PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786428

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONMenneapolis Minnesota

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 7/
OX Was Bailoon
5January.1957 Menneapolis, Minnesota 0 Prabably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircrafy
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 05/05007 Air-Visuai Air-Intercapt Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
:No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 hour one NE then E :
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round object, solid green with a Description, duration, flight
flashing red every few seconds. Object path, motion indicate that sight-
was first seen at 20,O00 feet (est) ing was probably caused by a
and it moved up to 3ó,ooo feet (est) balloon.
moving back and forth. Object moved
Northwest then East over Lake Superior
and was seen visually & with binoculars
for over l hours.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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RUEPdO/MIR CF INTEL HO USAF WASHINGTCK 25 D.C.
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1 DESCRIPTION
A RCUND B SMALLER THAN A DILE TUROUGK FIELD GLASSES C SCLID GWEN
FLASHING RED EVERY FEV SECONDS D N/A E N/A F LOCKED LIKE A GIANT
MELICCPTER G NONE H NONE I N/A C
DESCRIPTICN OF COURSE
A CNE THCUGHT IT WAS A PLANE FUT IT DIDNT FOVE F 2,WMOFT NOVED UP
C STILL IN SIGHT 13EC D MOVED NORTH EAST THAN EAST CVER LAKE
SUPERICE E STILL IN SPUFO ONE HOUR AND HALF STILL IN SIGHT, k Note
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3 MANNER OF OESERVATION
A GROUND-VISUAL WITH FIELD GLASSES B BINOCULARS C N/A
TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
62 05 JAN 1957 B NIGHT
11 LCCATICN OF CESERVER(S)
218 SCUTH 4 AVE EAST 4 14 GILLIAT STREET EAST ~
9 INEN TIFYING INFORNA
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7 WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
A OCHPLETELY CLEAR
SURFACE SW BEG 6 KT
$6,1-330 D DEG 1S KT

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1-31 DEG 13 KT
16,00-250 DEG 18 KT
2-27 DEG 2A KT (
3,-279 DEG G 35 KT
5,-25 D DEG G 4AKT
8,- DEG KT
C CLEAR D UNLILITED E NONE F NONE
AN XTREE INVERSION FRCM SURFACE TC 5 FT WARLS UP SONE 14DEG C -
IN I THIS I LAYER
s NONE
1( RCRTH CENTRAL AIRLINES FLICHT DEPARTED 2252 FOR HIBEING NINN
11 INFCRMATION CBTAINED FRCE BUTLER,R.R. A/2C DLH. OPERATIONS
LUTTRILV M.B. CAPT OPERATIONS OFFICER LRY F/S
12 NONE 12 NONE INFORNATION WAS PASSED TO -56 ACAW INFORIATION WAS PASSED
AT ESP AT ISP CAPT HOOPMAN, H. HO WOTHING HOOPMAN, H. HO NOTHING PICKED UP ON RADAR. UP ON RADAR.
ET 7 77 Pal
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