PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8864081

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATION5Mi WOf Bismark North D

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
ax Wes Balleon
18 August 1958 5 Mi W of Bismark, NorthD D Prebably Belleon.
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Bulleen
Leeal Leeal Greund-Visual Ground-Reder Ground-Reder Wes Alrereft Wes Alrereft
000 000 Probebly Alreraft Probably Aireraft
GMT_ GMT. 18/1330Z Rivesulars Rivesulars Alr-intereept Rader Alr-intereept Rader Pessibly Airereft Pessibly Alrereft
S. 'PHOTOS 'PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Wes Astrenemical
Yes 000 00 Probebly Astrenemical
No Civilian Pessibly Astronomieal
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE COURSE Other.
000 Insufficlent Dete for Evaluation Insufficient Date for Evaluation
40 mins Unknown Unknowm
one East
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEF SL SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
White, balloon ike obj, looked like Everyth::g points to obj being
balloon, bright flash followed by a balloon.
white glow, bigh overhead. Station-
ary at first, then moving slowly
to the East.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)
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18/33C
I Witees Ballooi
TCZCSOC6782COYAS14
PF RJELSQ
DE RUWZGU IH
P 1876452 10
M.. O1DA
FF CCMDR 78ETH ACWRON
TC RJEDDN/KCMDR AIR DEFENSE COAMAND ENT AFE lats...
RJWZGU/COMDR 29 ADIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER
FCRMATION SERVICES HQ USAF $3$ 4E:2
RJEPHQ/CFFICE RJEPHQ/CFFICE • •
ET 44x22 44×2a
- UFO REPCRT CPSO757.D UFO REPCRT CPSV757.D
1. EALCCN (WEATHER) -Nite:
2.EASKETEALL
WYITE WITH IRREGULAR LIGHT
4. CNE
5.N/A
E. ERIGHT FLASH FCLLOWED EY A WHITE GLCW.
7. NONE
8. NCNE
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PAGE TWC RJWZGU 1H
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B.DESCRIPTION CF· CCURSE
1. BRIGHT LIGHT
2.CVERHEAD ...
36OVERHEAD, HIGH AND DISSAPEARING
IO THE EAST
4 STATICNARY AT FIRST EUT MCVING SLCWLY TC THE EAST
EEFCRE DISAPEARING
5. SLCWLY TC THE EAST-ERIGHT LIGHT INSTANTANECUSLY DISSAPEARIAG
6.4 MINUTES
C. MANNER CF OESERVATICNS
1. NONE L• NONE
2. BINOCULARS USED 2. BINOCULARS USED
3. NONE
D. TIME AND DATE CF SIGHTING D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
1. 18/13302 1. 18/13302 1330-7=065C
x. csOl ieene
2. NIGHT <-ASTIY P/OI
E. LOCATICN OF OESERVER
1. 1?0 DEGREES 41ANDIHALF MINUITES WEST 46 DEGREES 46AND1HALF
MINUITES NORTH CR 5 MILES WEST OF BISMARK NORTH DAKOTA
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F. OESERVER F. CESERVER
MR MD
POSTAL CLERK
BISMARK NORTH DAKOTA

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1. GOOD
^ 2. 6,29? 4/125E <
. 18,802-272/15W •
16,999-272/20w •
22,67-27?/20w
32,£28-312/49 NW •
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82,822-N/A
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3. HIGH THIN BROKEN
4. 15 PLUS •
5. N/A
6.NONE •
H. SPUDNIK III WAS DUE TO ARRIVE AT APPRCXIMATELY THE SAME TIME
AS THE UFOC
ae
204
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FOR SIGHTING WAS PILCTS CPINICN. FCR SIGHTING WAS PILCTS CPINICN.
J. NONE
K. J.R. HARRISON, SR. DIRECTOR ON DUTY AT TIME OF REPORT HAS K. J.R. HARRISON, SR. DIRECTOR ON DUTY AT TIME OF REPORT I HAS •
NEGATIVE CCMMENT. COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN REFLECTION EY NEGATIVE CCMM
SPUDNIKS ROCKET SPUDNLKS ROCKET OR REFLECTION OF MOON ON DISCREET CLCUDS. TELECTLON OE.MOON ONDISCREET CLCUDS.
L. NONE .
BT
18/2730Z AUG RJWZGU