PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8716371

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONHarlowtown Mont

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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12.

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CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircraft

Probebly Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical .~1.>
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomico

Other

Insufficient Dota for Evaluetion
Unknown

1. DATE 2. LOCATION
17 August 195% Harlowtown, Mont
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local XGrougd: Xi suel D Ground-Reder
7: 207 J LA
GMT 18/06302Z D Air Visual D Air-intercep? Radar
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE
O Yes ‘
GO No Civ (MD)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE
lhr 1
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS
star like, moving slowly. Changed colors, Position not Re
glowing orange rin. description.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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IREO SE CADF GRANDVIEW AFB M0 , € c , $ om
fu re L "S SIF IED / 29AD0DI 9590 AT ONE EIGHT 2°RO SIX THREE
ZERO ZEBRA, A LARGE ROUND, BIRGHT OBJECT WAS REPORTED SEEN NEAR
HARLOWIOWN MONT. FOURTY SIX DEGREES FOURTY SEVEN MIN. NORTH, ONE ONE
ZERO DEGREES EIGHT MIN. WEST. THE OBJEXT WAS LIKD A LARGE STAR, MOVING
VERY SLOWLY ANDISSAPPERING AND REAPPERING IN A DIFFERANT POSITION.

IT CHANGED COLORS FREQUENTLY BUT HAD A CONTINOUSLY GLOWING ORGANE RIM,

IT WAS VERY BRIGHT, AND OBSERVED BY DR. rai, ACE
THRITY ONE, eC, HARLOWTON MONT.s, A MEDICAL DOCTOR,

AND SEVERAL OTHER RELIABLE WITNESSES. IT WAS OBSERVED AT NIGHT AND THE SK
WAS CLEAR WITH SCATTERED STRATO CUMJULUS CLOUDS. IT WAS OBSERVED AT AN
ANGLE OF THIRTY DEGREES FROM THE HORIZON. THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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EVIDENCE OF THE SIGHTINB BUT A TWENTY POWER SIGHTING SCOPE WAS USED BY
THE SIGHTER AFER OBSERVING IT VISSUALY FOR SERVERAL MINUTES. IT WAS
OBSERVED FOR ONE

HOUR ND GRADUALY FADED OUT. THERE WAS NO UNUSIAL CONDITIONS OR
ACTIVITY TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS SIGHTING.

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