DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE—
DATE OF SIGHTINGDate not recorded
REPORTED LOCATIONLocation not recorded
FRAMES16

Machine transcription · mean legibility 83.1/100 · engines: paddle-gpu-200dpi

Transcribed Frames

FRAME 001 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
"
PROJECT KO73 RECORD CACC nETee LoNch
YU: ? 2 LOCATION
23/0004 urcen -dke,Wisconsin MUIPE
10. CONCLUSION
C. Astro (VENUS) Pos. Hit
SR OF OBJECTS
setting at
3 OESERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
uvds bserver stated that the object …. bserver stated that the object …. solid. Edges of the ujer , solid. Edges of the ojer.
VPL OF ORS VPL OF ORS RVATION RVATION were sharply outiined. The object were sharply outiined. The objecr went went down into the wwas. down into the wwas.
Voserver stated that the object could not be scen. seen. Object Object
$\fac { }$ \f}$ had no distinct sound of its own. Color; bright red to or-
ACE ange to white. Biue bottom.
old sold bov
Invesical Invesi
whe lux whe llur ghey ghey sau +
aclod o
AL EVIDENCE AL EVIDENCE Houus (c0 7 1c0
Veues
2t
FCRA
SFD 07 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be uwed.
FRAME 002 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
Copoy: Hyiak
U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL I INFORMATION
This quastionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
informat on as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
y quastions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for rasearch purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements,
conclustons, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necussary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: 10 0O.
Hour Minutes
27 if 1967 (Circle One): A.M. or (P.M.)
Doy Month Year
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): Eastern (Circle One): a. a. Daylight Saving
Central ⑥ b Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Green hake Wisconsin I
Neorest Postal Address City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Totel Duration) CO 15 OO
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? ClockiNHouse
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes No
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
dn Bright @ Bright
Cloudy b. Cloudy
7.IF you saw the oject during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b.l In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 This form supersedes FTD 164. Jul 61, which is obsolete.
FRAME 003 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
1ng7
8. IF you saw the object ot 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
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
G) Many No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
(o.)Clear sky Dry
b. Fiazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
Solid d. As a light
. Tronsporent e. Don'tremember
e. Vapor
11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighrer than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
. Brighter c. About the same
dDon' know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
12.The edges of the obiect were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
Like a bright star
6 Sharnly outlined
Don'tremember
.Did the object: (Circle One for eoch question)
a. Appear ro stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up inte parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shope? Yes (No) Don't know 7
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
FRAME 004 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
Don't Know. you answerad YES, than tell what
weads.
16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes (NO Don't Know. IF you answared YES, then tell what
in front of: _
17. Toll in a few words the following things about the object:
0. sound no sound
b. Color . Bright red to orange t white. Blue bottom.
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
corveredly one satch head
1. Draw a plsture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the object thet you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrew beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
w
S N
→
E
FRAME 005 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
(Circle One) Yes (No)
IF you answered YE
21. [ Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the objoct was?
(Cirele One) (Yos) No
22. Where were you located when you saw the abject? Wore you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car (c. In open countrysids?
Ourdoors d. Near an airfield?
dIn an airplane (type) e. Flying ovar a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
F. Other_ g. Other
24. 1 F you wer: MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? 24.1 What direction were you moving? (C Circle Ona)
. North c. East e. South e. South g. West g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fost were you moving? 24.2 How fost were you moving? miles per hour. miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yos No
25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglesses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes NO
b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope Yes
c. Windshleld No g. Theodolite Yes
d. Window slass Yes h. Other
2. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you saw.
An upside down plate this coued be
close bit not exactly the same.
FRAME 006 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
Pogo 5
27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are ot the point shown. Place or "A" on the curvad 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 objoct was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Ploce an "A" on the composs
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last sow the object.
90° 75*
60°
5 NW NT
.15 37
B 32
2. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place on "A" at the beginning of the 2Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place on "A at the beginning of the
path, a "g" at the end of the path, ond show any changes in direction during the course. path, a "B" at the end of the path, ond show any changes in direction during the course.
tilled lackt fedlocnt
foth
→BA →√$7→
29. IF there wcs MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
/
FRAME 007 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
Poga 6
30. Hove you ever soen this, or a similar object bafora. If so give date or datos ond location.
3. Was anyone olse with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Y0s No
31.1 IF you answared YEs, did they see tha object too? (Circle One) Yos) No
31.2 Please list thair names and addresses:
Sh Arentake
SreenLake
32. Please give the following information about yourself: 32. Please give V
about yourself:
NAME NAME
Last Nama Middla Moma Middlo Moma
ADDRESS ADDRESS GheeN Lake GheeNLake WISCONSIN WUISCONSIN
Stroat City Zona Zon Sr 54941 Ste 54941
TEIE PHONE NUMBER TEIEPHONE NUMBER AGE17 sex male sEx male
33.When and to whom did you report that you had seen the obiect?
28 4 67 Ter.
Day Month Your
—
FRAME 008 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
cleay edges car bit waitchid
We first spotied it in the
the bjiet at the objist at home. We werl is a fuld We wele in a filld
aco the soad from his houso
FRAME 009 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
ASTRO/VENUS)
) On Az of 300 eg 4u 69
UENUS
SETTING 2240 CST.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE OHIO 43433
:
ATTN OF REPLY TO TDET/UFO
25 May 1967
247068
SUBJECT: UFO Observation, 27 fgril 1967 21/63608
f 14 Gron Soh, W
TO
Lake, WisconeIn 54941
porf Reference your unidentified observation.
The information which
we have received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation.
Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in
C the envelope proviied. Thank you reporting your observation
to the Air Force.
210/170 20/170 JAMES C. MANATT, ColOnel, USAF JAMES C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Director Technolo: Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope
FRAME 010 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
BunLoky, Wiersin
May 3,1967
54471
Brjet Bue Bok if Offi
SAFOI
Washington, D.C. 20330
Dear Siw:
Ty neme Ilie
one mile
On apil 271967, 0tabut 10
Q.m. noand
I were I14s
. one mil west and one mile north
of Areen Lake. We wert wsta mil
and then twred noth on the Noad .
T his hos. I notid a bright
rd object in the weatirn sky
FRAME 011 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
of N
slooly to the noth and
was very chor with nocloudia
no wird.
+ We piiakly ir arex deopto
toade to get his biulare
tuns wost te aust ihich be open Whd iost le wstdehich  ypen
m. fieto aed the thef Me fieaty ard the thf
watohed the bjat wish was labout watohedh byat wish was about
the 3f o mito iay It hod a 3fo mito iay Ithod a
groand and tilted fon side to groand and lited fon side to
and lobe miovg
north theaids a small weooedhill
thrughthe lincoulas the oject
was sey abar and distinet It lohd
the the the Iheve cnolosdis thes
the It ae was about the pane
age when wiecd with the binodar.
the sijct wos shorged fomled
FRAME 012 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
to brange to whit all the time It 3
tilted once 2ow could ooe ite botton
whick wos a bhuish cotorew glo When it got near the woode
i stopped Then it tiltd troond the north and went doan into the
woode. It floodid the aa where it
was with thit light thn toould come sut agaio and mondnoth
The ligitd ovo of the woss auld and then didthe came thirg agin
be oun wy asily wthout beruls
Ifialy ameupout of the Ifialy ameupout of he
the topof & hill afto we gotenugh We gotch myeaw and went north to .
nee, We ould de itstill tooling
woth at the top liel but itwde quit .
aways away fromus.
tmaly it diappland fiomsight
FRAME 013 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
4
t comfat ho ue ban brack to the
but othe than thatit hiet
abodt 1s minitis. thele was no
noon at the time we aaw the oljeat
I cold holdly thive chatie
it was unbeliwable I neer thought it was unbeliable I never thought
Jwoaldeor we angthng like it Jwouldevr se angthng likeit
We told s lew peopl butthy We told s du peopl butthy
wouldint belie it do w juat woultit belie is no we juat
dupped i then last night e depped it then last night we
wthighes and forthe awa but
we could atill see it with the
bioudaro which ate TK5o. I
anlldiyp Ed Wills and his
camibutto
FRAME 014 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
thisis ai slose lking of the one we
sow. Whenit tirned bed the to war
bottom had ablish glow Itwa the
same shape. Dha anoas
A Wsodke Wet 1.
(th yt)
(aoytanil widuen) fron wods to wod
FRAME 015 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
We watohed it untill is laetit 5
from eight Itorl alot 20 minat
bcouse t wos mootting wery alaly
and agoin changing lols bitwe
rudded on top we sdo ther at abou
Ikroe ope getemen ar
wy loy but th w no joke
epoul could sendm apou could sendm
any infermation enuhat the any informaton enuhat the
. object couldle would geatly
appreits it Jam vogintestd apprennts it Jam vrgintested
just whatit was we saw
thank ou wey muck
foup tine
FRAME 016 / 016paddle-gpu-200dpi
SHOOTS UFO PICTURE ON HUNTING TRIP SHOOTS UFO PICTURE ON HUNTING TRIP
Sibley County, Minnesota, deputy sheriff Arthur Strauch
took this never-before-published photo, left, of a UFO, took this never-before-published photo, left, of a UFO,
while returning home from a bowhunting trip last October while r returning home from a bowhunting trip last October
along with his son, wife, and a second couple, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Grewe. The sketch, above, of the alleged
UFO was made from an aggregate description of the ma- UFO was made from an aggregate description of the ma-
chine, given by the five witnesses, shortly after the pro- chine, given by the five witnesses, shortly after the pro-
longed, close-up sighting.