PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785610

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONSEcornerof Minnesota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
18 April 1956 SE corner of Minnesota 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 19/0205Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical(star/planet
Yes Probably Astronomical
No Military (AF Pilot) XX Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION COURSE 0 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
forty minutes erratic in W 0 Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One point The duration of the sighting,
head of pin held at arms length, the changing of colors,and
appeared to be colors of rainbow, the positio enus Capella
changing. The object moved erratically as compared positions
from Side to side. Faded from sight of the UFOB suggestive that
after forty minutes. No pickup on this sighting was possibly gnera
radar. ted by one of the above mentioned
heavenly bodies. Fact that obj heavenly bodies. Fact that obj
could oot be picked up on radar could oot be picked up n radar
substantiates this conclusion. substantiates this conclusion.
ATiC fOrm 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) AtIC fOrm 329 (rEV 26 SEp 52)

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I DESCRIPTICN OF ORJECT.
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SHAPE: POINT OF LIGHT
I. SIZE: SMALLER I. SIZE: SMALLER THAN THAN N A PINHEAD. A PINHEAD. C (
C. CLOR: CHANGE COLOR ALL CCLORS RAINECW
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D. NUMBER CNE
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F. FEATURES CR DETAILS: MOVED ERRATICLY FRCM SIDE TO SIDE.
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G. TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXH HAUST: NEGATIVE
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I. CTHER INFCRNATION: NEGATIVE )
2. DESCRIPTION CF COURSE OF OEJECT
A. WHAT FIRST CALLED ATTENTION PJECT: IT WAS AHEAD OF HIF AND
ACVEL FRCM SIDE TO SIDE.
B. ANGLE CF ELEVATICN: AEOVE HIM
C. ANGLE CF ELEVATION AT DISA ANCE: ABOVE HIM
D. FLIGHT PATH: WEST. ^
E. MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE: FADED
F. LENGHT OF TIME IN SIGHT r 40 1 MINUTES
3. MANNER OF/OESERVATION: )
A. AIR VISUAL C
B. CPTICAL AIDS: NEGATIVE
C. F80, 25,000; FTy WEST; MSP. )
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. 4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. )
A. IS APRIL 1956 0305Z 0305Z
B. DUSK B. DUSK
5. LOCATION OF OFSERVER: HALF OFSERVER: HALF WAY WAY FETWEEN LACROSSE WIS AND ROCHESTER BETWEEN LACROSSE WIS AND ROCHESTER
MINN 4
IDENTIFYING IDENTIFYING INFCRMATION OF OBSERVER: OFSERVER:
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B. MILITARY: HANSON, ROEERT B.; MAJ; FIGHTER ECNEER WING;
COMMANDING OFFICER.
7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT: 7
A. A HAZE UP TO 25, FT;; THIN STRATUS AT 35,OCE FT
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B. WINDS ALOFT:

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31,200 320/30
C. STRATUS 3 35,000 FT
D. GCCD
E. NEGATIVE
F. NEGATIVE
8. HE SAW A MEDORITE AT 0335Z. HE WAS 20 TO 30 MILES NORTH WEST OF
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