DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9736966
DATE OF SIGHTINGDate not recorded
REPORTED LOCATIONDayton Ohio
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PROJECT KCO73 RECORD
1. BAiE7 GNOUP LOCATION 2. LCUATIUN
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3. LOVRCE 3. LOORCE 1O. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
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conftictins confticting
4. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENG OBSERVATION 71. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
o. None a. Bright moonlight
A few b) Dull moonlight
c. Meny c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Dan't remember d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky a. Clear sky 6. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. c.) Scattered clouds Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One): 10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid a. Solid As a light 3 As a light
b. Transperent Don't remember
c. Vapor
1. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
Brighter c. About the same
. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compere brightness to some common object:
FLASHING STRORE LIGHT
1. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other AREA AROUND LIGHT HAD
b. Like a bright stor A DISTIVCT WIITE HA2E TIAT
c. Sharply outlined LIT UP IHE SKY
Don't remember
Did the object: . Did the object: (Circle One for each question) (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Yes No No Don't know
c. Break up ints parts or explode? Yes No No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Give off smoke? Yes No No Don't know
e. Change brightness? Change brightness? es es No Don't know Don't know
f. Change shape? es No Don't know
g. a. Flash or flicker? Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
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14. Did the object disappeor while you_ware watching it? If so, how? IES- CTELASItED
IN IRREGULARPATTERNS/ LOCATON AND WOULD STOP, THEN
1. Did the obiect move bohind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Cirale One): Yos No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: A RLDGE
.Did the object movs in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of: UP AND DOLLiNIHE FACE OF A HILLAND HLOUC
RIOGE LINE
17. Tellin a few words the following things about the object:
IN
TIE OBJECT. ATIT'S LAEGEST TIE MATCH IEAD COVER ABOUT
Draw a picture thet will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
Dieection DILecTION OF
MOVeMENT MOVEMENT HAZE EMITTED WHEN
OBCECT FLASHED-UNRIED FLASHED-UNRIED
otject INTENSITY INTENSITY
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circls One) Yes No
IF you answared YE ES, then what speed would you estimate?
21. Do you thirk you can astimate how far away from you the object was?
(Cirale One) Yes) No
IF you answerad YES, then how for away would you say it was? MILES
22. Where were you located when you sow the object? Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One): (Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
G Inside a building Inside a building (6. 6. In the residential section of a city? In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. in an sirplane (type) in an sirplone (type) a. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. f. Flying over open country?
6. Other f. g. g. Other
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
. North c. East e. South g. Wost
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fost were you moving? - ._miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you ware looking at the object?
(Cirele One) Yes No
25. Did you abserve the object through any of the following?
o. Eyegleases Y5 No e. Binoculars Yes
b.s Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes
c. Windshield Windshield Yes Yes No g. Theodolite No
d. Windo- gless d. Window glass Yes No h. Other h. Other
. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, doscribe in your own words a cammon 2. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, doscribe in your own words a cammon
object or cbjects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the sams appearance as the object which you saw.
A STROBE LIGHT AS=ROBELIGHT LITTLE L17T LE
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MOON LIGHT MOON LIGHT
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2. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place ar "A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B"" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A"" on the compass
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.
90°
60
Nw Nu
=+15°A +15°A
S5
AB
Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "Aat the beginning of the
path, a "g" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. ATOB BACIKC
E AND FORTH
0, A ANND THEN
O GONE IN
B DIRECTION OF
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29. IF there wOs MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? ONLYOIUE_
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
BECAUSE OF THE FLASHING ON AND OFF LIGHT I'M NOT
REALLY SURE HOW MANY THERE WERE
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give data or datos and locotion.
No
3. Was anyone alse with you at the time you saw the objoct? (Circle One) No
31.I IF you answered YEs, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yos No
31.2 Please list their nqmes and aidresses:
n STUMRTHALL
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
DAYTON,OH10
45409 45409
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Please give tha following information about yourself:
First Name Middle Nome
ADDRESS Di7YTON 45409 OH10
Street City Zone Sterte
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE 19 SEX MALE
Indicate any edditional information sbout yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinant.
When and to whom did you report that you had sean the object? DUT Y 33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? OFFICER FICER
28 2 1967 T1
Month Year NO7 POSITIUE DATE
Day
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 30. 3 1967
Day Month Yoar
questionnairs or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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6Mu67
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
. HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCZ BASE. OHIO 43433
ATTN OF: REPLY TO TDET/UFO 24 March 1967
6M4c67
SUBJECT: UFO Observation , 6 Mar 67
Daytors Ohie
TO University of Dayton
Stevart Hall
Dayton, Ohio 45401
Reference your Reference your unidentified observation. unidentified observation. The information which
we have received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation.
Reguest you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in
the envelope provided. Thank you for reporting your observation the envelope provided, Thank you for reporting your observation
to the Air Force. to the Air Force.
JAMES C. MANATT, COlonel, USAF C. MANATT. Colonel. USAF 1 Atch Atch
Eirector of Technolegy and Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL. INFORMATION
This questionnaire has beon propared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unldentified aorial phenomonon that you have olnervari.
Ploase try to answer as s many questlons as you possibly can. The information that ycu give will
be usad for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statenenis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information sc
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object?
Hour Minutoa
C Mack 67
(Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Doy Month Your
3. Time Zone: 3. Time Zone:
(Circle One a. Eostern Eostern (Circle Une): Doylight Soving
b. Contral Contrai b. Standard
c. c. Mountain
d. Paciflc
. Other
4. Where wer you when you saw the objeat?
StewntHall @ll
Noorest Postal Addross City or Town State or County
talDuration) -7 20
Hours Minutes Seconds
. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.2 Was objeet in sight continuously? Yes _ NoX
6.What was the condition of the sky? What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT NIGHT
a, a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy Cloudy
7.IF you sow the sbject during DAYLIGHT, where 7.IF you sow the sbjoct during DAYLIGHT, where the SUN located as you locked at the objest?
(Circle One): a. in front of you (Circle Ons): a. in front of you d. To your loft d. To your loft
b. in bock of you . Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't romember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 This form supereedes FTD 164, Jul 61, which obsolete. Seno 164
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B. IF you saw tho object at NIGlT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None Bright moonlight
b. Atew b. Dull moonlight
c. MENY c. No moonlight - pitch dark 1
d. Den't romember Don't romember
9. What rere the weather conditions at the time you sa pjoct?
CLOUDS (Cirelo Ono): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear axy 0.Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scottered clouds C.A Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick an hoovy clouds d. Snow d.
•. Don't remomber
10. The object appeared: (Circle One). 10. The objact appeared: (Circle One).
c. Solid c. Solid d. As a light
. Tronsperent iramembar
c. Yapor
1If it ppeard as a light, was it brighter than tho brightest stars? (Circle One):
c. About the same
d. Don't know
11.1 Compan ness to some common object:
mbber i
12.The adges ci tho objoct were:
(C.cloCn)a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
5. Like a bright stor
. Sharply surlined
d. Don't remember
1. Did the object . Did the object (Circle Ona for eoch queation) (Circle Ona for each queation)
a. Appeor to stand still at any time? Appeor to stand still at any time? Yos No Don't know Don't know
b. Suddenly speod up and rush away at any time? No Don't know
c. c. Break up into ports or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Give off amoke? Yes Yes No Don't know
. Change brightness? Change brightness? 0s No Don't know
f. f. Change shape? NO No Don't know Don't know
g. Flash or flickor? Elanh ~ ilicko? Don't know Don' know
h. Disappear and reappear? Y Don't know
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1.Did the object move behind something at any time, particulurly a cloud?
(Cirel One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you jnswored then tell what
1.Did the cbjser move in front of spmething at any time, particularly a cloud? To. Did The cpisar move in fronr or Gomatning dy any Yime, paricuiariy a cloua?
(Circie One): (Circle One): (x0y (roy No No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, the H! wist IF you answered YES, theH! wist
in front of: .
1. Toll in a few words the following things about the object: 17. Toll in a few words the following thi
a. Sound o. Sound_
b. Color. uhit X
.Wo wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known ubjost and ln? w
much of the objoct is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxperiment at the tirn: i l.
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
1. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the objoct or objocts. Label and include in your sketch any details E
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. -.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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(Cirele One) Yes No
Whers wer you located when you saw the object? 2. Were you
(Circle One):
a. in: the business section of a city?
o. inside a building b. In the residential suction oi a city?
b.in a co c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. in an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At seo f. Flying over open country?
g.
(Cirale One) Yos No
the following?
a. Eyegiasses Yos . Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yos f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window giase Yes No Other -
you sow
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90° 75"
NW NU
18 S
A OA A
Drow a pisture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A Aat the boginning of tho
path, a "g" at the ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
29. IF thars WEs HORE THAN ONE sojoct, then how many were there?.
Drow a pieture oi ho they wore arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that thoy were traveling.
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30. Have you ever soon this, or a similar object bafore. If so give date or dates and location.
Yes No
31.1 F yw answored YEs, did they seo the objoct too? (Circlo One) Yos No
31.2 Pineso lisr their names and addrosses:
UfD UfD , Dayt
32. Plaese give th 32. Plaess givo fallowing Infermation about following Infermation about
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NAME NAME
Lost Name First Name Middl Name
2c4
Stron City Stato
TELEPH NE NUMBER AGE 19 SEX M
I exporlence, which might bo pertinent.
33. When and to whom did you repert that you had seon the object?
6 1ln0à 1ano 67
Day Month Your
Cyl.J, 2. KolanP
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnair s been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possibl concerning the unidentified aerial phenomen that you have observed.
Please try to answ quastions as you possibly can. formation that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in c nection with any statements,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? / ThiNK 1. When did you see the object? / THiNK 2. 2. Time of day: 1-3 30
Hour Hour Minutes
28 2 1967 1967 (Circle One): A.M A.M or P.M.
Day Day Month Year
3. Time Zone: 3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a Eastern (Circle One): (Circle Onel: Daylight Saving
b. Central Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. you saw the object?
DAYTON 01410 -45409
Nearest Postel Address City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Totel Duration) 2 36
Hours Minutes Seconds
6. Cartein c. Not very sure
.Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? B! DIRECT OBSERUATION
5.2 Was objeet in sight continuously? 5.2 Was objeet in sight continuously? Yes NoX No X
6. What was the condition of the sky? What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright
b. Cloudy Cloudy 6. 6.
7.IF you saw the cbject during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? cated as vou looked at the ohiect?
(Circle One): a. In front of you To your left
b. In back of you Overheod
c. To your right Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 This form supersedes FTD 164, Jul 61, which is obsolete.