexico
COMMAND I POST CONTRCLLERS LOG 25'007 69
0000 LOG OPEN FOR NEN ZUILU DAY.... SGT ADAMS ON DUTY...
O042Z GEN NYE ARRIVED AT THIS TIME. HE WAS MET BY COL SWAN. da L44UN
01004 SSGT BROWN ON DUTY. SGT ADAMS OFF DUTY. hb
A O101Z BASE COMUNICATIONS CENTER REPORTS POWER OUTAGE AT TINKER AFB. KIRTLAND
CAINOT SEND CR RECEIVE. NOTIFIED AFSC COMMAND POST. hb
l0110z DEE A1 INDIAN SPRINGS: COL BASS REPORTS A NELLIS F-4 DOWN NEAR NEVADA TEST
CITE. DET #1 IS LAUNCHING A HELICOPTER AT THIS TIME. NOTIFIED AFSC COMMAND
POST. hb
A 0203Z BASE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER IS NOW BACK IN COMMISSION NOTIFIED AFSC COMMAND
FOST. _hb
03172 03172LHAVE HAVE EXPRESS_COMM CHECK FROM_THE_AFSC COMMAND POST. LOUD AND CLEAR. hb EXPRESS COMM CHECK FROM THE AFSC COMMAND POST.LOUD AND CLEAR. _hb
03292 SGT SHANO FROM OKLA AIR FORCE STATION CALLED: REPORTED REPORTED THAT THAT
MPLOYEES PICKED UP UFO ON MPLOYEES PICKED UP UFO ON
RADAR SCREEN AT WINK TEXAS AND FOLLOWED IT TO SALT FLATS N.MEX. THE DISTANCE
IS 95 MILES. THE SPEED OF THE UFO WAS 25OOKTS. AT A POINT FIVE MILES SOUTH OF IS 95 MILES. THE SPEED OF THE UFO WAS 25OOKTS. AT A POINT FIVE MILES SOUTH OF
SALT FLATS THE OBJEOT STOPPED FOR FOUR SHEEPS OF THE RADAR SET THEN GREN SMALLER SALT FLATS THE OBJECT STOPPED FOR FOUR SHEEPS OF THE RADAR SET THEN GREN SMALLER
AND FADED OUT. ALTITUDE IS UNKNOWN. THE RADAR SETS MAKE SIX REVOLUTIONS PER AND PADED OUT. ALTITUDE IS UNKNOVN. THE RADAR SETS MAKE SIX REVOLUTIONS PER
MINUTE, MAKING SEVEN MILES EACH SWEEP. MR. ISHAM CONFIRIED THE REPORT. MINUTE, MAKING SEVEN MILES EACH SWEEP. MR. ISHAM CONFIRITED THE REPORT.
NOTIFIED LT/COL ASHLAND. E AND AFSC COMMAND POST/FTD. MEANWHILE LT/COL ASHLAND
CONTACTED FAA CENTER (ABQ) AND WAS GIVEN ANOTHER UFO REPORT: AN UNIDENTIFIED
MAN CONTACTED THE ZUNI NIEX FLIGHT SERVICE STATION AND REPORTED SIGHTING A UFO
27 EAST OF ZUNI NEX OMNI. _UFO LOW TO SURPACE AND WAS FULL OF OSCILLATING
LISYTS. UFO HAD NO VISIBLE SHAPE OR FORM. UFO COULD MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION
SLOW CR FAST. TIME OF SIGHTING: 25/OL1ZZ. AT THIS TIME , THE FLIONT SERVICE
EMPLOYTE, USING BINOCULARS WAS ABLE TO SEE WHITE OSCILLATING LIGHTS AT 1O
DEGRETS ABOVE HORIZON MOVING NFST. NO AIRCRAFT REPORTED IN AREA AT THIS TIME
NOPIFIED AFSC COMMAND POST/FTD. hb
0835Z HAVE EXPRESS COMM CHECK FROM THE AFSC COMMAND POST. , IOUD AND CLEAR. hb
AFSC JAN G3 FORM 185 PREVIOUS EDITION OF THIS GENERAL PURPOSE WORK SHEET (8" X JOV")AFSC-AAFB-WASH.D.C.
FORM MAY BE USED.

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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROYAL
NUMBER 21.2258
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
CERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL SED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
BE USED IN CONNECTION ITS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRICHT-
AFB, OHIO45433.IAW AFRBO-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED
ATTACH SSCURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WH E D YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY_ MONTH YEAR_
2. WH AT DID YOU S1 G H T E PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES_ EA.M. P.M.
3.WHAT TIME DID YOU L SI HT PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE *ERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST S 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. IMAG NE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE MAGI YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOHENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B PUENO ENON WAS ABOVE THE HCRIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B* ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO ON THE SAME CURVEO LINE TO
SHOW HOY HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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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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WNW ENE
WSW ESE
SW SE
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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 SXETCH.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILOING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN ABDLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT OIRECTION 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 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE EWHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC TRAFFIC WAS WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? 0 YES NO. IF YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
o F SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG HOW C N G WAS THE PHENOMENON PH ENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME LENGTH TIME CERTAIN CERTAIN OF TIME OF NOT NOT VERY SURE VERY SURE
2 FAIRLY CERTAIN
JUST A GUESS
HON WAS TIME DETERMINED?
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WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF *NO. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENCMENON. AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES CN 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?
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 YOU NOTICE ABOUT STARS AND MOON?
111 STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. D IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF "YES. YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHEHOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Nea noOn) OVERHEAD(NeW noOn)
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. STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. CIVE A SPIEF 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 SOLIO CP 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.
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CHANGZ BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE 3-ANE!
FLASH o FLICKER'
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE TOP?
MAKE ANOISEI
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT CREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
ald slight path and
Thought it plan untl
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A. HOW DIDITF DIDIT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
out
yes,to light went out yes to light went
3. 010 THE D-ENOMENON MOVE BEHIND ORIN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
0 YES NO. IFYES,DESCRIBE.
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1S. 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 THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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15. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMD OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN LBLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON WOULD 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
SUNGLA3SES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINCON OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWFANE OTHER
A. DO YOU GRDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? DYES F NO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE S SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE LT
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.
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21, DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, DR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ONYCUAIE.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES E NO. IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
A.DID THE=-ENONENON OISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES DNO
IF *YES.CESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? JYES 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
YES 0 NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
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AGE
L. MALE FEMALE
INDIO ORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
papers at the time
Delwry
25. WHEN AND TO MHOH DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PH ENOMENON?
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NAME DAY. MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOUCOME LETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY. MONTH YEAR
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