PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7449069

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1967

REPORTED LOCATIONSpringfield Ohio

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
7. QATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
Sprngtiild
3 Anr 67 4/02302 Dybon, Chio 11
3. SOUnCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (VEUs) V Jt
1. NUPRER OF OBJECTS NUU'RER OF OBJECTS
Venus setting at approxinately 2145 (L)
1
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
None Stated SEE CASE FILE
l.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground Visual Ground Visual
7. COURSE
None Stated
8. PHOTOS
n Yes
x No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Yos
D No
FORH
F-TD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provious edidtons of thsta form may bo used.
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SAF-0ICc/Mrs Cassal/bp/79079/1l1 May 67
MAY I 8 1087
Dear
Reference your letter regarding your observation of an
unidentified flying object (uFO).
A detailed investigation revealed that you probably
observed the planet Venus which, at the time of the sighting,
was low in t the western sky. Venus, with a stellar magnitude
of -3.5 on April 3, 1957, would have been the brightest astro-
nomical body in the western
We had no additional additional.reports reports from from your your area on the night of area on the night of
April 3, 1967; however, however, for the past for the pest month menth and a and a half, Venus half, Venus
has been responsible for numerous UFO observations. UFO ooser ations.
Thank your VOUr observation observation to ree.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
GEORGE P. FREEMAN, JR.
Lt Colonel, USA
Chief, Civil Branch
Cormunity Relations Divisicn
Office of Information
Wittenberg University
Springfield, Ohio 45501
COUPDINATED By (or? Symbol. Name, Grade, Dato)
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been the brightest
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We had no additior reports from reports I this area on the night of night of
3 April 1967; however been been
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Thank you rO ervation to the Air Force. ation to the Air Force.
2 Sfre May67

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