PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6976701

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1967

REPORTED LOCATIONHazard Kentucky

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T, PROJECT 10073 RECORD
TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
Noveuner 67 razard, Kentucky
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civiiian Probable Astro(VENUS)
4. 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Heported Observer sighted a sighted a bright object about lo degrees W of the s.. bright object about lo degrees W of the
6. 6. Dr Hynek suggested that it was probable VENus whicn has a Dr Hynek suggested that it was probable VENuS which has a
TYPE OF OBSERVATION stellar mag of -4 and is approx 30 degrees west of the sun.
Grouni-Visual Grouni-Visual
7. COURSE
Stationary
8. PHOTOS PHOTOS 1
Yes
XIXNo
9. PHYSICA IDENCE
:
Yes
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editions of this form may be used.
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Hazard, Kentucky (606-436-3622) called to say that
sun. This object has been seen for the past several weeks and moves
as a stellar body, that is it retains it's position relative to the
sun. Mr laced the position the object as approximately
lo degrees west of the sun.
Called Dr. Hynek at Northwestern University. Dr. Hynek suggested
that the object was probably Venus which has a stellar magnitude of
-4 and would be approximately 3o degrees west of the sun. Weather
permitting, Dr. Hynek will try to photograph Venus sometime in the
daylight hours of l6 November.
1350 hours, 16 Nov 67
Spoke with Owen Hughgates at above number. Mr s out of
town and will not return until after 5 PM. Mr. will have
Mr. call the UFO offi orrow, 17 Nov 67
At 1525 hours, Mr. called the UFO office the UFO office and spoke with and spoke with
Major Quintanilla regarding hiss his sighting. Major Quintanilla told
him ubat he was probably looking at was the planet Venus. I looking at was the planet Venus. Mr. Ham-
mond said he wondered about that because others in the area had sug- others in the area had sug-
gested that it might be a planet. Major Quintanilla explained that
normally you don't see Venus like this. normally you don't see Venus like this. Mr Mr d said that he sáid that he
was going out tomorrow morning and try to observe it was going out tomorrow morning and try to observe it and that he and that he
had also spoken with Dr. Hynek. Dr. Hynek it has been overcast
there but he is going to try and get their telescope to take a
picture of it. Mr said that it was about thirty degrees
west of the sun, and that he found somebody who has a 6oo power tel-
escope and that he knew a good photographer and he thought that
they were setting it up for tomorrow. If he does get a picture of
it he will forward it to Major Quintanilla. There hasn't been any-