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Grand Portage, Minnesota, September 1960

Date of account
1960-09
Location
Grand Portage, Minnesota
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 1C073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 12Sep 60 Grand Portage,Minnesota 口 WasBalioon 口 Probabiy Balloon 口 PossibiyBailoon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 口 WosAireraft Local ProboblyAircraftHelicopte 13/0430Z DAi~Viswol Air-intorcpt Radar 口 Possibiy Aircrait GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 WasAstronomicai Yos 口 ProbablyAstronomical Civilian DNo 口 PossiblyAstronomicoi 7.LENGTH OFOBSERYATION 3.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 InsufficiantData forEvaiuation 15-20min one varied 口 Uaknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Very large object similar to tank on a water Flight path indicates object was probably tower,shoving many brizht red lights at a helicopter.Efforts to determine if a 700-8oo ft estimated.Headed W from Grand helicopter was in air at time of sighting Portage,returned heading E to Suzy Island met with failure.Also possib

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