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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 11 Oct 1951 | LOCATION | Minneapolis, Minnesota  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  2. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 0630 GMT 11/1230Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  3. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 5. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 5 minutes | 9. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Multiple (3)  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Observed from A/C at 10,000 ft. Brightly glowing object. Moving from E to W at high speed. At high altitude. Moved at speed of 5 degree per second. Halo with dark undersur…

VITEM 11 AMC /RESTRICTED
FROM LT E J RUPPELT ATIA..-2C
TO COL WILLIS AFOIN-V/TC

SECURITY INFORMATION
REFERENCE CSAF ITEM NR 6, TT-281, 9
NOVEMBER 1931. SOURCES OF THIS REPORT WERE
CHECKED AND ARE EXPERIENCED OBSERVERS
WITH HIGH ALTITUDE RESEARCH BALLOON
PROJECT. ATIC IS INVESTIGATING FURTHER.

END ITEM 11 AMC /RESTRICTED/

TT-284
15 Nov 51
AMC ITEM 11
ATIAA-2C/RUPPELT

INFORMATION

CSAF ITEM 6/UNCL/
TM AFOIN-V/TC WILLIS

TT-281
9 Nov 51
CSAF ITEM 6

THIS INFORMATION WAS REPORTED THROUGH A PERSONAL LETTER BY MR. AND REQUEST COMMENT OR EVALUATION. "TIME: 0630, 11 OCT 51. AND I WERE FLYING AT 10,000 FT. OBSERVING THE GRAB BAG BALLOON WHEN I SAW A BRIGHTLY GLOWING OBJECT TO THE S.E. OF U. OF M. AIRPORT. AT THAT TIME WE WERE A FEW MILES NORTH OF MINNEAPOLIS AND HEADING EAST. I POINTED IT OUT TO DICK AND WE BOTH MADE THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATION:

"THE OBJECT WAS MOVING FROM EAST TO WEST AT A HIGH RATE AND VERY HIGH. WE TRIED KEEPING THE SHIP ON A CONSTANT COURSE AND USING REINFO…

"I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE ITS SIZE, BECAUSE AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE THE BALLOON IN SIGHT FOR A COMPARISON.

"SHORTLY AFTER THIS WE SAW ANOTHER ONE, BUT THIS ONE DIDN'T HANG AROUND. IT APPROACHED FROM THE WEST AND DISAPPEARED TO THE EAST, NEITHER ONE LEAVING ANY TRACE OF VAPOR TRAIL.

"WHEN I SAW THE SECOND ONE I CALLED OUR TRACING STATION AT THE U. OF M. AIRPORT AND THE OBSERVERS THERE ON THE THEODOLITE MANAGED TO GET GLIMPSES OF A NUMBER OF THEM, BUT COULDN'T KEEP THE THEODOLITE GOING FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP THEM IN THE FIELD OF THEIR INSTRUMENTS. BOTH DOUG SMITH AND DICK DORIAN CAUGHT GLIM…

SECURITY INFORMATION
ROUTING: JOINT MESSAGEFORM
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER NO.:
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY
FROM: (Originator) CO, ATIC
DATE/TIME GROUP 151343Z Nov 51
ELECTRICAL CONFIDENTIAL
PRECEDENCE FOR: ACTION Routine
INFORMATION
TO: 109th Fighter Interceptor Wing
Wold Chambalain Field
Minneapolis, Minnesota
R A D N O T H
INFO: D/T, Hq USAF, Washington 25, D. C.
R A D N O T H
For Wing Intelligence Officer. In reference to ADC letter 200-1, it is requested that AF Form 112 be completed on the incident in your area on 11 October 1951. Two pilots of the General Mills hi…

UNCLASSIFIED
A. HAK
Lt. Kappel
OK for DTG removal Draft 1
2

C-1 CONFIDENTIAL PRIORITY
FM WING INT OFFICER 133 FTR INTCP WG MINNESOTA
TO CO ATIC WP AFB OHIO

IN REFERENCE TO YOUR MSG REQUESTED INFO WILL BE
ACCOMPLISHED AS SOON (WHIO 1792) AS POSSIBLE. MR MR
AND MR ARE ALL OUT OF TOWN, CONTACT COULD NOT BE MADE.
TRIED TO LOCATE A MR, ANYONE WITH THIS NAME COULD NOT BE
LOCATED. A REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO YOUR HQS AS SOON AS THE
PERSONNEL LISTED ABOVE RETURN

NR6150

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112---PART I APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(Classification)
1582
WP AFB
CO ATIC
7

|  Country | United States  |
| --- | --- |
|  Report No. | F-51  |
|  (Leave Blank) |   |

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

Subject: Sighting of Unidentified Object

Area Reported On: Eligibility of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date of Report: 20 May 1951

Date of information: 12 Oct 1951

Evaluation: Unavailable

Prepared by (Officer): Gerhard P. Koske, Major, USAF

Source: Interrogation of
researcher in research area.

References (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable): AF…

AF FORM 112---PART II
APPROVED 1 June 1948
CONFIDENTIAL
(Classification)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT UNCLASSIFIED

|  From (Agency) | Report No. | Page 1 of 3 Pages  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Mr. Intell., 133rd FIS St. Paul, Minnesota | 2-51 |   |

The narrator, Mr. [redacted], reported sighting unidentifiable objects on two successive days in reports to his superior officer. Those original reports are included in their entirety in the event they had not been forwarded to AT&C WP AFB previously.

1. Mr. [redacted] 12 October 1951

Flying Saucer Observation

Time: 1010, 10 October 19…