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Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 1953

Date of account
1953-10
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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I.DATE·TIME GROUP 2.LOCATION 150etober 53 15/16102 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Civilians UNID ATETED .NUMBER OF OBJECTS One S.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION I1. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 40.Secods 40-50,000 rt: 6.TYPE OF OSSERVATION wile trackinga79 ft bo1loon at 73 3000 throuhtheodolite. Objeet Loved in horizontol fiiht for Groud-Visa1 approx 3o secs at a of10 degper9seconds(est900m 7.COURSE thn begon vertieal dive . ds. Duxing object ves visible sovoral tiros SC leveled off snoke trails cesed 8.PHOTnS of Generl Jills Laboratory. 150ct linneapolis fireball DYos COUTTS: One of the observersisalneteoroiopcat ongineer considercd to be conpletely reliabte. othor tio sourcos 9.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 81 aLs considered relible. Thenearest C2 1facilib was inoperativ et the tim oc the sichting. OY 2oF-86 lere thearee 汉XN. of Minneapolis at tie of obsspvation comel FORM FTD SEP630-329 (TDE)

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