PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8621427

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONBuhl Minnesota

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
13 Jan 61 Buhl, Minnesota Was Balloon
o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balioon
E Or UBSERYATToN
Local 2012 Local 2012 DGround-Visucl D.Ground-Visucl Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT GMT... 140212Z 140212Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical VU Was Astronomical VU
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.. Other.
000 D Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
44 min 44 min Unknown
1 WNW WINW
I0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round Round object, size of object, size of 1. COMMENTSTHe n. coMMENTsThe planet planet Venus, which Venus, which is is very very
tennis ball. red coloring. bright this time of year, was in the 10
Intermittent feding bright to dim. Esti- cation reported for this object. Red
Iated at abetween 15.C nd 25,000' at 270°w. coloring was probably due to the planet
Object remained station: for 25 min then being close to the horizon.
moved off in a WNw direction, disappearing over
horizon at 315° wNW.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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RECEIVED
17 JAn61 10 0An 1961 JAN 17 03 09
CZCSQE295ZCDUA004 ATIC
MM RJEDSQ
ZDK
DUA933 -
MM RJEDAH RJEDSO RJEZHQ RJWFAL
DE RJEDDU U 47 47 atic
M 162030Z 174 4X2A
FM DUADS DULUTH MUNI APRT MINN
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO 3 e e.
RJEDAH/3ETH ADIV TRUAX FLD WISC RJEDAH/3ETH ADIV V TRUAX FLD WISC
RJEDSO/ATIC WPAFB OHIO L
RJEZHO/COFSUAF WASHDC
RJEZHQ/MSAF WASHDC
BT
PARA 15 THE FOLLOWING SUBMITTED:
A. (1) ROUND
(2) TENNIS BALL
(3) WHITE WITH SOME RED COLORING
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
(5) NONE (6) NONE
(7) NO (7)NO
(8)NO
PACE TWO RJEDDU 47
(9)INTERMITTENT FADING FROM BRIGHT TO DIM
B.
(2) OBSERVER ESTIMATES 272

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PAGE TWO RJEDDU 47
(9)INTERMITTENT T FADING FROM BRIGHT TO DIM
B.
(2) OBSERVER ESTIMATES BETWEEN
DEG WEST.
(3) 315 DEG WNW
(4) OBJECT REMAINED STATIONARY Y FOR 25 MINUTES THEN MOVED OFF IN A
WEST NORTH WEST DIRECTION. WEST NORTH WEST DIRECTION.
(5) DISSAPPEARED OVER HORIZON. (5) DISSAPPEARED OVER HORIZON.
(6) 0212 TO 0256 OR 44 MINUTES (6) 0212 TO 0256 OR 44 MINUTES
C. (1) VISUAL C.(1)V VISUAL
(2) NONE (2)NONE
(3) N/A
D (1) 0212Z, 14 JAN 61
(2) NIGHT
E.(1)4730 N,9248 W
(2) BUHL, MINN
F.MR , HARDWARE STORE ASST MANAGER
G. (1) CLEAR WITH 20 DEG F
(2) NNW AT 17 K
312 EEG 15 K
PACE THREE RJEDDU 47
200 DEG 10 K
226 DEG 10 K 8
220 DEG Q0 K
292 DEG 20 K ·
260 DEG 15 K
278 DEG 10 K
(3) HIGH SCATTERED
(4) 12 MILES
()CIRUS CLOUD

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220 DEG IS K
220 DEG Q0 K
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200 DEG 20 K
260 DEG 15 K (
278 DEG 10 K
(3) HIGH SCATTERED (ST HIGH SCATTERED
(4) 12 MILES (4) 12 MILES
(5) CIRUS CLOUD
()NO (6)NO
H. NONE
I. NONE T NONE
J. NONE
AS WI TIME AND FIED
THESE OBSERVATIONS.
L. NONE
M OBSERVER STATED THIS OBJECT WAS SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE AND SIGHTED
IN THE SAME AVEA AS IN PREVIOUS OBJECT SIGHTED AND REPORTED ON
10 DEC 60. REFERENCE E MSG DUOIN 23 DATED 15 DEC 60.
D1 BT
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