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Minneapolis, Minnesota (31 A Div), April 1956

Date of account
1956-04
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota (31 A Div)
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 19 April 1956 Minneapolis,Minnesota (31 Dipvobably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft Local XXGround.Visual Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircraft GMT20/0100Z to 0600Z D AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE sAstronomical Venus Y 口 Probably Astronomical X&No AF Major & dependents 口 Possibly Astroromicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown five hours uo stationary 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One octangular object, plane surfaces This hq is of the opinion that the size of a quarter as seen through this sighting was definitely binoculars and about the size of the caused by the planet Venus. The end of a cigarette as seen by the sky was clear at the time of tho naked e

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