Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project Blue Book Sighting Report — Nauvoo, Illinois, May 1967
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A 12-year-old witness in Nauvoo, Illinois, reported a metallic red UFO sighting in May 1967. The Air Force determined the information was insufficient for evaluation and requested further details via a formal questionnaire.
This document contains a Project Blue Book sighting report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Nauvoo, Illinois, on May 5, 1967. The witness, a 12-year-old, reported observing a metallic red object for approximately 10 minutes at 8:00 P.M. The witness described the object as sounding like bees and estimated its size to be approximately 100 feet in diameter. The witness noted that the object moved behind a tree and eventually disappeared. The report includes sketches drawn by the witness and a friend, depicting a saucer-like object. A follow-up letter from the Foreign Technology Division, dated June 13, 1967, and signed by Colonel James C. Manatt, informed the witness that the initial information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation and requested the completion of an FTD Form 164. The official conclusion recorded on the project record is 'Possible (AIRCRAFT)', though the accompanying note states that no data was presented to confirm the object was indeed an aircraft.
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Official Assessment
Possible (AIRCRAFT)
No data presented to indicate object is an aircraft.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- [illegible]Friend of witness