PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968045

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONBaudette Minnesota

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f PROJECT 19073 RECORD CARD
DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS .
If Jansary, 1960 Uaydette, Minnesota QO Was Balloon
; 0D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION B, Posstty Rollesn
: “4 i F 0 Wos Aircraft
rie. a = 7 Pel 1 Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar O Probobly Aircraft
___ GMT ve Ss GRE D Air Visuol D Air-Intercept Radar a Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE f} Was Astronomical Meteor
O Yes QO Probably Astronomical
Ne Civiltan | 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 10 Other
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
one second One Down Q Unknown

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BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
bright white ball«shaped object, size of a |
basketball. Slight tail presant. No sound.
Disappeared instantaneously falling straight
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| 11. COMMENTS

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a "fireball" type meteor,

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REFERENCE AFR 234~2, PARAGRAPH 15, THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMITTED
A (1) BALL

(2) BASKETBALL

(3) BRIGHT WHITE

C4) ONE
(5) N/A

€6) NONE VISIBLE

C7) SLIGHT RAIL

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€9) NONE
B ¢€2) FLASH OF LIGHT

C2) 18 DEGREES

C3) 5 DEGREES

€4) STRAIGHT DOWN
€5) DISAPPEARED INSTANTANEOUSLY FALLING STRAIGHT DOWN

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€6) ONE SECOND
C €1) GROUND VISUAL
(2) NONE
C5) N/A
D €1d 16/9243 ZULU JANUARY 190

E STRAIGHT WEST OF BAUDETTE, MINNESOTA

4 DEGREES 49 MINUTES NORTH, 94 DEGREES 46 MINUTES WEST
CIVILIAN, MMM), ACE S59 ADDRESS MMMM PAUDETTE, MINN.
DRIVES OIL TRUCK FOR CO-OP OIL COMPANY. UNK. |

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G ¢€1) CLEAR AND GOOD
(2) USAF WEATHER STATION, DULUTH AFB, MINNESOTA
SURFACE 323 DEGREES 18 KNOTS

9S, 333 DEGREES 3) KNOTS

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E STRAIGHT WEST OF BAUDETTE, MINNESOTA
43 ‘DECREES 43 MINUTES NORTH, 94 DEGREES 46 MINUTES WEST

F CIVILIAN, SOQMMRMMOme ace 39 appress MBB pauvette, min.
DRIVES OIL TRUCK FOR CO-OP OIL COMPANY. UNK.

G ¢1) CLEAR AND GOOD
(2) USAF WEATHER STATION, DULUTH AFB, MINNESOTA

SURFACE 323 DEGREES 18 KNOTS

@2D, 336 DEGREES 3 KNOTS

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19 ,@29, 339 DEGREES 45 KNOTS

16,222, 319 DEGREES 59 KNOTS

23 993, 312 DEGREES 65 KNOTS

34,929, 302 DEGREES 72 KNOTS

% ,229, 392 DEGREES 43 KNOTS

&B 929, 279 DEGREES 23 KNOTS

<3) CLEAR

(4) GOOD 15 PLUS

(5) NONE

(6) NONE

H, I» J, NONE

K AIR SURVEILLANCE OFFICER, DULUTH AIR DEFENSE SECTOR, MINNESOTA PO-
SSIBLE METEOR.

L NONE

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