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USAF record 28940414 (1951)

28940414

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 12 December 1951

2. LOCATION Hastings, Minnesota

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1550CST GMT 12/210Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS No

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 to 4 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1

9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Pilot at 10,000 ft observing object at all times below his a/c. Object resembled kite. Made second observation below left wing tip and object appeared as round and white. Assumed object to be balloon. Appeared round, 18" to 2 ft in diameter, white or silver. Gave illusion of spinning. Pilot attempted to close on object. Object to be two objects approximately 1 ft apart. Could not locate object when turn made for additional observation.

11. COMMENTS Evaluated as balloon.

ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 53)

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