Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Wausau, Wisconsin, 30 March 1966
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A 1966 UFO sighting report from Wausau, Wisconsin, involving a city patrolman who observed a stationary, bluish-green light. The Air Force officially identified the object as the planet Jupiter.
This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a UFO sighting reported on March 30, 1966, near Wausau, Wisconsin. The witness, a 34-year-old city patrolman from Schofield, Wisconsin, observed a round, bluish-green object with flashing lights while driving home at approximately 0400Z. The witness described the object as being the size of a grapefruit and noted that it remained stationary for the duration of his five-minute observation. He reported no sound, trail, or exhaust. The weather conditions were described as very clear with surface winds of 10 knots. The official conclusion reached by the investigating officer, 1st Lt. James B. Mackie of the 676th Radar Squadron, identified the object as the planet Jupiter, noting its position at 0400Z (RA 5.34, magnitude -1.7) low in the northeast. The report also mentions that other military personnel in the area observed a bright, slightly green star in the northeast and a slow-moving aircraft, which they believed might have contributed to the confusion. The report explicitly states that no physical evidence was available and that no interception or identification action was taken by the Air Force.
Due to the numerous UFO sightings in our local area this observer became suspicious because
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Official Assessment
Jupiter at 0400Z (RA 5.34, mag -1.7) low in the NE at 280 deg. Azimuth 25 deg elevation.
The object was identified as the planet Jupiter. The observer, a city patrolman, reported a round, bluish-green light that appeared stationary. Military personnel in the area also reported a bright star, which appeared slightly green high in the northeast, and observed a slow-moving aircraft, which they believed accounted for the sighting.
Witnesses
- [illegible]City Patrolman