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Wadena, Minn, August 1955

Date of account
1955-08
Location
Wadena, Minn
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 14Aug55 Wadena,Minn 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircrafr Local αGround-Visual 口 Probobly Aircroft GMT_15/0150Z D AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE COK Was Astronomical Star Yes 口 Probably Astronomicol 白No civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation S 口 Unknown 40 minutes 1 10.BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Balloon like-flat on top and bottom, whitish Vega at 800 elev moving toward West like shiny aluminum,had a V from middle of would be 8o° in South about l hour later. front to rear on bottom side,also dark row Duration too long for balloon and motion around side resembling pullmand windows. against wind. No sound, extreme

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