PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
21/1830
21 November 68 22/0030 Silver Bay, Minnesota
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Probable Astro (VENUS)
Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS At the beginning of the sighting Venus was at azimuth 23l deg
and elev of about 8 deg. At the end of the sighting Venus
One was quite low at an azimuth of 235 deg.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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20 Minutes The observer sighted a bright white light t that disappeared
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION over the western horizon after about 20 minutes.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
See Case
8. PHOTOS -
Yes
ANo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
xXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form mey be used.
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 41610 (22Nv68) M/meh Pg l of 4
ACTION: RDC-4 INFO: SAFOS-3, XOP-2, XOX-2, DIA-1 (13) ADV CY DIA via JCS
SMB B900TTUZYUW MT PTA0832 3272 -RUEFHQA
ZNR UUUUU
0 22185 IZ NOV 68
FM HQS 29 AIR DIV DUL NTL APRT MINN
TO RUWMFVA/ADC
RWAADA/FTD WRIGHT PATTER SON
RUEFHQA/ CSAF RUThGHY CSHr 1830.local 1830,Xo
ct *
RUEFHQA/OYAF
H Venuo Venuo at a
UNLAS 29 PIN UNLAS 29 PIN clen 8 day eler 8 dey
azintte 231
FOR : TEETR, AFRDC, SAF-OP, SUBJ: UFO
loeal loal
1 DESORIPT ION OF OBJECT: Io DESORIPT ION OF OBJECT: at at 1900 4d
ACIRCULAR CIRCULAR S
B 4 TMES SIZE OF STAR at ay
C WHITE
D ONE
ENA
F WAS JUST A
G NONE
Ho NONE
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AFIN: 41610 Pg 2 of4
C
Io NONE
2 DESORIPT ION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
PAGE 2 RUWT PTA0832 UNCLAS
A WAS LOOKING DOWN ROAD
B 15 DEGREES UP AT 280
C SAME
D. DOVERED ALMOST 20 MINUTES, MOVED Do DOVERED ALMOST 20 MINUTES, MOVED WESI WE ST FOR ABOUT 20 SECOND S SECONDS
Eo OVER WESTERN HORIZON
F 20 MINUTES F. 20 MINUTES
3 MANNER OF OBSERVAT ION
A GROUND VISUAL
B NONE
CNONE
40 T IME AND DATE
Ao 22/003 0Z NOV 68 21
eT
B NIGHT
5. LOCAT ION: COUNTRY CLUB AT SILVER BAY, MINNESOTA
6. INFORMWT ION ON OBSERVERS PER INTENDENT OF
MACHINE SHOP OF THE MINING RESERVE COMPANY
SILVZR BAY, MINN,
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 41610 Pg 3of 4
WEAT HER
A CLEAR
B AWS ACCOUNT:
PAGE 3 RUWT PTA0832 UNCLAS
10 290/15 GUSTING T0 26
2#320/45
3320/45 3.32045
431085
5 320100 5320100
6310110
7 300/40 7 30040
8 UNKNOWN 8 U UNKNOW N
CNONE
Do 15 MILES
E NONE
F NONE
G. FLUS TWO DEGREES FER 1000 FEET FROM -8000 FEET
8 OTHER UNUSUAL ACI IVITY: NONE
9INTERCEPION: NONE
10 AIR1 BALLONS: WEAT HER BALLON FRM INTER NAT IONAL
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AFIN: 41610 Pg 4 of4
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FALLS, MINN AT 000Z DAIY; TOWARD SILVER
THAT SOON
DIVISION COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN VENUS SETTING -
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GRAY AT FINLAND AFS, MINN KNOWS MR SPENCER PERSONNALLY AND ONSIDERS
HIM LEVEL-HEADED AND RELIABLE. ALSO, OBJECT IS SIMLAR TO HIM LEVEL-HEADED AND RELIABLE. ALSO, OBJECT IS SMILAR TO
CHERS REPORTED IN DULUTH AREA RECENTLY THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON CHERS REPORTED IN DULUTH AREA RECENTLY THIS SEENS TO BE A COMMON
PATTERN, WITH SIGHT INGS IN AREA CONTINUING FOR SECERAL DAYS. PATTERN, WITH SIGHT INGS IN AREA CONTINUING FOR R SECERAL DAYS.
12 PHYSICAL ECIDENCE: NONE
E B
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