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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  20 August 65 20/0815Z | 40 Miles South of Elko, Nevada  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian Airlines | Astro (METEOR) ☑  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Description and flight of objects in accord with Meteor report.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  10 - 15 Seconds | Brilliant white object with bluish edge like arc-welders torch. Light just went out like light being turned off. Flight East to SE. Assumed object 80-150 miles away. Speed much faster than A/C. H…

20 AUG
SF-CHICAGO

FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
30 August 1965

c/o American Airlines, Inc
55 East Monroe
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Sir,

The information received on your unidentified observation of 20 Aug 65, while on flight 200, was not sufficient for evaluation. It is requested that you fill out the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope provided.

The Air Force appreciates your interest on this subject.

Sincerely,

HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book

c/o American Airlines, Inc.
55 East Monroe
Chicago, Illinois

FTD (TDEW)
Project Blue Book
W-P AFB, Ohio 45433

Dear Sirs:

At the time of this sighting I was adjusting the radar, and by the time the copilot and engineer remarked and I looked up the object had disappeared, Therefore I turned this questionnaire over to [redacted] for completion.

Sincerely,

MEMO ROUTING SLIP
NEVER USE FOR APPROVALS, DISAPPROVALS, CONCURRENCES, OR SIMILAR ACTIONS
ACTION

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|   |  | DATE | COORDINATION  |
|  2 | FTD (TDEW) |  | FILE  |
|   |  |  | INFORMATION  |
|  3 |  |  | NOTE AND RETURN  |
|   |  |  | PER CONVERSATION  |
|  4 |  |  | SEE ME  |
|   |  |  | SIGNATURE  |

REMARKS
Since FTD was not mentioned in the address line of the attached msg, two copies are forwarded in case you did not receive it.

|  FROM | SCFA G.T. Gregory | DATE | 25 Aug 65  |
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|   |  | P…

FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
30 August 1965

c/o United Airlines,
Crew Service
O'Hare Airport
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Sir,

The information received on your unidentified observation of 20 Aug 65, while on flight 4136, was not sufficient for evaluation. It is requested that you fill out the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope provided.

The Air Force appreciates your interest on this subject.

Sincerely,

H

HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.

|  1. When did you see the o…

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
a. None
☑ b. A few
c. Many
d. Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
☑ c. No moonlight – pitch dark
d. Don't remember

9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

CLOUDS (Circle One):
a. Clear sky
b. Hazy
☑ c. Scattered clouds
d. Thick or heavy clouds

WEATHER (Circle One):
☑ a. Dry
b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Snow
e. Don't remember

10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
☑ a. Solid
b. …

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? Yes - the light just went out - no fade out on change of brilliance, it just went out like a light bulb being turned off.

15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind:

16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of:

17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a.…