Unidentified Flying Object Report — 17 August 1966, Duluth, Minnesota

This document contains an Unidentified Flying Object report and subsequent correspondence regarding a sighting that occurred on August 17, 1966, near Duluth, Minnesota. The primary witnesses were Rowland Redetennint, his wife Elaine, and their two daughters, Bonnie and Lana. The family observed a large, dark, aircraft-like object with flashing red, green, and white lights while traveling in their car between FonduLac and Wrenshall, Minnesota. The object, which they estimated to be the size of a large airliner, remained stationary at an elevation of 60 to 70 degrees above the horizon for approximately 15 minutes. The witnesses reported that they drove directly under the object, and as they continued their journey, a star-like point of light emerged from the object and ascended vertically. The report notes that there was no sound, no visible fuselage, and no exhaust. The Air Force, through Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr. of Project Blue Book, contacted the family on August 29, 1966, stating that the initial information provided was insufficient for evaluation and requested that the family complete FTD Forms 164. The official conclusion recorded on the report form is 'INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION'.