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Ada, Minnesota, April 1952

Date of account
1952-04
Location
Ada, Minnesota
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 10Apr52 Ada, Minnesota D Wos Balloon D Probably Balioon Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 0415_cSr Ground-Visuo! 口 Wos Aircraft Locol Ground-Radar 口 ProboblyAircroft 10157 Air-Visuol DAir-InterceptRadar Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 WasAstronomicol CYes Minnesota Highvay Patrol 口 ProboblyAstronomicol Possibly AstronomicollrErEOR XNo Orficer and civilian 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS 9.COURSE D Othor D Insufficient Data for Evaluotion ohe/two 口 Unknown 1O.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Yellow center'green blue rim. Circular Object was circular vhen first oval.Straight and level maneuvers. observed then changed to oval ehape Possibly fireball pr moteor. and split into two parts. Didn't think it was a meteor because it traveled horizontally. ATIC FORM329(REV 26SEP S2)

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