PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8726437

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONMinneapolis Minn

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE " 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
30 August 1954 Minneapolis, Minn 0 Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon 1
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 31/0350Z Air-Visual Áir-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No No Civilian CiVLLLaI Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH VATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other.
000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3 - 4 minutes Unknown
5
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
White or silver circle, no trail or sound, White or silver circle, no trail or sound, Insufficient data. Manner of Insufficient data. I Manner of
5 lights. Lights moving in circle at 60 deg etc., missing. etc., missing-
elevation 75 deg az disappeared.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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2T 17E COL: SPAAS OOLO
JEINTAG AO ASAS OYHC
/UICLASSIFIED/ ATTH ATIAA-2C IN ATD S33-53 1 OVA In
ACCCAEMCE WITH AF FORH 112
A PD 1 PD ROUND 2 PD DIZ 3 PD UHITE OR SILVE 4 PD ONE 5 PD CIRCLE
S PD NO TRAIL CNA TAIL CHA OR SHOUND 7 PD N PD NONE 8 PD NO SOUND 9 PD NCE -
B PD 1 PD LIGNT 2 PD S6S DEG PD TO S75-DEG PD 3 PD B6S DEG PD TO S75 DEG
PD 4 PD CIRCLE 5 PD LIGHTS DISSAPEAR 6 TO 4 HIM PD ( 10 8343H0
D PD 1 PD 31/2350W PD NIGHT -
E PD MQ 4556
F PS I PD MMS PD B PD E PD GROODT CMA 23 CMA 4111 25 TH AVE SOUTH
ICHA
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IMMEAFOLIS CMA MINN PD 2 PD NORTHROP A/2C 4672 GOC SQD PD NOT KNONI
G PD 1 PD GOOD 2 PD 6, 8OS FT PD 1SD DEG PD AT 10 KNOYD 13, 3O0 KNOWN
G PD 1 PD GOOD 2 PD 6,3CD FT PD 180 DEG PD AT 1S KNTS 19,DTD FT
240 DEG PD AT 3D KNOTS 3 PD UNRESTRICTED 4 PD CLEAR 5 PD NONE THAVLITHRTA
H PD NONE I PD HINE C APT PD H PD F PD AUFDERNEIDE
31/1886Z AUG JEDNGR

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TAR
= 30 AUS
IN 3/6350 3/6350 pARlis, MinN 2 2
1Wituiw I Witniw Mie
31 AUG1954 08 458, G51 12052
ACTION
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RESES
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UPF185 $a
YACEI
JEDNG 046
AXA 122
PPP.O JEDUP JEDEN JELNF JEDNGC 555
35 301.03 2 -
31TN2
COHL.. 674. 164. SX C3056Ln 113