PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2LOCATION
25 Mar 67 26/01002 Felions Rapids, Ninnesota 1
3. SOUECE . CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS No indication of flight characteristics or how long object wt
Several Several in sight. in sight.
5.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Unkown SEE CASE FILE SEE CASE FILE *
6. b. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground Visual
7. 7, COURSE
None Stated
S. PHOTOS
n Yes
X No
9. PHYSIC IDENCE
17 Yos
x No
FORM
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C. Color yellow, orange, light blue, and blue
d. Number Several
e. Formation if more than one Unk
f. Any discrenible features or details See attached drawings
g. Tail, Trail, size Neg.
h. Sound None
i. Other pertinent or unusual features One large saucer and several
smaller ones.
2.
a What first called the attention of observer to the object? Unk
b. Angle of elevaticn of object and azimuth of object wher observed?
Unk
c. Angle of elevation of object upon disappearance Unk
d. Description of flight path and Description of flight path and maneuvers of object (elevations in of object (elevations in
azimuth, not altitude) Altituda varied from 50 to 500 feet high.
e. How did the cbject disappear? Ink..
f. How long was the object visible?
3. Manner of observations
a. Method of observation (ground-visual, air-visual, radar etc.)
Visual
b. Statement as to . None
c. If the sighting occurred while airborne, give t type of aircraft,
identification, altitude, heading, speed, and home station.
N/A
4. Time and date of sightings
a. Greenwich date-time group of sighting and local time 25 March 67
2200 Local 0400 Z

b. Light conditions (day, night, dawn, dusk) -Night
5. Location of observer (position with re:
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
6. Identifying information on observers
a lions Name Age 39 Mailing address -
St N. E. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Occupation Laundry worker Education Illiterate
Estimate of reliability Unk
b. Military: Name N/A Grade
Organization
Duty Estimate -
7. Weather and winds-aloft conditions at time and place of sightings:
a. Observer' ather Unk
b. Report from nearest AWS of US Weather Bureau Office of wind direction
and velocity in degrees and kmots at surface, 6,000; 10,000; 16,000;
20,000;30,000; O, and 80,O0o feet, if available. Unk
C. Ceiling Unk Visibility
Amount of cloud cover Unk Thunderstorms in area area
and quadrant in which and quadrant in which located located Unk
d Vertical temperature gra dient Unk
8. Any other unusual activity or condition, meterological, astronomical, or
otherwise, that might account for the sighting Unk
9. Interception or identification action taken (such action is authorized
whenever feasible compliance with existing air defense direvtives)
None
10. Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight of any air
traffic or baloon releases in the area that might possibly account for the
sightings Unk
12.1 Position, title and comments of the preparing officer including his
preliminary analysis of the possible cause of the sightings: John M. Vlahos
Capt.. Uro Project Officer Telephone discussion with Mr. Beers, University
of Minn. Personnel Officer who hired Norman indicates that Norman is
illitarate however he is talented in producing well detailed drawings.

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