PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8860008

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONRapid City South Dakota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12.

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CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Prebably Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP %. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Pessibly Belleen
Local _ &Biround- Vi sual D Ground-Reder aPrcbetly Aiver ds
ae a 5 0 Air Vi sual © Air-Intercept Rader |? Possibly Aircraft
5. ‘PHOTC » SOUR ; T) Was Astronomicel
O Yes ‘3+ Probably Astronomical
© No ’ ; 7 , \O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Qe
os Liha Dete fer Evaluction
one South ns
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round or disc shaped obj, size of Possibly turning a/c with sun
basketball, white. One observer rptd in proper position to highlight
halo effect surrounding obj. Obj maneuver,

traveled straight & level & disappearet
instantaneously to south,

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RLGULATICN 233-2, DATED 5 FEBRUARY 1958, AS AMENDED THE

FOLLOWING UFO REPORT IS SUBMITTED:

ne we SCKRIPTIONS

(1)CPAREE O8SERVERS REPORTED ROUND) (WO REPORTED DISC SHAPE

(2) SIZE ORBASKETBALD) HELL AT ARMS LENGTH.
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(4) ONE
(5) N/A
(6) NONE

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(7)CONE OBSERVER REPORTED HALO EFFECT SURROUNDING OPJEC

TAIL, TRAIL OR EXAUST.

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C2) WATCHING AIRCRAST AND C3JECT CROSSEi FeLi OF VISTCi..

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DEGREES ).

(4) STRAIGHT AND LeVELU

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TO SIGHTING. NEGATIVE RESULTS EXCEPT AS INDICATED IN PAR-
GRAPH (J) BELCW.
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