I OP OIJIC11 i. liNOTM OP OlllftA 6o TYitl OP OIIIIVAnOM 1o ltMOTOI L LOCA TICIII 1\'iaubun, llucination/hoax FTD liP tl SIGHTINr,S AnZ UN~'N0.4N SY THIS STATIO!~ PD 7. u~JaJa~N PAG.~ THHE Jr:DNG ~V 9. THE COUSE OF D I.AY IN P.f.POP.Tit~G THF.S Ut!USUAI. SIGHTING$ 'J AS BiCf\US.:~ THE ODSEF.ViR RF.PORTSD 'fn~t1 TO THE GOC POST AT IJAU~UN C.,~A t~I~!:~.::SOTA ,e.!~D , TH~ F~-:PORT r.JAS HAILED Fr.o:: T!~f!E TO GOC ~!f.AIY.UJART'~FS AT !11~:~;.-:APO!..IS Mlt!N H!!O IN TURN t!OTIFI.S:D THIS STATION 1~ OC!OBEn 1~53 PD c. TH COt~PLT ADDP..ESS OF THE OBSERVEn IS CLtl CIO POST OFFICE \1 AUBUN CMA r1INNE:SOTA 2t3/193JZ OCT JEDNG UNCLASSIFIED f{C(N ATIAA-2C iLYOBRT CLN REF Al.F 2 ~2-5 PAR 7 CC> (1 THRU 10> tATZD 26 APP.IL 1952 PD A. 1. THE OBJECT OBSERVED HAD A BU?ZlNG SOUND CNA Slf.~PZD l.IKC: A LARGZ FLAT DISK MOVING Sl.O\JLY OVER THE OBSF.RVP.S FARL1 YAf. D PD !\Tl'AC~lED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DISJ\ tJEP. SF.VEnAL LONG SI.!:nDZF FE:t:LEPS OP. POSSI0LY ANTf:t- .~ AND FF.ON THE FROt-!T OF TEE DISl: t~AS A Slt~GLE A'fl'f,CW~St.f'f SHAP.<D F!..."T TP IAUGUL!\r: ODJECT FLASHED OVER THE F AhtJ Y ~RD TP AVF:LI t:G VEPY hA?I rl.Y IN .~ SOUTHERi< DIRECTIOn PD THIS SECOt!D 03J!::CT APP!::At?.D AI.!:OST AS A FLAS:l PAG.: Tl~O J/:Dr!G 'iP.V AND U AS LOST TO THE r.YE IN A FZH SECor:ts PD 2. THE Tlt-t:: OF THE FIRST SIGHTitlG \~AS OCTOBEF. 11 1953 AT t 130 c:::i!"fFJ\!. srANDARD TI:tz PD THE FIRST OBJECT WA3 OaSERVE:D APPRO'~I"1f,TZLY FIVS C5) NINUT~S PD THIS OBJECT ~!OVED SLOtJLY TO THJ:~ UEST OF THE O!JSS~VF.RS FAP~! .:S. Hl\NNZR OF OBSERVATION \~AS VISUAL PD lt. THE OBSZP.VER ~1\S ~!R cr1A A YOUt'G F A~:C:F. \iHO LIV::s THR~f. AND O~!F. FOURT!I t1ILZS NORTH J\t~D THP.E t1ILES UEST OF tL~URUi-! c:lA MIN~!F.SOTA PD THE FIP.ST 0!3JEC'f WAS TRAVELitJG \i:!:ST AND THE szco,:r. OBJZCT !10VE:D RAPIDLY SOUTH PD IS VERY \~ELL J~t!Ql~fl IN THE TO!H! or H i\UB'H~ C'1.". HIN~lSOTA At!D AJ .. SO IS Kt\aiN DY THE PEliSONnSI. AT THf. GOC POST THF.RE P D T:lE GOC PERSONNEL STATE THAT IT IS FELT THJ\T tF Ii1i~AGINATIOH IS NOT SU?PLYit~G THZ tt:T.'\ILS OF T!liS OJS'\f.V."TIO~! ?D 5. THE: UEATHZR At!D tiit:DS AI.OFT CONDITIO~!S AT TI'12 ."~:!D PL/C/. OF JEDNG 1186 .IINa.ASSIFIID RR JEPHQ JE~P JEDEN JEDKF 444 Dr. JEDNG mv 'Fl1 COM DR &7~TK AC&1i SO OS CF.OI.A ,., IS ' TO Jr.PHQIHQ USAF ti ASH DC JF.r.W P' AIR TECH INTELI.IGENCE CENTER WRIGHT -PP.TTERSON AFB OHIO J~:t!NICOMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRCS COLO 00\\ .. NGnJ\bto AT JEDKFICOMDR CADF Y.SC MO DECLASSIFIED A:i n 1 rE.n. \ ... ~: . UNCLASSIFIED DQD DlR 5200.10 AUS. INFO JEDNGICOMDR .31ST ADIV FT SNELLING t11NN ATTN DIR OF It-TfLLIGZt~CZ CLt~ JOINT MESSAGEFORM DATITIM GfiOIW PRB:OINCE AC1'Dt FOR: UOUTin~ CO:ot 674'1'& AC&W SQ OSCiX>LA WISCONSIN 0 OttiGINAI. MDIMI 0 MUl.T..U AOIM CltYJ'TOf'MCAUTIOII ltF'M TO MESS~I: UNCLASSIFiiD Reurug 674-20-J-2 regarding the obaervation ot an unidentified flying objact a.t 1130 CST 11 Oct 53 by l.fr. in tbe vicinity or liaubun, f.Iinn.teota. Requeat thorough interrogation be made of the source vi th reapect to exaggerr.1tion ot the obaervatlon. In reply cite ProJect Blue Book. CoaaDIHA'l'IOB: . A/lC Uax G. Futch/ joa aiUCQ .... ,_ .. IQ. I MAl a W...:at MAY ll USU. UNCLASSJFfEQ OFFJ(:JAl4 FILE COPr ElECTRONICS GRANCU Ufrif'~ uf Herord PMI l 01 1 PAGU tNCrfJ ~s .J:iE ttfti.lt/ DE JEDNG 29V -tJNClASSJEJEQ i N COMDR ~7~TH AC&W SQ OSCEOLA WIS 'f O JEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INT COt1D \lRIGHT-PhTTERSON AFB OHIO 74-~2-K-21/ IN REF UR MESSAGE ATIAE-11-9-E . -\EQUESTING THOROUGH INTERROGATION OF SOURCE OF UNIDENTIFIED ~:-LYING OBJECT REPORT PD THE MATTER HAS BEEN REFERRED TO FLT 2A li6i32ND .,IR INTELLIGENCE SERVICE SQDN FORT SNELLING MINNESOTA PD THE TECH~JICH. .[~JTELLIGENCE FORM A WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOUR HEADQUARTERS UPON COHPLE111 :i2/231'Z UOV JEDN~ DECL~\.SS1.FIEU AFf ! 12 YL, , .. FLY I :!G OES "Zil'l t. T I ::r! WNGRADED AT 3 YB:\lt 1N1 i . nEcJ.ASSlFIED AFTElt 12 Yl!!Al~ ..