Information regarding Unidentified Flying Objects — Hibbing, Minnesota, 28 March 1950

This document is an intelligence report dated 4 April 1950, issued by the 2465th Air Force Reserve Training Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It details a sighting of an unidentified aerial object that occurred on 28 March 1950 at 1840 hours. The report indicates that four people in Northern Minnesota, specifically in the vicinity of Hibbing and Duluth, observed an illuminated object traveling from North to South. The primary witness, a foot specialist and former Air Force pilot, was interviewed by 1st Lt. C. T. Cole using the Essential Elements of Information (EEI) guide for Project SIGN. The object was described as having a definite greenish glow and being shaped like a 55-gallon oil drum with a tail. It was observed for approximately four seconds as it descended at a 45-degree angle before disappearing behind an obstacle. The investigation confirmed that no solar phenomena or aerial testing apparatuses were in use at the time, and that military, commercial, and private aircraft operations in the area were normal. The report concludes that the witness is considered exceptionally reliable, though no specific explanation for the object was provided.