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| FORM!12---PART! approved! June 1948 | ||
| (Classification) | ||
| ntry U.S.A. | Report No. | (Leave Blank) |
| AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT | US | |
| Subject Report of Unusual Airborne Object | 9545 | |
| Area Reported On 40 SW of Minneapolis | From (Agency) | |
| Date of Report 1 December 1951 | Date of Information 24 November 1951 | Evaluation |
| Prepared by (Officer) | Source/Visual Observation | |
| References (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) | ||
| Summary: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List includes at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form #12--Part #1.) The following Report is submitted in accordance with Paragraph 5b ADCL 200-1, dated 11 April 1951: While flying CAP south of MPLS under GCI Control, Flight of 2 F-51's, Subway 1 "AN", at FJMQ 1720 at 21532 24 November 1951 saw a small white object, shape same Northrup Flying Wing, color milky white, approximately 8' wing span. Heading of object East - level flight - appeared to be hanging in the air. Altitude 25,000 ft. 51 Flight was heading West. Weather CAVU, vis. approximately 50 miles at 25,000 ft. Wingman did not see object. GCI controller had nothing other than the 51's on the scope. Object passed approximately 100 ft. over and 100 ft. to left of flight leader. Wingman on left wing. Checked MPLS ARTCC for balloon flights and received word that last one was released from University airport at 24/14/62, landed 24/19013 250 miles ESE of MSP Checked Lowry MFSC to see if any classified flight plans had been received during last 24 hours. Answer was negative. | ||
| JAN 8 1952 | ||
| DECLASSIFIED | ||
| EL111052, Sao. 3(E) and 5(O) or (E) USAF MEMO. 3/21/28... E.M. lemmis Date 9/2/22 | ||
| WCC | ||
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CONFIDENTIAL
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
| From (Agency) | Report No. | Page 2 of 2 Pages |
| ADCL 2CO-1 | ||
| 5al\na. Shape- similar to the Northrup Flying Wing. Size - approximately eight (8) feet across. Color-milky white. Number-one. No trail or exhaust, no sound, no造假者。Speed undetermined. Disappeared in the distance. | ||
| b. Time sighted 24/2153% November. Duration of observation approximately five (5) seconds. | ||
| c. Observed from an F-51 at 25,000 feet 210 IAS. Visual observation. | ||
| d. Location of observer at time of sighting was FJMQ 1720 (Geo-ref-grid) | ||
| Location of object at time of sighting was 100 feet above and to the left of the observer. Direction of travel East. | ||
| e. Observer to be considered as fairly reliable. | ||
| f. Minneapolis weather teletype sequence: MSP 0 15 278/16/5 7/026/607 | ||
| g. No activity or condition, meteorological or otherwise, was present which might account for the sighting. | ||
| h. No physical evidence. | ||
| i. After sighting a 180 degree turn was made in an effort to catch or see object again but this was unsuccessful. | ||
| j. Number and type of local aircraft airborne at the time of the sighting unknown. | ||
Captain, USAF
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| AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT | US | |||
| Subject Report of Unusual Airborne Object | 9545 | |||
| Area Reported On 40 SW of Minneapolis | From Agency (Object) | |||
| Date of Report 1 December 1951 | Date of Information 24 November 1951 | Evaluation | ||
| Prepared by (Officer) Captain William H. Fairbrother | Source Visual Observation | |||
| References (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) | ||||
| Summary: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List includes at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112--Part 11.) The following Report is submitted in accordance with Paragraph 5b ADOL 200-1, dated 11 April 1951: While flying CAP south of MFIS under GCI Control, Flight of 2 F-51's, Subway and FJMO 1720 at 21532 24 November 1951 saw a small white object, shape same Northrup Flying Wing, color milky white, approximately 8' wing span. Heading of object East - level flight - appeared to be hanging in the air. Altitude 25,000 ft. 51 Flight was heading West. Weather CAVU, vis. approximately 50 miles at 25,000 ft. Wingman did not see object. GCI controller had nothing other than the 51's on the scope. Object passed approximately 100 ft. over and 100 ft. to left of flight leader. Wingman on left wing. Checked MFIS ARTCC for balloon flights and received word that last one was released from University airport at 24/14/62, landed 24/19/01 & 250 miles ESE of MSP Checked Lowry MFSC to see if any classified flight plans had been received during last 24 hours. Answer was negative. | ||||
| JAN 8 1952 | ||||
| R | ||||
| DECLASSIFIED | ||||
| EU, 21652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) | ||||
| USAF me mo. 3/31/38 | ||||
| By Mr. Lewis date Date 9/12/38 | ||||
| WCC | ||||
| Distribution by Originator | ||||
| NOTE: This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Act, 50 U.S.C. --31 and 32 as amended. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part by other than United States Air Force agencies, except by permission of the Director of Intelligence, USAF. | ||||
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| From (Agency) | Report No. | Page 1 of 1 Pages |
| ADCL 200-1 | ||
| 5al\na. Shape- similar to the Northrup Flying Wing. Size - approximately eight (8) feet across. Color-milky white. Number-one. No trail or exhaust, no sound, no maneuvers. Speed undetermined. Disappeared in the distance. | ||
| b. Time sighted 24/2153% November. Duration of observation approximately five (5) seconds. | ||
| c. Observed from an F-51 at 25,000 feet 210 IAS. Visual observation. | ||
| d. Location of observer at time of sighting was FJMQ 1720 (Geo-ref- grid) | ||
| Location of object at time of sighting was 100 feet above and to the left of the observer. Direction of travel East. | ||
| e. Observer to be considered as fairly reliable. | ||
| f. Minneapolis weather teletype sequence: MSP 0 15 278/16/5 7/026/607 | ||
| g. No activity or condition, meteorological or otherwise, was present which might account for the sighting. | ||
| h. No physical evidence. | ||
| i. After sighting a 180 degree turn was made in an effort to catch or see the object again but this was unsuccessful. | ||
| j. Number and type of local aircraft airborne at the time of the sighting is unknown. | ||
| William H. Fairholtz\nWILLIAM H. FAIRBROTHER\nCaptain, USAF | ||
NOTE: This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Act, 50 U.S.C. 501 and 32, as amended. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by other than United States Air Force agencies, except by per-mission of the Director of Intelligence, USAF.
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