PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7231736

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONTowner North Dakota

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1, DATE

2. LOCATION

> November 1957
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

B)Ground- Vi sual
0 Air Visuel
Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

not given one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Saucer shaped object, size of basket-

ball, reddish at first, red and biue
later, traveling at very high speed,
nad very bright light, very high in

che SW.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Towner, North Dakota
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12. CONCLUSIONS

Wos Balloon
Probably Balleon
Possibly Belloon

Woes Aircrof?
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

D Ground-Rodar
DO Air-Intercep? Roador

Wes Astronomical YS0US
< Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other

Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
Unknown

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9. COURSE

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11. COMMENTS

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