PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340551

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONGrand Maria Minnesota

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1, DATE

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

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2. CONCLUSIONS

© Was Balloon
18 February 1956 Grand Maria, Minnesota QO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION CG Possibly Balloon
Local XM Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar a Prchebie Kinerale
cmMT__19/0142Z D Air Visuol O Air-Intercept Redar CO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS $. SOURCE 4x Wes Astronomical MO teCor
O Yes O Probobly Astronomical
MXNe Civilian O Possibly Astromomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O , Other
C0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; O Unknown
3-4 seconds one unknown NE 3
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS

1) Object size of pumpkin, color white

, Color and duration indicate

and blue seemed to land in lake >uper- possible meteor sighting.

ia: WX balloons in area,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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1, SIZE-PUMPKIN So ee ae

COLOR-WHITE AND BLUE

2.LANDING ON LAKE SUPERIOR LENGTH OF TIME SIGHTED-30R 4 SEC

3.GROUND VISUAL SEEN BY NAKED EYE

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S. LILA HALL GROUND OBSERVER RELIANILITY EXCELLENT
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