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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION :2. CONCLUSIONS
18 atuary, 1960 Lakota, North Daketa Wos Bolloon
000 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aicraft
00 Probably Aireraft
AlnVisual Air-lntercept Rador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE V Was Astronamicol Meteer
Yes Probably Astronomical
D No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation
5-10 seconds one Ns duscending Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Object descrihed in great detall etall for an for an Cenoral G overall descriotton without descrintton withoit
observation lasting 5-l0 seconds. observation lasting 5-l0 seconds. Crescent Crescent the detail conforms to a meteor
shaped object with horns pointing up. Color shaped object with horns observation. Luration of the oighting observation. Ltrati the oighting
vellowish-green or aqua. Impennage on left hprn vellowish-green or aqua. Empennage on left hprn and motion is consistant with a slow and motion is consistant with a slow
of pear shaped light. Large cone surmounted moying meteor, The Lycids stream"
a shaft between the horns of the orescent. a shaft between the horns of the orescent. ocours between 12-23 January and is
Sright light emintated from the object in a slow moviyr evening shower, It is a slow moviv evening shower, It is
it's entirety. First observed low on the it's entirety. First observed low on the possille that this was a meteor from possllle that this was a meteor from
horizon and faded into ground fog. this streom this streom,
: ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

C2CSQD595ZCYYC607 15
RR RJEDSQ -
DE RJEDAF 13 1960 JAN 22
R 222130Z 23 49
FM GRAND FORKS AFB 52
TO RJWFAL/ADC
RJWZGU/2WOV ADIV
RJEDSQ/ATIC
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF i
RJEZHQ/SEC RJEZHQ/SEC OF OF AIR FORCE
BT
UNCLASS FROM GFOIN 33. ADC ATTN ADOIN; 29 ADIV ATTN 29OIN: ATIC UNCLASS FROM GFOIN 33. ADC ATTN ADOIN; 29 ADIV ATTN 29OIN: ATIC
ATTN INTELL OFF; HQ, USAF, ATTN AFCIN; SECRETARY OF THE AIR ATTN INTELL OFF; HQ, USAF, ATTI FORCE
ATTN SAFIS. SUBJ: UFO. THIS IS A UFO RI ATTN SUBMITTED IN BMITTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 15 AFR 20O-2. ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 15 AFR 200-2.
A. D DESCHIPTION OF OBJECT:
(1) CRESCENT SHAPED WITH HORNS POINTING UP.
(2) BASKETBALL
(3) YELLOWISH GREEN OR AQUA
(4) ONE
(5) N/A

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NOTED LARGE CONE
I BETWEEN THE HORNS OF THE CRESCENT.
SURMOUNTED BY A SHAFT
(7) NONE NOTED
(8) NONE NOTED OBJECT IN ITS ENTIRETY.
(9) BRIGHT LIGHT T EMANATING FROM THE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
(1) ENTIRE AREA BECAME LIGHT
(2) DUE NORTH OF CESERVERS FEET ABCVE GROUND. S
ERS AND 10 T0 15 FEET AEOVE GRC
(3) NORTHEAST OF OF (3) NORTHEAST OF
(4) DESCENDING (4) DESCENDING INTO GROUND FOG. FOG.
(5) FADED OUT AS IT DESCENDED INTO GROUND
(6) 5 T0 10 SECONDS (6) 5 TO 10 SECONDS
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1GROUND VISUAL (1) GROUND VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(1) 19/04552
(2) NIGHT
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E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS:
9832 N 4856 N 8 MILES WEST OF I LAKOTA, NORTH DAKOTA
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATI ON OBSERVERS:
(1)MR. AGE 55, CONTACT REPRESENTATIVE,
:VETERANS ADMINISTRATION FIELD OFFICE, GRAND FORKS, NDAK. NO
REASON TO DOUBT VERACITY.
(2) MR. Qmamams AGE 50, SOIL SCIENTIST, US SOIL
CONVERSATION JOMIRSnIVN SLRV TOE, GAAND FOAAS, HDAA. NO KLASUN TO DUUBI SERVICE, GRAND DOUBT
VERACITY.
G• WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND G. WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE PLACE (
OF SIGHTINGS: OF SIGHTINGS:
(1) CLEAR R WITH PATCHES OF GROUND FOG. WITH PATCHES OF GROUND FOG.
(2) US WEATHER (2) US WEATHER BUREAU, BISMARCK, NDAK CK, NDAK
DIRECTION DIRFCTIOM VELOCITY VELOCITY (KTS)
:
SURFACE 300 DEGREE 18
60005 330 30 (
10,020 337 35 (
16,000 320 30
20,000 307 45 (
30,060 320 35
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58,002 260 15 (
10,000 233 76
(3) CEILING UNL IMITED
(4) UNLIMITED
(5) HIGH THIN BROKEN
(6) NONE (7) SURFA PLUS 11 -
H. NONE NOTED
I. NONE I' NONE
J. NONE E KNOWN. RADIOSONDE BALLOONS ARE KNOWN. RADIOSONDE E BALLOONS ARE LAUNCHED AT 1200 LAUNCHED AT r 1200
K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, GRAND FORKS AIR K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, GRAND FORKS AIR - GRAND
FORKS ORKS AIR FORCE BASE, NDAK. S AIR FORCE BASE, NDAK.
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALS NO POSITIVE EXPLANATION PRELIMINARY INVESTIC REVEALS NO POSITIVE EXPLANATION
FOR THIS SIGHTING• NO UNUSUAL OBJECTS WERE DETECTED DURING T NO NOUNUSUAL OrLAOrC DFTrCTED DURINC
THIS PERIOD BY THE GRAND FORKS AIR DEFENSE SECTOR• (
THIS PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INCLUDED PERSONNAL INTER-
VIEWS OF THE TWO WITNESSES, CONSULTATION WITH DETACHMENT 2 OF
THE 29TH WEATHER SQUADRON, AND THE DIRECTION CENTER CHIEF OF
THE GRAND FORKS AIR DEFENSE SECTOR.
L. NONE.
ST
22/2140Z JAN RJEDAF