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Case FileNARA NAID 28999388 · T1206 Roll 46

Project Blue Book Case File

Duluth, MinnesotaOctober 1962

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Duluth, Minnesota in October 1962. The full case file (4 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 46.

Reported location

Duluth, Minnesota

Date of incident

October 1962

State / country

MN / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
4 |
Cel PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ; "
I. DATE" 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
; O Wes Balloon
1 October 1962 Duluth, Minnesota O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Q Posnsly Sule
| local | RifpundVisal O Ground-Radar SPY Rerdlt
GMT 01/ 19302 8 Air Visuol 0 Air-Intercept Rador o Possibly 6 whe
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE Xx Was Astronomical Venus
QO Yes O Probably Astronomicel
p> TH | Civilian O Possibly Astronomicel
OR COERWERIIIRG. NACHE SHRMRRLENDAREREREAS Awl dusiorbvstens WORRURENTRSEIILI (OO IRUUIWORI
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE CRE OCTERER ET Va PART u
; (=) ok bil Data for Evaluation |
2 hours one stationary LS |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
Round object smaller than dime, sil- Venus had a magnitude of -4,3 |
very. Observed at 30 dgr elevation 18 (exceptionally bright) & was !
dgr azimuth, Disappeared at same posi at 30 dgrs elevation 160 dgr
tion 2 hrs later, Motion slow to West azimuth at the rptd time of the
Faded, Observation during day. sighting. At the time of the
: | report, Venus was 20 dgrs from
the sun with a declination of
-22 degrees, |
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 2s agi td :
: vs ; : ! : : 8 “
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28999388

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Places

Duluth, MNMinnesota

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19621962-10-01

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