PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATa 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS ~t 0 f~ I 0 Wos Boll0011 5 Novdmber 1957 Finland ~linnasota o Probably Boltoon PossiblY Boll oon 0 Was Aercroft Locel------------R,.uui-Visval D Ground-Radar Probobiy Aircroft C Possibly Al rctoft 1-;--;;~ ax Wos AstronoMical Yen u S 0 Probably Ast,.naMicol 0 Poasibly Ast,.n~icol 7. LENGTH OII.OISIAVATION I. NUMBIR 011 OIJ!CTS 9. COURSI! 0 Insufficient 0Gte for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 011 SIGHTING Object was obse:rveo b y all. ~-as described as ranging fm round to oval .1 n d t :n b 1 u ish-w h i t e 1: o 1~ e d l n c o lor Gowever, be almost prec~se elevations, jirec~ions, and ~zimuths givan o i tha objac1:s ~osition identified it. 11. COMMENTS De;: f i n i t e : y t he J 1 :u.: a c Venus , now so urigh t t~ l'-1 t bo t h news-- papers and journal:j have co~1;n2n t d on i t ( Se~ cl~!.JP:!.t:g i:rr uFO case i~le). :7!7Z ~OV RJEFriQ FM COMDR 13~:ACWRCN FINLAND AFS MINN TO CCMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO COMDR 31 ADIV SNELLING AFS MINN COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASHDC ;UNCLASSIFIED iOB REPORT 6 NOV CURR 1. (A) RC\JND (B) PEt~IL ERASER (C) RED AND WHITE AFR 2SI2. (D) 1 ([) MIA (F) N/A (G) TAIL, AS IF EXHAUST CH) N/A (1) N/Ae 2. (A) DUE TO OBJECTS BEING SIGHTED AT P-16 (B) 21 DEGREES FROM GROUND, 211 DEGREES FROM P-~9 (C) SAME AS 2B CD) OBJECT HOVERED IN ~ GENERAL AREA FLYING UP AND. !)OWN AND SIDE TO s"iDE, CHANGING COLORS LJ~.L J...sr- , .1) FROM WHITE TO RED ([) DISAPPEARED IN FLI,HT CF) 3QJ MINUT s, 3. ~j.) ~ .... ~' .. ----- (A) GROUND VISUAL CB) EYI SIGHT ONLY (C) N/A. 4. (A) 6 NOV 10102 (B) NIGHT. ' 4727 NORTH AND 9115 WEST. 6. (A) MR C T LEE ACWRON FINLAND AFS, FINLAND MINN, G E TECH REP (B) CAPT GEORGE D KUTER, OPEATIO~ OFfiCER, STAFF SGT RICHARD E HEFFRON, OPERATIONS, A/2C CLARENCE V 'O)'OR'iH OPERATIONS ALL OF 756 ACWRON AND RELIABILITY VERY ;ooD. 7 (A) CLEAR, 1' PLUS (B) DULUTH AWS CLEAR 1' PLUS, 5~01 TEET 311 DEGREES 21 KNOTS, 11001 FEET 359 DEGREES 35 KNOTS, FEET 341 DEGREES -~KNOTS, 2g101 TEET 321 DEGREES &I KNOTS, 3zage FEET 341 DEGREES 71 KNOTS, ' TEET 321 DEGREES 35 KNOTS (C) CLEAR CD) ~' PLUS (t) CLEAR (F) NONE. s. N/Ae 9. NIA. 10. 2 AIRCRAFT VERE RETURNING FROM P-16 TP P-69 CONTROL. rREE FLAME 3 AND F94C AND AF 668 AN C"7 OUT OF DULUTH AT A HEADING OF 33~ TO LAND AT DULUTH. 11. DETAILED REPORT WILL FOLLOW AFTER ALL PERSONNEL INVOLVED HAVE BEEN DEBRIEFED BY THE SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE J~T SALL~ ?~A, GRAP~FRUIT, BASE3ALL, EASZ3ALL, 1 Dii1~, HALF COLLAR .:) REDISH ORANGE, R::D AND i.eiHIT~, RSD-GR.!:ZN-t,olHITZ: a:::D .r:-tiTE Y:::LLO'.J: ._:GISH }fRAi~GE YELLOW STRr:AK: RED AND GKE~, RED i:1HITE, BLU I . :JZR SA' 3 OBJEC .:-t~'FFZRSNT AZI:1UTH FROM Tii'IS STATION. (F) ~'1/A (G) TAIL, A : \'' 1 ~- t,WST'D. CH> NONE (1) NO (2) (A) DU2 TO OBJECfS BEING CITED .. ALUM~T , .. MICHIGAN .AN STA BEING NOTIFI::D BY HOT LIN::. C B) S ~ ' .. , ::.-i 'DEGR!:~S FROM HORIZO .il EGREES FROr'l FINLAND, MINN. (C) SAl'1E AS ~::-Y OBJECT HOVERED/ IN G~ -L AREA FLYING UP AND DOi.tlN AND S !9~ TO SID, .: .. ;.~GING COLORS FRO~l ~IT!: TO RED. CE> DISAPPEAR~D IN FLIGHT (F) -J ~INUTZS (3) CAl GROUND VISUAL (B} EYE SIGHTING ONLY (C) 2 AIRCRAFT -;:. :~ 30RNE GR!:EN FLA~E 3 F-94C AND AF 663 C47 BOT~1 FL YI f\iG OUT CF DULUTH .:~ 9113~J. CS> CA) SZE P.ARA 3 PART 1 (3) SA~vtt: AS A. (7) (Al CL~AR _ 3 PL~S CB> .DULUTH-A!JS CLEAR 15 PLUS 5.1.)2)~.30~ DEGRS~S 21J K:,JOTS 1.303~-, ' .; C ~ > Nl A -r1Z>' -2 AIRCRAF.T. T.vSRE RETURNING FROr1 . . CALU~zt.:~ICMJTO-DUk . . ~1i~d --:_.o~J oY LES T2:R CHANZY, CAPT, USAF, AO 1354 333 SQ I: I~,~T~tt_:~ 07Y"ICit:;i~ -.. _-r:::R ItlTZRVIZ':JlUG ALL PZRSONNZL CONCZRrJ~D THI S CFt'IC~&--Is .. "Or-'~-- :.:::. C?.i:iiON THAT UNID I_{~.f .rJ..XJN'"~.QBd-Q ::?~i D 'AT FI>JLANt .,):-~ONC~ZS I AM UNABLE: TO N ~L: . . , E cAN:!.T. AN OBJZCT ~vAS C3S~RV=:D .. ~!YS .::LF IN THE SA~'IE GZNERAL ARE:A ON TH~ 7, 9 AND 1 a OF t!O\J. I ?.ZLATIVELY SUit. THAT T~IS OBJECT IS THE: SAME -~:. ~JAS o-:-~cRT~D : 5 tJCV CURR. AT SUNSET 17452 1 ROUND OaJECT, HIT~ AND R~t 5 TO ; TI~zs BRIGHTER raAN OTHER HEAVENLY ecrr:s, 3 r rr:1Es ARG~R :: J A STA:.i., APPE. S IN THE SKY, 15 D:::GR~ZS ABOVZ. T:-r:: HORIZOt'-J, 211 .:}EZS AZIM OM FINLAND MINN HIS ~ ZCT IS CLEARLY VISI3LE. -. P.20UT :10V ING FROil 21 TO 23 DEG!iE~S FR0t1 ~INLAND .. .rliiCP. .!:S BZLOt.A/ TaE H ~ZON. S MOVS~1Z(lT I S SO SLQjJ :J .. r IT -NECESSA~Y TO ~.JATC~ THE "8JECT' V~R A ST."TIO~lARY FIX FOR .: :-c 1 . IdUT'SS I.! CRD::R TO DET::RMI E ~1C c..:-l~lT. IT DC~S ;JCT '~AI~l"I:AIN .. , ~ Ctl.C..~Y ?CS IT ION JIT:-i OTH H:C: VEdL EODIES. 'J N IT \,A~ISHES :t L HCR I ZON, IT IS AS I? /J. P:::Rs Of' /.:i'ER TO TURd CFF A r SL :: C Tit !C~