PROJECT BLUE BOOK

LSNRNOPATE
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
daGUST- 6 SPr, 1961 Was Bolloon
22-0i2 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. Ai-Visual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
Yes DO 0DD Probably Astronomical
8 No 0 No Civilian Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_ Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Dcta for Evaluation
Unknown
Vaired Several NNE/SSW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Thing in sky appeared to be star but was fladh- Fm information reported it is possible
Cter long time started to that one of more objects could have
star to side and then up been balloons, either large ugper-aid
over top of alled nearby TV station & or smaller weather balloons. Objects
police dept. getting no explanation I tried to also could have been a/e lights, stars
contact weather bureau but got no answer. Fid- which appeared stationary or which
ally got explanation fm Eau Claire Police. Sey- appeared as broken clouds moved with
ing probably weather balloon reflecting city's winds. Due to fact that this sighting
florescent lights. Couldn't think of any city in occurred approx 2 mox. ago and did
direction large enough to do it, but left it not prompt any other reports to UsAF,
go at that. Saw same thing on several FTD does not intend to pursue further
occassions.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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todα to contact Pand tily,
Tead the civil dfenae unll
Cai Claire umable
to nack him him e again called again colled
te the . Can Clain 7 Clain Pocice Bst and Pecici Bt.aul
ouserbul in ditail what t had aucenbu an. ditail what ot had
s. wh s. Wk snggeote that snqgeete that
call the "local 660 police
Chippera Falla repuesting that
they sond o2 sguad sar to
wetress wtat we mire sng 2
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or not. xoth mithr and
2 uent tack ot to ie
thn ctget in thie noith aL
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overhead at abent 70 angl
To the oun sck fom whre
we stod. acinted it int t
My mothie ixcticly. at first
g thoght it nal -a Mane. .t
sumed to seemed to b2 b2 choor than 1 cloer than 1000ut
fom fom 112. 112. it NOA vod morng ot
2 2. mudinatily fast. muairatily frt speed. xpeed. Itwe itwoe
all all lt lt 2 with xellitik crange kellin tit crange
lights. 2,4 St 0,1 looked like aninibmins
Sasuenger hine
with intiion although
st conldn't mali ont ite snapee,
ixciT thit L-a and long
auite a thi fuct thlt
moe 4 ste lights were Jaching.
all bulned a stealy peliobrish
glot. It had light o7 the rear
whick whick 10 turning burning a buglt crang
inonghd inonght jlana thid E 6 to
alay
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MX ) 1 020 2 on the 52 51 the the
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no such ligite. 2l watohidit
~52 aont 20 to t 30 acorie
as it traveled it travled out o sight 2e a42
I hiatineal to se it it liatinea to sue it. it wad a plane. wad a plane.
It made mo sind! if it
had feen had leen La ha plone plan ss alou as
it it semed senec surely we would
Love heard it.
1 went Lack ito the tovee
ani whowa 15 D sguadcar.
Wwo sficire are Lanaged whin
x showed 11 thim how there
no to objite in the noth
and one n the wrst, all flashing
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got aucthe another olier fiier to ioch at thim. Io toike at thim.
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nuch auch putln thne the cihiv, told
m sain aaai that trie object nigut trie obpectd mgut
be he weather weather Laslone Latlone ank thit thit
the on that miiob fail maf
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xi conld thike 2dkn -
he to expolsin the othee thing
with its giani yellow sghth
and n0 sond coltct. He
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should ath
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about 11:45 P.M., Dipmbe6
thre ca. Ct 12.30
wel all gone. On Lepten-
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to 0npe mi riligins teachings.
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Oct 23
Dear Sirs:
The letter you will find is the same one I sent to General Mills' Balloon
and Aerospace Systems Department in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I received an
answer from tment which read as follows:
"I have read with considerable interest your letter of September 6 in which
you describe many strange sigh
"The General Mills Company, the University of Minnesota, the G. T. Schjeldahl
Compeny, and Raven Industries, all n a few hundred miles of Minneapolis,
have been releasing many balloons. We released two on September 6. It is entirely
does not fit the payloads that we happened to be flying. I wonder whether you are
aware of the fact that the U S. Air Force has been investigating for years reports
by citizens of this country on strange objects in the sky. They call these sights
"UFo" or Unidentified Flying Objects. Many intelligent and responsible people have
sworn to seeing these sights. A book has been written about this, in fact it has sworn to seeing these sights. A book has been written about this, in fact it has
been the object of a television program and articles in Life magazine.
"I am taking the liberty of returning your letter "I am taking the liberty of returning your letter which you sent to us and I which you sent to us and I
suggest that you send it to the U. S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio, end get their statements. Good Luck."
I hesitated quite a while in sending this letter in the hope of gathering
additional information. On any clear nights now we are able to see some things
in the sky which are similar to our previous sightings in every respect except
one--they no longer move. It has been explained to me that th ese things could
be stars with air currents causing th e flashing; and so they could be, but what
about the ones that moved? Up until this year, I have never seen stars flashing
such distinct colors. Even through x 50 binoculars the cc very distinct.
I would like to add that I have not since seen anything resemble the thing
with so many lights that went over our house.
I hope you have some answers to these
will send them to me as soon as possible.
Thank you, Joay
Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Sept 6
Dear Sirs: Dear Sirs:
I am writing to you at the suggestion of our local police department to answer
a question which has several of us extremely curious. It's about some objects
we've seen in the sky.

Weather Bureau, but got no enswer. Finally I got an explanation from the Eau
Claire Police Department which satisfied me. An orficer told me that it was more
then likely a weather balloon reflecting a city's florescent lights. I couldn't
think of any city in that direction large enough to do it, but left it go at
that anyway.
About three weeks later we saw the same thing in the same direction, ebout
NNE. After watching it fo ile we
were others. Then we saw what appeared to thing only quite
a way farther off in the opposite direction, about SSw. After standing still
for about l5 minutes it suddenly started to move very rapidly. We saw it racing
in an easterly direction faster than any jet plane I've ever witnessed. It moved
a long way and was still moving when we lert for home to call somewhere to tell
of what we had seen. I contacted the airport in Eau Claire. The man there said
he could see the one in the north, but was uncertain as to what it was. He sug-
gested that it might be a weather balloon too. When I told him of the speed of
the second one he said it may have gotten caught in a jet stream (to me it seemed
to move too far too fast for that). He then said I should call him back if any-
thing else developed, as he had to make a weather broadcast. I went outside only
to see another one as bright as the first, shining in the west. I called him
haok: T ohoula
Department. A police officer told me to contact Paul Boley, head of the civil
defense unit in Eau Claire. Being unable to reach him I again called the Eau
Claire Police Dept. and described in detail what we had seen. The officer sug-
gested that I call the local police in Chippewa Falls requesting that they send
a squad car to witness what we were seeing. I didn't know whether to do it or
not. Both my mother and I went back out to see if the object in the north was
moving. It was then that something happened which I don't think you'll believe.
I hope you don't consider this a c I hope you don't consider this a crackpot's imagination or sone sort of a mirage,
although I probably would were I you. Non-the-less, this is although I probably would were I you. Non-the-less, this i what happened. what happened.
Something caught Something caught my eye going overhead at about a 75 angle to my eye going overhead at about a 75 angle to the the open porch open porch
from where we stood. I pointed it out to my mother excitedly. At first glimpse from where we stood. I pointed it out to my mother excitedly. At first glimpse
I thought it was I thought it was a plane. a plane. It seemed to be closer than looo feet from us. It It seemed to be closer than looo feet from us. It
was moving at a moderately fast speed. It was all lit up with yellowish was moving at a moderately fast speed. It was all lit up with yellowish orange orange
lights. It looked like an enormous passenger plane with several windows, with its It looked like an enormous passenger plane with several windows, with its
interior lights on, although we couldn't make out its shape, except interior lights on, although couldn't make out its shape, except that it was
big and long. big and long. Quite Quite unusual was the fact that none of its lights were flashing. e unusual was the fact that none of its lights were flashing.
They all burned a steady yellowish golw. It had light on the rear which was Tt bad licht
burning a bright orange. I always thought planes had to have a red light on one
wing and a green one on the other, both flashing. This craft had no such lights.
We watched it for about 20 to 30 seconds as it traveled out of sight. We listened
to see if it was a plane. It made no sound! If it had been a plane as close

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as it seemed, surely we would have heard it.
I went back into the house and phoned for a squadcar. Two officers were
amazed when I showed them how there were now two objects in the north and one
in the west, all fleshing red and green and moving. They got another officer
to look at them. e, apparently more femiliar with such problems than the others,
told me again that these objects might be weather balloons and that the one that
moved fast may have gotten caught in a jet blast. He said he wasn't sure, but
that this would be the only explanation he could think of. When I asked him to
explain the other thing with its many yellow lights and no sound he couldn't.
He pointed out that usually passenger planes don't turn on their interior lights
after they're off the ground. He said the only way to get any sort of concrete
answer would be to write to you. He said I should ask you if any weather balloons
have been released.
I'm not sure about all the dates of the sightings, but as I started writing
this letter at about 1l:45 P. M., September 6th, three were visible. At 12:30
they were all gone. On September 3rd we spotted two. About 2 or 3 days before
that we saw three, and about 3 weeks before that we saw one. They have been appear-
ing in the NNE, SSW, and W from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
Incidentally, the man at the airport said a woman had called in about an hour
betore. stan flashing red and grean lights. lights. Tim a student at +he
Wisconsin State College of Eau Claire. Although I'm not an outstanding scholar
I have tried to reason out these occurrences rationally, especially since the
religious teachings. But frankly, I'm at my wits end. Il hope you can help to
answer these questions which have aroused my curiosity.
Another thing I forgot to mention may be merely coincidence, but I'll point
it out to you anyway. The day following our first sighting the radios carried
the story that Russia had a man enroute to Venus. The day following the second
sighting the radios carried the story of Russia's test in the atmosphere with
a large explosion. The day after the third sighting my girlfriend told me the
radios were announcing that Russia had made a second atmospheric blast. I'm
wondering what kind of story the radio will carry tomorrow.
Enclosed is a self-addressed, stamped envelope. I hope you will send me
your answer as soon as possible. I'm sure there must be some sound explanations
for these happenings.
Thank you, Thank you,
Chippewa Falls, Wis. Chippewa Falls, Wis.

HEADQUARTERS CHONEO
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TD-E/Major Friend
SUDJECT: Request for Analysis of UFo Sighting 6 NOV 1961
TO: Hq USAF (SAFOI-3c - MajOr Coleman)
1. FTD has received a letter from ,
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, reporting the sighting of strange lights, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, reporting the sighting or strange lights,
occurring over at least a four (4) week period. occurring over at least four (4)week period The information re-
ported is too general in ported is too general nature precludin a valid conclusion. conclusion.
2. From the limited information reported, it is possible that one or
more of the objects could have been balloons, either more of the objects could have been balloons, either large upper-air
balloons or smaller weather balloons. ( balloons or smaller weather balloons. Other objects could have been
aircraft lights, stars which appeared stationary, or aircraft lights, stars which appeared stationary, or which appeared to
move as broken clouds moved with the winds. move as broken clouds moved with the winds.
3. Due to the fact that this sighting occurred approximately two
months ago and did not prompt any othe USAF, FTD does
not intend to pursue it further.
EDWARD H. WYNN 1 Atch
Colonel,-USAF Etr dtd 23 Oct.
Deputy for Science
and Components
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/ Oct.23
Dear Sire :
Whe letter you will fined
i2 ( the same one 9
eneral sint to
Mille' Dallon and
Reropace Deropace Systims Dpartment Kpartment
in in . Minneopdis, Mainita. I Minneapdis, Mainota. I
received an answer from . answer from
drictor of drictor of the department the departmnt
whick read 0s followe:
"I have read with coniidrialle
enterest your letter of estmber 6
un whick you describe many
strange sughts which yor sew
i the sky in rcent days.
Whe Heniral Mills Company,
the Univerenty Minnesote, the
H.J 8 chjellall Sompany, and
Poven Industre, all Poven Industre, all within a writhin a
few fiw Minneyols,
Kave Kave been been releasing releasing mig miy fallione. fallione.
ale seleaced too releaced tio orL 07L Liptimber 6. Liptember 6.
It 9 ne entrely posile that the

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7 November 1961
Doar Mr
Your recent letter to the Orrice of Aerial Phencuera has
been referred to lce for reuly.
Xour deseriptions too general and
Lack speclfe information, thereby preventing a valid concluaion.
However, it is possible that one or nore of the objeets could have
been ballocns, either the large research type or the smaller radio-
sonde ead ozonesonde types. The larger balloons (scme over 300 feet
which do not follow the configuration you have seen on aircraft.
either steady beam or flash, bright or dim. Airliners make it a
practice to carry interior cabin lights on at all times from takeofr
til after landing.
Since your
did not prampt any r other reports to the Air Force it is not practicable
for us to pursue them further. However, I am enelosing several
sighting. The
socner you complete them and forward to us, the better chance we will
have in reaching a conclusion.
Sincerely,
WILLLAM T. COLEMAN, JR. WILLIAM T. COLEAN, JR.
Major, USAP
UFO Information Project Officer UFO Information Project Officer
Publie Information Division
Orfice of Inforation Orfice of Inforation
AN
Chippewa Falls, Wlsconsin
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sighte you saw tre there Lallon,
excipt that year descrption does
not fit the peayloue that tre
Kapperid to be flying. urnier
whether you are aware the
fact that the U.5. Air 7 OCl
Lad been mnvstigiting for geare
reporte by citigens this counlay
on on strdnge stidnge objecte ofgicte i the shyothey in the shythey
call these sights vFO a tidetfied sights UFO a tidtfed
responaible responsill people have swon piople have svon to
seeing thise sughts, a book hae
teen writtin about this, in faut
it has teen the objict of a tebision
I am takenig the lberty of
returning your letter whick ou
pett to 10 and e suggest that
Foice
at Patteron Air ax n 1aod C Force Baxe, Ohio,
and set thir statemerts. HoodLuch."
9 2 hesitated hesitatid quite a while in quite a while in
senling sending this letter in the hope
of gath ing adelitional ifemtion. of gath ing adelitional infomation.

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Qn any char nighte now
toe are abbe to se sime
things in the sky which are
sumilar sumilar to to our frevous aghtinge
in lsary esery reepect recpect excxpt except Onl Onl
no -no longer longen more. more. 22}$
t th teen explained to me that
thice thinge could be stare with
arr cuirents Cauting the flashing;
and so they could be, but
what about the onee that moved?
up until thie
seen stars hatgflarhing
such distinct colors. Cvenl thrugh
7 x 50 tinoculare the cilore are
dietinct
very 9 would like to ald that would like to ald that I 2
Lave Lave not suned seen not sned seem anthing
to recmble to recemble the thing with A8 At
many many lighte lighte that went orer oer
su2 hois
hope

( to these questionai" occurrincle
and that you will sind thim
to me 22 soon ap poesible.
I!
thank
Chppina Folls, Thi Chppiva Foll, s
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40 an witig to son at
Cuggietion Cuggistton ofo bws tocal doeal
srie : V Bootnt deatent to aer aer
24otin inotin sotion Tre stion Tre M
a
o e 12 extimily ounone. extimily aunone. It
sbout sbot nom lobjste wve sn oljeste e s
te the hy.
Stall started acont 0 four
waks agt. 2 were watching
thing , 12 tne which actcated
to be a star' but was Lioshing
red and qrien. ajter a losia time
it fom C telow
started to move
a nial star to the sile and
thn thn p ap cct- the tip of th C07s i7 it -2L
Biing Riing wery excited Falled the excited Islled the
mearest mearst 7 2 TV TV station and The
Chiopera Chppera 70lls 70lls Tolce Lpart mint Tolce Lprt mit
getting qetting no explanation. I trid exlanation.2 triiR
lo cintact Xoc Wt
FANAHIAN

Dwae ht andet.
7all 20t explanation
from Co Clau Pice Osat
ment which satifid me an
fficn tole that it sod me
then lksly 2 wather Lallion
riplicling Niptebng CC cityl fascent lighte,
2 2 coulibf couldlf thid thit
that dinctin lang diuctiin lang xniugh ningh to to
nit, nit but i but I dift it go at that 2ift it goat lit 12
Qngha Qnghay
abot thre wcks lati -we
Na the thing the
AAnu dirction alcut ALE.
wratohing t wtik we
startid looking 2 arond to a if
thee were cthii. 3hen
su what appeared to be the
sam type thing only quite
a way farther off di the
1 5SW
oppont oppet drction, about drction, abont
stundiny stundiny still abeut
15 minutie minutie t suddinty suddinty startd atatd
to to mor mor ropilly! 2De sour
hacng C Sautiry duschin

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Toiter than 1 1 wve De
writrecad: St anored
wy rand was still moing
bon when te we U left for nome for home to Ao call call
simentere luf to tell of what tell of what we we
had seen. coitacted critactid the the
airport in Cau Cau Clrire. Ihe man Claire. Jhe man
there said Re could could se the one Ke the one
an thi north, bt was uncertain
id to what it was. H20g
pcted that might be a wather
talloon tor. 2hen I toll hi
the 2200 the second one
said ct ha gilten
canght n a 2 stuam ( to
m2 it sumeD to move tor for
t00 to0 fact fact gor go7 that). that). $2 Ae then thin
said. said 2 2 should call Lim back
2le te develoged, aeveloged,
of of tax hax make make weather weathr
houdeast. Smtopit went went outick ony outuck 704
to 022 another on bight

a the iist, thi the
wet callid hin tach
toll M of 2reall tat
t vimos Enouga
chold call te Civil BaneUnit
in Minneapotia, on sice in
eapitie 2cathe Wa. mithi
reig gisted Iet someone she woy
abbitit. abotit. abort Abort three threl nights later
onL o7L 2 stmehot atmahot cloudy might four cloudy night four
lis. Lis. notie tre tre 20ch 2ach crjicte crjicte
moolng moorng souy souly for about two hou for about twr hin
at1 aC1 the dlonde hepan tuakig op. hegan tuohiy oy.
20 a1 do a nytheng abot it.
Jonight i the wnchel I lothed
7o 1 there were such
anx ae 2ohn, there
dijicte. hight' in the
wte one shining
north. .. phinted it out to my.
mther. hin I sw another
an the weet. 2 called the air
pict. pict. Idy hy told Zolk m2 102 to get 1
the the mimiii mimiie the the niaut cid naut cid
delence delenae unit unit from the Can Chire from the Con Chire
Pihee Departint. a phce ffir Pilee Departmet. I phce sfin
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