PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Was Aircraft XXGround Vi &ual 0 Probably AI rcroft 0 AIr-Vi suol 0 Air Intercept Radar Po ul bl Y AIrcraft 0 Probably Astronon1lcal 0 Possibly Astronomical 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 10 minutes 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One object shape of half sphere w/ flat side on top, larger than a baseball. Color fire red and orange. Obj tipped before it moved northwest 11. COMMENTS 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Mars at about 15 dgr elevation i1 West. Moving toward NW and setti1g Color of red & orange associated with this planet. ATlC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) WPH131 WPC09~ ~1B040EENGA~32 P RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJEDNG 3G FM COMDR 787TH ACWRON CHAt~DLER AFS MINN ~ Tcg RJF:DEN/COrlDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO RJEDlvP/COI1DR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER t 1RIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 D C ZEtJ/COilDR 31ST ADIV SNELLING AFS ST PALJL 11 MINN /UNCLAS/ FROl'l ADJ MIL 774/56 I N ACCORDANCE HITH AFR 2~10-2, DATED 12 AUG THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMITTED: PARAGRAPH 7D C1l(A) HALF SPHERE WITH FLAT SIDE ON TOP (l)(B ) LARGER THAN BASEE1\ l.L HELD AT ARMS LENGTH C 1 )(C) FIRE RED AND ORt.~lGE C1)(F) TIPPED BEFORE IT MOVED (1)(G) NONE PAGE TWO RJEDNG 3G C 1) Cl-D NO SOUND ' (2)(A) BRILLIAKT LIGHT (2)(D) MOVED NORTHWEST (2)(F) TEN (1~) MINUTES, 235Z TO 240 0 HOURS CST (3)(A) GROUND VISUAL (3)(D) NO OPTICAL AIDS USED ( 4) CB) NIGHT (5) TWO (2) MI14ES WEST 3/4 MILES NORTH OF WOODSTOCK, MINNESOTA (6)(A 26 YEARS OLD, WOODSTOCl<, MINNESOTA FAR~lER, VERY RELIABLE. (7 )(A) MOSTLY CLEAR, FEv1 CLOUDS (7)(B) SURFACE -CLR 15 SSW 8 PAGE~HREE RJEDNG 3G 20,~C0 A EPP AT gg KTS 8~,00~ -NOT AVAILABLE ( 7)( ) SCATTERED, VERY FEW CLOUDS ( 7)(F) NONE <.tl) MAJOR, COrH1ANDER. THIS l1AN CALLED ME BY PHONE AT 13:~0 HOURS, 1~ DEC-55 AND GAVE THE FOREGOl~JG ACCOUNT. THE ONLY POSSIBLE CONCLUSION THAT 1 COULD ARRIVE AT ~JAS THAT I T ~1AY HAVE BEEN THE MOON. HOHEVER THE FARMER STATED HE COULD NOT SEE THE HOON AND THE S IZE \vAS TOO BIG FOR T~ MOON. 1 COULD NOT RENDER AN HONEST OP I NION OF WHAT THE OBJ ECT MAY HAVE ., ti11 , ,.l.l1 Z nF.C R.TF.DF.TJPH1.~?NR5~