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Hastings, Minnesota, December 1951

Date of account
1951-12
Location
Hastings, Minnesota
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS DKWos Bolloon 12 December 1951 Hastings,Minnesota 口 Probabiy Bciloon 口 Poasibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION 1550CST Ground Vi sue! Wos Aiicroft Local Ground-Rodor 口 Probably Aircraft 12/2150Z TAi~Viwol Air-Intercopt Rodor Possibly Aircroft GMT. S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomieal Ys 口 Probobiy Astrenomicol Military Possibiy Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor- 口 Insufficicnt Doio for Evalualion 3to4minutes 1 口 Unknowm 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Pilot at 10,0o0 ft observing object atall times Evaluated as balloon. below his a/c. Object resembled kite. Made second observation below left wing tip and object appeared as round and white. Assumed object to be balloon.Appeared round,l8 to 2ft in diameter,white or silver.Gave illusipn of spinning.Pilot attempted to c

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