PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8725650

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONDuluth Minnesota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
l October l962 Duluth, Minnesota 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
Local. Ground-Radar o Was Aireraft
geund-Visual 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 01/1930Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador Passibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Venus
Yes o Probably Astronomieal
XN0 Civilian o PossiblyAstronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 hours stationary Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round Round Object SM object Smaller than dime, sil- Venus had a magnitude of -4.3 veDus magnltude oi 4.s
very. Observed at 30 dgr elevation very. Observed n 180 (exceptionally bright) & was was
dgr azimuth. dgr azimuth. . Disappeared at same posi Disappeared at same posi at 30 dgrs at 30 dgrs elevation l60 elevation l60 dgr
tion 2 hrs later. Motion slow to West. azimuth at the rpt azimuth at rpto time of the of the
Faded. Observation during day. sighting. At the time of the sighting. At
report, Venus was 20 report, Venus was 20 dgrs from
the Sun with a declination of
-22 degrees.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)
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SMB B 199
HQE412ZCYJE433
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUCDDU 31
ZNR
Pr021545Z
FM DUADS DULUTH MUNI APRT MINN
TO RUWGAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUCDAH/ 30 AIRDIV TRUAX FIELD WISC
RUCDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/COFUSAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS DUOOP 251. HQ USAF FOR SAFS AND AFCIN.
UFO REFERENCE AFR 200-2. THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMITTED.
A (I) ROUND
(2) MUCH SMALLER THAN A DIME
3) SILVERY
T
(4) ONE
(5)N/A
(6) NONE NONE
(7) NONE NONE
(8) NONE

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080/22
090/23
070/17
110/07
050/12
(3) UNLIMITED
(4) 15
I VN 05 SENT TO AREA, NO SIGHTING
7
JFNONE
K MAJOR ROLAND D. NICHOLS, DUADS INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, NO COMMENT
(1) POSSIBLE SIGHTING OF BRIGHT PLANET, FOR EXAMPLE VENUS
NONE
M. NONE
BT
02/1839Z OCT RUCDDU
NOTE: Advance copy to DIA.
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Dim ENT OF PHE AIR FORCE
9TAF MAGSAGE BRANCH
neD MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN : 27467 (2 0ct.62) Pg 2 of 3
PAGE TWO RUCDDU 31
(9) NONE 2
B (1) JUST LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW
(2) 30 DEGREE ELEVATION AND 180 DEGREE AZIMUTH
(3) 30 DEGREE ELEVATION AND 180 DEGREE AZIMUTH
(4) VERY SLOWLY TO THE WEST
(5) FADED OUT
(6) TWO HOURS
C (1) VISUAL
(2) BINOCULARS
F (1) MRS MIDDLE AGED
DULUTH, MINNESOTA, HOUSEWIFE, RELIABILITY UNKNOWN
(2) N/A
G (I) CLEAR FEW CLOUDS
(2) 090 AT 08 K
070/15