Project 10073 Record Card - Laport, Minnesota - 9 March 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype messages regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on March 9, 1957, in Laport, Minnesota. A civilian witness reported observing a single, star-shaped, white object for a duration of 25 minutes. The witness described the object as being the size of a dime at arm's length and noted that it was moving in an upward and southward direction before fading into the distance. The report includes technical details transmitted via teletype from the 756th AC&W Squadron at Finland Air Base, Minnesota, to the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The teletype confirms the sighting details, including the weather conditions, which were reported as clear. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that the sighting was likely caused by a balloon, citing the object's description, duration, flight path, and the manner in which it disappeared. The document is marked as unclassified and includes a note from a Lieutenant Agur indicating no special comments regarding the incident.