Unidentified Flying Objects / Project Blue Book
THE IDENTIFICATION CHECKLIST
These are drawn from actual
training materials used to help civilian and military witnesses identify what
they saw in the skies. They are
extremely helpful in understanding how to identify those cases of unidentified
flying objects described in case files and verify those that cannot be readily
identified as ordinary or natural objects misidentified.
BALLOONS
Shape: Round, cigar, pinpoint or bowling pin
Size: Up to 100 ft. size (generally appears pinpoint to pea
held at arm’s length)
Color: Silver, white, or tints of color. Dark against clouds.
Speed: Speed-large scale erratic speed ruled out. In general,
hovering to slow apparent speed.
Formation: Single to cluster
Train: No train or trail of exhaust
Sound: No sound
Time in Sight: Longer time
Course: Straight with gradual ascent unless falling
Lighting: Usually at sunset or sunrise
AIRCRAFT
Shape: Conventional to circular or elliptical
Size: Pinpoint to
actual
Color: Silver to bright yellow. Jet exhaust may be yellow to
red.
Speed: Angular speeds.
Small objects crossing major portion of sky in less than a minute can be
ruled out. Aircraft will not do such; meteors will.
Formation: 2- 20; more than 20 likely birds.
Train: May or may not have train, trails or exhaust
Sound: Loud to shrill. Zero to loud; loud to low depending on
altitude or winds aloft. High enough – no sound.
Time in Sight: More than 15 seconds; usually 1-2 minutes
Course: Steady. Straight or gently curving. Not erratic – may
appear still if approaching head one.
Lighting: Night or day
METEORS
Shape: Round to elongate form
Size: Pinpoint to size of moon
Color: Flaming yellow, red, green, or blue possible (and
combinations with white)
Speed: Crosses expanse of sky in a few seconds, except of
coming head-on
Formation: 1: Can break apart; occasionally can appear as
small group
Train: Luminous trail may appear briefly (seldom lasting
longer than 30 minutes). Usually day but can be visible at night under right
conditions
Sound: None
Time in Sight: Longest 30 seconds; generally less than 10
seconds
Course: Generally straight down but not necessarily. Can
rarely curve up slightly (giving a slight rise to movement)
Lighting: Mostly night but can be seen in day
Other: Exceptionally bright ones are “fireballs” or “bolides”.
Rare and very spectacular, occasionally known to light up large areas to
daylight levels. Origin of these is still debated.
STARS/PLANETS
Shape: Pinpoint to star like
Size: Never appreciable
Color: Yellow, white to rainbow variations
Speed: Stars apparent speed carry them East to West; may seem
erratic due to air fluctuations and psychological factors as the mind
compensates
Formation: No clusters (beyond well-known night time
constellations); a report of 4-5 bright clustering lights would rule out stars.
Train: None
Sound: None
Time in Sight: Clear stars are visible. Rise and set over
course of the night
Course: Always described in 24 hr. cycle around pole; in sky
moving E-W; stars in the west sky set within 1 – 2 hours; stars in the east,
always go higher in the sky
Lighting: Night but can – rarely – be visible in the day
Shape: Round to elliptical
Size: Pea size at arm’s length to large luminous glows;
depend on cloud height
Color: White fluorescent
Speed: Stationary to fantastic
Formation: Usually one but occasionally 2-3
Train: No train, trail
or exhaust
Sound: No sound
Time in Sight: Generally long
Course: Circling, stationary, erratic; small tight arcs;
scattered clouds can give the impression of movement
Lighting: Night
OPTICAL PHENOMENA
In this category fall reflections, sundogs, mirages and they
vary in form by category.
Size: Star like to luminous glow
Color: Generally yellow
Speed: Stationary to fantastic
Formation: Any
Train: No train, trail, or exhaust
Sound: No sound
Time in Sight: Any
Course: Any
Lighting: Day and night
Other: One of the standard types is a “sundog”, with one to
four images placed alongside the sun with a halo circle at intervals of 90
degrees. Another report is often a bright planet or even the moon shining
through the light overcast clouds. Mirage reflections are said to occur
frequently when
temperature inversions exist in the atmosphere.
This is an extremely rare and hard to find illustrated booklet on questions and answers on UFOs. During the dawn of the UFO age, the United States government could not identify correctly those mysterious flying objects published a 40 pages booklet entitled: Aids to identification of flying objects (1968). As a result that this saucer menace could be otherworldly beings or secret communist weapons, they decided to publish this booklet as a guide for properly identifying these flying objects. This title has the following chapters: INTRODUCTION, SHAPE, METEOROLOGICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL FACTORS, RADAR SIGHTINGS, PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS, PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, VISUAL PERCEPTION, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, BIBLIOGRAPHY. Saucerian Publisher was founded to promote Flying Saucer, Paranormal, and the Occult books. Our vision is to preserve the legacy of literary history by reprinting editions of books that have already been exhausted or are difficult to obtain. Our goal is to help readers, educators, and researchers by bringing back original publications that are difficult to find at a reasonable price while preserving the legacy of universal knowledge. This title is an authentic reproduction of the original US Airforce's Aids to identification. This book is a facsimile reproduction of the original printed text in shades of gray. Because this material is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protect, preserve and promote knowledge in the world. This book has been formatted from their original version for publication to letter size. IMPORTANT, although we have attempted to maintain the integrity of the issues accurately, the present reproduction could have missing and blurred pages poor pictures due to the age of the original scanned copy. Because this material is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protect, preserve and promote knowledge in the world.
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