PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6790266

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONGreat Falls Montana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wos Balloon
29._May1957. Greai_Falls,Montana OX Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 0 Wos Aircraft Wos Aircraft
0 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT__ GMT_ 30/0300Z 30/0300Z Air-Visuai D Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar D 0 Possibly Aircraft
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5. 5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
D D Possibly Astronomlcal
QNo No Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficiont Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
twenivminutes... twentvminltes. one unknown unknown
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING . COMMENTS . COMMENTS
One round bright white light about the One round bright white light about the Description, duration, manner Description, duration, mauner
size of the North Star. Object seemed of disappearance indicate that
to be spinning around at high speed this sighting was probably
and then slowing down. Objeet seomed caused by a balloon.
to be disappearing in the clouds.
Object was seen for about 20 minutes.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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FJENUP AIR TECHNICAL. INTELLIGSKCE CAITER SFIGHT PATTEPSON AF3 ONIO
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AND JCADF INTEFIY CIANGS NMEET ONE TO CONAPI SS-1, TME
FOLLONING UNIDENTIFIED FIYIKG OBJECT BEPONT IS SUBTITTED:
CA) BESCHAPTION OF OBJECT CA) BESCHAPTION OF OBJECT
(1) SHAPE - ROUKL (1D) SHAPE - ROUKL .
(G) SIE - ADOUT SIZE OF THE NORTH (G) SILE - ADOUT SIZE OF THE NORTH STAR STAR
(3) COLOR - BRIGHT LIGHT GHITE)
(4) MUMDER - ONE () (4) MUMDER - ONE ()
CDN'A
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(3) DESCTIPTION OF EJECT
(O)HAS JACH SHOOTING 1.IS ARCHAY SCT AL HAPPANET
TO 3AS THE ODJEOT.
CDNA
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4. EJECI 3AREETO'T1APPEN ITO I CLO'
(O) OEJICT JAS IF SIGHT FOR ABOUT HINUTES.
(C) MAEY OF ORSETVATION
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TO SAE THE ODJECT.
QDNA
(S)NA
(4) OEJECT SEEMED TO DISAPPEAT IITO THE CLOUDE. (
(S) OOUICT MAS IN SIGNT FOR ADOUT OE NINUTES.
(C) YANNEF OF ODSDIVATION −
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C)NA
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(3)TMA
(D) TINE AND DATE OF SICHTING
(1) 30 MAY 57 83A0Z SEVEN (7) PERSONS.
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(3) CITY OF GHEAT FALS NONTANA
(7) 1 (F) IDRUTIFYING INFORMATION OF INMITIFYING INFORMATION OF IERS RE
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(E) MR A MRS (1) MR & MRS
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