DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8261903
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONMinneapolis Minnesota
FRAMES8

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1.-DATE. TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
Nov 65 0100Z Minneapolis, Minnesota i wicnes.
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Civilian
4. NUMBER OF NUMBER OBJECTS Insufficient data for evaluation Insufficient data for ovaluation
one
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 seconds 30 seconds
6. b. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF Cbserver matoned e slus (tlot inr) sojeot chas had windons Choerver matoned & slus (rle sogest chat had windons
OBSERVATION travel doross the sky. Ths sagos vre rather Puzzy sne
Ground Visual the midaie much sharoer The glovdtg blue Wae sypared
7. COURSE to the tot colis in a toaster bus lue in coler.
N/A The lack of a definite dase C. hensivs
8. PHOTOS evaluation. The case is bein; c.ri c as Lnsurfiolent
data for evaluation.
5 Yes
X No
2. PHYSICAI VIDENCE
in7 Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Proviaue edllions of this fortm mmy be unud.
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL.1 INFORMATION
This quastionnaire has beon prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possibl ncerning the unidentified aerial phenoinenon that you hove observei.
Please try to answer questlons as you possibly can. The information that ycu give wil!
b used for research poses, Your r name will not be used in connection with any statemenis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
that if it is deemed ssary, , we may contact you for further dotails.
.When did you see the object? Time of da
Hour Minures
..NOV. (Circle One): (Circle One): A.M. A.M. or P.M. P.M.
Doy Doy Month Your Your
.Time Zone:
(Circle One): a, Eastern (Circle One): (Circla Une): a. a. Daylight Soving Daylight Soving
b. Contral Standard
C. Mountain
d. Pacific
. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object? A1
Mineapolis Mianesota
Nearest Postal Address City or Town Stote or County
Total Duration) 30
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain C. Not very sure
.Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.2 Was objoct in sight continuously? Yos No--
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright n SURE SUR
Cloudy b. b. N
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, whore was the SUN located as you locked at the obiest? 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, whore was the SUN located as you locked a: the obiast?
(Circle One): In front of you d. To your left T
(Circle One): a.
b. In bock of you . Overheod
c. To your right f. Don't ramember Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 Thia form supersode 64, Jul 61, which is obeolete.
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8. IF you saw the objact o NiGlT, what did you nolice concerning the STARS and MOON? S
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circl One):
None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark Certain
Don't remember d.
objoct?
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CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Cloar sky 0.DryNT sure
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. c. Scoltered cloudsT Scaiternd clouds 1 Moderate or heavy rain Moderate or heavy rain
d. d. Thick of houvy cloudd Thick on houvy cloudd d. Snow
. e. Don't remomber)
10. The objact appeared: (Circle One): 1
.Solid . Solid d. As a light
b. Transporent Don't remember
c. Vapor Vapor
1If it appeared as a light, was it brightar than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter c. About the same Toaster
b. Dimmer d. Don't know in
coils BLve)
11.1 Compare tness to some common objoct:
Glaning BLue/Ho
1. The edges of the object were:
(Circlo Cna) a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other I think the eges
b. Like a bright stor were fuzzyAnd
c. Sharply outlined The sharper.
d. Don't remember
Did the object: Da ie osiect. (Circle One for each question) Teirere Gne ra eun quesnon)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know Don't know
b. Suddanly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
. e. Change brightness? Yes No No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don'? know Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No (No Don't know Don'tknow
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know Don't know
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Did the object move behind something at any time, particulurly a cloud?
(Circle Ona): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, then toll what
it moved behind:
Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, theu th! wirst IF you answered YES, then tn! wirst
in front of liccudet in front of liccadet
front of o douls e front of o loids e
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
.SoundNNE
b. Color Blue (Gloig Scimed te be lndes (ight orgn b. Color BLUE l6iniae 1
We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known ubjost and inr
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the tirw: i l.s
sighting, how much of the objoct would have been covered by the match head? 5mll
very portion
but am not
sie
Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details II
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails ar vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
NoT NoT
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No
ect was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
22. Where were you located when you saw the object?
(Circle One):
a. ir: the business section of a city?
o. 1 Insido a building b. In. tha residential sucticn oi a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) . Flying over a city?
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
1. Other_- g.
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following qusstions: 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East . South y_. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _ miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circl One) Yos No
2. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyoglasses Yos No . Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshiold Yes No g. Theodolite . Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other-
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In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you sow object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you sow.
4 Gou of bught of buight Atas with a litte Atond with a litte ovongjl ouorgl Celiciy
Gouf
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90° 75
60
NW NU
30•
15
28. . Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mado. Place an "A the beginning of the
B
2 IF there was MORE THAN ONE objoct, thon how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they wers arrangsd, and put an arrow to show the direction that thoy were traveling.
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Yes
Yos No
3.1 IF you answered YES, did they ses the object too? (Circle One) Yos No
sail he Boy
Law - orether obgict dr thi semd
locatun a Comple of weche lctir ifare I
tald hin about on sightig.
Mpls.Minn.
NAME Lest Neme 78t Name Middl Name
I have worked on 3 newsf ers in
wich I have qained experience in cbserving.
=A seemed to some thought
impression like words that were not Under-
Stcndable stcndable +0 to oUT Lany M e n t a while bhele
observing one one 4 yl 4 yeans 0g0 0g0)
When and to whom did you repert that you had seen the oect? No one except
Bloe Boot
Day Day Month Month Yoar Yeer
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34. Dats you completed this questionnaire: 75 Jan/.Z
Day Month Your
Information which you fesl pertinent and which is not adequately covered in
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
The one olher boy mirtived Dail
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