PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8227344

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONDuluth Minnesota

FRAMES5

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MULTIPLE SIGHTING PROJECT
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
9 Sep 60 Duluth, Minnesota Was Boiloon
000 Probobly Balloon
3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bailoan
DATE-TIME GROUP 4.
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Aiscrait
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT52350Z AiVisual Air-intercepi Radar Possibly Aireralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Military 000 Probobly Astronomical Meteor
XNo PossiblyAstronomicai
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. COURSE Other
000 Insullicient Data for Evaluation
5-6 sec one SW Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Pear Pear shaced shaced object, size of basketball, leading Probably very large and very bright large and very bright
edge edge bright green, midsection bright white, meteor.
tall tall oright boright yellow which tapered. Did not
leppear appear to be traveling as fast as a meteor.
Disappeared Disappeared instantaneously.
ATIC PORM ATIC PORM 329 322 (RZY 26 3EP 52)
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9
1960 SEP 10 16 57
NNNNVCZCS2A131ZCDUA744 FELEPHONED.
PP RJEEST 10 CATIENNS 0
TE RUJEDDU 6 TIME
Date OSEOT 3
P 181120Z 4
EM COMER 343RD FTR GP DULUTH MUNI APPT MINN .
RJWFAL/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO
JEDAH/COMDR 3OTH AIR DIV TRUAX FIELD WIS .
JEESO/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PAT ERSON AFB OHIO
BJEZHO/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH 25 D C .
BJEZHO/SECRETARY OF AIR FORCE SAFIS WASH
FJEDSI/COSMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ,
JEZDKO JEZD TRACK L HANS COM BEDFORD FORD MASS 4E2
. .
NCLAS/ DU-PMP-A 9111 ATTN AFCIN ATTN AFCIN-4A . .
4-4x2
SUBJECT: UFO .
. LESCRIPTION OF OBJECT LESCRIPTION N OF OBJECT
HOFIZONTAL PEARSHAPED
2) BASVET3ALL SIZE BAS BALL SIZE . • @
(S) LEADING EDGE-BRIGHT GREEN, MIDSECTION-BRIGHT IHITE,
TAIL-BRIONT YELLON
(-) ONE
(S) NO INFORYATION
9-0-605:50F.M. Borishtal pear whuite, tail yellev,
3-aw, tewed for Deleth Ab,
Minsesde.
0
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PACEE TWO FJEIIU S
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(G) NO IISCERNIBLE FEATURES
(7) EID HAVE A TAPERET TAIL C
(M) NO SOUNT APPARENT
C
(9) DIF NOT APPEAF TO BE MORE THAN 1S TO 15 THOUSAND FEET
HICH NOR TRAVELING FAST AS COMPARED TO A METEORITE. C
B. LESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S):
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(1) OBSERVED BECAUSE OF ITS BIIGHT LIGHT CONTOUF.
(C2) ANGLE FIRST OBSERVEL ABOUT 68 IEC C
(3) ANCLE UPON IISAPPEAFANCE ABOUT 15 IEG C
(4) FLIGHT PATH IESCHIBED AN ARC FROM THE NORTH TO THE
SOUTHWEST/WEST. NO MANEUVERS. C
(5) OBJECT DISAPPEARED INSTANTANEOUSLY AT ABOUT 15 IEC. C
(6)0 OBJECT VISIELE FOR FIVE TO SIX SECONIS.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION 0
(1) GROUNI VISUAL
(Q) NO OPTICAL AIES (2) NO OPTICAL AIES 0 0
(3) SIGHTINGS MAIE BY PERSONAEL ON THE BY PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND AT GROUND AT IULUTH IULUTH
AIR BASE, MINN. .
D. TIME D. TIME E ANND DATE OF E ANND DATE OF SIGHTING
(1) 23527 9 SEP 60 C
(2) LICHT CONLITIONS, NUSK
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IENTIFYING BASE SA, AIR POLICEMAN. IST LT CHARLES A D
ITH FIS, FIGHTER LEHMAN," AOSCSSIG,
INTERCEPTOR R PILOT. SSGT EUGEIE A. GREEN,
F17374703, 411A FTD, GROUND PONEF O
EQUIPYENT INSTRUCTOR. AIG
VARL F. CLARK, AF185400-4, 34SFT CAMRON, AIRCRAFT I MECHANIC. 0
MC WILHAY W. LEDSETTER, AF1LBS7756, SLORD
CAMPON, AIRCRAFT 0
343PD FIGHTER GROUP, 0
OPERATIONS S OFFICER.
G. VEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF
SIGHTINGS: 0
(1) 03SEFVERS ACCOUNT OF VEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAP AND 15 MILES
VISISILITY.
()WINDS 0008 FT 290 DEG AT 31K
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12000 FT 322 1E6 AT 28K 322 1EG AT 28K
16320 FT 16020 FT 312 IEG AT 43K 312 IEG AT 43K .
30200 FT 300 DEG AT 34Y 300 BEG AT 344
30232 FT 282 IEC AT 43%
50030 FT ..
320 LEG AT 42Y
82002 FI 282 130 AT 20
NO CEILING O
4 VISINILITY CLEAR 15 MILES PLUS O
I NO CLOUr COVER
THUNLERSTORMS, NONE
1 REYP 34 LEG, DEWPOINT 45 2

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J. NO AIRCRAFT OR BALLOON RELEASES IN THE AREA
K. POSITION AND TITLE HTING OBJECT LISTEI IN
PARAGRAPH F.
L. NO EXISTENCE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, SUCH AS MATERIALS AND J
PHOTOCEAPHS.
M. F REMARKS: MAY BE MOONTUST
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DUE TO NATURE OF MILITARY ACTIVITIES, IT WAS DEEMED UNWISE TO
DRAW UNDUE ATTENTION OF CIVILIAN MEIIA TO THIS MATTER OR TO 0
OPEN IT TO PUBLIC CONJECTURE THAT THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN UNUSUAL
INPUT. IF INVESTISATION BY THE INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE SIGHTINGS
AS REPORTED TO LOCAL NEWS MEDIA IS IEEMED DESIRABLE, SUCH AS REPORTED TO LOCAL NEWS MEDIA IS LEEMED DESIRABLE, SUCH
ACTION WILL BE COMENCED IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF ADVICE ACTION WILL BE COMENCED IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF ADVICE
TO THIS S EFFECT. EFFECI.
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