PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7073808

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONBrainerd Minnesota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

1. DATE

14 November 1956
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Brainerd, Minnesota

33cGround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar
0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
one minute descending

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomicol
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

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Xinsufficient Dore for Evaluetion Dore for Evaluction
Unknown

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BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Y¥ COMMENTS

One object oblong, size of basketball,
color silver on top and bottom, Blaack
stripe in center. Object was descend-
ing to ground out of view.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

Insufficient data. However,
this is very possibly a .
balloon released from @eneral
Mills, Raven Industries or
some other local research
organization.

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i.e A OBLONG

_B, BASKETBALL

C, SILVER ON TOP AND BOTTOM CMA BLACK STRIPE IN CENTER

D. ONE

E, NOT APPLICABLE

F. NOT APPLICABLE j

G. NOT APPLICABLE .
H. NOT APPLICABLE

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PAGE TWO DE RJENDG 48
I, NOT APPLICABLE

Qe Ae NOTICED ITS DESCENT WHILE DRIVING AN AUTO

5, NEGATIVE 3 | i
C, NEGATIVE

D. DESCENDING |
E, DESCENDED TO GROUND OUT OF VIEW
F. 6@ SECONDS |
3, A. GROUND VISUAL |
B, NOT APPLICABLE : 4
c, NOT APPLICABLE

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B. DAY

5, GEOREF FKLB 4515

6. Ae CIVIPIAN

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AGE 53

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YOUSEWIFE AND GROUND OBSERVER

B, NOT APPLICABLE
7. Ae CLOUDY

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PAGE THREE DE RJEDNG 48 |
B, LEVEL § DIRECTION _— KNOTS

SURFACE 2@ DEGREES 41

6890 359 20 |
19, 998 260 20
16,080 270 45 ; C3]
20, 999 269 65 “a
38, 000 250 190 | |
50, 092 270 60 . |
8,800 NEGATIVE NEGATIVE 4 |
C. 590% BROKEN |
D. 15 MILES

E, BROKEN WITH HIGHER OVERCAST AT 30
F. NOT APPLICABLE |

8. NEGATIVE |
9, SHERIFF FROM BRAINERED MINN CHECKED AREA AND ONLY FOUND

TRACKS THAT POSSIBLY WERE CAUSED BY SMALL TYPE AIRCRAFT

19. NEGATIVE A
44. PREPARING OFFICER: DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE 31 ST AIR DIV |
DMA SIGHTING POSSIBLY BALLON BUT ALL BALLON PROJECTS IN AREA |

WERE CHECKED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS
12. NOT APPLICABLE

- BT
14/2396Z NOV RJEDNG