PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8696899

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONWDuluth Minnesota

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PROJECT IOO73 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
3 January 66 04/0340Z W Duluth, Minnesota
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military Astro (METEOR)
NUMRER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
3 seconds Observers saw a star-like, red and white object. The object
was first sighted at 270-280 deg, 45 deg above the horizon
5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ans faded out 265 deg and 30 deg above the horizon.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
2

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B. STARLIKE
C. RED & WHITE
D. ONE
E. N/A
F. NONE
G. NONE
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H. NONE H. NONE S 1
I. NONE
2 DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
A. AS ORDERED
B. 45 DEGREES -270-280 DEGREES
C. 30 DEGREES PLUS 265 DEGREES
D. NORTH WEST TO SOUTH EAST
E. FADED
F. 3 SECONDS
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
A. NAKED EYE
3, NONE
C. NONE
A. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A. 4/03402
B. NIGHT
LOCATION OF OBSERVERS:
SA DEGREOS 13'N-39 DEGREES W

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B. NONE
C. NONE
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A. 4/0340Z
B. NIGHT
5. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS:
A. 50 DEGREES 18' N-89 DEGREES
B. GKAF-5818-
6. IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS: CRL. BRADFORD, RCAF
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ARMSTRONG STATION
7. WEATHER & WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIMES OF SIGHTING:
A. CLEAR
B. ???
C. CLEAR
D. IS MILES
E. ?7? E. ???
F. NONE F. NONE
8. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA: 4
A. RADIATIONAL INVERSION
3. NONE
C. NONE
9. INTERCEPTION OR IDENT IF ICATION OF ACTION TAKEN: NONE
I O. LOCAT ION KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING: NONE
1NONE
12 A. SATELITE BURNOUT
12 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE:
A. NONE
B. NONE
13. MISC. CCMMENTS OF OBSERVERS. NONE
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