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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7074290

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONKadoka South Dakota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS

Kadoka, South Dakota CO Wes Bolleon
26 & 27 November 1956 Clear Lake, South Dakota [0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
BWGround- Vi sucl © Ground-Rador = Recvdae tava -
0 Air Visual © Air-intercept Rader ° Possibly Aircraft

OUT Was Astronomical Ahaas
Probebly Astronomicel
Possibly Astromemical
ected Sel —

Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY oF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS

1, One round object, red, blue, green,| Mars at 265 dgr azimuth about

and white in color and the size of a 20-30 dgr elevation setting at

baseball at arm's length, Object was 0830Z.

first seen at 35 dgr elevation and

disappeared at 60 dgr elevation after

rising in elevation and moving away

from 100 dgr azimuth, Object faded fror

Sight after having been observed visu-

tor if through binoculars (8x40 power)

for hours,/2, One red to green egg-
shap ob size of ura pefrutt
length, O 5 lst seen wat P00 elev ,2700

azi. Changed directions

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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| Os | cawg-on dey 26-36. paar. Pilexzg,..
South ‘Dakota's haitlbrobe ent nob da at object, ‘giving off aperks, ree |

photographed by police radio dtepatel CT SED over one of |
the state Dighways. | Z: ate d, Wee iy Fi # my ale \ AL ae Te

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1956, Nov.26=(South Dakota?)-UFO seen in sky by a man & wife! AF reported
a "Blip" on their radar at same time! "First Flying-Saucer
Re ~ Pin opper!S They Frank Blair on NBC's "Today"tv show.

er! never repeated the Report later...
1956, Nov. a6ioush Dakota o more Uros seen,reports ABC~News on Radio!

(This may or may=-not be the glne’ sightina as above-Id,)
1956, Nov,25=Pierre, North Dakota~12 :45am-Bright,red UFO photogra Fite by 2
Policemen Radar at Rapid-City reported to have picked-up
object on screen & sent intvereentoret Object Loversa 50-=
to-100ft, above grows block away. Shaped like 1/2 an egg

made no sound, Observed for about i/ehr. before they left
in cars re then seemed to follow their car!!

1956, Nov.25—Hot Springs,S.Dakota~i,:30pm-UF0 seen from ground & on Jet's
radar, Brilliantly li¢hted,Object flashed green,red %

yelley lighte(see. Jan,2 Report). It moved up & down in the
sky, A Jet plane made passes at it,says Report! (Moseley)

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FARGO NDAK 27 139PMC |

COMMANDER AIR TECHNICAL INT CENTER

WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

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BASEBALL C, RED BLUE GREEN AND WHITE De ONE Ew
N/A Fe VERY BRIGHT & BLINKING G. NEG He. NEG Ie

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Ze Ae BRIGHTNESS OF OBJECT Be ELEV 3% DEGREES AZIMUTH

196 DEGREES De RISING IN ELEVATION AND MOVING AWAY
Ee FADED OUT OF SIGHT F. ONE AND ONE HALF HRS.
3e Ae GROUND-VISUAL B, BINOCULARS INCREASED BRIGHTNESS

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1d. NEG $ 11e OPS OFF NONE

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COMMANDER DET 154672 GeOeSe FARGO-= MOORHEAD

FILTER CENTER BOX 1873 FARGO Ne DAK

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27 TY B 5. FKDP2951 6.A. 24B 210 35 DAS
EB?T?ABCDENEG F NEG 8 NEG 9 ADDC

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HW PO AZIMUTH 199 DEGREES De RISING IN ELEVATION
ALSO SG COMMANDER, DET 1,4672 Ge0eSe FARGO-MOORHEAD
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DUPE AND CORRECTED CY) FARGO NDAK 27 135PHC ‘s
COMMANDER, AIR TECHNICAL INT CENTER

WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

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BRIGHTNESS OF OBJECT B. ELEV 35 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 1@@ DEGREES.
C. ELEV 62 DEGREES AZIMUTH 10% DEGREES D. RISING IN ELEVATION

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‘1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS

2% @ Nov 56 Kadoka, South Dakota O Wos Balloon
O Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G Possibly Balloon
O Wes Aircraft
27/05122 Nov 56  Ground- Vi sual GO Ground-Reder a Probably Aircraft
D Air Visual D Air-Intercept Redar | 7 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 5¢ OURCE -- as Ba gt
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GNeo “ivilian 0 Possibly eonemiech
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE o Other ——___—___
0 F 0 Ri ‘ n icient Vot ti
and half : Go akenen a rf Cveivaetion
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
~~ One round object, red, blue, green, and In order to gain mor€ information

white in color and the size of a baseball at corcerning this ting, and because
arm's length. Object was first seen at 35° of the number ef witnesses (6), ATIC
elevation and disappeared at 60° elevation Forms 16) sent to the sources on
after rising in elevation and moving away from| 29 Nov 567 Results of analysis of
100° asimth. Obdject faded from sight after | ret
having been observed visually and through the Monthly UFOS Summary.
binoculars (8X0 power) for 14 hours, |

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AISOP Form § (15 Oct 54)

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