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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786478

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONRandom Lake Wisconsin

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' PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION ~~ 192, CONCLUSIONS
| QO Was Balloon
16 January 1957 Random Lake, Wisconsin {k Probably Balloon
; a QO Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION :
| BT er eee ee ‘2<Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rader a Bhan Atvarate
GMT __16/202 2 OZ td D Air- Vi sual D Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes Q Probobly Astronomical
XI'No Civilian ~ Housewife 0 Possibly Astronomico}
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION © | @, NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
} e april ctant Dota for Evaluation
tT ’ nown
5 minutes two a to E “i
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [11 COMMENTS
Obiect appearing like two white barrelgy Fits description of parially
l ona over the other floating in air. inflated high altitude balloon -
No exhaust. Observed for 5 mins, which often have a finched
| appearance near their center,
Winds checked by telephone call
to WX offace - fit perfectly for

that time: 2140 - 230/20-3 K average,
Believed to be General Mills
Research balloon (Minneapolis-

| St. Paul release).

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