26.09.2023
Project Blue Book case review: April-July 1967
This is the latest edition of the Project Blue Book case review covering April through July 1967. Like the previous evaluations, I tried to examine each case to see if the conclusion had merit. I added comments to help clarify the explanation or if I felt it was not correct or adequate. Those marked in red are cases where there were photographs involved.
Summary
While April was a heavy month for UFO reports, the number of reports appeared to have waned in June and July. This may have to do with the news about the Colorado Study fading away. Still, there were still plenty of UFO photographs being submitted.
Many looked like they could have been hoaxed. I tended to look skeptically at photographs being submitted by teens. In many cas- es, one can’t prove they were hoaxing the images by tossing objects in the air but that possibility can’t be eliminated. I performed a simple test with a tossed UFO model a few years ago. If one were to zoom in properly, the object can appear to be a disc hovering in the sky. However, the full picture shows what was the actual situation.
Speaking of teens, they produced a significant number of UFO reports. They account for almost one-third of the cases (84/300 = 28%) during the time period. I have always stated that some of these reports are well documented by some of these observers but, in a significant number of the cases, their imagination tends to taint their reports.
The Echo satellites, as well as a number of bright satellites, were readily placed in the evening sky during this time period. This resulted in the number of UFO reports due to satellites increasing from the last time period. I determined that satellites accounted for 45 cases (15%).
Venus was also well placed and near greatest brilliancy. It generated a significant number of reports. 24 incidents were of the planet Venus (8%).
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