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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  4 January 1957 | Wadena, Minnesota | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 0730 - 0800 GMT. 04/1330Z 1400Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian - rest home caretaker | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LEN…

JAN 0730Z
040157-1
12 5
12 4E4
3 4XLA
1 Jan 57 15 25

WPH194W WPD175 YMB071NGA043
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDNG 18
P 041730Z
M CONDR 31ST ADIV ST PAUL MINN
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/COMDR DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC
BT
UNCLAS FROM OIN 1
UFOB IAW AFR 200-2

1. A. SHAPED LIKE LETTER X OR CHILDS JACK
B. SILVER DOLLAR
C. MULTI COLORED
D. ONE
E. N/A
F. LIKE LETTER X OR CHILDS JACK
G. N/A
H. A HUMMING SOUND WAS HEARD BY A MR. AT SHADY LANES REST HOME, WADENA, MINNESOTA
I. N/A
2. A. YAWING MOTION
B. 095-5A-10A
C. DISAPPEARED 090 DEGREES
D. …

E. UP AND FADED IN EAST
F. APPROXIMATELY 28 MINUTES Note
3. A. GROUND VISUAL AND FIELD GLASSES
B. BINOCULARS 71 / 58
C. N/A
4. A. S73SZ SS00Z 4 JAN 57
B. NIGHT
5. A. WADENA, MINNESOTA, 739TH ACW SQUADRON
6. A. [REDACTED], CARETAKER, [REDACTED], WADENA, MINNESOTA
B. 1/LT IVAN WEISS, DIRECTOR, 739TH ACW SQUADRON, WADENA, MINN
7. A. ALEXANDER 1208 SCATTERED VISIBILITY 15
B. LEVEL DIRECTION KNOTS
SURFACE WNW 11
6E88 N 20
18,800 NW 15
16,800
20,800
30,800
50,800
80.200
C. NO CEILING
D. CLEAR
E. N/A
8. A. N/A
9. A. N/A
10. A. N/A
11. A. DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, 31ST AIR DIVISION. IT IS ESTIMATED TH…

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from 4601
9 JAN 57 10 33
T 24E4
34XLA
08:35

ENK121 UPF002 YDA184MN
RR RJEDNG RJEDUP
DE RJEDEN 147
R 082030Z
FM COMDR 4602D AISS ENT AFB COLO
TO RJEDNG/COMDR 765TH ACW SS FINLAND AFS MIMN
INFO RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO
BT
/UNCLAS/AISOC 015 PD REF UFOB SIGHTED IN YOUR AREA ON 05/0600Z JAN 57 AND REPORTED BY LOWRY FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER PD FLIGHT SERVICE
STATED THAT INFORMATION WAS PASSED TO YOUR ORGANIZATION PD REQUEST ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE ON CITY AND STATE IN WHICH SIGHTING WAS MADE PD NO INFORMATION EXISTS ON THIS MATTER AT LOWRY FLIGHT SERVICE …

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APR 18 WPC 450 YDER26TNGA93HH 11 JAN 57 0901

RR RJEDEN RJEDUP
DE RJEDNG 23F
R 102215Z

FH COMDR 756TH ACW SQDN, FINLAND MINNESOTA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR 4602ND AISS ENT AFB COLO
INFO RJEDUP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
BT

/UNCLASSIFIED/756-10-A-23 REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE AISOC 015
DATED 8 JAN 57. UFOB NOT SIGHTED IN OUR AREA. UFOB SIGHTED IN AREA OF
739TH ACW SQDN., WADENA MINNESOTA. INFO ON UFOB CALLED TO CONTROL
CENTER AT MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA WHO IN TURN CALLED OUR SITE TO BE ON
LOOKOUT FOR OBJECT BUT WAS NOT DETECTED BY OUR SQUADRON. FOR FURTHER
INFO SUGGEST YOU…

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22 JAN 57 10 18

PH1 2 UPD 46 TBA 4 ENA 61
BR RUEDMU RUEDUP
DE RUEDMU 294
R 21333 3
FM COMDR 46 2ND AIS3 ENT AFB COLO
TO RUEDMU/COMDR 739 ACU 3 (WADRU) AFB MINN
INFO RUEDUP/COMDR AIR TECH INTLNL CENT URIGHT PATT AFB OHI
DT
/PMOLAS/AISOC 452 PD REFERENCE MY MESSAGE AISOC "28 STC 11/2 PM"
JAN 57 PD IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 4D AND 6C CMH AFR 213-2
REQUEST EXPEDITIOUS REPLY PD END
DT
23457 JAN 57

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1957 JAN 23 08:54
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739th AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON (ADC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WADENA AIR FORCE STATION
WADENA, MINNESOTA

OPS
22 January 1957

SUBJECT: Letter of Transmittal

TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Matterson Air Force Base, Ohio

1. In reference to AISS message AISOC 028, dated 11 January 1957, subject: UFOB Sighted In Our Area, the requested information copy is attached and submitted.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

THOMAS A KUSTELSKI
1st Lt., USAF
Adjutant

1 Inc.
Info on UFOB

2. STATEMENT AS TO OPTICAL AIDS (TELESCOPES, BINOCULARS, AND SO FOCUS)
USED AND DESCRIPTION THEREOF.

Used Binoculars
3. IN THE SIGHTING OF WAKE WILLS AIR-BORNE, GIVE TYPE AIRCRAFT, IDENTIFICATION BUMPER, AUDITUDE, HEARING, SPEED AND HOME STATION.

N/A

D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:

1. SULU TIME-DATE GROUP OF SIGHTING:
11/0730Z January 1957

2. LIGHT CONDITIONS (USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS): NIGHT, DAY, WEEK, DUSK.

Night

E. LOCATIONS OF GLOBEVERS: EXACT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF EACH OBSERVER, OR ESCAPE POSITION, OR POSITION WITH RESPONSE TO A WHITE LANGUAGE.

FB-5231 739th ACW Squadron
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