Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Report of UFO at Time of Soviet Satellite Failure
AI-Generated Summary
A memorandum from the Minneapolis Office reports a witness sighting of an 'odd object' on February 8, 1978, potentially linked to a Soviet satellite failure in Canada. The office offered to facilitate contact between the witness and the Air Force.
This memorandum, dated February 9, 1978, from the Chief of the Minneapolis Office to the Chief of the Domestic Collection Division, documents a report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon. An unnamed witness, employed by an entity redacted in the document, reported observing an 'odd object' descending in the sky at 4:30 on February 8, 1978. The witness had previously noted that this observation might be related to the failure of a Soviet satellite that occurred in Canada on January 24, 1978. The Minneapolis Office informed the witness that they would pass this information along to the Air Force. The document concludes by stating that the Minneapolis Office would provide the witness's name and telephone number to the Air Force should they wish to contact him for further information. The document also notes that the office is forwarding the information for the record in the event that anyone is tracking UFOs.
For the record, in the event that anyone is tracking UFO's, we forward the following:
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Official Assessment
An individual reported observing an odd object in the sky on February 8, 1978, which the reporting office suggested might relate to a Soviet satellite failure in Canada on January 24, 1978.