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Mount Vernon Victory cloud

June 27, 1966, 4 a.m.
400 miles east of Wake Island (19° N, 172° E)

Unresolved

Representative drawing from the From orbit page, not this specific sighting.

"one 'cloud' expanded with a light inside"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

A cloud with a light inside it expanded and then sped away after several minutes.

Witnesses

Radio officer Steffen Sorensen of the S.S. Mount Vernon Victory

Explanation

Unresolved

Sources

Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1966ufologie.patrickgross.org
The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.