PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
2. LOCATION
Crstdyivania, Va.
SRCE MORCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civil.an Civil.in Poelbler (BIRD) foelbier(BIRD)
4. NLIMBER OF OBJECTS 4. NUIMBER OF OBJECTS
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S. S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 minutes Observer sighted an object that darted lixe a birc L execpe execp.
6. it did notAnave any wings. it did notAnave any wings. The object appeared as a The object appeared as a brsy brs
TYPE OF OBSERVATION steel blue bird and when first Seen was hovering over
Ground Visual dog house. The ooject disappeared ir G
7. woods to the NNE.
COURSE . COMMENTS: The observer states several tines that the -
NNE ect looked similar to a bird except no wings could be eer.i
8. She further states that the object was just above ch : .eict
PHOTOS of thehouse and was between 20 ft and  mile away.
7 Yes states that "I went on down the steps and to the ead :
No the yard still watching what I thought was a new bird.
9. PHYSICAL VIDENCE It seems posslble that the observer did actuall; see a
n Yes bird under unusual conditionss.
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FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thls form may be used.
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TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDDWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YESNO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEEO OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENCN! GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED_ PHENOMENONI GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE_Z .
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMCN OSJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON,
WOULD REAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND OIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OSJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
It was like a toy foil covered rissi le oulled along as though floating
and floating slovly vith the zizreg notion . snd floating slowly vith the zizreg motion . 'o hav hets 'o huv hets nicht hawlis nicht hauis
they Ily - this floated and there w s no win apread. spread.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT MANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON ON ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? ELYES NO. IF "YES,DESCRIRE.
xetd int did nt 13nl.
dog>
A. DID THE PHEHOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. 0 YES HO. CHO.
IF"YES,"DESCRIBE. IF "YES,"DESCRIBE.
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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.
I started out of the hovso to ctor sore newly tra:snla ted olants
an' paurel or the stooe a rement do look towar ' the horth, It ins just
growi:s dusk and I was svrorised by what & ered at "brst to be a bright,
teel a ne Nird hovorinn ove r the dog house. I went on down the ttens and to t e end of t he yard still
I emoted the wate r and re urned wetohing whnt I thouht wee a noy bird.
I r alized that it cayldn't be a hird. It stayed all this time over wetehins it al' the while.
the dog house and gaine onlv soout five feet bsyond it - and' just a' ove it.
As I sporoached it cortirued on bevond it le surely. ur:ing as tiouch
a oar'ial rotation nnd glinti- and 'rightening alrost like a firefly vould Tlrg airost faks a Iirefly ould
had it haer that large and of this te-l color. had it baer that large and of this tel color. There we no sound and There w'e no sound and
no wi r rotion - ir aot no wing dofinituion at all. no wi r rotion - i aot no wing dofinituion at all. It gradually disappearid It gradually disappearid
i'to the rathorin- i"to the rathorin- darke ore and the woodlard beyord. an the woodlard beyord. It reflecte or gloed
and darkened al'ernat-ly well beyond the mach of" and darkened al'ernat ly well heyond the mach of our ni ht light. 11 ht light.
e" se The dogs did rot bark but thoy i n't wond to The dogs did rot bark but thoy di n't vont to cone in out o" the Don ad
red to ba ouite excitod.
Once 'sfore in 1963 I raw a sinilar and snal'er object perform Once 'efore in 1963 I caw a sinilar and snal'er object perform
in tsrly the frre feshion hile returing from work one winter night. in tasrly the frre fashion hile returring from work one winter night.
This ne late February or eorly March end dri ing about 9:3o at night
on the'wooded roud ar ohject floaled in front of the cer about mid vision
drifted slowly to the right and of. into the woods It wes an enlon ated
pear shape and -lowrd co,stantly with only slirht pule tion and with this sore blue teel ixmt i tase color.
At the time I though it might
be some sort of electronic finding de ise that had been rele sed
by the jets thet sone'ires come over. I war comning home from
Mashington and I id not parsue the ratier becaure it w s lete and coled
and I had work to do. This was s bet 2miles frim home,
Ple2so ofcns Cyring. mj hids ane
ferer upoirs in cold wetie.
snct..ing
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MLMIO FOK THS RLCORD 13 Dic.
Col. nippler wants us to send a ll7 to this lady.
virs
Spotsylvania, Va. 2253
She has been seeing Uro's over her kennels. (Blue green lights)
Colorado Colorado
because her dogs howl when the Uro's are near.

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 4BA33
REPLY TO ATTN OF:
TDPT/UFO
DEC 1 3 1967
SUNIECT:
TO: Mrs
Spotsyivania, Virginia 22553
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
- you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
CA
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2i
Radi. Rad.
IS an on this dats.

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BOB Nr 21-R258
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE
THIS QUESTIONN
AS POSSIBLE
ANSWER ALI QUESTIONS. HE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME W
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AF B, OHIO 4S433, IAW 80-17. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WTTH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENONT
DAY_ 29 MONTHC ObYEAR[93.C]
2. WHAT TIME OID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENOM? Dusk
HOUR. MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? aiut 10 mt lte
HOUR MINUTES MINUTES A.M. DA.M. P.M. P.M.
4. TINE/ZONE O DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD STANDARD
EASTERN EASTERN CENTRAL CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 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. HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
I had gone out the door to water a olant newl" set out. Looked toward I had gone out the door to water a r plant newl" set out. Looked toward
the north barn to see if ca'tle had com the north barn to see if cattle had com dowm to pate. dowm to pate Dog kennel is at log kennel is at
inreliate right acrose rive wey. The object ver ovor - Or nearly over imrediate right acrose 'rive wey. The object ves over - or nearly over
d d house and at'racted my at'ention by its metalic brichtne:s. I thought at house and at'racted my at'ention by its metalic brichtne:s. I thoucht at
first it must be a tecl reflecting the night light vhich was just comming
on with the dusk. milight the north wente'n eky behind it.
It didged and darted li hird. but there Wes no ving soredd to suoeor' it.
F reover a bird on haye heen out of the reflective light and
ark object against the twilight. this t ing keot its
glinting brightness al the way to the woods the other end of the nasture.
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6. 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 SESN. PLACE A "B° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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AF FORM 117
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SA. 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
N NE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
SW SE
SSW SSE
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1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERS
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
11. CONDiTiONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER I
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LoW luffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRRus CLouDs (High leecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL HAIL
PARTLY PARTLY CLOUDY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID C.IF THES SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN UNXNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IP SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? n YES NO. "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNXNOWN
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.
an mer lht
12. GIVE A BRIEF 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 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 LIXE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
It wss cloarcut and angular - shaped like a duck t at right be
just uol fting off the weter - with no wign soredd yet. It did not change
its shape or flutter it dabbed and dived - that is why at firet I tkixkck
thought it a bird after insectd. It never leveled off - kept the virtical Gheugrt lt a olrd arber
conforration - which a bird couldn't have done. conforration - which s bird couldn't have done.
It seered to rotate slightly glinting It seered to rotate slightly glinting g vith a retalic teel blue vith a retalic teel blue
re it did so. rs it did so.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (GheCK aPPTOpRlOte blocKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING SOVER OPEN COUNTRY -
on fort OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING1 HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENONT
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
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DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME RIRE WHEN TH WERE IN SIGHT
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME X NOT VERY SURE
alt 10 mite FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
ippyint deb,
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF NO,INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP-
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
It continued to dio adn dart in a stright line vith a variation of
not more then five feet in either uo or own variant all the way to the
darkmnss of the wooded area due north.
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CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPET
FLASH OR FLICKERI
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE1
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? 14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
I cutomatically looked in that direction as a car out of the house I cutomaticelly looked in that direction as a car out of the house
I al ays do becaust both "he dogs and the cat le are in that direction.
Ordinarily I don't look ovor the top of the dog house. The brightress Ordinarily I don't look ovor the ton of the dog house. The brightress
of the object at'racter ny eyer . the object at'racter ny eyer .
A. HOW DIDIT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
It lost itself in t e voodlard or disappoare into the night at
about tree top lovel in the wooded area north of the pasture.
B. DID THEPHENOI B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN N MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR SUILDING AT ANY TIME? FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR SUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES YES NO. NO. IF *YES,"DESCRIBE. DESCRIBE.
It we xiube just above tho l It we 3 xinbx just above the level o" the to of the level o' the to of the building all building all the the time
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15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LASEL 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.
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aivse 6u2
sl.ped 21 an
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1S. 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 M/ CH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTICN >F THE PHENOMENON *OULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
ant ai_-t 1s/
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? LOCATION. YES
HO. IF *YES,GIVE DATE AND
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES D ND. YES
NO. IF "YES," DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND AODRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING
LAST NAME, FISST NAME, MIDDLE NAME INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
ADDREss (Sor-at, City, State and Zip Code) ADDRess (Soreat, City, State and Zip Code)
Sootsylvania Va. 22553
TELEPHONE(Area code and number) TELEPHONE/(Area code and numbEr) AGE
at vork Du 3 2044 tie line 182 58
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH NAY BE PERTINENT. INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH NAY BE PERTINENT. MALE X x FEMALE FEMALE
I vork for the Departient of State and I an an PSs grade 7 wit h I vork Por the Depa
the bureeu of Intellirerce and resetrch in Nechington.
I was 3 physics Eejor at Kansas Stato collere.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DIO YOU 25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DIO YOU REPORT REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENONENON?
hutu hutin wi te bi tho f 2 C 1:/1D 1/ 10
NAMED NAME.. Mok 1<
DAY. DAY MONTH_ MONTY
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY
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