PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6787417

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONLaport Minnnesota

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
9 March 1957 Laport, Minnesota RK Probably Sallaon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local kGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMT-10/00557 AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
a Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insuificient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
25 minutes one up and south up and south
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One star shaped One star shaped white bbject the size white bbject the size Description, duration, flight path Description, duration, flight path
of a dime at arm's length. Object was length. Object was and manner of disappearance indi- and manner of disappearance indi-
seen moving upward and southward. Obj seen moving upward and southward. Obj cate that this sighting was prob-
faded in the distance after having faded in the distance after having ably caused by a balloon.
been seen visually for 25 minutes. been seen visually for 25 minutes.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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RR RJEDEN RJEPHQ
DE RJEDNG 6F F66 ROUTE TO: {
R 100325Z AG2
NO.1
FM COMDR 756TH AC&W RON FINLAND AB MINN atic
S7R11 08:10
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AB COLO
INFO RJEPHQ/COMDR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT TERSON AB OHIO
RJEDNG/COMDR 31STH ADIV SNELLING AB MINN
BT
.
(C) VARING WHITE (D) ONE (1) ONLY PD (E) NEG PD (F) VARING GRIGHTNESS
PD (GJLQ NEG PD (H) NEG PD (I) NEG PD (2) (A) RISING NOTION PD (B)
25 MINUTES PD (3) (A) GROUND VISUAL PD (B) N/A PD (C) N/A PD 25 MINUTES 4
(A) 0055Z 10 MAR 7 PD (B) DUSK PD (5) LC1415 PD (6) (A
18-19 LAPORT MINN FAMER VERY GOOD PD (B) N/A (7) (A) CLR GOLD PD
(B) 5000-270/10 CMA 10000 280/- CMA 15080 300/40 CMA 20000 300/65
CMA 33000 310/40 IMA 50000 310/45 PD (C) 25000 THIN SCATTERED PD (1$)
CLEAR PD (E) 4/ N/A (8) N/A 9 10 ) N/A
BT
10/D40 2Z MAR RJEDNG

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WPA014 YMB001 YYD005NGA014E ATC 244$
RR RJEDEN RJEPHQ RJEDWP
DE RJEDNG 5F 11 MAR57 12 32 FASC
AG2
R 100325Z NO.I
FM COMDR 756TH AC&W RON FINLAND AB MINN
9571R11
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHINICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER 'ERSON AB OHIO OHIO
RJEDNG/COMDR 3IST ADIV SNELLING AB MINN
B\T$ BT NO SPECIAL COMMENTS
PD (12) MESSAGE
BT
10/350Z MAR RJEDNG