PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7442415

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1969

REPORTED LOCATIONAlgoma Wisconsin

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PROJECT I0073 RECORD
2. LOCATION
26,0400 CDT
26Aug 69 26/0900Z Alsoma, Wisconsin
3. SOURCE 1D. CONCLUSION
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Civilian 1. Probable Astro (MOON)
1. NUIMBER OF OBJECTS 2. Insufficient Data
One(1)
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SU MARY ANO ANALYSIS
Unknown Observers sighted a bright light west of their boat that
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION would sometimes be obscured by cloud cover. The boats radar
lit uo then popped out.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE 7. COURSE COMMENTS: A nearly COMMENTS: A nearly full mocn was at an azimuth of 241 mocn was at an azimuth of 2410 and and
5 elevation at the time of the sighting and probably accounts of the sighting and probably accounts
Seen in West for the visual sighting. There is insufficient data to
3. PHOTOS determine the cause of the radar malfunction. An AF Fm 1l7 determine the cause of the radar malfunction. An AF Fm l17
n Yos was sent to the observer on 28 Aug 69 but has not been was sent to the observer on 28 Aug 69 but has not been
X1 No returned as of 13 Nov 69. returned
9. PHYSICAL ENCE NCE
Yos 0 Yos
30 No 30 No
FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) iepave a aoed
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUAATERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT OH10 45433
REPLY TO
ATTN O TDPT (UFO)
SUBJECT vation, 26 Aug 1969
TO:
Evanston, Illinois 60204
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached F Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope your observation to
the Air rce.
HECTOR Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aeri Chier, Aerlai enomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope Af Tord Iit "7envelop-
Aerospace Technologies Division Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate
Mor Moor at at A.R.Aseri A.R.Aseiri 2ihli0 3ihlin
A. Occkintion A. Ockiration 19^20 19^25
Cizimuth 247
of 5
2oon or log 27
fuel

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Air National Guard. They stated that Mr. hed reported
a UFo observation to their office. The Air National Guard gave Col.
Quintanilla the following information about Mr. Bederman:
Mr
Chicago, Illinois
Office phone Nr:
2. Col. Quintanilla called Mr. Bederman and received the following infor-
mation about bservation:
Observers: Captain end First Mate
Date: 26 Aug 69
Time: 0400 hours
Location:
Sturgeon, Wisconsin)
Direction: Direction: the boat.
Description: Description: The captain and first mate were on first mate were on the bridge. the bridge. They saw
a bright light. The light The light hovered hovered over the boat, dis-
appeared, then reappeared. (There (There was a low cloud base,
and the object would disappear when would disappear when it lifted lifted up.) up.) The
boat's radar lit boat's radar lit up then popped out. up then pooped out. The object was
brilliant orange brilliant orange and had a tail. was shaped like half
of a watermelon.
3. An AF Form 117 3. An AF Form 117 was sent to at at the following address:
Evanston. Evanston, Illinois tllinois 60204