PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE. TIME GROUP LOCATION
24 Feb 67 2423402 Duluth, Minnesota 2 witnesses
3. SOURCE . SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 0. CONCLUSION
Civilian Civilian Astro(Venus) Astro(Venus)
Venus at 255 deg Az and 15 deg El Venus at 255 deg Az and 15 dcg El
4.1 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OBJECTS
One
5. 5. LENGTH OF OESERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 minutes & faded
Observer watched a circular shaped yellow-orange colored Observer watched a circular shaped yellow-orange colored
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION object in the western sky that was stationary. The objed object in the western sky that was stationary. The object
Ground Visual looked like it was apprcaching the observer. The weather
was clear and the witnesses was using binoculars. There
7. COURSE was a flashing light on one side of the object.
Stationary
The description is consistent with that of an astroncmical
8. PHOTOS observation. Venus was setting just after the observation
0 Yos and at the time of the sighting was on an azimuth of 255.
1X No degrees at an elevation of 15 degrees.
2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Yes
xx No
w.a.
FORM
FTD SCP63 0-329 (TDE) Provious editions of this form may bo usod.
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UNCLASSIFIED
- DEPARTMENY OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 41310 (28 Feb 67) C/rb Pgl of 4
ACTION: RDC-4
INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, NIN-7, DIA-1 (19) ADV CY DIA
SMB A231RTTU JAW RUCIHMA025 05917 JUU--RUEDHQA
ZNR UUUUU 1
R 281780Z FEB 67
FM 29 ADIV DULUTH INTL APRT MINN
TO RUVMFVN ADC TO RUVMFVA ADC
RUELFIRFTO WPAFB CHIO RUELFIRFTO WPAFB CHIO
RUEDHQY CSAF RUEDHQY CSAF
RUEDHQN CSAF
BT .91 C
SAF_ OL. SUBJECT EFERENCE
AFR 80-17.
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT:
A CIRCULAR OR SPHERICAL
B DIME AT ARM'S LENGTH 4
C YELLON-CRANGE RANGE
Q ONE D ONE
E NA ENA
F. FLASHING LIGHT ON ONE SIDE.
PACE 2 UNCLAS UNCLAS
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 41310 (28 Feb 67) Pg 2 of 4
G NONE
H NONE
L NONE 6 NONE
2 DESCRIPTI ON OF COURSE OF OBJECT: DESCRIPTI ON OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
A LOCKED OUT WINDOW A LOCKED OUT WINDOW
8 ELEVATION FIVE TO TEN DEGREES, AZIMUTH ABOUT TWO SEVEN ZERQ
C SAME AZIMUTH, ELEVATION SLIGHTLY HIGHER
D APPROACHED OBSERVER
E FADED
F ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
3. MANNER GF OBSERVATI CN:
A GROUND VISUAL
B SEVEN POWER BINOCULARS
C.NA
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
A 24 2343 Z FE8 67.
B DAY. B DAY
5.1 LOCATION F OBSERVER: NORTHEAST PART OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA
6.IDENTIFYING INF CRMATION ON OBSERVERS: MR AGE AGE
FIFTY-TWQ WELDE CLIDE CLIDE E IRON WORKS IN DULUTH HOME ADDRESS IRON WORKS IN DULUTH HOME ADDRESS
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 41310 (28 Feb 67) Pg 3 of 4
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ROUTE FOUR, BOX FIVE ONE ONE, DULUTH, MINNES OTA
7.WEATHER AND WINDS-ALGFT AT TIME 7WEATHER AND WINDS-ALGFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF E AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS: SIGHTINGS:
A OBSERVER ACCOUNT CLEAR A OBSERVER ACCOUNT CLEAR
B AWS ACCOUNT. B AWS ACCCUNT.
(1) 393/10.
() 358/27. (2) 358/27.
(3) 350/45.
(4) 310/72
(5) 363/99.
(6350/96.
(7) 340/51.
(8) 233/15.
C. NO CEILING
D UNLIMITED VISIBILITY.
E NONE E NONE
F. NONE
G INVERSION
. 9. IN TERCEPTION IN TE IFICATION ACTION TAKEN NONE NONE
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 4131O (28 Feb 67) P8 4 of 4
AIR TRAFFIC AND BALLOON RELEASES: NO BALLOONS RELEASED AIR
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TRAFF IC UNKN OWNL TRAFF IC UNKN OWN
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SEEN FROM HOME EAST OF AIRPORT, POSSIBLE LIGHT PLANE EXCEPT FOR SEEN FROM HOME EAST OF AIRPORT, Tm
ROUND SHAPE COLOR WAS THAT OF SETTING SUN ON DIFFERENT DAYS, DAYS
INDICATING REFLECTED LIGHT. INVERSION PRESENT ON ALL THREE
WILL SEND F OLLOW-UP REPORT HOWS NG--NO NEGATIVE REP ORT
UNLESS REQUESTED
12 PHYSICAL IDENCE: POSS!BLE PHOTOGRAPH
BT
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