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Mankato, Minnesota, November 1951

Date of account
1951-11
Location
Mankato, Minnesota
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 2hNovember 19 51 Mankato, Minnesota 口 Probably Bailoon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION L.oca! Ground-Visual O Ground-Rodor 口 WosAircraft 口 Probobly Aircraft 24/21532 YAir-Visuel D Air-Intorcept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 口 WasAstronomical DYos 口 ProbablyAstronomicol XY.No Military Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OSJECTS 19.COURSE Othr.UNIDNTIETED 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 5 Seconds 1 E 口 Unknown 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMAENTS Small. milky white objectshape of northrup UNIDENTTFIED. flying wing with 8 ft wing span heading east in level flight appeared to be hanging in air.0bserved from a/c at 25,000 ft heading west.Weather clear.Wingman of pilot observing object did not see cbject.No pick-up on GcI scope.Observer states t

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