Project 10073 Record Card — Snelling AFB, St. Paul, Minn., 24 April 1956

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence detailing a UFO sighting reported on 24 April 1956 at Snelling AFB, St. Paul, Minnesota. The primary witness, Major Brown, a Staff Weather Officer with the 31st Air Division, observed a single object for a duration of five hours. The object was described as having a solid, octangular shape with plane surfaces and an aluminum color. When viewed through binoculars, the object appeared to be the size of a quarter, while to the naked eye, it appeared to be the size of a cigarette end. The object remained stationary throughout the observation and featured high-intensity lights on its bottom sides. The sighting was reported by Major Brown, who was noted as a reliable witness, and his family also observed the object through binoculars. Stanley M. Stern, an Intelligence Officer with the 31st Air Division, who was familiar with weather patterns and Moby Dick balloons, also provided input. The official conclusion, reached by Dr. Robinson, was that the object was likely a balloon. The report notes that the sighting occurred in clear weather conditions with B-47 contrails present in the area. The documentation includes a formal record card and a teletype message sent from the 31st Air Division to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and other military commands.