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6 Mi W of Cloquet, Minnesota, January 1961

Date of account
1961-01
Location
6 Mi W of Cloquet, Minnesota
Source
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Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 3Jan61 6mi W of Cloquet,Minnesota 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 0025 Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 WasAircraft 口 ProbablyAircroft 030625zJan 61 GMT. Air-Visuol Air-InterceptRudar 口 PossiblyAircraf S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol Meteor aYes 口 ProboblyAstronomicol XNo Civilian 口 Possibiy Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 3.NUMBEROFOBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor 口 InsufficientData forEvaluation 口 Unknown 20-30 sec. one Descending 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGFlare-tyPe ObjeCt, SiZe l.coMMENTsFron the description and ofdine,blue-yellow flame.Left trail of smokp. duration it appears that the vitness Long exhaust shape rounded at front end.First saw a meteor as it was desintegrating seen about 3oo feet above ground.Dropped intoi in the earth's atmosphere. woods.Dropped sl

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