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Snelling AFB, St Paul, Minn., April 1956

Date of account
1956-04
Location
Snelling AFB, St Paul, Minn.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Was Bolloon Snelling AFB, ST Paul,Minn Q Probably Balloon 24 April 1956 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Ground-Vi sual Ground-Radar Local. 口 Probobly Aircraft 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT25/0100 to 0600Z D Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 5.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical DYes 口 Possibly Astronomical Military XXNo 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口.Other 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 5 hours one stationary 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Dr. Robinson concurs that One object. Solid octangular shape this sighting probbbly was plane surfaces, size of quarter w/ binoculars. Size of cigarette end, with- a balloon. out binoculars.Color aluminum. Remaihed stationary and had high intensity light on bottom sides. ATIC FORM 329 (REV

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