PROJECT 10073 RECORD — Algoma, Wisconsin, 26 Aug 69

This document details a UFO sighting report filed under Project 10073. On August 26, 1969, at 0400 hours, a captain and first mate aboard a boat located approximately seven miles off the coast of Algoma, Wisconsin, reported observing a bright light. The witnesses described the object as being shaped like half of a watermelon, brilliant orange in color, and possessing a tail. The object reportedly hovered over the boat, disappeared, and then reappeared, with the witnesses noting that it would disappear when it lifted up. The observers also reported that their boat's radar lit up and then 'popped out' during the event. The Air Force investigation, led by Lt. Colonel Hector Quintanilla, Jr., concluded that the sighting was likely a 'Probable Astro (MOON)' event, noting that a nearly full moon was at an azimuth of 241 degrees and 5 degrees elevation at the time. The report states there was insufficient data to determine the cause of the radar malfunction. An AF Form 117 was sent to the observer for further details, but as of November 13, 1969, it had not been returned.