PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 14 Nov ber 1956 Brainerd Minn sota 1. DATITIMI GROUP TYPI! Ofl OISIRYATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Woa Balloon 0 Probably Bolloon 0 Po sllal y Balloon a Was Afrcroft irotM"~ci-Vhual 0 GrovndRoclor 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Air-VIeuol 0 Alrfntercept Radar a PaaaiWy Aircraft S. 0 Woe Aatronolfti col D Yea a Probably Attronalcol .. -,-E-v_o_fu-ot-fo-n descend in one 1111' Ofl liGHTING I I. COMMENTS One object oblong, size of basketba 1, Insufficient data. However, color silver on top and bottom. Bla k this is very possibly a stripe in center. Object was deaceuw-balloon released from teneral ing to ground out of view. Mills, Raven Industries or some other local research organization. A"I'IC FORM 329 (REV 21 I&P 12) WPCI11 YMCII9ZMGA PP RJEDEN RJE FM COMDR 31ST AIR DIV DEF SNELLING AFS ST PAUL MINN TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEF COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO 1) jollltl.. ; RJEDWP/COHDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WIRGHR PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPHQ/COMDR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON DC /UNCLASSIFIED/ FROM OIN 11762 UFOB IAV AFR 211-2 1 A OBLONG . B. BASKETBALL c. SILVER ON TOP AND BOTTOM CMA BLACK STRIPE IN CENTER E. NOT APPLICABLE F. NOT APPLICABLE G. NOT APPLICABLE H. NOT APPLICABLE PAGE TWO DE RJENDG -~ I. NOT APPLICABLE 2 A. NOTICED ITS DESCENT WKILE DRIVING AN AUTO B,. NEG.ATIVE c. NEGATIVE D. DESCENDING E. DESCENDED TO GROUND OUT OF VIEW r. 68 SECONDS 3. A. GROUND VISUAL B. NOT APPLICABLE c. NOT APPLICABLE 5. GEOREF FKLB 4313 6. A. CIVIPIAN YOUSEWIFE AND GROUND OBSERVER . B. NOT. APPLICABLE 7. A. CLOUDY PAGE THREE DE RJEDNG ~ SURFACE 21 DEGREES Sl,eet NEGATIVE c. 5111 BROKEN D. 15 MILES E. BROKEN WITH HIGHER OVERCAST AT 38 r. HOT APPLICABLE 8. NEGATIVE 9. SHERIFF FROM BRAINERED MINN CHECKED AREA AND ONLY FOUND TRACKS THAT POSSIBLY WERE CAUSED BY SMALL TYPE AIRCRAFT lie NEGATIVE 11. PREPARING OfFICERs DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE 31 ST AIR DIV DMA SIGHTING POSSIBLY BALLON BUT ALL BALLON PROJECTS IN AREA WERE CHECKED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS 12. NOT APPLICABLE 14/2J~6Z NOV RJEDNG