PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION other (CONFLICTnn DA'~) Civilian 1. NllMBE r< O r :'3JECTS 'J.':..o Description, duration, sp 9ed a m elevation in con i1.icij. !J. L ENGTH OF OSSERVATION ll. BRIEF SUMM y AND ANALYSIS 20 Uinutes t .. TYPE OF 03S:~VATION Gronnd-Vis~J.al 7 , COURSE !3. F r!OTOS ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Tre t;.o objects a~ared so lid ani as a :Light.. Brijl~, li.l<.:3 a big !!n tch burning. 0~ ecta mo'dng a way i'rcna !::a.ch ot.h~::-. Esticated speed to be 2000 mph arxl thousands of ndlea d.Way. Objects di sa.ppea.red by .fading out of sight. 8. IF you s ow the objctct at NIGHT, what did you notice cunc...tming th3 STARS and MOON? 9. Whe t were :-e .lfdather conditions at the tim~ yoo saw tha obj~ct? CLOUDS (C1:cle One): . a. -~lear sky b. Hazy. c. Scatte1e d clouds d. Thick or ~f)avy clouds 10. The object o:::l'Oar~d: (Circle On'!:): As ? light t rem~mb,, 11. If it opp.,ored as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle) One ): ,a~ .Bright.! c. About the sam~ b. Dimmer d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightne~s to SOf!le common obi-''=':. The edges of the object wemt: (Circle One): a. F z.y_or blurred~ b. Uke a bright stor c:. Sharply outlin'!d d.. Don't rem~mbo!tr 13. Did th~ obj"c:t: (Circ/(.) One for ooch qJe~tion) Don't know Don't kno w o. Appear to stand still ot ony t ime? b. Suddenly spesd up and rush away at any time? Don't know c. Breok up into part.-or explod.,? Don~ !<now Don't kolO'H d. Give off "irnok~'? u. Change br igh ~ness? f . Chong~ shoP"? Don't !<no .v Don't kno,y g. Floo;h or fl i:k~r? Oi.soppttor end r~app.,cr? Don't l<now U. Did the object di :;appear whi Ia you wer$ watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behind something at any time particularly a cloud? (Circia Ona): Don't Know. IF you answared YES, th<!'n tall whet 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Cil'cle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answerecl YES, then tsll what in front of: 17 . T:11l1n a few words the followinw things about the obiec:t: Wa wish to know the angular size. Hold a match ~tic1c at arm's langth in line with a lmown object and nate how- much of th& object is covered by the hued of th~ match. If y ou had p.,rformed this >!Xperim t at th~t tirne of t:,., sighting, how much of the object would havs been cov~mtd by the match head? Draw a p ictunt that will show the ~hope of the object or obj"cts. Label and include in your s!<~rch any detai Is 1 of the object t!-\at you saw such Ci wings, protrusions, etc:., and espec:iatly exhaust tra ils or vnpor t ra il s . l Place an orra""' ida the drawing to sho w ths dir~ction the objttct was moving. l 20. Do you think you can cstir:not' the spaad of tha obj~tct? {Circle One) IF you answ.-.red' YES, then what speed would you estimat? 21. Do yeu think you con estimate how far awoy from you the obj~c.t was? (Cir::l~ One) No IF you an'Sw~r~ YES, then how far away would you say it was? ---+--/.,J-) _..:.1_' 22. Where w-sre y01) located when you sa_. the object? ( C ire/'! One); a. Inside a bui!d ing b. ln u car c. Outdoors. d. In an air~:<:ne (type) 23. Were you (Cirde One) ~,;.-.ln-th.LJt4sJ~e3s sectionf,f ~ c i!Y?. ._, ; b, Iii the ntsidentiol section of a c ity? ./ d. Near on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? IF you war& MOVING IN AN AUTOM03 :LE or other v~hicl!t at the time, than complete tho following questions: 24.1 What dir-,c:tlon W!tre you moving? (Cirele One) a. Nor;+, c. E<:st e. South g. Welt b. Northeast d. South$aSt f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? _,J i les per hour. 2J.3 Did you stop at any time while you ware looking at the object? (Circle One) No Did you oburve the objact through any of the following? o. Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars . Yes No ' Sun glasn' f. Telescope Windshiftld Theodolite Window glos.s Yes No 26. In ord"r that you can give as claar a picture as possible of what you saw, desctibe in your own words a c ommnn object or objects which, when ploc"d up in the sky, would give the s<:me appearance as the object which you saw. In h~ following sketch, imagine that you ore at the poir"t shown. Pi..JC1 (':rt ":,"on :!1' ... urv :d lin ' t-:> sh:>.., h ) W t high the obj$Ct was above the horizon (skyline) when y ou first sow it. Ploc~ o " R t)n th-! ; or1a ct;rv'!d l1n., 10 I .show how high th' object was abovs the horizon (5kyli11~) 'finan you 1'1~ ! .>nw iL Flu::! on wh~n you Fi;st saw it. Place a "B" on the C\">mpo~s wher<l you /a:;r . 'lw t Oro ~,a p ic-:'Jr., that will s how the mcr:~n that tho object or objects ma~e. Ploc-d en "A" a1 the bogi,,ning of th-e J po~, a "S" at the e nd of the p::Jth, r.:r.d show any changes in direction during tha coursct. ~ 29. IF thare was MORE THAN ONE obj,ct, then how many VIera there? .::." !' ...... ==-~-- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show th~ dir~ction that they were tra1eling. j 30. Hovtt you ever sa"'n ;his, or a similar obj~ct b~for~. If so give date o r dotes and locat ion. 31. Wa$ anyone els~ with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF y<>u ons ... ared YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Pleas~ l:st their names and address~s: 32. PI.Jase giva the following information about yourself: F lrst Ncam TELEPHONE NUMB Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which rniqht b., pertinent. Wh8n and. to whom did you report that you had seen the object? Month Y .,ar 3~. Dute you compl~t-.d th i s _qu~stiottn.:Jira; Information whic:h you feel pertinent and which is not odaquately covered in t h.., s~cific points of the questionnaire or a narrative e:.<planation of y our sighting. F' rD ( TDEW) ~7rigb.t-Patterson .AFB, Ohio 14 Septemoer 1965 The d~scription of the objects which you obaarved on the night o:r 26 .July 1965 are s1 m1lar to meteors. However, the duration of t~a y minutes is not consistent vith this evalu~tion. Tt e dura- tic~ is vary confusing since you indicate that the obj~ct was trs.reling at 2000 mph. Also., an object at the distance vhich you i=dicated ~ld show no detail. Tha direction of one object, speed and altitude reported indicate9 a poasiole satellite observation, but the description of the object is not in accord with this evalu- at~on. No time motion sequence was given :for the two objects. T:.,; most likely expla..'"l.a.tion in view of' the conflicting d9.ta presented, i s ~ jet aircraft Yith afterburner. Your description of t h e object, llie tl burning match, and the flight is ronsistent "..ri th this. analysis, ho~ever, a duration of 20 minutes is t oo long for an aircra~t to be observed. The case has been evaluated as conflicting data, in view of th~ description, duration, speed and elevation or altitude of the The attached brochure gives the results of our project since its inception. Project Blue Book is an unclassified project. The Air Foree does not engage in any activitias 3Ucb a a you have indicated in your letter of 8 September 1965. Nor do we request the FBI or local of~icials to do so. The Air Force regards all '~tnesses as reliable and sincere and does not question t.'le integrity of t"lose reporting sightings. Your reyo::-t was forwarded to us rom Los Angeles and the nddi tionsl fol"!.tl ~as &ent to you because no evaluation c~ld be 1wade on the orizinal data ih1ch \o7e received. This is tbe only contact "'..rhic h we have had with you and your report has received the evaluation giYen in our prev.t oua paragraph. No further investigation into this natter 1-1ill Sincerely, -TIECTOR .'QUINT~1TILI.A, Jr . 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