Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Navarre, Minnesota, 23 August 1952

On 23 August 1952, at approximately 10:40 CST, a witness in Navarre, Minnesota, observed a single, spherical, silver-colored object. The witness, an employee of Minneapolis-Honeywell with prior United States Air Force experience working on B-17 and T-29 aircraft, reported that the object reflected sunlight and did not possess any visible trail or exhaust. The object appeared to rise from the southeast horizon, moved north, performed a dive, stopped, and then climbed before disappearing without any apparent change in size. The observation lasted approximately five to six seconds. The weather was reported as completely clear at the time of the sighting. No optical instruments were used, and no sound was heard. The report was processed by the 21st Air Division and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The documentation includes an Air Intelligence Information Report (AF Form 112) and a Project 10073 worksheet, noting that the object was not identified as a balloon or aircraft, and the data was considered insufficient for a definitive evaluation.