PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785630

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONSnelling AFB St Paul Minn

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1. DATE

24 April 1956 _

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

LOCATION

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

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CONCLUSIONS

Wos Bolloon
Probably Balloon

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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5. PHOTOS aap 6. SOURCE nai maga ; Was Astronomical
0 Yes Probably Astronomical
XOX No Military Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7 c NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE , Other i ="y
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object. Solid octangular shape Dr. Robinson concurs that
plane surfaces, size of quarter w/ this sighting probbbly was

binoculars. Size of cigarette end, wi

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h- a balloon,

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