PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9317161

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONCloquet Minnesota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wos Bailoon
23 April 1963 Cloquet , Minnesota Probably Balloon

Possibly Balloon

oo00 900

Local &Sround- Vi suel O Ground-Radar Drckaule Airerait
GMT 24/02582Z O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE WX Wos Astronomicol Meteor |
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
xf No a, O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other + ees
0 Insufficient Deto for Evaluction
a QO Unknown
in 2 seconds one _ —west_
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS

Tear shaped object size of football under
observation for 5 seconds, Falling in
are from West 60 East. Bright tail wit
no @xXhaust. Described as a bluish
fireball,

Description and all data
indicate meteor sighting,

ee ee mee ee we meee

eee one _— a.

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP $2)

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er ee DEPARTMENT OF THE AIK FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

INCOMING
47981 (24 Apr 63) N/erp
NIN-9 “ss 1 of 3

AP IN

ACTION

INFO

XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-0S8-3, DiA-20, DIA-CzLiC-2 {40)

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RUEAHQ/CSAF
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UNCLAS DUOIN-U-63-926. H@ USAF FOR SAFS AND AFCIN. REFERENCE
AFR 200-1. THE FOLLOWING UFO REPORT IS SUBMITTED.
A (1) TEAR SHAPED

(2) FOOTBALL

(5) BLUISH (FIREBALL)
(4) ONE

(5) N/A

(6) BRIGHT

(7) TAIL WITH NO EXHAUST
(8) NONE

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AF IN : 47981 (24 Apr 63) Pp

DEPARTMENT OF [HE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRAINCH
UNCLASSIFIED sAESSAGE

INCOMING

FAGE TWO RUCDDU 12

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(2)
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(2)

NONE
ALREADY IN VIEW AND FALLING
45 DEGREES ELEVATION AND 270 DEGREES AZIMUTH

ELEVATION 30 DEGREES AND AZIMUTH 278 DEGREES
ARCING EAST TO WEST

VIEW BLOCKED BY BUILDING

FIVE SECONDS

VISUAL .

NONE

NONE

24 APRIL 1963 9258Z

NIGHT

4643N - 9228W

WOOD CONVERSION CO. CLOQUET, MINN

{R, i: 5 7, aa CLOOUET, MINN,
CHIEF OF GUARDS, WOOD CONVERSION CO, CLOQUET, MINN
N/A

CLEAR
2728/08
500/15

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DEPARIMEN! OF iHE AIR FORCE
STAFF MAESSAGE BRANCH

UNSCLASSIFIEG MESSAGE

INCOMING

AF IN : 47981 (24 Apr63)

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(5) UNLIMITED
(4) 15
(5) BROKEN
(6) NO
H NONE
I NONE
J NONE
K NORAD INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. NO COMMENT.
L NONE
M NONE
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