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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  17 July 65 17/0847Z | Glencoe, Minnesota  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | ATRCRAFT (probably) 707  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Sighting could be attributed to a/c which turned landing light on and off. Flight path duration and other characteristics in accord s with (formula)  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  2 Minutes | Cream colored object with two orange spots in flight to SSE similar to F-104 with landing light on. Slow speed. In sight for 20 seconds. A few minutes lat…

M
Hutchinson, Minnesota
55350

Commanding Officer
Project Blue Book
Dayton, Ohio

Dear Sir,

Please excuse my tardiness and hesitancy in sending you this letter. However, in view of the fact that of late many UFO reports have appeared in the newspapers, I believe my prior assumption and fear of being called a crackpot are baseless.

On the morning of July 17, 1965, between the times 0347-0351 Central Daylight Time (CDT) I did observe and unidentified flying object.

I had just gone on a ten (10) minute break from my job as a dumper on the pea platform at the Green Giant Company, Glencoe, Minne…

As the object was moving over head it progressively changed from a cream color to a whiter, silverier color as more of the bottom came into view. When the object was so placed so that I could see directly straight up at it, it suddenly became very bright in silver and bluish color and hue. It was almost as if magnesium was burning or a welders torch was in operation.

When I reached the platform I again saw [redacted] and another fellow watching intently in a westerly direction. I start walking toward him, and as I drew near he said, "Did you see it light up?" I told him I had and turned to te…