UFO Index Card — Anoka, Minnesota, July 1955

This document consists of a UFO Index Card and an associated teletype report regarding a sighting that occurred on July 25, 1955, in Anoka, Minnesota. The witness, identified as George King, reported observing a single, round, red object that appeared similar to a light bulb. The witness estimated the size of the object to be equivalent to a softball held at arm's length. The object remained stationary for a duration of forty minutes. The weather conditions at the time were described as cloudy with very little wind. The report includes a teletype message from Major Walter C. Clarke, USAF Director of Intelligence, which provides additional context, noting that the observer was located one and one-half miles west of the Anoka Police Department across the river. The official conclusion reached by the headquarters, based on the description and the duration of the sighting, was that the observer possibly saw a balloon. The report notes that local sources were checked, and no balloons were reported in the area.