PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8724440

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONEveleth Minnesota

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PROJECT 10073 # ECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

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ee DATE 12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Wes Balloon
20 Sent amoer 19 62 Freleth. Minnssots +n (} Probably Balloon

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION D Possibly Balloon

Probably Aircroft
5} C1) Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
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Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
2s wa Possibly Astronomical

| xX No

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y LENGTH OF C3SERVATION

3. NUMBER OF OBIECTS | 9. COURSE ge a ie’ Other.

Insufficient Dota bore Evaluation
Unknown
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1 minute 30 seconss one ce SE es

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Large starlike flashing abject, flasn-
ing at rate of about twice a second,
magnitude of planet, white. Moving

eS <4

much faster tan a satellite, observed

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GO Yes |
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at 70 dgr elevation tm a/c at 39 sVONES |
at 300 dgr azimuth. Object disappeared

nfter straight flight of 1 min 30 secs.

by fading prior to reaching the horizo

at 120 ds azimuth, Other a/c making

intercept witnesses a/fe were at

; it Looked like a/c 2
speed of Mach 3.

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REFERENCE AFR 299-2. THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBIITTED.

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HT RAPIDLY FLASHING

WHITE LIGHT. OSSERVER STATED THAT HE HAS SEEN

SATELLITES SEFORE BUT THIS MOVED MUCH FASTER.

38 €1) BRIGHT FLASHING LIGHT MOVING RAPIDLY
C2) OBSERVED FROW AIRCRAFT: OSJECT FIRST SEEN AT

73 DEGREE ELEVATION AND $69 DEGREES AZIMUTH.

(3) FADED OUT BEFORE REACHING HORIZON AT 1290

NEGREES AZINUTH.
AN - AT AUT t 2 ASV opDrrc PK KHEAYDTSrea
¢ } STRALGHT COURSE 129 P PF IREES end 159 DEGREES,

OF EVELETH, MINNESOTA.

D. €1) 21 SEPTEIBER 91582.

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NELSON, CAPTAIN, Re. O} 179TH AN BOTH RELIASLE.

(3) CLEAR ~ OCCASIONALLY 19,998 SCATTERED.

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ON TUR OBSERVERS AIRCRAFT. OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE AT

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K, FLIGHT LISUTENANT Y. N, MORRISON, NORAD INTELLI-

“ENCE OFFICER.» BOTH THE PILOT AND THE RO. SAY THE