St Paul, MinnesotaSeptember 1955

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Summary

On September 19, 1955, in St. Paul, Minnesota, an inverted tear-drop shaped object with a bright white light in the center was observed during the day. The sighting lasted 10 minutes. Witnesses included civilians and military personnel. The object was described as nickel colored with a white center light. Children in a yard reported temperatures between 52 and 62 degrees during the sighting. The object disappeared into haze after about 12 minutes. Ground-visual observation confirmed the sighting. An Air Force investigation determined the sighting was definite balloon activity in the area. The official evaluation was listed as probably balloon.

Reported location

St Paul, Minnesota

Date of incident

September 1955

State / country

MN / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
19 Sep 55 | St Paul, Minnesota | Was Balloon
 | | Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Possibly Balloon
Local | x Ground-Visual | Ground-Radar | Was Aircraft
GMT 20/2400Z - 00152 | Air-Visual | Air-Intercept Radar | Probably Aircraft
 | | | Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | Was Astronomical
Yes | | Probably Astronomical
x No | civilian and military | Possibly Astronomical
 | | Other
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE | Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 min | 1 | unk | Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS
Inverted tear drop. White light in center. | Wes sta rptd definite balloon activity
 | in area.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963697