PROJECT 10073 RECORD . 1. uATE TIME CROUP 2. LOCATION Duluth, Flood\Tood, Hinnesota {4 vlitnesses) NUMBER OF 03J:CTS 5. LENGTH OF 05SERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBS~P.VATION 9. PHYSICAL EVl DEN:E 10. CONCLUSION 11. SRI E F SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Obs~rvers noted bullet, tear drop, cyJ)nder shaped object tha1 ,,..[:.S ~U8 and oran;~e, r ed, \thite, and blue, burning white chant in to ~lt:iC.:'1 green. One ,.r.i. tne ss reporte d long red tail. Object ccS:~e c-,'erhead coming do'm at 35-45 deg angle. last witness saVi i-v burn out and fall into swamp. F7D S!:P 63 0 329 (IDE) ?rovioua ed:~ona of thh form may be uaed. UNCLASSIFIED DIPAIIMIJif OF 1111 All IHCOM1N8 MUSAGI NIN-7., DIA-l : (19) ADV CY DIA PTT U JAW RU,\'TPT A0054 2492 055-UUUU--RUEDHQA. FM HQ 29 AIRJIV DULUTH I NTL APRT M IN~ RIJNT Fl A/ 1 ~ AF RICHARDS GEB ALR AFB MO UEDFIF/AFSC FOREIGN TECH OIV WRIGHT PATTEROON AFB OHIO RUEDHQA/ SECi~T.A.RY OF THE A I RFOR CE WASH 0 C t.NCl. AS 2 90 I N ~9012 SEP 66. FOR: AD C CADO I N>; 10AF CN I NT>; AFSC <FTD>; riQ USAF CAFRDC>; SEC OF.THE A~ CSAFO.I> SUBJECT: UFO. REfERENCE AF 2~0-2. 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: A. DE SCR 18:1 AS BULLET, T E..\R DROP, CYL I ~ER B. ONE EST i>l.!.T~ AS 100 FEET LONG C. BLUE A;: ':RANGE, RED !'HITE AND BLUE, BURNING WHITE CHANGED TO BL U I SY GREEN. AFHO we 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSIFIED DIPAifMIJIJ OF THI All FOICI SIAFP MISSAGI IIAIICH INCOMIH MESSAGI G. FIRST 'JIITNESS SAW LONG REO TAIL H. S IL ENi 1. BRIGHT, ON FIRE PAGE 2 RU\'/TP7 A0054 UNa.. AS 2. OESCRIPTIOt..J OF COURSE OF OBJECT: A. BR IGHi OVER H::AO, CaAING DOWN AT 35 -45 DEGREE ANGLE LAST "'t ; NE SSES SAW BU~ OUT EAST T G ':'EST FROv1 F:\i~ TO FORTY-FIVE s::co~D ESTIMATES MAN~JER Or C3SERV AT ION: 5. LOCATION Or cas~RVERS: INTO SWAMP. A. FIRST OBS::RVERS SAVJ IT OVER DULUTH, MINNESOTA. LAST TV/0 OOSERVERS SAW IT SOUTH OF FlOOOV/000, M I N~E~J}.,, .. f\ TOWN ABOUT AFHQ .IAIIII 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSIFIED WAIYIIIIIJ Of W All FOICI lYAII MISSACI THIRTY MILES WEST OF' DULUTH. IDENTIFYING I NF'O ON ALL 08 SERVERS: Dll. UT H, TELEPHO STEEL WORKER, PAGE 3 R lJNTPT Aa054 UNCLAS CIVILIA~ - OUL UTJ.i, STAT I 0 N AGE NT , CIVIL tAN - TEL EPHO~l~ !.' A Y PAT R 0 LM AN. O. CIVIL l~'l-PEDERSON CFIRST NAME UNKNOWN>, ADDRESS UNKNOWN, WILCO A'lol.lANCE SERVICE, AN AN~ MEMBER. E. ALSO SEE~ BY AIRPORT V. EATHER OBSERVERS. 7. WEATHER A~D V!lt{)S ALOFT CO"'VITIONS AT TIME OF SIGHTING: A. OBSERVE~S SAW THUNDERSTC.~MS TO THE VJEST. B. AWS ACCOUNT OF WI~ S - UNCWSIFIED UNCWSIFIED DEPAITMINf Of Till All FOIG STAff MISSAGI C. 30,000 FEET/SCATTERED; 8,000 fEET/BRO~N; AND 2,500 FEET/ D. SLIGHT HAZE PAGE 4 Rlf!.'TPi A0054 UNCLAS F'. 5 0-75 ~M NORTHWEST 8. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA: A. I"NERS!JN AT 1500 FEET "'-B. NO SATELLITE RE-ENTRVS C. NO 8 ALL OONS RELEASED 11. POStT 10~4 i ITLE A~ COMMENTS OF' tHEO.PREPAR lNG OF'FI CER: INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. OBJECT MOBED WEST OVER DULUTH. 30N.1 WEST, HIGHWAY PATROLMAN AND ANG MEMBER (At.x;\~ENTI t{; PATROL FOR LA80R DAY) S!.'t'.' I T BURN OUT. S~'l! CYLINDRICAL SILJ.iOUETTE FALL IN S'lAMP. SEARC~t:G 'li ITHOUT LEAVING H IGH'/:AY, FOUND NOT~I Ni,. T~EE DAYS LATER, A301..JT 6 SEPTEMBER 1630 ZLlU, ONE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER A~ TWO AIR RESCUE PERSONNEL .AMDE A TffiOUGH SEARCH OF THE AREA BY HELICOPTER. FO UNO NOTHING. PRELIM I NARY ANALYSIS: POSSIBLE METEOR OR BALL LIGHTING. 12. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: NONE. AFHQ JA.. 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED