PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8714910

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONWaterville Minnesota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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l. DATE

2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

7 bg a, a, 0 Was Balloon
15 July 1954 Jaterville, Minnesota QO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2 Passiy Boson
. Was Aircraft
Local Eb Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar CQ Probably Aircraft
___GMT L 5/06392 D Air Visual 0D Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Alreroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
B No Civilian (coc) QO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
' O Unknown
" 3 minutes L S
10. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Tl. COMMENTS
UFO flying south at low alt. 12" in diameter, A/C, KC=97, Reported in the area
at higher altitude took on orange color and same timm,
appearance of a cluster of lights. No sound.
Went from low altitude to high altitude.

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