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|  PROJECT 10073 RECORD  |   |
| --- | --- |
|  TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
|  11 Sep 65 | Sauk Centre, Minnesota  |
|  1. Source | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Possible (AIRCRAFT)  |
|  NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  1 | SEE CASE FILE  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  None Stated |   |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Ground Visual |   |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  None Stated |   |
|  8. PHOTOS |   |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No |   |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE |   |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No |   |

Aircraft (possible)

11 Sep 65
SAFOICC/Mrs Cassel/bp/79079/10 Jan 67
11 Sep 65
Jack Center,
JAN 10 1967
Minnesota

Dear Mr. [redacted]:

Please excuse the delay in replying to your letter regarding your unidentified flying object sighting. The volume of mail received on this subject has created a backlog.

Your sighting of September 11, 1965 has characteristics of an aircraft observation at high altitude. However, because of the time lapse between your observation and reporting it to us, it is impossible to check the military and civilian traffic in the area at the time of your sighting. Your …

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO 45433

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW/UFO
SUBJECT: UFO Sighting, 11 September 1965
MAY 28 1965

TO: Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs. Hunt)

Reference the attached letter from [redacted] requesting information on unidentified flying objects. The following is a suggested reply:

a. Dear [redacted]:

Your sighting of 11 September 1965 has characteristics of an aircraft observation at high altitude. However, it is impossible to check the military and civilian traffic area at the time of your sighting. Yo…

March 31, 1966
56378

Project Blue Book Office
SAFO1
Washington, D.C.

Sirs,

First, let me say that I am not writing this because of all the reported sightings of objects in the last few weeks, but only because I finally found an address to write to. I might also add that I am a state employee, a pilot, and I live here in . I would like to state just what I saw—without worry about how it may sound to others.

On September 11 I returned home from Litchfield, Minnesota. I had a complaint about a deer in the west end of town. I drove out to the west side of town and did not see any deer. I then …

Sauk Centre, Minnesota
March 31, 1966

Project Blue Book Office
SAFO1
Washington, D.C.

Sirs,

First, let me say that I am not writing this because of all the reported sightings of objects in the last few weeks, but only because I finally found an address to write to. I might also add that I am a state employee, a pilot, and I live here in [redacted]. I would like to state just what I saw—without worry about how it may sound to others.

On September 11 I returned home from Litchfield, Minnesota. I had a complaint about a deer in the west end of town. I drove out to the west side of town and di…

TDEW/UFO
UFO Sighting, 11 September 1965
MAY 23 1965

Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs. Hunt)

Reference the attached letter from requesting information on unidentified flying objects. The following is a suggested reply:

a. Dear Mr. [redacted].

Your sighting of 11 September 1965 has characteristics of an aircraft observation at high altitude, however, at this late date it is impossible to check the military and civilian traffic for your area at the time of your sighting. Your description of the two objects corresponds very closely to aircraft with contrails. An aircraft at high altitude is usually seen …