PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7473094

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONOrlando Florida

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3. SOURCE
Civilian
1. NUMBER OF OSJECTS

__ Cane _
+. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

20 —- 25 Minutes
TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Ground =i sual
7, COURSE

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2. PHOTOS

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

Yes

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PROJECT 10073 RECORO

[ ly DATE « TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION . |
10 August 55 123/01152 Orlando/’ Florida

10. CONCLUSION of

Astxw (VHUS)

US near horizon in West setting at time of report. That ob je

refiscted licht on lake indicates Shat it was at a low angle,
olors and motion in accord with the reported deseri ption. Moti

VW.

dstatl of vavor trail attributed ma vinat3 2 ‘i *neds.
BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

| Round object with color changing from red to yello-orangs an

white and back to red. Appeared round and moved like a gyrosdope.
Disappeared leaving a vapor trail. No soumi. Would move when
a/e neared object. Light reflected on nearby lake. Disaprearied
in West. WX described as a cloudy night. VENUS at 11.18 RA
with Mag of ~3.4. At 280 deg azimitth just above horiwn in
process of setting at time of report, Motion color change
regamded as illusion am distorted by the imagination of ths
tmss. HX reported as clouwy.

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PAGE 2 RUWIFIA 334 UNCLAS AF IN: 59437 (12 Aug 65) Pg 2 of 4 |
(9) OBJECT SEEMED TO SPIN LIKE A.GYROSCOPE AND CHANGING COLORS.

IT THEN WOULD MOVE DLY A SHORT DISTANCE WHEN AN ALRCRAFT

APPROACHED. CBJECT WAS MUCK HIGHER THAN AIRCRAFT. LIGHT FROM OBJECT
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WAS REFLECTED IN A NEARBY LAKE.

B. (1) BY COINCIDENCE, OBJECT WAS NOTICED IN THE SKY.

£2) HIGH IN SKY, MOVING FROM SOUTH TO WEST.

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C4) FLIGHT PATH WAS ERRATIC. OBJECT WOULD MOVE RAPIDLY FROM HIGHER

TO LOWER ALTITUDES WHILE MOVING FROM SOUTH TO WEST. VAPOR TRAIL

NOTICED ONLY WHEN LIGHTS ON OBJECT WENT OUT AND IT DISAPPEARED,

C3) RAPIDLY TO THE WEST.

(S> CRIGINAL VIEWER WATCHED O5JECT FOR 15 MINUTES. HE CALLED

:WO FRIENDS WHO WATCKED IT FOR 10 15 MINUTES. TOTAL TINE

VIEWED WAS 28 25 MINUTES, | | | :
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