PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7812218

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONDuluth Minnesota

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MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
27 April, 1960 Duluth, Minnesota | : ae oy

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE

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Probably Astronomical
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING , 11. COMMENTS
Round, dim, yellow light, travelling at a Description of balloon ascending. It
very high rate of speed, about the size of is possible that the witness observed
a pea at arm's length observed to zig-zag @ balloon released from on of the
and circle. Moved striaght up. No known air local air stations or weather stations
traffic in area, in the area.

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I, VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED
II. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S):
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C. STRAIGHT UP
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E. FADED STRAIGHT UP
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A. EYE SIGHT
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C. NONE
IV TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
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Be. DAWN
V. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS:
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Vile EDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS:
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XIII MISC COMMENTS OF OBSERVER: NONE

REMARKS’ NONE |

DTG REPORT FORWARDED TO NORAD AS/RD/28/05212

RECEIVED BY Ae Ce STANHOPE, MAJOR,

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END OF K2PORT.

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