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PR RR Ret nme OPE we tee a og tl PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD raat ( [toate ey Oe rr DllU 2i Oct 52 i DULUTH MINN if] Was Balloon : Nene A Ball ours b « 7 * 1 * - - ‘. DATE-Time GROUP) 4. TYPE OF aeamawation “ho path “wast bly Betleon 2] /} 600 Cot ie Was Arrcecft ‘Luecal XXX Ground-Vi sual G Greund-Radar Q Probably Aircraft » AT WW ‘2 Air. Vi ual O Air-intoercept Radar G Possibly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS ay | SGURCE E on Astronamical os toe tp ae (0 Peobably Astronomical SoSKe ; 2 civilian men | oe i Possibly Astronomical 7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ~ {8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE “TO Other ‘9 ES Ea o…

73RD AIR PASE SQUADRON | Williamson-Johnson Airport ith Duluth, Minnesota SUPJECTs FLYORRPT 18 November 1952 ' THRU: CG, 31st Air Division, Fort Snelling, Minnesota CG, CADF, Kansas City, Missouri CG, ANC, Ent Air Force Fase, Colorado Springs, Colorado TOs CG, USAF ATTN: Director of Intellicence Washington, De Ceo le In accordance with AFR 200-5, dated 29 April 1952 herewith sucmit FLYOERPT Reports for evaluation and dissemination. 2e Due to shortage of personnel and Air Police activities cube ject renort slow in being sutmitted. FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICERS: 1 Incl s/t MARIO V. PREVOSTL le FLY…

Bq 73rd ABS 73Intell 333.5 Subj: FLYOBRPT WD 33365 (18 Nov 52) lst ind HuaD UARTSRS, 315T ALR DIVISION, Fort onellin:, “innesota 7 Gity, “issourt Attached report is forwarded in accordance YOR THE QOMMANDING Gererabe 2 incl , le FLYORRPT (3 cys and Exhibits) © atta Tt o* INT 33305 (18 Nov 52) nd Ind C ae A ? és i Ti2Us Commanding General, Air Defense Command, En ro: Commanding General, Central Air Defense force, P.O. Box 523 with AFR 2005, aT +7) { ey q ney ii ¥ icy at | i “ CAN TAL i sor i i ASSISTANT 4 5 ceo i” ws AD 106 UTA % HEADQUARTERS, CENTRAL AIR DEFENSE FORCE, Box 523, Kansas City, Mo…

. a, * * . . AF FORM 112—PART | ee APPROVED | JUNE 1908 . ‘ 4 "= “2% = FT e 4  « a = ta be - ; | ~ 2 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT bee tn of unidentified object in local area Forwarding Snclosures 0d deebecinate uesited 435 74 ee DATE OF INFORMA EVALUATION __ 2 Oatobar 1952 2 2 “TT TY... PARED BY (Ofecr ond Lt genmry lopes, Intell Officer Pn | +» G8 Liat inclosures at lower left. Benin rp os AP Fomor tint, cubis in shape s diameter about 9 feet, one side sbout S$ fect, dark object at bottom point appears to SUMMARY: (ute concise summary of report. Ghspdintinaien da haat Gnsonmanes One Ob…

if yocisi ‘Vj : \ YiBO91 . May 23 0M O398 SEDKF O4&s PHQ 333 ' 5154 be Oe . | : peony OR, {INFOR. wi tihse ( ae ) sp 2317452 Mie bo “4 CO 73 ABS W414 JHN APRT DULUTH MINN [0 JEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF WASH DC —. sodWP/ALS TeCad INT CTA WRIGHT PATTERSON AFE CHIO | . ee JzDSN/CG ENT AFG COLO SPGS COLC a oe ee . —— i a a me - >. « Li/CG CAD? KANSAS CITY | i Cc OL AULV FT SNELLING “MINK SIGHTED OVER CITY OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA, 1685CST 21 OCT — = is, As a PO ede OF tt aD —— Petree, . Poy eer fatal cent Mer saeeto FAY , ee oe ibe 2 LONER, oe | LuUULO UC Unt ts Tee TANK VENT AIT SOULEVA2D AT TIME CF SIG…

i JSCG 31 ADIV FT SNELLING MINN / CES s0°s 1252 PD ATTN ATIAA=2C PD FLYOBRPT JRJECT SIGHTED OVER CITY OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA, -1695CST 21 OCT oe ntinninnaieaan Cee. 2 pYOQaes county commisstoner, st tours county, ‘INNESOTA, WHO WAS AT INTERSECTION OnRcs cc | iii SOULEVARD AT TIME OF SIGHTING. WITNESS DESCRIBED IT AS Bain \ "NUGE" OBJECT (ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GOOD SIZED BALLOON) TRAVELLING \T "TERRIFFIC" SPEED ("259 TO 320 MPH"), DIAMOND SHAPED, SILVER {ii COLOR, TRAVELLING SW TO-NE AT 2099-3099 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. 10 EXHAUST, TRAIL OR SOUND. WITNESS BELIVED OBJECT POWERED BECAUSE SF HIGH SPEE…

\ | PROJECL 10073 WORKSHEET | , I, GENERAL We Dare o, — on a | | HRs Le sii CnVED Frou THE GROUT CF ¥os~ Y , TP eae ee a 4 3 Haked Eye oe | | Binoculars ae Cl] telescope ie ) ' FE VTneodolite —. Rid Daina TnL )6—6mlC—i‘i i ‘<i‘i‘iéir SC COCUhUC(<(<(”}t®6vhumUO LC | LiBy Ons Sot | | CIBy Tiwo Sets | ff {_] By Thres Sets ‘ 6. WAS 6. WAS OBJECT CESERVED FRO OBSERVED FROM THE AIR? C) You ; | A/C Observed Object | : (_ ]Intorception Attempted : C"} No o Intsrcept Attenpted wa “7, Work ALRCRAPT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT? (} Yes [jo | : __A/C Scrambled : : O)Visual Contact Made | : CJA/I Contact Made : …

IV. BALLOON DATA “WALLOONS RELEASED IN ARE =eth jo ' Hh DOU L BALLOON HELEASS : k, 1D ? e W : f. ‘) Minutes ‘ 5 SCTAie BALILOA INCH & eS DOWNWIND OF STGH He ——| ——- ca <— «© 2] Describe Agency} — tes] no Lighting hes. & - +H — se Launching @eteeemeeeesene. «. . x. ouaes i EEE over. Ve. EVALUATION DETALLS OF REPORT: e EVALUATION OF SOURCES » C} Excellent [] Good C_] Good (rate CorFair (_] Poor Cj Poor [ ] Insufficient to Evaluate {J Unreliable (_) Extremely Doubtful (Jj Hoax VALUATION: C1) Was’ Balloon (_] Was Astronomical (<JProbably Balloon [—] Probably 4. - nomical ("J Possibly Balloon [_} P…