NUMIIII 0' OIJICTI 5. LENGTH 0' OISIIYATION 6. TYPE 0' OISIIIYATION 9. PHYSICAL EYIDINCI 2. LOCATION Rochester, ! rinne sotu 10. CONCLUSION P babl Ball Object a_p~(tred rotmd to e:,.~. Elon.:;:t,::d u!1en vie~rad throu ;1 t~lescope. A~:'peo.red a s s. liJ."lt bri.:r~ter th::n st~rs. Zrrj_tic notion incl.ucling stati0n~.ry }l;;rioos, sudc'ien turst,s of speed, c~l.;;.]f;eo in bri01tn~ss, :!.nd fl~.:.3hi?1~ c r flic,..-:eri..l'le. 0~. ~;ct ::10Y"~d in f1"'0n t, of noon. Obs erv cd on t110 otl:s r occ2.sions in s :-lle pl ace.. Also X'dl)OX"t~d.ly o"'.:>3crv~d by F.\,\ con t.ro :i..lcrs .:~ t P...ST Air port. Obj oct cli::~1in::; .i\."':i"1 laF ele v~ 7- :!.n ~Fest to 75 de.:.; elevation in :fest. DEPARTMENT 01' THE AIR FORCE OP?ICI: 01' THE RCRKTARV The current report on Project Blue Book, the Air Force project on unidentified flying ob,1ects, is attached as requested. This repor~ conte:.ins information on the program si~ce its origin i~ 19L~. Sincerely, ComnJUnity Relations Division Office of Infor"rnation eter, Mlnae ROI r111 SLIP HQ USAF SAFOICC W ASHirJ'roN, D C (MRS HUNT) COOitDINA nON PER COfl. . VEIISATION This oftice is in receipt ot a UFO report from Gary Peterson, 1309 3rd Avenue, BW Roo hester, Minn. Request your office forwarde him an F"l'D F011a 164 to complete. FTD (TDETtT/UFt) ~plac.f'S DD Form 94. 1 Feb 110, aod DD Form e41-16-7i2N-I o,.o i5, 1 Feb~. whJcb llUl be used unUl esbau.s~. s o r.Jeth1ng ~-~l th f:iUCh s~ped ;.nd size thc;t 1 t w~ s n.Jthin5 ~e. As 1t crossed the surfsce of the mo)n, there sa definite shdow that trailed 1t. Tot-1 time of cr~ss1ng ws probbly S or 6 seconds &t the m~st. It continued upw~rd nu fin~lly stop~ed~t sbout 80 degrees ~bove the horlzoni ~nd flickered 9nd then the l1;:.ht went out. .k call to ti.e nocbee-t.-r F';..A control tower confirmed the ~1ght1ng, ~ndthey reporteu they ha been ~;tchi~g 1t for ;bout 40 minute~. They ~lso said th~t on the n1g :-~prev1ous a s1m1l~r s1ght1ng ws c~de by them. ~his refort~ .. ; .;..~ t w~!'i.;tled to. th~ Air. Fo rca in M1nne&pol1s, where ~ .... &ssume you -""" f . peopl~.' got ;hold~. or 1t. This obJect W&S &lso observed the following ( . na1o st .. G.:.r ector t:1nne:;.:otw ~s stated e3rl1er, my wife ~r1d l h~d ~ -been s 1 t t i ng 1 n the h ou s e t c, 1 k 1 n.:;; ~ a o u t UF nei ghbor br~ught up the sL:oj ~ct of ~ l~r~e telescope eittln~ 1 n t b e h o u E a ;; n a j u s t ex;. c t 1 y h o r.v c1 u c h c a u l a be s-een wi:th t t 1 s .i rroceed~u. t'J exr-1:-in t h.;t it _;;;ve very good vie~J of the mJor pl.-netG ln our sol~r system, .-s ,,,ei:l -.s other celestl.-1 oojects th$t ~re re~lly quite interesting to view un~er the t'rocer conditions. .Je then decided to set the telescooe uo I ~!lth mny bothersor.1e li~hts, buildings, na other oostructions. . ~ 1 'Ihe moon w;;s at ;;p:-.~roxi::-,.;tely 51 Ge:_::reas ;,co~/~ the L1or1zon to "'; , !( the :.VSw, in ; h;;lf ::1oon size, , lth the northern most h;;lf ~V' being 1n ver:; br1111nt l1:ht. 'Ihe telescope ~,..,s first of ll . -~;.\{ focused on ~ low power lens to set l~r~er 1 ge, then h1cher -t fOrer lens WG1S fitted ~l()ng ~lith the b~irlo~r lens cnd quite# s~ectQGUl;r vlew s offered one who h~d never seen ~nything through ~ t~lesco~e such s this. At this time bur wives cme to the b~ck y~rd, my wife br1 p~lr of 7x35 binoculars, nd ste lent tbem to !:rs o lao~ ~ t the moon. The moment they stepped out o the door, ~y ~ttent1on w~s dr~wn to ~ very bright 11ht ~t ~prrox1m~t~ly 15 degre~s &boye the horizon which w~s red ~nd blinking much th s me w~J ~ tower light for , rd1o ntenn would. I osked ~r. lf poss1oly I could . use the scofe for .., moment -nd brlng t .e ~ht into focus, &a it ~ h~d roused wy curiosity, beln~ tr"t it ,,,;,s not n&oving, onu \'Je . . ~ h .. d never noticed to~er li;ht there before. '.'Jithout botr.-erln~ .: . to chan~e the lens in the sc~I:e, I focused in ~n the ll~ht ~-:~ich aicn't see~. to be i..Jlir1n:i n.:.r. W miide note o f Lllc-.? Li.-:te :_.nd contiilL..e u t:J ;:.tch it, until l r e;li~ca t~, t suc..u-2nly l. .-, .s .tv '!i!ll li.e :xis ~li~ht incre~se in speea, :-nu trten suuaenly it ';,:--~e1,rect if:, :i:.:;.ll :,rt -Jf it hs.d f~llen 9w~y :;no burn.::?c.i .up. 1:y :.-~i="'c r e w&rkeG l:,-t :::be loe-t theobject from ths 11:.:-_ht b~in refl=ct~a '-.Jy the .r.o.Jn, ..~ut c"Jula b~ J!~de out ~sit entered this ~ntense li..::ht, c,nc it !-:- re(. to be oblong ind lite up. Just ~ row ~f lights, nothing else . ln the mtter of seconds it to~k to cross the ~urfce of ~he :l.J~n, there we; s so~neth 1ng tht; t mde me re~ l.l~e r1 rl t there th~ t tn 1 ~ \ ::-f .. .. U.S. AIR FORCI TECHNICAL IHFORMATIOtt This queatlonnaire haa been prepared 10 that you can give the U.S. Air Force 01 much information as poaaible concerning the unidentified aerial pheno,nenon that you h11ve olsery.,j. Please try to answer questlona as you potsibly can. The infOtmatlon that ygu give wiU be used for research purposes, Your name will not be used in connec;tion with any st~emenit, concluaions, or pul.llcetlans ithout yow permiasion. We requt this personGI Information 10 that if it 11 ct .. , necess-..y, we contact you fot further detail- . . . . .. _,, ~. .._ i .... ~. . ., 1. When did you , .. the object? 1. Time of day: L_f) _ Hout Mhwttta (Circle One): or 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. E.natttrn c. ountain d. Pacific (Circle ()ne): ~. Where were you when you saw the obfect? C lty or Tow" 5. How long was ol:.iect In alght? (Total Dwatltlft) a. Certain @Fairly certain 5.1 How was thua In aipt determinecJ? 5.2 Wa1 obiect in sight continuously? 6. 'Mtat wat lhe condition of the sJcy? c. Not very sure Just a guess t,v'A/Cr:l e~Tght (a ~ !l. Cloudy b. Cloudy { 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where WOI the SUN located as you look~d a~ th oeret? (Cite/_, Gn-t}: .'l. !n irftftt or you h. n baclc of yeN c. To your right FTD OCT ~2 164 Thia lot .. . .. edee PTD 164. Jul 61, whloh la obo1ete. 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice conceening the STAAS and MOat? 8.1 STAAS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle Orte): None Blight c. No I iFt -pitch clarl& d. Dan't rememl.r 9. Whot w.re the canclitlon1 et the tl~ you . CLOUDS (Circle O.J: WEATHER (Circle Otte): mist, or li.t ,.In c. Scattered c loucl1 c. Moclate ot heayy rain d. Thiele Of heoyY cloud d. Snow e. Don't remember 10. The obiect appeared: (Circle One): b. T ran a parent oa a light, vtaa it brighter than the brlghte1t 1tars? (Citcle Otte): c. About the sowse b. Dimmer -- cl. Don't lcnow to oi.Ject: zoc..L/'E K ~cz~/7- 12. The eclgea of the oltfect were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy blurrecl b. I stw d. Don't re1101MNr 13. Did tfta oliect: a. Appear to ataft41 atiU at Glif thtta? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Brealc up into porta~ explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brJ~tness? f. Change shape? IJ F tosh ot ifjdceY? h. Oi tapp !If ~ (Cirele One fer 9ach que1tlon) Don't know Don't lcnow No Don't know Don't lcnow DM't lcnow 0"" t ltno,w 14. Dl4 the obiect cllaappear whl le you were 'ilatching it? tf so, how? A 7 lAC fln1E"r1T 15. Did the obiect move behind ao'"ething at any t , particulorly a cloud? IF you answ.,ed YES, then tell what (Circle One}: Don't Know. ~ 16. Did the aiMt I~ front of ,.,..thing at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): ,.\ Yes No Don't Know. IF )'OU answered YES, the-l , .. u what 17 . Tell in a few words the following things about the obict: 18. We wish to lcnow the onl'llor aize. Hold a match sticlc at orms length In 'line with a lcnown obiect aftel n~Jf~, ?,ow . much of the ot.ject ia ccwerecl by the head of the rtM~tch. If you had performed this experilhent at the time of fl~e aightint, how much of the _,ect would have been covered by the match head? a picture that will ahow the ahape of the obiect or ot;iecta. Label and include In your Ieetch a~ detoila of the ol:tfect that you uch a wings, protrusions, tc., ancl especially exhaust troUt or yapor trail a. Place an .,., l:.aicle the to show the ditection the obiect was moving. . IJ:7PE11 ~cP R!!cJ.A~ ~tJ/TH ,tY/R'rj) Ej/F Tr!eCcJGt+ TELESCO/~ . 3), Do you thinlc you can esthnate the spHd of the ol,fect? (Circle o,.J Yes IF you answer.d YES, then what speed would you esthr.ate? ------ - 21. Do you thinlc you can estf;nate how far away froen yau the obiect was? (Circle One) . IF you answer.d YES, then how for away would you aoy it was? ---------.