PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7228093

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONMinot North Dakota

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
27 October 1957 Minot, Minot, North Dakota North Dakota 0 o Probably Probably Balloon Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 D PossiblyBalloon
.Local Ground-Visual DGround-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Binoculars P robably Aireroft ProbablyAircroft
GMT_28/0055Z GMT_ 28/0055Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes DOO 00O Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
ONo Civilian Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 0 Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 minutes NE Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY IGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, white object, size of half- The characteristics ore those of
dollar, low! im heard on amplifier' an a/c seen at a very high alti-
while object in sight. Object tude, and the connection between
traveling at ery high speed. Had the hum on the and the
very bright light and was at high object is just misinterpretation.
altitude. Faded from sight with
increasing distance.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 5EP 52)

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PP RJVPGU RJEDEN RJEDUP RJEPHQ 44×22
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Cg
P 280230Z
FM COMDR 786 ACURON MINOT AFU NDAK FM COMDR 786 ACURON MINOT AFU NDAK - (
TO RJEDEN/CONDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJUPCU/CONDR 29ADIV DEF MAFB NONT RJUPGU/CONDR 29ADIV DEF MAFB MONT
RJEDWP/CONDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB ONIO RJEDVP/CONDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN VRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB ONIO
RJEPHO/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
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UNLCASS FROM OPS
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OEJECT REPORT
1. AROUND
JOMSR
CCRIT
C1. (ONE)
E.N/A
4177 FN/A
G NONE
HCOW HUM HLOW HUM HEARD HEARD ON AMPLIFIER) WHILE ON AMPLIFIER) WHILE OBJECT IN SIGHT. CAUDIO OBJECT IN SIGHT. CAUDIO
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PAGE TWO RJWPGU IN
FREQUENCY ANPLIFIER, 1415 UNS-1, SERIAL NBR 579, MFG. BY
KARVEY-WELLS ELECTRONIC INC.)
1--1 VERY HIGH_SPEED
2. A BRIGHT LIGHT)
B VERY HIGH, IN THE SC a cfich with air chart #218
C VERY HIGH, IN THE NORTHEAST
EADED FROM SIGHT WITH INCREASING DISTANCE
MINUTES ? Lo
GROUND-VISUAL AND GROUND ELECTRONIC. (SEE ITEM 11.)
EINOCULARS 27$ -
C N/A (115l ae fi)
4. A 0055Z 28 0CT 57 5
FNIGHT ASTro check shous SUN well
and the connech hurn hard
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misintepretation o the sighling misinti prctation of the sighlinge
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Pb ballin Pob ballion
PAGE THREE RJWPCU IN PAGE THREE RJWPGU N
B SURFACE--NNE/4 20,000--210/12 We fo
6,000----190/9 30,000--290/35 2
10,000---190/16 50,000--280/31

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.16,000---170/15 80,000--NEGATIVE
C UNLIMITED
D UNLINITED
E CLEAR
F NONE (
8 NONE
9. NONE
10. NONE
11. 1/LT., DIRECTOR ON DUTY AT TIME OF REPORT. MIGHT HAVE BEEN
PASSAGE, WAS UNSUCC PASSAGE, WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. CUASE OF UL. CUASE OF SIGHTING SIGHTING UNKNOWN.
12. NONE
BT BT
28/0550Z OCT CJUPGU 28/0550Z OCT CJUPGU
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