PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
14 Aug 55 Wadena, Minn 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircroft
GMT.15/01507. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE CCK Was Astronomical Star
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
40 minutes 40 minutes 1 S S Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Balloon like-fl on top and boytom, whitish Vega at 8o° elev moving toward West Vega at 80° elev moving toward West
like shiny aluminum, like shiny alumimu from middle of from middle of would be 80° in South about 1 hour later.
front to rear on om side, also dark row side, also dark row Duration too long for balloon and motion
around side resembling pullmand windows. around side resemblir g pullmand windows. against wind.
No sound, extremely bright, moved against
wind, climbed rapidly out of sight.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONGLUSIONS
14 Aug 55 Wadena, Minn 0 Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT.15/01507. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE COX Was Astronomical Star
Yes Probably Astronomical
No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSE VATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
LO minutes S 0 Unknown
40 minutes 1 1 S
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Balloon like-flat on top and boytom, whitish Vega at 80 elev moving toward West
like shiny alumimum, had a V from middle of like shiny alumimum, had a from middle of would be 8o° in South about 1 hour later. would be 8o° in South about l hour later.
front to rear on bottom side, also dark row row Duration too long for balloon and motion Duration too long for balloon and motion
around side resembling pullmand windows. against wind. against wind. E
No sound, extremely bright, moved against
wind, climbed rapidly out of sight. wind, climbed rapidly out of sight.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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AU NC,LWS S I F I E D/OPN 1SH ZEAS. THE FOLLOWING FLYING OBJECT
53. IA. BALLOON LIKE-FLAT ON TOP AND BOTTOM B. HALY SIZE OF YOON
C. WHITISH LIKE SHINY ALUMIUM D. ONE E. N/A F. HAD A V SON MIDDLE
OF FRONT TO REAR ON BOTTOM SIDE AND ALSO DARK ROW APOU'D SIDE
RESEMBTING PULLIUN WINDONS. G. MEGATIVE H. NEGATIVE I. PESATIVE
2A. EXTRENE BRIGHTNESS D. EO DEGREES TOWARD EAST C. ED DECREES TOWARD
SOUTH D. DID NOT DRIFT WITH WIND BUT SEENED TO MOVE AGAINST WIND
E. CLIMBED RAPIDLY CUT OF SIRHT F. 4 MIN SA. GROUND VISUAL B.
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SA. IM AND M CARE OF WADENA PIOMEER
JOURNAL VADENAEN MINNESOTA, IEWSPAPER OCCUPATION, RELIABILITY
UNKNOMN B. NEGATIVE 7A. CLEAR WITH MIN STRATUS LAYER AT 25,508 :
SECOND VERT THIN STRATUS LEYER 35,OED TO 52,O2 B. SURFACE-MW 1,
5,000-320/20, 10,060-300-15, 2,216-250/2,3-351-57731, 4/225-27-/25
C. 4522 D. CLEAR 15 E. BROKEN 15 F. IEGATIVE 5. UIKNOUN S. MEGATIVE
13. N/A 11. NEGATI IVE 12. 1ST LT. EEEP U DORSON, AIRCRAFT COITROLLER
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