PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6962955

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONAlexandria Minnesota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wos Balloon 7
20_Mav_1955 Alexandria,Minnesota Alexandria, Minnesota 000 100 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local. Local XC Ground-Visual Ground-Rador D Was Aircraft
0 0 Probubly Aircraft Probubly Aircraft
GMT unknown Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Physical 0 Probably Astronomical
XDCNo XOCNo Specimen Civilian 0 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. 9. COURSE XX Other_hard coal
00 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
N/A N/A one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
armer found the objoct the day after ATIC evaluation:
he had plowed up his field. Hard coal which was partially
burned. Evidence located in
"evidence" file. Specimen in
See Specimen 7-3745-433 File.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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HEADQUARTERS
31ST AIR DIVISION (DEFENSE)
Snelling Air Force Station
Saint Paul 1l, Minnesota
OIN RA MAY 1955
SUBJECT: Unknown Material Substance
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center -
ATTN: ATIAE-5
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
l. The enclosed sample of unknown substance was found on a farm
field the day after the field had been freshly plowed. field the day after the field had been freshly plowed. Quantity totaled Quantity totaled
about one-half bushel. about one-half bushel.
2. . The farm is located at FKKA 6912.
3. If additional information is s desired please advise.
FOR THE COHANDER: FOR THE COMANDER:
1 Inel 1 Incl 7hon s staks 7
Material substance
HOMER L. STARKS V
Major. USAF
Adjutant
J
had cool f
Elneted an fiece
1
partealy bued, -
re al pies
NAND COnC
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ARTIFACT# 341-2-466
Located in ARTIFACT ROOM
1975

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