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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 9 December 1956 | 2. LOCATION Woodstock, Minnesota | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 10/0550Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redor | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes XX | 6. SOURCE Civilian | XX Was Astronomical Mars ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE NW  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY…

1 Witness
Sup. Dup 12

WPH131 WPC090 YMB040EENGA032
P RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDNG 3G
P 102200Z

FM COMDR 787TH ACWRON CHANDLER AFS MINN
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 D C
ZEN/COMDR 31ST ADIV SNELLING AFS ST PAUL 11 MINN

BT
/UNCLAS/ FROM ADJ MIL 774/56 IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, DATED 12 AUG 54, THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMITTED:

PARAGRAPH 7D
(1)(A) HALF SPHERE WITH FLAT SIDE ON TOP
(1)(B) LARGER THAN BASEBALL HELD AT ARMS LENGTH
(1)(C) FIRE R…

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(1)(H) NO SOUND

(1)(I) NONE

(2)(A) BRILLIANT LIGHT

(2)(B) 10 TO 20

(2)(C) 10 TO 20

(2)(D) MOVED NORTHWEST

(2)(E) SLOWLY

(2)(F) TEN (10) MINUTES, 2350 TO 2400 HOURS CST

(3)(A) GROUND VISUAL

(3)(B) NO OPTICAL AIDS USED

(3)(C) N/A

(4)(A) 10/0550Z

(4)(B) NIGHT

(5) TWO (2) MILES WEST 3/4 MILES NORTH OF WOODSTOCK, MINNESOTA
JQ GEOREF

(6)(A) [redacted], 26 YEARS OLD, WOODSTOCK, MINNESOTA FARMER, VERY RELIABLE.

(7)(A) MOSTLY CLEAR, FEW CLOUDS
FSD

(7)(B) SURFACE - CLR 15 SSW 8

PAGE THREE RJEDNG 3G
10/0550Z 12

5,000 - 310 AT 40 KNOTS
10,000 - 300 AT 50 KTS
15,000 - 300 AT 80 KTS
20,000 A EPP AT 90 KTS
30,000 - 300 AT 90 KTS
50,000 - 290 AT 80 KTS
80,000 - NOT AVAILABLE

(7)(C) CLEAR
(7)(D) 15 MI
(7)(E) SCATTERED, VERY FEW CLOUDS
(7)(F) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
(10) NONE

(11) MAJOR, COMMANDER. THIS MAN CALLED ME BY PHONE AT 1330 HOURS, 10 DEC 56 AND GAVE THE FOREGOING ACCOUNT. THE ONLY POSSIBLE CONCLUSION THAT I COULD ARRIVE AT WAS THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE MOON. HOWEVER THE FARMER STATED HE COULD NOT SEE THE MOON AND THE SIZE WAS TOO BIG FOR THE MOON. I COULD NOT REN…