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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  5 February 65 05/0900Z | Janesville, Wisconsin  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Astronomical (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  One | Astro (METEOR) of fireball class. JH H  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  8-10 Seconds | Solid object. Ball of fire. Dull. No sound. Blue color with golden rays.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Ground-Visual |   |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  SW |   |
|  8. PHOTOS |   |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No |   |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | …

M/R:

Mrs Frank McCann called. Her mother wrote from Wisconsin, stating that on Feb 5th at 3 am in Janesville, Wisconsin, she saw an object. It was beautiful and surprising, described as a blue ball, it went across the sky, had gold rays, was long and oval shape, it was low in elevation as though it was going to land. Its flight was East to West, she was looking South. She called WCTS radio and TV. The speed was about ECBO's. She has also observed meteors. Her mother's address is Mrs Floyd C Parks, 416 Locust St, Janesville, Wisconsin.

5 FEB 65
JANESVILLE, WIS.

FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
19 February 1965

Janesville, Wisconsin

Dear Mrs Parks,

Your daughter, Mrs Frank McCann, has informed us that you observed an unusual object on 5 Feb 65. Would you please complete the attached form and return it to us in the envelope provided in order that we may evaluate your sighting.

Sincerely,

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

Feb 27, 1965

I answered your form the 24th. There was a question. Did I see smoke or steam. I did not. But there was an air movement. I don't know exactly how to explain it. But if you have ever seen the way heat waves boil up on the prairie on a hot summer day with the sun pouring down that is the way the air was moving at the tail of the thing. It was clear, but looked as if the air was thickened, or whatever. There was no smoke, tho, or steam like from a jet.

Yesterday I was lying down (same place) when a plane flew by almost the same route but a little higher. The plane was the size of a…

Janesville, Wisc 53545

BURRELLE, WIS. 1965
FIRST
STATE

Project Blue Book Office
Wright-Patterson AFB
Ohio 45433

FTD-TLEW

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 quite 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 very few
d. Thick or heavy clouds
Horizon very dark for an inch at arm length

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

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? It went out of sight behind the neighbors porch and about the height of the porch

15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? No
(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. Sound none that I could hear
b. Colo…