PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
!. CATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
2 November 66 03/0430 Duluth, Minn. (2 Witnesses)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 1 T0iv
Poss. Sirivs
Civilian Astro (RIGEL) %hr.
Hiot
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
At the time of the sighting RIGEL was of 115 deg an
One an elevation of l3 deg.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11, BRIGF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1 Hour. 45 Minutes Observers noted star like object in the eastern sky that was
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION stationary The object was
yellowish-white and did not disappear while being watched.
Ground-Visual Object gradually moved toward the south and manuvered in ali
7. COURSE directions.
the-eastern sky due to the brightness of the moan.
E Description is consistent with that of an astrononical obser-
8. PHOTOS vation.
Yes
XKNo
2. PHYSICAI EVIDENCE
Yes
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editlons of thls form may be used.
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2. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mado. Place an "A beginning ot iho
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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manvevered aboct
29. IF thero was MORE THAN ONE objoct, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they wore arranged, and put an arrow to show the diraction that thoy wern traveling.
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30. Have yaw ever seon this, or a similar objoct bafora. If so givs date or datys and location.
NO
Yo No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the objoct too? (C ircl One) Y0 No
31.2 Ploese list their names Ond addresses:
wife same aldress
infermation about yourself:
NAME
Last Name First Name Addio Neme
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Whan and to whom did you re BASE BASE
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Day Day Month Month Your Your SIGHTING
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VISUAC INUESTIGATION. /
THAT PHENOMENON wAs "ETHIN
EA>ICY
HAVE BEEN PHOTOGRA HEO.
THERE WERE NO STARS UISIBLE
SKY a DFCA>E
IN THIS PART OF
MOON WAS VERY i BRIGHT, TELDING
TO WASH OUT S STAR LICHT.
HOWEUFR WAS AN INTENE LIGHT,
SHORE 01 LEKE
VIEWED FROM
SUPERIOR,AND DHENi
IN SKY OVEK LAKE.
s0 M2 BJ
SCOPE WAS 8X BK
SAGE.PE SONNEL wito
TELEPHONE INTERUIEW WR'EC0RTEOUS
- LIGHT WAS GONE 11 A AND
HIAS NOT APPEARED SIncE.
- - YOUR .215 :20 "OBJECT"
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A LIGHT. WE ARE ATE ARE IT COULD
BE BE DESCRIBED AS AN DESCRIBED AS PN 5- LEAST
WE WE COULO NOT COULO NOT DETERN 11 DETERN IIY T--- T HAD HAD MASS. MASS
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FTD (TDETR)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
7 November 1966
8
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Duluth, Minnesota 55802
Dear M
Reference your unidentified observation of November l966.
The information which we have received is not sufficient
for evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD
a0D STL T Form 164 and return it in the envelope provided.
We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
Chief, Project Blue Book
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH 3.00066
INCOMING MESSAGE Pg l of 4
AF IN : 47512 (3 Nov 66) P/rb
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ACTION: RDC-4
PTTU JAW RUCIHMA0033 307204 0-UUU--RUEDHOA.
ZNR UUUUU
P 031430Z NOV 66
FM HQ 29ADIV DULUTH INTL APRT MINN FM HQ 29ADIV DULUTH INTL APRT MINN
TO RUWMFVA/ADC
RUEDFIF/FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEDHQA/CSAF
RUEDHQA/ OSAF RUEDHQA/OSAF
BT
UNCLAS FROM 290IN 11005 NOV 66. FOR: ADOIN, TDETR, AFRDC,
SAF-OI. SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING EFERENCE AFR 80-17.
1DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT:
A. CHANGING SHAPE, RAYS CF LIGHT ROTATING OUT.
BONE-TWENTIETY1/20) SIZE OF FULL MOON.
C. YELLOWISH WHITE.
D. ONE.
E. NA. L. VA.
F. AT TIMES HAD SHORT TAIL. F. AT TIMES HAD SHORT TAIL.
G. NONE.
AFHQ AFHO JAN 65 FORM FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 47512 (3 Nov 66) Pg 2 of 4
HNONE.
2 DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF GBJECT:
A. LOOKING OUT WINDOW AT LAKE SUPERIOR.
B. EIGHTEEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON.
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C. EIGHTEEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON.
D. ERRATIC, MOVED SOUTH.
E. OBSERVER WENT TO BED WHILE IT WAS STILL VISIBLE, E. OBSERVER WENT TO BED WHILE IT WAS STILL VISIBLE,
F. ALMOST TWO HOURS. F. ALMOST TWO HOURS.
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
A. GRCUND VISUAL.
B. EIGHT POWER TELESCOPE.
C. N/A.
4 T TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A. 03/0440 ZULU.
B. NIGHT.
DULUTH, MINNESOTA. DULUTH, MINNESOTA.
6IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS: CIVILIA
AGE THIRTY-SEVER, ADVERTISING BUSINESS, HONE AGE T BUSINESS, HONE ADDRESS
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 47512 (3 Nov 66) Pg 3 of 4
SOUTH, DULUTH, MINNESOTA. HOME PHONE
FFICE PHON
HIS WI ALSO OBSERVED THE GBJECT.
7 WEATHER AND WINDS AT TIME AND PLACE OF
SIGHT ING: SIGHTING:
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A. STILL. STARS NOT VISIBLE.
B. AWS ACCOUNT OF WINDS ALOFT:
(1)360/05 (1) 360/05
(2)240/07
(3) 320/14
(4) 330/25
(5) 330/38
(6) 310/25
(7) 280/16
(8) UNKNOWN
C. NONE.
D. FIFTEEN MILES PLUS. D. FIFTEEN MILES PLUS.
E. TWO THOUSAND SCATTERED. E. TWO THOUSAND SCATTERED. .
F. NONE.
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0.309C
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 47512 (3 Nov 66) Pg 4 of 4
G. ONE POINT TWO DEGREES CENTIGRADE PER THOUSAND FEET TO
FIFTY THOUSAND FEET.
8 ANY OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR DONDITION: NO INVERSION.
9INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN: NONE.
10. LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC AND BALLCON RELEASES: UNKNOWN. 10. LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC AND BALLCON RELEASES: UNKNOWN.
11. POSITION TITLE AND COMAENTS 11. POSITION TITLE AND COMAENTS OF OF THE THE PREPAR ING PREPARIN OFFICER:
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INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. OBJECT SEEN ON COLD NIGHT OVER LAKE
SUPERIOR, SO LOCAL ATOMCSPHERIC DIS TUR BANCE IS POSSIBLE. OBSER-
VER'S STORY SOUNDED COHERENT.
12 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. NONE.
BT
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AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL RMATION
This questionnair has been prepared so that you can givo the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidantifiad aerial phenoinenon that you hove oliserveri.
Please try to answ questions as you possibly can. The information that ycu give will
ba used for researc name will not be used in connection with any statomienis,
conclusions, or publications w your permission. We request this personal Information sc
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further dotails.
When did you see the object?
Hour Minutns
2 11 1966
(Circle One): (Circle One): A.M. or or P.M.) P.M.
Doy Doy Month Yeur Yeur
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): (Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle Une): a. Doylight So:ing (Circla Une): a. Doylight So:ing
b. Contral b. Standard b. Standard
c. c. Mountain
d. Pacific Pacific
. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Duluth Minr
Nearest Po1 dress City or Town Stata or County
How long was obiect Total Duration) | 45
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure We retired while
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess phenomenon
5.1 How was time in sight determined? _ clock was st:ll
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? YosX No--- about 2:15 A.M.
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY DAY NIGHI
a. a. Bright a. Bright - - with one low-lying with one low-lying
b. Cloudy Cloudy cloud bank.
7.IF you sow the object during DAYLIG 7.IF you sow the object during DAYLI - , where was the SUN located as you locked at the objest?
(Circle One): a. In front of you (Circl One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you o. o. Overheod
c. To your right c. To your right f. f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 This form supsraedee jul 61, which is obsolste.
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8.1 STARS (C.ircle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c.No moonlight - pitch dark
dDon't remember Don't remember
weather conditions at time you saw object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
6. Clear sky with cloud 0.Dry
Hazy bank to b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattored clouds south east Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick( d. Snow
8. Don't remomber
a
.The object appear ircle One):
o. Solid o. Solid d. As a light d. A3 a light
b. Transporont .Don't remember o. Don't remember
c. C Vapor Vopo
1.If it appeared as a light, was it b ter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
o. Brighter .About the same
b. Dimmer d.Don't know
11.1 Compare ghtness to some common object:
as flame
The edges of the object were:
(Circlo (ine) a. Fuzzy or blurred other but changing
b. Like a bright stor 7
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
.Did the object: (Circle One for ach (Circle One for ach question) question)
Ithough ithough sually scally manvevering
a. a. Yes No Don't know
b. Suddanly speod up and rush away at any time? Yes No (No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No) Don't know
o. Change brightness? es No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Disappear and reappear? Yes (NO Don't know
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NO
(Circle One): Yes No) Don't Know. IF you snswered YEs, then tell what
in moved bohind:it apraached edyestsloud formation
Bl was not obscured by cloud at any ts me
.Did the objeet move in front of spmething at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then u!l wi:st
in front of:seeabsye
17. Toll in a fow words the following things about the object:
a. Sound_none a. Sound_none.
b. Color swallx yellow-white
.Wo wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known ubjoct and n
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the tirw: i i.
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
all of it
1. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include i sketch any details
of the abject 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.
3 of ay many
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or or ③3 ③ M $M\r$ Estationary
with fingtrs with fingtrs
of liqht
changing

23. Were you (Circlo One)
(Circle One):
a. ir: the business section of a city?
0. Inside a building b. In tha residential section si a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea Flying over open country?
1. g.
. IF you were MO
Comet,except
changed course
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