PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD Copz for Hyne
1. DATE - TIME GROUP LOCATION
9 Fab 67 10/01452 Odessa, Delaware (2 Witnesses)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian UNIDENTIFIED
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 Minutes SEE CASE FILE
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION .
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
E (Motionless) E (Motionless)
8. PHOTOS
Yes
HONo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE -
Yes
CONo
FORM FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Previous aditions of this form may be used.
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TYPED COMMENTS MADE BY DR. J. ALLEN HYNEK ON JUNE 1968
ODESSA, DELAWARE 9 FEBRUARY 1967
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after 6 p.m. is night. Must be listed as unknown (meager daca,
single witness, duration.
16. 26 February 19 966, Bartlett, New Hampshire
I have in my files for 26 February 1966, Manchester, .
Hampshire. I do not seem to find a Bartlett, New Hampsirire
case. See attached supplemental sheet A.
17. 1
Temporarily Will study this case when I visit
Dayton. Dayton.
18. 9 February 1967, Odessa, Delaware. 9 February 1967, Odessa, Delaware.
Since by an admitted breakdown in communications the Dover
Air Force Base delayed some five months in investigating thi case,
all I have is the NICA? report. all I have is the NICAP report. Evaluation pending my getting a
copy of the Air Force investigation of same. Based on NiCA?
report, the sighting is obviously unidentified. report, the sighting is obviously unidentified.
19. 12 19. 1 12 February 19 February 1967, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
I have only the card on this case, but judging from in here
seems to be a possibility that this one-witness case was ca-ed
by low-flying birds reflecting light. The sighting lasted 4 to
10 seconds, and witness mentions a high-pitched chirping noise.
Loco, Texas.
I had a g great personal involvement in this case, much of it
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HEADQUARTERS 436th MILITARY AIRLIFT WING (MAC) 11
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DELAWARE I99O1
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ATTI O PEPLY TO 436(0IEW)/TSgt Molino/8487
5 June 1967
SUBJECTY Unidentified Flying Objects
TO FTD(TDETR)
1. Forwarded for your action is a copy of a National Investigations
Committee on Aerial Phenomena Sighting Summary da February 1967.
2. Due to a break-down in communications and clear line of authority
of investigating UFO sightings, investigator from Dover AFB was not
dispatched until 1 June l967. The enclosed copy he sighting summary
was obtained and seemed thorough enough to send directly to your organi-
zation without subjecting the witnesses to an additional interrogation.
FOR THE COMMANDER
DoldhSll
DONALD M. IONDAHL-SMIDT, Capt. USAF Copies to:
OIC Wg Intelligence/EW 21AF(OOPI)
MAC(MAOID)

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SIGHTING of 9 FEBRUARY 1967, ODESSA, DELAWARE
This report was never formally investigated by Dover AFB due to a
unidentified.
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height at the thickest point at 2o feet. Except for the top, the object
was clearly visible, with its dark configuration ("gray" to Marie; "charcoal" to
Donald) silhouebted against the lighroer sky. Marie thought the surface bolow the
rim was somewhat darkor than that above, but bc agreed the surface was smooth
across the entire visible part the objec object was still and silent.
The white lights were now seen to be like searchlights, with two parallel beams
exiending straight dowmward into the trees from what Donald and Marie took to be
the front of the object (i.e. its left ond to them). The beams were wider towerd
the bottom than at their source. 5 The source of the closer beam was visible, but
that of the other was father. back on the curving surface and thus obstructed by
shat surface (i.e. on the other, or back, side). At first the lights did not move.
Protruding from the bostom of the object was sonoxhat structure

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the predioted storm occurred, so he deolinod Ma: eis sugcestion to rotura the neis
morning and made a third U-turmn to go back to the woods where the object had boen.
Hs parked on the shoulder at that point and got out with a flashiight to inszost
the guLly and trees. No signs of the object's presence vere visible, and not hering
snowshoes, he decided to go home. He got baok in the car, and they again crossed
the bridge, made a U-tur (the fourth), and headed south." Soon after they passod
the site of their obsorvation from the parked car, Marie, looking out the rear
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The Sriondy James Casey o2 Tetrarlt, Delaware, ; Dhonsd, and
COYs tho Cusemons 1 NICAPis numser. They called 111012 at 9:53 5.8. (6h97 m033 the
Sus got no answer. They then called the FAt (no anstror), an Ary" cEry
(no anstrer), the Hows-Journal in Wilnington (said to call Dover
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