PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9370282

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONHolmcraft Minnesota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
23 August 65 24/0350Z Holmcraft, Minnesota
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Satellite (ECHO II)
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ECHO II
over area at 925pM heading NE. Sighting characteristic
One of a s Satellite observation.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 Minutes Disappeared over the horizon.
. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Elevation and azimuth not reported. Flight from SE to North.
Time off by about 25 minutes. Poasible ECHo II, if not ECHO II
Ground-Visual then some tdher Satellite or even an A/C if motion to West.
7. COURSE In view of Data more likely ECho II.
North
8. PHOTOS
Yes
XIXNo
9. PHYSICA VIDENCE
17 Yes
XIXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form mey bo nsad.

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S. INTERCEPTION CR IDENTIFICATION OF ACTION TANON NONE
1
I.. LECATION OF KIOUN AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA AT I:E OF SIGHTING: MON
1I. POSITION TITLE/CCIMENTS CF PREPARING CFFICER: CHICF OF I INTELL-
IGCNCE/THE NIGHT TEING EXTREIELY DARK WITHOUT ANYNAZE TIE
STARS WERE (SEEMEDTO BE) E EYTREMELY BR
LLIANT THATCAUSUALOBSERVERS
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WOULD SEE STARS AND OBAECTS NOT FORIELY NOTED.
T IS POSSIBLE
TRAT HE OESERVERS DID SEE A SATELLITE. THE SECTCR SENIOR DIRECTCR -
DID SEND TUO WEATHER FORCASTERS AND ONE OF HIS CREW. HEY ASSUME
THAT THEYSAW THE SANE CBJECT AS THEY LOOKED IN THE SAME GENERAL
CIRECTICN. DURING THE PERIOD D OF THE REPORT. 4
a 12. PLYSICAL EVIDENCE: NONE
13. MISC GOMENTS PY THE CESERVER: HONE 1. MISC GOMENTS PY THE CESERVER: HONE
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D. FLISHT PATH AID KANEUVERABILITY: HORTA FHON SOUTHEAST
5. HAMER OF DISAPPEARANCE: CVER MORITON 4
F. LENGTH CF TIME IN SIGHT: 5 MINUES
0 3. HAMNER R OF ODSERVAION:
A. HETOD: IYES
B. CPTICAL AIDS: NONE
C. AIRRCRNE SIGNING INFORMATION: NOHE
4 TINE AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A. DTG (Z): 24/0353Z
B. NIGHT 1
5. LOCATION CF OBSERVER(S): HOLMCROFT
S. IDENTIFYING INFO ON ALL OBSER OF ac
7. VEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITICNS AT INES OF SIGHTING:
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A. CESIRVER'S A. CTSIRVER'S S ACCOUNT OF WEAMER: CLEAR & DARK ACCOUNT CF WEANER: CLEAR & DARK
S DIRECTION AND V DIRECTION AND VELOCITY AT: VELOCITY AT: 2
B. AUS ACCOUNTCF VINDS B. ANS ACCOUNTCF VINDS
1. SURFACE: 213/13
2. 3,353 280/20K 2. 3,355 280/20K
3. 18,258 295/25K 3. 18,258 2s /251
4. 16,030 31/35K
. 20,000 290/39K
6. 30,059 318/2K
7. 0,350 300/35K
6. 33,220EASTIRLY
C. CEILING: 7,DSS BRCKEN
D. VISIEILITY: 15 MILES
E. CLOUD COVER: NONE
F. T. UNDERSTROHS IN AREA: RONE
ACTIVIEXLMARE: 1x EMA24/24007

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1. DESCRIPTION CF CEJECT: 1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT:
A. SHAPHI STAR A. SMAPHI STAR
5. SIZE: PMMIY AT ARNS LEUGTH I. SITE: PMMIY AT ARNS LENGTH
C. CCLOR: WEITE C. CCLOR: WHITE
D. NUIDER: ONE
3. FORMATION: NONE E. FORMATION: NONE
F. DISCTRNABLE FEATURES: ERIGHER THAN ETAR F. DISCTRNABLE : FEATURES: TRIGHER THAN ETAR
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H. SOUND: NONE
I. UNLSUAL FEATURES: NONE
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE CF ODJECT:
A. WRY NICICED: UNKNIONN
E. INITIAL ELEVAIONA. AZLIUTHANOT OBSERVED
C.ELEVATION & AZI UTE AS ONJEOT DISAPPEARTD: HORITON