PROJECT BLUE BOOK

0. CONCLUSION
Civilian
4. NUMBER Possible (HOT AIR BALLOON)
OBJECTS
O.
. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
:
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Observer sighted light that descended
estimated 40,000 feet to 3,000 feet. very quickly from
ni-Visual traveled NE and disappeared in The light then
7. COURSE descending about 5 minutes. When
ing NE appeared the light appeared mch more red and then travel-
Coo Case light seemed to star-like. Just before disappearing the
8. travel in an irrato fashion.
PHOTOS
Yos
I No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
7.No
FTD FORM
SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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5iy anau 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF *YES.*DESCRIBE.
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s0n1 buihis bin1 hup
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND DOR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES XNO.
IF *YES,* DESCRIBE.
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. THIS QUESTIONNAIRE,
If it had becn s plane st sbout 3000ft. To 5000 f1. -
lin sure Icoald hove heard
The enqine could berr the
swish of The air. With This Thing I heard sbsolutely
noThing.
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MAC-8AFB, I11 68-3841

DEPARTMENT OF 1 THE AIR FORCE AENT OF D
HEADQUARTERS 1400 AIR BASE WING (MAC)
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS 62225
REPLY TO ATTN OF: 1400(0B) 8 January 1969
SUBJECT: UFO Report
TO: FTD(TDPT(UFO)
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
1. Attached AF Form 117 on a UFO sighting on 15 December 1968 by
is forwarded for appropriate action.
2. Weather information for Scott applicable
was as follows:
a. Winds
Altitude Degrees Knots
Surface 310 10
6,000 360 25
10,000 350 35
16,000 340 340 55 55
20,000 340 65
30,000 330 100
.50,000 50,000 330 80
b. Ceiling: None Ceiling: None
c. c. Visibility: 25 miles Visibility: 25 miles
d. Amount of cover: None
JOHN IB. DODGE, Captain, USAF 1 Atch
Assistant Base Operations Officer AF Form 117

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.
N
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
W E
WSW ESE
sw SE
ssw SSE
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 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 APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
A
2→
1
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West nhoNow ienq I uatohed ir whoNow ieng I wetohed it
< 5 minutes, itcould 5 minutes, itcould
dbouT abouT
Bidq. Bidq hore been λlittle hore been alittle tenger.
Koeln St. RoelnS
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POIN T 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. 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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OBSERVER
AF AFOGRM  17

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10. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE?
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
X NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
X 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 THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
X AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D.IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES NO. 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 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.
Aqeod mouT of lighr. os it. slways is Strect iclg.1ig4s
Iwis sbout. Bo feeT frem bldq. light but uos EJST
mo Tight
white it Traveled North 1East.
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8. WHERE WERE WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSIN ESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING X IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 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, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS S AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW o T ER F FIC AS THERE?
DID YOU DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES YES x NO. IF *YES.* DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME NO. IF DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOM OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE AND WHERE TH TH EY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS HOW LONG WAS THE THE PH ENOMENON IN SIGHT? IN SIGHT?
LENGTH LENGTH OF OF TIME TIME x CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
Approy 5 mniutos 5 mniutos
FAIRLY CERTAIN FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED? locked at my wotch the 4:30
clicrit UFO.
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.
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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.
meybe 40000 ft. Went
while out
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(/
( 1
7 ! 7
(
<shape whi le movimg to Nortlh
what /m ezl/ìiq North East
3000ft.
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to
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 ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
Nust about 100%
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it.
A. HOW DI DISAPPEAR?
After it des cen ded to the 3eeo H. it moved
North, North Esst
6 1:1
Then it just went out
wW
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE.
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.
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 SAW NOMENON? TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
.
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (StEC. City, State and Zip Code)
Hre SriThous Misscui 63111
TELEPHONE (Area code and number) AGE
48 XMALE
FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL FORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
I wos m the Hir force, I saw lots of
I cteir Thmk I usualy see thigs nrinq
I knew things dint slasys look like it reelly is But
17-02s biq, it bad te be biq te be
Js for dury look Thet big
I eclled Lembert sirport, They gave me the Scort AFB number
mhich Ieelled sbou't 1.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
DAY_15 Dee 1968
NAME MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
3 MONTH Jon. YEAR 1969
DAY_
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