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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT a
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BM North Dakota
2 August 1952

BY (Offer

ROBBER? G. YC
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SUMMARY: (Enter concise summery of repert. Gise significene: in final ene-centence paragreph. Liat incierures @ lower left. Begin text of report on AP Form | (8— Pert [1.)

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138th ACRW Squadron

DATE OF ‘NPe EVALUATION ;

28 1952 :
JR.. let Le. USaP Bismark Filter Center
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1. Information received from Lt. Albright, Bismark Filter Center

2. Two objects sighted flying in formation at 1000 Central Tims, five to
tem miles north of Bismark, North Dakota. Observed by Mrs. GUUNEDSONED

GudsSeree} Bismark, North Dakota and witnessed by Mrs. GMM «wife of
DC=3 pilot employed by Magnolia Oil Company. Witness had previous experience
as aircraft spotter during World War I.

J. Statements from observer and witness will be forwaried under separate
cover, by Sismaerk Filter Center.

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L472" GROUND CBSARVER SOTADWON ;
lls -aln Avenue 29%
‘iemarac, vorta Dakota

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TALUS SCRE STATAMANTS SCOUGLANLIG UNISESTI7IZD PLTIZC AIRCRAFT

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n “ondary, July 25,1°952,a8% ton A.’.,Wwe chaerred two sliver cr
tusiaeus ebjeate directly north in t..e sky Wiles were trevsilag in an
vecterlz diveation, “hess chjest. vers in Torcsation,accesrisg to be
toililataas from cne asother,end resaining AS the aave al tituis,ad
cosxioataig a 45 deeres enagle fron tne licrlson,as Long as * ey vers
‘a eicht,. (‘hey were claeriy defined and were,ia on? ccisiscns,no srall-
sy tien a We} (12 « cirsle were drawn fro: wing ti to wine stip and
fro> nese te tail) ner larger trean «a Dies, iP Lopressione were tuat
olJcete were traveling a3 a high rate of spead as toey vere y_vible
to of Tor only fifteen to twenty seconds. “Aere was a cound of a “cher,
~r osotore,simltane usiy - mt thia sound was La tne aoUta oF aoutie
weet walle the objets were in the norta, ‘e were unable to deteat
ony windoeweg but if eitner of these objects were liviced iato 9uarters,
lt would be round wits tae excevtions of tne lover left quarter,waica
ao oceared te be wlizhtly flattened and blas« cr darxkaned at tne cies.

* wore impressed vy sow quickly tcese disapteares from siznt.it is
Lt (2 one estimate tnat thay were not over aiznt oiles iistant, These

chleate were lixe neseing else eitner of us Las over te8n,aad we feel]
there is every reasce to velieve strat it is entirsliy vossibdle that

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tay are of"*flyjnq ~~ cer“origia.

Pollewing thie insident,at ten minutes after ten,wa ooserved
taree Yo5] Mustang *ienter planes flying from Soutawest or South

to -aste
i, irs DRQe, wes ac airplane spotter on :ne east
coast duping the last war and did cave @ total cr 150 hours doing =

this work. 1 feel semewnat qualified to say taat this otject ms
somletely different from any aircrazt waian | saw at tant tine or
save seen sines, Javing lived in calias,i am also faxsiiiar with

'-)5's and ean see no connection between trem and the objects | cnw,

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DUTACH] ENT #1
44721D SCROUND OBSERVER SQADROI
1°4 Main Avenue Vest
Bismarel:, North Dakota

DET 361 29 duly 1952

STRINCT: Transmittal of Signed Statement

TOs Ghief, Air Technical Intellisence Center,
ATTN: ATIAA-2C
Wright-Pattersen Air Force Base

Ohio

1, ‘The attached simmod statements are submitted in accordance
with APL-200=5; Subject: Unidentified Objccts Reportinzg dated 29
Avril 1952,
2. These stalewents are a part of a written report subnitted
on 29 July 1952, by the 138th Aircraft Control & Warninc Scuadron,
Rapid City Air Yorce Sasa, Weaver, South Dakota,

3. Reason for report being submitted from two (2) vluces was
to save time,

Close 2, We L Lele
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JATAC SIS # 1
W672.) GROUND CBSITRVER SQUADRON
li~ ain Avenue West
Disoarck, lhortna Dakota

Tabs S.ORN STATS COLOSRVING UNLOaNTITIOD FuYING alach.FT

‘ondes, July 25,1°52,2t ten A..,Ww2 cbserved two silver cr
tly north in tue sky which were treveling in an

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luctiacus objects direc
eccterly direction. ness objects were in forvtation,anpesrine to be
equidistent from one #«nother,and remaining at the same altitude,an-
proximately a 45 decree angle from the horizon,as Long as trey wer
they were clearly defined and were,in owr opinions,no sz2li-
ar ty =} (if = circle were drawn from wing tip to wing tip end
from nose to tail) nor larger than a D3-4. Cur inpressions were that

et a high rnte of sanead as they were ricibie

to twenty seconds. Tnera was a «ound of a nector,
sly - but this sound was in the sovt or south-
weet while the otje:'s wera in the north. Ye vere unable to detect

any windows; but if sitner of these objects vere divided into quarters,
it would be roun‘ tae exceotions of the lover left quarter,waich
e-peared to be sligntiy flattened and black or dar’tened at the edge.

Ye were impressei oy iow quickly t: 1230 digas sseare! fron sient.It is

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objects were traveling
to us for only fifte-
or motors,simaialtane'

‘iw
It is our estinute ‘ut ‘they were not 2eer Sight atléy Uiteas. tudes
objects were liicte ina else either of us nas ever seen,nad we feal

there is every rene = te believe that it is entirely voscible that.

jney are of*flyin= — .csr“origin,

Following this incldent,at ten minutes after ten,we observed
threes 7-51 Mustens firiter olenes flying froa Soutiawest or Sonta

to Jast.

Ll, rs Qeweees wes cn sirvlene scotter on “he east

coast during the last war and did have a tote1 of 159 hours doing
this work. i feel sozewhat qualified to say tiat this object wes
completely different from any aircraft which . saw at taat tine or
meve seen since. Isving lived in Dalias,i az also feriliar wa te
t-35's and can see no sonnection bdstwaen trem end tue objects cow,

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NICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER Pb FLY OBRPT PD IN COMPLIANCE WITH AIR FORCE
LETTER 298-5 DATED 29 APRIL 52 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED

PD 14 DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT CLN £
Ae ROUND OR OVAL SHAPE

B. APPROX SIZE OF DC-3a/¢ ’
¢. LUMNIUS IN COLOR ~ £
D. T¥O OBJECTS

EF. NO EXHUST :

F, NO VISIBLE MEANS OF PROPULSION
H. SOUND CMA FROM ENTIRLY DIFFERENT DIRECTION

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2. A PD SIGHTED AT 1999 CENTRAL TIME 28 JULY 52
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DURATION OF SIGHTING 15-29 SECONDS
3. A PD MANNER OF OBSEVATION CMA VISUAL
4, A PD LOCATION OF OBSERVER CMA 5 TO 19 MILES NORTH OF BISMARK Ne D.
Be DIRECTION CMA FLY NORTH WEST . |

5. A PD OBSERVER CMA MRS QQnespemeeeeesT BISMARK N. De

3, WITNESS CMA MRS <@QRRMNUBN CMA WIFE OF DC-3 PILOT FOR MAGNOLIA
OIL COMPANY PD SPOTTER DURRING WORLD WAR TWO PD

6. WEATHER CMA CLEAR CMA WIDS ALOFT 25999 FT 61 KNTS 390 DEGREES
7. NO METEROLOGICAL CONDITION OR ACTIVITY AT TIME

8, NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

9. NO INTERCEPTION ACTION TAKEN

19. AIR TRAFFIC AT TIME CMA ONE B-36 AT 49,999 FT PD 3 F31°S IN
LOCAL AREA PD ) |

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