7 F T .ME GROUP . 2. LOCATION . ,''i . PROJECT 10073 RECORD . L... =ic. . t,5 Sauk Centre .. Hinnesota Possible (AI HCRAFT) I~. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS None Stated I . l YPE OF OBSERVATION 1 _ Ground Visual r;. COURSE None Stia ted .,. PttOTOS 'i. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE SEA! CASE FII.E SAFOICC/Mrs Cassel/bp/79079/10 Jan 67 . Pleua aaue tbe Ml.AQ" 1D to )'OW: letter your fll1D8.~ ol>Jeet on -. ~t.la ~ 0~ tJul ts.. it to u;-1 1a tba ld.l1tal7 8111. d 111 tba area a~ tbe \1Jie rd . Toar 6ueriptioll o~ tbe obJeeta 'fH7 .... v:ltll AD at hip altitude ia .... ~ a nault ~ the re:tlectioo ~ . 11\Ul a 11 gbt it. oaaUS.. DO~ be Al1o, the obJect would appear to tbe ~ the .4'tar no loupr ~ .._ l1~ towzc1 you. !he tact. . wu m DOUe te4 to ~ a:lsbtUl& 1a wry tbe ~ ~ -. a't a Wl7 hi&b altitude. ,.a laterea~ 1A aur prop-aJ I t:a.keD WI - lOa& to repl7 . =., Gttic. . ~ .IJs:taz Rlf!ILY TO DE.-ARTMENT 011' THE AIR II'O"CE HADQUAftTft I'OR.IGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AI'SC) WftiGHT~A I I tt.ON Alit I'OitC. 8MI:. OHIO 48.33 UFO Sighting, 11 September 1965 TO Hq USAF SAFOICC {Mrs. Hunt) a. Dear . of an aircraft observation at high altitudet wever, it is impossible to check the military and civilian traffic rJ:> P area at the tjme of your sighting. Your de- scription of the two objects corresponds very closely to ajrcraft with contrails. An aircraft at high altitude is usually seen on~ as a result of the re tion he s~ light and its out- line would not be readi~y Also, the object would appear to disappear-when-~ reflecting surface of the aircraft no lofl8er re!lected the sun s light toward you. The fact that there was no noise associated to the sighting is very easily ' ~xplaj ned by the fact that the aircraft was at a very high altitude. FOR THE COMMANDER ERIC T. de JQN.dJlL Deputy for Techno , Colonel, USAF ogy and Subsystems Project Blue Book Offioe \Vaahingtoa,D.c. Firs t,lt me 1ey that I em not writing thia beoe.u or all ~ reported aightinga or obJeota fQ the last few weska,but only beoauae I tinally t~d an addrea1 1te to. I might also ad that I em a a tate employee, a pilot, end I live her in I would lik to atate jlat what I aaw-without worry about how it mq s<Nnd to a "''(, ~ On Se tember 11, rnd heme .from Litohtield,Minnesota. I had a oanplaint about a dr e weat enc! ot town. I drove out to th .. weat aide of town and did not rrny dfter. I than aaw a fellow on the road that I knew se I droye enr to him.Hi:a n&ne was or Sauk Centre and h was with two otJt.,r fellO\YI working on new road oonstr'10t I was in my oar and talkjng to out or my lett window, oar was rao1ng we~t.Ther v11tre aome high olouda in the sky. was about 4 pm. llr poin tltd to the sky and high, Try high there was what appearetd to ba b 11gr ts coming down.At rirat I thought it was a plfUl~ with landing lighta-they a~emed to b . about thA.t far apart. It trA.iled smokft from 'N3.Y up. \Then 1 t w~a about what semed to be ,500 f t fran the . ground the 11Q'1ts vrant out. I had a pair or 7X50 glass., a on th., , s~at nnd out or the oase. I took the glass~a and looked up to the top where the smoke S,t'I!led to a tart and I a flW two 'lbjeota Th~y l.,emed very close to e A.oh oth~r end ort dioappared i nwediately and the oth~r was 1n sight ror only a few aeoondl dontt hav ony idea a.s to the height only that it waa WS high. I did not hear sny enginfla f'rQ!l ony planes. I oall4dthe llighwey Petrol radio and they ohfteked with the Alexendria airport to ~ 1r there wflr" any pltlllel in the ares. and in trouble and the:, j i d not know or tJI:",/ plt.::1.ea '!.:: t T .:c:nity. I then drove to our local airport whare we had a instructor fiying thia d ay. The inotruotors neme vtea f'rom Alnxandr 1a. H too saw the 1 ighta.he was in the air and a aid the f'irat thing he cqgbt or waa an o.irlinr in trouble and wae trying to mak th field. His stud.nt did not aee the tire or light but she did s e e t!le 3mok that, tra!le~. So it apperc! tooboth ot us lilce landing lighta on aple.c ll!ld. y t l'e W4re about 5 oilea apart and l~oking a<El it trcm lifferent direoticma. I eont8-:t..d m.:lueph" ,Rho ia rlr~g B52'a and asked him what it oould be f!IDd he had no~ explwnation .. The two obj.ota that I saw in the elcy juat aeeDtecl to be black apeoka. It probablYlfal 2025 thousand teet but eTen at that diatanoe cme oan aee the outline or .n airplane. ih:la I did not eee eacl as I etated before there waa no engine noise. 1 aza a atate gem wardeD and thia ia the rease11 I haYe sood glass end OD thia dq I hacl th I 011 th seat where thq were handy. Th.ia al1o waa wr openiDc o~ the Teal Would approiate hear me trca an7C11 who ~-explaill thia ell ot the otheJ' people ~o aW the a.me(exoept the objatl fD the sky)~ ~till 11v1n~ her~ Projlct Blue Book Of'rioe l1 ash in gtCD, D .c S8uk Cntre,~1nn~sota Flra t, let ae . aay that I em not 1 t ing thia beoauae or all the reported aightillga of obJaeeb m the laat tew weeka;tNt cnly beoauae I finally foaand ea. addreaa I mipt alao ad th*t I a atate ployee, a pUot, md I live here I waulcl like to a tate jaa t what I a ithout worry about how it may acuiacl to other ~ . On ber 11, hcae f'r<2a Litohtield.)linnesota. I had a ocaplaillt about a deer weat en4 ot t01m. I dron out to th weat aide ot town nd die! not aee eny deer. I aaw a tell cm the roacl that I knew ao I drove cnr to him.Hi:. na.ae wa Sauk Ceatr and he tral with ot~.,r tellowa working 011 a new ro oonstr'lOtion. l was in 'I:1Y aar and talking to t ot mT lert wind , oar wss raoing t.There wre ~e high olouda in the sky. was about 4 pm. llr ointed to the aky and high,Yry high there waa what appeared to b8 'bro ligt-ta coming dOfllu.At tiret I thought it was a plane with landmg lighta-th'ty ssemed to be about thRt rar apart. It trllild lll'lOke r:-am wey up. .Then it \'Mol a!)out what s-...med to be 5'Y.> fet~t fr121l the ground the lighta \'Tent out. I had a pair or 7X50 glass., on th~t . s t and out of the oase. I took the glasses and looked \1l' to the top where the smoice S"19~ed to etsrt nd 1 saw two ,bjeota. Th~y seemed Yery olos to elloh other and one diaapp4~rd bmnediately and the othar waa 1n sight for only a few seoanda.I don't ~av rm7 idea aa to the height only that it waa way high. I did not hear my-engi:uta fran a:ny pl~ I called the Highway Pe.trol radio and they ohttekd with the Alexendr 1a airport t.o e 1r there 'JWer~ any plan in the ars._ and in trouble and the~' i!.d not know of ar:';j p ::.anea in t:1e T: e :"nity. I then drote 4;o looal airport where had a inatruotor tlying thia dJ' The illatruotora ne '" Alxmdr 1a. He too a the lighta,he waa m the air ancl aa!d the f'irat thine he thou&ht ot waa m airliner in trouble " trymg to make the tielcl. Bia atudent did not aee the tire or light ~t ahe did aee the that trailed. So it appear.cl teoboth ot us lik ladiDI lilbta aplm ad ~t we were abt 5 milea apart d looking at it t'rca littermt direotlona. I ccmtaotecl 7 ,co ia tl,.tns B62'a md. aakeci hila what it oo.~ld be mel he h.d DO* epl.,tioa. the two obj.ota that I 1:a the alq jaat d to be black ap.eoka. It probablywu 2o-25 thouaanc:l teet but at that diataoe CDe oan aee the c:aatliDe ot aD airplane. 'lhla I dicl DOt eee acl ... I atatecl before there DO sm aoiae. I -.. a tate g.e ward ad thla ia tbe reucm I hate soocl &].aaaea md em thla clq 1 had. th CD the at when. th7 were hady. 'l'bia alao oar opeDiDI ot the Teal aeuOD. Would appreoiate hear iDs trca aDJWe who ou explaill thia, all ot the other people Who s the aam(xcept the objota in the sky)ar still li~ing here UFO S1ghtin8. 11 Septamber 196.5 Hq ~Jl' SAPOICC (Mrs. Hunt) . Your s:S gbt.ing ot ~ ~ has characteristics ot an ai rcra.tt n fi :gi u , however, at this late date it is ble to check the mi}itar:r and civilian . tra!'1c tor )'Our area at the time ot your eishting. Your de- scription oL the two objecte corlseeponda ver.r closely to a1 rcratt with contrails. An ircratt at high altitude ia usuall7 t~een only' aa a result ol the renection of the sun~ light and ite out- line would not be ia.ntitied. Also, the object would appear to d1 when the retlecting surace ot the aj rcra.ft no longer reflect.:! the eun' s light towaxad you. The tact that \ wae no noise ae to the eipting is verr Meil.T . by the tact that the ai zscratt at a very high altitude . EP-IC T. :J ancl SUb8)ataDa Ltr, cOOPlJINA T.!ON ORIGINATOR: ~ r:-. TDE'Ii