PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircroft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical MevT, eo,
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

I
Insufficient Dete fer Evaluation
Unknown

15 Jan 61 Holt, Minnesota
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

|S! 2) Ground- Vi sual OD Ground-Rodar
| 8): O Air Visual © Air-Intercep? Rodar_

5. PHOTOS

O Yes
4) No Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

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2 sec 1
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, blue-white object. COMMENTSSeveral reports received this

size of basketball. No sound heard. Appeared | month from several parts of the country,
to break-up into several small chunks of xxx all very similar to this one. The
blue-white light just prior to disappearing. | earth is passing through several meteor
io estimate of elevation. Light first appeared] showers this month. Object observed by
directly over auto and was first seen at an these witnesses was probably a meteor
asimuth of 210° going away from observer. that burned out before reaching the
Disappeared at an azimuth of 210°; again no earth's surface.

estimate of elevation. Flew in a straight line

on 210° heading disappearing before it reached

horizon,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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AF IN 50119 (18 Jan'61) N/cem
ACTION |

INFO:
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CIN-14
OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (21)

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FM COMDR 692ND RADRON BAUDETTE AFS MINNESOTA

TO RJWFAL/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO

RJWZGU/COMDR 29TH ADIV MALMSTROM AFB MONTANA

RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATT AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC |
RJEZHO/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC

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UNCLAS/692-OAC 38. UFO, A» (1) ROUND (2) SIZE OF

BASKETBALL (3) BLUE-WHITE (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) A VERY BRIGHT BALL
OF BLUE WHITE LIGHT (7) N/A (8) NO SOUND WAS HEARD (9) APPEARED
TO BREAK-UP INTO SEVERAL SMALL CHUNKS OF BLUE-WHITE LIGHT JUST PRIOR
TO DISAPPEARING. Be (1) THE WHOLE COUNTRY SIDE SEEMED TO LIGHT-UP
MAKING THIS AUTOMOBILE HEAD LIGHTS APPEAR DIM. (2) NO ESTIMATE OF
ELEVATION, LIGHT FIRST APPEARED DIRECTLY OVER AUTO AND WAS FIRST

SEEN AT AN AZIMUTH OF 210 DEGREES GOING AWAY FROM OBSERVER. (5) NO

ESTIMATE OF ELEVATION. DISAPPEARED AT AN AZIMUTH OF 218 DEGREES.

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(4) FLEW IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON 2190 DEGREE HEADING DISAPPEARING BEF ORE

8, Weeks up imto several small
% Jost price to disappearing, |
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IT REACHED THE HORIZON. (5) APPEARED TO BREAK INTO SMALL CHUNKS

OF BLUE=-WHITE LIGHT THEN DISAPPEARED AS IF LIGHT HAD BEEN SHUT
OFF BY A SWITCH. (6) 2 SECONDS. C. (1) GROUND/VISUAL (2) N/A
CS) N/A De €1) 16/8180Z (2) NIGHT Es IN PRIVATE AUTOMOBILE

HEADING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 32. JUST ENTERING HOLT, MINNESOTA.

Fo C1) MR, CS, AGE 52, ADDRESS, BAUDETTE, MINNESOTA.
FIXED STATION AIR BASE OPERATOR AND PILOT WITH 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE
CONSIDERED VERY RELIABLE SOURCE. FOUR PASSENGERS OF SAME AUTO
VERIFIED THE INCIDENT. Ge ¢1) VERY CLEAN NIGHT VISIABILITY

EXCELLENT. (2) 6,000-26@ DEGREES=30 KNTS, 18,000-270
DEGREES-25 KNTS, 16,090-298 DEGREES-20 KNTS, 20,000-300

DEGREES-30 KNTS, 30,000-350 DEGREES-65 KNTS, 50,000-390
DEGREES-20 KNTS, 80,000 NOT AVAILABLE. (3) NONE (4) UNLIMITED
(5) TWO TENTHS COVERAGE (6) NONE (7) 5 DEGREES 2 PTS MINUS 1.

He NONE I. NONE Je NONE Ke INTELLIGENCE OFFICER,
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PRELIMINARY AND FINAL INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED NO INFORMATION

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AS TO THE PROBABLE CAUSE OR IDENTIFY OF OBJECT. Le NONE.
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