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Wadena, Minnesota, January 1957

Date of account
1957-01
Location
Wadena, Minnesota
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE Was Balloon KProbobly Balioon 4January 1957 Wadena, Minnesota 口 Possibly Bolloon 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 7 X 5O BinOS 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Wos Aircraft Ground.Visuol D Ground-Rodar 口 Probobly Aircraft Lol-0730=0800 口 Possibly Aircraft 14002 OAir-Visuai D Air-Intercopt Radar GMT 04/1330Z 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 5.PHOTOS 口 Probobly Astronomical DYos Possibly Astronomical Civilian -rest home caretake ONo 9.COURSE 口 Othar. 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 口 Insufficiant Data for Evaluation overhead to 口 Unknown one East 20 minutes 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sighting has characteristics of Multi-colored,"x" draped object balloon cbservation observed apparently overhead (?) for almost 20 minutes. Appeared to have yawing motion (would have if observed through binoculars at night).Source claims humming sound.obj

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