Grand Maria, MinnesotaFebruary 1956

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Summary

On February 18, 1956, a ground observer near Grand Marais, Minnesota, reported an unidentified object at dusk. The sighting came through Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The witness, a civilian rated as an excellent observer, said the object was the size of a pumpkin and colored white and blue. It seemed to land in Lake Superior. The object was in view for only 3 or 4 seconds and moved toward the northeast.

The Air Force listed the case as astronomical, a meteor. The record noted that the color and short duration pointed to a possible meteor. It also mentioned that weather balloons were in the area.

Reported location

Grand Maria, Minnesota

Date of incident

February 1956

State / country

MN / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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op PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 4 :
1. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
i i 0 Was Balloon
18 February 1956 Grand Maria, Minnesota O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
local _ XM Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar 2 Probably Alreroft
GMT 19/01427 = oo 0 Air Visual DO Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS §. SOURCE X Was Astronomical Meteor fe
A 0 VYes O Probably Astronomical |
PP Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BL Others a nn
. : 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation |
; f 0 Unknown
- 3-4 seconds one unknown NE : :
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS i
1) Object size of pumpkin, color white|, Color and duration indicate
and blue seemed to land in lake Super- possible meteor sighting. : :
iow WX balloons in area, :
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