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Duluth, Minnesota, October 1961

Date of account
1961-10
Location
Duluth, Minnesota
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 110ct61 Duluth,Minnesota WasBolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP oProbably Balloon 4.TYPE OFOBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Loca-1940 X GroundVisuol Ground-Rodar Wos Aireraf CRERkl OfR. 口 GMT-120140Z 官 Probably Aircroft DAirViwal 5.PHOTOS Air-lntercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 6.SOURCE OYo. 口 Was Astronomicol ONo Civilian 口 Probably Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Astronomicol 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 3-4min 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion 3 NE 口 Unknown 10. BRIEP sUMMARY oF sicHTINGObjts obserVed at terrifibl. coMMENTs Observation appears to be l of speea.Assumed orbital by observer except 3 to 5 times faster than Eeho. Covered about 1i0° refueling mission.Quick time sector cf arc in 3min.lstobjt 15 times size of2 1ime soda (24,000-29,000).Speed,a1titui trailing objts.lst objt yellowish; other2 and duration

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