302538522.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  09 April 65 09/1650Z | Duluth, Minnesota  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | Balloon  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  Balloon observation. No data presented conflicts with this analysis. |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  30 Minutes | Round white object observed above a/c on track of 140 degrees. Two pilots observed objects. Attempted to climb to object he could not reach object. Object looked similar to a balloon. Altitude of reporting a/c, 44,000 ft. Pilots from AIC Squadron in…

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AF IN: 34899 (10 Apr 65) G/pge
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-7, SAF-OS-3, DIA-1 (20)
SMB A154
CHQD557ZCYJX202
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUCDDUN 1 10/1815Z
ZNR
P 101745Z
FM 756TH RADAR SQUADRON FINLAND AFS MINN
TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
RUCDAH/30TH AIR DIV (SAGE) TRUAX FIELD WIS
RUCDDU/DULUTH AIR DEFENSE SECTOR DULUTH MINN
RUCDSQ/AF SYSTEMS COMMAND FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WPAFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF SEC OF THE AIR FORCE WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS 756-OOP 04046. ACTION TO: 30TH AD-ION, DULUTH AIR
DEFENSE SECTOR-OIN, HEADQ…

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2LT, 179 ANG FIS, PILOT, EXELLANT (G) (1) BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT

THE WEATHER WAS VFR WEATHER (2) SURFACE 1600Z 020-6 KNOTS

1700Z 360-7 KNOTS, 6,000-240-9, 10,000-290-14, 16,000-300-25,

20,000-280-40, 30,000-280-61, 50,000-270-37, 80,000 NOT AVAILABLE

(3) 1600Z CLEAR 10 MILES, 1700Z CLEAR 12 MILES (4) CLEAR (5) NONE

(6) NONE (7) 6,000-2, 10,000-40, 16,000-17, 20,000-24, 30,000

-49, 50,000-55, 80,000 NOT AVAILABLE (H) NONE (I) AIRCRAFT MAIN-

TAINE…

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AF IN: 34847 (10 Apr 65) L/pge
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-7, SAF-OS-3, DIA-1 (20)

SMB B211
CZCHQA676ZCYJX167
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUCDDUN 2 10/1815Z
ZNR
P 101745Z
FM 756TH RADAR SQUADRON FINLAND AFS MINN
TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
RUCDAH/30TH AIR DIV (SAGE) TRUAX FIELD WIS
RUCDDU/DULUTH AIR DEFENSE SECTOR DULUTH MINN
RUCDSQ/AF SYSTEMS COMMAND FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WPAFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF SEC OF THE AIR FORCE WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS 756-OOP 04047. ACTION TO: 30TH AD-OIN, DULUTH AIR
DEFENSE SECTOR-OIN, HEAD…

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KNOTS (2) 6,000-240-9,10,000-290-14, 16,000-300-25, 20,000-280-40
30,000-280-61, 50,000-270-37, 80,000 NOT AVAILABLE
(3) 1700Z CLEAR 12 MILES (4) CLEAR (5) NONE (6) NONE (7) 6,000-2,
10,000-40, 16,000-17, 20,000-24, 30,000-49, 50,000-55, 80,000
NOT AVAILABLE (H) NONE (I) AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED SURVEILLANCE BUT WAS
UNABLE TO REACH ALTITUDE OF OBJECT. (J) ST CLOUD, MINN WEATHER
STATION HAD A BALLOON RELEASE DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME AND
MINNEAPOLIS WEATHER …