1 .. DATE. TIMI GIIOUII 12 .Aupat 6S 3. s,,URCE NUMIE R 0, OBJICTI . PROJICT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION Dulut.h Mt nneaota 1L CONCLUSION Sat.ellJile ( II) data em abject. Deacr.l.ption s. LENGTH 011 RYATION 11. IIIII, IU-ARY AND ANALYIII 10 H:1Dutea t TYPE OF OBSERYATION Object. 111cw a star. Bright white, alight tail. No 80'Ud. No unumal tetaurea. Fllsht toNE. 10 m1nut.ee. ECHO II waa ewer Duluth at 0019AM at 33 deg elevation 1110vi ng ECHO II O'lflr area at of report. 8. PtiOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCI *- el tide fu cnp ~ d DEF I~ I \tiNT Of -,.. PeaCE ST /\Ff MA~ICH PAGE 2 RUCDDU 33 UNCLA$ H. UNUSUAL FEATURESI NONE::" I. TAIL, TRAIL OF EXHAUSTI NONE 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTI UNClASSIFIED F. LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT: FROM TIM OF SIGHTING THE OBJECT OVER HEAD TILL IT DISAPPEARED OVER THE NORTH EAST-HORIZON WAS APPROXIMATELY 4' TO 50 SECONDS. 3. METHOD OF OBSERVATION: A. METHOD: EYE SIGHT a; OPTICAL AIDS . N'*E c. AIRBORNE SIGHT-ING INFORMATION: NONE 4. TIME AND DATE OF S IGHTINGI. . . ST ltff BlANCH UNCLASSIFIED ..... : HIGH BROKEN THUNDERSTRCitJS .IN AR.EAa NONE s. UNUSAL ACTIVITY IN AREAl NONE 9. INTERCEPTION OR .IDENTIFICATION OF ACTION TAKENI NONE . li.:S.~LOCATION ,OFfKNOVN AIR.,.,TRAfflC IN~AREA 'AT riME Of SIGHTING . SAC...:.KC','I35 . REFUEtlNG ~A B 52 I IN' AREA; SOUTH OF DULUTH; MINN. . 11. POSITI~.'TITLE. AND: CCIIMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICERI CHIEF OF -~- INTELLIGENCE: THE INDIVIDUAL AFTER MAKING A.REPORT OF THE SIGHTING OT THE AIR BASE, WENT OVER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINN DULUTH BRANCH> OBSERVATOR AND CHECKED HIS SIGHTING WITH THE ASTRCIJ CJIJ ER ON DUTY. THERE HE WAS TOLD tHAT THE OBSERVATORY HAD .WATCHED ONE EARLIER IN THE.EVENING AND SUGGESTED THAT CALTON HAD t SEEN. A SATELLITE. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY MAKING A CALL TO PROF. NONE OF THE SECTOR'S RADAR OBSERVED SUCH AN OBJECT. THE POSITIONS FOR ECHn II AND PEGASUS I DO NOT CORRES POND TO THIS PARTICULAR SIGHilNG, SO IT IS ASSUMED THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE MANY SATELLITES OR SPACE JUNK THAT IS ORBITING THE 12. ~PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: NOOE .. 1.3-MISC . C<JJMENTS: IT WAS NOTED IN THE DULUTH TRIBUNE, CARRIED . -~ AN ARTICLE STATING' THAT A MA IN DULUTH, HAD OBSERVED TH'IS SAME 'OBJECT AT THE SAME TIME. NO EFFORT WAS l-;ADE TO . CONtACT THES~. INDIVIDUALS AT THIS TIME. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION NOT IDENTIFIED IN SMB. ADVANCE COPY DELIVERED TO DIA PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1..;>A1E TIM! OROU' 2. LOCATION Duluth, Minnesota l . ~''1URCE 10. CONCLUSION Aat!O (MlRS) ........ at 2do deg a setting at 2145 Local. repc:rted otber data in accord with ev&l.~v ...... .t. NUMBER OF OBJICTI s. LENGTH OP OBIIRYATION 11. IRIIP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 10 Mimltea Object bri&hter a star, mil bigger,. sane in other reeepe,... 6. TYPI OP OIIIRYATION .. -Viaual. (BI) 8. PtiOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDINCI en&. Ob tor thircl coneectiTe nigbt at &pp!1>xlma the t.i.. r.Li&bt path -. to the NE. a Po ad. ti cmal data ........ ll 'RD. Diaa below the hori. son. Unci B:lnomlara. Deecri.ptl.on ot tlatt.W. out dae to retraction as Planet Mtt!rw at the d time. t_ar three iligbt.a at 881111 place. Retraction as -.. t aet would give an I \"'iNCOMING DEF, \R7. ~E T OF THE AtR FOR.~ .. ST/,Ff MESSAGE BRANCH : 'FM DUADS DULUTH INTl APRT M INN TO RUWGALE/ADC RUCDAH/JI ADtV TRUAX FLO liS . RUCDSOIFOREfGN TECH DIY WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO :. tltCUS. DUO UJ DESCRtftTlCa lf.CI!ZCTa E. F'ORMATION1 NONE F'. DfSCERNABlE FEATURES: NONE NOTED It If I l-- . . 'INCOMING' . DEF 1 'R7. ~ENT OF THE AIR FORCE . rt1ESSAGE SJ/,FF MESSAGE BRANCH . c;. TA tl, TRA ll OF' EXHAUST t JUST LIKE lIGHT SPREAD lNG OUT PAGE 2 RUCDDtJ._ 11 UNCLAS.. 1HitiJ Tt v .. CT H. SOUNOr NONE I. UNUSUAL FEATURES 1 NONE 2. DE SCR I PT I ON OF' COURSE OF OBJECT: A. WHY NOTICED: IT WAS OBSERVED FOR Tt THIRD CONSECUTIVE NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY T~ SAME TIME. B. INITIAL AND AZIMUTH: NOT NOTICED c. ElEVATfON-AND AZfMUTH AS O&I:CT DISSAPPEAREO: NOT NOTED D. FliGffT llATft MANElNERABILITY: NORTH EAST DIRECT ION E. MANNER rJF OtsA AENCE: OYER Tf tMilON F. tErcnt OF Tf'llE tN SIGHTr-1ft MINUTES J. MANNER tF ATIONt A METffOOt N B. OPTICAL AIDSt BINOCULARS C. AtRBORNE SIGHTtNG INF'ORMATIONt NONE ' TINE AND DATE OF SIGHT lNG: A. DATE TIME GROUP: 1-/BJ28Z UNCLASSIFIED '' 'INCOMING . DEFt,R7.1/\ENT OF THE AIR FORCE ST /,FF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED . .. . 5. LOCATION OF PAGE 3 RUCDOU 11 UNCLAS . B. DUlUTH, MINNESOTA ' IDENTIFYING INFORMATION: MR. AND MRS MINN: RELIABILITY, UNKNOWN, OCCUPATION, UNKNOWN 7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT: A. OBSERVERs ACCOUNT OF WEATJRt ClEAR & VISIBILITY Urt.IMITED B. AWS ActOUMT OF' WINDS DIRECTION & VELOCITY AT 1. SURF AeE-t--11fJ/12KNOT S &. JI,IJIJI 278155K c. CEIL lNG: NONE D. VISIBILITY: 15PLUS MINES E. CLOUO COVERt NONE . . INCO~ING \ _, . 'MESSAGE . DEF, 'R1 ~ENT OF THE AIR FORCE ST I ,Ff MESSAGE BRANCH _UN_C_LA_SS_IF_IE_D -~1. . F THUNOERSTROMS1 NONE' .. 8. UNUSUAl. ACTIVITY IN AREAl NONE 9. INTERCEPTION OR I DENT IF I CAT ION OF ACT ION TAKENI NONE PAGE -RUCODU 18 UNCLAS 18. LOCATION OF KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING: DC-6 HAS LANDED AT DULUTH MAP AT 1-/~22Z 11. POSITION TITLE AND COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER: CHIEF INTELLIGENCE, Tt OBJECT WAS OBSERVED BY 8 ADlLTS. MR. WATCHED IT THROUGK BINOCtLARS ANO OBSERVED Tt WHITE lIGHT BE lNG EMMITTED BY THE OBXCT: FROM THE EVIDENCE AVAILAII..E, T~ OBJECT WAS A SATElliTE WHOs ORBIT WAS !GINNING TO DECAY, THUS PERMITTI IT TO ENTER TH MORE DENSE ATMOSPHERE Tt WKfTE LIGHT 1 I NG E*IT1ED BY THE O&ECT COULD BE Tt !!:GINNING OF Tl GRADUAL DIS UIIERGR AT fOtf. OF' Tf SA TELL I TE. I CAL EY IOENCE 1 NONE PROJ!CT 10073 RECORD . 1. DATE TIM! 2. LOCATION 14 Auguat 6S l4/o633Z Duluth Minnesota 10. CONCLUSION ... NUMBER OP OBJICTI S. L!MGTH 011 Slall iw17 cbject in tlilbt from Ncrth to West. t.. TYPE Ofl 08S!RVAT10N r incoheimf;. Could n~ 1\lmi!h desired data tor Gronr:!-Vu t. S~tiDg repo~t;ed at tiDB a meteor waa tor a cllration of S seconds. 8. PtfOTOS 9. PHYSICAL .oer:,, ., Y\ENr oF THE AIR FoRce ui\JCLAss IF.IEo . ST I ,ff MESSAGE BR ~,NCH I' XOPX-8-1' S.AF-QS-3 ~ DIA-l fM DUAOS DULUTH INTL APRT Ml NN TO RUIGALEIADC RUCDAH/31 ADIV TRUAX rLD WIS RUCOSOn:ORE tCH TEO. It tV IR I GMT 'ATTERSON AFB OHI 0 RIAHOIHO US~ ~ ArWif4 JlrH O.IN, SUBJI UF'O. - A. SH~t ST-ARLIKE B. SIZE 1 VERY SMALL C. COlORt IVORY D. NIMBER: ONE E. FORMATIOftt NONE F. D I SCERNABt..E F'EATlJIESr NONE DEF ,,R7 ~ENT OF THE AIR FORCE ST 1\FF MESSAGE BRANCH v fNe:OMING , . MESSAGE G. TAIL, TRAIL: OF EXHAU.Ifl NONE PACE 2 R 11: UNel.AS H. SCUIDt IDE. . I. DtSCERNAil.E CUNUSUAl) FEATURES1 NONE 2. OESeR IPTION or COURSE OF' OBJECT I A. IHY NOTtCEDt GLANCED UP ANO SAW IT B. INITIAL ELEVATION AND AliMUTHt NORTH