Project 10073 Record — Duluth, Minnesota, 24 Feb 67

This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a UFO sighting reported in Duluth, Minnesota, on February 24, 1967. The primary witness, a 52-year-old welder at Clide Iron Works, observed a circular, yellow-orange object in the western sky for approximately five minutes. The witness used seven-power binoculars to view the object, which appeared stationary but seemed to approach the observer. The object was described as having a flashing light on one side and being the size of a dime at arm's length. The observer and his wife reported seeing the object on three consecutive nights. The official Air Force conclusion identified the object as the planet Venus, noting that the planet was setting at the time of the observation at an azimuth of 255 degrees and an elevation of 15 degrees. The report mentions that the observer's daughter took black and white photographs of the object, which were to be sent for follow-up analysis. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with unlimited visibility and an atmospheric inversion present.