PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.. LOC4 TION 12. CONCLUSIONS n:,cphavon, lanncf'l't..a o Wos Balloon 3. DATETI~E ~ROUP ._ TYPE OF OBSERVATION IKGrouncf. Vi suol 0 Grounci-Rodar .-,. PHOTO$ -i. iOOife- 7. L.CN~TH OP OBSERVATION 10 seconds 10. IRIEP $UMMARY OP 'IGHTING Ex- Lioioon Pilot I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS t. COURSE 11. COMMENTS 0 Wos A~tcrtJft 0 Probobly Aircroft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Wos Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly A .. tronomlcol 0 Insufficient Doto for Evoluotien Spherical v/tail . Straight and level. Probably jas a meteor. Object lTl1ich nppca.rad to be a meteor \T 1 ~, stl3ll to.il vo.:~ observed to puoa t!u-ouch 75 of sky and diaappaared over t he ATIC PORW J2t (REV 21 I&P 12) AF FORM 112-PART I I ... f'VIH fir, l . AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Unidc:1t,.U'ied F17lnp; Object \'lri[:ht . Ai r Develop: ~nt 1 L\All AliO~ 1lclrf:ba:o ~.r-:tc::a:; !!q U3AF lett e r <!.'lted 19 Decemb e r 1951 tt I I I r m I I ' I t J1 1 ~t.tac!~cd here t o is :1 rooort on nn U"lidentificd fl:lin!: object. ~:~f .. lti;IIUM IW .lt\l(o...,_TUA DO\VNGRADED AT 3 YI~AR 1N1'EU '1. -~ DECLASSIFIED AFTER 11 YEAl~ .J. UNCLASSIFIED .;on : n t.> tXX:'IMl N I C:OHTAII'i , p ,:: )t\tA TION At I rr.T&N~ 1 tn: NJ.IIO:.AL I r. Of f HC UNilt.O ~TA Tr.5 ','ilfttiN Ttl( fol ( AIUNG 01 1'11. t:;r&cJ:IAGr A': r. !\l U :; C - StANO 32. A1 A'-'1 N!JCD 11!i fi'AI'\.; .. I':iSIOPt OillUf. RLVl UtOlt Of ll'i CONilN IS IN A"''f "''''"t.:R 10 AN UNAUTHOHIZLlll'i n /)N l'i l'll01tlfo1Tlll DY l.AH. an unidentified ~ng object 1n loeph:1von, lilbtacl frolll the dri or his horae at ga58 p.m. c.s.T. 12 eat ot Uimeapolia, l.'innesota. tt. o'.jee\ .. w.l movina at great apead 1n a direction or approxi.rn3tely- loo-to~, 1D otbw ...a, last South or South Eaa\. The sky wn.s c1Aru- rla1blliV 1~. !be object wu followed viauall7 untU it d1s3ppeared ovor tho horison. !he tl.lght -obaerwed tor about 10 aeconda, during which tlMA the object Ooftl'ad about 75~ ot the distance from horison to horizon. At first, it \T3:3 t.houcht to ba a tal lift& a\ar but atter several eeconcl3 ot ouservaliion, it was determined that, it waa tranling in a horisont!l plan" It appenrcu to bo ao bright. in intensity u a tallins meteorite, but it had a abort "tail u on lt. It carried no running 01' navigation 11}1\s, as required b:f aircratt r or rdgti t, fiighta. Ita brightness did not dim1nish in intenait7 during the obs9rvation period, and no heard even when directl.T overhead. llo witneaoas were reported b.r ~. was a liaison pUot during World Ylar II and,. as such, is taolliar w1 tb ...,. tlight. At the , he holds the rank of Captain, F .A. in the reserves. Ria Serial No. ia A.'t j YEAI tH11mV \ APTER 11 YEAltV. ,.---O!IM ClOIIMn'l ._, ..... 10M UfiM.o'IWMU1.1D PEJII!JOI& II PAQII1.1ID 1Y LAW. UNa.ASSIFlED