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
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) .
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(2) 1447 PDT CMA 19 AUG 1952 CMA
VISUALLY FROM GROUND.
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ROJECT 1O073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL
T. DATE LOCATION 3. TIME
Local: jyy2201
19 1ng 52 Rid Blnd P Calif Zobra:
4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE CROUND? 1es CINo
Milaked Eye
L]Binoculars
C Teloscope
7Theodolito
5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADARY C Yes TINo
CiBy One Sot
CBy Turo Sets
CIBy Three Seta
6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR? You D-No
A/C Observed Objoct
C]Interception Attompted
No Intercept Attompted
7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRANBLED TO INTERCEPTY LTYes No
A/c Scramblad
C]Visual Contact Made
CA/I Contsct Made
No Contact Mado
B. DID OBJECT CHANGE DIRECTION AT ANY TIME? "1Yes ETNo
CNormal
rlViolent
9.1F Blinking
1Stoady
10. LENGTH (GHT: L11-15 Seconds
1-5 Mimutes
17 Over 10 Mimutes
1I. REPORTING AGEN nber and lailing ddress)
C.C28
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. WHAT ASTRONOMICAL ACTIVITY W NOTED? No
T3. DTD OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCHI DOWNWARD? I IYes F10
. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? ! ! Yes +N0
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? TiYes PINo
16. TIME OF SICHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE O (Data From Air Almanac)
CNight
Day
CSunrise
[lSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
17. WERE AIRCRAFT NOTED IN AREA? JYos 0
LlOno Aireraft
Cllore Than One Aircraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? 1Yes
19. WERE THERE INDICATICNS OF RIGH EACKGROUED NOISE: Yes PTio
PO. WAS THE OBJECT VILMED ABOVE TSO ELEVATION (es L1 No
ATIC Test Aug 52)
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21, EVALUATION OF SOURCE: 22. DETAILS EPORT:
Excallent Good
Good ClFair
Fair TPoor
Poor Insufficient to Evaluate
Unreliablo
Extremely Doubtful
C] Hoax
23. FINAL EVALUATION:
Was Ci Was Balloon C Was Astrononical
Probably Balloon Probably Asnomical As nomical
ClPossibly Balloon Posaibly Asironomical Posaibly A:ironcmical
C Was Aircraft 3woooet othert
C7Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft tion
Unknown
ArIC Tost Form 33h (13 Aug 52)
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AUG 2 8 1952
Red Bluff, California
Dear
Your reoent raport of unidentified aerial phenomena has boon
recsived by the A reaslved ty Chs Air Teobnioal Toobnloal Intelligenos Genter. I Intelligenoe Center. Inolosed ia a Inolosed is a
questionnaire, questionnair which, whan whie whan completed by you completed by you and roturned in the and roturned in the
inclosed, self-addressed enyelopa, wili Inclosed, self-addressed enyelopa, wili aid in atandardising the aid in standardising the
data and wi data and ide a completa record le a completa record of the occurrence. of the oce
Your interest Your interest 1no the matter and the matter and spirited
deaire to bo of se deaire to bo of se greatly greatly appreciatad. appreciated.
Sincerely
2 wiO
2 Inols ROBERT E. KENNEDY
a/s Major, USAF
Air Adjutant General
7-3719-12-
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TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTTONNAIRE
SECTION A
1. When did you see the object:
1.1 Date: Day Month Year
1.2 Time of Day: Hn. A.M. or P.M. (Circle One)
Hrs.
1.3 Time Z Zone: (Circle One):
a. Eastern g. Pacific
b. Central e. Other
c. Mountain
(Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Standard
1.4 Circle one of the following
your answer to the above question l.2:
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
Postal Address City or Town State Country
Additional Remarks:
3. Where wer
(Circle One): Inside a building d. In an airplane
b. In a car e. At sea
c. Outdoors f. Other
3.1 Were you:
(Circle One): a. In the business section of a city?
b. In the residential section of a city?
c. In open countryside?
d. Flying near an airfield?
e. Flying over a city?
f. Flying over country?
g. Other
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SECTION B
6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you the object?
Try to list the activity or activities and the approximate amount
of time spent on each.
7.
Yes or No
IF
7.1 What direction vere you moving?
(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g• West
d. Southeast h. Northwest
7.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
7.3 Did you stop at any time while you vere looking J object?
(Circle One): Yes or I No
8. What direction were you
(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g. West
d. Southeast h. Northwest
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8.1 What direction were you looking when the object disappeared?
(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g. West
d. Southeast h. Northwest
8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of
your answer to the and 8 and
8.1).
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b.I Fairly certain d. Just a guess
9. Were you wearing eye object? (Circle One):
Yes ies or or No NO
10. 10. How was the object seen? How was the object seen?
(Circle One): a. Through window glass e. theodolite theodolite
b. b. Through windshield f. f. Through sunglasses sunglasses
c. Through binoculars g. g. Through open space
a. Through Through n telescope telescope h. Other Other
11. What do you rea What do you reme about the weather conditions u saw the saw the
object?
11.1 11.3 WEATHER (Circle One)
a. Clear sky a. Dry
Hazy b. Fog, Mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember Don't remember
11.2 WIND (Circle One) 11.4 TEMPERATURE
a. No wind a, Cold
b. Slight breeze Cool
c. Strong vind Warm
Don't remember d. Hot
e. Don't remember
SECTION C
12. Estimate how long you saw the object?
Hours Hinutes Seconds
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12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how ce:
answer to Question 12:
2. Certain c. Not very sure
. b. Fairly sure d. Just a guess
13. Did the object look: ( (Circle One) Solid or Transparent
14. I Dic object
(Circle One for each question)
14.1 Change direction? Don't know
14.2 Change speed? Don't know
14.3 Change size? S Don't know
14.4 Change color? Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or 99999) 999 Don't know
explode?
14.6 Give off smoke? Don't know
14.7 Change brightness? S Don't know
14.8 Flicker, throb, or Don't know
. pulsate?
14.9 Remain motionless? Yes No Don't know
15.I Did the object give off a light? (Circle One): Yes_ No Don't know
answered
16. the object?
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16.1 Sound
16.2 Color
17. IF there there?
Draw a picture of how they arrow to show the
direction they were traveling.
th
18. I Did the object at any time:
18.1 Move behind something? Don't know
IF you answered YES, ehind.
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you saw? (Circle One):
a. Pea Automobile
b. Baseball Small airplane
c. Basketball Large a airplane
d. Bicycle wheel Dirigible
e. Office desk j. Other
19.1 your
answer to Question 19. answer to Question 19.
a. Certain c. Not very sure Not very sure
b. b. Fairly certain Fairly certain d. d. Uncertain Uncertain
20. Try to tell Try to tell the following llowing things about the object:
20.1 How high above the earth was it? feet.
20.2 20.2 How far was it from you? feet or or miles,
20.3 How fast was it going? miles per hour. miles per hour.
20.4 Circle one of the folloving to indicate how certain Circle one of the following to indicate how certain are of your are of your
answer to the above questions:
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
21. Hou did the object from view?
(Circle One): Suddenly C. Other
b. Gradually d. Don't remember
SECTION D
22. In the following sketch, imagine your eye at the point shown. Place an "A"
on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon
(skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" to show where it was when
you last say it. Overhead
C
Horizon
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23. In the following sketch place an at the position the object was when
you first saw it, its position wher you last saw it.
Overhead
Horizon
You
24. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place an
"A" at the beginning of its path and a "B" at the end of its path.
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Sent
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25. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object. Label and include
in your sketch any details of the object that you saw and place an arrow
beside the draring to show the direction the object was moving.
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SECTIONE
n an object like this?
(Circle One): Yes or No
26.1 IF you answered NO,
you see other ones?
27. In your opinion was and what might have caused
it?
28. Give the following information about yourself: Give the following information about yourself:
NAME NAME
Last Name First Name Middle Name
ADDR 7
ADDRESS eet Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job? .
Age
Sex x-
29.
(Circle One): Yes or No
(Circle One): Yes or Mo
29.2 Please list their names and addresses: