PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .
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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Fargo, No n Dakota 0 Wos Balloon
0 Probably Bolloon.
. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local. 2100 CST Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircroft
0 Probably Aircroft
GMT 2 L 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rodar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
O Yes several civilians D Probably Astronomical
No 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other..DUCKS.
1 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
4 seconds veried 0 Unknown
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Several formation.
maneuvers.
Proved to be d
city light.s ;
:
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Uniaks" auneax wilo ty" form
natlon conaiatlog of tisht in flights
eppraxianately Alipht ts eon-
siatanily Sopih to
ilmowa. Oniy dusor-
Aption pertinent to save vad lowing ball." No eleetronig 33
ipment vas avallable fer use. '
a cornor of 20
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAIL UNCLASSIFIED 4f6
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 XE
DOD DIR 5200.10 BONEIDENTANA

. alting, Mortre
cassel
through the srea altad
somolish this report.
PAUL J CADROTS
Captain USAP
Detnolment Cormander
UNCLASSIFIED
UOAN
DECLASSIFIED ANTER 2 YTALS
DOD DIR 5200.10

follo-p gotion I on report, Ba.e datel 27
is roopeotrully subendtted. .
2, The infornation underolgred ard
observed flrst hood, rathe WA3 submitted in report
27 April 1952,
an citlveos
of Moorhead, Minnes
Very Past, Dright Red and Orange, ato., " on or about 25 Apcll L 1952, have
turned out to bo lallard and Toil Duoka.
lighting glare.
objeets OH
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAH INTERVAIB: PAUL J. GADBOIS
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. Ceptain, USAF
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLA 02601545h CONADENIA

maintaining nt speed and ltitude.
II. S STATUS OF THE INVESTIGATION
The Cornanding Officerof Detachment 2, 46nd Ground Observer Squadron,
Fargo Filter Center, Fargo, North Dakota, followed up the report personally.
He proceeded the top (1óth floor) of the Black Building in Fargo, North
+ Dakota, at 2030 hours on 28 April 1952 equipped with binoculars, high-
speed camera a, telescope, etc., and awaited mysteri nunber
of local citizens shared his vigil
.
1 III. CONCLUSIONS
The unidentified discs seen treveling ver fast and of bright
. red and orange color were identified as being
migrating mallard and teal ducks.
Y .
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAE INTERV'Y.
DECLASSIFTED AFTER 12 YEARS.
POD DMB 5200.10
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* UNCLA FIED 13 T52-11949

City of Minnes The glowing
objects he einafter referred to ppeared ride 'or-
mation consisting of fi disks flights
approxiamately eight inutes ight was on-
sistantly South to North. shape, apparent.
Size coule not be determined
Ly
C.
or other optical assistants were employed. Speed, altitude and type
of aircraft were unlmown. Form surface of disk unknown, Cnly descr-
iption pertinent to same was glowing ball." No elect tronic equ-
ipment was availabls for use.
d. corner of
Third Avenue South and Sixth Street South in Noorhead Minnesota.
Objects were sited

ication by the proper s poss
There was local aircraft activity at of the
siting. I Northwest Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Fargo passed
through the area and was sited by the majority of the parties that
are mentioned in par e., on or about 2llo hours. This is the normal
cribed headquarters. This headquarters awaited arrival of ADCL
200-l which was flown in promptl this report.
PAUL J GADBOIS
Captain USAF
LS: Detachment Commander
DOWNGR DECLAESIFIED AFTER 12
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLA (CONHIDENTIARO

2. undersigned and
observed first hand, as was report
27 Aprill 1952.
a. , citizens
of Mborhead, Minnesota and I Fargo, North Dakota, seen traveling "Very High,
Very Fast, Bright Red and Crange, etc.," on or about 25 April 1952, have
turned out llard and Teii Ducks. E
d. Observation heretofor had been ground level with
lighting glare. The difference in both of etors caused the
objects clearly.
Heis
PAUL J. GADBOTS
COWNGI DECLASSIFIEI Captain, USAF
DOD DIR 5200.10
Detachment Comander
OONE 06A