PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8715604

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONSt Cloud Minnesota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 - 79S), a 0 Was Balloon
8 August 1954 St Cloud, Minnesota g Probably Balleon
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Belloon
QO Was Aircroft
Locol 10 Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rodar GQ Probably Aircroft
GMT 09/0353Z 0 Air Visual D Air-Intercept Radar G Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS S. SOURCE O Wes Astronomicel
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
Ui No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
/ . : O Unknown
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Round - flashing red, orange, white at l
minute intervals, Jerky movement. 4OMFPH

heading north.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Balloon with lights.

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INTERVALS 3 ONE OBJECT HEADING NORTH AT APPROX 4,923 FEET SEVEN TO TEN

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>T. CLOUD REFORMITORY, ST. CLOUD MINN. WY WAS 15,299 EROKEN PD END