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1. OATE - TIME GROUP
12 February
SOURCE
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NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
L — 5 Seconds

Civilian Military

TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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11, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

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F-89's running low level intercepts were airborn in area).

3 reports. Round object very large. Red, yellav, green, red wht |
blue flames, bluish green and yellow. Pieces breaking off vain
object and disintegrating, very oright. geen mOV 21.en Bice r
observation from a/c flying intercepts at age se re
atmosphere. Observed in WN aml ob Jee ct apre straictt
down. Ground observed to disappear behini Gave “slic. oF
hovering. Als ad Surv: at by Minnesota hi cat pos Air observer
in - Seeepenbes position to observe ol Je ct. iInsigt that object
entering 2 ere with pieces breaking off. Objects burned ont
prior to round. ihiltinle ground observers at Fibt ang] lia
COMiZITS: SPADATS Obj 231, Omicron 1961 © ntered con 13 Feb Z tis.
Possible that whe ob eoryes on was ie this object or a metpor..

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UNCLAS 30-O1N 11612 FEB 65, THE FOLLOWING UFO
REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED: THREE REPORTS OF SIGHTINGS OF AN
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT WERE RECEIVED FRIDAY EVENING
12 FEB 65. THESE REPORTS ARE CONSOLIDATED BUT DEALT
WITH SEPARATELY UNDER THE BREAKOWN BY TOPIC, IN EACH
CASE, EACH REPORT IS IN THE SAME SEQUENCE IN EACH TOPIC
AREA,

Ay DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS)

C1) (1) UNKNOWN (2) NOT DETERMINED (3) ROUND.

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(2) (€1) VERY LARGE (2) APPROXIMATELY 198 FEET ACROSS \
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(3) LARGE

(3) (1) RED, YELLOW-GREEN, (2) RED AND BLUE FLAMES

(3) BLUISH GREEN AND YELLOW. |
Ch) (1) ONE (2) ONE (3) ONE (5) C1) NONE (2) NONE (3) NONE | |
(6) (1) PIECES WERE BREAKING OFF THE MAIN OBJECT AND

DISINTEGRATING (2) NONE (3) FIRY BRIGHT

(7) 10 N/Ae (2) NONE. (3) BRIGHT EXHAUST.
2 (8) (1) NONE. (2) NOT REPORTED. (3) NONE.
| (9) (1) VERY BRIGHT. (2) NONE. (3) MOVING- SLOWLY.

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B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
e (1) (1) FLYING INTERCEPTS AT 5,999 TO 10,000 FEET. |
(2) OBSERVER FAILED TO REPORT THIS.
(3) THE OBJECT WAS BIG AND BRIGHT.
} (2) (1) OBJECT WAS ABOVE THE ATMOSPHERE.
(2) NOT MORE THAN 4@ DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON.
(3) ELEVATION 59 DEGREES AND AZIMUTH 399 DEGREES
ix (WEST NORTH WEST)
(3) (1) WELL ABOVE 10,999 FEET.

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(2) BEHIND THE TREES.

(3) ELEVATION O DEGREES, AZIMUTH 45 DEGREES (NORTH
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(4) (1) THE OBJECT APPEARED TO COME STRAIGHT DOWN
GIVING THE ILLUSION OF HOVERING.

(2) DESCENDING 259 MPH,
(3) IT WENT FROMHWEST NCRTHWEST TO NORTHWEST
BEFORE DISAPPEARING.

(5) €1) BLANK. (2) OBSCURED BY THE TREES. (3) DIS-
APPEARED INTO THE HORIZON.

(6) (1) UNKNOWN, (2) UNKNOWN. (3) 4 TO 5 SECONDS.
C¢1) (1) VISUAL. (2) VISUAL €3) VISUAL.

(2) (1) NONE. (2) NONE. (3) NONE.

(3) €1) ACFT WAS AIRBORNE AT 18,008 FT. (2) N/A.
(3) N/A.
DO. TIME ANDO DATE OF SIGHTINGS:

€1) ¢€1) 13 FEB 65 AT 6215Z. (2) 13 FEB 65 AT 92142.
(3) 13 FEB 65 AT 02152.
E. (1) HIBBING, MINESOTA AREA. (2) 12 MILES WEST OF

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AF IN : 6979 (19 Feb 65)

MCQUADE LAKE, NEAR HIBBING MINN APRT.

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVERS:

(1) CAPT AROTHA, 179TH FIS! AIR NATIONAL GUARD,
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DULUTH MINN 55814, FIGHTER PILOT, EXCELLENT,

(1) CPM, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA! DULUTH
MINN 55814, PROFESSOR OF MMB, AS A PROFESSOR IT
WOULD SEEM THAT HE WOULD BE EXTREMELY RELIABLE.

(3) > Ano aie a, GM oul uTH, Minn
55814, UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN.
G1) (1) CLEAR, VISIBILITY 15 MILES. (2) CLEAR, VISIBILITY
ABOUT 15 MILES. (3) CLEAR.

(2) (1) SURFACE-000. (2) 6,909" -350/108. (3)
10,000" 340/15,

(3) CLEAR.

(4) 15 MILES. (5) NONE. (6) NONE.
He NONE. 1. NONE. J. LOCATION OF KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC
IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTINGS - 2 F-89S (ML) WERE RUNNING
LOW ALTITUDE INTERCETPS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF
SIGTINGS. BOTH F=89S RAN SEVERAL SELF SET UP USING

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AFTERBURNER.
KC1) LT. ReRe WEVER, WEAPONS DIRECTOR WHO QUERIED THE
F-89 PILOTS REGARDING THE SIGHTING. LT. WEBER IS IN
AGREEMENT WITH THE PILOT'S ASSESSMENT. THE F-89 FILOT
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INSISTED THAT IT WAS AN OBJECT ENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE
AND DISINTEGRATING. HE COULD SEE PARTS FALLING OFF VERY
CLEARLY AND THAT THEY NEYER CAME CLOSE TO THE GROUND.
BOTH PILOTS AND RADAR OPERATORS WERE IN AN EXCELLENT
POSITION TO SEE AS THEY WERE AT 10,000". ALL FOUR
AIRCREW MEMBERS OBSERVED AND STATED THAT THE OBJECT'S
NEAR VERTICAL DECENT GAVE THE APPARANCE OF HOVERING.

(2) CAPT . RS. NURRAY, OD ASSESSED THE REPORT
RECEIVED BY HIM AS, ™ VERY POSSIBLE THEY SAW THE AFTER-
BURNER OF A LOW LEVEL F-89." CAPT . MURRAY STATES TAHT
THE OBJECT WAS SEEN BY MINNESOTA HIGHWAY PATROL CAR
#2640.

(3) CMS RoI, GARRETT RECEIVING THE CALL FRM iB
QONBBM MADE NO ASSESSMENT OF THE REPORT. CMS GARRETT
REPORTS THAT CALLS WERE RECEIVED FROM MR -delRgRARURE

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CIVILIAN PILOT EMPLOYED B THE RANGE FLYING SERVICE AT
HIBBING, MINN, THE SHERIFF AT HIBBING REPORTED THAT HE
HAS THE NAMES OF OTHSR INDIVIDUALS OBSERVING THE OBJECT.
THE REPORTS ALL TEND TO CONTAIN THE SAME INFORMATION
COVERING THE FOREGOING REPORTS RELATED TO sq

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