PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968986

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATION4Mi Nof Bowbells N D

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

LOCATION 12.

Mi N of Bowbells, N.D.
» TYPE OF OBSERVATION

BR Ground- Vi suol
0 Air Vi sual

DATE-TIME GROUP

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D Air-Intercept Radar

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LENOTH OF OBSERVATION @. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE o
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one E to W

XMMVas Astronomical

CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Meteor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other san es
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Meteor sighting.

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Round object cone shaped in front, size
of baseball, silver, long streaks of
fire out of back,

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