PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6960835

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONFargo North Dakota

FRAMES11

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
14 May 1955 1s mdyroos Fargo, North rargo, Nortn Dakota Dakota 00 Probably Bolloon robabI alToon
D Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local_ Local__ XI Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
BX BX Probobly Aircroft
GMT. 14/0830Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
2KNo No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_ Other.
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
0 Unknown
7 to 15 minutes 7 to 15 minutes one one erratic E
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One blue, orange, gr One blue, o reen, " and other and other Sighting was investigated by Sighting was investigated by
shades" colored objec lew an erratic Flight 2 A with the following
flight path over the observers. conclusions: heliaplane
took off from Fargo and flew
over the plac sighting at
the time sighting. The
heliaplane was equpped with
a revolving beacon and was
capable of the erratic course
seen by the observers.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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