Project 10073 Record — Peterson, Minnesota

This document contains a Project 10073 record and associated correspondence regarding a reported UFO sighting in Peterson, Minnesota. The primary report comes from a mother writing on behalf of her nine-year-old son, Craig, who claimed to have witnessed a blue-grey saucer-shaped object on March 9, 1967. According to the mother's account, the object hovered over a pond, landed on legs, and emitted fire from its perimeter. The boy reported seeing a creature holding an instrument, which appeared to be stunned or hypnotized. The mother also mentioned an earlier sighting on January 23, 1967, involving a bright orange object that left a vapor trail. The Air Force, through the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, responded to the mother on March 6, 1967, requesting that she complete an FTD Form 164 to provide sufficient information for a scientific evaluation. The project record indicates that the form was never returned by the witness, leading the Air Force to conclude that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation.