PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 19 Sep 55

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a supporting teletype message regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 19, 1955. The observation lasted approximately ten minutes, during which a single object described as an inverted teardrop with a bright white light in the center was reported. The object was described as having a nickel-like surface. The report notes that the sighting occurred at dusk, between 2400Z and 0015Z. The witnesses included children in a yard and an individual named La Fond. The report was filed by the Officer in Charge of Flight 2A, 4602D AISS, stationed at Snelling Air Force Station in St. Paul. The investigation concluded that the object was a balloon. This conclusion was supported by reports from weather stations in the area, which confirmed definite balloon activity at the time of the sighting. The document includes meteorological data for the area, noting partly cloudy conditions and rain. The report was transmitted to the Commander of the Air Defense Command at Ent Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, with an information copy sent to the 31st Air Division in St. Paul.