DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6311922
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1952
REPORTED LOCATIONAda Minnesota
FRAMES8
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1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOGATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10 Apr 52 Ada, Minnesota Wos Bolloon
D Probably Ballioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Locol. 0415 CST Ground-Visual Ground-Rador n Wos Aircraft
0 Probably Aircrolt
GMT 10157 Air-Visual D Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. -SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
DYes Patrol Probobly Astronomical,
Orficer and civilian C Possibly AstronomicalETEOR
X No
7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other...
D Insufficient Data for
one/two D Unknown
F
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Yellow nter'green blue . Object was circular when first
oval. Straight and level maneuvers. observed then changed to oval shape
Possibly fireball pr moteor. and split into two parts.
ause
it traveled horizontally.
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the sume route.
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to you but it struck ne that as bot to you but it struck ne that ss bot vent same direction there noy seme direction there nay
be food for thought in it.
Yours Truly Yours Fruly
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to the Air Force as they in these conditions and have
such work with a labratory which l believe is
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tre discription of the object.
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and in 1l see that it too ok the seme route."
IDENTIE sota
State
HOATHER: clear.irith 1 only thin, wispy, high, cirrus
clouds. Visibility at the surface wa unrestricted. Winds aloft at th lo and 20
of Intelligence, USAF.
FIED
(Classification)
ON
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SIGNIFICANCE: The observer claims to have seen the same obiect flying in the
same path about four years ago, but said nothing about he had no
other witness verify his observation at that time. .
3 Incl: (forwarded to Chief, ATIC)
1.
2. Section of roed map
3. Ltr. from
Intelligence, USAF,
Classification)
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