PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8674804

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONMenlo Park California

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE· RIME GROUP LOCATION
7 September 65 08/0320Z Minlo Park, Califomia
3. SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (METEOR)
4.1 NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One Description of object, flight and duration in accord with Meteor
ana lysis
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Few Seconds Bright white object with orange trail estimated at l,ooo ft
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION observed for a few seconds. Straight observed for a few seords. Straight t and level flight to the
NE. Object ci sappeared by fading. NE. Object d sappeared by fading
Ground-Visual Ground-Visnal
7. 7. COURSE
NE
8. PHOTOS PHOTOS
OXY NO Yes
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Ys
XUXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editione of thie form may be used.
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ROUTINE
R 091844Z AF DIST: NIN-7,XOPXOPX-8 SAF-OS-3 20
FM:NAS:MFTFLD
TO OS
TO ADC ENT AFB:
28TH AD HAMILTON ·AFB OSA
AFSC: OSP
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB US
HQ: USAF AFNIN: WASHDC RR
SEC OFTHE:AFLSAFOIWASHDC IL
ILA
INFOCNO TJ.T.
COMWESTSEAFRONS ILP
COMTWELVE ILS
ILT ILT
FV FN
UNCLAS RD
MP
AFSC ATTN: ·FOREIGN TECH DIV AFSC ATTN:  FOREIGN TECH DIV MPP MPP
UFO SIGHTING MPR
AA
1, -DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT AAA
A..ROUND CYLINDRICAL A.·ROUND CYLINDRICAL AAR
8..NA GC
C..BRIGHT WHITE OI
D.1'ONE LL
E.NA SS
F.ONA . DSMG
G..1000 FT,.ORANGE
H..NONE
I.NE
2..DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
A..BRIGHTNESS:OF:OBJECT
B..2000FT
D..STRAIGHT LEVEL N.E.-54-3I589.EIE TRASECTION C..NA
EFADED UTAS IT DEPARTED
3.MANNER OFIOBSERVATION SOMANNEROPIUBSEI
A.-GROUND VISUALI
92...COG 00 09 098 09M 03 33 34 35 05 07 05 07 76 94 CSA cSAF CMc
SECNAV 00 09 09B 09M 03 33 34 35 SECNAV
COGARD CIA NIC.FP CIA NIC ·FP BFR NATMAPUS
A DATE TIME GROUP
CONTROL NO. PAGE OF PAGE TIME OF RECEIPT
0138Z 10 SEP 091844Z SEP 65
C08761/2/3M/LG 1 2

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0Y15012 9 Sπ
HAVY DIPART. AENT
NAVAL MESSAGE
PRIORITY AF IN: 43721 (10 Sep 65)F/rhg
P 100357Z AF DIST: NIN-7, XOI XOPX-8,
FM CTF THREE ONE
TO CINCPACFLT
TWO EIGHT NORADRGN
INFO ADC ENT AFB
CNO
COMTWELVE
UNCLAS
UFOLSIGHTING TO
A. NAS MOFFETT FIELD 091844Z NOTAL PASEP OS
OSA
1. EVAL. NO THREAT DUE TO TIME LATE. 1. EVAL. NO O THREAT DUE TO TIME LATE. OSP
US
RR
IL
ILA
ILI
. ILP
ILS
ILT
FM
RD
MP
MPP
MPR
AA 1.
AAA
11 AAR
CHC
TO0I
TWL
SSS
SECNAV 00 09 098 09M 03 33 34 35 05 55 07 73 92...COG 94 IP FP BFR CIA NTC JCS. 94
DIA CSA CSAF CMC
AGE OF PACE TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME CROUP
CONTROL NO.
C08943/3 1 0520Z 10 SEP 100357Z SEP 65
/HR/LW
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4TIME AND DATE
A,.08/0320Z
8.DARK
5.. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS
6..IDENT
A MENLOPARK 'PD
NLO PARK PD
8,.NA
7..WX
A.. NUQ CLEAR SKIES: 15 MILE VISIBILITY
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