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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  18 April 1956 | SE corner of Minnesota | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 19/0205Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military (AF Pilot) | ☐ Was Astronomical (star/planet) ☐ Probably Astronomical ☑ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION forty minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE erratic in W ☐ Other
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RE106
WPF105 YMB059NGA026
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHO
DE RJEDNG 1D
P 190530Z ZEX
FM COMDR 674TH ACW SQ OSCEOLA WIS
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHO/COMDR DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASH D.C.
BT
/UNCLAS/674-19-D-01/UFOR PD FOR DIR INTEL PD THE FOL IS SUBM IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2 PD
1 DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT.
SHAPE: POINT OF LIGHT
1. SIZE: SMALLER THAN A PINHEAD.
2. CLOR: CHANGE COLOR ALL COLORS OF RAINBOW
3. NUMBER ONE
4. N/A
5. FEATURES OR DETAILS: MOVED ERRATICLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
6. TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST: NEGATIVE
PAGE T
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I. OTHER INFORMATION: NEGATIVE
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
A. WHAT FIRST CALLED ATTENTION TO OBJECT: IT WAS AHEAD OF HIM AND MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
B. ANGLE OF ELEVATION: ABOVE HIM
C. ANGLE OF ELEVATION AT DISAPPEARANCE: ABOVE HIM
D. FLIGHT PATH: WEST.
E. MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE: FADED
F. LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT 40 MINUTES
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
A. AIR VISUAL
B. OPTICAL AIDS: NEGATIVE
C. F80, 25,000; FT; WEST; MSP.
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING.
A. 19 APRIL 1956 0305Z
B. DUSK
5. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: HALF WAY BETWEEN LACROSSE WIS AND ROCHESTER MINN
6. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSE
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10,000 310/20
20,000 300/30
30,000 320/30
C. STRATUS 35,000 FT
D. GOOD
E. NEGATIVE
F. NEGATIVE
8. HE SAW A MEDITITE AT 0335Z. HE WAS 20 TO 30 MILES NORTH WEST OF
MANKATO.
9. NEGATIVE
10. NEGATIVE
11. NEGATIVE
12.
BT
19/0555Z APR RJEDNG

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