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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8269258
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONHibbing Minnesota
FRAMES11

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATF, TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
6 Nov 66 240OZ Hibbing, Minnesota two witnesses
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Other(Confusing data)
4. NUIMBER OF OBJECTS
one
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
6 minutes
Observers reported an object with red and flashin; white
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION lights. Twice the object was to have disappeared below
Ground Visual the horizon. T the horizon. The observer compared the UFo to The observer compared the UFo to that of that of
an extra large dinner plate with lights. an extra large dinner plate with lights.
7. COURSE
up and down up and down An aircraft could have accounted for the sighting; how-
ever, the data is somewhat confusing.
3. PHOTOS
D Yes
XXNo
2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
i7 Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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NO
Y0 No
(Circle Ono) No
31.2 Ploese list their names end addresses:
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Hibbing Hibing Minn Minn
.Ploass give the fallowing infermation about yourself: Ploase give the fallowing infermation about yourself:
NAME
ADDRESS Hibbing Minn
City 2$ State
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE 14 sEx Mrale
Informetlon about yourself, ine uding any spoel experlence, which might bo pertinent.
When and to whom did you repart that you had seen the object?
30 N1OU L.l Project Blue Book
Doy Month Yeur
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34. Dats you comp! nis questionnalre: 20 1.2 19lib
Day Month Yoer
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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l Hovendu
Hibbing, Min
TDET/UFO ill
UFO Observation, 6 November 1966 15 December 1966
Hibbing, Kinnesota 55746
Dear Mr
The informaticn in your letter was not sufficient for evaluation. Reference your unidentified observation of 6 November 1966.
Request you complete the attached FrD Forn 164 and return it in the envelope provided.
We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Alrlorce.
Sincerely,
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Propect Blu Book Infomation Office
Safoi
Washington, D.C
DearTis:
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenoinenon that you have olservaii.
Please try to answer as ny questlons as you possibly can. The information that ycu give will
b used for research p rposes. Your name will not be used in connaction with any statonenis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
that if it is doemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
.When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: -15
Hour Minutes
6 No41966 (Circle One): A..M. or (P.M.
Day Month Your
.Time Zone: .Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. a Eastern (Circle Une): Doylight So ing Doylight Soing
6 Contral Standard Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
8, Other
4.
binu Minnesata
Narest Pontal Address City or Town State or Counpy
.How long was otal Duration)
Hours Minutes Seconds
Cortain c. Not very sure
. Fairly certain d. Just a gues
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? was objdcr in srgnr conrinuously? Yes—- No
6. What was the condition of the sky? 6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
@ Bright a a Bright
b. b. Cloudy
7.IF you sow the objsct during DAYLIGHT, whare was the SUN located as you locked at the objost? 7.IF you sow biact N located as you locked at the objest?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you o. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 Thie form supersedos A/e
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8. IF you saw the object of NIGHT, what did you nolice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): 7
a. None a. Bright moonlight
A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many C No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d.
. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow ject?
CLOUDS (Circl One): WEATHER (Circl One):
Cloor sky 0 Dry
b. Hazy b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scortornd clouds Scorrornd clouds c. c. Moderate or heavy rain Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick on houry clouds Thick n houvy clouds d. Snow
. e. Don't ramomber
1. The objact appeored: (Circle One).
Q Solid d. As a light
b. Transporont .Don't remember
c. Vapur
1.If it appeared as a light, was it br ightor than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brightor c. About the same
b. Dimmer d.Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common objoct:
lighthouse
12. The edges of mho object were:
(CircloQna) n. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
b. Like a bright stor Like a bright star
C Sharply outlined Sharply outlined
d. Don't remomber
.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. a. Appear to stand still at amy time? No Don't know
b. Suddanly speed up and rush away at any time? e3 No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode?. Yos (No NO Don't know
d. Give off smoke? No Don't know
e. Chang brightness? 08-89:09 No Den't know
f. Change shape? No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? No Don't know
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2Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
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(Circle One) Yos No
Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yos No
2 Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circlo One)
(Circle One):
a. in the business section of a city?
Insido a building b. In tha residential suction oi o city?
b. In a car In opon countryside?
Outdoors Near an airfield?
d. In an airplano (rype) . Flying over a city?
At sea Elvinc n unto?
24.3 Did you stop at any time whilo you were looking at the object?
(Circle Ono) No
Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses a. Eyeglasses Y.s No •. e. Binoculars Binoculars Yes No No
b. Sun glasses Yes Yes f. Telescope No No
c. c. Windshiold Windshiold Yes 2909 g. g. Theodollts Theodollts Yes N$ N
d. Window glass d. Window glass Yes h Other Other
2.In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, doscribe in your own wor a common
object or objocts which, whon placed up in the sky, would give the same appe object or objocts which, whan placed up in the sky, would give the same appe the object whlch you sow
AnETRG AnEXTRG dinnel plate
with lights
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1.Did the objoct disappear while you were vatching it? If so, how?
dippedbelow the forizon
Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes NO Don't Know. IF you snswored YEs, then tell what
it moved behind:. =
16. Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? 1. Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes N\o}$ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, the. n! wist IF you answered YES. the n! wist
in front of: _. in front of: .
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17.  Tell in a fow words the following things about the object:
a.SoundNONE
b. Color Ked with Elashiig uhite lights
.We wish to know tho angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in lins with a known ubjoct and nt "w
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the tirn: i sit.
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
O.bout
Draw a picture that will show the shape of the objoct or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
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.
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show how high the objoct was above the horizon (skyllne) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the composs
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2. . Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A' at the begining of the
path, a "B" at the ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
P→ .B
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE objoct, then how many were her?
Draw a plcture of how -
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