PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1.DATE-TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION
10 May 66 10/0925z Potsdame, New York (2 witnesses)
3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Requested Plattsburgh AFB, New York to investigate sighting
but have not received any info after 30 days. Will re-eval.
??? Venus at l00°AZ & 170 elevation at 0500.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OESERVATION 1. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
45 minutes 45 minutes Greenish-white light turning to red and white. Greenish-white 1 light turning to red and white. Object
changed direction and fluctuated in altitude. Direction was
6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION SE?? SE?? only only celestial body visible  in the nearly clear celestial body visible  in the nearly clear
Ground Visual Ground Visual dawn was the moon which was dawn was the moon which was half phase and south of witnesses.
COURSE 7. COURSE The cloud cover which moved in to obscure the UFo moved from in to obscure the UFO moved from
approximately what appeared what appeared to be north to south or NE to SW.
SE? Direction and other details are questicnable and conflicting.
8. PHOTOS Requesting Plattsburgh to Requesting Plattsburgh t investigate sighting in accord
with AFR 200-2 with AFR 200-2 to clarify the sighting.
Yes
No
9. PHYSICA PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
Yos
No
FORM
FTD SEP63-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thle form may be used.
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POTS DAN,MY 11M4Y66. 10/0925=
10:May 66
TDEW/UFO
UFO Sighting (38ODCOI, Ltr, 19 May 66) JSN 3 1366
Hq 380th Strategic Aerospace Wing (SAC)
Plattsburgh AFB, New York 12903 380DCOI
Reference the unidentified observations on 10 May 1966 reported
to your office by the Potsdam, New York Police Department.
Request your office comply with AFR -2, paragraphs 14 and 16
on this particular sighting.
FOR THE
ERIC T. do JONCKHEERE, COlonel, USAF nd Subsystens
MARTTO Deputy for Tech
COORDINATION W.F. Buly fr DATED L fome 66 DATED L fime 66
ORIGINATOR: W.F. Bourly fr.
TDEW/UFO TDEW/UFO
Ml.Pek Ml.Peh DATED dlE DATED decle
K TDEW

Description
fits past experience where planet Venus emits various hues
of lights and appears abnormally large when it rises ahead
of the sun as was the case on 10 May 1966. First noted
movement, up and own, probably caused by refraction. other
apparent movement ould be result observation from moving
vehicle.
FOR THE COMMANDER
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ARTHUR J. MILLS, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch
f f Deputy Commander for Operations Complaint Report,
Potsdam, NY, Subj:
UFO Sighting
16F
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Peace.... is our Profession

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Complainant's Name
Location of Crine, Incident 24047-
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Date Offcers Asigaed How Reported ID#
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