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CASE REFERENCE8858926

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONTioga North Dakota

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1. DATE

3 August 1958
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Lecel

out._._.03/709052Z O Air Vi su
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

Tioga, North

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

35 _Ground- Vi gual
Binocuaars

12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Belloon
Prebebly Balloon
Pessibly Balloon

Wes Aircraft
Probebly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Dakota

O Ground-Reder
O Air-Intercept Rodor

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O Yes
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

rs 25 ni

Civilian Police

2:Wes Astronomical i
Probebly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

Other
insufficient Date fer Evaluction

Unknown

9. COURSE

900 oo, aco coo

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0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Vaguely spherical obj, size of dime,
color varying fm blue-white to red,

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moving Westerly at a slow rate of

speed,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

11. COMMENTS
Astro computer & 1¥5i 5, Lieneoris
Shows Mars in lovatio: ovo:
observation,

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO)

_North western, Nor th Dakota 760th ACW — AFS, Westby, Montane

2 epplicedie)
AFR 200-2 Par "ls Dated Seb 1956
SUMMARY: (Baler concise cummery of report. Give significencs in finel one-centence paragraph. Liat inclerures af lower left. Begin tert of report om AF Form {i2— Part 11.)

A. DESDRIPTION OF THE OBJECTS(S)
(1) SHAPE: Indefinate vaguely spherical.
(2) SIZEt Size of a dime held at length if
(3) Varries from blue-white tocreds an CLA, -

(4) Number of objects - one. ~~--
(S) Variation of color no sudden changes of speed or direction.

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(6) No exhaust or tail or
1h} No sound.

trail.

8) No other unusual features.

Be DESCRIPTION OF COURSE )F OBJECT(S):
(1) Normal police survellance cetected object.

(2) Object was east of Tioga, North Dakota’ at approximate iy

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Asty 2. .-2 eae"

(3, Tbe
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azimuth, ppdogressing westward to 90 ddvree azimuth. It. secmec to progress
from dark cloud to dark cloud. seather was troken cumulifor: clouds.

(23 Disappeared on a 90 degree azimuth over Tioga, North Lakota.

L) Object moved westerly at a slow rate of speed.

(5) Object gradually faded out on the 90 degree azimuth at 1200z.

(6) Object was observed for a a
TS Ute. “a 4 BDherre

Ce MANNER OF OSSERVATION:
(1) Ground visual.

(2) Binaculars were utilized in the observation.

(3) No airborne sightings

De TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(1) 03/0905z - 7 = 62¢%4 har

(2) Dawn to day.
Ee LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S)

were made.

(19 Tioga, North Dakota, L8degrees 38 minutes I Be

west

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION_ON OBSERVER:

“-y Chief of police
2) Age unknown.

North Dakota

(3) Estimate of reliability~ excellent.

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

780th ACWRON Westby

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WEATHER AND WINDS=ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING:
(1) Wind aloft condition.

Broken ceiling extending to 35000 feet from appox 20000 feet
Visibility was unrestricted below 20000 feet.

Scattered thunderstorms covered the general area.

Possible balloon launchings or astronomical position of Mars to the earth coulf
have caused these sightings. |

An interceptor aircraft (F-89J] was dispatched to the area in questione A
search from 20,000 feet to 36,000 feet in a grid pattern revealed no odjects
or object either visually or electronically. During the search, ground

observers indicated the object was still visable,

There was no known aerial activity within this area at the time of si-htinge

Comments of preparing Officer:
le Object could have been a natural astronomical phenomena in form of a

planet or star, or it may have been a balloon launched trom tne Jnited
States or Canada by unofficial or oificial agencies.

@e Similar reports from the same geographical location by reliable sources
indicate the establisned presence of something. Nothing in these
Sightings icdicate a threat to the United States or a violation of

security.

ELDON Hs. WRIGH
Major USAF 7
Operations Off, .

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NX31 3,195 8
WASUINGION, AUG J @ (UPI )eeATRONOME S TODAY TOLD RUCKITeAGE

MOONWATC.IERS EAiLY TODAY TO GO BOK TO SLELi e@ THAT WAS Wel A ROUKET
THEY SAW APTAKENTLY AEA.DED FUR TIL MOON.

IT WAS Tik PRANET MAUS, A NAVAL OBS:RVATORY SPOKESMAN 3:ID.

Iai NEw 1OKK, AN ASTHONOMER FUR THE BAYDIES] PLANETARIUM ALSO SAID
IT aAlSL.RED Tak VOJLCUT WAS MAS. GE EXPLAIiLv THAT, IN Tis PRESLNT
CYCLE, MANS WAS BilGiZta THAN Has BLiw STNCl EARLY 1957.

BMOADOVE, TUL AGUhwaiiade Ue “GAID THE PLANET wOuULD

iOuME FORALL LY SHIGITER, IN RELAITU 9 Tdi MOON, VURING TAE
NEAT FEu BTiS, HLAGILIG ITS PEAK Liv NOVEBEN. THENEAITER, HC SAld,
ITS BHIGITIES: «LD LL.TnIsGH GLO«LY.

Tr). OEBEwsi. VEIARTMEMVT HAS DISCLOSED THAT IT PLANS TO TRY TO
LAUNCH THE 2I «4 Jese “IWIiiAR HAOBE® iiOCHET AT CAFE CANAVERAL, FLAc,
BETaEEN AUGe 17 Aid Avbe BD, THUG TEOANTC:L FROBLENS MAY DELAY
TiiE £IGLG diay Deb aa BL Re Tiil SUSISTIANS urd KNOaii 7? aw i3h ned! ee ere wai
aA MOO; Ste » Us + sha. we Dea ‘aD Tidk:. E HAV: BLELN R:. siteiecis TALY ALREADY
TRIED vsich. Viti vVs ia UI LT

LAST WIG.i72 4: “3 Gr. C1T.4 AND ASTRONOME' SS AGHOS: _—_ COVUPRY «A kik
FHONED BY EXOT LS Oba Srihe od HO POHBLD SELTIOG A GHIGHT oSTloT Li oi ACE
IN THE VICITiIecY Os 1ihi. Mauil GUMi. HETUNTS GAID TH. cSJieT wA3 HURTLIVG
TOWARD THE Movil.

PHOWE U.LLS £0 OB SLHVATORILS STTMED TO DISVEL TH. EXCIrléiil.

MARTA Sill deuig A SABER Ch Liz GPAzs OF THE: Ue o¢ NAVAL
OBSERVATUAY, SAID SHE'D SLiN THI OBJ!CT, TOO. BUT AFTHA OBSENVING IT
AND CONMLTING Giai TS oil IDTIFILL IT sUSITIVELY As THE PLAWET
MARS WHICr HA: }i..0 TO BE AT THAT ANGLE JUST NU ee BUT PUCdi FARTUER
AWAY THAN THE »iOON.

AT THE GERGLTO.iN UNIVE ssITY, ASTRONOME!: OWEN MATTINGLY
TOOK A 100K LOVe

HE DIDN'T SFLCIF ICALLY IDENTIFY THE BRIGIT OBJLCT, BUT HE SaID
IT WAS ®© A BRIGHT SLAR OK PUSSIELY A PLAN-T.*

MATTINGLY SAID ii) ROCKET FIRED FFM THE EARTH TO THE MOON WOULD
REMAIN VISIBLi Iv SGFACE Fox V: RY LONG: IT

REMAIN VISTBIi. Ti: SPACK BOK VERY LONG: TY JUSY welt’? BY BIC
ENQUGH TO HAV: Tit BRILLIANCE OF A STAR OR PLANET.

NO COM@..7 wAS Tew OIATELY AVAILAPLE FROM THE NAVAL RESEARCH
LABUHATURY, wuilG.i TRACI Tad U.S» AND RUSSIAN LARTH SATEILITES.

ALG Aseidi Ui dee ATOLL. S RIFORNTED THLY So 4 Tit CBITCT MOVING
TOWARD dul Mois, LiiAWLIN SAID THE SITUATION WAS ACTUALLY THE REVEKSL :

ee THAT Isy iil evi 623 MOVI.G TOuAKD MANS. 870M THE HAATH, |

HOWEVER, HE EAPLiLiLD, THE PHLNGMENON WOULD GIVE THE IsFRESSION THAT |
THE REVEGE «As TRUL.

FRANKLIN AiTHIBITE. THE ACUTE INTE‘LST TO A RECSiVT ANNOUNCEXENT
THAT THE DiFiiGh VERRIMEWT PLANS TO LAUNCH A ®LUNAR }HOTE® ROCKET
AND RUGSIA®S AVOnEv TivPiWSTON OF 1 RYING TO SHOOT A ROVLET TO THE MOON, |

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