PROJECT BLUE BOOK

a aA eS PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION [2 CONCLUSIONS
10 Was Balloon
1 December 1956 Valley City, N. Dakota O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Belloon
Local Broun d- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar ~ Brahaule Riverati
GMT 01/0720Z D0 Air Vi sual O Air-intercept Radar E Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS $. SOURCE fhe Waeswaromami eel
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
XKNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 , Other
WX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
QO Unknown
___15 minutes one West | at
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
One object round, slightly larger | All radio contact was regained
than a baseball. Color red to orange after object left the area,
at approx 1000 ft altitude. Object Association between obj & radio
had rapid movements up, down, side- contact not established,
ways and hovered, Upon approach of Insufficient data-WX data not
police car obj rapidly disappeared | submitted.& positional info on
to West. As police got closer to obj,| Obj not included.
they lost radio contact with station
at Valley City. Valley City also lost
contact with Jamestown, S.D.

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Ae POLICE CHECKs. Be ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEETM

Ce ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET D.1 RAPID MOVEMENTS

UP AND DOWN AND SIDE TO SIDE ALSO HOVERED. E. UPON APPROACH

OF POLICE CAR OBJECT RAPIDLY DISAPPEARED TO THE WESToF.
APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTE. SECTION 3. A. GROUND VISUAL.

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e SECTION 5. VALLEY CITY AIRPORT NORTH DAKOTA SECTION 6.
SURES. cae VALLEY CITY NORTH DAKOTA
POLICEMAN AGE 33. SECTION 7. As VERY CLEAR VERY LITTLE WIND

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SECTION 8 NONE. SECTION 12 NONE. REMARKS ADDITIONAL OBSERVER

LOREN ANDERSON CITY HALL VALLEY CITY NORTH DAKOTA POLICEMAN.

THE OFFICERS REPORTED THAT WHEN THEY TRIED TO GET CLOSER TO THE
OBJECT THEY LOST RADIO CONTACT. WITH THE STATION AT VALLEY CITY
AND ALSO AT JAMESTOWN THIS WAS CONSIDERED VERY UNUSUAL AND HAS
HAPPENED ONLY PREVIOUSLY DURING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE RADIO
STATION IN VALLEY CITY WAS ALSO WITHOUT CONTACT WITH JAMESTOWN

ALL RADIO OPERATORS WERE ON DUTY AS TELEPHONE CHECK WAS MADE WEATHER
WAS CLEAR IN JAMESTOWN ALL CONTACTS WAS REGAINED WHEN OBJECT LEFT
THE AREA

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