DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6786932
DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONRapid City South Dakota
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
- h OD Was Balloon
1 March 1957 il Rapid City, South Dakota 2 Erebary aren
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION AT li alt
O Was Aircraft
Local X@ Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar GQ Probably Aircroft
GM 02/0700Z 0 Air Vi sual 0 Air-intercept Rodar DO Possibly Aircroft
5. ee $. SOURCE =. O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
¥ Blo ia Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other_—
Gx Insufficient Date for Evaluction
in P : O Unknown
JO minutes unknown | northerly eae eee
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Lights seen in the sky, rays foom the
objects.seemed to be in a circular

Come question as to time, Sight-
ing probably at night. Duration

pattern slanting outward. Lights changed excessive for a/c. Possibly

color (white, blue, and red). Objs
appeared to be moving slowly. There
was a thin cloud layer, Lights were
above this cloud layer,

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Unidentified Flying Object

SUMMARY (Give summary which highisfhta the salient factors of carrative report. Begin nertative tax? on AF Fars lla
unless report con be fully stated on AF Form 1]2. List incloaures, including number of copies)

On 2 March 1957, approximately 12 A.M. MST, myself, A/3cq@MMM and 1/Sgt
noticed save strange lights in the sky. The rays fram the lights
ee: in a circutar pattern slanting outward. There was a thin layer
of clouda so that I could not see the source of the lights, The lights were
changing in codior (white, bius andred). They were either changing in aiti-
tude or brightness and seemed to be moving slowiy north, I watched this
object approximately 30 minutes, wend inside, returned 15 minutes later and

objeet had dissappeared.

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p WARALRS: This document conteins taformation offecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the

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so ope@uthorsced person it prohibited dy law.

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