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CASE REFERENCE8291235

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONSt Paul Minnesota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 1. DATE · TIME GROUF LOCATION
16 July 66 17/0230Z 16 July 66 17/0230Z St Paul, Minnesota St Paul, Minnesota
3. 3. SOURCE SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civilians INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Two
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not. Reported .
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION SEE CASE
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
1: N - NW
2 Southward
8. PHOTOS
Yos
xNo
. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
n7 Yes
XIXNo
FORM
-TD SIP63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may io woed.

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e/o Dr. J. Allen Hynek
Dearborn Observatory
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois 60201
Dear
I received the attached letter from a couple of days
ago and it seems to be an interesting case. I wish that you
would check on it for Dr. Hynek and myself. You might tel
that you are checking on this sighting as representative
of the Air Force. However, try to keep it quiet so
have any undue that we won't 19
publicity which would make the investigation and
analysis more dirficult.
There is no hurry on this, however, give the man a call as soon
as you have time.
c Sincerely,
FRCTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAN 1 Atch
Chief, Rescarch and Aerial Phenouena Division Ltr,
18 July 1966

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, it appeared to have a green light in front and
a rather yellowish Light the back. The light disappeared behind the trees
in the northern portion of the sky, but previous to disappearing, it seemed
to swerve slightly, though it were about to turn. However, I cannot verify
the fact that it actually turned. As I continued to watch the sky, a few seconds
later another light appeared over the treetops in the northern sky, proceeding
southward, and I an only assume that this was the same object originally
seen proceeding in a northerly direction When this light was directly over-
head, it disappeared as though the light been snapped off by Switch.
It was an absolutely clear night, withou sky.
. .
four people, plus indivicuals.
We would estimate that this unidentified object traversed a 30-l5 degree
segment of the sky in less than a minute.
meteorite.
We hope that this information
Sincerely
B A S - C A D V E R T I G D
E A S