Project Blue Book Sighting Report — Elbow Lake, Minnesota, February 1967

This document contains a Project Blue Book sighting report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, on February 8, 1967. The primary witness, an 11-year-old male, reported observing a solid, half-circular object that was bright red-orange and pulsating. The witness stated the object hovered at an altitude of approximately 100 feet for about 40 minutes and 30 seconds before moving away. The witness noted that there was no sound associated with the object. The report includes a formal letter from Colonel James C. Manatt of the Foreign Technology Division, dated June 13, 1967, informing the witness that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation and requesting the completion of an FTD Form 164. The file also contains the witness's handwritten account, in which they describe watching the object with friends, and a follow-up note mentioning a second, similar sighting one week later. The official conclusion recorded on the form is that the data was insufficient for evaluation.