USAF record 28990763
28990763
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 3 Jan 61
2. LOCATION 6 mi W of Cloquet, Minnesota
3. DATE-TIME GROUP [REDACTED]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS Yes
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20-30 sec.
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE Descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Flare-type object, size of dime, blue-yellow flame. Left trail of smoke Long exhaust shape rounded at front end. First seen about 200 feet above ground, dropped into woods, dropped slowly as if parachute attached.
11. COMMENTS From the description and duration it appears that the witness saw a meteor as it was disintegrating in the earth's atmosphere.
ATIC FORM 139 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 3 Jan 61 2. LOCATION 6 mi W of Cloquet, Minnesota 3. DATE-TIME GROUP [REDACTED] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5. PHOTOS Yes 6. SOURCE Civilian 7. LENGTH OF…
- Page 2 RECEIVED 5 MARCH 19 144 CZCSQF466ZCDUA878 NW RJEDSS DE RJEDDU 56 ZNK M 242200Z FH DULUTH AFB MINN APRT MINN TO RJWFAL/ENT AFB COLO RJEDSU/35TH ADIV TRUAX FLD WISC RJEDSU/AIR TECH INTELL CEN WPAFS…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJEDDU 56 (3) NONE (5) LONG EXHAUST SHAPE ROUNDED AT FRONT END. B. (1) FIRST OBSERVED WHILE DRIVING AUTOMOBILE (2) ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND (3) DROPPED INTO WOODS (4) DROPPED SLOWLY AS IF…
- Page 4 (2) 6 MILES WEST OF CLOQUET, MINN F. MR. [REDACTED], BOY, ROUTE THREE, CLOQUET, MINN. G. (1) -12 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. BRIGHT MOON LIGHT. (2) WNW 18 KNOTS 334 DEG 34 KNOTS PAGE THREE RJEDDU 56 320 DEG…
- Page 5 JOINT MESSAGEFORM SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER 10 Jan 61 15 48z [STAMP:] ACTION: RPT/SUS PRECEDENCE: BOOK MULTI SINGLE TYPE NSG (Class): AP…
- Page 6 JOINT MESSAGEFORM - CC EVACUATION SHEET SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED FROM ATIC W-P AFB REQUESTED IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. IF THERE WERE OTHER WITNESSES TO THE SIGHTING, REQ THEIR DESCRIPTION OF…
- Page 7 CLASSIFICATION COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING US 61-1 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY ON AREA REPORT CONCERNS US, Minnesota DATE OF INFORMATION 12 Jan 61 ACTIVITY SUBMITTING REPORT…