PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE· TIME GROUP LOCATION
27 Jul 67 Wayzata, Minnesota 2
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian NN EASR ARCTURUS
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1 at time of the sighting.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3-4 minutes Object was nothing moce than a light source. Object appeared
.TYPE OF OBSERVATION as a light, brighter than the brightest stars. Edges of the
object were sharply outlined. It appeared to be motionless.
Ground Visual Object disappeared at times for brief intervals, as flahh-
7. COURSE ed out after growing dim to the peint of darkness. Object
was brilliant red.
NNW
. PHOTOS
Yes
No
. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevloue ditlone of thla form mey be ued.
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27Guly 61
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ENT
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC) WRIGHT-PATTERSON
FORCE BASE. OHIO 4S433
APPY TDPT/UFO
N0V 81 1967
OUNET: UFO Observation, 27 July 1967
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55391
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Branch (Project
Blue Book) as being a witness to an unidentified flying object. If you were
witness to an UFo sighting on 27 July 1967 27 July 1967
would you please complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the envelope provided. in the envelope
provided. If you were not a witness to this sighting,
would you please make a statement to this effect on the attached form. would you please make a statement to this effect on the attached form.
The information which you provide will be used in evaluating observation. this
observation. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
1m
AMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Director of Production AF Form 117
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5.2.
6. It was a bright night. (As opposed to cloudy one.)
7. Sighting not made in daytime.
8.
9. Clear sky, dry conditions.
10. Object appeared as a light.
11. Brighter than brightest stars.
12. Edges of object sharply outlined.
13. Obiect:
e. Faded slowly
f. Did not change shape
g. flashed in rapid, apparently random pattern
h. Diseppeared at times for brief intervals (as it flashed)
14. of being
difficult to see in darkness.
15. Object did not move behind anything.
16. 16. Object did not move. Object did not move in front of front ng
17. 17. a. a. No sound No sound
b. b. Color of ruby laser ruby laser beum (brilliant red)
18. Object would be covered by head of match (under conditions described)
19. Object was light source only.
20. Cannot estimate speed (if moving)
21. Cannot estimate distance (farther than any visible ground object,
nearer than satellite (I think))
22. was inside a building (On porch)
23. I was in suberbs (Nearest house 150 yards away)
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26. The object did not move.
29. Unly one object could be seen.
30. have never seen a similar object (or any other Ufc) have
recieved reports of similar objects. ( (See Q. 35)
31. Someone else also saw object.
31.2. My mother and father.
32.
Wayzata, Minnesota- 55391.
17 years old Male
Extensive investigation of Ufo's, founder of the Committee for
the Investigation of Aerial Phenomena (student organization)
33. I have reported object only to you (as yet)
Sky very steady, stars did not twinkle.
No disturbance on Shortwave bands 7.0 through 10.0 megacycies
while Mother had object in sight.
Recieved report of similar object on 1 January of this year from
for several
nights in succesion from his home (which is several miles
from ours) during the same time period for a longer interval.
I would appreciate your opinion of what this object might have been.
Please write to me at the address given above.
Forward this to the University of Colorado and Mr. Condon.