3. ~.&")li~C t: l lO. CONCLUSION INSUFFlCIFNT DATA FOR EVALUATION .C. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF O SSERVATION 15 l'J.nutes ~. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Not Reported e. Pr-to-;as 9. PHYSICAL E V IDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Wrigbt-Patterson AFB# Reference your unidentified observation of 17 August 1966. The information which we have received is not sufficient :for evaluation. Requeot you ~d your wife comp.lete the FTD Forma 164 and return thesn in the en telape provided. We wish to thank you for r~orting your observation to the Air Force. Sincerely~ OR QUINTAL~, Jr, MaJor hier, Project Bl.ue Book Jll!toi .... , UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT Initial call received at 1730Z, 17 Aug 66, from Bonnie Redetennint. Detailed information was later receive d from her father, R2wland Redetennin!_, of 419 Minnesota Avenue; Duluth, Minnesota; telephone 724-5531. Mr. Redetennint is an employee of the Minnesota Power & Light Company. I. Description of Objec~ A. Lik e an aircraft with long, straight wings not swept back. B. The size ~f a large airliner or transport. Its wingspan would cover the full moon. c. Dark shape with red and green lights at ends, white lights in be een, all lights flashing. No fuselage was visible, and the o~servers seemed confused as to the location of the lights - whetter on a fuselage or on the center of th~ wing. D. O:le object. E ii o e xh au s t G. Xo exhaust. H. ?f o sound. II. Description of Course S een from car, at first 10 or 15 miles ahead, A~out 60 to 70 a bove the horizon. Did not move. The observers drove under the ob.ject and kept going until was lost from sight, O~served for about 15 minutes. III . ~anner of Observation A. V!_sual, B . !lo optical aids. Ti me and Date of Sightins Seen at dusk. V. Location of Observers FonduLac, :~innesota, and \-lrenshall, ~finnesota VI. Data on Observers ulp Qer.nln h i s wife, Elaine, and their d a u ghters, Bonnie =.::. ~ Lana. VII. Weather A. Observers saw only a rev high, thin clouds. B. The 3Urface winds were light and southerly, and there was a 45-knot west wind at 30,000 feet. c. No ceiling. F. Ho thunderstorms. Unusual Activity A. No significant temperature inversion in the area, B. No astronomical activity. c. No balloons known to be in tl1e area, XI. Preparing Officer 29th Air Division Intelligence Officer. No photos. No material XII. !hlsical Evidence evi de nee. XIII. Mlscellaneous Comments by Observer! As they continued on their way after passing under the object, a poi~t of light like a star came out of the object and went straight up. Observers were heading toward Wrenshall, Minnesota. Received By WILLIAM B. STOECKER , 2d Lt, USAF