PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE ( 2. LOCATION 1 1~. COI'ICLUSIONS t~Lllknto, l~ln~csotu 0 Was Balloon 0 Prc.bo bly Elclloon 0 Possibly Bolloon 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3. DATETIME CROUP 0 Ground-Visual 0 GroundRador 0 Wo, Aircraft [] ProboLiy Alrcroh XJ AIr-Vi aval 0 Airlntere .. ,t Radar Po ssi bl Y Ai rcroft 5. PHOT\lS 6. S00ACE . -0 Was A:.tronomlcul 7. LENGTH OF OBSE~VATIOH 8. NUM!lER OF OBJ&:;CTS 0 Ptobably A:otro "omlc:ol tl Po:uibly Astro no mical 0 Insufficient Data f\)r Evaluation 0 Un!<nown 10. BRIEt= SU!AMARY o:= SIGHTING Sm'lll .'Jtllk.~ \vldte obje ct. :-;hap~ of norti1rup flying -.. J'ln l'lith 8 ft. ,.,.in~; sp&"l h utli~t:, c .. t.st lyvcl fliGht. appc3r0d t o b e h.:m[jinG j n .i r. OiJ::iJrvcd from a/ c at 25,000 ft lwuding \oJ~st. \fe;tthc r clr.::f!r. llin~rJn::m of oilot obsc:rvhlg objoct dirl not S\~c; chj::ct. ~o J'li ck-up on GCI s cop e . Ob~c-rvcr st<.ttos tha. t o bj c c t p=1.ssed 100 ft olfc r : .. mrl 100 f t l~ft o.f '../ c . 1;fin[:.'r.l[ln on l nft H1n,r.s. 1-!o trc-.il so~nd or cx h.:tu!";t. Spc-;d unrletcrmiP~d. Ohjcc t din- ~pp .. !<l r e d u1 di s tE:.ncc. l.!adc lHO dcg tllrn in "fort to cc: tr.h or [W3 ol.>j ;ct uroved nc!;D'. ~ Vt:!. 4'0RM Ut (REV 26 SEP 52) l l. COMh\E~Ts Air i'.'1t-.:r:bl Corvtnl D;tyt.on, 0h:to 'l'r11 nt '.ac1cd Air ] n t.eJ] :i.rc11c0. Jnforunt.:1on :topor~. in LO!''Hl.r llecl ir accr;r\.i- rln.t~J 11 t\~ril J 951. Ail J nt~l Info -lpt ( ht clup) DO rv ~QLt\SSIFl f~D AFTEH 12 l. .l!.i.n . .J."~ AF FORM !12-PARf I approved l June l94a Ropo rt No. (L oave l$1 ani<) AIR INTELLIGENCE INF0Rl1ATIO~ REPOHr Report of Unusu~l /..irb<''tn~ Ob j n<:t. Reported On i'1lnn~Rpolis Oa~2 of ln f~mat~Sf, Eva l uation t'rop<~re:d by (Offict:r) C 'pt :dn 'hlllmn H. Fo.irprot lun appl ic~b1or- r.eforonc~5 (Contro 1 number p rt)VJOUS rapo rt 1 etc. , as (Ente r concise summary of ropo rt. Give significance p -.grJph. Li ~ t i nc 1 osJ ros at lower 1 eft. ort on AF Form I l 2- -Pa rt Th! follm;j ne u ~c:vr<.:c.li.1 ce April 1951: flylng CAP 9outh l:PLS und,n GCI at FJ:v~l1 1720 vt. t ~. . :ort.hrup Flylr.z U1 n~, co] or nll 'Yy '-lhitn, Epproxh'e<t cJ y g t uing )0.n. n~J:"~din::. of' :~;lj=!c+. F.n:::;t, -l evel fl1t.ht-appHU'{:d to b 0 hnnging in t.he air. : i~'l'0 .. 2 ,0:0~J.:f'~t,. ;: Flie;ht. '"!'3 l1~c.cBre ~ie~t. HeE.ther C.\VU, vis . Approxir1atuJ~ 50 fTl~.1n3 at 25,000 {t. ~H r .. "lan dit~ not sec object. GCI controJ 1 nr hvd n ot .hh1r.; CJ1.h&:t t.l.:t. n the 5J ' s o:1 '!.}"!;:: rwop Obj ~"'t, pt1S~f::c1 appro::l111~teJy )00 ft. ov<.n ' ond lCT ft. t.c.' left of li5ht 1 tc.l,..~c-. Hingm:=tn on loft ~ling. Ctcc1ed lIPLS .\R.TCC for b'1lloon fliGhts P.1d r.)ceived ''ord '. ~t last on'! \":'lG relcoo3d f r om Univercity airport nt 24/1446'!., landed 21/l')Qlg 250 t.:il e 3 F..SE of !<JP C'r(\ci-~d T O\lry NFSC to s e e :tf any clusf;ified flight pln.n3 ho.d b~cn r~cei. V3d du1~ng J ~::; t 24 huurs. An~we:t.'" \i a 3 l"ege.ti ve. "1TE' This document contains Information affecting t~::: nationa l d'Jfcn::;e of .. the Unrt.:d States HiU;Tn t b m'la~lng o f tho Esplonaga l.ctl 50 U. s.c ... -3J nnd 32 as amt-nded. tt5 tr<.~nc'ni~ ... ion o r lh re.tc1Jll~n of Its contonb in any mlnner to nn una ut horize d Pc r3on i s prohi b i t c1 by la,,. tt may no o reproduce d i n whol~ or In part by ott1cr than United Stl tc~ Air Fo rce ~A~ept by permission of th o Director of Intel I lgcnce, USAr. AF FORM !12--PART II APPROVED B June 19q8 (C1asslflcatlon) AIR I~TELLICEHCE IN~ORMAriOM REPORT From Agency Report t: o ADCL 20Q-l r-an.,uv~ra. 8e Shaf."'-shaili!'r t o the H~rthrup Flying vfin,S. SizB -appl.~oxlillztely cit;hl:. acrosa. Color-milky whit3. Uumbdr-one. }To tro.il or oxhau3t, n o nound, no Spee,I und~terrnined. Disapp,ared in tb~ diatance. b. Tlm., sight~d 21../215.3~ No;r.,lnb~r. Dur ation of obsdrvatl on npprcr .. d J'lat .. ,ly s.Jconda. c. ObseJrved from an F-51 at 25,000 fe(:t 210 Ll\S. Vi~ual ob rvn:t.ion. d. location of observe~ at time of :;igh~ing \o73S FJ~:Q 1?20 (C~o-rcf-~:::-!d) Locaf.ton or objtlct al# time of sighting was lOJ fo3{; abov~ and to th~ l.!ft of t ho ob rv~r. D~ction of trav"'l East. Htnneapolis veather t~lotxpe g. lto activ-1 t7 or condition, m9teorologlca1 or othel'\d:Je, u a:J pri;js3nt which mie!r~ accouot for th3 sightingo h. No pl-lyaical evidcnc~. 1. Att~r 3ighting n lSO d~gre~ turn was re3d~ i n an effort i:,o c atch or ce~ the object again but this 'Was un3ucessful. NU!llher nnd typ~ of loc!ll aircraft airborne at tha t:trr.~ of tb'3 siBhting is unknet .. m. UILLIAH H. FAIRBROTHZR Captg,:ln, USAF NOlE~ Th~s document contains information affecting th~ nallona1 defo nJa of t he United State, with rn~Jr.dn!.} of thu E~p!onage Act, 50 U.S.C.----31 nnd 32, as amonded . Its tranmnl~sion Or' the r cvc- t:on of ib ~ontcnts In <my mannbr to ?.n un:wthorizod PO:"!iOn 13 prohlbltod by 1aw. It m~ not L')_ n :y r oduccd 1n .who1o or In part, by othor than Unl ted States AIr Forcd agencios: except ~Y pcr- "':~siou of tho Drector o f lntclllgonce, USAF. }U .NCLc\SS I \-.lEO rr::crrL cE - " (flr'h .. II I O:.td l n .. \ 1 lJII C-1 CONFIDENTIAL OPERATIONAL .It-1rlED JM CG 31 AIR DIV FORT SNELLING MI~n TO AMC tvPAFB OHIO FOR CO ATIC CG USAF WASH DC m:ruRr15G WILLIAI1 AIR CAPT DOUGLAS E PROJECT GRUDGE, THE FOLG IS SUBMIT'fED: CAPT THER, 1596 1AS73 AC AND W SQ FORT SNELLING, 11INN STEtlART, 22S8~A573 AC AND t~ SQ FORT SNELLING ~1INN ;tiNCt d;sSJ.El E &<TRACT OOH S'!'A'l,u~ REPORT /,1 _-.;.._ LOCATJ.ON: .. lnn ilp<.>J : , . i. tn. ALTITUDE: ;' 5, oou I SOURCE: .\F P~ l o t ACTION OR CO!!liEl-lTS: 1~ ~n~'lin;~ DESCRIPTION OF DlCI Dll1T: 13\GTH OF TI iill OBSERVED: ALTITUDE: 2 ~i, 000' HGADTIG: <;0 DESCRIP:'IOU OF INCIDD~T: