28991073.pdf

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 15 Jan 61 | 2. LOCATION | Holt, Minnesota  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1900 CMT 160100Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rador  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE |   |   | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING  |
|  Round, blue-white object size of basketball. No sound heard. Appeared to break-up into several small chunks of blue-white light just prior to disappearing. No estimate o…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

AF IN : 50119 (18 Jan 61) N/cem
ACTION : CIN-14
INFO : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (21)

NNNN SMD C 247
CHQA205ZCYJF42
RR RJEZHQ
DE RJEDDUD 1
R 182110Z
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
RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC

BT
UNCLAS/692-OAC 38. UFO, A. (1) ROUND (2) SIZE OF
BASKETBALL (3) BLUE-WHITE (4)…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

AF IN : 50119 (18 Jan 61) Page 2 of 2

PAGE TWO RJEDDUD 1

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 (3) N/A D. (1) 16/0100Z (2) NIGHT E. IN PRIVATE AUTOMOBILE HEADING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 32. JUST ENTERING HOLT, MINNESOTA. F. (1) MR. [REDACTED], AGE 52, ADDRESS, BAUDETTE, MINNESOTA. FIXED STATION AIR BASE OPERATOR AND PILOT WITH 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE CONSIDERED VERY RELIABLE…