DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE—
DATE OF SIGHTINGDate not recorded
REPORTED LOCATIONLocation not recorded
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PLOJECT MS73 RECORS
ATL - TIAE CROUP 2. LOCATION
. 07/01154 salker, Minnesota (1-1:ns)
3. GOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVAWATTCN
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
In accordance with present policy, the sighting is being evaluat
One ES INSUFFICIENT DATA SinCe e it was not reported within 3
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
.
30 Minutes or Less The observer sighbed a yellowish star-like object. The
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION observer said that "Thought it appeared to be standing still,
it seemed to be higher and higher in the sky at intervals of
Ground-Visual several minutes. Then we lost it when we drove to our
7. COURSE destination and I saw it high in the sky, about 9o deg as I
stepped out of the car and it zipped across the sky to about
NE 60 deg.
8. PHOTOS
Yos DJYox
MXNo
9. PHYSICA PH VIDENCE IDENCE
Yes Yos
XCNo XCNo
FORU FORU
FTD SIP63 0-329 (TDE) STP63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous ditione of thi form may be ueed. Previous editione of thi form may be ueed.
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l6 Fe6 68
USAF (SAFOICC)
Jo Turnure
Ref the attached UFO Ref the attached UFO rpt from Miss rpt from Miss
Minnesota, regarding
her unidentified observation her unidentified observation of 6 February of 6 February
1968. Please inform her that her sighting
is too old to investigate. In the future the future
she should report her sighting as soon as
possible possible t air base, etc. r base, etc.
TDPT (UFO) W-P AFB, Ohio 45433
24 Jun 63
70916
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This questionnaire has been prapered so that you can give th• U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenamenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as any questions as you possibly can. The information that you giva will
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We roquest this personel information so
that if it is deemed necassary, may contact further details.
1. When did ect? day: 7:15 to about 7:45_CST
Hour Minutes
6 February 1968 (Circla One): A.M. or P.M.)
Day Month Year
3. Tima Zone:
(Circle Ona): a. Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Whore were
Village of Walker. Cass County. Minnesota
Noarest Postal Address City or Town State or County
Hours Minutes Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight detormined? Left home about Z:l5 Believe I a arrived at
destination approximately 7:45.
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yos- No.
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a
b. Cloudy Cloudy
7. IF you sow th object during DAYLIGHT,
(Circl On): In front of you d. To your left
b. In bock of you e, Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't ramember
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FTD OCT 62 164 This May 1966
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d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
object?
CLOUDS (Circle O): WEATHER (Circle One):
Clear sky a. Dry
Hazy b. Fog, nist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Modernt- or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don': romember
0. The object appeared (Circle One):
a. Solid d. As a light
b. Transparent e. Don't remember
c. Vapor
If it appeared as a ligh, was it brighter than the brightest stors? (Circle One):
a. Brighter c. About the sane
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightnass to some common object:
Flouriscnt Fowriscent linht. liaht.
1.The edges of the obiect were:
(Circle One):a. Fuzzy or biurred c. Other
b. Lik-bright star :
c. Staroly outlined
d. Dor'tremember
,
Did the object: (Circle One for eoch question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes) No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Y'es No Don't know
c. Break uo into parts r explode? Yrs No Don't know
d. Give off smora? Yas No Don't know
e. Change brightaess? Yes No } Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No) Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappecr? Yes No Don't know
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Yes. It vanished instantaneously.
1. Did the object move behind something at ony time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Knew. IF you caswe then tell what
it moved behind
.Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of:
17. Toll in a faw words the following things about the object:
a. Sound None that I could hear.
b. Color. Color of a star. Probably like a yellow light, translucent
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's longth in line with a known object and note how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this axperiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of objoct would have been covered by the match head?
It was a little larger than the largest star. The largest two
thasku soeme o be alarge star in the eastern sky which is
of
in the north-northeast.
d especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place on oprow besi
It first looked like merely a large star. After watching it a
while, about ten or fifteen minutes (not constantly), we believed it looked
which kept rom seeing the exact shape.
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22. Where ware you located when you sow the object? Wers you (Circls One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building (b. In the rssidential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. Other g. Othsr
24. IF you ware MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other v g questions:
24.1 What diraction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East .South g. Wost
Northeash d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.3 Did you stop at any time
(Circla Ono):
ich you 3ew.
looked like
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show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A
90° 75°
B 3
60°
A,
NW NE
30A
E
-15 SW
56
2. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" beginning of the
Though it appeared to be standing still,
it seemed to be higher and higher in
the sky at intervals of several minutes. Second sighting of
A Then we lost it when we drove to our object:
destination, and I saw it high in the
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Never.
Yes No
31.1 IF you answorad YES, did they see the object t rcle Ona) No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
I am not at liberty to give anyone else's name or address.
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME NAME First Name irat Name Middle Name
Lost Nome Lost Name
ADDRESS Zone State
Street City
TELEPHONE TELEPHON AGE 39 39 SEX B SEX - F
Indicate any addirional information about yourself, including any apecial Indicate any addiriona mation about yourself onY I experienge, which might be pertinent. t be pertinent.
Occupati er
Please do not publicize my name. P
When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
7 February.. 1968 Cass County Sheriff's office, Walker
Day Month Yeur Minnesota.
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larger
Though the brightness of the object prevented
we thought there was a vague horizontal shape right through the center of the
light. It
After watching it for maybe ten minutes in that location, we decided
we were getting late and left there and drove back i into Walker and to our
destination, which was in the residential area. I could not see the cbject
while we were driving back, going wet and south. There was no traffic on
the highway as we were driving, that could see, as I made a mental note of it
When we car first
and looked d up into the sky to try to sight the object again. This time I
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and zip across the sky int he twinkling of an eye angle to
the north and quickly vanish. There was no noise. tail, no smoke, and
nothing there after it vanished. I could not estimate the speed, unless it
could be likened to the speed of lightning. It seemed very far away, and
my eyes f followed it al way across the sky without losing sight of it,
until it vanished. possibly took about half a second to cross the sky,
and then it was gone while still quite high, about t 60°. The path was not
ncross the sky, clearly
visible, with no line of light, smoke or anything else either behind or in
front of it. It sped from south to north. It was s in the northeastern part
of the sky when it vanished.
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ORIN LANGEN .
7TH DISTRiCT, MInnESOTA 409 CANNCN OFFICE BUILDING
TELEPHONE: CAPIToL 4-3121
EXTEnSIoN 2165
COMMITTEE:
APPROPRIATIONS Congress of the United States HOME: KENNEDY, MINn.
SUBCOMMITTEES: GALE R. MITCHELL
AGRICULTURE House of Representatives ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
LEGISLATIVE
Washington, D.C. 20515
May 31, 1968
Department of the Air Force
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
The enclosed is forwarded to you at the request
Minnesota,
l unide object.
She requests that her name not be publicized.
Sincetely, Sincerely
e
Member of Congress Member of Congress
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